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{{short description|Favoritism granted to relatives or close friends}} | {{short description|Favoritism granted to relatives or close friends}} | ||
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[[File:Benjamin Harrison Astley Cooper.jpg|thumb|right|[[Benjamin Harrison (hospital administrator)|Benjamin Harrison]], treasurer of Guy's Hospital in London, was shown as a dominant presiding figure, with the nepotism of Sir Astley Cooper having his tacit approval.]] | [[File:Benjamin Harrison Astley Cooper.jpg|thumb|right|[[Benjamin Harrison (hospital administrator)|Benjamin Harrison]], treasurer of Guy's Hospital in London, was shown as a dominant presiding figure, with the nepotism of Sir Astley Cooper having his tacit approval.]] | ||
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=== India === | === India === | ||
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Nepotism in India is common in politics, judiciary, business, the film industry, religious circles, and many other types of organizations. | Nepotism in India is common in politics, judiciary, business, the film industry, religious circles, and many other types of organizations. | ||
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=== Mauritius === | === Mauritius === | ||
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Nepotism is common in [[Politics of Mauritius|Mauritian politics]], with many relatives and friends of high-ranking politicians being appointed high-ranking positions and associated companies being granted government contracts. | Nepotism is common in [[Politics of Mauritius|Mauritian politics]], with many relatives and friends of high-ranking politicians being appointed high-ranking positions and associated companies being granted government contracts. | ||
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=== Singapore === | === Singapore === | ||
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[[Government of Singapore|Singapore's government]] has been the target of numerous charges of nepotism, with several members of the [[Prime Minister of Singapore|Prime Minister]]'s family holding high ranking posts. [[Lee Kuan Yew]], who was prime minister from 1959 to 1990, preceded his son [[Lee Hsien Loong]]. Other family members holding high positions include the elder Lee’s daughter, [[Lee Wei Ling]], the director of the National Neurological Institute, his other son, [[Lee Hsien Yang]], the chief executive officer of [[Singtel|Singapore Telecommunications]] from 1995 to 2007 and the younger Lee's wife [[Ho Ching]], who was appointed [[chief executive officer]] of state holding investment company [[Temasek Holdings]]. The family members dispute the charges as they arise.<ref>{{cite news |title=Singapore's Lee Family and Nepotism |url=http://www.asiasentinel.com/society/singapores-lee-family-and-nepotism/ |newspaper=Asia Sentinel |access-date=4 February 2023 |archive-date=6 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706074216/https://www.asiasentinel.com/society/singapores-lee-family-and-nepotism/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | [[Government of Singapore|Singapore's government]] has been the target of numerous charges of nepotism, with several members of the [[Prime Minister of Singapore|Prime Minister]]'s family holding high ranking posts. [[Lee Kuan Yew]], who was prime minister from 1959 to 1990, preceded his son [[Lee Hsien Loong]]. Other family members holding high positions include the elder Lee’s daughter, [[Lee Wei Ling]], the director of the National Neurological Institute, his other son, [[Lee Hsien Yang]], the chief executive officer of [[Singtel|Singapore Telecommunications]] from 1995 to 2007 and the younger Lee's wife [[Ho Ching]], who was appointed [[chief executive officer]] of state holding investment company [[Temasek Holdings]]. The family members dispute the charges as they arise.<ref>{{cite news |title=Singapore's Lee Family and Nepotism |url=http://www.asiasentinel.com/society/singapores-lee-family-and-nepotism/ |newspaper=Asia Sentinel |access-date=4 February 2023 |archive-date=6 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706074216/https://www.asiasentinel.com/society/singapores-lee-family-and-nepotism/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
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=== Spain === | === Spain === | ||
Nepotism occurred in [[Spanish colonization of the Americas|Spanish Colonial America]] when offices were given to family members.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Alan R. Freitang, Ashli Quesinberry Stokes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kPrOtG3lv0QC&pg=PA208|title=Global Public Relations: Spanning Borders, Spanning Cultures|author2=Ashli Quesinberry Stokes|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-06129-7|page=208|access-date=20 June 2013}}</ref>{{Example needed}} | Nepotism occurred in [[Spanish colonization of the Americas|Spanish Colonial America]] when offices were given to family members.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Alan R. Freitang, Ashli Quesinberry Stokes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kPrOtG3lv0QC&pg=PA208|title=Global Public Relations: Spanning Borders, Spanning Cultures|author2=Ashli Quesinberry Stokes|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-06129-7|page=208|access-date=20 June 2013}}</ref>{{Example needed|date= June 2023}} | ||
[[Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs]], son of [[Juan Antonio Samaranch]], president of the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) from 1980 to 2001, has been a member of the International Olympic Committee since 2001, and his daughter, Maria Teresa Samaranch Salisachs, has been president of the Spanish Federation of Sports on Ice since 2005.<ref name="ElPais">{{Cite news | title = La larga carrera de un hombre polifacético | url = http://www.elpais.com/articulo/deportes/larga/carrera/hombre/polifacetico/elpepudep/20100421elpepudep_9/Tes | newspaper = El País | date = 21 April 2010 | access-date = 22 April 2010 | archive-date = 13 May 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110513114249/http://www.elpais.com/articulo/deportes/larga/carrera/hombre/polifacetico/elpepudep/20100421elpepudep_9/Tes | url-status = live }}. {{in lang|es}}</ref> | [[Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs]], son of [[Juan Antonio Samaranch]], president of the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) from 1980 to 2001, has been a member of the International Olympic Committee since 2001, and his daughter, Maria Teresa Samaranch Salisachs, has been president of the Spanish Federation of Sports on Ice since 2005.<ref name="ElPais">{{Cite news | title = La larga carrera de un hombre polifacético | url = http://www.elpais.com/articulo/deportes/larga/carrera/hombre/polifacetico/elpepudep/20100421elpepudep_9/Tes | newspaper = El País | date = 21 April 2010 | access-date = 22 April 2010 | archive-date = 13 May 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110513114249/http://www.elpais.com/articulo/deportes/larga/carrera/hombre/polifacetico/elpepudep/20100421elpepudep_9/Tes | url-status = live }}. {{in lang|es}}</ref> | ||