Selected examples by country Nepotism

1 selected examples country

1.1 australia
1.2 azerbaijan
1.3 belgium
1.4 cambodia
1.5 china
1.6 france
1.7 india
1.8 lithuania
1.9 romania
1.10 singapore
1.11 spain
1.12 sri lanka
1.13 united kingdom
1.14 united states

1.14.1 politics


1.15 venezuela
1.16 zimbabwe

selected examples country
australia

anna bligh, won 2009 queensland state election, has been accused of nepotism giving husband greg withers position office of climate change head.

shortly after appointment anglican archbishop of sydney in 2001, peter jensen accused, in australian broadcasting corporation interview, of nepotism after nominating brother phillip jensen dean of sydney , appointing wife christine jensen official position in sydney diocese.

azerbaijan

on 21 february 2017, president of azerbaijan ilham aliyev appointed wife mehriban aliyeva vice president of azerbaijan.

belgium

over past decade, criticism has been growing on creation of political dynasties in belgium, in of traditional political parties have been involved. phenomenon has been explained fact prominent party members control ranking of candidates on party lists elections , candidate s place on list determines whether or not or elected. justification phenomenon importance of name recognition collecting votes.

claims of nepotism have been made against bruno tobback, son of senator , former minister louis tobback, member of flemish socialists, became belgian federal government s minister pensions , environment @ 35 in 2005. alexander de croo, son of former speaker of belgian parliament herman de croo, ran leadership of father s party open vld @ age 33. there example of maya detiège, daughter of former mayor of city of antwerp leona detiège, herself daughter of former mayor of antwerp frans detiège. among other examples former minister freya vandenbossche , senator jean jacques de gucht, being daughter , son of respectively former minister luc vandenbossche , former minister karel de gucht.

cambodia

prime minister hun sen , senior members of parliament, known hand in getting family members government positions. in 2013 cambodian parliamentary elections, @ least 8 candidates standing in upcoming july election sons of high-ranking cambodian people’s party officials. ruling party sons lost, appointed high government positions.

china

for past 3,000 years, nepotism has been common in china s clan , extended family based culture. confucius wrote importance of balancing filial piety merit . clan-based feudal system collapsed during confucius lifetime, yet nepotism has continued through modern age. instance, zhang hui, believed have career expedited through intervention of uncle, li jianguo, vice chairman , secretary general of national people’s congress. hui made youngest member , secretary of jining s municipal standing committee @ age of 32.

france

in october 2009, jean sarkozy, second son of president of french republic nicolas sarkozy, poised become director of major epad (fr) authority despite lacking higher education degree , professional experience. in 2008 voted regional councillor of neuilly-sur-seine, town of father had been mayor.

in september 2009, rap-producer pierre sarkozy, first son of president nicolas sarkozy, asked scpp financial contribution of around €10000 towards €80000 artistic project. because not scpp member, request automatically rejected. pierre sarkozy went Élysée led Élysée aide contacting scpp, , scpp president marc guez assuring issue favorably resolved. according abeille music president , scpp member yves riesel, however, not happen scpp s financial has been restricted members months.

india

corruption goes hand in hand nepotism in india. goes on in government , private jobs both. nepotism common in politics, business , in movie industry. goes on in religious circles, arts, industry, , other types of organizations. many members of parliament , legislative assembly have generations-long legacy of nepotic allocation of constituencies relatives. bajaj family related birla family related biyani family marriage. kapoor families, , many other indian movie actors have brought children movie industry endorsement. successful actress priyanka chopra (now international) said in interview kicked out of movie (which offered her) because of nepotism. moreover, dynasty in politics remains. rahul gandhi, vice-president of indian national congress party, descendent of jawaharlal nehru , indira gandhi & rajiv gandhi. cricket affected nepotism in form of stuart binny , rohan gavaskar.

lithuania

romania

romanian communist dictator nicolae ceaușescu s family members dominated country decades. elena băsescu, daughter of president traian băsescu, elected in 2009 european parliament, despite fact had no significant professional or political experience.

singapore

singapore s government has been target of numerous charges of nepotism, several members of prime minister s family holding high posts. family members dispute charges arise.

