List of political families

This is an incomplete list of prominent political families. Monarchical dynasties are not included, unless certain 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)

Peristeri family

The Nano family (father-son)

The Pashko family (spouses)

The Shehu family

Angola

The dos Santos–Van-Dúnem-Vieira Dias family

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

  • Iqbal Ali Chowdhury – former MNA, British Empire
  • Saber Hossain Chowdhury, MP, Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Environment, 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)
  • Advocate A.B.M. Fazle Rashid Chowdhury, former Presidium Member, 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 seven 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, PhD, Harvard University)
  • F.E. Sharfuzzaman (former Member of Parliament)
  • Borhanuzzaman Omar (former councillor/chairman of Dhaka City Corporation)
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)
The Zia family
The Mansur Ali family
  • Captain Mansur Ali (Prime minister of Bangladesh 1975)
  • Eldest son of Dr Mohammad Selim (Presidium member of Awami league, Chairman of Foreign affairs standing committee, Member of Bangladesh Parliament 1995–2001)
  • Second son of Mohammad Nasim (Minister for Home and Telecommunications 1996–-2001, Member of Bangladesh Parliament 1991–2006) Health Minister and Presidium Member for Awami league 2014.
The Ahmad family
The Chowdhury family
The Huq family
The Abdullah al Mahmood family of Sirajganj
  • Abdullah al Mahmood (former MLA of British India, 1937; former Deputy High Commissioner, 1947; and former Industrial & Natural Resources Minister of Pakistan, 1964)
    • Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku (former Member of Parliament 1986–90, and former State minister for Power of Bangladesh 2001–06)
    • Manzur Hassan Mahmood Khushi (former Chairman, Sirajganj Pourashava 1984–93)
  • Rumana Mahmood (daughter-in-law of Abdullah al Mahmood; Member of Parliament 2009–13)
  • 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 Bolsonaro family (father and sons)

The Brás-Moreira family (cousins)

The Cardoso family

The Coimbra-Luz family

  • Cesário Cecílio de Assis Coimbra (mayor of Cabo Verde, Minas Gerais)
    • Carlos Luz (President of Brazil (1955); grandson of Cesário Cecílio)
      • Joaquim Delfino Ribeiro da Luz (Minister; paternal uncle of Carlos)
      • Américo Gomes Ribeiro da Luz (Federal Deputy; paternal uncle of Carlos)
        • Leovigildo Leal da Paixão (Minas Gerais Regional Electoral Justice; son-in-law of Américo)
      • Alberto Gomes Ribeiro da Luz (Minas Gerais Court Justice: father of Carlos)

The Collor-Mello family

The Costa family

  • João José Teodoro da Costa (State Deputy in Santa Catarina)
    • Otacílio Vieira da Costa (State Deputy in Santa Catarina; son of João José)
      • Belisário Ramos da Costa (Judge in Santa Catarina; son of Otacílio)[7]

The Figueirado family

The Fonseca family

The Geisel-Markus family

The Genro family

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

  • João Goulart (President of Brazil, 1961–64)
  • Leonel Brizola (Governor of Rio Grande do Sul and Rio de Janeiro State; brother-in-law of João)
    • José Vicente Goulart Brizola (Deputy for Rio Grande do Sul; son of Leonel and Neusa Goulart)
      • Carlos Daudt Brizola (Minister of Labour and Deputy for Rio Grande do Sul; grandson of Leonel)
      • Juliana Brizola (Deputy for Rio Grande do Sul; granddaughter of Leonel)
      • Leonel Brizola Neto (Deputy for Rio de Janeiro; grandson of Leonel and twin brother of Juliana)

The Kleinubing family[9]

  • Waldemar Kleinübing, mayor of Videira, Santa Catarina 1966–70.
    • Vilson Pedro Kleinübing, Federal Deputy 1983–87, Mayor of Blumenau 1989–90, Governor of Santa Catarina 1991–94, Federal Senator 1995–98. Son of Waldemar.
      • João Paulo Kleinübing, State Deputy for Santa Catarina 2003–04, Mayor of Blumenau 2005–13, Secretary of Health of Santa Catarina 2015–16, Federal Deputy for Santa Catarina 2015–19. Son of Vilson.

