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Political family

January 07, 2023

A political family (also referred to as political dynasty) is a family in which multiple members are involved in politics — particularly electoral politics. Members may be related by blood or marriage; often several generations or multiple siblings may be involved.

Portrait of the Loredan family (1507), by Giovanni Bellini. Leonardo Loredan, 75th Doge of Venice, was a member of the Loredan family, one of Venice's most prominent political dynasties. His four sons, depicted in the painting, also held high political positions in the Republic of Venice.[1]

A royal family or dynasty in a monarchy is generally considered to not be a "political family," although the later descendants of a royal family have played political roles in a republic (such as the Arslan family of Lebanon). A family dictatorship is a form of dictatorship that operates much like an absolute monarchy, yet occurs in a nominally republican state.

United States

Main article: List of United States political families

In the United States, many political families (having at least two generations serving in political office) have arisen since the country's founding.

Presidential

 
Four noted U.S. political families — Adams, Harrison, Roosevelt and Bush — have each had two members that served as President of the United States

Several presidential families produced multiple generations of members who devoted at least part of their working lives to public service.

 
Theodore Roosevelt and family
 
The Kennedys
  • The Lincoln family: Abraham Lincoln, postmaster of New Salem, Illinois (1833), Illinois state House of Representatives (1834–42), U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois (1847–49), 16th U.S. president (1861–65); his cousin-in-law, John Todd Stuart, U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois (1839–43, 1863–65), Illinois state Senate (1848–52); President Lincoln's son, Robert Todd Lincoln, South Chicago Board of Supervisors (1876–77), U.S. secretary of War (1881–85), U.S. minister to Great Britain (1889–93). Note: Abraham Lincoln and Levi Lincoln were fourth cousins; their great-great-grandfathers were brothers. Levi Lincoln served as a Massachusetts state legislator (1797–98), member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1800–01), U.S. attorney general and acting secretary of State in the Jefferson administration, lieutenant governor of Massachusetts (1807–08), and governor of Massachusetts (1808–09).
  • The Taft family: Alphonso Taft, U.S. secretary of War (1876) and U.S. attorney general (1876–77); his sons, Charles Phelps Taft, U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio (1895–97), and William Howard Taft, 27th U.S. president (1909–13) and U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice (1921–30); Charles and William Howard's cousin, Royal C. Taft, governor of Rhode Island (1888–1889); William Howard's sons, Robert A. Taft, U.S. Senate from Ohio (1939–53), and Charles Phelps Taft II, mayor of Cincinnati (1955–57); Robert's son, Robert Taft Jr., U.S. House of Representatives (1963–65, 1967–71) and U.S. Senate (1971–76) from Ohio; Charles II's son, Seth Taft, Cuyahoga County commissioner (1971–78); Robert Jr.'s son, Bob Taft, governor of Ohio (1999–2007).
  • The Roosevelt family: 26th U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt (1901–09) and 32nd U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–45), fifth cousins by blood (their great-great-great-grandfathers were brothers) and uncle-in-law and nephew-in-law by marriage. TR and FDR each served as U.S. assistant secretary of the Navy and as governor of New York before serving as president. FDR's wife and Theodore's niece, Eleanor Roosevelt, served as adviser to the president (1933–45), chair of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (1946–52), chair of the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women (1961–62). TR's descendants: His son, Theodore Roosevelt Jr., governor of Puerto Rico (1929–32) and the Philippines (1932–33); Theodore Jr.'s son, Theodore Roosevelt III, Pennsylvania secretary of Commerce (1949–51). FDR and Eleanor's sons: Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr., U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1949–55), U.S. undersecretary of Commerce (1963–65); James Roosevelt, secretary to the President (1937–38), chairman of the California Democratic Party (1946–48), U.S. House of Representatives from California (1955–65); Elliott Roosevelt, mayor of Miami Beach, Florida (1965–67); James's sons, James Roosevelt, co-chair of the Rules and Bylaws Committee of the Democratic National Committee (1995 -), and Hall Delano Roosevelt, Long Beach, California, City Council (1996–2000).
  • The Kennedy family: Patrick Joseph Kennedy, Massachusetts state legislator (1884–95); his son, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., chair of the U.S. Maritime Commission (1934–35) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (1937–38), and U.S. ambassador to Great Britain (1938–40. Joseph and Rose Kennedy's children included John F. Kennedy, 35th U.S. president (1961–63), U.S. House of Representatives (1947–53) and U.S. Senate (1953–61) from Massachusetts; Robert F. Kennedy, U.S. attorney general (1961–64) and U.S. Senate from New York (1965–68); Ted Kennedy, U.S. Senate from Massachusetts (1962–2009); and Jean Kennedy Smith, U.S. ambassador to Ireland (1993–98). Ted Kennedy's widow, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, is U.S. ambassador to Austria (2022–). Joseph and Rose Kennedy's grandchildren include Joseph P. Kennedy II, U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts (1987–99); Patrick J. Kennedy, U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island (1995–2011); Caroline Kennedy, U.S. ambassador to Japan (2013–17) and Australia (2022–); Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, lieutenant governor of Maryland (1995–2003); Mark Shriver, Maryland House of Delegates (1995–2003); Edward M. Kennedy Jr., Connecticut state senator (2015–19); and Bobby Shriver, City Council member and mayor of Santa Monica, California (2004–12). Maria Shriver was First Lady of California (2003–11) and founded the California Museum (her husband, Arnold Schwarzenegger, was governor). Joseph and Rose Kennedy's great-grandchildren include Joe Kennedy III, U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts (2013–21).[2]
  • The Bush family: Prescott Bush, U.S. Senator from Connecticut (1952–63); his son, George H. W. Bush, 41st U.S. president (1989–93), U.S. vice president (1981–89), director of Central Intelligence Agency (1976–77), U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (1971–73), U.S. House of Representatives from Texas (1967–71); George H.W.'s sons, George W. Bush, 43rd U.S. president (2001–09) and governor of Texas (1995–2000), and Jeb Bush, governor of Florida (1995–2007); Jeb's son, George P. Bush, Texas Land Commissioner (2015 – ).
  • The Clinton family: Bill Clinton, 42nd U.S. president (1993–2001) and governor of Arkansas (1979–81, 1983–92); his wife, Hillary Clinton, U.S. senator from New York (2001–09), U.S. secretary of State (2009–17), and Democratic nominee for President of the United States (2016); President Clinton's uncle, Roy Clinton, Arkansas state House of Representatives (1950s).[3]
 
The Trumps

Two other presidents were related by blood: James Madison and Zachary Taylor were second cousins. Other presidents were related by marriage: George Washington's nephew, George Steptoe Washington, was Madison's brother-in-law. Dwight Eisenhower's grandson, David Eisenhower, married Julie Nixon, a daughter of Richard Nixon.

Other

The following political families are in the United States. For an extensive alphabetical list, see the article List of United States political families.

