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This is a partial listing of prominent political families of the world, for countries with names startilg from letters from F to M.
Royal families are not included, unless certain later descendants have played political roles in a republican structure (e.g. Cakobau Family of Fiji). See also Family dictatorship.
Other countries:
NOTE: Most of Fiji's political families listed below are, in fact, related by ancestry or by marriage. The Nailatikau family is a subset of the Cakobau family; both are connected by marriage - as well as by ancestral ties - with the Mara and Ganilau families.
The Bavadra Family (husband-wife)
The Cakobau, Nailatikau, Ganilau, and Mara Families (Note that these four families are all descendants of Seru Epenisa Cakobau; the Cakobau and Nailatikau families through the male line, the Ganilau and Mara families through the female line. Tracing family relationships in Fiji is complicated by the fact that many prominent Fijians do not use family names).
The Patel Family (brothers)
The Speight Family (father-sons)
- Sam Speight - Cabinet Minister (1990s)
- George Speight - coup leader
- Samisoni Tikoinasau - Member of Parliament
The Paasio Family (father-son)
- Rafael Paasio (social democratic party leader)
The Tuomioja Family
The Vennamo Family
- Veikko Vennamo (leader of populist agrarian splinter party)
- Pekka Vennamo (son and successor, postal industry leader)
The Debré Family
The De Gaulle Family
The Giscard d'Estaing Family and related families
- Agénor Bardoux, (Minister of State Education)
- Jacques Bardoux, (French senator), son of Agénor Bardoux
- Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, (President of the Republic 1974-1981), grandson of Jacques Bardoux
- Louis Giscard d'Estaing, (Member of Parliament), son of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
The Le Pen Family (father-daughter)
The Villepin Family (father-son)
- Xavier de Villepin - Senator
- Dominique de Villepin (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Secretary of State for the Interior), son of Xavier de Villepin
The Sassou-Nguesso and Bongo Families (close relatives)
- Denis Sassou-Nguesso (president of the Republic of Congo)
- Emmanuel Yoka (Congolese cabinet chief; uncle of Sassou-Nguesso)
- Jean-Dominique Okemba (leader of national Security Council; nephew of Sassou-Nguesso)
- Edgar Nguesso (nephew of Sassou-Nguesso; director of estate)
- Hilaire Moko (director of government security; nephew of Sassou-Nguesso)
- Denis Christel Nguesso (nephew of Sassou-Nguesso; senior state oil company official)
- Wilfrid Nguesso (brother of Edgar; senior parastatal director)
- Pierre Oba (security minister; cousin of Sassou-Nguesso)
- Claudia Lemboumba-Nguesso (Sassou's daughter; wife of M. Leboumba; communications director)
- Martin Lemboumba (husband of Lemboumba-Nguesso; son of J. Lemboumba)
- Jean-Pierre Lemboumba (finance minister; father of M. Leboumba)
- Sandrine Nguesso (Sassou's daughter; married to Kabila)
- Joseph Kabila (President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Antoinette Sassou-Nguesso (first lady of the Republic of Congo; married to Sassou-Nguesso)
- Edith Nguesso-Bongo (Sassou-Nguesso's daughter)
- Omar Bongo (president of Gabon and husband of E. Sassou-Nguesso)
- Ali Bongo (defense minister of Gabon and son of Omar)
- Pascaline Bongo (foreign minister of Gabon and daughter of Omar)
The Adenauer Family
- Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of Germany
- Max Adenauer, Oberstadtdirektor and Councillor in Cologne, son of Konrad
- Sven-Georg Adenauer, Landrat (District Director) in the Landkreis (district) of Gütersloh, grandson of Konrad
The Guttenberg Family
- Karl Ludwig von Guttenberg, Member of the resistance against Hitler (d 1945)
- Georg Enoch, Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg, (Hereditary Peer in Bavaria), brother of Karl Ludwig
- Karl Theodor, Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg, (co-founder of a Bavarian party, Member of the German Parliament), son of Georg Enoch
