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In Western democracies, the term is generally restricted to those either holding or seeking elected office for themselves, rather than specialists employed by such people, such as members of the bureaucracy. Such a distinction is less clear in non-democratic forms of government.

In a state, individual politicians compose the executive branch of government and the office of Head of State as well as the legislative branch, and regional and local levels of government. Other organs of government such as the judicial branch, law enforcement, and the military are not usually regarded as being composed of politicians, despite the fact that the men and women involved do government work.

Some common offices for politicians can include:

• President
• Prime Minister
• Senator
• Member of ParliamentA Member of Parliament or MP is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. Australia In Australia, the term Member of Parliament refers specifically to a mem
• GovernorA governor is an official who heads the government of a colony, state or other sub-national state unit. Most countries in the world have some sort of official known as a governor, though in some countries, the heads of the states, provinces and regions ma
• MinisterA minister is a politician who heads a government ministry or department (e. education, finance, health, state, war etc. Senior ministers are members of the cabinet, usually led by a prime minister or president. The term "minister" comes from a Latin word
• CouncillorA councillor is a member of a council (such as a city council), particularly in the U. and its former colonies. The US equivalent is councilman or councilwoman''. It is not the same as a counselor, who provides counsel or advice. Councillors In the United
• MayorA mayor ( Latin major "better") is the chief executive official of a city, town, or village. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs as to the powers and responsibilities of a mayor, as well as the means of becoming mayor. The French
• School boardboard of education A school board (or school committee) is an elected council that helps determine educational policy in a small regional area, such as a city, state, or province. It usually shares power with a larger institution, such as the government's member

Some examples of famous politicians:

• Kofi AnnanKofi Atta Annan (born April 8, 1938) is the seventh and current Secretary-General of the United Nations. Biography Early years and family Annan was born to Henry Reginald and Victoria Annan on April 8, 1938, in Kumasi, Ghana. His given name means "born on - United Nations Secretary-GeneralThe United Nations Secretary-General is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. According to the United Nations Charter, the Secretary-General is appointed by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the Securi
• Lazaro Cardenas - President of Mexico
• Winston Churchill - wartime Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• Mohandas Gandhi - Nationalist leader of India
• Adolf Hitler - Dictator of Germany
• Rudy Giuliani- Mayor of New York City
• Thomas Jefferson - Founding Father of the United States
• Petra Kelly - Founder of the Green Party
• Romano Prodi - President of the European Commission
• Sun Yat-sen - Kuomintang Leader, Revolutionary leader of the Republic of China

See List of Japanese politicans, List of British politicians, List of New Zealand politicians