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Leaders of 20 Richest Countries: 2002

Heads of state and government controlling the world's major economies during this period.

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USA
Elected

George W. Bush

President

Party: Republican

Term: 2001 – 2009

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UK
Elected

Tony Blair

Prime Minister

Party: Labour

Term: 1997 – 2007

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Turkey
Appointed

Ahmet Necdet Sezer

President

Party: Independent

Term: 2000 – 2007

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Spain
Elected

José María Aznar

Prime Minister

Party: PP

Term: 1996 – 2004

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South Korea
Elected

Kim Dae-jung

President

Party: Millennium Democratic

Term: 1998 – 2003

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Saudi Arabia
Hereditary

King Fahd

King

Party: None

Term: 1982 – 2005

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Russia
Elected

Vladimir Putin

President

Party: Independent

Term: 1999 – 2008

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Netherlands
Elected

Wim Kok

Prime Minister

Party: PvdA

Term: 1994 – 2002

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Netherlands
Elected

Jan Peter Balkenende

Prime Minister

Party: CDA

Term: 2002 – 2010

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Mexico
Elected

Vicente Fox

President

Party: PAN

Term: 2000 – 2006

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Japan
Elected

Junichiro Koizumi

Prime Minister

Party: LDP

Term: 2001 – 2006

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Italy
Elected

Silvio Berlusconi

Prime Minister

Party: Forza Italia

Term: 2001 – 2006

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Indonesia
Appointed

Megawati Sukarnoputri

President

Party: PDI-P

Term: 2001 – 2004

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India
Elected

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Prime Minister

Party: BJP

Term: 1998 – 2004

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Germany
Elected

Gerhard Schröder

Chancellor

Party: SPD

Term: 1998 – 2005

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France
Elected

Jacques Chirac

President

Party: RPR/UMP

Term: 1995 – 2007

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China
Party Appointment

Jiang Zemin

General Secretary

Party: CCP

Term: 1989 – 2002

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China
Party Appointment

Hu Jintao

General Secretary

Party: CCP

Term: 2002 – 2012

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Canada
Elected

Jean Chrétien

Prime Minister

Party: Liberal

Term: 1993 – 2003

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Brazil
Elected

F. Henrique Cardoso

President

Party: PSDB

Term: 1995 – 2003

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Australia
Elected

John Howard

Prime Minister

Party: Liberal

Term: 1996 – 2007

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