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Politicians connected to Liberalism through party membership in the PoliticaHub knowledge graph.
Former Vice President of the United States and Democratic nominee in the 2000 presidential election.
American Democratic politician and progressive activist who became the youngest woman elected to Congress in 2018. She represents New York's 14th district and is a prominent voice for the Democratic left.
44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. Former U.S. senator from Illinois and leader of the Democratic Party.
Independent U.S. senator from Vermont and prominent democratic socialist figure in American politics.
42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Democratic centrist who presided over economic expansion and survived impeachment.
Premier of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since 2024. Former chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party. Appointed by President Lai Ching-te.
Leader of the Free Democratic Party (FDP). Served as Finance Minister 2021-2024 until the FDP was dismissed from the coalition, triggering the 2025 snap election.
Leader of the Liberal Democrats since 2020. Veteran British liberal politician and a prominent figure in the 2024 general election campaign.
American law professor and Democratic senator from Massachusetts. She ran for president in 2020 and is a leading progressive voice on economic regulation, banking reform, and healthcare.
President of France since 2017. Former investment banker who founded the centrist party Renaissance.
President of Brazil 1995-2003. PSDB economist who stabilized the economy with the Real Plan and oversaw a peaceful democratic transition.
Thirty-second President of the United States (1882–1945) who led the country through the Great Depression and World War II. His New Deal programs transformed the role of the federal government in American life, and he remains the only president elected to four terms.
American Democratic politician and Governor of California since 2019. A former Mayor of San Francisco, he is widely seen as a likely future Democratic presidential candidate.
1972 Democratic presidential nominee and anti-war senator from South Dakota. Lost to Nixon in one of the largest Electoral College defeats in history.
Colombian politician and founder of the Cambio Radical party. Former Vice President of Colombia under Juan Manuel Santos (2014–2018) and a perennial presidential aspirant who positions himself as a pragmatic centre-right technocrat.
American Democratic politician who became House Minority Leader in 2023, the first Black American to lead a party in Congress. He represents New York's 8th congressional district.
Thirty-third President of the United States (1884–1972) who made the decision to use atomic bombs against Japan, oversaw the Marshall Plan, created NATO, and established the Truman Doctrine of containing Soviet expansion. His presidency shaped the architecture of the Cold War and post-war international order.
Former U.S. secretary of state and Democratic presidential nominee in the 2016 election.
Vice President under Lyndon B. Johnson and 1968 Democratic presidential nominee. Champion of civil rights in the Senate.
39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. Former Georgia governor who brokered the Camp David Accords. Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
46th President of the United States (2021-2025). Longest-serving senator from Delaware before the presidency.
Thirty-fifth President of the United States (1917–1963) whose brief presidency was marked by the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Bay of Pigs fiasco, and the early Civil Rights Movement. His assassination in Dallas on 22 November 1963 shocked the world and transformed him into a political myth.
Former U.S. senator, Democratic nominee in the 2004 presidential election, and later secretary of state.
Mexican politician and federal deputy who ran as the Movimiento Ciudadano presidential candidate in 2024. He positioned MC as an independent third force, distinct from both Morena and the traditional opposition, and achieved the party's best-ever presidential result.
Prime Minister of Canada from 2015 to 2025. Longtime leader of the Liberal Party.
49th vice president of the United States and the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee. Harris rose from California prosecution and statewide office into the top tier of national Democratic politics.
President of Taiwan (ROC) since 2024. Former vice president and premier. Member of the Democratic Progressive Party with a reputation for stronger pro-independence positions. Won the 2024 presidential election in a three-way race.
36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969. Assumed the presidency after Kennedy's assassination. Passed landmark civil rights and Great Society legislation but was consumed by the Vietnam War.
Chief Minister of West Bengal and founder of the All India Trinamool Congress. One of the most powerful regional leaders opposing the BJP at the national level.
Prime Minister of Canada since 2025. Former governor of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England.
Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 2010 to 2024. VVD leader and one of Europe's longest-serving premiers.
Governor of Massachusetts and 1988 Democratic presidential nominee defeated by George H.W. Bush.
Swedish politician and leader of the Center Party (Centerpartiet) since 2023. Born in Sweden to Turkish immigrant parents, he represents the party's liberal and pro-market wing. He has steered Center into opposition after the party refused to support the Tidö government.
Democratic congresswoman from California and the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House. Pelosi spent decades at the center of congressional leadership and remains one of the defining figures of modern Democratic politics.
Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2007 to 2015 and Deputy Prime Minister in the 2010-2015 coalition government with the Conservatives.
American politician and former Mayor of South Bend who ran for president in 2020 and served as Transportation Secretary under Biden from 2021 to 2025. The first openly gay Cabinet secretary confirmed by the Senate.
Leader of the Indian National Congress. Member of the Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty.
President of Taiwan from 2016 to 2024. First female president of the ROC. Led Taiwan through a period of rising cross-strait tensions and strengthened ties with the United States and other democracies.
Prime Minister of Sweden since 2022. Leader of the Moderate Party.
Vice President under Jimmy Carter and 1984 Democratic presidential nominee. Lost to Reagan in a historic landslide.
Mexican engineer, businesswoman, and senator who ran as the unified opposition candidate against Claudia Sheinbaum in the 2024 presidential election. Backed by PAN, PRI, and PRD, she lost decisively but remains the most prominent opposition leader in Mexico.
