List of national power transfers in 2022 explained
The following is a list of power transfers between national heads of state, heads of government, prime ministers, and other equivalent positions in the year 2022. All countries which act as de facto sovereign states, per the criteria at List of sovereign states, are included.
Heads of State
Heads of Government and Prime Ministers
Heads of government that are also heads of state are not included in this list.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: 2021-12-08 . Switzerland: Foreign minister Cassis picked as new president . 2022-12-26 . AP NEWS . en.
- Web site: Who is Paul-Henri Damiba, leader of the Burkina Faso coup? . 2022-12-26 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
- News: 2022-01-27 . Xiomara Castro: Honduras' first female president sworn in . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-12-26.
- Web site: Alen Simonyan assumes the President's duties as Sarkissian's resignation takes effect . 2022-12-26 . Public Radio of Armenia . en-US.
- Web site: 2022-03-11 . Gabriel Boric, 36, sworn in as president to herald new era for Chile . 2022-12-26 . the Guardian . en.
- Web site: Vahagn Khachaturyan to be sworn in as President of Armenia on March 13 . 2022-12-26 . Public Radio of Armenia . en-US.
- Web site: 2022-03-19 . Son succeeds father as Turkmenistan's new president . 2022-12-26 . AP NEWS . en.
- Web site: Eric J. . Lyman . 2022-04-04 . San Marino appoints world's first openly gay head of state . 2022-12-26 . the Guardian . en.
- News: Hubbard . Ben . 2022-04-07 . Yemeni Leader Hands Power to New Body as His Saudi Backers Seek to End War . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-12-26 . 0362-4331.
- Web site: 2022-05-11 . Rodrigo Chaves takes office and promises to "order and rebuild" Costa Rica . 2022-12-26 . Confidencial . es.
- Web site: 2022-03-10 . Katalin Novak becomes Hungary's first female president . 2022-12-26 . euronews . en.
- News: South Korea's new president sworn in, calls on North to denuclearize . en-US . Washington Post . 2022-12-26 . 0190-8286.
- News: 2022-05-14 . UAE strongman Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed named new president . en . Reuters . 2022-12-26.
- News: 2012-09-11 . Hassan Sheikh Mohamud: Who is Somalia's new leader? . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-12-26.
- Web site: Nobel winner Jose Ramos-Horta sworn in as East Timor president . 2022-12-26 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
- Web site: Inauguration of president-elect to be held in South Ossetia . 2022-12-26 . TASS.
- News: 2022-06-30 . Ferdinand Marcos Jr sworn in as Philippines president, replacing Duterte . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-12-26.
- Web site: 2022-07-15 . Sri Lanka's president Gotabaya Rajapaksa officially resigns . 2022-12-26 . the Guardian . en.
- Web site: Bule . Hilaire . Vurobaravu elected new President . 2022-12-26 . Vanuatu Daily Post . 26 July 2022 . en.
- Web site: 2022-07-24 . Albania's newly sworn-in president urges political unity . 2022-12-26 . AP NEWS . en.
- Web site: 2022-07-21 . Ethnic minority woman wins India's presidential election . 2022-12-26 . AP NEWS . en.
- Web site: 2022-08-07 . In historic shift, Gustavo Petro sworn in as Colombia's first leftist president . 2022-12-26 . PBS NewsHour . en-us.
- News: 2022-09-08 . Queen Elizabeth II has died . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-12-26.
- Web site: William Ruto sworn in as Kenya's president after close vote . 2022-12-26 . NBC News . 13 September 2022 . en.
- Web site: 2022-09-29 . Nauru's new President takes oath . 2022-12-26 . RNZ . en-nz.
- News: Mcallister . Edward . 2022-10-04 . Who is Ibrahim Traore, the soldier behind Burkina Faso's latest coup? . en . Reuters . 2022-12-26.
- Web site: 2022-10-03 . San Marino elects its new Heads of State . 2022-12-26 . Consulate of San Marino to the UK . en-GB.
