Oliver Jones dead at age 91
Oliver Jones, the Canadian jazz pianist, died on July 22, 2026. Born Oliver Theophilus Jones in Montreal on September 11, 1934, he built a long career as a pianist, organist,…
Famous Dead Politicians: Recent Politician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 19,000 obituaries of famous dead politicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Philippe Chaulet dead at age 84
Philippe Chaulet, a French politician associated with the RPR, died on July 21, 2026. Born on July 28, 1942, in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, he built a political career in France while…
David Lucas dead at age 58, Spanish politician, secretary of state for transport, senator, and mayo…
David Lucas, the Spanish politician who served as secretary of state for transport in 2023, died on July 20, 2026, aged 58. Born Francisco David Lucas Parrón in Madrid on…
Rang Thurapon dead at age 69
Rang Thurapon, a Thai politician and businessman, died on July 20, 2026, at the age of 69. Born on April 1, 1957, in Phen district, Thailand, he was a member…
Ahn Dong-seon dead at age 90
Ahn Dong-seon, a South Korean politician and civil servant who served in the National Assembly in two stretches from 1985 to 1988 and again from 1992 to 2004, died on…
Terry Lewis dead at age 90
Terry Lewis, the British politician who served as Labour MP for Worsley from 1983 to 2005, died on July 20, 2026. Born Terence Lewis on December 29, 1935, he was…
Amor Deloso dead at age 87, Filipino politician, governor of Zambales
Amor Deloso, a Filipino politician who served as governor of Zambales, died on July 20, 2026. He was born on September 3, 1938, in Botolan, Zambales, and his public career…
Carl Kunasek dead at age 94, American politician, member of the Arizona Senate
Carl Kunasek, an American politician who served in the Arizona Senate and Arizona House of Representatives, died July 20, 2026. He was 94. Kunasek, also known as Carl James Kunasek,…
Tim Murphy dead at age 73
Tim Murphy, the American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Pennsylvania Senate, died on July 19, 2026. He was 73. Murphy represented Pennsylvania’s 18th congressional…
Philippe Josse dead at age 65
Philippe Josse, a French civil servant and member of the Conseil d'État since 2011, died on July 19, 2026. Born on September 23, 1960, in Saintes, he studied at Sciences…
Antonio Martínez Aneiros dead at age 93
Antonio Martínez Aneiros, a Spanish politician and Catholic priest, died on July 19, 2026. Born on June 3, 1933, in O Val, Narón, he served in the Parliament of Galicia…
Nikolay Ryabushenko dead at age 64
Nikolay Ryabushenko, a Russian politician who served in the Altai Krai Legislative Assembly from 2004 to 2008, died on July 19, 2026, at the age of 64. Born Nikolay Alexandrovich…
Jaroslav Zvěřina dead at age 83, Czech politician, MEP and MP
Jaroslav Zvěřina, a Czech politician and former member of the European Parliament, died on July 19, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Třebíč on December 18, 1942, he…
Jennifer Monserrate dead at age 56
Jennifer Monserrate, an Indian politician and former Goa MLA, died on July 19, 2026. Born on March 24, 1970, she served as a three-term member of the Goa Legislative Assembly,…
Chennamma Deve Gowda dead at age 89, Indian political figure, spouse of the prime minister, cardiac…
Chennamma Deve Gowda, an Indian political figure and the spouse of former Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda, died on July 18, 2026. She was 89. Widely known as the…
Kim Joong-wi dead at age 86
Kim Joong-wi, a South Korean journalist and politician, died on July 18, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on October 28, 1939, in Bonghwa County, he was educated at…
Johan Baumann dead at age 91
Johan Baumann, the Norwegian dogsledder, politician and sports administrator who served as president of the Norwegian Ski Federation from 1987 to 1995, died on July 18, 2026, at the age…
Kenneth Jeyaretnam dead at age 67, Politician, hedge fund manager
Kenneth Jeyaretnam, a Singaporean politician and hedge fund manager, died on July 18, 2026, at the age of 67. Also known as Kenneth Andrew Jeyaretnam, he served as secretary-general of…
Kim Joong-wi dead at age 86, South Korean politician, member of the National Assembly
Kim Joong-wi, a South Korean politician who served in the National Assembly, died on July 18, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on October 28, 1939, Kim was elected…
Vladimir Ukhalkin dead at age 75, Russian politician, mayor of Fryazino
Vladimir Ukhalkin, a Russian politician and mayor of Fryazino from 2001 to 2015, died on July 17, 2026. He was born on February 22, 1951, in Moscow, and was also…
Clément Schertzinger dead at age 89
Clément Schertzinger, the French sporting director who served as president of the Fédération internationale catholique d’éducation physique et sportive from 2003 to 2009, died on July 17, 2026, aged 89.…
Moses Ali dead at age 87, Military Officer, Lawyer & Politician
Moses Ali, the Ugandan lawyer, politician and retired military officer who served as Second Deputy Prime Minister, died on July 17, 2026. Born on April 5, 1939, in Adjumani District,…
Oh Jang-seop dead at age 79
Oh Jang-seop, a South Korean politician and businessman who served in the National Assembly and as minister of construction and transport, died on July 17, 2026, at the age of…
Primrose Bogatsu dead
Primrose Bogatsu, a South African politician and member of the North West Provincial Legislature since February 2023, died on July 17, 2026. She represented the Economic Freedom Fighters in the…
Graeme Gilbert dead at age 76
Graeme Gilbert, the Australian radio presenter and politician, died on July 17, 2026, at the age of 76. Born on April 15, 1950, he became known for presenting the nightly…
Melvin R. Brown dead at age 88
Melvin R. Brown, an American politician and Republican member of the Utah State House of Representatives, died on July 17, 2026. He was 88. Known also as Melvin Richins Brown,…
