List of Princeton University people (government)
Politics and government -- Heads of state and government
Table:
Name

Affiliation

Notability

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Fakhruddin Ahmed

PhD 1975

Chief Advisor of the caretaker government (interim prime minister) of Bangladesh, 2007–09. Governor of Bangladesh Bank, 2001–05.

[1][2][3][4]

Chung Un-chan

PhD 1978

Prime Minister of South Korea, 2009–10.

[5][6]

Grover Cleveland

F 1899–1908, T 1901–08

22nd and 24th President of the United States, 1885–89, 1893–97. Governor of New York, 1883–85.

[7]

John F. Kennedy

Att 1935

35th President of the United States, 1961–63. U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1953–60. U.S. Navy officer during World War II.

[8][9]

James Madison

B 1771, Princeton's first GS

Fourth President of the United States, 1809–17. Secretary of State, 1801–09. "Father of the U.S. Constitution".

[10][11]

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski

MPA 1961

66th President of Peru, 2016-2018. Prime Minister of Peru, 2005–06. Deputy Director-General of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru, 1967–69. Minister of Energy and Mines, 1980–82. Minister of Economy and Finance, 2001–02, 2004–05.

[12][13]

Syngman Rhee

PhD 1910

First President of South Korea, 1948–60.

[14]

Idrissa Seck

Att

Prime Minister of Senegal, 2002–04.

[15][16]

Woodrow Wilson

B 1879, Pres 1902–10

28th President of the United States, 1913–21. Governor of New Jersey, 1911–13.

[17]

Paul van Zeeland

PhD 1921

Prime minister of Belgium, 1936–37.

[18]

