World leaders in 1937
Everyone who held a state’s top posts at some point in 1937, in the order they held them. Names are from Wikipedia’s list of state leaders and appear only where the person’s Wikidata record agrees on the post and the years. What happened in 1937 →
Major powers in 1937
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
United KingdomUnited Kingdom history
- King
- George VI
- Prime minister
- Stanley Baldwin, then Neville Chamberlain
Soviet UnionRussia history
- General Secretary
- Joseph Stalin
- Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Congress of Soviets
- Mikhail Kalinin
- Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars
- Vyacheslav Molotov
Republic of China (1916–1949)China history
- Premier
- Chiang Kai-shek
French Third RepublicFrance history
- President
- Albert François Lebrun
- President of the Council of ministers
- Léon Blum, then Camille Chautemps
Nazi GermanyGermany history
- Führer
- Adolf Hitler
- Chancellor
- Adolf Hitler
Empire of JapanJapan history
- Emperor
- Hirohito
- Prime minister
- Kōki Hirota, then Senjūrō Hayashi, then Fumimaro Konoe
Africa
Beylik of TunisTunisia history
- Prime minister
- Hédi Lakhoua
Ethiopian Empire
- Emperor
- Haile Selassie I
Kingdom of EgyptEgypt history
- King
- Farouk I
- Prime minister
- Mostafa El-Nahas, then Mohamed Mahmoud Pasha
Kingdom of Rwanda
LiberiaLiberia history
- President
- Edwin Barclay
Sultanate of Morocco: Alaouite dynasty
- Sultan
- Mohammed V
Sultanate of Zanzibar
- Sultan
- Khalifa II
Union of South AfricaSouth Africa history
- King
- George VI
- Prime minister
- J. B. M. Hertzog
Americas
Argentine RepublicArgentina history
- President
- Agustín Pedro Justo
BoliviaBolivia history
- Chairman of the Government Junta
- David Toro, then Germán Busch
CanadaCanada history
- King
- George VI
- Prime minister
- William Lyon Mackenzie King
EcuadorEcuador history
- Jéfe Supremo
- Federico Páez
El SalvadorEl Salvador history
- President
- Maximiliano Hernández Martínez
First Costa Rican RepublicCosta Rica history
- President
- León Cortés Castro
GuatemalaGuatemala history
- President
- Jorge Ubico
HondurasHonduras history
- President
- Tiburcio Carías Andino
MexicoMexico history
- President
- Lázaro Cárdenas
NicaraguaNicaragua history
- Acting President
- Carlos Alberto Brenes
- President
- Anastasio Somoza García
Presidential Republic (1925–1973) of ChileChile history
- President
- Arturo Alessandri
Republic of Haiti (1859–1957)Haiti history
- President
- Sténio Vincent
Republic of ParaguayParaguay history
- President
- Rafael Franco, then Félix Paiva
Republic of PeruPeru history
- Constitutional President
- Óscar Benavides
Third Dominican RepublicDominican Republic history
- President
- Rafael Trujillo
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States of VenezuelaVenezuela history
- President
- Eleazar López Contreras
Vargas Era BrazilBrazil history
- President
- Getúlio Vargas
Asia
Emirate of Abu DhabiTurkey history
Emirate of AjmanTurkey history
Emirate of DubaiTurkey history
Emirate of FujairahTurkey history
Emirate of Nejd and HasaSaudi Arabia history
- King
- Ibn Saud
Emirate of Ras Al KhaimahTurkey history
Emirate of SharjahTurkey history
Empire of JapanJapan history
- Emperor
- Hirohito
- Prime minister
- Kōki Hirota, then Senjūrō Hayashi, then Fumimaro Konoe
French Protectorate of CambodiaCambodia history
French Protectorate of Luang PhrabangLaos history
- King of Luang Phrabang
- Sisavang Vong
Hakims of BahrainBahrain history
Imperial State of Iran: Pahlavi dynastyIran history
- Shah
- Reza Pahlavi
Kedah SultanateMalaysia history
Kingdom of AfghanistanAfghanistan history
- Prime minister
- Mohammad Hashim Khan
Kingdom of IraqIraq history
- King
- Ghazi I
- Prime minister
- Hikmat Sulayman, then Jameel Al-Madfaai
ManchukuoChina history
- Emperor
- Puyi
- Prime minister
- Zhang Jinghui
Negeri SembilanMalaysia history
- Yamtuan
- Abdul Rahman
Nguyễn dynastyVietnam history
- Emperor
- Bảo Đại
North Yemen: Mutawakkilite Kingdom of YemenYemen history
PakualamanIndonesia history
- Sultan
- Pakualam VII, then Pakualam VIII
Perak Sultanate: Siak dynastyMalaysia history
- Sultan
- Iskandar
PhilippinesPhilippines history
- President
- Manuel L. Quezon
Protectorate of BruneiBrunei history
- Sultan
- Ahmad Tajuddin
QatarQatar history
Republic of China (1916–1949)China history
- Premier
- Chiang Kai-shek
Republic of TurkeyTurkey history
- President
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- Prime minister
- İsmet İnönü, then Celâl Bayar
Selangor SultanateMalaysia history
- Sultan
- Sulaiman
Sheikhdom of KuwaitKuwait history
- Sheikh
- Ahmad I
