List of political families

This is a partial listing of prominent political families. Royal families are not included, unless certain later descendants have played political roles in a republican structure (e.g. Arslan Family of Lebanon and Cakobau Family of Fiji).

Albania

The Hoxha Family

  • Hysen Hoxha (Albanian independence leader; uncle of Enver Hoxha)
  • Enver Hoxha (First Secretary of the Albanian Labour Party, 1944–1985)
  • Nexhmije Hoxha (member of the Central Committee of the Albanian Labour Party; wife of Enver Hoxha)

The Myftiu Family – Peristeri Family

The Nano Family (father-son)

The Pashko Family (spouses)

The Shehu Famil

Angola

The dos Santos – Van-Dúnem-Vieira Dias Family

  • José Eduardo dos Santos (President of Angola, 1979–present)
  • Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos 'Nandó' (cousin of José Eduardo dos Santos; Vice-President of Angola, 2010–12; Speaker of the National Assembly 2008–10; Prime Minister 2002–08)
  • Cândido Pereira dos Santos Van-Dúnem (cousin of the president and Kopelipa and Jose Vieira Dias Van-Dunem; Defence Minister).
  • José Vieira Dias Van-Dúnem (cousin of Kopelipa; Health Minister)
  • Gen. Manuel Hélder Vieira Dias 'Kopelipa' (Minister of State and Chief of the Military Bureau of the President)
  • Carlo Alberto Lopes (Finance Minister, brother-in-law of the President)
  • Luzia Inglês Van-Dúnem Secretary-General of "OMA", the women's mass movement of the ruling party MPLA

Antigua and Barbuda

The Bird Family

The Frank Family (uncle-nephew)

Argentina

Armenia

The Demirchyan family (father-son)

The Sargsyan Brothers

The Margaryan family (father-son)

Australia

Austria

The Habsburg Family of Austria ( (grandfather – father – children)

Azerbaijan

The Aliyev family (father-son)

The Bahamas

The Butler Family

The Pindling Family

The Symonette Family

The Turnquest Family (father-son)

The Foulkes Family (father-son)

Bangladesh

Sheikh-Wazed Family
The Chowdhury Dynasty

Forefathers from Gour

  • Sheikh Mohammed Baradam Lashkar
    • Sheikh Mohammed Reza Chowdhury
  • Musa Muiy
    • Gharga Muiy
  • Sheikh Abdul Majid Chowdhury
    • Sheikh Azizullah Chowdhury
  • Sheikh Mohammed Rafi Chowdhury
    • Bokse Elahi Chowdhury
  • Iqbal Ali Chowdhury – Former MNA, British Empire
  • Saber Hossain Chowdhury, MP, Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Science and Technology, President of the Inter Parliamentary Union, Former Deputy Minister, Former Political Secretary to the Prime Minister
  • Khurrum Khan Choudhury- Former Member of Parliament, from Nandail and Ishwarganj, Founder Member Bangladesh Nationalist Party, President of Mymensingh (North)Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Former member of Dhaka University Senate
  • Ashiqur Rahman Chowdhury, MP, Chairman of the Parliamentary Special Committee on Public Accounts, Former State Minister
  • A.B.M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury, Former Mayor of the Chittagong City Corporation
  • Manzur Ahmed Chowdhury – MLA (Independent)
  • M.A Haque- Former Cabinet Minister (Jatiya Party)
  • Saima Rashid Chowdhury, Presidium Member, Bangladesh Jatiya Party
  • Closely linked to Khan Choudhury Family): Morshed Khan (former Minister), Saifur Rahman (former Minister), Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury (former Minister), Jafrul Islam Chowdhury (former State Minister), Abdullah Al Noman (former Minister) and other elites. Political in-laws and reputed businessmen are not mentioned in this list. Termed as one of the 7 families of Bangladesh.
The Dhaka Nawab Family
The Zaman Family of Gopalganj
  • Wahiduzzaman (former Commerce Minister of undivided Pakistan)
  • Fayekuzzaman (former member of National Assembly, Pakistan)
  • Dr. Wasim Alimuz Zaman (Senior UN Official, Member of the Civil Service of Pakistan and Bangladesh, Ph.D., Harvard University)
  • F.E. Sharfuzzaman ( former Member of Parliament)
  • Borhanuzzaman Omar ( former councillor/chairman of Dhaka City Corporation, ward no-36/ new ward no- 13)
The Siddikys of Baliadi*
  • Nawab Shah Kutubuddin Ahmed Siddiky Koka (First Subedar of Bengal under the Mughal Empire)
  • Khan Bahadur Chowdhury Kazemuddin Ahmed Siddiky (Zamindar of Baliadi, Co-founder of the University of Dhaka, founder President of the *East Bengal and Assam Provincial Muslim League)[1]
  • Khan Bahadur Chowdhury Fariduddin Ahmed Siddiky (Founder, Salimullah Muslim Orphanage)
  • Khan Bahadur Chowdhury Labibuddin Ahmed Siddiky (First Elected Chairman, Dhaka Education Board; Court Member, Dhaka University)
  • Justice Badruddin Ahmed Siddiky (last Chief Justice of East Pakistan, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations)
  • Chowdhury Abraruddin Ahmed Siddiky (former Mayor of Dhaka)
  • Chowdhury Tanbir Ahmed Siddiky (former Commerce Minister of Bangladesh)
  • Chowdhury Dabir Ahmed Siddiky (former President of Dhaka Club)
  • Chowdhury Irad Ahmed Siddiky (candidate for the Mayor of Dhaka)
The Zia Family
The Mansur Ali Family
  • Captain Mansur Ali (Prime minister of Bangladesh 1975)
  • Eldest Son Dr Mohammad Selim (Presidium member of Awami league, Chairman of Foreign affairs standing committee, Member of Bangladesh Parliament 1995-2001)
  • Second Son Mohammad Nasim ( Minister for Home and Telecommunications 1996-2001, Member of Bangladesh Parliament 1991 - 2006) Health Minisiter and Presidium Member for Awami league 2014.
The Ahmad Family
The Chowdhury Family
The Huq Family
The Abdullah Al Mahmood Family of Sirajgonj
  • Abdullah Al Mahmood (Former MLA of British India 1937, Former Deputy High Commissioner 1947 & Former Industrial & Natural Resources Minister of Pakistan 1964)
  • Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku (Former Member of Parliament 1986-1990, and former State minister for Power of Bangladesh 2001-2006)
  • 'Manzur Hassan Mahmood Khushi (Former Chairman, Sirajgonj Pouroshobha1984-1993)
  • Rumana Mahmood (daughter in law of Abdullah al Mahmood )Member of Parliament 2009-2013.
  • Dr M.A Matin (son in law of Abdullah al Mahmood) Former Deputy Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Former Parliament Member 1979-2006, Founder Secretary General of Jatiya Party.

Barbados

The Adams Family (father-son)

The Barrow Family (brother-sister)

Belgium

Anciaux family (father and sons)

de Brouckère brothers

De Croo family (father-son)

De Gucht family (father-son)

Dehousse family (father-son)

Eyskens family (father-son)

Spaak family

Simonet family (father-son)

Vanderpoorten family

Van Rompuy family

Benin

The Soglo Family

The Zinsou Family

Bhutan

Dorji family

Bolivia

The Ballivián family (father-son)

The Siles family

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Izetbegović Family (husband-wife-son)

Botswana

The Khama Family (husband-wife-son)

Brazil

The Assed-Matheus Family (spouses and daughter)

The Brás-Moreira Family (cousins)

The Collor-Mello Family

The Fonseca Family

The Genro Family

The Goulart-Brizola Family (brothers-in-law)

The Kubitschek Family

The Magalhães Family

The Matarazzo-Suplicy Family

The Neves-Cunha Family

The Sarney Family (father-daughter)

The Vargas-Peixoto Family

Bulgaria

The Bogoridi Family

The Bokov Family

  • Georgi Bokov (former Communist leader, former media boss)
  • Filip Bokov (former Socialist leader, Member of Parliament, Presidential advisor)
  • Irina Bokova (former Foreign Minister, ran for Vice-President, Member of Parliament, Ambassador to France)

The Mihaylovski Family

  • Ilarion Makariopolski (one of the leaders of the struggle for an autonomous Bulgarian church)
  • Nikola Mihaylovski (one of the leaders of the struggle for an autonomous Bulgarian church)
  • Stoyan Mihaylovski (Member of Parliament)
  • Hristo Mihaylovski (former Deputy Minister)

The Shishmanov Family

  • Alexander Shishmanov (Mayor of Svishtov)
  • Asen Shishmanov (Member of Parliament)
  • Ivan Shishmanov (former Minister, Ambassador to Ukraine)
  • Dimitar Shishmanov (former Foreign Minister)

The Slaveykov Family

  • Petko Slaveykov (Chairman of the Parliament)
  • Ivan Slaveykov (Member of Parliament, Minister, Mayor of Sofia)
  • Hristo Slaveykov (Chairman of the Parliament)

The Staliyski Family

The Stanishev Family (father-son)

The Zhivkov Family

Burkina Faso

The Compaoré Family

The Yaméogo Family (father-son)

The Zerbo-Yonli Family

Burma

The Aung San Family (parents-daughter)

The Win Family (father-daughter)

Burundi

The Bagaza-Buyoya Family

Cambodia

The Hun Family

Canada

Central African Republic

The Boganda Family – Dacko Family -Domitien Family and Bokassa Family (distant relatives)

The Kolingba Family

Chile

The Alessandri Family

The Allende Family

The Aylwin Family

The Errázuriz Family

The Frei Family

The Girardi Family

  • Treviso Girardi — Mayor of Quinta Normal
    • Guido Girardi Brière — Deputy, 2006–2010
      • Guido Girardi — Deputy 1994–2006, Senator 2006–present
      • Cristina Girardi — Mayor of Cerro Navia, 1996–2008, Deputy 2010–present
      • Dino Girardi — Councillor of Lo Prado

The Lagos Family

The Letelier Family

  • Orlando Letelier del Solar, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Interior and Defence, 1973
    • Juan Pablo Letelier, Deputy 1990–2006, Senator 2006–07

The Montt Family

The Piñera Family

The Pinochet Family

The Pinto Family

Republic of China

The Chiang family (father-sons-grandson-great-grandson)

The Chen Family (Chen Cheng)

The Chen Family (Chen Lifu)

The Chen Family (Chen Shui-bian)

The Hau Family

The Hsu Family (mother-daughters)

The Lien Family

The Soong Family (father-son-3 daughters)

The Su Family

The Wu Family

The Yu Family (Kaohsiung County Black Faction)

People's Republic of China

See also Crown Prince Party for a more complete list

The Bo Family

The Deng Family

The Hu Family

The Li Family

The Liu Family

The Mao Family

The Xi Family

The Zeng Family

The Zhou Family

Colombia

The Araújo Family

The Barco Family (father-daughter)

The Lleras-Restrepo Family

The López Family

The Pastrana Family (father-son)

The Santos Family

Comoros

The Ahmed Family (grandfather-grandson)

The Said Family

The Soilih Family (half-brothers)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kabila family (father-children)

Kanza family (father-children)

  • Daniel Kanza (Bourgmestre of Léopoldville, 1960–62, and Vice-President of the ABAKO)
    • Sophie Lihau-Kanza (Secretary of State for Social Affairs, 1966–1967, Minister of Social Affairs, 1967–1968, Minister of State for Social Affairs, 1969–1970)
    • Thomas Kanza (Ambassador of the Republic of the Congo to the United Kingdom, 1962–63, Minister of International Cooperation, 1997, Minister of Labour, 1998, Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Scandinavian Countries, 1999–2004)
    • Philippe Kanza (editor of the newspaper Congo)

Mobutu family (father-son)

Tshombe-Nguza family (uncle-nephew)

Cook Islands

The Henry Family

Costa Rica

The Arias-Sánchez Brothers

The Calderón Family

The Figueres Family (father-son)

The Jiménez Family (father-son)

The Monge Family (uncle-nephew)

Croatia

The Tuđman Family

Cuba

The Castro Family

Cyprus

Clerides family (father-daughter)

Kyprianou family (father-son)

Papadopoulos family (father-son)

Vasiliou family (husband-wife)

Czechoslovakia/Czechia

The Benda Family

  • Václav Benda (Member of the Federal Assembly, 1989–1992; Senator, 1996–1999)
    • Marek Benda (son of Václav Benda; Member of the Czech National Council, 1990–1992; Member of the Chamber of Deputies, 1993–2002, 2004–)

The Dienstbier family

  • Jiří Dienstbier (Minister of Foreign Affairs 1989–1992; Senator 2008–2011)
    • Jiří Dienstbier Jr. (son of Jiří Dienstbier, Minister for Human Rights and Equal Opportunities, 2014–2016, Member of the Chamber of Deputies, 2011; Senator, 2011–)

The Klaus Family

The Masaryk Family

Denmark

The Auken Family

  • Svend Auken (Member of The Folketing (The Danish Parliament) 1971–2009, Minister of Labor 1977–82 and Minister of Environment 1993–2001)
  • Gunvor Auken (Deputy Mayor of Frederiksberg 1998–2002)
  • Margrete Auken (Member of The Folketing (The Danish Parliament) 1979–90 and again from 1994–2004, Member of the European Parliament from 2004–)
    • Ida Auken (Daughter of Margrethe Auken; Member of The Folketing (The Danish Parliament) 2007–)