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Fakhruddin Ahmed ( born 1 May 1940 ) is a Bangladeshi economist , civil servant , and a former governor of the Bangladesh Bank , the country 's central bank . On 12 January 2007 , he was appointed as the Chief Adviser ( Head of the Government ) of the non-party interim caretaker government of Bangladesh , amidst Bangladeshi political crisis in 2006 . He continued in that post for nearly two years , a longer than usual time , but new elections were held in 29 December 2008 , and the Awami League assumed power based on its majority .
The Chief Adviser was the head of the Caretaker Government of the People 's Republic of Bangladesh who served as the Head of Government for 90 days during transition between one elected government to another during the term of the caretaker government . The Caretaker Government was mandated only to hold the Parliamentary Elections in Bangladesh . The Chief Adviser headed an Advisory Committee comprising ten Advisers . With powers roughly equivalent to those of the Prime Minister of an elected government , his executive power was constrained with certain constitutional limitations . He , as well as the other advisers , were selected from politically neutral individuals so as to be acceptable to all major political parties .
The Caretaker Government of Bangladesh ( Bengali : বাংলাদেশের তত্ত্বাবধায়ক সরকার ) was a form of government in which Bangladesh used to be ruled by a selected government for an interim period during the transition from one elected government to another , after the completion of tenure of the former , during the period between 1996 and 2008 . The outgoing elected government used to hand over its power to the nonelected nonpartisan caretaker government ( CTG ) . Top members of the caretaker government did not represent any political party ; nor were they allowed to contest the elections . The main objective of the caretaker government was to create a level playing field environment in which an election could be held in a free and fair manner without any political influence by the outgoing government . It was not empowered to take any policy decisions unless it was necessary . The head of the caretaker government was called the Chief Adviser ( in place of Prime Minister of Bangladesh ) and was selected by the President of Bangladesh . The Chief Adviser selected the other advisers . The top positions of the administration were generally distributed among the advisers . The Chief Adviser and the other advisers were committed for their activities to the President of Bangladesh .
Bangladesh Bank ( Bengali : বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক ) is the central bank of Bangladesh and is a member of the Asian Clearing Union . The bank is active in developing green banking and financial inclusion policy and is an important member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion . Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit ( BFIU ) , a department of Bangladesh Bank , has got the membership of Egmont Group . Bangladesh Bank is the first central bank in the world to introduce a dedicated hotline ( 16236 ) for the general populace to complain any banking related problem . Moreover , the organisation is the first central bank in the world to issue a Green Banking Policy . To acknowledge this contribution , then-governor Dr. Atiur Rahman was given the title 'Green Governor ' at the 2012 United Nations Climate Change Conference , held at the Qatar National Convention Centre in Doha . But after the death now on his remark led is on MD Unus Ali 2nd Officer Of Bangladesh Bank .
Chung Un-chan ( born March 21 , 1947 in Gongju , South Chungcheong Province , South Korea ) was the Prime Minister of South Korea ( 2009-2010 ) . He was a professor of Seoul National University from 1978 to 2009 , serving as the president of the university from July 2002 to July 2006 until he was designated to the Prime Minister . He acquired his M.S . From Miami University , and his Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University .
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea ( Korean : 국무총리 ; Hanja : 國務總理 ; RR : Gungmuchongni ) ( informally referred to as PMOTROK or PMOSK ) is the de jure head of government of South Korea who is appointed by the President of South Korea , with the National Assembly 's approval . The officeholder is not required to be a member of the National Assembly . The Prime Minister serves in a role similar to that of a vice president .
Stephen Grover Cleveland ( March 18 , 1837 - June 24 , 1908 ) was an American politician and lawyer who was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States , the only president in American history to serve two non-consecutive terms in office ( 1885-1889 and 1893-1897 ) . [ b ] He won the popular vote for three presidential elections - in 1884 , 1888 , and 1892 - and was one of two Democrats ( with Woodrow Wilson ) to be elected president during the era of Republican political domination dating from 1861 to 1933 . Born to a Presbyterian minister , Cleveland grew up in upstate New York . In 1881 , he was elected Mayor of Buffalo and later , governor of New York . Cleveland was the leader of the pro-business Bourbon Democrats who opposed high tariffs ; Free Silver ; inflation ; imperialism ; and subsidies to business , farmers , or veterans . His crusade for political reform and fiscal conservatism made him an icon for American conservatives of the era . Cleveland won praise for his honesty , self-reliance , integrity , and commitment to the principles of classical liberalism . He fought political corruption , patronage , and bossism . As a reformer , Cleveland had such prestige that the like-minded wing of the Republican Party , called Mugwumps , largely bolted the GOP presidential ticket and swung to his support in the 1884 election . As his second administration began , disaster hit the nation when the Panic of 1893 produced a severe national depression , which Cleveland was unable to reverse . It ruined his Democratic Party , opening the way for a Republican landslide in 1894 and for the agrarian and silverite seizure of the Democratic Party in 1896 . The result was a political realignment that ended the Third Party System and launched the Fourth Party System and the Progressive Era .
