Many national governments of the 27 member states of the EU are run by socialists and democrats, alone or in coalition with other political parties. Find out more about our leadership, the prime ministers, heads of state, and deputy prime ministers from the PES political family.
PES Leadership
Heads of state and government
Deputy prime ministers
Leaders of PES member parties
![Andreas Babler](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Andreas-Babler-450x479.jpg)
Andreas Babler
Leader of SPÖ Austria
![Kornelia Ninova](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Korneliya-Ninova-450x502.jpg)
Kornelia Ninova
Leader of BSP Bugaria.
![Olivier Faure](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Olivier-Faure-450x539.jpg)
Olivier Faure
Leader of Socialist Party France.
![Imre Komjathi](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/imre-komjathi-450x446.jpg)
Imre Komjathi
Co-leader of MSZP Hungary
![Elly Schlein](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Elly-Schlein.jpg)
Elly Schlein
Leader of PD Italy
![Nils Ušakovs](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Nils-Usakovs.png)
Nils Ušakovs
Leader of Saskana Latvia
![Pedro Nuno Santos](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Pedro-Nuno-Santos-450x450.jpeg)
Pedro Nuno Santos
Leader of PS Portugal
![Robert Fico](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Robert-Fico-450x450.jpg)
Robert Fico
Leader of SMER Slovakia.
![Matjaž Han](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Matjaz-Han-450x432.jpg)
Matjaž Han
Leader of SD Slovenia
![Georgi Anastasov](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Georgi-Anastasov.jpg)
Georgi Anastasov
Leader of pBS Bulgaria
![Kristrún Frostadóttir](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/mynd-kristrun-frosta-450x486.png)
Kristrún Frostadóttir
Leader of Samfylkingin Iceland
![Ion Sula](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Ion-Sula-450x501.png)
Ion Sula
Leader of PSDE Moldova
![Rasko Konjevic](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Rasko-Konjevic-450x491.jpg)
Rasko Konjevic
Leader of SDP Montenegro
![Danijel Zivkovic](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Danijel-Zivkovic.jpg)
Danijel Zivkovic
Leader of Demokratska Partija Socijalista Crne Gore
![Zoran Lutovac](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Zoran-Lutovac.jpg)
Zoran Lutovac
Leader of DS Serbia.
![Özgür Özel](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Ozgur-Ozel-450x404.jpg)
Özgür Özel
Leader of CHP Turkey
![Tulay Hatımoğulları Oruç](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Tulay_Hatimogullari_Oruc-1-450x453.jpg)
Tulay Hatımoğulları Oruç
Co-leader of DEM Turkey
![Tuncer Bakırhan](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Tuncer_Bakirhan-1-450x474.jpg)
Tuncer Bakırhan
Co-leader of DEM Turkey
![Ihar Barysau](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Ihar-Barysau-450x395.jpg)
Ihar Barysau
Leader of BSDP Belarus
![Mikola Statkevich](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Mikalai_Statkevich--450x494.jpg)
Mikola Statkevich
Leader of Belarusian Social Democratic Party – People’s Assembly, Belarus
![Nitzan Horowitz](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Nitzan-Horowitz.webp)
Nitzan Horowitz
Leader of Meretz Isreal.
![Merav Michaeli](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Merav-Michaeli-450x523.jpg)
Merav Micheli
Leader of Avoda Israel.
![Janis Dinevics](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Janis_Dinevics-450x464.jpg)
Jānis Dinevičs
Leader of LSDSP Latvia.
![Driss Lachgar](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Driss-Lachguar-450x466.jpg)
Driss Lachgar
Leader of USFP Morocco.
![Mahmoud Abbas](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Mahmoud-Abbas-450x607.jpg)
Mahmoud Abbas
Leader of Fatah.
![Gerardo Giovagnoli](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Gerardo-Giovagnoli-450x451.jpg)
Gerardo Giovagnoli
Leader of PSD San Marino.
![Khalil Al-Zawiya](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Khalil-Al-Zawiya-450x450.png)
Khalil Zaouia
Leader of ETTAKATOL Tunisia