  • The Ashcroft family: John Ashcroft, governor of Missouri (1985–93), U.S. Senate from Missouri (1995–2001), U.S. attorney general (2001–05); his son, Jay Ashcroft, secretary of state of Missouri, (2017–).
  • The Bayh family: Birch Bayh, Indiana state House of Representatives (1954–62), U.S. Senate from Indiana (1963–81); his son, Evan Bayh, governor of Indiana (1989–97), U.S. Senate from Indiana (1999–2011).
  • The Beshear family: Steve Beshear, attorney general (1979–83), lieutenant governor (1983–87) and governor of Kentucky (2007–15); his son, Andy, attorney general (2016–19) and governor of Kentucky (2019–).
  • The Blunt family: Roy Blunt, U.S. House of Representatives (1997–2011) and U.S. Senate (2011–) from Missouri; his son, Matt Blunt, governor of Missouri (2005–09).
  • The Brown family: Pat Brown, governor of California (1959–67); his son, Jerry Brown, governor of California (1975–83, 2011–19), and mayor of Oakland (1999–2007); Jerry's sister, Kathleen Brown, member of the Los Angeles Board of Education, California State Treasurer (1991–95); Edmund Jr. and Kathleen's cousin, Hal Brown, Marin County Board of Supervisors.
  • The Brzezinski family: Zbigniew Brzezinski, U.S. National Security Advisor (1977–81); his son, Mark Brzezinski, U.S. ambassador to Sweden (2011–15), U.S. ambassador to Poland (2022–).
  • The Casey family: Bob Casey Sr., Pennsylvania Senate (1963–68), Auditor General of Pennsylvania (1969–77), governor of Pennsylvania (1987–95); his son, Bob Casey Jr., Auditor General of Pennsylvania (1997–2005), treasurer of Pennsylvania (2005–07), U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania (2007–); his younger brother, Patrick Casey, candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania (1998, 2000).
  • The Celebrezze family: Frank D. Celebrezze, safety director for the City of Cleveland (1942–47), municipal court judge (1947–53); his brother, Anthony, mayor of Cleveland (1954–61), U.S. secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (1961–65), federal judge (1965–98); Frank's sons, Frank Jr., chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court (1978–86), and James, Ohio state House of Representatives (1967–74); Anthony's son, Anthony Jr., Ohio state Senate (1975–78), secretary of state (1978–83), attorney general (1983–91); Frank Jr.'s son, Frank III, appeals court judge, Ohio Supreme Court justice; James's daughter, Leslie, judge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas (2009 – ); James' son, Nicholas, Ohio state House of Representatives (2012–19).
  • The Cheney family: Dick Cheney, U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming (1979–89), U.S. secretary of Defense (1989–93), and 46th U.S. vice president (2001–09); his daughter, Liz Cheney, U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming (2017–).
  • The Cuomos: Mario Cuomo, governor of New York (1983–94); his son, Andrew Cuomo, U.S. secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1997–2001), governor of New York (2011–21).
  • The D'Alesandro/Pelosi family: Thomas D'Alesandro Jr., mayor of Baltimore, Maryland (1947–59), U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland (1939–47); his daughter, Nancy Pelosi, U.S. House of Representatives from California (1987–), speaker of the House (2007–11, 2019–); her brother, Thomas D'Alesandro III, mayor of Baltimore (1967–71); Nancy's brother-in-law, Ronald Pelosi, San Francisco Board of Supervisors (1968–80); Ronald's nephew, Gavin Newsom, mayor of San Francisco (2004–11), lieutenant governor of California (2011–19), governor of California (2019–).
  • The Daley family: Richard J. Daley, mayor of Chicago (1955–76), widely considered one of the nation's most powerful mayors at the time; his sons, Richard M. Daley, mayor of Chicago (1989–2011); John P. Daley, Illinois state representative, state senator, and Cook County commissioner; William M. Daley, U.S. secretary of Commerce (1997–2000), White House chief of staff (2011–12).
  • The DeWine family: Mike DeWine, U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio (1983–91), U.S. Senate from Ohio (1995–2007), governor of Ohio (2019–); his son, Pat DeWine, justice of the Ohio Supreme Court (2017–).
  • The Dingell family: John Dingell Sr., U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan, (1933–55); his son, John Dingell, U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan (1955–2015); John's wife, Debbie Dingell, U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan (2015–) (the same seat has been represented by a member of the Dingell family continuously since 1933); John's son, Christopher D. Dingell, Michigan state senator (1987–2003); Michigan circuit court judge.
  • The Ellison family: Keith Ellison, U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota (2007–19), Minnesota attorney general (2019–); his son, Jeremiah Ellison, Minneapolis City Council (2018–).
  • The Ford family: John Ford, Tennessee state Senate (1974–2005); his sister, Ophelia Ford, Tennessee state Senate (2005–14); brother, Emmitt Ford, Tennessee state House of Representatives (1975–81); brother, Harold Ford Sr., Tennessee state House of Representatives (1971–75), U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee (1975–97); Harold's son, Harold Ford Jr., U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee (1997–2007).
  • The Gilligan family: John J. Gilligan, U.S. House of Representatives (1965–67), governor of Ohio (1971–75); his daughter, Kathleen Sebelius, governor of Kansas (2003–09), U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services (2009–14).
  • The Gore family: Albert Gore Sr., U.S. House of Representatives (1939–53) and U.S. Senate (1953–71) from Tennessee; his son, Al Gore, U.S. House of Representatives (1977–85) and U.S. Senate from Tennessee (1985–93), 45th U.S. vice president (1993–2001).
  • The Hanna family: Mark Hanna, U.S. Senate from Ohio (1896–1904), chairman of the Republican National Committee (1897–1904); his daughter Ruth Hanna McCormick, U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois (1929–31).
  • The Huckabee family: Mike Huckabee, lieutenant governor (1993–96) and governor (1996–2007) of Arkansas; his daughter, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, White House press secretary (2017–19), governor of Arkansas (2023–).
  • The Jones family: Walter B. Jones Sr., Democrat, U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina (1966–1992); his son, Walter B. Jones Jr., Republican, U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina (1995–2019).
  • The Key family: Annie L. Key, Ohio state House of Representatives (2001–06); her daughter, Stephanie Howse, Ohio state House of Representatives (2015–22), Cleveland City Council (2022–).
  • The Kyl family: John Henry Kyl, U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa (1959–65, 1967–73); his son, Jon Kyl, U.S. House of Representatives (1987–95) and U.S. Senate from Arizona (1995–2013, 2018).
  • The Landrieu family: Moon Landrieu, Louisiana state House of Representatives (1960–66), mayor of New Orleans (1970–78), U.S. secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1979–81); his daughter, Mary Landrieu, Louisiana state House of Representatives (1980–88), Louisiana state treasurer (1988–96), U.S. Senate from Louisiana (1997–2015); her brother, Mitch Landrieu Louisiana state representative (1988–2004), lieutenant governor of Louisiana (2004–10), mayor of New Orleans (2010–18), senior adviser to President Biden for infrastructure coordination (2021–).
  • The LaTourette family: Steve LaTourette, U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio (1995–2013); his daughter, Sarah LaTourette, Ohio state House of Representatives (2015–19).
  • The Levin family: Sander Levin, U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan (1983–2019); his brother, Carl Levin, U.S. Senate from Michigan (1979–2015); Sander's son, Andy Levin, U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan (2019–).