The Kubitschek family

  • João Nepumuceno Kubitschek (Lieutenant Governor [vice-governador] of Minas Gerais)
  • Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (President of Brazil, 1956–61)
    • Márcia Kubitschek (Lieutenant Governor of the Brazilian Federal District; daughter of Juscelino)
    • Maria Estela Kubitschek (candidate for Deputy Governor of Rio de Janeiro in 2006; daughter of Juscelino)
    • Jaime Gomes de Sousa Lemos (Federal Deputy; father-in-law of Juscelino)
  • Gabriel Passos (Federal Deputy; father-in-law of Juscelino)
    • Negrão de Lima (Governor of Guanabara; uncle of Juscelino's wife Sarah)[10]
    • Octacílio Negrão de Lima (Cabinetmember and Mayor of Belo Horizonte; uncle of Juscelino's wife Sarah)[10]
    • João Antônio de Lemos (Deputy of the Empire; distant great-niece of Sarah)

The Lula da Silva family

The Magalhães family

The Malta-Ribeiro family

  • Manuel Gomes Ribeiro (Governor of Alagoas)
    • Euclides Vieira Malta (Governor of Alagoas; son-in-law of Manuel)

The Matarazzo-Suplicy family

The Neves-Cunha family

The Quadros family

  • Jânio Quadros (President of Brazil 1961)
    • Dirce Tutu Quadros (Federal Deputy for São Paulo; son of Jânio)

The Ramos family[12]

  • Vidal José de Oliveira Ramos Júnior (Senator and Governor of Santa Catarina)
    • Nereu Ramos (President of Brazil; son of Vidal)
    • Hugo de Oliveira Ramos (State Deputy; son of Vidal)
    • Celso Ramos (Governor of Santa Catarina; son of Vidal)
    • Mauro de Oliveira Ramos (Mayor of Florianópolis; son of Vidal)
    • Vidal Ramos Junior (Mayor of Lages; son of Vidal)
  • Belisário Ramos (Provincial Deputy; brother of Vidal)
    • Aristiliano Ramos (governor; Belisário's son)
    • Aristides Batista Ramos (Mayor of Florianópolis; Belisário's son)
    • Otacílio Vieira da Costa (State Deputy in Santa Catarina; Belisário's son-in-law; see the Costa family for details)[7]
  • Cândido Ramos (governor; Vidal's nephew)
  • Saulo Ramos (senator; Vidal's nephew)

The Sarney family

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

  • André Kolingba (President of the Central African Republic, 1981–93)
  • Mireille Kolingba (wife of André Kolingba; Member of Parliament)

Chile

The Alessandri family

The Allende family

The Aylwin family

  • Patricio Aylwin – President of Chile, 1990–94
    • Mariana Aylwin – Minister of Education, 2000–03

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 Chang family

  • Chang Jung-wei (Yunlin County Magistrate, 1999–2005)
    • Chang Chia-chun (legislator, 2008–2016) (daughter)
  • Chang Li-shan (legislator, 2005–2008, 2016–2018; Yunlin County Magistrate, 2018–) (sister)

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

The Chen family (Chen Cheng)

The Chen family (Chen Qimei)

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 (Su Jia-chyuan)

The Su family (Su Tong-chi)

The Su family (Su Tseng-chang)

The Wu family

The Yu family (Kaohsiung County Black Faction)

People's Republic of China

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, 1966–67, Minister of Social Affairs, 1967–68, Minister of State for Social Affairs, 1969–70)
    • 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, 1989–92; Senator, 1996–99)
    • Marek Benda (son of Václav Benda; Member of the Czech National Council, 1990–92; Member of the Chamber of Deputies, 1993–2002, 2004–)

