metadata
title: Global Leadership Project (v1)
sdk: datasets
taskCategories:
- research
tags:
- descriptive representation
- political leadership
- political science
- social science
- demographics
license: mit
datasets:
- GlobalLeadershipProject_v1.csv
A distilled dataset of more than 50,000 political elites coded on gender, ethnicity, language, religion, office type, and more.
The release accompanies the open‑access paper:
John Gerring, Connor T. Jerzak & Erzen Öncel (2024).
“The Composition of Descriptive Representation.” American Political Science Review 118(2): 784‑801.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055423000680
For more information, see GlobalLeadershipProject.net.
Dataset quick facts
| Rows | >50 000 leaders |
| Countries | 156 |
| Waves | 2 (2010‑13, 2017‑19) |
| Political bodies | 1 552 (executive, cabinet, parliamentary party group, upper/lower chambers, supreme court) |
| Identities coded | Gender · Ethnicity · Language · Religion |
| File size | ~92.8 MB CSV |
Files included
| File | Description |
|---|---|
GlobalLeadershipProject_v1.csv |
Tabular data (leaders × variables) |
LICENSE |
MIT |
Reference
John Gerring, Connor T. Jerzak, Erzen Öncel. The Composition of Descriptive Representation. American Political Science Review, 118(2): 784-801, 2024.
@article{gerring2024composition,
title={The Composition of Descriptive Representation},
author={Gerring, John and Connor T. Jerzak and Erzen \"{O}ncel},
journal={American Political Science Review},
year={2024},
volume={118},
number={2},
pages={784-801}
}
Covariates covered
| # | Column Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | glp_country |
| 2 | glp_country_nid |
| 3 | glp_person |
| 4 | glp_person_nid |
| 5 | person_ethnic |
| 6 | person_ethnic_nid |
| 7 | office1 |
| 8 | office2 |
| 9 | office3 |
| 10 | person_firstname |
| 11 | person_lastname |
| 12 | round1 |
| 13 | round2 |
| 14 | person_round |
| 15 | country |
| 16 | country_id |
| 17 | lexical_index |
| 18 | pop_wdi_actual |
| 19 | V_Dem_Country |
| 20 | country_text_id |
| 21 | person_party_aff_power |
| 22 | pol_party_nid |
| 23 | pol_party |
| 24 | person_combethnicity |
| 25 | person_combethnicity_no |
| 26 | person_ethnocultural_title |
| 27 | person_ethnocultural_nid |
| 28 | person_ethnic1_title |
| 29 | person_ethnic1_nid |
| 30 | person_combethnic_title |
| 31 | person_house |
| 32 | person_bday |
| 33 | person_gender |
| 34 | person_gender_no |
| 35 | person_born_abroad |
| 36 | person_birthplace |
| 37 | person_birthcountry |
| 38 | person_marital_stat |
| 39 | person_numchild |
| 40 | person_occupation_all |
| 41 | person_occupation_1 |
| 42 | person_occupation_2 |
| 43 | person_occupation_3 |
| 44 | person_family_clan_name |
| 45 | person_family_clan_nam_rel |
| 46 | person_ethnocultural_crite |
| 47 | person_ethnocultural_crite_all |
| 48 | person_ethnocultural_crite_1 |
| 49 | person_ethnocultural_crite_2 |
| 50 | person_ethnocultural_crite_3 |
| 51 | person_ethnocultural_signf_nid |
| 52 | prsn_ethncltral_signf_title |
| 53 | person_ethnocultural_rel |
| 54 | person_ethnocultural_rel_no |
| 55 | prsn_ethncltralgp_living_style |
| 56 | person_ethnocultural_source |
| 57 | person_ethnocultural_all |
| 58 | person_ethnocultural_all_nid |
| 59 | person_ethnocultural_1_nid |
| 60 | person_ethnocultural_1_title |
| 61 | person_ethnocultural_2_nid |
| 62 | person_ethnocultural_2_title |
| 63 | person_ethnocultural_3_nid |
| 64 | person_ethnocultural_3_title |
| 65 | person_ethnic_criteria |
| 66 | person_ethnic_criteria_all |
| 67 | person_ethnic_criteria_1 |
| 68 | person_ethnic_criteria_2 |
| 69 | person_ethnic_criteria_3 |
| 70 | person_ethnic_signf_nid |
| 71 | person_ethnic_signf_title |
| 72 | person_ethnic_rel |
| 73 | person_ethnic_rel_no |
| 74 | person_ethnicgrp_ecorank |
| 75 | person_ethnicgrp_size |