  • The Lippitt/Chafee family: Henry Lippitt, governor of Rhode Island (1875–77); his sons, Charles W. Lippitt, governor of Rhode Island (1895–97), and Henry F. Lippitt, U.S. Senate from Rhode Island (1911-17); Henry F.'s son, Frederick Lippitt, Rhode Island state House of Representatives (1961–83); the elder Henry's great-grandson, John Chafee, governor of Rhode Island (1963–69), U.S. secretary of the Navy (1969–72), U.S. Senate from Rhode Island (1976–99); John's son, Lincoln Chafee, mayor of Warwick, Rhode Island (1993–99), U.S. Senate from Rhode Island (1999–2007), governor of Rhode Island (2011–15).
  • The Lodge family: Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. House of Representatives (1887–93) and U.S. Senate (1893–1924) from Massachusetts; his grandson, Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., U.S. Senate from Massachusetts (1947–53), U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (1953–60), South Vietnam (1963–64, 1965–67), West Germany (1968–69), Vatican City (1970–77); Henry Jr.'s brother, John Davis Lodge, U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut (1947–51), (governor of Connecticut (1951–55), and U.S. ambassador to Spain (1955–61), Argentina (1969–73), Switzerland (1983–85).
  • The Long family: Huey Long, governor of Louisiana (1928–32), U.S. Senate from Louisiana (1932–35); his widow, Rose McConnell Long, U.S. Senate from Louisiana (1936–37); his brother, Earl Long, lieutenant governor (1936–39) and governor (1939–40, 1948–52, 1956–60) of Louisiana; brother, George S. Long, U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana (1953–58); Huey Long's son, Russell B. Long, U.S. Senate from Louisiana (1948–87). See Long family.
  • The Lujan family: Eugene David Lujan, associate justice, New Mexico Supreme Court (1945–59); his granddaughter, Michelle Lujan Grisham, governor of New Mexico (2022–); Eugene's second cousin, Ben Luján, member (1975–2012) and speaker (2001–12), New Mexico state House of Representatives; Ben's son, Ben Ray Luján, U.S. Senate from New Mexico (2021–); Eugene's fifth cousin, Manuel Lujan Sr., mayor of Santa Fe (1942–48). Manuel's son, Manuel Lujan Jr., U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico (1969–89), U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1989–1993).
  • The Mack family: Connie Mack III, U.S. House of Representatives (1983–89) and U.S. Senate (1989–2001) from Florida; his son, Connie Mack IV, Florida state House of Representatives (2001–03) and U.S. House of Representatives from Florida (2005–13); Mary Bono, Connie IV's then-wife, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (1998–2013).
  • The Mathews family: George Mathews, governor of Georgia (1787–88, 1793–96), U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia (1789–91); his brothers, Sampson and Archer, served in the Virginia General Assembly. Their descendants served as governors, judges and legislators in five states.
  • The Murkowski family: Frank Murkowski, U.S. Senate from Alaska (1981–2002), governor of Alaska (2002–06); his daughter, Lisa Murkowski, Alaska state House of Representatives (1999–2002), U.S. Senate from Alaska (2002–).
  • The O'Neill family: Thomas O'Neill, Cambridge, Massachusetts City Council; his son, Tip O'Neill, Massachusetts House of Representatives (1937–53), U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts (1953–87), Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1977–87); Tip's son Thomas P. O'Neill III, lieutenant governor of Massachusetts (1975–83).
  • The Paul family: Ron Paul, U.S. House of Representatives from Texas (1976–77, 1979–85, 1997–2013); his son. Rand Paul, U.S. Senate from Kentucky (2011 -).
  • The Payne/Bolton family: Henry B. Payne, Ohio state Senate (1849–52), U.S. House of Representatives (1875–77) and U.S. Senate (1885–91) from Ohio; his son, Nathan P. Payne, mayor of Cleveland (1875–76); Henry's granddaughter, Frances P. Bolton, U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio (1940–69); her husband, Chester C. Bolton, U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio (1929–37); their son, Oliver P. Bolton, U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio (1953–57, 1963–65).
  • The Pence family: Mike Pence, 48th U.S. vice president (2017–21), governor of Indiana (2013–17), U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana (2001–13); his brother, Greg Pence, U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana (2019–).
  • The Rockefeller family: Nelson Rockefeller, 41st Vice President of the United States (1974–77), Governor of New York (1959–73); his brother, Winthrop Rockefeller, Governor of Arkansas (1967–71); their nephew, Jay Rockefeller, governor of West Virginia (1987–85), U.S. Senate from West Virginia (1985–2015); Winthrop's son, Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, lieutenant governor of Arkansas (1996–2006).
  • The Romney family: George W. Romney, governor of Michigan (1963–69), U S. secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1969–73); his son, Mitt Romney, governor of Massachusetts (2003–07), Republican Party nominee for U.S. president (2012), U.S. Senate from Utah (2019–); Mitt's niece, Ronna McDaniel, chair of the Republican National Committee (2017–), delegate to Republican National Convention (2016), chair of the Michigan Republican Party (2015–17).
  • The Rooney family: Dan M. Rooney (Pittsburgh Steelers owner and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee), U.S. ambassador to Ireland (2009–12); his nephews, Tom Rooney, U.S. House of Representatives from Florida (2009–19), and Patrick Rooney Jr., Florida state House of Representatives (2010–16).
  • The Scalia family: Antonin Scalia, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1986–2016); his son, Eugene Scalia, U.S. Secretary of Labor (2019–21).
  • The Sununu family: John H. Sununu, governor of New Hampshire (1983–89), White House chief of staff (1989–91); his sons John E. Sununu, U.S. House of Representatives (1997-03) and U.S. Senate (2003–09) from New Hampshire, and Chris Sununu, New Hampshire Executive Council (2011–17), governor of New Hampshire (2017–).
  • The Sykes family: Vernon Sykes, Ohio state Senate (2017–), Ohio state House of Representatives (1983–2000, 2007–14), Akron City Council (1970s–83); his wife, Barbara Sykes, Ohio state House of Representatives (2001–06), Akron City Council (1990s–2001); their daughter, Emilia Sykes, Ohio state House of Representatives (2015–2022), U.S. Congresswoman from Ohio (2023–).
  • The Udall family: David King Udall Sr., representative to the Arizona Territorial Legislature (1899). His sons: Jesse Addison Udall, Arizona state House of Representatives (1931–38), chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court (1964); John Hunt Udall, mayor of Phoenix, Arizona (1936–38); Don Taylor Udall, Arizona state House of Representatives (1941–42); Levi Stewart Udall, Arizona Supreme Court (1947–60), chief justice (1951–53, 1957–59). Levi's sons: Stewart Udall, U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona (1955–61), U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1961–69); Mo Udall, U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona (1961–91). Next generation: John Nicholas Udall, son of John, mayor of Phoenix, Arizona (1948–52); Tom Udall, son of Stewart, U.S. House of Representatives (1999–2008), U S. Senate from New Mexico (2009–21), U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa (2021–); Mark Udall, son of Mo, U.S. House of Representatives (1999–2009) and U.S. Senate from Colorado (2009–15), Colorado state House of Representatives (1997–99).
  • The Zone family: Michael Zone, Cleveland City Council (1960–74); his wife, Mary Zone, Cleveland City Council (1974–86); their son, Matt Zone, Cleveland City Council (2001–); their son-in-law, Lee Fisher, Ohio state House of Representatives (1981–82), Ohio state Senate (1983–90), Ohio state attorney general (1991–95), lieutenant governor of Ohio (2007–11); their nephew, Joseph Zone, Cleveland Municipal Court judge.

