List of political officials who have tested positive for COVID-19

The following political officials were confirmed to have tested positive for COVID-19 since the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020. , a total of 43 serving heads of state and 40 serving heads of government of sovereign states and dependencies have tested positive at least once, along with government ministers, diplomats, local and regional officials, former leaders, and members of reigning royal families. Some leaders are also suspected to have been infected with COVID-19, although their respective governments have denied this. Partners, spouses or consorts of head of states and government are included where applicable.

Confirmed positive

Heads of state

Country Individual Position at the time of diagnosis Date reported Severity Reported source of contraction Abdelmadjid TebbounePresidentdata-sort-value="1: Hospitalized" Elizabeth IIQueen rowspan="15" data-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" COVID-19 cluster at Windsor CastleQueenQueenQueenQueenQueenQueenQueenQueenQueenQueenQueenQueenQueenQueenAlexander Van der BellenPresidentdata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Alexander LukashenkoPresidentdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Jeanine ÁñezPresidentdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Pierre BuyoyaFormer president (1987–1993; 1996–2003)data-sort-value="0: Dead" Bamako, MaliJair BolsonaroPresidentdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaFormer president (2003–2011)data-sort-value="3: Positive" DenmarkMargrethe IIQueendata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" data-sort-value="3: Positive" Contracted after returning from state funeral of Elizabeth IIGuillermo LassoPresidentdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Mswati IIIKingdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Sauli NiinistöPresidentdata-sort-value="1: Hospitalized" Valéry Giscard d'EstaingFormer president (1974–1981)data-sort-value="0: Dead" Emmanuel MacronPresidentdata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Frank-Walter SteinmeierPresident rowspan="2" data-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" rowspan="2" Elke BüdenbenderSpouse of the presidentConstantine IIFormer king (1964–1973)data-sort-value="1: Hospitalized" Katerina SakellaropoulouPresidentdata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Alejandro GiammatteiPresidentdata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Juan Orlando HernándezPresidentdata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" rowspan="2" Ana García CaríasFirst Ladydata-sort-value="3: Positive" Pranab MukherjeeFormer president (2012–2017)data-sort-value="0: Dead" Michael D. HigginsPresident rowspan="2" data-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" rowspan="2" Sabina HigginsSpouse of the presidentSergio MattarellaPresidentdata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Alassane OuattaraPresidentdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Egils LevitsPresidentdata-sort-value="3: Positive" HenriGrand Duke of Luxembourgdata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Ibrahim Boubacar KeïtaFormer president (2013–2020) rowspan="2" data-sort-value="3: Positive" rowspan="2" Keïta Aminata MaigaFormer first lady (2013–2020)Andrés Manuel López ObradorPresident rowspan="2" data-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" rowspan="3" data-sort-value="3: Positive" Albert IISovereign Prince data-sort-value="3: Positive" rowspan="3" rowspan="2" data-sort-value="3: Positive" Mohammed VIKingdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Likely contracted during private visit to FranceBeatrixFormer queen (1980–2013)data-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Harald VKing rowspan="2" data-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" rowspan="2" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/norways-king-harald-tests-positive-covid-19-palace-says-2022-03-22/Arif AlviPresident data-sort-value="3: Positive" rowspan="2" data-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Asif Ali ZardariFormer president (2008–2013) data-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" rowspan="2" Presidentdata-sort-value="1: Hospitalized" Bongbong MarcosPresident data-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" rowspan="2" data-sort-value="3: Positive" Andrzej DudaPresident rowspan="2" data-sort-value="3: Positive" rowspan="2" Marcelo Rebelo de SousaPresidentdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Contact with infected advisorHassan Sheikh MohamudPresidentdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Contracted after returning from the United Arab EmiratesCyril RamaphosaPresidentdata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Felipe VIKingdata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Chan SantokhiPresidentdata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Carl XVI GustafKing rowspan="2" data-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" rowspan="2" SilviaQueen consortFederal Councillor, President of the Swiss Confederation data-sort-value="3: Positive" Federal Councillor data-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Federal Councillor data-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Federal Councillor data-sort-value="3: Positive" Bashar al-AssadPresident rowspan="2" data-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" rowspan="2" Asma al-AssadFirst LadyVajiralongkornKing rowspan="2" data-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" rowspan="2" SuthidaQueen consortRecep Tayyip ErdoğanPresidentdata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" rowspan="2" Emine ErdoğanFirst Ladydata-sort-value="3: Positive" Yoweri MuseveniPresidentdata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Olena ZelenskaFirst Ladydata-sort-value="1: Hospitalized" Volodymyr ZelenskyyPresidentdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Donald TrumpPresidentdata-sort-value="1: Hospitalized" White House COVID-19 outbreakMelania TrumpFirst Ladydata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Barack ObamaFormer president (2009–2017)data-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Hillary ClintonFormer first lady (1993–2001)data-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Joe BidenPresidentdata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" rowspan="2" data-sort-value="3: Positive" Bill ClintonFormer president (1993–2001)data-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Jill BidenFirst Ladydata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Joe BidenPresidentdata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic"