The Governor of New York is the head of government of the U.S. state of New York . The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York 's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state 's military and naval forces . The current governor is Andrew Cuomo , a Democrat , who took office on January 1 , 2011 .
John Fitzgerald Kennedy ( May 29 , 1917 - November 22 , 1963 ) , often referred to by the initials JFK and Jack , was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963 . Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War , and the majority of his work as president concerned relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba . A Democrat , Kennedy represented Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate prior to becoming president . Kennedy was born into a wealthy , political family in Brookline , Massachusetts . He graduated from Harvard University in 1940 , before joining the U.S . Naval Reserve the following year . During World War II , he commanded a series of PT boats in the Pacific theater and earned the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his service . After the war , Kennedy represented the Massachusetts 's 11th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1953 . He was subsequently elected to the U.S. Senate and served as the junior Senator from Massachusetts from 1953 to 1960 . While in the Senate , Kennedy published his book Profiles in Courage , which won a Pulitzer Prize . In the 1960 presidential election , he narrowly defeated Republican opponent Richard Nixon , who was the incumbent vice president . Kennedy 's administration included high tensions with communist states in the Cold War .
Massachusetts ( /ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsɪts/ ( listen ) , /-zɪts/ ) , officially known as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts , is the most populous state in the New England region of the northeastern United States . It borders on the Atlantic Ocean to the east , the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south , New Hampshire and Vermont to the north , and New York to the west . The capital of Massachusetts is Boston , which is also the most populous city in New England . It is home to the Greater Boston metropolitan area , a region influential upon American history , academia , and industry . Originally dependent on agriculture , fishing and trade , Massachusetts was transformed into a manufacturing center during the Industrial Revolution . During the 20th century , Massachusetts 's economy shifted from manufacturing to services . Modern Massachusetts is a global leader in biotechnology , engineering , higher education , finance , and maritime trade . Plymouth was the site of the second colony in New England after Popham Colony in 1607 in what is now Maine . Plymouth was founded in 1620 by the Pilgrims , passengers of the Mayflower . In 1692 , the town of Salem and surrounding areas experienced one of America 's most infamous cases of mass hysteria , the Salem witch trials . In 1777 , General Henry Knox founded the Springfield Armory , which during the Industrial Revolution catalyzed numerous important technological advances , including interchangeable parts . In 1786 , Shays ' Rebellion , a populist revolt led by disaffected American Revolutionary War veterans , influenced the United States Constitutional Convention .
The United States Navy ( USN ) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States . It is the largest and most capable navy in the world and it has been estimated that in terms of tonnage of its active battle fleet alone , it is larger than the next 13 navies combined , which includes 11 U.S. allies or partner nations . It has the highest combined battle fleet tonnage and the world 's largest aircraft carrier fleet , with eleven in service , two new carriers under construction , and five other carriers planned . With 336,978 personnel on active duty and 101,583 in the Ready Reserve , the U.S. Navy is the third largest of the U.S. military service branches in terms of personnel . It has 290 deployable combat vessels and more than 3,700 operational aircraft as of June 2019 [ update ] , making it the third-largest air force in the world , after the United States Air Force and the United States Army . The U.S. Navy traces its origins to the Continental Navy , which was established during the American Revolutionary War and was effectively disbanded as a separate entity shortly thereafter . After suffering significant loss of goods and personnel at the hands of the Barbary pirates from Algiers , the U.S. Congress passed the Naval Act of 1794 for the construction of six heavy frigates , the first ships of the U.S. Navy . The U.S. Navy played a major role in the American Civil War by blockading the Confederacy and seizing control of its rivers . It played the central role in the World War II defeat of Imperial Japan . The U.S. Navy emerged from World War II as the most powerful navy in the world . The 21st century U.S. Navy maintains a sizable global presence , deploying in strength in such areas as the Western Pacific , the Mediterranean , and the Indian Ocean . It is a blue-water navy with the ability to project force onto the littoral regions of the world , engage in forward deployments during peacetime and rapidly respond to regional crises , making it a frequent actor in U.S. foreign and military policy .