The Dienstbier family

  • Jiří Dienstbier (Minister of Foreign Affairs 1989–92; Senator 2008–11)
    • Jiří Dienstbier Jr. (son of Jiří Dienstbier, Minister for Human Rights and Equal Opportunities, 2014–16, Member of the Chamber of Deputies, 2011; Senator, 2011–)

The Klaus family

The Masaryk family

  • Tomáš Masaryk (President of Czechoslovakia, 1918–35)
    • Jan Masaryk (son of Tomáš Masaryk; Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1940–48)

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 to 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 Activist 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, 1994–95; President of the Dominican Republic, 2012–present)
  • Lucía Medina (Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies, 2006–16; 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[15])
  • 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

The Helme family

  • Mart Helme
    • Martin Helme (son of Mart Helme, nephew of Rein Helme)
    • Helle-Moonika Helme (wife of Mart Helme)
  • Rein Helme brother of Mart Helme

The Jürgenson family

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

The Kallas family

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

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 Hollande family

  • François Hollande – President of the French Republic, former husband of
  • Segolène Royal – French politician, former minister, and unsuccessful candidate for the presidency of the French Republic (2007)

The François-Poncet-Missoffe-Panafieu family

  • André François-Poncet – French politician, former secretary of state, father of
    • Jean François-Poncet, brother-in-law of Helène Missoffe – French politician, former senator, former ambassador, brother-in-law of
    • Hélène Missoffe, French politician, former minister, former member of French Parliament, wife of
    • François Missoffe, French politician, former minister, former ambassador, father of

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 Agyarko family (brothers and sister)

The Ahwoi family (brothers)

The Akufo-Addo family (father-son)

The Atta Mills family (brothers)

The Ayariga family (father, sons)

The Bawumia family (father, son, daughter-in-law)

The Jinapor family (brothers)

The Kufuor family (brothers, brother-in-law)

  • John Kufuor (President, 2001–2008)
    • Kwame Addo-Kufuor (MP, Minister of Defence, presidential candidate)
      • J H Mensah (brother-in-law of John Kufuor MP, Minister)

The Marfo family (brothers)

  • Yaw Osafo-Marfo (MP Minister)
    • Isaac K. Adjei-Marfo (former Secretary for Agriculture and later for Cocoa Affairs)

The Mahama family (father-son)

The Nkrumah family (father- daughter-son)

The Obetsebi-Lamptey family (father, son)

The Ocquaye family (father, son)

  • Aaron Mike Oquaye (Minister, Speaker of parliament, MP)
    • Mike Ocquaye Junior (Ambassador, Parliamentary aspirant)

The Ofori Atta family

The Okudzeto family (father, nephews)

The Ramadan family (father, son, daughter)

  • Ahmed Ramadan (former political party chairman)
    • Mohammed Adamu Ramadan (MP aspirant, presidential staffer)
    • Abu Ramadan (political party youth organiser, deputy head of National Disaster Management Authority)
    • Samira Bawumia née Ramadan (wife of Vice President Bawumia. See Bawumia family)

The Rawlings family (father-wife-daughter)

The Smith family (brothers)

Greece

Guatemala

The Cerezo family

  • Marco Vinicio Cerezo Sierra (Supreme Court judge)
  • Vinicio Cerezo (President of Guatemala)
  • Celso Cerezo (legislative deputy)

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

Indonesia

Iran

The Khamenei family (grand children (1st cousins) and great grand children (2md cousins) 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 Lau family

The Rabin family

The Sharon family

The Weizman family

The Yosef 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

  • Satō Hidesuke

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 Al-Fayez family

  • H.E Faisal Al-Fayez (Prime Minister of Jordan, Speaker of the House of Representatives, President of the Senate)
  • H.E Akef Al-Fayez (Served as Minister in 10 different governments, Speaker of the Jordanian Parliament, Senator)
  • H.E Trad Al-Fayez (Minister of Agriculture, Ambassador, Senator)
  • H.E Amer Al-Fayez (Chief of Royal Protocol, Ministerial rank)
  • H.E Nayef Al-Fayez (Minister of Tourism, Environment)
  • H.E Nayef Hayel Al-Fayez (Minister of Health, MP)
  • H.E Eid Al-Fayez (Served as minister in 5 different governments)

