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Men in Suits: Who are the G8 leaders?France, USA, Russia Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom are represented at the G8 The European Union participates at the Summit and is represented by its President and the leader of the country that holds the presidency of the European Union. This means that this year Tony Blair will be represent both the UK and EU at the G8 Summit. United KingdomTony Blair was first elected to Parliament as MP for Sedgefield in 1983. He had a number of Shadow posts before becoming leader of the Labour Party in 1994. He was first elected as Prime Minister in 1997, and was re-elected in 2001 and 2005.
Read more on the FranceJacques Chirac has been a leading figure in French politics for more than 30 years. He started his career as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in 1972, and was appointed Prime Minister for the first time in 1974. He was elected Mayor of Paris in 1977, and was elected as a member of the European Parliament in 1979. Jacques Chirac was appointed Prime Minister for a second time in 1986. He was elected as President of France in 1995.
Read more on the RussiaVladimir Putin was a member of the KGB in East Germany from 1985-1990. He become Prime Minister of Russia in 1999, Acting President in 2000, and was elected President of Russia in 2001.
Read more on the GermanyGerhard Schröder first entered the German Bundestag in 1980. He was Chairman of the SPD Parliamentary Group in the Landtag of Lower Saxony from 1986-1990, and became Minister-President of Lower Saxony in 1990. From 1994-1998 Gerhard Schröder was Chairman of the Lower Saxony SPD Association. He was elected as Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1998.
Read more on the United StatesGeorge W Bush worked on his father's successful election campaign in 1989, and became a partner of the Texas Rangers in 1994. He became the 46th Governor of the State of Texas in 1995. He was elected as President of the United States in 2001, and was re-elected as President in 2004.
Read more on the JapanJunichiro Koizumi was elected as a member of the Japanese House of Representatives in 1972. He was first appointed as Minister of Health and Welfare in 1988, and was appointed the Minister again in 1996. In 2001, he became President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and was elected as Prime Minister of Japan.
Read more on the ItalySilvio Berlusconi set up a number of commercial television stations in Italy, Germany, France, and Spain in the 1980s. He became Chairman of AC Milan in 1986. He is well known as one of Italy's leading property developers. He first became Prime Minister in 1994. He was re-elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 1999, and was leader of the opposition from 1996-2001. In 2001 he was elected as Prime Minister of Italy for a second time.
Read more on the CanadaPaul Martin was elected to the Canadian Parliament in 1988. He was opposition spokesman on finance and environment for the Liberals from 1991-1993. He became Minister of Finance in 1993. He was elected as Prime Minister of Canada in 2003.
Read more on the European CommissionJose Manuel Barroso was elected as a Member of Parliament in Portugal in 1985. He became a Member of the European Movement in 1991. He was voted Vice-President of the Center Democrats International in 2001, and Vice-President of the European People's Party from 1999-2002. He was elected as Prime Minister of Portugal in 2002. He became President of the European Commission in 2004.
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