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A Lawyer-National Leader, in its widest sense, refers to a legal practitioner who became the head of state or head of government (e.g. king, president, prime minister, premier, chancellor or governor). There are many well-known national leaders who practiced law before they rose to a position of power, including the following individuals (by country):

Australia

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India

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Italy

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Japan

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France

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Malaysia

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Tunku Abdul Rahman, 1st Prime Minister (1957~1970) Abdul Razak, 2nd Prime Minister (1970~1976) Hussein Onn, 3rd Prime Minister (1976~1981)

New Zealand

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Philippines

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Ferdinand Marcos, 10th President (1965~1986)

Poland

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Singapore

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Lee Kuan Yew, 1st Prime Minister (1959~1990)

Spain

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Taiwan

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Turkey

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Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President

United Kingdom

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United States

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Barak Obama Bill Clinton, 42nd President (1993~2001)


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