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 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

Abou Fadel family

Arslan family

Chamoun family (father-sons-granddaughter)

Eddé family

Karam family

El Khazen family

  • Wadih Nemr El KhazenLebanese Minister
    • Wadih Nemr El KhazenPresident of the Central Maronite Council
  • Farid Elias El KhazenLebanese Member of Parliament

Gemayel family (father-sons-grandsons)

Hariri family

Helou family

  • Charles Helou – President (1964–70)
  • Pierre HelouCabinet Minister;
    • Henry Helou – legislator; son of Pierre

Jumblatt family (father-son)

Karami 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

Lithuania

Landsbergis / Jablonskis

Paleckis

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 and 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, former Member of Parliament for Kulim-Bandar Baharu

The Lim family

  • Lim Kit Siang, Democratic Action Party Senior Adviser and Member of Parliament for Gelang Patah
    • Lim Guan Eng, fourth Chief Minister of Penang, current Finance Minister, current Member of Parliament for Bagan, and current Secretary-General of Democratic Action Party
    • Betty Chew, wife of Lim Guan Eng and former member of Malacca State Assembly for Kota Laksamana
    • Lim Hui Ying, Penang DAP Vice-President and current Senator

The Karpal Singh family

The Nga-Ngeh family

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 Abela family

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

The 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 to 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

New Zealand

The Allen family (grandfather-grandson)

The Ardern family (cousins)

  • Shane Ardern – Member of Parliament (1998–2014) for Taranaki–King Country.
  • Jacinda Ardern – Member of Parliament (2008–present), Prime Minister (2017–present), cousin of Shane

The Armstrong family (father-son)

  • Tim Armstrong – Christchurch City Councillor 1919–25, 1927–29, Member of Parliament 1922–1939
    • Tommy Armstrong – Member of Parliament 1943–1951, Christchurch City Councillor 1929–35, 1962–65, son of Tim

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)

  • Jim 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 Bridges–O'Connor family (brothers-in-law)

  • Simon Bridges – Member of Parliament (2008–present), Leader of the Opposition (2018–2020), Cabinet Minister
    • Simon O'Connor – Member of Parliament (2011–present), married to Bridges' sister Rachel

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

The Carter–Doocey family (father-son-nephew/grandson)

  • Maurice Carter – Christchurch City Councillor (1956–89), Canterbury Regional Councillor (1989–95)
    • David Carter – Member of Parliament (1994–2020), Cabinet Minister, Speaker (2013–17), son of Maurice
    • Matthew Doocey - Member of Parliament (2014–present), grandson of Maurice and nephew of David

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 1969–90, 2008–11, Minister of Finance (1984–88) and founder of the ACT Party 1995, son of Norman
    • Malcolm Douglas – Member of Parliament 1978–79, 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 family (husband-wife)

  • Peter Fraser – Member of Parliament 1918–50, Prime Minister 1940–49.
  • Janet Fraser – Member of the Wellington Hospital Board 1925–35, wife of Peter

The Fraser family (husband-wife)

Both were members of the Dunedin City Council

The Fraser–Cullen family (wife-husband)

  • Anne Fraser – Member of Parliament for East Cape 1984–90
  • Michael Cullen – Member of Parliament (1981-2009), Deputy Prime Minister, husband of Anne

The Gerard family (father-son)

  • Geoff 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 Gill–Mitchell family (grandfather-grandson)

  • Frank Gill – Member of Parliament (1969–80), Cabinet Minister, Ambassador to the United States (1980–82)
    • Mark Mitchell – Member of Parliament (2011–present), Cabinet Minister, grandson of Frank

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 2008–2017, brother of Doug

The Grigg family (husband-wife-husband-great-granddaughter)

