Scientists who became major political leaders
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Steven Chu comes to mind.
Other candidates might include
- Henry Kissenger - assuming that political science is a science
- Douglass North
- Thomas Schelling
- Albert Schweitzer assuming that the UN is government
- Friedrich von Hayek
- Paul Krugman
- Elsie Widdowson
- Hu Jintao
- Antoine Lavosier
- Rush D. Holt
- Jerry McNerney
- Vern Ehlers
- Bill Foster
- Mario Monti
- Lucas Papademos
- Tony Tan
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