- Karl Theodor, Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg, (Member of the German Parliament), grandson of Karl Theodor
The Gysi Family (father and son)
- Klaus Gysi, (Secretary of State for Culture, in the GDR)
- Gregor Gysi, (Leader of the Party of Democratic Socialism [PDS], Senator for Economic Affairs, Berlin), son of Klaus
The Speer Family (father - daughter)
- Albert Speer, (Minister of Armament)
- Hildegard Schramm, (Vice-President of the Berlin House of Deputies), daughter of Albert
The Vogel Family (brothers)
- Bernhard Vogel, (Prime Minister of Rheinland-Pfalz, Prime Minister of Thuringia)
- Hans-Jochen Vogel, (Mayor of Munich, Mayor of Berlin), brother of Bernhard
The Weizsäcker Family (grandfather-father-son-nephew)
- Karl Hugo Weizsäcker, (Prime Minister of Württemberg)
- Ernst von Weizsäcker, (Diplomat, Head of the Political Department of the Foreign Office); son of Karl Hugo von Weizsäcker
- Richard von Weizsäcker, (President of Germany); son of Ernst Freiherr von Weizsäcker
- Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker, (German Member of Parliament); nephew of Richard von Weizsäcker
The Caramanlis Family (uncle-brother-nephew)
The Papandreou Family (grandfather-father-son)
The Venizelos and Mitsotakis Families (father-son-nephew-children-son in law)
The Akufo-Addo Family (father-son)
The Ydigoras-Morazan Family
The Burnham Family (husband-wife)
The Jagan Family
The Duvalier Family (father-son)
The Cerezo Family
- Marco Vinicio Cerezo Sierra (Supreme Court judge)
- Vinicio Cerezo (President of Honduras)
- Celso Cerezo (legislative deputy)
The Melgar Family (spouses)
The Antall Family (grandfather - father - son)
- Jozsef Antall (Government Commissioner for Refugees in the Second World War, Minister for Reconstruction after 1945)
- Jozsef Antall (Prime Minister 1990 - 1993), son of Jozsef Antall
- Peter Antall (Director of the Democratic Forum [MDF]'s Political Foundation), son of Jozsef Antall jr.
The Göncz Family (father - daughter)
- Árpád Göncz (President)
- Kinga Göncz (Minister for Family and Equal Opportunities), daughter of Árpád
The Abdullah Family
- Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah, Chief Minister of Kashmir
- Farooq Abdullah, Chief Minister of Kashmir (son of Sheikh Abdullah)
- Omar Abdullah, Union Minister, (son of Farooq)
- Sara Abdullah, (daughter of Farooq)
- Sachin Pilot, Member of Parliament (husband of Sara)
The Karunanidhi Family
- M. Karunanidhi, Tamil Nadu chief minister
- M.K. Stalin, Mayor of Chennai (Son of Karunanidhi)
- Murasoli Maran, Union Minister (nephew of Karunanidhi)
- Dayanidhi Maran, Union Minister (son of Murasoli)
The Kumaramangalam Family (father-son and daughter)
- Mohan Kumaramangalam (INC cabinet minister)
- Lalitha Kumaramangalam (BJP politician in Pondicherry)
- Rangarajan Kumaramangalam (BJP cabinet minister)
The Naidu Family
The Nehru Dynasty
The Patnaik Family
- Biju Patnaik
- Naveen Patnaik, son of Biju
- Gita Mehta, daughter of Biju
- Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, son-in-law of Naveen
- Niranjan Patnaik, brother of Soumya Ranjan
The Prasad Yadav Family
The Rao Family
The Rao Family
- N.T Rama Rao
- Lakshmi Parvathi, wife of NTR
The Saeed Family
The Scindia Family (mother-son and daughters-grandsons)
The Thackeray Family
- Balasaheb Thackeray
- Raj Thackeray, son of Balasaheb
- Smitha Thackeray, daughter-in-law of Balasaheb
- Udhav Thackeray, nephew of Balasaheb
The Suharto Family (father-daughter)
The Sukarno Family (father-daughters)
The Wahid Family
The Khamenei Family
The Allawi-Chalabi Family
- Iyad Allawi (Prime Minister)
- Ali Allawi (defense minister), cousin of Iyad Allawi
- Nouri al-Badran (interior minister), brother-in-law of Iyad Allawi
- Ahmed Chalabi (former Iraqi Governing Council president), uncle of Ali Allawi
- Salem Chalabi (head of judicial panel to try Saddam Hussein), nephew of Ahmed Chalabi
The Arif Family
The Hussein Family