  • 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 grandfathers were Premier Sir John Hall, MP 1855–60 and 1866–93, and John Cracroft Wilson, MP 1866–70 and 1872–75. She married William Polson (Member of Parliament 1928–46) in 1943.
    • Nicola Grigg – Member of Parliament 2020–present for Selwyn, great-granddaughter of Arthur and Mary

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-grandsons)

  • Tau Henare – Member of Parliament (1914–38)
    • Tau Henare, Jr. – Member of Parliament (1993–99 & 2005–2014) and Cabinet Minister (1996–99), great-grandson of Tau Henare
    • Peeni Henare - Member of Parliament (2014–present) and Cabinet Minister, great-grandson of Tau Henare and cousin of Tau Jr.

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 Jeffries brothers

  • John Jeffries – Wellington City Councillor 1962–74, Deputy Mayor 1971–74
  • Bill Jeffries – Wellington City Councillor 1974–80, Member of Parliament for Heretaunga 1981–90, brother of John

The Kirk family (father-son-great-niece)

  • Norman Kirk – Member of Parliament (1957–1974) and Prime Minister
    • John Kirk – Member of Parliament (1974–84), son of Norman
      • Jo Luxton – Member of Parliament (2017–present), great-niece 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 (1972–75, 1978–90) and Cabinet Minister (1984–90), cousin of David

The Lee family (father-daughter)

  • Graeme Lee – Member of Parliament (1981–96) and Cabinet Minister
    • Denise Lee – Member of Parliament (2017–20), Auckland Councillor (2013–17), daughter of Graeme

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)
    • Terry McCombs – Member of Parliament (1935–51) and Cabinet Minister, son of James and Elizabeth

All three were members of Christchurch City Council.

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 (2003–14), 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 2008–present, Cabinet Minister, 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 Nash family (great-grandfather-great-grandson)

  • Sir Walter Nash – Member of Parliament 1929–68 and Prime Minister
    • Stuart Nash – Member of Parliament 2008–11, 2014–present and Cabinet Minister

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'Connor family (cousins)

  • Damien O'Connor – Member of Parliament (1993–2008, 2009–present), Cabinet Minister
  • Greg O'Connor – Member of Parliament (2017–present), cousin of Damien

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-descendant)

  • 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 2008–17 and Cabinet Minister, descendant 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 New Zealand First; Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand (1996–98, 2017–20)

The Pharazyn family (father-son)

The Ratana–Rurawhe family (brothers, wife, grandson)

  • Haami Ratana – Member of Parliament 1935–1944, succeeded by his younger brother
  • Matiu Ratana – Member of Parliament 1944–1949, succeeded by his wife
  • Iriaka Rātana – Member of Parliament 1949–69 (all for Western Maori)
    • Adrian Rurawhe – Member of Parliament for Te Tai Hauauru (successor electorate to Western Maori) 2014–present, grandson of Matiu and Iriaka

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
  • Arthur Atkinson – Member of Parliament 1899–1902, nephew of Harry

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-daughter)

  • Richard Seddon – Prime Minister of New Zealand (1893–1906)
    • Tom Seddon – Member of Parliament for Westland 1906–22 and 1925–28, son of Richard
    • Elizabeth Gilmer – Wellington City Councillor 1941–53, daughter of Richard

The Semple family (husband-wife)

  • Bob Semple – Member of Parliament 1918–19, 1928–54 and Cabinet Minister.
  • Margaret Semple – Wellington City Councillor 1938–41, wife of Bob

The Sidey family (father-son)

  • Sir Thomas Sidey – Member of Parliament for Caversham and Dunedin South 1901–28, Cabinet Minister and Member of Legislative Council 1928–33
    • Sir Stuart Sidey – Mayor of Dunedin 1959–65 and Dunedin City Councillor 1947–83

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 (1990, 1999–2006)
  • Bill Sutton – Member of Parliament (1984–90), brother of Jim

The Tamihere–Waititi family (father/son-in-law)