United Kingdom

Main article: List of political families in the United Kingdom

India

Main article: Political families of India

Other countries

Hoping to prevent political dynasties, the Indonesian parliament, which represents the third largest democracy in the world, passed a law barring anyone holding a major office within five years of a relative.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "LOREDAN, Leonardo in "Dizionario Biografico"" (in Italian). Treccani. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  2. ^ KQED, General Article: The Kennedys in Politics
  3. ^ Feldmann, Linda (23 July 2014). . The Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on 2014-03-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "More than 40 politicians from political families to contest election". The Irish Times.
  5. ^ "FF election hopeful hits out at party dynasties". independent.
  6. ^ https://www.miguelaleman.org/index.php/biografias/licenciado-miguel-aleman-velasco
  7. ^ Solomon, Andrew (2015-07-18). "What's Wrong with Dynastic Politics?". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2017-02-05.

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also 6 ReferencesUnited States EditMain article List of United States political families In the United States many political families having at least two generations serving in political office have arisen since the country s founding Presidential Edit Four noted U S political families Adams Harrison Roosevelt and Bush have each had two members that served as President of the United States Several presidential families produced multiple generations of members who devoted at least part of their working lives to public service The Adams family John Adams second U S president 1797 1801 his son John Quincy Adams sixth U S president 1825 29 John Quincy s son Charles Francis Adams Sr member of the U S House of Representatives from Massachusetts 1859 1861 and U S envoy to the United Kingdom 1861 68 Charles Francis son John Quincy Adams II Massachusetts state representative 1866 67 1868 69 1871 72 1874 75 John Quincy II s son Charles Francis Adams III mayor of Quincy Massachusetts 1896 97 and U S secretary of the Navy 1929 33 The Harrison family Benjamin Harrison V governor of Virginia 1781 84 and a signer of the Declaration of Independence his son William Henry Harrison ninth U S president 1841 William s son John Scott Harrison member of the U S House of Representatives from Ohio 1853 57 John Scott s son Benjamin Harrison 23rd U S president 1889 1893 the only grandson of a president to become president Benjamin s son Russell Benjamin Harrison Indiana state legislator 1921 33 and diplomat 1908 27 Russell s son William Henry Harrison III member of the U S House of Representatives from Wyoming 1951 55 1961 65 1967 69 Theodore Roosevelt and family The Kennedys The Lincoln family Abraham Lincoln postmaster of New Salem Illinois 1833 Illinois state House of Representatives 1834 42 U S House of Representatives from Illinois 1847 49 16th U S president 1861 65 his cousin in law John Todd Stuart U S House of Representatives from Illinois 1839 43 1863 65 Illinois state Senate 1848 52 President Lincoln s son Robert Todd Lincoln South Chicago Board of Supervisors 1876 77 U S secretary of War 1881 85 U S minister to Great Britain 1889 93 Note Abraham Lincoln and Levi Lincoln were fourth cousins their great great grandfathers were brothers Levi Lincoln served as a Massachusetts state legislator 1797 98 member of the U S House of Representatives 1800 01 U S attorney general and acting secretary of State in the Jefferson administration lieutenant governor of Massachusetts 1807 08 and governor of Massachusetts 1808 09 The Taft family Alphonso Taft U S secretary of War 1876 and U S attorney general 1876 77 his sons Charles Phelps Taft U S House of Representatives from Ohio 1895 97 and William Howard Taft 27th U S president 1909 13 and U S Supreme Court Chief Justice 1921 30 Charles and William Howard s cousin Royal C Taft governor of Rhode Island 1888 1889 William Howard s sons Robert A Taft U S Senate from Ohio 1939 53 and Charles Phelps Taft II mayor of Cincinnati 1955 57 Robert s son Robert Taft Jr U S House of Representatives 1963 65 1967 71 and U S Senate 1971 76 from Ohio Charles II s son Seth Taft Cuyahoga County commissioner 1971 78 Robert Jr s son Bob Taft governor of Ohio 1999 2007 The Roosevelt family 26th U S President Theodore Roosevelt 1901 09 and 32nd U S President Franklin D Roosevelt 1933 45 fifth cousins by blood their great great great grandfathers were brothers and uncle in law and nephew in law by marriage TR and FDR each served as U S assistant secretary of the Navy and as governor of New York before serving as president FDR s wife and Theodore s niece Eleanor Roosevelt served as adviser to the president 1933 45 chair of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights 1946 52 chair of the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women 1961 62 TR s descendants His son Theodore Roosevelt Jr governor of Puerto Rico 1929 32 and the Philippines 1932 33 Theodore Jr s son Theodore Roosevelt III Pennsylvania secretary of Commerce 1949 51 FDR and Eleanor s sons Franklin D Roosevelt Jr U S House of Representatives from New York 1949 55 U S undersecretary of Commerce 1963 65 James Roosevelt secretary to the President 1937 38 chairman of the California Democratic Party 1946 48 U S House of Representatives from California 1955 65 Elliott Roosevelt mayor of Miami Beach Florida 1965 67 James s sons James Roosevelt co chair of the Rules and Bylaws Committee of the Democratic National Committee 1995 and Hall Delano Roosevelt Long Beach California City Council 1996 2000 The Kennedy family Patrick Joseph Kennedy Massachusetts state legislator 1884 95 his son Joseph P Kennedy Sr chair of the U S Maritime Commission 1934 35 and the U S Securities and Exchange Commission 1937 38 and U S ambassador to Great Britain 1938 40 Joseph and Rose Kennedy s children included John F Kennedy 35th U S president 1961 63 U S House of Representatives 1947 53 and U S Senate 1953 61 from Massachusetts Robert F Kennedy U S attorney general 1961 64 and U S Senate from New York 1965 68 Ted Kennedy U S Senate from Massachusetts 1962 2009 and Jean Kennedy Smith U S ambassador to Ireland 1993 98 Ted Kennedy s widow Victoria Reggie Kennedy is U S ambassador to Austria 2022 Joseph and Rose Kennedy s grandchildren include Joseph P Kennedy II U S House of Representatives from Massachusetts 1987 99 Patrick J Kennedy U S House of Representatives from Rhode Island 1995 2011 Caroline Kennedy U S ambassador to Japan 2013 17 and Australia 2022 Kathleen Kennedy Townsend lieutenant governor of Maryland 1995 2003 Mark Shriver Maryland House of Delegates 1995 2003 Edward M Kennedy Jr Connecticut state senator 2015 19 and Bobby Shriver City Council member and mayor of Santa Monica California 2004 12 Maria Shriver was First Lady of California 2003 11 and founded the California Museum her husband Arnold Schwarzenegger was governor Joseph and Rose Kennedy s great grandchildren include Joe Kennedy III U S House of Representatives from Massachusetts 2013 21 2 The Bush Family The Bush family Prescott Bush U S Senator from Connecticut 1952 63 his son George H W Bush 41st U S