- Web site: Abdul Latif Rashid sworn in as Iraq's new president . 2022-12-26 . Atalayar . 17 October 2022 . en.
- News: Gebeily . Maya . Bassam . Laila . 2022-10-30 . Aoun's presidency ends leaving power vacuum in crisis-hit Lebanon . en . Reuters . 2022-12-26.
- Web site: 2022-11-16 . Newly elected Members of BiH Presidency take the solemn Oath . 2022-12-26 . Sarajevo Times . en-US.
- Web site: Claudia . Rebaza . Tara . John . Stefano . Pozzebon . Hande Atay . Alam . 2022-12-07 . Peru's President impeached and arrested after he attempts to dissolve Congress . 2022-12-26 . CNN . en.
- Web site: Angleški . S. T. A. . 2022-12-22 . Nataša Pirc Musar sworn in as Slovenia's fifth president . 2022-12-26 . Slovenia Times . en-US.
- News: 2022-01-11 . Alikhan Smailov named Kazakhstan's prime minister . en . Reuters . 2022-12-26.
- News: North Macedonia's Kovacevski Approved As New PM . 2022-12-26 . Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty . 17 January 2022 . en.
- Web site: 2022-01-19 . Sudan's Burhan forms caretaker government . 2022-12-26 . Sudan Tribune.
- Web site: 2022-02-06 . Peru's prime minister to step down after allegations of domestic violence . 2022-12-26 . the Guardian . en.
- Web site: AFP-Agence France Presse . C.Africa Appoints New PM To Head Same Cabinet . 2022-12-26 . www.barrons.com . en-US.
- Web site: Peruvian president swears in 4th Cabinet in 6 months – DW – 02/09/2022 . 2022-12-26 . dw.com . en.
- Web site: Burkina Faso military names interim prime minister . 2022-12-26 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
- News: 2022-03-04 . Mozambique president names new premier and finance minister . en . Reuters . 2022-12-26.
- Web site: Zaman . Q. . Shehbaz Sharif elected as Pakistan's new prime minister . 2022-12-26 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
- News: Montenegro Elects New Minority Government That Aims To Speed Up EU Membership Process . 2022-12-26 . RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty . en.
- Web site: KKTC'de UBP-DP-YDP koalisyon hükümeti kuruldu . 2022-12-26 . www.cumhuriyet.com.tr . 5 December 2022 . tr.
- News: 2022-05-12 . Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lankan prime minister - sources . en . Reuters . 2022-12-26.
- Web site: 2022-05-16 . Macron appoints Labor Minister Elisabeth Borne as his prime minister . 2022-12-26 . POLITICO . en-US.
- Web site: 2022-05-21 . Yoon appoints Han as prime minister after parliamentary confirmation . 2022-12-26 . koreatimes . en.
- News: 2022-05-23 . Anthony Albanese: Australia's new PM sworn in ahead of Quad meeting . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-12-26.
- Web site: Maček . Sebastijan R. . 2022-05-26 . Robert Golob elected Slovenia's environmentalist prime minister . 2022-12-26 . www.euractiv.com . en-GB.
- Web site: Necșuțu . Mădălin . 2022-05-27 . Breakaway Moldovan Region of Transnistria Gets New PM . 2022-12-26 . Balkan Insight . en-US.
- Web site: 2022-06-20 . President of South Ossetia has appointed Konstantin Dzhussoev as Prime Minister – the decree . 2022-12-26 . Государственное информационное агентство "Рес" . en.
- Web site: PM-elect Dickon Mitchell to transform Grenada over next 15 years Loop Caribbean News . 2022-12-26 . Loop News . en.
- Web site: Somali parliament approves appointment of Hamza Abdi Barre as PM . 2022-12-26 . ANI News . en.
- Web site: Helen . Regan \first2=Jessie . Yeung . Kathleen . Magramo . 2022-07-01 . John Lee sworn in as new Hong Kong leader . 2022-12-26 . CNN . en.
- Web site: Spiro . Amy . Yair Lapid takes over as Israel's 14th prime minister . 2022-12-26 . www.timesofisrael.com . en-US.
