List of G7 leaders

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This is a list of the heads of state and heads of government of the Group of Seven nations at each G6, G7, G8 summit since the organisation's inception in 1975. The Group consists of the 6-7-8 largest industrialized democracies, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,the United Kingdom and the United States. The European Union is also a member since 1977, represented by the President of the European Commission and the President of the European Council, which before 2009 was the leader of the state holding the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union, also sometimes coinciding with a G7/8 nation, and is since 2009 a permanent position. The G7 holds an annual summit, which each nation's head of government attends. Each year the heads of government take turns assuming the presidency, whose job it is to set the agenda for and host the annual summit. The leader who has been in office the longest of the seven leaders is considered the Senior G7 leader; currently Justin Trudeau since December 2021.

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While the current G7 consists of seven nations, it didn't always. The group was formed as the Group of Six, G6, including all of today's members minus Canada. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, Canada joined in the second year of the group's existence, 1976, forming the Group of Seven, G7. Russia joined the Group of Eight, G8, in 1997, under the leadership of President Boris Yeltsin. Russia was suspended in March 2014 after the Russian annexation of Crimea, the group being thereafter again referred to as the Group of Seven. [1]

Summit
(Host)
State
Canada France Germany Italy Japan Russia United Kingdom United States European Union
Commission Council
1st — 1975
Flag of France.svg  France
Had not joined Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Helmut Schmidt Aldo Moro Takeo Miki Had not joined Harold Wilson Gerald Ford Had not joined
2nd — 1976
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Pierre Trudeau James Callaghan
3rd — 1977
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Giulio Andreotti Takeo Fukuda Jimmy Carter Roy Jenkins James Callaghan
4th — 1978
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Helmut Schmidt
5th — 1979
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Joe Clark Masayoshi Ōhira Margaret Thatcher Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
6th — 1980
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Pierre Trudeau Francesco Cossiga Saburo Okita [lower-alpha 1] Francesco Cossiga
7th — 1981
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
François Mitterrand Giovanni Spadolini Zenkō Suzuki Ronald Reagan Gaston Thorn Margaret Thatcher
8th — 1982
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Wilfried Martens
9th — 1983
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Helmut Kohl Amintore Fanfani Yasuhiro Nakasone Helmut Kohl
10th — 1984
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Bettino Craxi François Mitterrand
11th — 1985
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Brian Mulroney Jacques Delors Bettino Craxi
12th — 1986
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ruud Lubbers
13th — 1987
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Amintore Fanfani Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Wilfried Martens
14th — 1988
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Ciriaco De Mita Noboru Takeshita Helmut Kohl
15th — 1989
Flag of France.svg  France
Sōsuke Uno George H. W. Bush François Mitterrand
16th — 1990
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Giulio Andreotti Toshiki Kaifu Giulio Andreotti
17th — 1991
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
John Major Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ruud Lubbers
18th — 1992
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Giuliano Amato Kiichi Miyazawa John Major
19th — 1993
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Kim Campbell Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Bill Clinton Henning Christophersen [lower-alpha 2] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jean-Luc Dehaene
20th — 1994
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Jean Chrétien Silvio Berlusconi Tomiichi Murayama Jacques Delors Helmut Kohl
21st — 1995
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Jacques Chirac Lamberto Dini Jacques Santer Jacques Chirac
22nd — 1996
Flag of France.svg  France
Romano Prodi Ryutaro Hashimoto Romano Prodi
23rd — 1997
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Boris Yeltsin Tony Blair Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wim Kok
24th — 1998
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Tony Blair
25th — 1999
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Gerhard Schröder Massimo D'Alema Keizō Obuchi Manuel Marín [lower-alpha 3] Gerhard Schröder
26th — 2000
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Giuliano Amato Yoshirō Mori Vladimir Putin Romano Prodi Jacques Chirac
27th — 2001
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Silvio Berlusconi Junichirō Koizumi George W. Bush Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Guy Verhofstadt
28th — 2002
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Spain.svg José María Aznar
29th — 2003
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Greece.svg Costas Simitis
30th — 2004
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Paul Martin Flag of Ireland.svg Bertie Ahern
31st — 2005
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
José Manuel Barroso Tony Blair
32nd — 2006
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Stephen Harper Angela Merkel Romano Prodi Flag of Finland.svg Matti Vanhanen
33rd — 2007
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Nicolas Sarkozy Shinzō Abe Angela Merkel
34th — 2008
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Silvio Berlusconi Yasuo Fukuda Dmitry Medvedev Gordon Brown Nicolas Sarkozy
35th — 2009
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Tarō Asō Barack Obama Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Reinfeldt
36th — 2010
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Naoto Kan David Cameron José Manuel Barroso Herman Van Rompuy
37th — 2011
Flag of France.svg  France
38th — 2012
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
François Hollande Mario Monti Yoshihiko Noda
39th — 2013
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Enrico Letta Shinzō Abe Vladimir Putin
40th — 2014
Flag of Europe.svg  European Union
Matteo Renzi Suspended
41st — 2015
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Jean-Claude Juncker Donald Tusk
42nd — 2016
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Justin Trudeau
43rd — 2017
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Emmanuel Macron Paolo Gentiloni Had left Theresa May Donald Trump
44th — 2018
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Giuseppe Conte
45th — 2019
Flag of France.svg  France
Boris Johnson
46th — 2020
Flag of the United States.svg  United States [lower-alpha 4]
Ursula von der Leyen Charles Michel
47th — 2021
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Mario Draghi Yoshihide Suga Joe Biden
48th — 2022
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Olaf Scholz Fumio Kishida
49th — 2023
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Giorgia Meloni Rishi Sunak
50th — 2024
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