The Ellemann-Jensen Family

The Helveg Petersen Family

  • Kristen Helveg Petersen (Minister of Education 1961–64, Member of The Folketing 1964–75 and Member of the European Parliament 1973–75)
  • Lilly Helveg Petersen (Wife of Kristen HP; Deputy Mayor of Copenhagen)

The Hækkerup Family

Djibouti

The Aptidon-Guelleh Family

Dominica

The Boyd Family

  • Philip Ivor Boyd (First Mayor of Roseau)
    • Cynthia Boyd Butler(Mayor of Roseau and daughter of Philip Ivor Boyd)
      • Alison Stuart Boyd (Member of Legislative Council and Minister of Works under the F. Baron administration)
        • Alix Boyd Knight (Longest running and current Speaker of the House)
          • Dr.Phillip Irving Boyd Public Health figure and first Head of the Cari-com Health Desk
            • Stanley Boyd Public Fig.Activist politically and conservationist(1948-2003), Writer, Inter isle Tennis Champ, editor of The Dominica Chronicle Newspaper (after Stewart)

The Douglas Family

  • R. B. D. Douglas (Member of Parliament for Portsmouth)
    • Adenauer "Washway" Douglas (son of R. B. D. Douglas; Mayor of Portsmouth)
    • Michael Douglas (son of R. B. D. Douglas; Member of Parliament for Portsmouth)
      • Ian Douglas (son of Michael Douglas; Member of Parliament for Portsmouth)
    • Rosie Douglas (son of R. B. D. Douglas; Prime Minister of Dominica, 2000)

Dominican Republic

The Báez Family

The Bosch Family

The Cabral family

The Fernández Family

The Guillermo Family

The Jimenes Family

The Medina Family

  • Danilo Medina (President of the Chamber of Deputies, 1994–1995; President of the Dominican Republic, 2012–present)
  • Lucía Medina (Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies, 2006–2016; President of the Chamber of Deputies, 2016–present)

The Trujillo Family

Ecuador

The Arosemena Family

The Bucaram Family

The Plaza Family (father-son)

Egypt

The Ghali Family

The Mubarak Family (father-son)

The Abaza Family

El Salvador

The Meléndez-Quiñónez Family

Equatorial Guinea

The Nguema Family (close relatives)

  • Francisco Macías Nguema (President, 1968–79)
  • Ela Nguema (presidential aide)
  • Eyegue Ntutumu (governor of Río Muni)
  • Ángel Masié Ntutumu (minister of interior)
  • Bonifacio Nguema Esono Nchama (vice president)
  • Oyono Ayingono (finance minister)
  • Maye Ela (head of the navy)
  • Feliciano Oyono (leader of Macías' PUNT party)
  • Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (President, 1979–)
  • Teodorín Nguema Obiang (forestry minister)
  • Constancia Mangue de Obiang (first lady)
  • Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue (infrastructure minister)
  • Armengol Ondo Nguema (director of security)
  • Antonio Mba Nguema (police chief)
  • Agustín Ndong Ona (military inspector-general)
  • Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima (mining minister)
  • Demetrio Elo Ndong Nsefumu (first deputy prime minister)
  • Alejandro Evuna Owono Asangono (chief of the presidency)
  • Marcelino Oyono Ntutumu (transport minister)
  • Lucas Nguema Evono Mbang (sports minister)
  • Jaime Obama Owono Nchama (minister-delegate for infrastructure)
  • Manuel Nguema Mba (minister-delegate for the interior)
  • Pastor Micha Ondo Bile (foreign affairs minister)[happy]
  • Rubén Maye Nsue Mangue (ambassador to the US[7])
  • Clemente Engonga Nguema Onguéné (interior minister)
  • Baltasár Engonga Edjo (economy minister)
  • Cristóbal Menana Ela (energy minister)
  • Teresa Efua Asangono (women's affairs minister)
  • Francisco Edu Ngua Okomo (secretary of state for foreign affairs)
  • Victoriana Nchama Nsue Okomo (secretary of state for foreign affairs)
  • Francisco Mabale Nseng (secretary of state for energy)
  • Melchor Esono Edjo (secretary of state for the treasury)

Estonia

The Grünthal Family

  • Timotheus Grünthal
    • Ivar Grünthal (son of Timotheus Grünthal)

The Helme Family

  • Mart Helme
  • Rein Helme brother of Mart Helme
    • Martin Helme (son of Mart Helme, nephew of Rein Helme)

The Jürgenson Family

  • Kalle Jürgenson
  • Toivo Jürgenson (brother of Kalle Jürgenson)

The Lauristin-Allik Family

  • Johannes Lauristin (first husband of Olga Lauristin, father of Marju Lauristin)
  • Olga Lauristin (wife of Johannes Lauristin and later Hendrik Allik, mother of Marju Lauristin and Jaak Allik)
  • Hendrik Allik (second husband of Olga Lauristin, father of Jaak Allik)
    • Jaak Allik (son of Hendrik Allik and Olga Lauristin, half brother of Marju Lauristin)

The Mathiesen Family

The Lenk Family

The Lotman Family

The Must Family

The Oviir Family

The Päts Family

  • Konstantin Päts
    • Viktor Päts (son of Konstantin Päts)
      • Matti Päts (grandson of Konstantin Päts)
    • Leo Päts (son of Konstantin Päts)
  • Peeter Päts (brother of Konstantin Päts)
  • Voldemar Päts (brother of Konstantin Päts)

The Ratas Family

The Reiljan Family

  • Villu Reiljan
  • Janno Reiljan (brother of Villu Reiljan)

The Sarapuu Family

  • Arvo Sarapuu
  • Kersti Sarapuu (wife of Arvo Sarapuu)

The Savisaar Family

The Tarand Family

The Tõnisson Family

The Tsahkna Family

The Uluots Family

  • Jaan Uluots
    • Jüri Uluots (son of Jaan Uluots)
      • Ülo Uluots (nephew of Jüri Uluots)

The Veidemann Family

  • Andra Veidemann
  • Rein Veidemann (husband of Andra Veidemann)

Fiji

Finland

The Kuusinen Family

The Paasio Family (father-son-granddaughter)

The Tuomioja - Wuolijoki Family

The Vennamo Family (father-son)

The Aura Family (father-son-grandson)

  • Jalo Aura (Cabinet minister)
    • Teuvo Aura (Cabinet minister)
      • Matti Aura (Cabinet minister)

The Häkämies Family (father-son-son)

  • Erkki Häkämies (MP)

France

The Bardoux-Giscard d'Estaing Family

The Debré Family

The De Gaulle Family

The Le Pen family

The Mitterrand Family (uncle-nephew)

The Casimir-Perier Family

The Sarkozy Family

The Villepin Family (father-son)

Gabon

The M'ba-Eyeghe Ndong Family

The Sassou-Nguesso Family and Bongo Family

  • Emmanuel Yoka (Congolese cabinet chief; uncle of Sassou-Nguesso)
    • Denis Sassou-Nguesso (president of the Republic of Congo)
      • 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)
    • Gabriel Oba-Apounou (vice-president of National Assembly of Gabon; 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)
    • 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 Edith Sassou-Nguesso)

Germany

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 Albrecht Family (father – daughter)

The Bismarck Family

The Bülow Family

  • Bernhard Ernst von Bülow (1815–79), German Minister of the Exterior
    • Bernhard von Bülow (1849–1929), Minister of the Exterior, Chancellor, son of the former
      • Bernhard Wilhelm von Bülow, vice Minister of the Exterior, nephew of the former

The Bülows are an old Mecklenburg aristocratic dynasty with many members active in politics, in church or in the military.

The de Maizière Family

The Ebert Family (father-son)

The Goppel Family

  • Alfons Goppel, (Minister-president of the state of Bavaria)
    • Thomas Goppel, (Minister of Science, Research and the Arts of the state of Bavaria), son of Alfons

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

The Gysi Family (father and son)

  • Klaus Gysi, (GDR Minister of Culture, Ambassador to Italy, State Secretary for Church Affairs) (d 1999)
    • Gregor Gysi, (Human rights lawyer, chair of the Party of Democratic Socialism [PDS], leader of PDS fraction in the Bundestag, Economics Senator in Berlin city government), son of Klaus

The Koch Family

The Lambsdorff Family

The Niklas / Ertl Family

  • Wilhelm Niklas, (Minister for Agriculture) (d. 1957)
    • Josef Ertl, (Minister for Agriculture) (d. 2000), son-in-law of Wilhelm

The Schäuble Family

The Speer Family (father – daughter)

  • Albert Speer, (Third Reich Minister of Armaments and War Production)
    • Hildegard Schramm (Vice-President of the Berlin House of Deputies), daughter of Albert

The Strauss Family (father – daughter)

The Vogel Brothers

  • Bernhard Vogel, (Minister-President of Rheinland-Pfalz, Minister-President of Thuringia)
  • Hans-Jochen Vogel, (Mayor of Munich, Mayor of Berlin), brother of Bernhard

The Weizsäcker Family (grandfather-father-son-nephew)

Ghana

The Akufo-Addo Family (father-son)

Greece

The Karamanlis family (two brothers, then their nephew)

The Papandreou family (grandfather-father-son)

The Tsaldaris family

The Varvitsiotis family (grandfather-father-son)

  • Miltiadis Varvitsiotis (senior) (Conservative MP 1946–50)
    • Ioannis Varvitsiotis (Conservative MP and MEP 1961–2009); son of Miltiadis
      • Miltiadis Varvitsiotis (junior) (Conservative MP 2000–09); son of Ioannis

The Theotokis-Rallis family (five Prime Ministers)

The Venizelos-Mitsotakis family

Guatemala

The Cerezo Family

The Rios Family

  • Efraín Rios Montt (Former De Facto Head of State and Congressman)
  • Zury Ríos Sosa (Legislative deputy and presidential current candidate)

Guyana

The Burnham Family

The Jagan Family

Haiti

The Duvalier Family (father-son)

Honduras

The Azcona Family (father-sons)

The Flores Family (father-daughter)

The Melgar Family (spouses)

The Reina Brothers

Hungary

The Antall Family (grandfather – father – son)

  • József Antall (Government Commissioner for Refugees in the Second World War, Minister for Reconstruction after 1945)
    • József Antall (Prime Minister 1990–93), son of József Antall
      • Péter Antall (Director of the Democratic Forum [MDF]'s Political Foundation), son of József Antall jr.

The Göncz Family (father – daughter)

India

The Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Family (West Bengal)

The Nehru-Gandhi Family

The Bishnoi family

The Das Family of West Bengal

The Ashutosh Mukherjee Family of West Bengal

The Naidu Family of West Bengal

The Mukherjee Family of West Bengal

The Dasmunsi Family of West Bengal

The Shamanur Family Karnataka

  • Sri. Shamanur Shivashankarappa, permanent (lifetime) Treasurer of KPCC.
  • Sri. Shamanur Mallikarjuna (son of Shamanur Shivashankarappa), former Minister of Youth and sports affairs, Govt of Karnataka.

The Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Family

  • Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy – former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
  • Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, son of Late Dr. Y. S. RajaSekahara Reddy – M.P. Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh
  • Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy, brother of Late Dr. Y. S. RajaShekara Reddy – former MP Kadapa, current MLC Andhra Pradesh
  • Y. S. Vijayamma, wife of Late Dr. Y. S. Rajashekara Reddy – MLA Pulivendula, Andhra Pradesh
  • P. Raveendranath Reddy, brother-in-law of Late Dr. Y. S. Rajashekara Reddy – Mayor Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh

The Gowda Family Karnataka

  • H. D. Deve Gowda, Former Prime Minister of India.
  • H. D. Kumaraswamy, Current Chief Minister of Karnataka, Party State President, Present MP of Bangalore Rural Constituency.
  • Anitha Kumaraswamy, Kumaraswamy's wife, MLA of Madhugiri Constituency Kolar.
  • H. D. Revanna, MLA of Holenarasipur Hassan district constituency, former Minister for Public Works Department and Energy Department in Government of Karnataka.

The Gupta Family

The Nandamuri Family — Andhra Pradesh

  • Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao ("NTR"), former film actor & former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
  • Laxmi Parvathy, second wife of NTR, former leader of TDP (NTR) faction.
    • Nara Chandrababu Naidu, son-in-law of NTR, current chief minister of Andhra Pradesh
    • Nandamuri Harikrishna, son of NTR, Member of Parliament, former Transport Minister.
    • Nandamuri Balakrishna, son of NTR, Telugu actor and politician and campaigned for TDP in 2009 elections along with NTR Jr and currently MLA(Andhra Pradesh)
    • Daggubati Purandareswari, daughter of NTR, Former Minister of State, Human Resource Development
    • Daggubati Venkateswara Rao, son-in-law of NTR, Member of Andhra Pradesh State Assembly, former Member of Parliament, former Health Minister.