president 1989 93 U S vice president 1981 89 director of Central Intelligence Agency 1976 77 U S ambassador to the United Nations 1971 73 U S House of Representatives from Texas 1967 71 George H W s sons George W Bush 43rd U S president 2001 09 and governor of Texas 1995 2000 and Jeb Bush governor of Florida 1995 2007 Jeb s son George P Bush Texas Land Commissioner 2015 The Clinton family Bill Clinton 42nd U S president 1993 2001 and governor of Arkansas 1979 81 1983 92 his wife Hillary Clinton U S senator from New York 2001 09 U S secretary of State 2009 17 and Democratic nominee for President of the United States 2016 President Clinton s uncle Roy Clinton Arkansas state House of Representatives 1950s 3 The Trumps The Trump family Donald Trump 45th U S president 2017 21 his daughter Ivanka Trump and son in law Jared Kushner senior presidential advisers 2017 21 his sister Maryanne Trump Barry U S district and appeals court judge 1983 2019 his fourth cousin John Heinz U S House of Representatives 1971 77 and U S Senate 1977 91 from Pennsylvania their great grandfathers were first cousins and originated from Kallstadt Germany The Biden family Joe Biden 46th U S president 2021 47th U S vice president 2009 17 U S senator from Delaware 1973 2009 his son Beau Biden state attorney general of Delaware 2007 15 President Biden s great grandfather Edward Francis Blewitt served as a Pennsylvania state senator 1907 10 Two other presidents were related by blood James Madison and Zachary Taylor were second cousins Other presidents were related by marriage George Washington s nephew George Steptoe Washington was Madison s brother in law Dwight Eisenhower s grandson David Eisenhower married Julie Nixon a daughter of Richard Nixon Other Edit The following political families are in the United States For an extensive alphabetical list see the article List of United States political families The Ashcroft family John Ashcroft governor of Missouri 1985 93 U S Senate from Missouri 1995 2001 U S attorney general 2001 05 his son Jay Ashcroft secretary of state of Missouri 2017 The Bayh family Birch Bayh Indiana state House of Representatives 1954 62 U S Senate from Indiana 1963 81 his son Evan Bayh governor of Indiana 1989 97 U S Senate from Indiana 1999 2011 The Beshear family Steve Beshear attorney general 1979 83 lieutenant governor 1983 87 and governor of Kentucky 2007 15 his son Andy attorney general 2016 19 and governor of Kentucky 2019 The Blunt family Roy Blunt U S House of Representatives 1997 2011 and U S Senate 2011 from Missouri his son Matt Blunt governor of Missouri 2005 09 The Brown family Pat Brown governor of California 1959 67 his son Jerry Brown governor of California 1975 83 2011 19 and mayor of Oakland 1999 2007 Jerry s sister Kathleen Brown member of the Los Angeles Board of Education California State Treasurer 1991 95 Edmund Jr and Kathleen s cousin Hal Brown Marin County Board of Supervisors The Brzezinski family Zbigniew Brzezinski U S National Security Advisor 1977 81 his son Mark Brzezinski U S ambassador to Sweden 2011 15 U S ambassador to Poland 2022 The Casey family Bob Casey Sr Pennsylvania Senate 1963 68 Auditor General of Pennsylvania 1969 77 governor of Pennsylvania 1987 95 his son Bob Casey Jr Auditor General of Pennsylvania 1997 2005 treasurer of Pennsylvania 2005 07 U S Senate from Pennsylvania 2007 his younger brother Patrick Casey candidate for U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania 1998 2000 The Celebrezze family Frank D Celebrezze safety director for the City of Cleveland 1942 47 municipal court judge 1947 53 his brother Anthony mayor of Cleveland 1954 61 U S secretary of Health Education and Welfare 1961 65 federal judge 1965 98 Frank s sons Frank Jr chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court 1978 86 and James Ohio state House of Representatives 1967 74 Anthony s son Anthony Jr Ohio state Senate 1975 78 secretary of state 1978 83 attorney general 1983 91 Frank Jr s son Frank III appeals court judge Ohio Supreme Court justice James s daughter Leslie judge Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas 2009 James son Nicholas Ohio state House of Representatives 2012 19 The Cheney family Dick Cheney U S House of Representatives from Wyoming 1979 89 U S secretary of Defense 1989 93 and 46th U S vice president 2001 09 his daughter Liz Cheney U S House of Representatives from Wyoming 2017 The Cuomos Mario Cuomo governor of New York 1983 94 his son Andrew Cuomo U S secretary of Housing and Urban Development 1997 2001 governor of New York 2011 21 The D Alesandro Pelosi family Thomas D Alesandro Jr mayor of Baltimore Maryland 1947 59 U S House of Representatives from Maryland 1939 47 his daughter Nancy Pelosi U S House of Representatives from California 1987 speaker of the House 2007 11 2019 her brother Thomas D Alesandro III mayor of Baltimore 1967 71 Nancy s brother in law Ronald Pelosi San Francisco Board of Supervisors 1968 80 Ronald s nephew Gavin Newsom mayor of San Francisco 2004 11 lieutenant governor of California 2011 19 governor of California 2019 The Daley family Richard J Daley mayor of Chicago 1955 76 widely considered one of the nation s most powerful mayors at the time his sons Richard M Daley mayor of Chicago 1989 2011 John P Daley Illinois state representative state senator and Cook County commissioner William M Daley U S secretary of Commerce 1997 2000 White House chief of staff 2011 12 The DeWine family Mike DeWine U S House of Representatives from Ohio 1983 91 U S Senate from Ohio 1995 2007 governor of Ohio 2019 his son Pat DeWine justice of the Ohio Supreme Court 2017 The Dingell family John Dingell Sr U S House of Representatives from Michigan 1933 55 his son John Dingell U S House of Representatives from Michigan 1955 2015 John s wife Debbie Dingell U S House of Representatives from Michigan 2015 the same seat has been represented by a member of the Dingell family continuously since 1933 John s son Christopher D Dingell Michigan state senator 1987 2003 Michigan circuit court judge The Ellison family Keith Ellison U S House of Representatives from Minnesota 2007 19 Minnesota attorney general 2019 his son Jeremiah Ellison Minneapolis City Council 2018 The Ford family John Ford Tennessee state Senate 1974 2005 his sister Ophelia Ford Tennessee state Senate 2005 14 brother Emmitt Ford Tennessee state House of Representatives 1975 81 brother Harold Ford Sr Tennessee state House of Representatives 1971 75 U S House of Representatives from Tennessee 1975 97 Harold s son Harold Ford Jr U S House of Representatives from Tennessee 1997 2007 The Gilligan family John J Gilligan U S House of Representatives 1965 67 governor of Ohio 1971 75 his daughter Kathleen Sebelius governor of Kansas 2003 09 U S secretary of Health and Human Services 2009 14 The Gore family Albert Gore Sr U S House of Representatives 1939 53 and U S Senate 1953 71 from Tennessee his son Al Gore U S House of Representatives 1977 85 and U S Senate from Tennessee 1985 93 45th U S vice president 1993 2001 The Hanna family Mark Hanna U S Senate from Ohio 1896 1904 chairman of the Republican National Committee 1897 1904 his daughter Ruth Hanna McCormick U S House of Representatives from Illinois 1929 31 The Huckabee family Mike Huckabee lieutenant governor 1993 96 and