Siam/Thailand: Rattanakosin KingdomThailand history
- King
- Ananda Mahidol
- Prime minister
- Phraya Phahon Phonphayuhasena
Sultanate of Siak Sri IndrapuraIndonesia history
- Sultan
- Syarif Kasim II
Sultanate/ State of Muscat and OmanOman history
- Sultan
- Said III
Surakarta SunanateIndonesia history
- Sultan
- Pakubuwono X
Terengganu SultanateMalaysia history
Umm Al QuwainTurkey history
Yogyakarta SultanateIndonesia history
- Sultan
- Hamengkubuwono VIII
Europe
Albanian Kingdom (1928–1939)Albania history
- Prime minister
- Kostaq Kota
Andorra
- Episcopal Co-Prince
- Justí Guitart i Vilardebó
- French Co-Prince
- Albert François Lebrun
BelgiumBelgium history
- King
- Leopold III
- Prime minister
- Paul van Zeeland, then Paul-Émile Janson
Czechoslovakia: First Republic
- President
- Edvard Beneš
- Prime Minister
- Milan Hodža
Fascist Italy (1922–1943)Italy history
- Prime Minister
- Benito Mussolini
First Austrian Republic/ Federal State of AustriaAustria history
- Chancellor
- Kurt Schuschnigg
French Third RepublicFrance history
- President
- Albert François Lebrun
- President of the Council of ministers
- Léon Blum, then Camille Chautemps
Grand Duchy of LuxembourgLuxembourg history
- Grand Duchess
- Charlotte
- Prime minister
- Joseph Bech, then Pierre Dupong
Irish Free StateIreland history
- King
- George VI
- President of the Executive Council
- Éamon de Valera
Kingdom of BulgariaBulgaria history
- Tsar
- Boris III
- Prime minister
- Georgi Kyoseivanov
Kingdom of DenmarkDenmark history
- King
- Christian X
- Prime minister
- Thorvald Stauning
Kingdom of Greece: 4th of August RegimeGreece history
- King
- George II
- Prime minister
- Ioannis Metaxas
Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)Hungary history
- Regent
- Miklós Horthy
- Prime minister
- Kálmán Darányi
Kingdom of IcelandIceland history
- King
- Christian X
- Prime minister
- Hermann Jónasson
Kingdom of ItalyItaly history
- Prime minister
- Benito Mussolini
Kingdom of NorwayNorway history
- King
- Haakon VII
- Prime minister
- Johan Nygaardsvold
Kingdom of RomaniaRomania history
- King
- Carol II
- Prime minister
- Gheorghe Tătărescu, then Octavian Goga
Kingdom of Serbia / Yugoslavia: Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes / Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- Prime minister
- Milan Stojadinović
Kingdom of SwedenSweden history
- King
- Gustaf V
- Prime minister
- Per Albin Hansson
Liechtenstein
- Prince
- Franz I
- Prime Minister
- Josef Hoop
Monaco
- Prince
- Louis II
- Minister of state
- Maurice Bouilloux-Lafont, then Émile Roblot
Nazi GermanyGermany history
- Führer
- Adolf Hitler
- Chancellor
- Adolf Hitler
NetherlandsNetherlands history
- Queen
- Wilhelmina
- Prime minister
- Hendrikus Colijn
Republic of EstoniaEstonia history
- President-Regent
- Konstantin Päts
- Prime minister
- Konstantin Päts
Republic of FinlandFinland history
- President
- Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, then Kyösti Kallio
- Prime minister
- Kyösti Kallio, then Aimo Cajander
Republic of LatviaLatvia history
- President
- Kārlis Ulmanis
- Prime minister
- Kārlis Ulmanis
Republic of LithuaniaLithuania history
- President
- Antanas Smetona
San Marino
- Captains Regent
- Giuliano Gozi
Second Polish RepublicPoland history
- President
- Ignacy Mościcki
- Prime minister
- Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski
Second Portuguese RepublicPortugal history
- President
- Óscar Carmona
- President of the Council of Minister
- António de Oliveira Salazar
Second Spanish RepublicSpain history
- President
- Manuel Azaña
- Prime minister
- Francisco Largo Caballero, then Juan Negrín
Soviet UnionRussia history
- General Secretary
- Joseph Stalin
- Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Congress of Soviets
- Mikhail Kalinin
- Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars
- Vyacheslav Molotov
Spanish State (Francoist Spain)Spain history
- Caudillo
- Francisco Franco
- Prime minister
- Francisco Franco
SwitzerlandSwitzerland history
- President of the Confederation
- Giuseppe Motta
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandUnited Kingdom history
- King
- George VI
- Prime minister
- Stanley Baldwin, then Neville Chamberlain
Vatican City
- Sovereign
- Pius XI
Yugoslavia: Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
- King
- Peter II
Oceania
AustraliaAustralia history
- King
- George VI
- Prime minister
- Joseph Lyons
Dominion of New ZealandNew Zealand history
- King
- George VI
- Prime minister
- Michael Joseph Savage
Kingdom of Tonga (1900–70)Tonga history
- King
- Sālote Tupou III
- Prime minister
- Viliami Tungi Mailefihi