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Re:Prime Minister of Singapore Coded Sudoku Solver in C++ by mercurial on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @04:45AM (#9419187)
Angela Merkel has a Phd in chemistry. But many (most?) European leaders are actually technocrats.
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Re:Prime Minister of Singapore Coded Sudoku Solver in C++ by sn41 on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @05:07AM (#9419241)
Again a counterexample. The previous Indian Prime Minister was a Ph D in economics (and a very accomplished economist at that) [1]

The current prime minister was the son of a tea-seller, and not very highly educated.[2]

Who do most think is a better prime minister? The second. I believe faith in technocrats is misplaced, and wisdom does not equal technical competence.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manmohan_Singh

[2] http://time.com/3823155/narendra-modi-2015-time-100/

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Re:Prime Minister of Singapore Coded Sudoku Solver in C++ by IkmoIkmo on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @05:24AM (#9419280)
He was a bit late to the game, and not quite as educated as Singh, but he did eventually end up doing his Masters.

Anyway, you raise a fair point with a solid counterexample.

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Re:Prime Minister of Singapore Coded Sudoku Solver in C++ by signal11 on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @05:28AM (#9419290)
Margaret Thatcher (somewhat controversial, I know) had a 2nd-class BS Honours in Chemistry from Oxford, and apparently the first UK Prime Minister with a science degree. [source: Wikipedia]
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Re:Prime Minister of Singapore Coded Sudoku Solver in C++ by mohawk on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @05:29AM (#9419292)
Merkel is the exception to the rule, though. Here is an article on the composition of the German parliament:

http://www.dw.de/few-entrepreneurs-in-new-german-parliament/...

More than half are administrators (probably civil servants i think), teachers, lawyers.

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Re:Prime Minister of Singapore Coded Sudoku Solver in C++ by Luc on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @04:53AM (#9419214)
The previous prime minister of Belgium has a chemistry PhD too. He went straight into politics out of university, though.
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Re:Prime Minister of Singapore Coded Sudoku Solver in C++ by lmz on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @05:27AM (#9419287)
Lady Thatcher also had a Chemistry degree and worked for a while in Industry.
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