World War II ( often abbreviated to WWII or WW2 ) , also known as the Second World War , was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945 . The vast majority of the world 's countries - including all the great powers - eventually formed two opposing military alliances : the Allies and the Axis . A state of total war emerged , directly involving more than 100 million people from more than 30 countries . The major participants threw their entire economic , industrial , and scientific capabilities behind the war effort , blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources . World War II was the deadliest conflict in human history , marked by 70 to 85 million fatalities , most of whom were civilians in the Soviet Union and China . It included massacres , the genocide of the Holocaust , strategic bombing , premeditated death from starvation and disease , and the only use of nuclear weapons in war . Japan , which aimed to dominate Asia and the Pacific , was at war with China by 1937 , [ b ] though neither side had declared war on the other . World War II is generally said to have begun on 1 September 1939 , with the invasion of Poland by Germany and subsequent declarations of war on Germany by France and the United Kingdom . From late 1939 to early 1941 , in a series of campaigns and treaties , Germany conquered or controlled much of continental Europe , and formed the Axis alliance with Italy and Japan . Under the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact of August 1939 , Germany and the Soviet Union partitioned and annexed territories of their European neighbours , Poland , Finland , Romania and the Baltic states . Following the onset of campaigns in North Africa and East Africa , and the Fall of France in mid 1940 , the war continued primarily between the European Axis powers and the British Empire . War in the Balkans , the aerial Battle of Britain , the Blitz , and the long Battle of the Atlantic followed .
James Madison Jr. ( March 16 , 1751 [ b ] - June 28 , 1836 ) was an American statesman , lawyer , diplomat , philosopher and Founding Father who served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817 . He is hailed as the Father of the Constitution for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the Constitution of the United States and the United States Bill of Rights . He co-wrote The Federalist Papers , co-founded the Democratic-Republican Party , and served as the fifth United States secretary of State from 1801 to 1809 . Born into a prominent Virginia planter family , Madison served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates and the Continental Congress during and after the American Revolutionary War . He became dissatisfied with the weak national government established by the Articles of Confederation and helped organize the Constitutional Convention , which produced a new constitution to supplant the Articles of Confederation . Madison 's Virginia Plan served as the basis for the Constitutional Convention 's deliberations , and he was one of the most influential individuals at the convention . Madison became one of the leaders in the movement to ratify the Constitution , and he joined with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay in writing The Federalist Papers , a series of pro-ratification essays that was one of the most influential works of political science in American history . After the ratification of the Constitution , Madison emerged as an important leader in the United States House of Representatives and served as a close adviser to President George Washington . He was the main force behind the ratification of the United States Bill of Rights , which enshrines guarantees of personal freedoms and rights within the Constitution . During the early 1790s , Madison came to oppose the economic program and accompanying centralization of power favored by Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton . Along with Thomas Jefferson , Madison organized the Democratic-Republican Party , which was , alongside Hamilton 's Federalist Party , one of the nation 's first major political parties . After Jefferson won the 1800 presidential election , Madison served as secretary of State from 1801 to 1809 .
The secretary of state is a senior official of the federal government of the United States of America and the head of the United States Department of State . The secretary of state 's duties are principally concerned with foreign policy , and he or she is considered to be the U.S. government 's minister of foreign affairs . The secretary of state is nominated by the president of the United States and , following a confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations , is confirmed by the United States Senate . The secretary of state , along with the secretary of the treasury , secretary of defense , and attorney general , are generally regarded as the four most important Cabinet members because of the importance of their respective departments . Secretary of State is a Level I position in the Executive Schedule and thus earns the salary prescribed for that level ( currently US $ 210,700 ) . The current secretary of state is Mike Pompeo , who has served as Secretary of State in the administration of President Donald Trump since early 2018 .
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America . The Constitution , originally comprising seven articles , delineates the national frame of government . Its first three articles embody the doctrine of the separation of powers , whereby the federal government is divided into three branches : the legislative , consisting of the bicameral Congress ( Article One ) ; the executive , consisting of the president ( Article Two ) ; and the judicial , consisting of the Supreme Court and other federal courts ( Article Three ) . Articles Four , Five and Six embody concepts of federalism , describing the rights and responsibilities of state governments , the states in relationship to the federal government , and the shared process of constitutional amendment . Article Seven establishes the procedure subsequently used by the thirteen States to ratify it . It is regarded as the oldest written and codified national constitution in force . Since the Constitution came into force in 1789 , it has been amended 27 times , including one amendment that repealed a previous one , in order to meet the needs of a nation that has profoundly changed since the eighteenth century . In general , the first ten amendments , known collectively as the Bill of Rights , offer specific protections of individual liberty and justice and place restrictions on the powers of government . The majority of the seventeen later amendments expand individual civil rights protections . Others address issues related to federal authority or modify government processes and procedures . Amendments to the United States Constitution , unlike ones made to many constitutions worldwide , are appended to the document . All four pages of the original U.S. Constitution are written on parchment .