The Charan Singh Family

  • Charan Singh (1902–87), freedom fighter, Prime Minister of India (1979), Deputy prime minister of India (1978), Home minister of India (1977), finance minister of India, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (1967, 1970), minister in Uttar Pradesh, farmers leader.
  • Gayatri Devi, wife of Charan Singh – Member of Parliament, MLA
    • Ajit Singh (1939—), son – Minister of Industry India (1989), minister of food (1994), Minister of Agriculture (2002–04), seven-term Member of Parliament. President RLD
      • Jayant Chaudhary (1978—), son of Ajit Singh – MP from Mathura
    • Saroj Singh, daughter of Charan Singh – MLA
    • Gyanwati, daughter of Charan Singh – MLA

P.V.Narasimha Rao's Family

  • Dr.Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao (28 June 1921 – 23 December 2004) – politician, first person outside the Nehru-Gandhi family to serve as Prime Minister for five continuous years (1991–96), former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh)
    • P.V. Rangarao, son of P. V. Narasimha Rao – former cabinet and MLA from HanmaKonda Assembly Constituency for two terms
    • P.V. Rajeshwar Rao, P. V. Narasimha Rao – former Member of Parliament

Anugrah Narayan Sinha's Family

The Satpathy Family

The Mishra Family

The Mishra Kehunia Family

The Ramachandran Family

The Karunanidhi family – Tamil Nadu, India

The Kalvakuntla Family

  • Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao – The first and the current Chief Minister of the Indian state of Telangana and president of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi(Telangana) and M.P. and former Union Minister Andhra Pradesh
  • K. T. Rama Rao – currently serves as the Cabinet Minister for the State for different portfolios namely Information Technology (IT), Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD), Textiles and NRI Affairs and M.L.A Sircilla Youth Leader Andhra Pradesh
  • K. Kavitha – is a Member of Parliament and President of Telangana Jagruthi Andhra Pradesh
  • T. Harish Rao – Cabinet Minister for Irrigation, Marketing & Legislative Affairs for Telangana state and served as cabinet ministerAndhra Pradesh

The Abdullah Family

The Owaisi Family

The Bahuguna Family

The K. Karunakaran Family

The V.L. Patil Family Karnataka

  • V.L. Patil – former Revenue Minister, Social welfare Minister, Transport & Labour, Industry, Horticulture and Member of Parliament.
  • Pratiba Patil – former Member of District Government, Karnataka.
  • Amarsinh Vasanthrao Patil – former Member of Parliament
  • Vivekrao Vasanthrao Patil – Chairman of Karnataka Area Committee, former minister of state and President of Karnataka Milk Federation .
  • Pranaykumar Vivekrao Patil – Member of District Government, Karnataka.

The Ramadoss Family – Tamil Nadu

The Kumaramangalam Family (father-son and daughter)

The Maderna Family of Rajasthan

The Mirdha Family of Rajasthan

The Patnaik Family

The Pilot Family

The Reddiar Family

The Yadav Family

  • Laloo Prasad Yadav – former Bihar chief minister, former Railway minister
  • Mulayam Singh Yadav – former Uttar Pradesh chief minister, former defence minister
    • Shivpal Yadav – Brother of Mulayam Singh Yadav, Minister in UP
    • Ram Gopal Yadav – Brother of Mulayam Singh Yadav, Minister in UP
      • Akhilesh Yadav – Son of Mulayam Singh Yadav, former Chief Minister in UP
      • Dimple Yadav – Daughter in Law of Mulayam Singh Yadav and Wife of Akhilesh Yadav, MP in Lok Sabha

The Sayeed Family

The Scindia Family (former Maharajas) (mother-son and daughters-grandsons)

The Badal Family – Punjab

The Brar Family – Punjab, India

  • Jaswinder Singh Brar – former Corporate Minister of Punjab: SAD
    • Mantar Singh Brar, son of Jaswinder S Brar – MLA and Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Punjab SAD (Badal)
    • Paramjit Kaur Dhillon, daughter of Jaswinder S Brar – President Municipal Corporation, SAD (Badal)
    • Balkar Singh Brar, son of Jaswinder S Brar – non-political, Chief Town Planner, Punjab
      • Amarjit Singh Dullet, son-in-Law of Jaswinder S Brar – non-political, Chief engineer Irrigation and Canals, Punjab.

The Deshmukh Family

The Thackeray Family

The Pawar Family

  • Sharad Pawar – Agriculture Minister, India
    • Supriya Sule, daughter of Sharad Pawar – local politician
    • Ajit Pawar, nephew of Sharad Pawar – Irrigation Minister, Maharashtra

The Chavan Family

The Hiray Family

  • Karmavir Bhausaheb Hiray – former Minister of Maharashtra
    • Vyakatrao B. Hiray, son of Late Karmavir Bhausaheb Hiray – ex minister of Maharashtra
    • Pushpatai V. Hiray, wife of late Vyankatrao B. Hiray – ex Health minister of Maharashtra
      • Prashant Vyankatrao Hiray, son of Late Vyankatrao B. Hiray – ex transport minister of Maharashtra
        • Dr. Apoorv P. Hiray, M.L.A. of Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad

The Chautala Family

Bansilal Family

  • Chaudhari Bansilal – Former Chief Minister of Haryana, Defence Minister of India, Railway Minister of India
    • Surendar Chaudary, son – Member of Parliament
      • Ranbir Mahender, son – ex President BCCI, Ex MLA.
      • Somvir Singh, son-in-law – ex MLA
      • Kiran Chaudhary, daughter-in-law – ex Depy Speaker Delhi Assembly, Cabinet minister, Haryana

The Jindal Family

  • Om Prakash Jindal (1930–2005) – Minister of Power of Haryana (2005), Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) (1996–1997), Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly (2005, 1991–1996)
  • Savitri Jindal (1950–), wife of Om Prakash Jindal – Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly (2005–), Minister of Power of Haryana (2005–2010)
    • Naveen Jindal (1970–), son of Om Prakash and Savitri Jindal – Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) (2004–)

The Naik Family

The Bhoi Family

  • Dr. Krupasindhu Bhoi – Member of Parliament, Congress, Odisha

The Reddy Brothers, Karnataka

  • G. Janardhana Reddy – Tourism Minister of Karnataka.
  • G. Karunakara Reddy – member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Bellary constituency of Karnataka and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
  • G. Somashekara Reddy – member (MLA) of the Vidhan Sabha of Karnataka representing the Bellary assembly constituency of Karnataka and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party.

The Masood family

The Mahajan Family

The Rajnath Singh Family, Uttar Pradesh

Indonesia

The Asy'ari-Wahid Family

The Baswedan Family

The Djojohadikusumo Family

  • Margono Djojohadikoesoemo, 1894-1978 (member of the Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence of Indonesia; 1st Head of the Supreme Advisory Council of the Republic of Indonesia, 1945; founder and the 1st director of Bank Negara Indonesia)
    • Soemitro Djojohadikusumo, 1917-2001 (eldest son of Margono Djojohadikoesoemo; Deputy head of Indonesian delegation to the UN Security Council, 1948-1949; Professor of Economics at the University of Indonesia since 1952 until his death; held various ministerial posts under both Sukarno and Suharto, including Minister of Finance, Minister of Industry and Trade, and Minister of Research)
      • Prabowo Subianto (eldest son of Soemitro Djojohadikusumo; former lieutenant general in the Indonesian Army, and was commander of both Kopassus and Kostrad; former son-in-law of Suharto, married to Siti Hediati Haryadi from 1983 until separated in 1998; founder and chairman of Gerindra Party; vice-presidential candidate in the 2009 presidential election and presidential candidate in the 2014 presidential election)
      • Hashim Djojohadikusumo (youngest son of Soemitro Djojohadikoesoemo; Member of the Supervisory Council of Gerindra Party)
        • Aryo Djojohadikusumo (son of Hashim Djojohadikusumo; member of People's Representative Council from Gerindra Party, 2014–present)

The Hatta Family

The Kalla-Aksa Family

  • Jusuf Kalla (businessman-politician; Vice President of Indonesia, 2004-2009 and again in 2014-present; Chairman of Golkar Party, 2004-2009)
    • Aksa Mahmud (businessman-politician; brother-in-law of Jusuf Kalla; Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly, 2004-2009)
      • Erwin Aksa (son of Aksa Mahmud; prominent member of Golkar Party);
      • Munafri Arifuddin, (son-in-law of Aksa Mahmud; mayoral candidate in the 2018 mayoral election of Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi)
    • Halim Kalla, (younger brother of Jusuf Kalla; member of the People's Representative Council from Golkar Party, 2009-2014)

The Sarwo Edhie-Yudhoyono Family

  • Sarwo Edhie Wibowo, 1925-1989 (retired lieutenant general in the Indonesian Army and the fifth commander of the Army Para-Commando Regiment who played substantial role in crushing the 30 September Movement as well as the Indonesian Communist Party)
    • Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (son-in-law of Sarwo Edhie Wibowo, husband of Kristiani Herrawati; retired general in the Indonesian Army; founder of the Democratic Party; President of Indonesia, 2004–2014)
    • Kristiani Herrawati (eldest daughter of Sarwo Edhie Wibowo; the sixth First Lady of Indonesia; former Deputy Chair of the Democratic Party)
      • Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (eldest son of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono; former infantry major in the Indonesian Army, resigned to run for governorship of Jakarta in the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election)
      • Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono (youngest son of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono; Secretary-General of the Democratic Party, 2010-2015; Member of the People's Representative Council from Democratic Party, 2009–present; married to the daughter of Hatta Rajasa, former chairman of the National Mandate Party and Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs in Yudhoyono's cabinet who ran as vice-presidential candidate in the 2014 presidential election)
    • Pramono Edhie Wibowo (son of Sarwo Edhie Wibowo; retired general in the Indonesian Army where he was Chief of Staff, 2011-2013; finished second in the presidential convention held by the Democratic Party in 2013)
    • Hadi Utomo, 1945-2017 (son-in-law of Sarwo Edhie Wibowo, brother-in-law of Kristiani Herrawati; retired colonel in the Indonesian Army; member of the People's Representative Council, 2004-2009; Chairman of the Democratic Party, 2005-2010)
    • Hartanto Edhie Wibowo (youngest son of Sarwo Edhie Wibowo; member of People's Representative Council from the Democratic Party, 2014–present)

The Suharto Family

The Sukarno Family

The Yasin Limpo Family

  • Yasin Daeng Limpo, 1924-2009 (retired colonel in the Indonesian Army; Regent of Gowa Regency and Maros Regency)
  • Nurhayati Yasin Limpo (wife of Yasin Daeng Limpo; Member of People Representative's Council from Golkar Party, 1999-2004)
    • Syahrul Yasin Limpo (first son of Yasin Daeng Limpo; Regent of Gowa Regency, 1994-2002; Vice Governor of South Sulawesi, 2003-2008; Governor of South Sulawesi, 2008–present)
      • Indira Chunda Thita Syahrul (first daughter of Syahrul Yasin Limpo; member of People's Representative Council from National Mandate Party, 2009–present)
    • Dewie Yasin Limpo (third daughter of Yasin Daeng Limpo; former member of People's Representative Council from People's Conscience Party for 2014-2019 before being expelled in 2016 due to corruption allegation)
    • Ichsan Yasin Limpo (second son of Daeng Yasin Limpo; Regent of the Gowa Regency, 2005-2015; candidate for governor in the 2018 South Sulawesi gubernatorial election)
      • Adnan Purichta Ichsan Yasin Limpo (son Ichsan Yasin Limpo; Regent of Gowa Regency, 2015–present)

Iran

The Khamenei Family (children are married to each other)

The Mosaddegh Family (father-in-law, son-in-law)

The Mansur Family (father-son)

The Zahedi Family (father-son)

The Larijani family (father-son, groom)

Iraq

The Allawi-Chalabi Family

  • Abdul Majid Allawi OBE (Minister of Transport, Lord at the House of Lords before 1958)
  • Abdul Amir Allawi (Minister of Health, before 1958)
  • Jaffar Allawi (Minister of Housing)
  • Iyad Allawi (Prime Minister)
  • Mohammad Allawi (Minister of Telecommunications)
  • Ali Allawi (Defense Minister and Minister of Trade), 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 Barzani Family

The Hussein Family

Ireland

The Ahern family

The Blaney Family

The Cosgrave family

The De Valera family

The Kitt-Brady family

The Lemass/Haughey family

The Lenihan family

The O'Malley family

The Andrews family

The Bruton family

The Coveney family

Israel

The Begin Family

The Burg Family

The Dayan Family

The Herzog Family

The Rabin Family

The Sharon Family

The Weizman Family

Italy

The Berlinguer Family

The Craxi Family

The Mussolini Family

Jamaica

The Manley Family

Japan

The Fukuda Family

The Hatoyama Family

The Okawa-Miyazawa Family

  • Okawa Heikichi (Minister of Justice: 1925; Minister of Railways: 1927-29)
    • Okawa, m. Miyazawa Hiroshi (Member of the House of Representatives: 1928-52)
      • Miyazawa Kiichi (Prime Minister: 1991-93; Deputy Prime Minister: 1987-88; Minister of Finance: 1986-88, 1998-2001; Minister of Foreign Affairs: 1974-76; Minister of Trade and Industry: 1970-73)
      • Hiroshi Miyazawa (Governor of Hiroshima: 1973-1981; Minister of Justice: 1995-96)