  • John Tamihere – Labour Member of Parliament (1999–2005), Cabinet Minister, Māori Party Co-leader (2020)
    • Rawiri Waititi – Māori Party Member of Parliament and Co-leader (2020–present), married to Tamihere's daughter Kiri

The Taylor family (father-son)

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

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

  • Sir Eruera Tirikatene – Member of Parliament (1932–67) and Cabinet Minister (1943-49, 1957–60)
    • Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan – Member of Parliament (1967–96) and Cabinet Minister (1972–75), daughter of Sir Eruera
      • Rino Tirikatene – Member of Parliament 2011–present, grandson of Sir Eruera and nephew of Whetu

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 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 Wakefield family (father-son-nephew)

The Walls family (grandfather-grandson)

  • Robert Walls – MP for Dunedin North 1945-53
    • Richard Walls – MP for Dunedin North 1975–78, Mayor of Dunedin 1989–95, grandson of Robert

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 Wetere–Mahuta family (uncle-niece)

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

The Wilkinson–McLay family (half-brothers)

  • Peter Wilkinson – Member of Parliament (1969–84), Cabinet Minister
  • Jim McLay – Member of Parliament (1975–87), Leader of the Opposition (1984–86), Cabinet Minister, half-brother of Peter

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 2008–20, son of Venn

Nicaragua

The Argüello family

  • Juan Argüello del Castillo y Guzmán, (1778–1830), Deputy Head of State 1826–7; Head of State 1827–9, son of Narciso Jose Argüello y Monsivais (Cadiz, Spain, 1714-Granada, Nicaragua 1771). Narciso Jose, with his older brother Diego Nicolas Argüello y Monsivais (1706–1770), are the founders of the Argüello family in Nicaragua.
  • Jose Argüello Arce (1821–1897), President of Congress, 1865–6, 1877–79, great grandson of Diego Nicolas Argüello y Monsivais.
  • Angélica Balladares de Argüello,(1872–1973). 1st Lady of the Liberal Party, 1925–1973; Pres.of the Nicaraguan Feminist League 1931–1937; UAW's "Woman of the Americas, Nicaragua Chapter",1959; Congressional Gold Medal 1969 laureate, wife of Guillermo Argüello Vargas.
  • Guillermo Argüello Vargas, grandson of José Argüello Arce; Minister of Education, 1924–26, Minister of Finance 1928–32; spouse of Angelica Balladares de Argüello
  • Mariano Argüello Vargas (1890–1970) grandson of José Argüello Arce; President of Congress 1937, 1950, 1965; Foreign Minister 1939–41, and 1943–46; Vice-President, 1947
  • Alejandro Montiel Argüello (1917–2012), Foreign Minister, 1959–63 and 1971–78, nephew of Mariano Argüello Vargas and direct descendant of both Narciso Jose and Diego Nicolas Argüello y Monsivais.
  • Guillermo Argüello Poessy Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, 2000, Pres. GAO, Comptroller, 2001–2014; nephew of Guillermo Argüello Vargas and great-grandson of José Argüello Arce;
  • Bertha Marina Argüello Roman (de Rizo), Vice Minister of Family (2000) and of Foreign Affairs (2002), daughter of Guillermo Argüello Poessy.
  • Carlos Argüello Gómez (born 1946) Justice Minister 1979–83, Chief Nicaraguan Negotiator and Ambassador to the UN World Court in the Hague, Netherlands, from 1983 to present and direct descendant of both Narciso Jose and Diego Nicolas Argüello y Monsivais.
  • Leonardo Argüello Barreto,(1875–1947) Interior, Education and Foreign Minister; President of Nicaragua, 1947, direct descendant of Narciso Jose Argüello y Monsivais.
  • Silvio Argüello Cardenal, Vice-President, 1963–67, direct descendant of Narciso Jose Argüello y Monsivais.
  • Mariángeles Argüello Robelo, Health Minister, 2000–02 direct descendant of Narciso Jose Argüello y Monsivais.
  • Alejandro Argüello Choisell, Minister of Public Works, Industry & Commerce, 2005–2007. direct descendant of Narciso Jose Argüello y Monsivais.
  • Noel Vidaurre Arguello, (1955–) Vice Minister of Finance and Economy 1990–1992, direct descendant of Narciso Jose Argüello y Monsivais.