governor 1996 2007 of Arkansas his daughter Sarah Huckabee Sanders White House press secretary 2017 19 governor of Arkansas 2023 The Jones family Walter B Jones Sr Democrat U S House of Representatives from North Carolina 1966 1992 his son Walter B Jones Jr Republican U S House of Representatives from North Carolina 1995 2019 The Key family Annie L Key Ohio state House of Representatives 2001 06 her daughter Stephanie Howse Ohio state House of Representatives 2015 22 Cleveland City Council 2022 The Kyl family John Henry Kyl U S House of Representatives from Iowa 1959 65 1967 73 his son Jon Kyl U S House of Representatives 1987 95 and U S Senate from Arizona 1995 2013 2018 The Landrieu family Moon Landrieu Louisiana state House of Representatives 1960 66 mayor of New Orleans 1970 78 U S secretary of Housing and Urban Development 1979 81 his daughter Mary Landrieu Louisiana state House of Representatives 1980 88 Louisiana state treasurer 1988 96 U S Senate from Louisiana 1997 2015 her brother Mitch Landrieu Louisiana state representative 1988 2004 lieutenant governor of Louisiana 2004 10 mayor of New Orleans 2010 18 senior adviser to President Biden for infrastructure coordination 2021 The LaTourette family Steve LaTourette U S House of Representatives from Ohio 1995 2013 his daughter Sarah LaTourette Ohio state House of Representatives 2015 19 The Levin family Sander Levin U S House of Representatives from Michigan 1983 2019 his brother Carl Levin U S Senate from Michigan 1979 2015 Sander s son Andy Levin U S House of Representatives from Michigan 2019 The Lippitt Chafee family Henry Lippitt governor of Rhode Island 1875 77 his sons Charles W Lippitt governor of Rhode Island 1895 97 and Henry F Lippitt U S Senate from Rhode Island 1911 17 Henry F s son Frederick Lippitt Rhode Island state House of Representatives 1961 83 the elder Henry s great grandson John Chafee governor of Rhode Island 1963 69 U S secretary of the Navy 1969 72 U S Senate from Rhode Island 1976 99 John s son Lincoln Chafee mayor of Warwick Rhode Island 1993 99 U S Senate from Rhode Island 1999 2007 governor of Rhode Island 2011 15 The Lodge family Henry Cabot Lodge U S House of Representatives 1887 93 and U S Senate 1893 1924 from Massachusetts his grandson Henry Cabot Lodge Jr U S Senate from Massachusetts 1947 53 U S ambassador to the United Nations 1953 60 South Vietnam 1963 64 1965 67 West Germany 1968 69 Vatican City 1970 77 Henry Jr s brother John Davis Lodge U S House of Representatives from Connecticut 1947 51 governor of Connecticut 1951 55 and U S ambassador to Spain 1955 61 Argentina 1969 73 Switzerland 1983 85 The Long family Huey Long governor of Louisiana 1928 32 U S Senate from Louisiana 1932 35 his widow Rose McConnell Long U S Senate from Louisiana 1936 37 his brother Earl Long lieutenant governor 1936 39 and governor 1939 40 1948 52 1956 60 of Louisiana brother George S Long U S House of Representatives from Louisiana 1953 58 Huey Long s son Russell B Long U S Senate from Louisiana 1948 87 See Long family The Lujan family Eugene David Lujan associate justice New Mexico Supreme Court 1945 59 his granddaughter Michelle Lujan Grisham governor of New Mexico 2022 Eugene s second cousin Ben Lujan member 1975 2012 and speaker 2001 12 New Mexico state House of Representatives Ben s son Ben Ray Lujan U S Senate from New Mexico 2021 Eugene s fifth cousin Manuel Lujan Sr mayor of Santa Fe 1942 48 Manuel s son Manuel Lujan Jr U S House of Representatives from New Mexico 1969 89 U S Secretary of the Interior 1989 1993 The Mack family Connie Mack III U S House of Representatives 1983 89 and U S Senate 1989 2001 from Florida his son Connie Mack IV Florida state House of Representatives 2001 03 and U S House of Representatives from Florida 2005 13 Mary Bono Connie IV s then wife member of the U S House of Representatives from California 1998 2013 The Mathews family George Mathews governor of Georgia 1787 88 1793 96 U S House of Representatives from Georgia 1789 91 his brothers Sampson and Archer served in the Virginia General Assembly Their descendants served as governors judges and legislators in five states The Murkowski family Frank Murkowski U S Senate from Alaska 1981 2002 governor of Alaska 2002 06 his daughter Lisa Murkowski Alaska state House of Representatives 1999 2002 U S Senate from Alaska 2002 The O Neill family Thomas O Neill Cambridge Massachusetts City Council his son Tip O Neill Massachusetts House of Representatives 1937 53 U S House of Representatives from Massachusetts 1953 87 Speaker of the U S House of Representatives 1977 87 Tip s son Thomas P O Neill III lieutenant governor of Massachusetts 1975 83 The Paul family Ron Paul U S House of Representatives from Texas 1976 77 1979 85 1997 2013 his son Rand Paul U S Senate from Kentucky 2011 The Payne Bolton family Henry B Payne Ohio state Senate 1849 52 U S House of Representatives 1875 77 and U S Senate 1885 91 from Ohio his son Nathan P Payne mayor of Cleveland 1875 76 Henry s granddaughter Frances P Bolton U S House of Representatives from Ohio 1940 69 her husband Chester C Bolton U S House of Representatives from Ohio 1929 37 their son Oliver P Bolton U S House of Representatives from Ohio 1953 57 1963 65 The Pence family Mike Pence 48th U S vice president 2017 21 governor of Indiana 2013 17 U S House of Representatives from Indiana 2001 13 his brother Greg Pence U S House of Representatives from Indiana 2019 The Rockefeller family Nelson Rockefeller 41st Vice President of the United States 1974 77 Governor of New York 1959 73 his brother Winthrop Rockefeller Governor of Arkansas 1967 71 their nephew Jay Rockefeller governor of West Virginia 1987 85 U S Senate from West Virginia 1985 2015 Winthrop s son Winthrop Paul Rockefeller lieutenant governor of Arkansas 1996 2006 The Romney family George W Romney governor of Michigan 1963 69 U S secretary of Housing and Urban Development 1969 73 his son Mitt Romney governor of Massachusetts 2003 07 Republican Party nominee for U S president 2012 U S Senate from Utah 2019 Mitt s niece Ronna McDaniel chair of the Republican National Committee 2017 delegate to Republican National Convention 2016 chair of the Michigan Republican Party 2015 17 The Rooney family Dan M Rooney Pittsburgh Steelers owner and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee U S ambassador to Ireland 2009 12 his nephews Tom Rooney U S House of Representatives from Florida 2009 19 and Patrick Rooney Jr Florida state House of Representatives 2010 16 The Scalia family Antonin Scalia U S Supreme Court Justice 1986 2016 his son Eugene Scalia U S Secretary of Labor 2019 21 The Sununu family John H Sununu governor of New Hampshire 1983 89 White House chief of staff 1989 91 his sons John E Sununu U S House of Representatives 1997 03 and U S Senate 2003 09 from New Hampshire and Chris Sununu New Hampshire Executive Council 2011 17 governor of New Hampshire 2017 The Sykes family Vernon Sykes Ohio state Senate 2017 Ohio state House of Representatives 1983 2000 2007 14 Akron City Council 1970s 83 his wife Barbara Sykes Ohio state House of Representatives 2001 06 Akron City Council 1990s 2001 their daughter Emilia Sykes Ohio state House of Representatives 2015 2022 U S Congresswoman from Ohio 2023 The Udall family David King Udall Sr representative