The Ōkubo-Yoshida-Suzuki-Asō Family

The Satō–Kishi–Abe Family

The Koizumi Family

The Konoe-Hosokawa Family

  • Konoe Atsumaro (President of the House of Peers: 1896–1903)

The Nakasone Family (father-son)

The Saigō-Ōyama Family

  • Saigō Takamitsu
    • Ōyama Tsunamasa (born Saigō), m. Ōyama Keiko
      • Ōyama Iwao (Genrō: 1912-1916; Superintendent-General of the National Police: 1879-80; Army Minister: 1885-91, 1892–96; Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal: 1915-16)
        • Ōyama Kashiwa (Member of the House of Peers: 1916-47)
    • Saigō Kichibe
      • Saigō Takamori (One of the Three Great Founders of Meiji Japan; Minister-Councillor: 1870-1873; acting Head of Government: 1871-1873)
        • Saigō Toratarō (Member of the House of Peers: 1902-1919)
          • Saigō Kichinosuke (Minister of Justice: 1968-70; Member of the House of Councillors: 1947-73; Member of the House of Peers: 1936-1947)
      • Saigō Jūdō (Tsugumichi) (Genrō: 1892-1902; Home Minister: 1890-91, 1898-1900; Navy Minister: 1885-90, 1893–98; Minister of Agriculture and Commerce: 1881-84; War Minister: 1878-80; Minister of Education: 1878)
        • Saigō Jūtoku (Member of the House of Peers: 1902-1946)

The Tanaka Family

The Obuchi Family

Jordan

The Majali Family

  • Premier Hazza' al-Majali (1916–1960), Prime Minister of Jordan
  • H.E Ayman Hazza' Al-Majali (21st Century), Deputy Prime Minister of Jordan
  • Field Marshal Habis Al-Majali (1914–2001), Jordanian Chief of Staff
  • Abdul Hadi Al-Majali (1997–2009), Speaker of the Jordanian Parliament.(1996), Minister of Public Works and Housing.
  • Premier Abdelsalam al-Majali (20th century), Prime Minister of Jordan
  • Hussein Hazza' Al-Majali (2010–present), Minister of Internal affairs Ex-Commandant of Jordanian Public Security Forces
  • Sahel Al-Majali (2007–2009), Minister of Public Works and Housing.(2009), Minister of Transport.

The Badran Brothers

The Al-Fayez Family (father-son)

The Lawzi Family (father-son)

  • Ahmed Al-Lawzi Prime Minister
    • Nasir Al-Lawzi (Minister of Transportation, Minister of Information)

The Al-Rifai Family

Kazakhstan

The Jandosov Family (founder-son-nephew)

The Nazarbayev Family (father-daughter)

Kosovo

The Sejdiu Family

  • Fatmir Sejdiu (President,2006–2010)
    • Pleurat Sejdiu (Minister of Health, Secretary of Health)
    • Shefki Sejdiu (Member of Parliament)
    • Korab Sejdiu (Member of Parliament)

The Rugova Family

The Haradinaj Family

Kenya

The Kenyatta Family

The Moi Family

The Odinga Family

The Nyagah Family

  • Jeremiah Nyagah (long-time serving cabinet minister 1963o93 and Member of Parliament 1958–92)
    • Norman Nyagah (son of Jeremiah Nyagah Government Chief Whip and Member of Parliament)
      • Jeremiah Jerry Mwaniki Nyagah son of Norman Nyagah, and President of the Kenya Youth Coalition Network International KYCNI, based in Atlanta Georgia USA.
    • Joseph Nyagah (son of Jeremiah Nyagah and also Member of Parliament)
    • Nahashon Nyagah(son of Jeremiah Nyagah and former Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya)
    • Mary Khimulu (daughter of Jeremiah Nyagah and ambassador UNEP to France)

The Awori Family (Kenya and Uganda)

Kiribati

The Tong Family

Korea, North

The Kim Family (1948–present)

Other members of Kim Family

Other non-bloodline members of Kim Family

Korea, South

The Park Family (father-daughter)

Kyrgyzstan

The Akayev Family (father-daughter)

  • Askar Akayev (President) 1990–2005
    • Mariam Akayeva (politician)

The Bakiyev Brothers

  • Kurmanbek Bakiyev (President of Kyrgyzstan)
  • Janysh Bakiyev (former First Deputy Chairman of the National Security Service)
  • Marat Bakiyev (Kyrgyzstan's Ambassador to Germany)
  • Adil Bakiyev (Kyrgyz government official within the Kyrgyz embassy in China)
  • Akhmat Bakiyev (Kyrgyz politician and business oligarch)
  • Kanybek Bakiev (Head of a village council)
  • Jusupbek Bakiev (former Deputy Director of Kyrgyzstan's Agency for Community Development and Investment)

Latvia

The Ulmanis Family

Lebanon

Arslan family

Chamoun family (father-sons-granddaughter)

Eddé family

Karam family

El Khazen family

Gemayel family (father-sons-grandsons)

Hariri family

Helou family

Jumblatt family (father-son)

Karame family (father-sons)

Lahoud family

  • Salim Lahoud – Member of Parliament (1952, 1956, 1960, 1968), Minister (Defense, Foreign affairs).
  • Fouad Lahoud – Member Of Parliament (1972) (cousin of Jamil, brother of Salim).
  • Jamil Lahoud – Member of Parliament (1964) and Chief of the Army (cousin of Salim, Fouad).
    • Émile Lahoud – President of Lebanon and Chief of the Army (son of Jamil).
      • Emile Emile Lahoud- Minister (Youth and Sports) and Member of Parliament 2000 (elder son of Emile Jamil).
    • Nasri Lahoud – Head of the High Legal Magistrate, Military Judge (son of Jamil).

Moawad family (husband-wife)

Frangieh family

Liberia

The Barclay-Tubman Family

Skivring Smith Family (father-son)

The Taylor Family

Macedonia

The Crvenkovski Family (Father-son)

Madagascar

The Ratsiraka Family (Uncle-nephew)

The Sylla Family (Father-son)

The Tsiranana Family (Father-son)

Malawi

The Chirwa Family

The Mutharika Family

Malaysia

The Abdul Family

The Abdul Razak–Hussein Onn Family

The Tan Family

The Mahathir Family

The Abdullah Family

The Anwar Ibrahim Family

The Sheikh Fadzir Family

  • Datuk Musa Sheikh Fadzir, Bukit Mertajam UMNO chief, former senator
  • Tan Sri Abdul Kadir bin Sheikh Fadzir, former Member of Parliament for Kulim-Bandar Baharu
  • Datuk Haidar Ali Syed Fadzir, former Federal Territories UMNO youth chief
  • Datuk Abdul Aziz Syeikh Fadzir, Member of Parliament for Kulim-Bandar Baharu

The Lim Family

The Karpal Singh Family

The Nga-Ngeh Family

  • Nga Kor Ming, Assistant National Treasurer of DAP and Member of Parliament for Taiping, cousin of Ngeh Koo Ham
  • Ngeh Koo Ham, Deputy Secretary-General of DAP and Member of Parliament for Beruas, cousin of Nga Kor Ming

Maldives

The Gayoom Family (husband-wife and their close relatives)

  • Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (President of the Maldives 1978–2008)
  • 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)

Mali

The Sidibé Brothers

Malta

The Mifsud Bonnici Family

The Mintoff Family

The Fenech Adami Family

The De Marco Family

The Mizzi Family (father-son)

Marshall Islands

The Kabua Family

The Note Family

The Alik Family

  • Alee Alik (Member of Parliament, 1979–1987)
  • Evlynn Konou (first cousin of Alee Alik; Member of Parliament, 1979–95)
  • Alik J. Alik (brother of Alee Alik; Member of Parliament 1991–2012, Vice Speaker of Parliament, 2008–12)

Mauritius

The Duval Family

  • Sir Gaëtan Duval (Foreign Minister, 1969–1973)
  • Herve Duval (brother of Sir Gaetan Duval; lawyer and political movement leader)
  • Ghislaine Henry (sister of Sir Gaetan Duval; Member of parliament and Ambassador of Mauritius to Germany, then to Madagascar)
    • Thierry Henry (son of Ghislaine Henry; Member of Parliament)

The Jugnauth Family

The Ramgoolam Family

The Boolell Family

  • Sir Satcam Boolell (Former Minister of Agriculture; Minister of Education; Minister of Economic Planning and development; Minister of External Affairs; Attorney General and Deputy Prime Minister)
    • Arvin Boolell (son of Sir Satcam Boolell; Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Foreign Affairs)
    • Satish Boolell (nephew of Sir Satcam Boolell; former Police Chief Medical Officer and in 2010 was elected under the MMM flag for the general election)
    • Anil Gayan (nephew of Sir Satcam Boolell; former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Member of Parliament)
    • Sushil Kushiram (son in law of Sir Satcam Boolell; former Minister of Industry)

The Mohamed Family

  • Sir Abdool Razack Mohamed (Founder of Comité d'Action Musulman – Moslem Committee of Action (CAM), later joined the Mauritius Labour Party in a political alliance and served in different ministries.)
    • Yousuf Mohamed (son of Sir Abdool Razack Mohamed; former minister and well-known lawyer in Mauritius.)
      • Shakeel Mohamed (grandson of Sir Abdool Razack Mohamed and son of Yousuf Mohamed; lawyer and Minister of Labour Industrial Relations and Employment.)

The Uteem Family

  • Sir Cassam Uteem (Former President of the Republic; Minister and Member of Parliament)
    • Reza Uteem (son of Sir Cassam Uteem; Member of Parliament)

The Virahsawmy Family

  • Simadree Virahsamy (Former Member of Parliament for constituency no.7 Piton-Riv du Rempart)
    • Deva Virahsawmy (General Secretary of Labour Party, Member of Parliament for constituency no.7 and Minister of Environment and Durable Development)

The Jeetah Family

  • Ramnath Jeetah (Former Member of Parliament for constituency no.9 Flacq-Bon Accueil)
    • Rajesh Jeetah (Member of Parliament and Minister of Tertiary Education)

The Seetaram Family

  • Iswurdeo Seetaram (Former Member of Parliament for constituency no.9 Flacq-Bon Accueil)
    • Jangbahadoorsing Iswurdeo Mola Roopchand Seetaram (Member of Parliament and Minister of Business, Enterprise and Cooperatives)

The Guttee Family

  • Rajnarain Guttee (Former Member of Parliament for constituency no.9 Flacq-Bon Accueil, Former President of Arya Sabha Mauritius, Founder member and former Secretary General of Human Service Trust, Current President of Hindi Speaking Union)
  • Rohitnarain Singh Guttee G.O.S.K (Former Member of Parliament for constituency no. 6 Grand Bay-Poudre d'Or, younger brother of Rajnarain Guttee)

Mexico

The Abascal family (father, son)

The Ávila Camacho family (brothers)

The Calderón Hinojosa family (father, children, daughter-in-law)

The Cárdenas family (grandfather, father, son)

The del Mazo family (grandfather, father, nephew, son)

The Madero family (father, sons)

The Obregón family (father, son)

Montserrat

The Bramble Family

Mozambique

The Mandela Family (South Africa) and Machel Family

The Guebuza-Dai Family (Brothers-in-law)

Namibia

The Nujoma Family (father-son)

Nauru

The Adeang Family

The Detudamo Family

The Dowiyogo Family

The Keke-Stephen Family

The Kun Family

Nepal

The Thapa dynasty

Bhimsen Thapa, influential member of Thapa dynasty

The Pande dynasty

The Basnyat dynasty

The Rana dynasty

The Koirala family

Connected Member

Netherlands

The Donner family

  • Johannes Hendricus Donner (1824–1903, member of House of Representatives from 1880 to 1901)
    • Jan Donner (1891–1981, Minister of Justice 1926–33), grandson of Johannes Hendricus Donner
      • André Donner (1918–92, member of the state committee on revising the Constitution 1950–54, chairman of the state committee on revising the Constitution 1967–71), son of Jan Donner
        • Piet Hein Donner (born 1948, Member of the Council of State 1997–2002, minister from 2002–2012, current Vice-president of the Council of State), son of André Donner

The Regout family

  • Petrus Dominicus Regout (1801–78, member of Senate 1849–59)
    • Hubert Gérard Louis Regout (1832–1905, member of Senate 1881–1904), son of Petrus Dominicus Regout
      • Louis Hubert Willem Regout (1861–1915, member of Senate 1904–09 and 1909–13, Minister of Water 1909–13, Dutch delegate to the Holy See from July 1915 to his death in October 1915), son of Hubert Gérard Louis Regout, brother of Robert Regout
        • Ludovicus Franciscus Hubertus Regout (1891–1966, member of Senate 1948–63), son of Louis Hubert Willem Regout
      • Robert Regout (1863–1913, member of House of Representatives 1905–10, Minister of Justice 1910–13), son of Hubert Gérard Louis Regout

Curaçao

The Godett Family

  • Wilson Godett (union leader and politician)
    • Anthony Godett (politician, son of Wilson Godett)
    • Mirna Louisa-Godett (daughter of Wilson Godett; Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles, 2003–2004)
    • Johnny Louisa (husband of Mirna Louisa-Godett; legislator)

The Asjes-Prins Family

New Zealand

The Allen Family (grandfather-grandson)

The Atmore – Baigent Family (brothers-in-law)