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 Ortega-Murillo family

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: Senate Leader in Nigerian Senate
  • Abubakar Olubukola Saraki 2003–2007 and 2007–2011: Governor of Kwara State, 2011–2019 : Senator in Nigerian Senate, 2015–2019: 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 Awolowo family and the Osibanjo family (grandfather-in-law, grandson-in-law)

The Ironsi family (father, son)

  • Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi January–July 1966: Nigerian military head of state
  • Thomas Aguiyi Ironsi 2004–2007: Minister of Defense, 2001–2004: Nigerian Ambassador to Togo

The Onyeama family (father, son)

North Macedonia

The Crvenkovski family (father-son)

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

•Bhutto family

  [Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto] ( Civil Administrator, Prime Minister 1971-1977)
   [Banazir Bhutto], daughter of ZA Bhutto (Prime Minister 1988–1990, again Prime Minister 1993-1996)
    [Bilal Bhutto], son of [Banazir Bhutto] ( Chairman of Pakistan People's party)

•Sharif family

     Mian Muhammad [

[Nawaz Sharif], Quaid of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (Prime Minister 1990–1993, again Prime Minister 1996–1999, third term 2013-2017)

     Main Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, President of Pakistan  (Nawaz) (Chief minister Punjab 1996–199, again chief minister 2008–2013, again chief minister 2013–2018, Opposition leader in National Assembly 2018–present)
     Maryam Nawaz, daughter of Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (Deputy President of Pakistan )
     Hamza Shahbaz Sharif, son of Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif (Opposition leader in Punjab)

Palau

The Remengesau family (father-son)

  • Thomas Remengesau, Sr. (President, 1988–89 & 1985, Vice President, 1986–88)
    • Tommy Remengesau (President, 2013–2021 & 2001–09, Vice President 1993–2001, Senator 1989–93 & 2009–13)
      • TJ Imrur Remengesau (Senator 2021-Present)

The Tmetuchl-Toriboing family

  • Roman Tmetuchl (Presidential candidate 1980, 1984 & 1988, Governor of Airai State 1981-1990), Senator of First Congress of Micronesia for the TTPI 1971 - 1979), member of Council of Chiefs as Ngiraked of Tmeleu Clan of Airai State 1979-1999)
    • Mlib Tmetuchl (son, Vice Presidential Candidate (2016) Senator 2009-2017)
    • Johnson Toribiong (nephew, President, 2009–2013, member of Council of Chiefs as Ngiraked of Tmeleu Clan of Airai State 1999-2008)
    • Joel Toribiong (nephew, Senator 2009–2017)
    • Lucius (Lakius) Malsol (nephew, Senator 2003-2005 & 1997-2001)

The Whipps family (father-son)

  • Surangel S. Whipps (Presidential candidate (2008), 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 of Ngatpang State (1997–present))
    • Surangel S. Whipps, Jr. (son, President 2021-Present, Presidential Candidate 2016, Governor of Ngatpang State, Senator (2009–2017), Honorary Consul of South Korea to Palau (2000-2021))
    • Mason Ngirchechebangel Whipps (son, Senator (2013–present), Speaker of the Airai State Legislature (2008–12), Governor of Ngatpang State)
    • Eric Ksau Whipps (son, Philippine Honorary Consul to Palau (2013–present))

The Nakamura family (Brothers-sons)

  • Kuniwo Nakamura (President, Vice President)
    • Aric Nakamura (Senator (2017-2021))
  • Daiziro Nakamura (Senator)
  • Mamoru Nakamura (Chief Justice)
  • Toshiwo Nakamura (Legislator)