to the Arizona Territorial Legislature 1899 His sons Jesse Addison Udall Arizona state House of Representatives 1931 38 chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court 1964 John Hunt Udall mayor of Phoenix Arizona 1936 38 Don Taylor Udall Arizona state House of Representatives 1941 42 Levi Stewart Udall Arizona Supreme Court 1947 60 chief justice 1951 53 1957 59 Levi s sons Stewart Udall U S House of Representatives from Arizona 1955 61 U S Secretary of the Interior 1961 69 Mo Udall U S House of Representatives from Arizona 1961 91 Next generation John Nicholas Udall son of John mayor of Phoenix Arizona 1948 52 Tom Udall son of Stewart U S House of Representatives 1999 2008 U S Senate from New Mexico 2009 21 U S ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa 2021 Mark Udall son of Mo U S House of Representatives 1999 2009 and U S Senate from Colorado 2009 15 Colorado state House of Representatives 1997 99 The Zone family Michael Zone Cleveland City Council 1960 74 his wife Mary Zone Cleveland City Council 1974 86 their son Matt Zone Cleveland City Council 2001 their son in law Lee Fisher Ohio state House of Representatives 1981 82 Ohio state Senate 1983 90 Ohio state attorney general 1991 95 lieutenant governor of Ohio 2007 11 their nephew Joseph Zone Cleveland Municipal Court judge United Kingdom EditMain article List of political families in the United Kingdom The Pitt family both William Pitt 1st Earl of Chatham and his son William Pitt the Younger were Prime Ministers of Great Britain The Cavendish family William Cavendish 4th Duke of Devonshire was Prime Minister from 1756 to 1757 His great great granddaughter Dorothy Macmillan was married to Harold Macmillan who served as Prime Minister from 1957 to 1963 Joseph and Austen Chamberlain The Chamberlain family Joseph Chamberlain served as President of the Board of Trade Secretary of State for the Colonies and briefly in 1906 Leader of the Opposition He had two sons by different wives who both served in public office the elder Austen Chamberlain served first as Chancellor of the Exchequer and later as Foreign Secretary while the younger Neville Chamberlain was Prime Minister from 1937 to 1940 The Churchill family Lord Randolph Churchill served as Leader of the House of Commons and Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1886 87 His son Winston Churchill held numerous political posts including President of the Board of Trade Chancellor of the Exchequer and Foreign Secretary before finally becoming Prime Minister 1940 1945 and 1951 1955 Winston s son Randolph and grandson Winston were also politicians The Foot family Isaac Foot was an MP from 1922 to 1935 Three of his sons also followed him into politics the eldest son Dingle was Solicitor General for England and Wales under Harold Wilson the third son John stood unsuccessfully as a Liberal candidate and the fourth son Michael was Leader of the Opposition from 1979 to 1983 The Hogg family Both Douglas Hogg 1st Viscount Hailsham and his son Quintin Hogg 2nd Viscount Hailsham amp Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone served as Lord Chancellor Quintin s son Douglas Hogg 3rd Viscount Hailsham is a politician and he is married to the political advisor Sarah Hogg Baroness Hogg The Kinnock family Current Labour MP Stephen Kinnock is the son of Neil Kinnock Leader of the Opposition from 1983 to 1992 Stephen is also married to Helle Thorning Schmidt former Prime Minister of Denmark The Paisley family Reverend Ian Paisley and his wife Eileen Paisley were both Democratic Unionist MPs as is their son Ian Paisley Jr The Johnson family Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson is the son of Stanley Johnson a former Member of the European Parliament Boris s younger brother Jo Johnson also served as an MP India EditMain article Political families of India In India three members of the Nehru Gandhi family Jawaharlal Nehru Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi have served as Prime Minister of India Rajiv s wife Sonia Gandhi and son Rahul Gandhi served as the President of Indian National Congress Three members of the Abdullah Family of Kashmir have served as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Two members of the Yadav Family Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav of Uttar Pradesh have served as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and many have held positions as ministers in the state government UP and the Indian government Two members of the M Karunanidhi family have served as Chief Minister and many more including children grandchildren and other relatives have held various ministerial positions in both state and central government Other countries EditIn Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev is the son of the late Heydar Aliyev who also served as the president from 1993 to 2003 Ilham s wife Mehriban is also the vice president of Azerbaijan and the first person to hold the position following its creation in 2017 In Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is the son of the late Pierre Trudeau who also served as prime minister In Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro incumbent since 2019 who also served as federal deputy from 1991 to 2018 Flavio Bolsonaro his firstborn son serves as Senator since 2019 and has also served as state deputy for Rio de Janeiro from 2003 till 2018 Eduardo Bolsonaro second son serves as Federal Deputy since 2015 His third son Carlos Bolsonaro serves in the Rio de Janeiro city council since 2001 His ex wife Ana Cristina Valle ran for office in 2018 but was not elected In Greece the Papandreou family has been a predominant figure in Greek politics since the end of World War II Georgios Papandreou served three terms as prime minister starting in 1944 on a political career that spanned five decades His son Andreas Papandreou regarded as one of the greatest modern prime ministers of the country also served three terms as prime minister starting in 1981 George Papandreou Andreas son and Georgios grandson served in the same role from 2009 to 2011 Another important political family is the Mitsotakis family Current Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is the son of former Prime Minister Konstantinos Mitsotakis brother of former Minister of Foreign Affairs Dora Bakoyannis and uncle of current Mayor of Athens Kostas Bakoyannis The French Front National Party is led by Marine Le Pen who succeeded her father Jean Marie Le Pen in early 2011 In Indonesia Sukarno and his daughter Megawati both served as presidents Megawati s daughter Puan Maharani is currently serving as the Speaker of the People s Representative Council In the Republic of Ireland it is common for several members of a family to hold political office see Families in the Oireachtas for a full list This is particularly present in the two establishment centre right parties Fianna Fail and Fine Gael 4 5 In Japan various families dominate the political scene several of which have occupied the prime ministership Such instances include Shinzo Abe who served from 2012 to 2020 and from 2006 to 2007 and who is the grandson of Nobusuke Kishi who served from 1957 to 1960 and the great nephew of Eisaku Sato who served from 1964 to 1972 Additionally both Kishi and