  • Harry Atmore – Member of Parliament for Nelson 1911–46 and Minister of Education 1928–31. Member of Nelson City Council 1905. Harry Atmore was the son-in-law of James Corrigan Member of Parliament for Patea 1922–25. Brother-in-law of Henry
  • Henry Baigent – Mayor of Nelson 1901–04 and 1905–06 and Nelson City Councillor 1893–1901

The Barclay Family (father-son-cousin)

  • James Barclay – Member of Parliament 1935–43 for Marsden and Minister of Agriculture 1941–43
    • Bruce Barclay – Member of Parliament 1969–79 for Christchurch Central
    • Ron Barclay – Member of Parliament 1966–75 for New Plymouth. Deputy Mayor of New Plymouth District Council

The Bell Family (father-son-grandsons)

The Brandon Family (father-son)

  • Alfred Brandon, Sr. – Member of Parliament for Wellington Country 1858–81 and Legislative Council 1883–86

The Brown – Garrick – Peacock – Webb family (brothers-in-law)

The Connelly Family (father-son)

  • Michael Connelly – Member of Legislative Council 1936–1950
    • Mick Connelly – Member of Parliament 1956–84 and Cabinet Minister, son of Michael

The Courtney – Williams Family (great-grandfather and great-grandson)

  • Thomas Williams – Christchurch City Councillor and Gore Borough Councillor 19th Century
    • Mel Courtney – Nelson City Councillor and Member of Parliament for Nelson 1976–81

The Douglas Family (father-sons)

  • Norman Douglas – Member of Parliament 1960–75 and son-in-law of Member of Parliament Bill Anderton
    • Sir Roger Douglas – Member of Parliament 1969–75, 1978–90, 2008–11, Minister of Finance (1984–88) and founder of the ACT Party 1995, son of Norman
    • Malcolm Douglas – Member of Parliament (1978), son of Norman and brother of Sir Roger

The Field Family (brothers-cousin)

  • Henry Field – Member of Parliament for Otaki 1896–99
  • William Field – Member of Parliament for Otaki 1900–1935, brother of Henry
  • Tom Field – Member of Parliament for Nelson 1914–19, cousin to Henry and William

The Fisher Family (father-son)

  • George Fisher – Member of Parliament for Wellington 1884–90 and Mayor of Wellington
    • Francis Fisher – Member of Parliament for Wellington 1905–14, son of George

The Fraser – Cullen Family (wife-husband)

The Gerard Family (father-son)

  • Richard Gerard – Member of Parliament 1943–69 for Mid-Canterbury and Ashburton
    • Jim Gerard – Member of Parliament 1984–97 for Rangiora. Mayor of Waimakariri 2001–07 and Waimakariri District Councillor 2010–

The Graham Family (great-grandfather-great-grandsons/brothers)

  • Robert Graham – Member of Parliament 1855–68
    • Doug Graham – Member of Parliament 1984–1999 for Remuera and Cabinet Minister
    • Kennedy Graham – List Member of Parliament, brother of Doug

The Grigg Family (husband-wife-husband)

  • Arthur Grigg – Member of Parliament 1938–41 for Mid-Canterbury
  • Mary Grigg – Member of Parliament 1942–43 for his seat after he was killed in World War II. Her grandfather was Premier Sir John Hall, MP 1855–60 and 1866–93. She married William Polson (Member of Parliament 1928–46) in 1943.

The Hamilton Brothers

  • Adam Hamilton – Member of Parliament for Wallace 1919–22 and 1925–46. Leader of the Opposition 1936–40
  • John Hamilton – Member of Parliament for Awarua 1919–22 and 1925–28, brother of Adam

The Hanan Family (uncle-nephew)

  • Josiah Hanan – Member of Parliament for Invercargill 1899–1925 and Cabinet Minister. Mayor of Invercargill 1896–1897
    • Ralph Hanan – Member of Parliament for Invercargill 1946–69 and Cabinet Minister. Mayor of Invercargill 1938–1941. Nephew of Josiah

The Hay Family (father-son)

The Henare Family (great-grandfather/great-grandson)

  • Tau Henare – Member of Parliament (1914–38)
    • Tau Henare, Jr. – Member of Parliament (1993–99 & 2005–present) and Cabinet Minister (1996–99), great-grandson of Tau Henare

The Hislop Family (father-son)

  • Thomas Hislop, Sr. – Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister. Mayor of Wellington 1905–1908
    • Thomas Hislop, Jr. – Mayor of Wellington 1931–44 and High Commissioner to Canada 1950–57

The Holland Family (father-son-grandson)

  • Henry Holland – Member of Parliament 1925–35 for Christchurch North and Mayor of Christchurch
    • Sir Sidney Holland – Leader of the New Zealand National Party and Prime Minister of New Zealand (1949–57)
      • Eric Holland – Cabinet Minister (1975–78), son of Sir Sidney.

The Holyoake Family (father/son-in-law)

  • Keith Holyoake – Member of Parliament 1932–38 (Motueka) and 1943–77 (Pahiatua) and Prime Minister
    • Ken Comber – Member of Parliament 1972–81, married Diane Holyoake daughter of Keith

The Howard Family (father-daughter)

  • Ted Howard – Member of Parliament (1919–39)
    • Mabel Howard – Member of Parliament (1943–69) and Cabinet Minister. Member of Christchurch City Council. Daughter of Ted

The Hutchison Family (father-son)

The Izard Family (father-son)

The Kirk Family (father-son)

  • Norman Kirk – Member of Parliament (1957–1974) and Prime Minister
    • John Kirk – Member of Parliament (1974–84), son of Norman

The Lange – Bassett Family (Bassett was a cousin of Lange)

  • David Lange – Prime Minister of New Zealand (1984–89)
  • Michael Bassett – Member of Parliament (1972–90) and Cabinet Minister (1984–90), cousin of David

The Levin Family (father-son)

  • Nathaniel Levin – Member of Legislative Council 1869–71
    • William Levin – Member of Parliament for Wellington 1879–84, son of Nathaniel

The Luxton Family (father-son)

  • Jack Luxton – Member of Parliament for Piako (seat renamed Matamata) 1966–87
    • John Luxton – Member of Parliament for Matamata 1987–99 and Cabinet Minister 1990–99, son of Jack

The McCombs Family (husband-wife-son)

  • James McCombs – Member of Parliament (1913–1933)
  • Elizabeth McCombs – first woman Member of Parliament (1933–1935). Member of Christchurch City Council
    • Terry McCombs – Member of Parliament (1935–51) and Cabinet Minister, son of James and Elizabeth

The MacIntyre Family (father-son)

The Mackenzie Family (father-son)

  • Sir Thomas Mackenzie – Prime Minister 1912. Member of Parliament 1887 to 1896 and 1900 to 1912 and Cabinet Minister. High Commissioner in London 1912–20.
    • Sir Clutha Mackenzie – Member of Parliament 1921–22 for Auckland East. Became blind at the age of 20 as a result of action at Gallipoli 1915. Sir Clutha was the son-in-law of Rt. Hon. George Forbes. Son of Sir Thomas

The Mackey Family (mother-daughter)

  • Janet Mackey – Member of Parliament for East Coast (1996–2005)
    • Moana Mackey – List Member of Parliament (2003–present), daughter of Janet

The Mason – Wilford Family (grandfather-grandson)

  • Thomas Mason – Member of Parliament for Hutt 1879–84
    • Thomas Wilford – Member of Parliament for Hutt 1896–1929, grandson of Thomas and son-in-law of Sir George McLean, Member of Parliament for Waikouaiti 1871–81

The Massey Family (father-two sons)

  • Bill Massey – Member of Parliament 1894–1925 and Prime Minister 1912–25
    • Walter Massey – Member of Parliament for Hauraki 1931–35, son of Bill
    • Jack Massey – Member of Parliament for Franklin 1928–35 and 1938–57, son of Bill and brother of Walter

The McClay Family (father-son)

  • Roger McClay – Member of Parliament 1981–96 and Cabinet Minister
    • Todd McClay – Member of Parliament for Rotorua 2008–, son of Roger

The McMillan Family (husband-wife)

  • Dr Gervan McMillan – Member of Parliament 1935–43 for Dunedin West and Cabinet Minister. Member of Dunedin City Council
  • Ethel McMillan – Member of Parliament 1953–75 for Dunedin North, wife of Gervan

The Montgomery Family (father-son)

The Moss Family (father-son)

  • Frederick Moss – Member of Parliament for Parnell 1876–90
    • Edward Moss – Member of Parliament for Ohinemuri 1902–05, son of Frederick

The Myers – Baume Family (cousins)

  • Frederick Baume – Member of Parliament for Auckland East
  • Arthur Myers – elected Member of Parliament for Auckland East after Baume died. Mayor of Auckland

The Nordmeyer Family (father-in-law & son-in-law)

  • Sir Arnold Nordmeyer – Member of Parliament 1935–69 and Cabinet Minister. Leader of the Opposition 1963–65
    • Jim Edwards – Member of Parliament for Napier 1954–66, husband of Alison Nordmeyer and son-in-law of Sir Arnold

The O'Flynn Family (father-son)

The Ormond – Wilson Family (grandfathers-grandsons)

  • James Wilson – Member of Parliament 1881–96
  • John Ormond – Member of Parliament 1861–90
    • Ormond Wilson – Member of Parliament 1935–38 and 1946–49, grandson of James and John
    • Tiaki Omana – Member of Parliament for Eastern Maori 1943–63, grandson of John

The Paikea Family (father-son)

  • Paraire Paikea – Member of Parliament for Northern Maori 1938–43
    • Tapihana Paikea – Member of Parliament for Northern Maori 1943–63, son of Paraire

The Parata Family (father-son-descendent)

  • Tame Parata – Member of Parliament for Southern Maori 1885–1911
    • Taare Parata – Member of Parliament for Southern Maori 1911–18, son of Tame
      • Hekia Parata – Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister, descendent of Tame and Taare

The Peters Family (brothers)

  • Ian Peters – National Party Member of Parliament for Tongariro (1990–1993)
  • Jim Peters – New Zealand First Member of Parliament (2002–2005)
  • Winston Peters – Leader of the New Zealand First Party; Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand (1996–98, 2017–present)

The Pharazyn Family (father-son)

The Ratana Family (brothers, wife)

  • Haami Ratana – Member of Parliament 1935–1944, succeeded by his younger brother
  • Matiu Ratana – Member of Parliament 1944–1949, succeeded by his wife
  • Iriaka Ratana – Member of Parliament 1949–69 (all for Western Maori)

The Reeves Brothers

  • Charles Reeves – Mayor of Dunedin 1876–77 and Dunedin City Councillor 1873–76
  • Richard Reeves – Member of Parliament for Grey Valley and Inangahua 1878–1893 and Legislative Council 1895–1910 (Speaker 1895), brother of Charles

The Reeves Family (father-son)

  • William Reeves – Member of Parliament 1867–1868 & 1871–1875
    • William Pember Reeves – Member of Parliament 1887–1896 and Minister of Labour 1891–1896, son of William

The Rhodes Family (brothers, father-son-cousin)

The Richardson – Pearce Family (Richardson was Pearce's great-granddaughter)

  • George Pearce – Member of Parliament for Patea 1908–19
    • Ruth Richardson – Member of Parliament for Selwyn 1981–1994 and Minister of Finance

The Richmond – Atkinson Family (brothers, relation by marriage)

  • James Richmond – Member of Parliament 1860–1870 and a Cabinet Minister, and his brother
  • William Richmond – Member of Parliament 1855–62 and a Cabinet Minister
  • Harry Atkinson – Member of Parliament 1861–91 and Premier several times, related by marriage

The Rolleston Family (father-sons)

  • William Rolleston – Provincial Superintendent, Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister
    • Frank Rolleston – Member of Parliament for Timaru 1922–28 and Cabinet Minister, son of William
    • John Rolleston – Member of Parliament for Waitomo 1922–28, son of William and brother of Frank

The Seddon Family (father-son)

  • Richard Seddon – Prime Minister of New Zealand (1893–1906)
    • Tom Seddon – Member of Parliament for Westland 1906–22 and 1925–28, son of Richard

The Sidey Family (father-son)

  • Sir Thomas Sidey, Sr. – Member of Parliament for Caversham and Dunedin South 1901–28, Cabinet Minister and Member of Legislative Council 1928–33

The Smith Family (father-son)

  • Edward Smith – Member of Parliament 1890–96 and 1899–1907
    • Sydney Smith – Member of Parliament 1918–25 and 1928–38 and Cabinet Minister, son of Edward

The Smith Family (father-son)

The Stewart Family (father-son)

The Sutton Family (brothers)

  • Jim Sutton – Member of Parliament (1984–90, 1993–2006) and Cabinet Minister (1999–2006)
  • Bill Sutton – Member of Parliament (1984–90), brother of Jim

The Taylor Family (father-son)

  • Tommy Taylor – Member of Parliament and Mayor of Christchurch 1911
    • Teddy Taylor – Christchurch City Councillor 1968–71, son of Tommy

The Tirikatene Family (father-daughter-nephew/grandson)

The Tizard Family (husband-wife; parents-daughter)