The Cosgrave Family
The Begin Family
The Burg Family
- Yossef Burg, leader of the Mafdal party
- Avraham Burg, former Speaker of the Knesset (Labor party)
The Herzog Family
The Rabin Family
The Craxi Family (father-son)
- Bettino Craxi - Socialist Party (PSI) leader and Prime Minister (1984-1987)
- Bobo Craxi - founder and leader of the New Socialist Party (PNSI); parliamentarian from Sicily. Son of Bettino
The Mussolini Family (father-granddaughter)
The Cossiga-Berlinguer Family
The Manley-Bustamante Family
The Fukuda Family (father-son)
The Kishi, Sato, and Abe Families (related by blood and marriage)
The Tanaka Family (father-daughter)
The Lawzi Family:
- Ahmed Al-Lawzi, Prime Minister
- Nasir Al-Lawzi (Son), Minister of Transportation, Minister of Information
The Al-Fayez Family:
- Akeff Al-Fayez, Tribal leader, severeal governmental positions
The Nazarbayev Family (father-daughter)
The Kenyatta Family (father-children)
The Moi Family (father-son)
The Odinga Family (father-son)
- Oginga Odinga - vice president (1960s)
- Raila Odinga - Cabinet Minister (2002-present); son of Oginga
The Tong Family (brothers)
The Kim Family
- Kim Il Sung (Chmn. of KWP, President, 1948-1994)
- Kim Jong Il (Chmn. of KWP, Chmn. of Nat'l Defense Commission 1994 - ), son of Kim Il Sung
- Ko Young Hee (first lady)
- Kim Jong Nam (possible successor to Kim Jong Il)
- Kim Jong Chul (possible successor to Kim Jong Il)
- Kim Jong Woong (possible successor to Kim Jong Il)
- Chang Song Taek (bureaucrat; "number-two man in North Korea" [1] (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3203523.stm))
The Park Family (father-daughter)
The Akayev Family (father-daughter)
- Askar Akayev (President)
- Mariam Akayeva (politician and possible successor to Askar)
The Ulmanis Family (great-uncle and great-nephew)
The Chamoun Family (father-sons-granddaughter)
- Camille Chamoun - President, 1952-1958
- Dany Chamoun - Militia leader and political party leader; son of Camille
- Tracy Chamoun - Author and human rights activist; daughter of Dany
- Dory Chamoun - Political party leader; son of Camille
The Eddé Family (father-son-grandson)
- Émile Eddé - President during the French Mandate
- Raymond Eddé - political party leader; son of Émile
- Carlos Eddé - opposition politician; son of Raymond
The Franjieh Family (father-son-grandson)
The Gemayel Family (father-sons-grandsons)
The Hariri Family (brother-sister)
The Hélou Family (father-son-grandson)
The Jumblatt Family (father-son)
The Karame Family (brothers)
The Moawad Family (husband-wife)
The Ratsiraka Family (uncle-nephew)
The Chirwa Family (husband-wife)
- Orton Chirwa (justice minister)
- Vera Chirwa (human rights activist and 2004 presidential candidate)
The Abdul Razak Family
The Gayoom Family (husband-wife and their close relatives)
- Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (President of the Maldives since 1978)
- Nasreena Ibrahim (first lady)
- Abdulla Hameed (speaker of parliament and atoll administrator)
- Hamdhoon Hameed (minister of planning)
- Midhath Hilmy (minister of science and communications)
- Ilyas Ibrahim (minister of transportation and aviation)
- Abdullahi Majeed (deputy minister for the environment)
- Ibrahim Hussain Maniku (minister of information)
- Abdulla Yameen (minister of trade)
The Mizzi Family (father-son)
- Fortunato Mizzi (Nationalist Party leader)
- Enrico Mizzi (Nationalist Party leader)
The Kabua Family (cousins)
- Amata Kabua (founding President)
- Imata Kabua (former President)
The Note Family (uncle-nephew-cousin)
- Nathan Note (anti-nuclear activist on Bikini Atoll)
- Kessai Note (President of the Marshall Islands)
- Tomaki Juda (MP for Bikini Atoll)
The Jugnauth Family (father-son)
The Ramgoolam Family (father-son)
The Ávila Family
The Cárdenas Family
The Madero Family (father-son)
The Bramble Family of Montserrat
- William Henry Bramble, Chief Minister
- Percival Austin Bramble, Chief Minister
The Mandela and Machel Families
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