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Godard ( Spanish : [ ˈpeðɾo ˈpaβlo kuˈtʃinski ɣoˈðarð ] ; [ a ] born 3 October 1938 ) , better known simply as PPK ( Spanish : [ pepeˈka ] ) , is a Peruvian economist , politician and public administrator who served as the 66th President of Peru from 2016 to 2018 . He was previously the Prime Minister of Peru from 2005 to 2006 . His administration ended on 23 March 2018 , following his address to the nation two days earlier , announcing his resignation . Since 10 April 2019 he has been in pretrial detention , due to an ongoing investigation on corruption , money laundering , and connections to Odebrecht , a public works company accused of paying bribes . Kuczynski was born in the Miraflores District of Lima to a German Jewish father and a Swiss mother of French descent . Kuczynski 's parents fled from Germany after the Nazis came to power . Kuczynski worked in the United States before entering Peruvian politics . He held positions at both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund before being designated as the general manager of Peru 's Central Reserve Bank . He later served as Minister of Energy and Mines in the early 1980s under President Fernando Belaúnde Terry , and as Minister of Economy and Finance and Prime Minister under President Alejandro Toledo in the 2000s . Kuczynski was a presidential candidate in the 2011 presidential election , placing third . His opponents Ollanta Humala and Keiko Fujimori went on to the 5 June 2011 runoff election , in which Humala was elected . Kuczynski went on to stand in the 2016 election , where he narrowly defeated Fujimori in the second round .
The President of Peru ( Spanish : Presidente del Perú ) , officially called the President of the Republic of Peru ( Spanish : Presidente de la República del Perú ) , is the head of state and head of government of Peru and represents the republic in official international matters . The president personifies the Republic of Peru , is the head of executive power , and is the supreme head of the Armed Forces and Police of Peru . His position corresponds to the highest magistracy in the country and to the highest ranking public official . Presidents de facto who assumed power through political coups are also included in this list . The presidency of Peru can be held for a period of 5 years without immediate re-election . After a constitutional period , the president is allowed to be re-elected . A presidential inauguration is held every five years on July 28 , in the Congress of Peru . The last directly elected President of Peru was Pedro Pablo Kuczynski , from 28 July 2016 to 21 March 2018 , when he resigned from office . Following the traditional constitutional succession , First Vice President Martín Vizcarra , former governor of Moquegua , Minister of Transportation , and Ambassador to Canada , succeeded him in office as the 67th President of Peru , on 23 March 2018 . There have also been a number of false presidents . On both accounts of the dissolution of Congress , in April 1992 and September 2019 by Alberto Fujimori and Martin Vizcarra respectively , Congress swore in vice presidents as the de facto president . It corresponds , as a generic mandate , to direct the general policy of the government and the administration of the State .
The President of the Council of Ministers of Peru , informally called Premier ( form of address ) or Prime Minister , heads the Council of Ministers , and is appointed by the president ( pending ratification by Congress as with all members of the Council ) . The prime minister of Peru is , however , not the head of government , since in Peru the president is the one who serves as the actual head of government . Peru is one of the few countries in Latin America ( others are Argentina , Belize , Cuba and Haiti ) where the position of prime minister currently exists . The current spot for Prime Minister has been filled by Vicente Zeballos following the resignation of the 151st prime minister , César Villanueva , who took office on 2 April 2018 .
The Central Reserve Bank of Peru ( Spanish : Banco Central de Reserva del Perú ; BCRP ) is the Peruvian central bank . It mints and issues metal and paper money , the sol .
The Ministry of Energy and Mines of Peru ( Spanish : Ministerio de Energía y Minas de Perú , MINEM ) , is an entity of the Peruvian government responsible for managing the energy and mining sectors of Peru . Additionally , it is charged with overseeing the equal distribution of energy throughout the country . The current minister is Francisco Ísmodes .
The Ministry of Economy and Finance of Peru is the entity in charge of the planning and execution of the economic policies of the Peruvian Government with the goal of optimizing the economic and financial activities of the state , establish macroeconomic activity , and achieve the sustainable growth of the nation 's economy . Its headquarters is located in Lima . The current Minister of Economy and Finance is Carlos Oliva Neyra .
Syngman Rhee ( Korean : 이승만 , pronounced [ i.sɯŋ.man ] [ note 1 ] ; 26 March 1875 - 19 July 1965 ) was a South Korean politician who served as the first president of South Korea from 1948 to 1960 . Rhee was the first and the last president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea from 1919 to 1925 and 1947 to 1948 , and was elected President of South Korea in the 1948 presidential election . Rhee oversaw the transfer of power from the United States Army Military Government in Korea to the Government of South Korea and the establishment of the First Republic of Korea . Rhee adopted a strongly anti-communist and pro-American stance , and led South Korea through the Korean War from 1950 to 1953 . He obtained a Bachelor of Arts from George Washington University in 1907 , and a Master of Arts from Harvard University in 1908 . In 1910 , he obtained a Ph.D. from Princeton University .