  • Bob Tizard – Member of Parliament (1957–60 and 1963–90), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance (1974–75)
  • Dame Catherine Tizard – Mayor of Auckland (1983–90) and Governor-General of New Zealand (1990–95), ex-wife of Bob
    • Judith Tizard – Member of Parliament (1993–2008) and Cabinet Minister, daughter of Bob and Dame Catherine

The Uru Brothers

  • Hopere Uru – Member of Parliament for Southern Maori 1918–21
  • Henare Uru – Member of Parliament for Southern Maori 1922–28, brother of Hopere

The Wetere – Mahuta Family (uncle-niece)

  • Koro Wētere – Member of Parliament 1969–96 and Cabinet Minister
    • Nanaia Mahuta – Member of Parliament 1996– and Cabinet Minister, niece of Koro

The Wakefield Family (father-son-nephew)

The Ward Family (father-son)

  • Sir Joseph Ward – (1887–1930) Member of Parliament and Premier/Prime Minister
    • Vincent Ward – (1930–31) Member of Parliament, son of Sir Joseph

The Young Family (father-daughter)

  • Bill Young – Member of Parliament 1966–81 and Cabinet Minister
    • Annabel Young – Member of Parliament 1997–2002, daughter of Bill

The Young Family (father-son)

  • Venn Young – Member of Parliament 1966 to 1990 and Cabinet Minister
    • Jonathan Young – Member of Parliament for New Plymouth 2008–, son of Venn

Nicaragua

The Argüello Family

  • Juan Argüello del Castillo, Deputy Head of State, 1826–7; Head of State 1827–9
  • José Argüello Arce, President of Congress, 1865–6, 1877–79
  • Leonardo Argüello Barreto, Interior, Education and Foreign Minister; President of Nicaragua, 1947
  • Guillermo Argüello Vargas, grandson of José Argüello Arce; Education Minister, 1929–31, Finance Minister, 1931–32, 1947
  • Angelica Balladares de Argüello, First Lady of the Liberal Party, 1915-1973, Woman of the Americas and of Nicaragua as per the Unión de Mujeres Americanas (1959), Congressional Gold Medal of Honour recipient (1969), spouse of Guillermo Arguello Vargas
  • Mariano Argüello Vargas, grandson of José Argüello Arce; President of Congress 1937, 1950, 1965; Foreign Minister 1939–41, and 1943–46; Vice-President, 1947
  • Alejandro Montiel Argüello, great-grandson of José Argüello Arce, Foreign Minister, 1959–63 and 1971–8
  • Silvio Argüello Cardenal, Vice-President, 1963–67
  • Guillermo Argüello Poessy, great-grandson of José Argüello Arce; Pres. GAO, Comptroller, 2001–2014
  • Carlos Argüello Gomez, great, great grandson of Jose Arguello Arce, Justice Minister 1979-83, Chief Nicaraguan Negotiator and Ambassador to the UN World Court in the Hague, Netherlands, from 1983 to date.
  • Mariángeles Argüello Robelo, great-grand niece of Pres. Leonardo Argüello, Health Minister, 2000–02
  • Alejandro Argüello Choisell, Minister of Public Works, Industry & Commerce, 2005–2007.

The Chamorro Family

The Sacasa Family

  • Roberto Sacasa Sarria, President of Nicaragua, 1889–91 and 1891–93
  • Juan Bautista Sacasa Sacasa, son of Pres. Roberto Sacasa Sarria, President of Nicaragua, 1933–36
  • Crisanto Sacasa Sacasa, nephew of Pres. Roberto Sacasa Sarria, Education Minister, 1933 and 1955
  • Oscar Sevilla-Sacasa, grandson of Pres. Roberto Sacasa Sarria, Foreign Minister
  • Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa, grandson of Pres. Roberto Sacasa Sarria, Acting President of Nicaragua, 1936
  • Benjamín Lacayo Sacasa, Pres. of Nicaragua, 1947
  • Ramiro Sacasa Guerrero, Secretary of the Presidency, Labour Minister, 1953–5; Education Minister, 1966–8
  • Noel Sacasa Cruz, great-grandson of Pres. Roberto Sacasa Sarria, Economy, Industry & Commerce Minister, 1999–2001
  • Esteban Duque-Estrada Sacasa, great-grandson of Pres. Roberto Sacasa Sarria, Minister of Finance, 1999–2001
  • Francisco Xavier Aguirre Sacasa, great-grandson of Roberto Sacasa Sarria, Foreign Minister, 2000–2002

The Somoza Family

Niger

The Diori Family (cousins)

The Kountché Family (cousins)

Nigeria

"The Abubakar Olusola Saraki Family (father, son, daughter)

  • Abubakar Olusola Saraki 1979–1983: (Former Senate Leader in Nigerian Senate)
  • Abubakar Olubukola Saraki 2003–2007 and 2007–2011: (Former Governor of Kwara State), 2011 -to present: (Senator in Nigerian Senate). 2015–present; (senate president), under trial at code of conduct tribunal over no-disclosure of assets
  • Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki 1999–2003: (Member of Nigerian House of Representatives), 2003–2007: (Senator in Nigerian Senate), 2007–2011: (Senator in Nigerian Senate), 2011

The ironsi family father, son)

  • General Thomas Umunnakwe Aguyi Ironsi January - July 1966: (first Nigerian military head of state)
  • Amb. Thomas Aguyi Ironsi 2004-2007:

(Former minister of defense), 2001-2004: (Nigerian Ambassador to Togo)

Norway

The Stoltenberg Family All members of the family are associated with the Norwegian Labour Party

The Gerhardsen Family All members of the family are associated with the Norwegian Labour Party

The Harlem Family All members of the family are associated with the Norwegian Labor Party

  • Gudmund Harlem. Minister of Social Affairs 1955–61 and Minister of Defense, 1961–63 and 1963–65.
  • Gro Harlem Brundtland. Daughter of Gudmund Harlem. Minister of Environmental Affairs 1974–79. Prime Minister three times: February 1981 – October 1981, 1986–89, and 1990–96. Director-General of the World Health Organization, 1998–2003.
  • Hanne Harlem. Daughter of Gudmund Harlem, sister of Gro Harlem Brundtland. Minister of Justice 2000–2001.

The Bondevik Family All members of the family is associated with the Norwegian Christian Democratic Party

Pakistan

Palau

The Remengesau Family (Father-son)

The Tmetuchl-Toriboing Family

The Whipps Family (Father-son)

  • Surangel S. Whipps (Presidential candidate (2008), former President of the Senate (2001–2009, former Speaker of the House of Delegates (1985–2001), member of Council of Chiefs as Rekemesik of Inglai Clan, Ngatpang (1997–present))
    • Surangel S. Whipps, Jr. (son, Governor, Senator (2008–present), Honorary Consul of South Korea to Palau)
    • Mason Ngirchechebangel Whipps (son, Governor, Senator (2013–present), Speaker of the Airai State Legislature (2008–12))
    • Eric Ksau Whipps (son, Philippine Honorary Consul to Palau (2013–present))

Panama

The Arias Family

The Arosemena Family (brothers-in-law)

The Boyd Family (father-son)

The Chiari-Robles Family

The Delvalle Family (uncle-nephew)

The Lewis Family (father-son)

  • Gabriel Lewis Galindo (Foreign Minister, 1994–96)

The Torrijos Family (father-son)

Papua New Guinea

The Chan Family (father-son)

The Somare Family (father-son)

Paraguay

The Argaña Family

  • Luis María Argaña (Vice President, 1998–99)
    • Félix Argaña (son of Luis María Argaña; vice presidential candidate)
    • Nelson Argaña (son of Luis María Argaña; cabinet minister)

The Cubas Family

The López Family

Peru

The Acuña Family

  • Virgilio Acuña Peralta, Congressman (2011–16)
  • Humberto Acuña Peralta, Governor of Lambayeque (2010–18)
  • César Acuña Peralta, Congressman (2000–06), Mayor of Trujillo (2007–14) and Governor of La Libertad (2015)
  • Carmen Rosa Núñez Campos, Congresswoman (2014–16), former wife of César Acuña
    • Richard Acuña Núñez, Congressman (2011–16), son of César Acuña and Carmen Rosa Núñez.

The Andrade Family

  • Alberto Andrade, Mayor of Miraflores (1990–96), Mayor of Lima (1996–2002) and Congressman (2006–09)
  • Fernando Andrade, Mayor of Miraflores (1996–99 and 2003–06) and Congressman (2011–16)

The Bedoya Family

  • Luis Bedoya Reyes, Minister of Justice (1963), Mayor of Lima (1964-1969) and Member of the Constitutional Assembly (1978–79).
    • Luis Bedoya de Vivanco (Mayor of Miraflores (1984–89 and 1999-2011) and Constituent Congressman (1992-1995)), son of Luis Bedoya Reyes
    • Javier Bedoya de Vivanco (Deputy (1985–92) and Congressman (2006-16)), son of Luis Bedoya Reyes
      • Javier Bedoya Denegri (Vice-Mayor of San Isidro (2015-2018)), son of Javier Bedoya de Vivanco and grandson of Luis Bedoya Reyes

The Belaúnde/Diez Canseco Family

The Castañeda Family

  • Carlos Castañeda Iparraguirre, Mayor of Chiclayo

The de la Riva-Agüero Family

The Fujimori Family

The García Family

  • Carlos García Ronceros, Secretary General of the APRA
  • Nytha Pérez of García, Founding member of the APRA
    • Alan García Pérez, President of Peru (1985–90 and 2006–11), Pres. of Constitutional Assembly (1978–1980), Deputy-President (1980–85) and member of Congress (1990–92)

The Morales-Bermúdez Family

The Pardo Family

  • Manuel Pardo Ribadeneyra (Regent for King Fernando VII's, Cuzco, 1816–19)
    • Felipe Pardo y Aliaga (Foreign Minister, 1855), son of Manuel Pardo Ribadeneyra
      • Manuel Pardo y Lavalle, President of Peru, (1872–76), son of Felipe Pardo y Aliaga
        • José Pardo y Barreda, President of Peru, (1904–08 and 1915–19), Foreign Minister, son of Pres. Manuel Pardo y Lavalle
          • Juan Pardo Heeren (Finance Minister, 1963), son of Pres. Jose Pardo y Barreda
        • José Antonio de Lavalle y Pardo (Foreign Minister, 1882–83), nephew of Pres. Manuel Pardo y Lavalle and grandson of Felipe Pardo y Aliaga
        • Felipe de Osma y Pardo (Foreign Minister, 1891), nephew of Pres. Manuel Pardo y Lavalle and grandson of Felipe Pardo y Aliaga

The Prado Family

The Schreiber/Arias Schreiber/Arias Stella Family

The Townsend Family

  • Andrés Townsend Ezcurra, Deputy (1963–68 and 80-85), Member of the Constitutional Assembly (1978–79) and Senator (1985–90).
    • Anel Townsend Diez Canseco (Congresswoman (1995-2006) and Minister of Woman's Affairs (2003)), daughter of Andrés Townsend

Philippines

These are the families that either supplied two or more generations of presidents, or vice presidents, or senators. Only family members who are presidents, vice presidents, senators, congressmen or members of the Cabinet are included, unless that government official has a descendant that is from amongst those positions.

The Angara Family

The Aquino Family

The Cayetano Family

The Cojuangco Family

  • Melecio Cojuangco (former Tarlac assemblyman)
    • Jose Cojuangco, Sr. "Pepe" (Tarlac assemblyman); son of Melencio
    • Eduardo Cojuangco, Sr. (former Tarlac governor); son of Melencio
      • Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. "Danding" (former Tarlac congressman), son of Eduardo Sr.
        • Marcos Cojuangco (Tarlac congressman), son of Danding
        • Carlos Cojuangco (Tarlac congressman), son of Danding
      • Mercedes Cojuangco-Teodoro (former Central Luzon and Tarlac assemblywoman); daughter of Eduardo Sr.
      Gilberto Teodoro, Sr. (former Social Security System administrator); husband of Mercedes
      Monica Prieto-Teodoro (former Tarlac congresswoman), wife of Gilberto

The Estrada Family

Luisa Pimintel Estrada (former senator); wife of Joseph
  • Jinggoy Estrada (born Jose P. Ejercito, Jr.) (former senator); son of Joseph and Luisa
Guia Gomez (mayor of San Juan); mother of JV
  • JV Ejercito (senator, former San Juan congressman); son of Joseph and Guia

The Guingona Family

The Laurel Family

  • Jose P. Laurel (former senator, president)
    • Jose Laurel, Jr. "Pepito" (former Batangas congressman, Batangas assemblyman); son of Jose
      • Jose Laurel IV (former Batangas congressman); son of Pepito
      • Milagros Laurel-Trinidad (former Batangas congressman); daughter of Pepito
    • Sotero Laurel (former senator); son of Jose
    • Salvador Laurel (former senator, vice president); son of Jose

The López family of Iloilo

The Madrigal Family

The Magsaysay Family

The Marcos Family

  • Fabian Marcos (former Batac mayor)

The Macapagal Family

The Osmeña Family

The Pimentel Family

The Recto Family

The Revilla Family

The Roxas Family

The Sumulong Family

The Sotto Family

  • Vicente Sotto (former senator); brother of Filemon
  • Filemon Sotto (former Cebu congressman); brother of Vicente
    • Tito Sotto (senator); grandnephew of Vicente and Filemon