spain

juan antonio samaranch salisachs, son of juan antonio samaranch, president of international olympic committee (ioc) 1980 2001, has been member of international olympic committee since 2001, , daughter, maria teresa samaranch salisachs, has been president of spanish federation of sports on ice since 2005.

nepotism occurred in spanish colonial america when offices given family members.

sri lanka

former president of sri lanka, mahinda rajapaksa, has been accused of nepotism, appointing 3 brothers run important ministries , giving out other political positions relatives, regardless of merit. during presidency, rajapaksa family held ministries of finance, defence, ports , aviation, , highways , road development. president s brother, gotabhaya rajapaksa, given post of defence secretary. controlled armed forces, police , coast guard, , responsible immigration , emigration. rajapaksa appointed brother basil rajapaksa minister of economic development. together, rajapaksa brothers controlled on 70% of sri lanka s public budget. mahinda rajapaksa s eldest brother, chamal rajapaksa, appointed speaker of parliament of sri lanka, , has held many other posts before, while eldest son, namal rajapaksa, member of parliament , holds undisclosed portfolios.

others include: nephew, shashindra rajapaksa, former chief minister of uva; 1 of cousins, former sri lankan ambassador united states, jaliya wickramasuriya; , cousin, udayanga weeratunga, former ambassador russia. dozens of nephews, nieces, cousins, , in-laws have been appointed heads of banks, boards, , corporations.

united kingdom

in february 2010, sir christopher kelly, chairman of committee on standards in public life, said more 200 mps used parliamentary allowances employ own relatives in variety of office roles. suggested practice should banned.

in 2005, councillor ann reid of york arranged 9 sets of traffic lights on daughter hannah s wedding route through york switched green five-car convoy, test system whereby traffic lights turn green if there incoming emergency vehicle. result, wedding party took 10 minutes pass through city.

north yorkshire police s chief constable grahame maxwell disciplined ipcc in 2011, refused resign, after admitting assisted relative through first stages of recruitment process.

many northern irish politicians employ family members. in 2008, 19 elected politicians of democratic unionist party (dup) directly employed family members , relatives constituted 27 of 136 staff.

united states

palm beach county, florida schools reinforced nepotism rules of 2012 ensure equitable work environment .

in december 2012, report washington post indicated various nepotism practices district of columbia , northern virginia s metropolitan washington airports authority (mwaa), including 1 family 5 members working mwaa. 1 of reasons given associate general counsel defend alleged nepotism “if [the employees are] qualified , competed [the positions] on own, don’t see problem relatives working in same organization.” inspector general of u.s. department of transportation , u.s. congress pressured mwaa resolve practices of nepotism. authority employees no longer allowed directly or indirectly influence hiring or promotion of relatives, documented in ethics policy.

in 2016, philadelphia 76ers chairman of basketball operations jerry colangelo named son bryan colangelo general manager without thorough search position.

politics

around 30 family members or relatives of president ulysses s. grant prospered financially in way either government appointments or employment.

john f. kennedy made brother-in-law, sargent shriver, first director of peace corps , brother, robert f. kennedy, attorney general.

in 1979, bill clinton, within weeks of being newly elected governor of arkansas, appointed wife hillary chair of rural health advisory committee. in 1993, newly elected president of united states, again appointed wife chair task force on national health care reform.

in 2017, president-elect donald trump appointed son-in-law jared kushner senior adviser president announced on 29 march 2017 eldest daughter, ivanka trump, become official white house employee.

both clinton , trump presidential appointments have raised ethical , legal questions whether conflict 1967 federal anti-nepotism law.

in 2002, after election , swearing in governor of alaska, frank murkowski appointed daughter lisa united states senate seat resigned take office governor.

venezuela

nepotism known practiced former president of venezuela national assembly, cilia flores. 9 positions in national assembly filled flores family members, including mother-in-law, aunt, 3 siblings, cousin , mother, , 2 nephews.

zimbabwe

until 2017 deposement, president robert mugabe reported preparing wife grace mugabe next president of zimbabwe once steps down. vice president joice mujuru considered favored successor mugabe.