List of Senior G7 Leaders

The following is a chronology of senior G7 leaders from the founding of the G6 (a precursor organization to the G8) to the present. [lower-alpha 5]

Entered office as
Head of State
or Government
Began time as
senior G8 leader
Ended time as
senior G8 leader
Term
Length
LeaderOffice
16 October 1964 [lower-alpha 6] 15 November 19755 April 1976142 days Harold Wilson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
16 May 19745 April 197627 June 197683 days Helmut Schmidt Flag of Germany.svg Chancellor of West Germany
20 April 196827 June 1976 [lower-alpha 7] 4 June 19792 years, 342 days Pierre Trudeau Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Prime Minister of Canada
16 May 19744 June 19793 March 1980273 days Helmut Schmidt Flag of Germany.svg Chancellor of West Germany
20 April 1968 [lower-alpha 8] 3 March 198030 June 19844 years, 119 days Pierre Trudeau Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Prime Minister of Canada
4 May 197930 June 198428 November 19906 years, 151 days Margaret Thatcher Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
10 May 198128 November 199017 May 19954 years, 170 days François Mitterrand Flag of France.svg President of France
1 October 198217 May 199527 October 19983 years, 163 days Helmut Kohl Flag of Germany.svg Chancellor of Germany
10 July 199127 October 199831 December 19991 year, 65 days Boris Yeltsin Flag of Russia.svg President of Russia
20 January 199331 December 199920 January 20011 year, 20 days Bill Clinton Flag of the United States.svg President of the United States
4 November 199320 January 200112 December 20032 years, 326 days Jean Chrétien Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Prime Minister of Canada
17 May 199512 December 200316 May 20073 years, 155 days Jacques Chirac Flag of France.svg President of France
2 May 199716 May 200727 June 200742 days Tony Blair Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
7 May 200027 June 20077 May 2008315 days Vladimir Putin Flag of Russia.svg President of Russia
20 January 20017 May 200820 January 2009258 days George W. Bush Flag of the United States.svg President of the United States
10 May 1994 [lower-alpha 9] 20 January 200916 November 20112 years, 300 days Silvio Berlusconi Flag of Italy.svg Prime Minister of Italy
22 November 200516 November 20117 May 2012173 days Angela Merkel Flag of Germany.svg Chancellor of Germany
7 May 2000 [lower-alpha 10] 7 May 201224 March 20141 year, 321 days Vladimir Putin Flag of Russia.svg President of Russia
22 November 200524 March 20148 December 20217 years, 259 days Angela Merkel Flag of Germany.svg Chancellor of Germany
4 November 20158 December 2021Incumbent2 years, 7 days Justin Trudeau Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Prime Minister of Canada

List of seniority of current G7 leaders

LeaderOfficeIn Office SinceTerm Length
Justin Trudeau Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Prime Minister of Canada 4 November 20158 years, 41 days
Emmanuel Macron Flag of France.svg President of France 14 May 20176 years, 215 days
Joe Biden Flag of the United States.svg President of the United States 20 January 20212 years, 329 days
Fumio Kishida Flag of Japan.svg Prime Minister of Japan 4 October 20212 years, 72 days
Olaf Scholz Flag of Germany.svg Chancellor of Germany 8 December 20212 years, 7 days
Giorgia Meloni Flag of Italy.svg Prime Minister of Italy 22 October 20221 year, 54 days
Rishi Sunak Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 25 October 20221 year, 51 days

G7 tenure

Notes

  1. Okita was actually Foreign Minister at the time, filling in for Prime Minister Ōhira, who died 10 days before the conference began.[ citation needed ]
  2. Vice-President of the European Commission [ citation needed ]
  3. Acting Commission President following the March 1999 resignation of the Santer Commission [ citation needed ]
  4. Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 summit was cancelled.[ citation needed ]
  5. Canada did not join the organization until 1976 while Russia did not join until 1997. Therefore, Canadian leaders prior to 1976 and Russian leaders before 1997 are not included in this list.[ citation needed ]
  6. Wilson first served as Prime Minister from 16 October 1964 to 19 June 1970, and then again from 4 March 1974 to 5 April 1976.[ citation needed ]
  7. Canada joined the organization on this date. Trudeau had been in office longer than any of the other leaders and so took the title of senior G8 leader from Schmidt.[ citation needed ]
  8. Trudeau first served as Prime Minister from 20 April 1968 to 4 June 1979, and then again from 3 March 1980 to 30 June 1984.[ citation needed ]
  9. Berlusconi first served as Prime Minister from 10 May 1994 to 17 January 1995, then again from 11 June 2001 to 17 May 2006, and then again from 8 May 2008 to 16 November 2011.[ citation needed ]
  10. Putin first served as President of Russia from 2000 to 2008.[ citation needed ]

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