The Tañada Family

Romblon

The Fabella Family

  • Gabriel Fabella y Fabrero (1st Assemblyman of Romblon); Father of June 12th

The Festin Family

Related to Fondevilla Family

The Fetalino Family

  • Deogracias Fetalino y Fabella (Mayor of Odiongan), brother-in-law of Emilio Firmalo (Mayor of Odiongan); uncle of Odiongan mayors Francisco and Alfonso Firmalo y Fetalino and the 30th Governor of Romblon and also a mayor of Odiongan Jose Firmalo y Fetalino.
  • Robert Muyo y Fabella (Mayor of Calatrava, Romblon); second cousin twice removed of Deogracias Fetalino y Fabella (Mayor of Odiongan) through Fetalino line

Related to Firmalo, Llorca, and Fabella Families

The Firmalo Family

  • Emilio Firmalo (Odiongan mayor); father of Odiongan mayors Francisco, Alfonso and Jose Firmalo y Fetalino who was also the 30th Governor of Romblon; grandfather of Eduardo "Lolong" Firmalo, MD and Baltazar Firmalo y Llorca (late mayor of Odiongan); great-grandfather of Trina Fabic (Odiongan mayor)
    • Francisco Firmalo y Fetalino (Odiongan mayor); father of Eduardo "Lolong" Firmalo y Chang; grandfather of Trina Fabic (incumbent mayor of Odiongan, Romblon);son of Emilio Firmalo (Odiongan mayor); brother of the 30th governor and former Odiongan mayors Jose Firmalo y Fetalino and Alfonso Firmalo y Fetalino
      • Eduardo Firmalo y Chang (incumbent Governor of Romblon and former Romblon Lone representative); nephew of the 30th governor and former Odiongan mayor Jose Firmalo y Fetalino and Alfonso Firmalo y Fetalino; first cousin of Baltazar Firmalo y Llorca (Mayor of Odiongan); grandson of Emilio Firmalo (Mayor of Odiongan); son of Francisco Firmalo (Mayor of Odiongan); father of Trina Fabic, current mayor of Odiongan, Romblon
        • Trina Fabic y Firmalo, (incumbent mayor of Odiongan, Romblon), daughter of Eduardo "Lolong" Firmalo (incumbent Governor of Romblon), grandniece of the 30th governor of Romblon and Odiongan mayors Jose Firmalo y Fetalino and Alfonso Firmalo y Fetalino, first cousin once removed of Baltazar Firmalo y Llorca; great-granddaughter of Odiongan mayor Emilio Firmalo.
    • Alfonso Firmalo y Fetalino (Odiongan mayor); father of Baltazar Firmalo y Llorca (Mayor of Odiongan); uncle of Eduardo "Lolong" Firmalo (incumbent Governor of Romblon); brother of the 30th governor and former Odiongan mayors Jose Firmalo y Fetalino and Francisco Firmalo y Fetalino; son of Emilio Firmalo (Odiongan mayor); granduncle of Trina Fabic, (incumbent mayor of Odiongan, Romblon)
      • Baltazar Firmalo y Llorca (late mayor of Odiongan); first cousin of Eduardo "Lolong" Firmalo (incumbent Governor of Romblon); first cousin once removed of Trina Fabic, (current mayor of Odiongan); son of Alfonso Firmalo y Fetalino (Odiongan mayor); nephew of nephew of the 30th governor and former Odiongan mayor Jose Firmalo y Fetalino and Francisco Firmalo y Fetalino (also mayor of Odiongan); grandson of Emilio Firmalo (Odiongan mayor)
    • Jose Firmalo y Fetalino (30th governor of Romblon and former mayor of Odiongan, Romblon); brother of Odiongan mayors Alfonso and Francisco Firmalo y Fetalino; grandson of Emilio Firmalo (Odiongan mayor); granduncle of Trina Fabic (incumbent mayor of Odiongan, Romblon); uncle of Eduardo Firmalo y Chang, MD and Baltazar Firmalo y Llorca

Related to Fetalino, Madrona and Llorca Families

The Fondevilla Family

  • Patriotismo Fondevilla y Fainsan (37th Governor of Romblon); Son-in-law of the first and long-time lone representative of Romblon Leonardo Festin y Fabon and uncle-in-law of 41st and 43rd governor and Odiongan mayor Perpetuo Ylagan y Barredo; second cousin of Prudencio Fortu y Fondevilla (Mayor of Calatrava)
    • Andrew Fondevilla y Festin (Mayor of San Andres, Romblon and current Romblon Provincial Board member); son of Patriotismo Fondevilla y Fainsan; son-in-law of Leonardo Festin y Fabon (Lone Representative of Romblon); second cousin of Marlon Fojas y Falculan (Mayor of Corcuera, Romblon); third cousin of Calatrava mayors and brothers Elmer and Ronnie Fortu y Noche
  • Prudencio Fortu y Fondevilla (Mayor of Calatrava, Romblon);father of Calatrava mayors Ronnie and Elmer Fortu y Noche; second cousin of Patriotismo Fondevilla y Fainsan (37th Governor of Romblon); second cousin once removed of Andrew Fondevilla y Festin; nephew-in-law of Tablas Mayor Santiago Leaño y Gara; cousin-in-law of Mutya Reyes y Madeja y Leaño (Barangay captain of Dapawan in Odiongan, Romblon)
    • Ronnie Fortu y Noche (Mayor of Calatrava); son of Prudencio Fortu y Fondevilla (Mayor of Calatrava, Romblon); brother of Elmer Fortu y Noche (Mayor of Calatrava); first cousin of Dennis Corpin y Fortu y Fondevilla (Vice mayor of Santa Maria, Romblon); third cousin of Marlon Fojas y Falculan (Mayor of Corcuera, Romblon); grandnephew of Tablas Mayor Santiago Leaño y Gara; third cousin of Andrew Fondevilla y Festin
    • Elmer Fortu y Noche (Mayor of Calatrava); son Prudencio Fortu y Fondevilla (Mayor of Calatrava, Romblon); brother of Ronnie Fortu y Noche (Mayor of Calatrava); first cousin of Dennis Corpin y Fortu y Fondevilla (Vice mayor of Santa Maria, Romblon); third cousin of Marlon Fojas y Falculan (Mayor of Corcuera, Romblon); grandnephew of Tablas Mayor Santiago Leaño y Gara; third cousin of Andrew Fondevilla y Festin (Mayor of San Andres, Romblon and current Romblon Provincial Board member)
  • Dennis Corpin y Fortu y Fondevilla (Vice mayor of Santa Maria, Romblon); nephew of Prudencio Fortu y Fondevilla (Mayor of Calatrava); first cousin of Calatrava mayors and brothers Elmer and Ronnie Fortu y Noche; third cousin of Marlon Fojas y Falculan (Mayor of Corcuera, Romblon); brother-in-law of Emmanuel Madrona y Fabic (incumbent Lone Representative of Romblon)
  • Marlon Fojas y Falculan (Mayor of Corcuera, Romblon);second cousin of Andrew Fondevilla y Festin (Mayor of San Andres, Romblon and current Romblon Provincial Board member) ; third cousin of Calatrava mayors and brothers Elmer and Ronnie Fortu y Noche
  • Maria Imelda Mayor y Fedelicio y Montesa (Member of Municipal Council) of Santa Fe, Romblon; first cousin once removed of Dennis Corpin y Fortu y Fondevilla (Vice mayor of Santa Maria, Romblon) and Calatrava mayors and brothers Elmer and Ronnie Fortu y Noche; third cousin once removed of Corcuera mayors Marlon Fojas y Falculan, Eddie Mazo y Fondevilla, Bibiano Fanlo y Miñon, and San Andres mayor Andrew Fondevilla y Festin (also current Romblon Provincial Board member); fourth cousin of Felix Ylagan y Fondevilla (current Romblon Provincial Board member)
  • Bibiano Fanlo y Miñon (Mayor of Corcuera, Romblon); second cousin once removed of Patriotismo Fondevilla y Fainsan (37th Governor of Romblon) and Prudencio Fortu y Fondevilla (Mayor of Calatrava, Romblon); third cousin of former San Andres mayor and current Romblon Provincial Board member Andrew Fondevilla y Festin, Corcuera mayors Marlon Fojas y Falculan and Eddie Mazo y Fondevilla, Calatrava mayors Elmer and Ronnie Fortu y Noche and Santa Maria mayor Dennis Corpin y Fondevilla; third cousin once removed of Felix Ylagan y Fondevilla (current Romblon Provincial Board member) and Imelda Mayor y Fedelicio y Montesa (Member of Municipal Council of Santa Fe)
  • Eddie Mazo y Fondevilla (Mayor of Corcuera); second cousin once removed of Patriotismo Fondevilla y Fainsan (37th Governor of Romblon) and Prudencio Fortu y Fondevilla (Mayor of Calatrava, Romblon); third cousin of former San Andres mayor and current Romblon Provincial Board member Andrew Fondevilla y Festin, Corcuera mayors Marlon Fojas y Falculan and Bibiano Fanlo y Miñon, Calatrava mayors Elmer and Ronnie Fortu y Noche and Santa Maria mayor Dennis Corpin y Fondevilla; third cousin once removed of Felix Ylagan y Fondevilla (current Romblon Provincial Board member) and Imelda Mayor y Fedelicio y Montesa (Member of Municipal Council of Santa Fe)
  • Felix Ylagan y Fondevilla (current Romblon Provincial Board member); fourth cousin of Imelda Mayor y Fedelicio y Montesa (Member of Municipal Council of Santa Fe); third cousin once removed of former San Andres mayor and current Romblon Provincial Board member Andrew Fondevilla y Festin, Corcuera mayors Marlon Fojas y Falculan, Eddie Mazo y Fondevilla and Bibiano Fanlo y Miñon, Calatrava mayors Elmer and Ronnie Fortu y Noche and Santa Maria mayor Dennis Corpin y Fondevilla; and second cousin twice removed of Patriotismo Fondevilla y Fainsan (37th Governor of Romblon) and Prudencio Fortu y Fondevilla (Mayor of Calatrava, Romblon)
  • Sergio Fondevilla y Fabregas (Mayor of Corcuera); first cousin once removed of Patriotismo Fondevilla y Fainsan and Prudencio Fortu y Fondevilla; second cousin twice removed of Bibian Fanlo y Miñon, Marlon Fojas y Falculan, Andrew Fondevilla y Festin, Eddie Mazo y Fondevilla, Dennis Corpin y Fondevilla, Elmer and Ronnie Fortu y Noche; second cousin three times removed of Felix Ylagan y Fondevilla and Imelda Mayor y Fedelicio y Montesa
  • Vidal Fallaria y Fondevilla (Corcuera mayor); uncle of Senen Fanlo y Fallaria Mayor of Corcuera) second cousin of Patriotismo Fondevilla y Fainsan and Prudencio Fortu y Fondevilla; second cousin once removed of Bibiano Fanlo y Miñon, Marlon Fojas y Falculan, Andrew Fondevilla y Festin, Eddie Mazo y Fondevilla, Dennis Corpin y Fondevilla, Elmer and Ronnie Fortu y Noche; and second cousin twice removed of Felix Ylagan y Fondevilla and Imelda Mayor y Fedelicio.
  • Senen Fanlo y Fallaria (Mayor of Corcuera); nephew of Vidal Fallaria y Fondevilla; third cousin of Bibiano Fanlo y Miñon, Marlon Fojas y Falculan, Andrew Fondevilla y Festin, Eddie Mazo y Fondevilla, Dennis Corpin y Fondevilla, Elmer and Ronnie Fortu y Noche; third cousin once removed of Felix Ylagan y Fondevilla and Imelda Mayor y Fedelicio.
  • Josefino Fajilago y Fondevilla (Mayor of Corcuera); second cousin of Patriotismo Fondevilla y Fainsan and Prudencio Fortu y Fondevilla; second cousin once removed of Bibiano Fanlo y Miñon, Marlon Fojas y Falculan, Andrew Fondevilla y Festin, Eddie Mazo y Fondevilla, Dennis Corpin y Fondevilla, and Elmer and Ronnie Fortu y Noche; and second cousin twice removed of Felix Ylagan y Fondevilla and Imelda Mayor y Fedelicio

Related to Festin, Madrona and Leaño Families

The Leaño Family

  • Santiago Leaño y Gara (Tablas mayor); uncle of Mutya Reyes y Madeja y Leaño (Barangay captain of Dapawan in Odiongan, Romblon); granduncle of Calatrava mayors and brothers Elmer and Ronnie Fortu y Noche y Leaño
  • Ronnie Fortu y Noche (Mayor of Calatrava); son of Prudencio Fortu y Fondevilla (Mayor of Calatrava, Romblon); brother of Elmer Fortu y Noche (Mayor of Calatrava); grandnephew of Tablas Mayor Santiago Leaño y Gara; first cousin once removed of Mutya Reyes y Madeja y Leaño (Barangay captain of Dapawan in Odiongan, Romblon)
  • Elmer Fortu y Noche (Mayor of Calatrava); son Prudencio Fortu y Fondevilla (Mayor of Calatrava, Romblon); brother of Ronnie Fortu y Noche (Mayor of Calatrava); grandnephew of Tablas Mayor Santiago Leaño y Gara; first cousin once removed of Mutya Reyes y Madeja y Leaño (Barangay captain of Dapawan in Odiongan, Romblon)
  • Mutya Reyes y Madeja y Leaño (Barangay captain of Dapawan in Odiongan, Romblon);niece of Santiago Leaño y Gara; cousin-in-law of Prudencio Fortu y Fondevilla (Mayor of Calatrava) and first cousin once removed of Elmer and Ronnie Fortu y Noche, mayors of Calatrava

Related to Fondevilla Family

The Madrona Family

  • Esteban Madrona y Solidum (Lone Representative of Romblon); father of representatives and governor Eleandro Jesus and Emmanuel Madrona
    • Eleandro Jesus "Budoy" Madrona y Fabic (Romblon Lone representative and governor); Son of Esteban Madrona; brother of incumbent representative Emmanuel Madrona y Fabic
    • Emmanuel Madrona y Fabic (Incumbent representative of Romblon); Son of Esteban Madrona; brother of former governor and representative Eleandro Jesus "Budoy" Madrona y Fabic; brother-in-law of Dennis Corpin y Fortu (Vice mayor of Calatrava)

Pitcairn Islands

The Christian Family

Poland

Poland is probably the only country in the world where identical twins were head of the government (Prime Minister) and head of state (President) at the same time.