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

  • Pedro Diez Canseco (President of Peru, 1863, 1865, and 1868)
  • Francisco Diez Canseco (President of Peru, 1872), brother of Pres. Pedro Diez Canseco
    • Manuel Yrigoyen Diez Canseco (Mayor of Lima 1919–20), grandnephew of Pres. Pedro Diez Canseco and Pres. Francisco Diez Canseco
      • Raul Diez Canseco Terry (First Vice President of Peru; resigned in 2004), great-great-grandnephew of Pres. Pedro Diez Canseco and Pres. Francisco Diez Canseco, first cousins twice removed of Manuel Yrigoyen Diez Canseco
      • Javier Diez Canseco (former congressman), great-great-grandnephew of Pres. Pedro Diez Canseco and Pres. Francisco Diez Canseco, first cousins twice removed of Manuel Yrigoyen Diez Canseco, first cousin of Raul Diez Canseco Terry

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).

Philippines

Pitcairn Islands

The Christian family

  • Fletcher Christian – founding "chief" (1789–93)
    • Steve Christian – Mayor (1999–2004); 7th generation descendant of Fletcher Christian; brother of Brenda Christian.
    • Brenda Christian – Mayor (2004); 7th generation descendant of Fletcher Christian; sister of Steve Christian.

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)

The Wojciechowski family

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)

The Vieira da Silva family (father-daughter)

The Cabrita-Vitorino family (husband-wife)

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 Vice President 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)

  • Sergei Glazyev
  • Mikhail Sinelin, Head of the Secretariat of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation
  • Yuliya Glazyeva-Sinelina, prime Russian sociology of religion guru (1972–2013)

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)

The Zyuganov family

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)

Slovenia

The Kardelj-Maček family

  • Edvard Kardelj (1910–1979) Member of Presidency of Yugoslavia (1974–1979), President of the Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia (1963–1967), Deputy Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (1946–1963), Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yugoslavia (1948–1953)
    • Igor Šoltes (1964–, grandson of Edvard Kardelj) President of the Court of Auditors (2004–2013), Member of the European Parliament (2014–2019)
  • Pepca Kardelj (1914–1990, wife of Edvard Kardelj)
  • Ivan Maček – Matija (1908–1993, brother Pepca Kardelj, brother-in-law of Edvard Kardelj) President of the People's Assembly of SR Slovenia (1963–1967), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of SR Slovenia (1945–1953), Member of Federal Yugoslav Government (1953–1963)

The Oman-Podobnik family

  • Ivan Oman (1929–2019) Member of the Presidency of Slovenia (1990–1992), Member of the National Assembly of Slovenia (1992–1996)
    • Marjan Podobnik (1960–, son-in-law of Ivan Oman) Deputy Prime Minister of Slovenia (1996–2000), Member of the National Assembly of Slovenia (1990–1996)
    • Janez Podobnik (1959–, brother of Marjan Podobnik) Speaker of the National Assembly (1996–2000), Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning (2004–2008), Member of the National Assembly (1992–2000), Mayor of idrija (1990–1994), Mayor of Cerkno (1994–1998)

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 Matthews family and the Pandor family

  • ZK Matthews, political activist and educator in South Africa, Motswana ambassador to the United States
  • Joe Matthews, political activist and politician in South Africa, Motswana deputy attorney-general
  • Naledi Pandor, South African political activist and politician, minister of international relations and cooperation, chairperson of the National Council of Provinces

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 1900–05, 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 1973–76 and 1982–88
    • Britta Lejon, Social Democratic cabinet minister 1998–2002, Member of Parliament 2002–06, 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 1944–67, minister of commerce in the wartime government 1944–45.
    • 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 Erbakan family (father-son)

The Erdoğan family (parent-in-law)

The İnönü family (father-son)

The Menderes family (father-son)

The Özal family

The Türkeş family (father-sons)

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–present), Minister of Local Government and Minister of Youth Culture and Sports (1986–89), Chairman of Uganda Debt Network (2007–present)
  • 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 present, formerly FDC Secretary for Mobilization, former EALA MP from 2001 to 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 (great-grandfather, 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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