Yasuhide Nakayama was first elected as a member of the House of Representatives in 2003, and since then has been reelected to the Diet on five occasions as a representative for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
Global Enlightenment Leaders
Zlatko Lagumdžija
Former Prime Minister of Bosnia-Herzegovina, World Leadership Alliance – Club de Madrid (WLA-CdM) Member, Member of the History of AI Board, Representative of Boston Global Forum in the Balkans.
Iain Duncan Smith
Iain Duncan Smith served as leader of the Conservative Party (2001–03) and as work and pensions secretary in the cabinet of the Prime Minister.
Andreas Norlén
Andreas Norlén was elected the Speaker of the Riksdag on 24 September 2018. He was honored with the 2021 World Leader for Peace and Security Award. He demonstrated outstanding competency by coordinating three consecutive government formations in Sweden in a peaceful...
Ursula von der Leyen
President von der Leyen is a tireless advocate for a more united Europe, a Europe that would assume a larger role in international diplomacy and security.
Stavros Lambrinidis
Stavros Lambrinidis is the Ambassador of the European Union to the United States, as of March 1, 2019. From 2012 to February 2019, he served as the European Union Special Representative for Human Rights. In 2011, he was Foreign Affairs Minister of Greece.
Thomas E. Patterson
Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press, Harvard University, Research Director of The Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation, Co-founder of the Boston Global Forum
Taro Kono
Japanese Minister of Defense (9/2019 – 9/2020), Member of the House of Representatives, Japan