The Gierek Family (father-son)

The Giertych Family (father-son-grandson)

The Grabski Brothers

The Kaczyński Family (identical twins)

The Morawiecki Family (father-son)

The Wałęsa Family (father-son)

Portugal

The Carmona and Carmona Rodrigues Family (granduncle-grandnephew)

The Soares Family (father-son)

The Portas Family (father-brothers)

The Menezes Family (father-son)

  • Luís Filipe Menezes – Mayor of Gaia (1997–2013)
    • Luís Menezes – Member of Parliament (2009–2014)

Puerto Rico

The Calderón Family

The Hernandez Family

The Muñoz Family

The Rivera Family

The Pesquera Family

  • Lic. Rafael A Pesquera Reguero (former municipal assembly member of Bayamón, former member of Puerto Rico's Senate)
  • Dr.Carlos Ignacio Pesquera Morales (Former Secretary of Transportation And Public Works, former governor candidate)
  • Farrique Pesquera Morales (former vicepresidente of a Puerto Rican Independence Party municipal party committee, )
  • Lic.José Lorenzo Pesquera (Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico)
  • Santiago Mari Pesquera (a assassinated pro independence activist)
  • Paquita Pesquera Cantellops (activist, mother of Santiago Mari and founder of Puerto Rican Independence Party)
  • Carlos Pesquera (former Ombudsman)
  • Lic. José Feliú Pesquera (Founder of "Renovación Cristiana" Party)
  • Jorge Pesquera (Former Secretary of Tourism)
  • Dr. Héctor Luis Pesquera Sevillano (co-president of Hostosian National Independence Movement)
  • Hector Pesquera (Police Chief)

The Romero Family

The Roselló Family

Romania

The Brătianu Family

The Băsescu Family (father, daughter, brother)

  • Traian Băsescu (president, 2004–2014)
  • Elena Băsescu (member of European Parliament, 2009–2014), daughter of Traian, elected by her father's party while he was president
  • Mircea Băsescu, brother of Traian, in jail for corruption (extorsion of money from a mobster chief for promises of justice abuse by his brother's power)

The Ponta-Sârbu Family (husband, wife, father-in-law)

Russia / Soviet Union

The Artyukhov Family

The Brezhnev-Churbanov Family

  • Leonid Brezhnev (1906–82) Leader of the Soviet Union (1964–82)
    • Yuri Brezhnev (1933–2013) First Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade of the USSR, son of Leonid Brezhnev
    • Yuri Churbanov (1936–2013) Deputy of Ministers of Interior of the USSR, son-in-law of Leonid Brezhnev

The Budyonny-Peskov Family

The Glazyev-Sinelin Family (brothers-in-law, alumni, co-partisans)

The Gorbachev Family

The Kadyrov Family

The Khristenko-Golikova Family

The Kokov Family

The Kondratenko Family

The Kosygin-Primakov Family (somebodies-in-law via two marriages)

The Lebed Family

The Magomedov Family

The Patrushev Family

The Sobchak-Narusova Family

The Shoygu Family

The Stalin-Zhdanov Family (fathers of spouses)

The Tkachov Family

The Trotsky-Kamenev Family (brothers-in-law)

The Udaltsov Family

  • Ivan Udaltsov (1918-95) Soviet Ambassador to Greece (1976-79)
    • Alexander Udaltsov (b. 1951) Russian Ambassador to Lithuania (since 2013), Slovakia (2005-10) and Latvia (1996-2001), son of Ivan Udaltsov

The Vorobyov Family

The Yeltsin Family (father-in-law and son-in-law)

The Zhirinovsky-Lebedev Family

The Zubkov-Serdyukov Family (father-in-law and son-in-law)

Rwanda

The Habyarimana Family and Kayibanda Family

Saint Lucia

The Cenac family (brother)

The Lewis family (father-son)

São Tomé and Príncipe

The Costa Alegre Family

The Trovoada Family (Father-son)

Senegal

The Wade Family (father-son)

Seychelles

The Ferrari Family

Sierra Leone

The Margai Brothers

Singapore

The Lee Family (Singapore)

Solomon Islands

The Chan Family

  • Tommy Chan (Member of Parliament and businessman)
    • Laurie Chan (son of Tommy Chan; Foreign Minister, 2002– )

The Kemakeza Family

Somalia

Sharmarke Family (Father-son)

Barre Family (Brothers)

South Africa

The De Klerk Family

The Mandela Family and Machel Family

The Marte Family

  • Otto-Carl Marte
  • Laura-Marie Marte
  • Eric Marte
  • Matthew Marte

The Mbeki Family

The Ngcuka Family (husband-wife)

The Sisulu Family

The Slovo Family and First Families (husband-wife)

The Tambo Family

The Zuma Family (ex-spouses)

Spain

Sri Lanka

Syria

The Assad Family

The Atassi family

The al-Azm family

Sweden

House of Bernadotte

Bildt family

Bodström family

Bohman family

  • Gösta Bohman, leader of the Swedish Liberal Conservative Moderate Party from 1970 to 1981, Minister for the Economy 1976–78 and 1979–81
    • Mia Bohman, Swedish Liberal Conservative Moderate Party politician, former wife of Carl Bildt, daughter of Gösta Bohman

Cederschiöld family

De Geer family

  • Louis De Geer the elder (1818–96), Justice Prime Minister 1858–70, Prime Minister of Sweden 1876–80
    • Louis De Geer the younger (1854–1935), Prime Minister of Sweden 1920–1921, son of Louis De Geer the elder
    • Gerard De Geer (1858–1943), Member of Parliament 1900–1905, son of Louis De Geer the older
      • Gerard De Geer (1889–1980), liberal Member of Parliament 1937–43 and 1951–58, grandson of a brother to Louis De Geer the elder
        • Lars De Geer (1922–2002), liberal Minister of Defence 1978–79, son of Gerard De Geer (1889–1980)

Douglas family

Hammarskjöld family

Heckscher family

  • Gunnar Heckscher, Conservative Party leader 1961–65
    • Sten Heckscher, social democratic Minister of Industry and Employment 1994–96, son of Gunnar Heckscher

Leijon family

  • Anna-Greta Leijon, Social Democratic cabinet minister 1973–1976 and 1982–1988
    • Britta Lejon, Social Democratic cabinet minister 1998–2002, Member of Parliament since 2002, daughter of Anna-Greta Leijon

Myrdal family

  • Gunnar Myrdal, Social Democratic cabinet minister 1945–47
  • Alva Myrdal, Social Democratic cabinet minister 1966–73, wife of Gunnar Myrdal
    • Jan Myrdal, author and independent communist political writer and columnist, son of Alva and Gunnar Myrdal

Ohlin family

  • Bertil Ohlin, party leader of the liberal Folkpartiet 1944–1967, minister of commerce in the wartime government 1944–1945.
    • Anne Wibble, representing the same party, Minister of Finance in 1991–94, daughter of Bertil Ohlin.

Reinfeldt family

Wallenberg family

  • Knut Wallenberg (1853–1938), banker, Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs 1914–17
    • Raoul Wallenberg (1912–47?) businessman and diplomat, he helped many Hungarian Jews during the later stages of World War II, by issuing temporary Swedish "protective passports", grandnephew of Knut Wallenberg.

Thailand

Vejjajiva family

Shinawatra family

Togo

The Gnassingbé Family

The Olympio Family

Trinidad and Tobago

The Capildeo family

The Fitzpatrick family

The Sinanan family

The Panday Family

The Maraj/Maharaj Family

Tunisia

The Bourguiba Family

Turkey

The Ecevit Family (spouses)

The İnönü Family (father-son)

Tuvalu

The Latasi Family

Uganda

The Obote Family

  • Milton Obote (1924–2005), Prime Minister (1962–67), President (1967–71, 1981–85).
  • Miria Obote (President of the Uganda People's Congress 2005–10), wife of Milton Obote.
    • Jimmy Akena (Member of Parliament), son of Milton and Miria Obote.
    • Betty Amongi Ongom (Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development), wife of Jimmy Akena and daughter-in-law of Milton and Miria Obote.
  • Akbar Adoko Nekyon (former Member of Parliament and Minister), cousin of Milton Obote.

The Museveni Family

The Kiwanuka Family

  • Benedicto Kiwanuka, first Prime Minister of Uganda (1961–62), Chief Justice (1971–72), President of the Democratic Party.
    • Maurice Kagimu Kiwanuka (Diplomat, formerly a Minister and Member of Parliament), son of Benedicto Kiwanuka.

The Kakonge Family

  • Edward Kakonge, Current Chairman of Uganda Peoples Congress UPC (2011 – TO DATE), Minister of Local Government and Minister of Youth Culture and Sports (1986–89), Chairman of Uganda Debt Network (2007 – to date)
  • John Kakonge (First Secretary General of Uganda Peoples Congress, formerly a Minister in Obote I Government as Minister of Cooperatives and Agriculture. He disappeared on 16 November 1972 during the Idi Amin regime. He was also a brother of Edward Kakonge.
  • Festus Kambarage Kakonge (Current Commissioner for National Guidance at the Information and National Guidance ministry, formerly Resident District Commissioner in Kotido and Kabarole districts in the Museveni Government. He is a brother to both John and Edward Kakonge.
    • Mugisha Muntu (Retired) Major General (Current Forum for Democratic Change Party President – 22 November 2012 to date, Formerly FDC Secretary for Mobilization. Former EALA MP from 2001 – 2011. Former Army Commander from 1989– 1998. Son in law of the Late John Kakonge.

The Lutwa Okello Family

The Lule Family

The Awori Family (Kenya and Uganda)

Ukraine

The Kuchma-Pinchuk Family (father-in-law and son-in-law)

United Kingdom

United States

Uruguay

The Arismendi Family (father and daughter)

The Batlle Family (grandfather, son, grandsons and great-grandson)

The Bauzá Family (father and son)

The Beltrán Family (father and son)

The Blanco Family (grandfather, sons and grandson)

The Bordaberry Family (grandfather, son and grandsons)

The Brum Brothers

The Cuestas Family (father and son)

The Demicheli Family (spouses)

The Ellauri Family (father, son and great grandson)

The Fernández Family (father and son)

The Forteza Family (father and son)

The Grauert Brothers

The Héber Family (brothers and son of one of them)

The Herrera Family (greatgrandfather, father and son)

The Hierro Family (grandfather, son and grandson)

The Jude Family (father and son)

The Michelini Family (father and sons)

The Mujica-Topolansky Family (spouses)

The Nin Brothers

The Pacheco Family

The Ramírez Family

The Saravia Family (brothers and descendant of one of them)

The Sanguinetti Family (cousins)

The Sendic Family (father and son)

The Stewart Family (descendant)

The Stirling Family (grandfather and grandson)

The Terra-Baldomir Family

The Tourné Family (uncle and niece)

The Wílliman Family (grandfather and grandson)

The Végh Family (father and son)

The Zorrilla de San Martín Family (grandfather and grandson)

Uzbekistan

The Karimov Family

Vanuatu

The Lini Family

The Sokomanu-Sopé Family

Venezuela

The Chávez Family

The Sucre Family

Vietnam

The Ngô Family

Yemen

The Iryani Family (uncle-nephew)

The Saleh Family (father-son)

The Al-Shaabi Family (brothers-in-law)

Zambia

The Chiluba Family

The Kaunda Family

Zimbabwe

The Mujuru Family

The Mugabe-Chiyangwa Family

  • Robert Mugabe (President of Zimbabwe, 1987–2017; Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, 1980–87)
  • Sabina Mugabe (sister of Robert Mugabe; Member of Parliament)
    • Innocent Mugabe (son of Sabina Mugabe; Director of the Central Intelligence Organisation)
    • Leo Mugabe (son of Sabina Mugabe; businessman and Member of Parliament)
    • Patrick Zhuwawo (son of Sabina Mugabe; businessman and Member of Parliament)
  • Philip Chiyangwa (cousin of Robert Mugabe; businessman and ZANU-PF regional leader)

See also

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