Marion, I think it might be OK to count Bush as a "contemporary politician." The definition of that term is admittedly a bit fuzzy around the edges. But if Tony Blair and John Prescott fit the profile, even though neither of them holds elective office at the moment, then W might also fit.
(Perhaps my information on Prescott is out of date. He's got a seat in the House of Lords, but isn't he now, or hasn't he recently been, a candidate for something else?)
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