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Back to SearchKaja Kallas
As the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas is the bloc's top diplomat. So when EU leaders gathered in Brussels this week to thrash out…
10 months, 1 week ago
Friedrich Merz
He’s the former corporate lawyer, who has a pilot's licence and loves music, but has never before been a government minister.
Friedrich Merz was born …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Mark Rutte
His 14 year-stint at the top of European politics has earned him a distinguished record of domestic and international achievements.
Mark Rutte, born i…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Peter Mandelson
Having helped mastermind Labour's renewal in the 1980s and 1990s, one of British politics best-known figures has just embarked on his latest role.
And…
11 months ago
Alexander Lukashenko
Despite just winning a seventh consecutive presidential term, a look at Alexander Lukashenko’s early life reveals rather humbler origins.
Brought up b…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Poppy Gustafsson
A mathematician and cyber defence expert, Poppy Gustafsson has been handed an integral role within government, as the prime minister attempts to grow…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Claudia Sheinbaum
She is the renowned scientist who studied environmental engineering, and went on to hold the role of mayor of Mexico City during the Coronavirus pand…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Allan Leighton
He's been described as the best connected man in the business world. Allan Leighton’s the arch-moderniser who's led some of the UK's most well-known …
1 year ago
Thomas Tuchel
He’s been described by his new bosses at the Football Association as, "one of the best coaches in the world".
Thomas Tuchel has also earned a reputati…
1 year ago
Ruth Jones
Oh! What’s occurrin'? Good question…
This week’s Profile, with Stephen Smith, is focusing in on a woman born in Bridgend in south Wales, who loved to …
1 year ago