Sato are brothers There are other notable examples including Yukio Hatoyama 2009 2010 grandson of Ichiro Hatoyama 1954 1956 Morihiro Hosokawa 1993 1994 grandson of Fumimaro Konoe 1937 1939 amp 1940 1941 Taro Aso 2008 2009 grandson of Shigeru Yoshida and 1946 1947 1948 1954 and son in law of Zenko Suzuki 1980 1982 and Yasuo Fukuda 2007 2008 son of Takeo Fukuda 1976 1978 In Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev served as president of Kazakhstan from 1991 to 2019 while his daughter Dariga served as Chair of the Senate from 2019 to 2020 and leader of her father s political party Nur Otan in the Senate from 2014 to 2015 Uhuru Kenyatta has been president of Kenya since 2013 He is the son of Jomo Kenyatta the first president of the Republic of Kenya who left office in 1978 In Latvia Guntis Ulmanis who served as president from 1993 to 1999 is the great nephew of Karlis Ulmanis who also served as president In Lebanon Saad Hariri who served as prime minister of Lebanon from 2009 to 2011 and from 2016 to 2020 is the son of Rafic Hariri who also served as prime minister from 1992 to 1994 and from 2000 to 2004 The Gemayel family also plays a prominent role in the Lebanese politics Bachir and Amine Gemayel both of whom were elected presidents of Lebanon are sons of Pierre Gemayel the founder of the Kataeb Party Landsbergis of Lithuania Vytautas Landsbergis leader of the State in 1990 1992 is the son of Vytautas Landsbergis Zemkalnis a member of the government in the 1940s Grandson Gabrielius Landsbergis is the current leader of the Conservative Party and the Minister of Foreign Affairs In Malaysia Abdul Razak Hussein served as Prime Minister from 1970 to 1976 and his son Najib Razak also served as Prime Minister from 2009 to 2018 Abdul s brother in law Hussein Onn also served as Prime Minister from 1976 to 1981 In Mexico president Enrique Pena Nieto who served as president from 2012 to 2018 is cousin to Alfredo Del Mazo Maza governor of the State of Mexico who is at the same time son of former governor Alfredo del Mazo Gonzalez President Pena Nieto is also related to former governor Salvador Sanchez Colin and former govenrnor Arturo Montiel Rojas has Prominent mexican politician Luis Calderon Vega founder of the National Action Party is father of former senator Luisa Maria Calderon and former president Felipe Calderon who is married to former congresswoman and presidential candidate Margarita Zavala who is herself cousin of congresswoman Mariana Gomez del Campo Former presidents Miguel de la Madrid and Miguel Aleman Valdes also had sons who held prominent political positions Enrique de la Mardrid served as Secretary of Tourism under president Enrique Pena Nieto while Miguel Aleman Velasco served as senator and governor of Veracruz 6 However the most notable political family in Mexico is perhaps the Ruiz Massieu Salinas Family Former senator and Minister of Urban Development Raul Salinas Lozano is father to Carlos Salinas de Gortari who served as President of Mexico between 1988 and 1994 Raul Salinas de Gortari former director of CONASUPO and Adriana Salinas de Gortari who was herself married to former governor and PRI General Secretary Jose Francisco Ruiz Massieu killed in 1994 Ruiz Massieu s daughter Claudia Ruiz Massieu would go on to become Mexico s Secretary of Tourism and Secretary of Forgein Affairs In Nigeria members of the Ransome Kuti family have been prominent Olikoye Ransome Kuti served as the health minister under President Ibrahim Babangida while his brother Fela Kuti founded and led the Movement of the People political party Their mother Chief Funmilayo Ransome Kuti was a founding mother of Nigeria who served as a lawmaker and party leader in the country s colonial era In Palau former President Thomas Remengesau Jr is the son of the 2nd President Thomas Remengesau Sr In the Philippines two members of the Aquino family originating from Tarlac had served as president Corazon Aquino who served from 1986 1992 and her son Benigno Aquino III who served from 2010 2016 The Macapagal family also had two members who served as president Diosdado Macapagal who served from 1961 1965 and his daughter Gloria Macapagal Arroyo who served from 2001 2010 Later the Marcos family known for its kleptocratic rule would have two presidents Ferdinand Sr who served from 1965 until his removal in 1986 and his namesake son Ferdinand Jr widely known as Bongbong who has currently been serving since 2022 The family also produced a senator Ferdinand Sr s daughter Imee who has been serving since 2019 In Portugal the minister of welfare state is married with a member of parliament involved in a scandal related with an ONG financed by the welfare state The daughter of the same minister is the presidency minister The interior minister is married with the sea minister the justice minister husband was nominated for a public commission by a co minister In Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is the son of the first Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew In South Africa the last State President F W de Klerk is the son of Jan de Klerk who served as acting State President in April 1975 In South Korea both Park Geun hye and her father Park Chung hee were Presidents of South Korea In Sri Lanka the Rajapaksa family has had 2 presidents and 1 prime minister Also the family has many of their extended relatives in the parliament Additionally the Bandaranaike family has had 1 president and 3 prime ministers with S W R D Bandaranaike Sirimavo Bandaranaike and Chandrika Kumaratunga all serving in the Prime Minister s capacity with Chandrika Kumaratunga serving as President In Taiwan Chiang Kai shek and Chiang Ching kuo both served as President In Thailand siblings Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra both served as Prime Minister In Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedow who was elected as president of Turkmenistan in 2022 is the son of Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow who served as president from 2007 to 2022 In Iran the Davidkhanian family has been prominent in Persian politics and diplomacy giving the country numerous cabinet ministers advisors to the Shah and politicians since the establishment of the Qajar dynasty Markar Khan Davidkhanian served as the Minister of Finance 1804 1848 and advisor to Fath Ali Shah Qajar during the Great Game Set Khan Astvatsatourian 1780 1942 served as a political advisor to Abbas Mirza and Ambassador to Britain Tsatur Khan 1820 1905 served as advisor to Mozaffar ad Din Qajar envoy to Russia and de facto Minister of Foreign Affairs During the Pahlavi era Meguertitch Khan Davidkhanian 1902 1983 served as Governor of Khorramshahr Hoping to prevent political dynasties the Indonesian parliament which represents the third largest democracy in the world passed a law barring anyone holding a major office within five years of a relative 7 See also EditList of political families Oligarchy Nepotism Political families of Australia Political dynasties in the Philippines Hereditary politiciansReferences Edit LOREDAN Leonardo in Dizionario Biografico in Italian Treccani Retrieved September 15 2021 KQED General Article The Kennedys in Politics Feldmann Linda 23 July 2014 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