The President of the Republic of Korea ( Korean : 대한민국 대통령 ; Hanja : 大韓民國 大統領 ; RR : Daehan Minguk Daetongnyeong ; informally referred to as POTROK or POSK ) is the chief executive of South Korea as the head of state and head of government , as well as the commander-in-chief of the South Korean Armed Forces . The Constitution and the amended Presidential Election Act of 1987 provide for election of the president by direct , secret ballot , ending sixteen years of indirect presidential elections under the preceding two governments . The president is directly elected to a five-year term , with no possibility of re-election . If a presidential vacancy should occur , a successor must be elected within sixty days , during which time presidential duties are to be performed by the prime minister or other senior cabinet members in the order of priority as determined by law . While in office , the chief executive lives in Cheong Wa Dae ( the Blue House ) , and is exempt from criminal liability ( except for insurrection or treason ) . Moon Jae-in , former human rights lawyer and chief of staff to then-President Roh Moo-hyun , assumed post of President of South Korea on 10 May 2017 immediately upon being elected with a plurality of 41.1% , in contrast to 24.0% and 21.4% won by his major opponents , conservative Hong Joon-pyo and centrist Ahn Cheol-soo , respectively .
Idrissa Seck ( born August 9 , 1960 ) is a Senegalese politician who was Prime Minister of Senegal from November 2002 to July 2004 . He was a leading member of the Senegalese Democratic Party ( PDS ) and was considered a protégé of President Abdoulaye Wade , but he subsequently went into opposition and was a candidate in the February 2007 presidential election , taking second place with about 15% of the vote .
The Prime Minister of Senegal was the head of government of Senegal . The Prime Minister was appointed by the President of Senegal , who is directly elected for a seven-year term . The Prime Minister , in turn , appointed the Senegalese cabinet , after consultation with the President . On 14 May 2019 , the post was abolished . The following is a list of Prime Ministers of Senegal , since the country gained independence from France in 1960 .
Thomas Woodrow Wilson ( December 28 , 1856 - February 3 , 1924 ) was an American politician , lawyer , and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921 . A member of the Democratic Party , Wilson served as the president of Princeton University and as the 34th governor of New Jersey before winning the 1912 presidential election . As president , he oversaw the passage of progressive legislative policies unparalleled until the New Deal in 1933 . He also led the United States into World War I in 1917 , establishing an activist foreign policy known as Wilsonianism . He was the leading architect of the League of Nations . Wilson spent his early years in the American South ( mainly in Augusta , Georgia ) during the Civil War and Reconstruction . After earning a Ph.D. in political science from Johns Hopkins University , Wilson taught at various schools before becoming the president of Princeton University . As governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913 , Wilson broke with party bosses and won the passage of several progressive reforms . His success in New Jersey gave him a national reputation as a progressive reformer , and he won the presidential nomination at the 1912 Democratic National Convention . Wilson defeated incumbent Republican President William Howard Taft and Progressive Party nominee Theodore Roosevelt to win the 1912 presidential election , becoming the first Southerner to be elected president since the American Civil War . During his first term , Wilson presided over the passage of his progressive New Freedom domestic agenda . His first major priority was the passage of the Revenue Act of 1913 , which lowered tariffs and implemented a federal income tax .
The Governor of the State of New Jersey is head of the executive branch of New Jersey 's state government . The office of governor is an elected position , for which elected officials serve four-year terms . Governors can not be elected to more than two consecutive terms , but there is no limit on the total number of terms they may serve . The official residence for the governor is Drumthwacket , a mansion located in Princeton , New Jersey ; the office of the governor is at the New Jersey State House in Trenton . The first Governor of New Jersey was William Livingston , who served from August 31 , 1776 , to July 25 , 1790 . The current governor is Phil Murphy , a Democrat who assumed office on January 16 , 2018 .
Paul Guillaume , Viscount van Zeeland ( 11 November 1893 - 22 September 1973 ) was a Belgian lawyer , economist , Catholic politician , and statesman born in Soignies . Van Zeeland was a professor of law and later director of the Institute of Economic Science at the Catholic University of Leuven ( Leuven ) , and vice-governor of the National Bank of Belgium . In March 1935 , he became the prime minister of a government of national unity ( a coalition comprising the three major parties : Catholics , Liberals and Socialists ) . Given decree powers , he was able to abate the economic crisis the country was going through , by devaluing the currency and resorting to expansive budgetary policies . Van Zeeland 's government resigned in the spring of 1936 due to the agitation of Rexism ( a Belgian fascist party ) , but he was able to start a new term ( June 1936 - November 1937 ) . After proclaiming martial law , the government was able to suppress the Rexists . The second Van Zeeland government carried through a progressive social reform programme , introducing the 40 h working week and measures against unemployment , which helped to ease the political tensions . Also during his second term , Belgium gave up its military alliance with France and reverted to its traditional neutrality policy , now dubbed policy of independence . In 1939 , Van Zeeland became president of the Committee on Refugees , established in London , and was made High Commissioner for the repatriation of displaced Belgians in 1944 . In 1946 , he was one of the founders of the European League for Economic Cooperation . After the war , he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in several Catholic governments between 1949 and 1954 and as economic advisor to the Belgian government and to the council of ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation . He was Honorary Secretary General of the Steering Committee of the Bilderberg Group .