Who is he? Chung Hong-won is the new prime minister of the Republic of Korea under the Park Geun-hye administration. Born in Hadong, South Gyeongsang province, he majored in law at Sungkyunkwan University and passed the national bar exam in…
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The Leaderboard: Ambiga Sreenevasan
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Who is she? Ambiga Sreenevasan is the chair of Bersih, a non-government electoral reform group in Malaysia. A lawyer by training, she served as president of the Malaysian Bar Council from 2007 to 2009. Beside electoral reform, she is also…
The Leaderboard: José Serofia Palma
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Who is he? José Serofia Palma is the archbishop of Cebu, an ecclesiastical province of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. Pope Benedict XVI appointed and installed him to his post on January 13, 2011, replacing Ricardo Cardinal Vidal,…
The Leaderboard: Sukhumband Paribatra
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Who is he? Sukhumband Paribatra of the Democrat Party is the current governor of Bangkok, and has held the position since 2009. Sukhumband has had a number of successes, including the extension of the BTS Skytrain and the development of…
The Leaderboard: Agus Martowardojo
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Who is he? Agus Martowardojo has served as Indonesia’s minister of finance since May 2010, succeeding current World Bank managing director Sri Mulyani Indrawati. The reform-minded Martowardojo is known for his strong technical background and fiscal conservatism. He has called…
The Leaderboard: Benigno R. Fitial
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Who is he? Benigno Repeki Fitial is the former governor of the U.S. territory the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Fitial was first elected governor in 2005 and reelected for a second term in 2009. Before his election,…
The Leaderboard: Kim Jang-soo
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Who is he? Kim Jang-soo has been nominated as the chief of the new National Security Office established under Park Geun-hye’s executive office structure in the Cheong Wa Dae, better known as the Blue House. Born in Gwangju, South Korea…
The Leaderboard: Nicola Roxon
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Who is she? Nicola Roxon was the attorney-general of Australia from December 2011 to February 2, 2013, when she announced her resignation. Roxon will complete her term as a member of the Australian House of Representatives, but will not seek…
The Leaderboard: Yun Byung-se
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Who is he? Yun Byung-se has just been nominated as the Foreign Minister under the incoming Park Geun-hye administration. Born in Seoul, South Korea in 1953, Yun is a career diplomat with 32 years of experience. After receiving degrees in…
The Leaderboard: Thein Tun
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Who is he? Thein Tun headed Myanmar’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) from March 30, 2011, until January 16, 2013. He served as deputy minister for the Ministry of Communications, Posts, and Telegraphs and as a major-general under…