| 76 | person_ethnicgp_living_style |
| 77 | person_ethnicgrp_source |
| 78 | person_ethnicgrp_population |
| 79 | person_ethnicgrp_defcriteria |
| 80 | person_ethnic_all |
| 81 | person_ethnic_all_nid |
| 82 | person_ethnic_1_nid |
| 83 | person_ethnic_1_title |
| 84 | person_ethnic_2_nid |
| 85 | person_ethnic_2_title |
| 86 | person_ethnic_3_nid |
| 87 | person_ethnic_3_title |
| 88 | person_rel_family_nid |
| 89 | person_rel_family_title |
| 90 | person_rel_family_rel |
| 91 | person_rel_family_rel_no |
| 92 | person_rel_current_nid |
| 93 | person_rel_current_title |
| 94 | person_rel_current_rel |
| 95 | person_rel_current_rel_no |
| 96 | person_lang_native_nid |
| 97 | person_lang_native_title |
| 98 | person_lang_native_rel |
| 99 | person_lang_native_rel_no |
| 100 | person_lang_native_other |
| 101 | person_lang_spoken_nid |
| 102 | person_lang_spoken_title |
| 103 | person_lang_spoken_other |
| 104 | person_lang_english |
| 105 | person_lang_french |
| 106 | person_lang_arabic |
| 107 | person_lang_spanish |
| 108 | person_lang_chinese |
| 109 | person_lang_german |
| 110 | person_lang_russian |
| 111 | person_lang_portuguese |
| 112 | person_lang_other |
| 113 | person_lang_all |
| 114 | person_lang_all_count |
| 115 | person_unv_name_all |
| 116 | person_unv_name_1 |
| 117 | person_unv_name_2 |
| 118 | person_unv_name_3 |
| 119 | person_ug_major |
| 120 | person_ug_major_all |
| 121 | person_ug_major_1 |
| 122 | person_ug_major_1_no |
| 123 | person_ug_major_2 |
| 124 | person_ug_major_2_no |
| 125 | person_ug_major_3 |
| 126 | person_ug_major_3_no |
| 127 | person_education |
| 128 | person_education_no |
| 129 | person_college_country |
| 130 | person_abroad |
| 131 | person_eduwest |
| 132 | person_course_of_study |
| 133 | person_combethnic_nid |
| 134 | person_combethnic_all |
| 135 | person_combethnic_all_nid |
| 136 | person_combethnic_1_nid |
| 137 | person_combethnic_1_title |
| 138 | person_combethnic_2_nid |
| 139 | person_combethnic_2_title |
| 140 | person_combethnic_3_nid |
| 141 | person_combethnic_3_title |
| 142 | person_combethnicgrp_size |
| 143 | person_combethnicgrp_ecorank |
| 144 | prsn_cmbthncgrp_livingstyle |
| 145 | person_combethnicgrp_source |
| 146 | prsn_cmbthncgrp_population |
| 147 | prsn_cmbthncgrp_defcriteria |
| 148 | person_party_aff_nonpartisan |
| 149 | person_party_aff_position |
| 150 | prsn_prty_aff_position_local |
| 151 | person_party_aff_coalition |
| 152 | prsn_prty_aff_coalition_differ |
| 153 | person_party_aff_longterm_aff |
| 154 | person_party_aff_pol_exp |
| 155 | person_office_position_1 |
| 156 | person_office_minposarea_1 |
| 157 | person_office_minposarea_lo_1 |
| 158 | person_office_service_began_1 |
| 159 | prsn_office_srvc_bgn_cabi_1 |
| 160 | person_office_terms_1 |
| 161 | person_office_pm_participate_1 |
| 162 | person_office_howmanydays_1 |
| 163 | prsn_office_hwmnydys_miss_1 |
| 164 | prsn_office_cnsttncy_nid_1 |
| 165 | prsn_office_cnsttncy_title_1 |
| 166 | person_office_position_2 |
| 167 | person_office_minposarea_2 |
| 168 | person_office_service_began_2 |
| 169 | prsn_office_srvc_bgn_cabi_2 |
| 170 | person_office_terms_2 |
| 171 | person_office_pm_participate_2 |
| 172 | person_office_howmanydays_2 |
| 173 | prsn_office_hwmnydys_miss_2 |
| 174 | prsn_office_cnsttncy_nid__2 |
| 175 | prsn_office_cnsttncy_title_2 |
| 176 | person_office_position_3 |
| 177 | person_office_minposarea_3 |
| 178 | person_office_service_began_3 |
| 179 | prsn_office_srvc_bgn_cabi_3 |
| 180 | person_office_terms_3 |
| 181 | person_office_pm_participate_3 |
| 182 | person_office_howmanydays_3 |
| 183 | prsn_office_hwmnydys_miss_3 |
| 184 | prsn_office_cnsttncy_nid_3 |
| 185 | prsn_office_cnsttncy_title_3 |
| 186 | person_office_minposarea_4 |
| 187 | person_office_minposarea_5 |
| 188 | office_type_1 |
| 189 | office_type_2 |
| 190 | office_type_3 |