Heads of government

Country Individual Position at the time of diagnosis Date reported Severity Reported source of contraction Gaston BrownePrime Ministerdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Scott MorrisonPrime Ministerdata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Anthony Albanesedata-sort-value="3: Positive" Karl NehammerChancellordata-sort-value="3: Positive" Contact with a security officialMia MottleyPrime Ministerdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Sophie WilmèsFormer prime minister (2019–2020)data-sort-value="1: Hospitalized" Johnny BriceñoPrime Ministerdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Hun SenPrime Ministerdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Sophie Grégoire TrudeauSpouse of the Prime Ministerdata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Contracted after returning from LondonJustin TrudeauPrime Ministerdata-sort-value="3: Positive" data-sort-value="3: Positive" John Lee Ka-chiuChief Executivedata-sort-value="3: Positive" Ambrose Mandvulo DlaminiPrime Ministerdata-sort-value="0: Dead" Sanna MarinPrime Ministerdata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Édouard FritchPresident of French Polynesiadata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Contracted after returning from ParisJean CastexPrime Ministerdata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Contact with one of his daughtersOlaf ScholzChancellor rowspan="2" data-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" rowspan="2" Kyriakos MitsotakisPrime Ministerdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Fabian PicardoChief Ministerdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Tested positive after returning from the United KingdomNuno Gomes NabiamPrime Ministerdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Micheál MartinTaoiseachdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Benjamin NetanyahuFormer prime minister (1996–1999; 2009–2021)data-sort-value="3: Positive" Naftali BennettPrime Ministerdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Mario DraghiPrime Ministerdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Fumio KishidaPrime Ministerdata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Mahmoud JibrilFormer prime minister of the National Transitional Council (2011)data-sort-value="0: Dead" Serge TelleMinister of Statedata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Abdelilah BenkiraneFormer prime minister (2011–2017)data-sort-value="1: Hospitalized" Aziz AkhannouchPrime Ministerdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Clarke GayfordPrime Minister's partnerrowspan="2" data-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" rowspan="2" Jacinda ArdernPrime MinisterImran KhanPrime Ministerdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Shehbaz Sharifdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Contracted after returning from London to meet with former prime minister Nawaz SharifJames MarapePrime Ministerdata-sort-value="3: Positive" António CostaPrime Ministerdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Mikhail MishustinPrime Ministerdata-sort-value="1: Hospitalized" Philip J. PierrePrime Ministerdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Ralph GonsalvesPrime Ministerdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Lee Hsien LoongPrime Ministerdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Lawrence Wongdata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Janez JanšaPrime Ministerdata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Contact with his two childrenPedro SánchezPrime Minister rowspan="2" data-sort-value="3: Positive" Juan Jesús VivasMayor-President of Ceutadata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Magdalena AnderssonPrime Ministerdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Siaosi SovaleniPrime Ministerdata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Boris JohnsonPrime Ministerdata-sort-value="1: Hospitalized"

Members of governments and cabinets

Country Individual Position at the time of diagnosis Date reported Severity Reported source of contraction Vice Presidentdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Financial Secretarydata-sort-value="3: Positive" Saudi ArabiaMinister for Europe and Foreign Affairsdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Vice Presidentdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Minister for Healthdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Vice Presidentdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Minister of Justicedata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Vice President rowspan="2" data-sort-value="3: Positive" rowspan="2" Deputy Minister of Healthdata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Vice President for Women and Family Affairsdata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Alternate Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairsdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Minister of the Interiordata-sort-value="3: Positive" Minister of Defensedata-sort-value="3: Positive" Minister for Foreign Affairsdata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Minister of Transport and Logisticsdata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" Tested positive after returning from EuropeMinister of National Territory Planning, Land Planning, Housing and City Policydata-sort-value="3: Positive" Vice Presidentdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Prime Ministerdata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic" First Vice President rowspan="2" data-sort-value="3: Positive" rowspan="2" Minister of Defence and Veterans AffairsSecretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairsdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Attended a meeting of the House of CommonsVice Presidentdata-sort-value="3: Positive" Secretary of Statedata-sort-value="2: Positive, symptomatic"

Members of legislatures

Country Individual Position at the time of diagnosis Date reported Severity Reported source of contraction Member-elect of the Islamic Consultative Assembly for Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat, Eslamshahr and Pardisdata-sort-value="0: Dead" Member-elect of the House of Representatives from Louisiana's 5th congressional districtdata-sort-value="0: Dead" Member of the House of Representatives from Texas's 6th congressional districtdata-sort-value="0: Dead"

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