- Web site: Bah . Adama Hawa . 2022-07-16 . Guinée: Bernard Goumou nommé premier ministre par intérim . 2022-12-26 . Guinee360 . fr-FR.
- Web site: Kuwait appoints new prime minister . 2022-12-26 . gulfnews.com . 19 July 2022 . en.
- News: Veteran politician Dinesh Gunawardena appointed Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister . 2022-12-26 . The Times of India . 22 July 2022 . en.
- News: 2022-07-24 . Kuwaiti emir's son named prime minister . en . Reuters . 2022-12-26.
- Web site: Bulgarian caretaker gov't takes office-Xinhua . 2022-12-26 . english.news.cn.
- Web site: Dixon . Loshaun . 2022-08-06 . Dr Terrance Drew Sworn in as fourth PM . 2022-12-26 . The St Kitts Nevis Observer . en-US.
- News: 2022-08-22 . Mali appoints government spokesman Abdoulaye Maiga as interim prime minister . en . Reuters . 2022-12-26.
- News: The Associated Press. 2022-09-06 . Liz Truss is now officially the U.K.'s prime minister after meeting with the queen . en . NPR . 2022-12-26.
- Web site: 2022-09-19 . Hardliner Takes Charge in Burundi Human Rights Watch . 2023-11-24 . en.
- Web site: Senegal's President Appoints Former Economy Minister as PM . 2022-12-26 . VOA . 17 September 2022 . en.
- Web site: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman named PM . 2022-12-26 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
- Web site: Saleh Kebzabo named as Chad's new prime minister – DW – 10/12/2022 . 2022-12-26 . dw.com . en.
- News: 2022-10-18 . Sweden's new PM Kristersson appoints cabinet . en . Reuters . 2022-12-26.
- News: 2022-10-22 . Burkina Faso transitional president names jurist as interim prime minister . en . Reuters . 2022-12-26.
- Web site: Pietromarchi . Virginia . Giorgia Meloni sworn in as Italy's first female prime minister . 2022-12-26 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
- Web site: Rishi Sunak vows to clean up Liz Truss' 'mistakes' as he becomes U.K. PM . 2022-12-26 . NBC News . 25 October 2022 . en.
- Web site: Abdul-Zahra . Qassim . Iraqi parliament approves new government, ending yearlong stalemate . 2022-12-26 . www.timesofisrael.com . en-US.
- Web site: 2022-10-28 . Lesotho's new millionaire prime minister takes office . 2022-12-26 . Africanews . en.
- Web site: Ishmael Kalsakau sworn in as Vanuatu prime minister-Xinhua . 2022-12-26 . english.news.cn.
- Web site: 2022-11-08 . Sao Tome: PM-elect aims for 2/5ths of government composed of women . 2022-12-26 . Lusa.
- News: 2022-11-24 . Anwar Ibrahim sworn in as Malaysian PM after post-election deadlock . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-12-26.
- Web site: 陈柳兵 . Peruvian president names Betssy Chavez as new prime minister . 2022-12-26 . global.chinadaily.com.cn.
- Web site: Peru's new president swears in cabinet-Xinhua . 2022-12-26 . english.news.cn.
- Web site: 2022-12-17 . Leo's back: Varadkar returns as prime minister of Ireland . 2022-12-26 . POLITICO . en-US.
- News: 2022-12-22 . Peru's defense minister named PM in Cabinet shuffle after protests . en . Reuters . 2022-12-26.
- Web site: 2022-12-24 . Fiji parliament confirms Sitiveni Rabuka as prime minister after days of uncertainty . 2022-12-26 . the Guardian . en.
- Web site: Reuters . 2022-12-26 . Nepal's 'fierce' ex-guerrilla chief becomes new prime minister . 2022-12-26 . CNN . en.
- Web site: 2022-12-29 . Israel's Netanyahu back in power with hard-line government . 2023-01-03 . AP NEWS . en.
- Web site: Vientiane Times . 2023-12-21 . www.vientianetimes.org.la.