Bill Birch dead at age 92
Bill Birch, the New Zealand politician who served as minister of finance from 1993 to 1999, died on July 17, 2026. Born in Hastings on April 9, 1934, he was…
Tersia Marshall dead at age 45
Tersia Marshall, a South African politician and attorney who served in the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature, died on July 16, 2026, in Rustenburg after injuries sustained in a car accident. Born…
Roland J. Thornhill dead at age 90, Stockbroker, consultant
Roland J. Thornhill, a Canadian politician and former Nova Scotia MLA, died on July 16, 2026. Born Roland John Thornhill on September 3, 1935, in Grand Bank, Newfoundland, he represented…
Lattie F. Coor dead at age 89
Lattie F. Coor, an American university administrator and professor of public policy who led the University of Vermont and Arizona State University, died on July 16, 2026. Born in Phoenix…
Guy Scott dead at age 82
Guy Scott, the Zambian politician who served as vice president from 2011 to 2014 and as acting president from 2014 to 2015, died on July 15, 2026. Born Guy Lindsay…
Maro Kontou dead at age 92
Maro Kontou, a Greek actress and politician, died on July 15, 2026, at the age of 92, of lung cancer. Born in Athens on June 21, 1934, she began her…
Mudragada Padmanabha Reddy dead at age 73
Mudragada Padmanabha Reddy, an Indian politician, died on July 14, 2026. He was known as Mudragada Padmanabham and was a former Member of Parliament from Kakinada as well as a…
Sheikh Mustafa Kamal dead at age 83
Sheikh Mustafa Kamal, an Indian politician and former Jammu and Kashmir MLA, died on July 14, 2026. He was a leader of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Party and…
Azucena Mora dead at age 80
Azucena Mora, the Ecuadorian theater and television actress known by her screen name for performances in stage and television, died on July 14, 2026. Born Livia Lidia Mora Mendoza on…
Ramachandra Gowda dead at age 87
Ramachandra Gowda, an Indian politician and long-serving Karnataka Legislative Council member, died on July 14, 2026. Born on December 13, 1938, in Thippur in Kunigal taluk of Tumkur district, he…
Marcel Deneux dead at age 97
Marcel Deneux, a French politician and senator, died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 97. Born on August 16, 1928, in Beaucamps-le-Vieux, he served in the Senate of…
Pat Oliphant dead at age 90
Pat Oliphant, the Australian-born American political cartoonist whose work tracked American and global politics for more than six decades, died on July 13, 2026. Born Patrick Bruce Oliphant in Adelaide…
John Hamm dead at age 88
John Hamm, a Canadian politician and physician who served as the 25th premier of Nova Scotia, died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 88. Born John Frederick Hamm…
Hervé Hasquin dead at age 83
Hervé Hasquin, a Belgian historian, university professor and politician, died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Charleroi on December 31, 1942, he taught at the…
Jo Wan-kyu dead at age 98
Jo Wan-kyu, a South Korean politician who served as minister of education from 1992 to 1993, died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 98. Born on February 11,…
Alcides Bernal dead at age 60, Lawyer, Radio Broadcaster, Politician
Alcides Bernal, a Brazilian lawyer, radio broadcaster and politician, died on July 13, 2026, at age 60. Born Alcides Jesus Peralta Bernal on July 14, 1965, in Corumbá, he built…
Georg Ferstl dead at age 89
Georg Ferstl, an Austrian politician who served in the Landtag of Styria from 2000 to 2005, died on July 13, 2026. Born on December 30, 1936, in Trofaiach, he was…
Viorel Oancea dead at age 81
Viorel Oancea, a Romanian politician and major general who served as mayor of Timișoara from 1992 to 1996, died on July 13, 2026. Born in Brașov on December 8, 1944,…
Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher dead at age 101
Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher, a British politician and Labour life peer who served in the House of Lords from 1998 to 2026, died on July 13, 2026, aged 101. Born…
Md. Nazrul Islam Chowdhury dead at age 74
Md. Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, a Bangladeshi politician and former member of Jatiya Sangsad, died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 74. He represented the Chittagong-14 constituency in parliament…
Kim Ha-soo dead at age 67
Kim Ha-soo, a South Korean politician and mayor of Cheongdo County from 2022 to 2026, died on July 13, 2026. He was born on February 5, 1990. Available biographical details…
Syed Yasin dead at age 69
Syed Yasin died on July 12, 2026. He was an Indian politician and social worker who served as a Karnataka MLA from 1999 to 2004 and again from 2008 to…
Lindsey Graham dead at age 71
Lindsey Graham died on July 12, 2026. He was an American politician who served as a member of the U.S. Senate from 2003 and in the U.S. House of Representatives…
H. Hanumanthappa dead at age 94
H. Hanumanthappa, an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, died on July 12, 2026. He represented Karnataka in India’s upper house of Parliament as a…
Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar dead at age 94
Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar died on July 12, 2026. He was a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician who served as acting president of Bangladesh in 2002. Sircar studied at the University of…
Dave Hensman dead at age 63
Dave Hensman, a Canadian Christian singer-songwriter and priest, died on July 11, 2026. Born David John Hensman on August 19, 1962, in Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, he was based…
Valery Serov dead at age 86
Valery Serov, a Russian politician and civil engineer who chaired the State Committee for Construction from 1989 to 1991, died on July 11, 2026. He was 86. Born in Moscow…
Sombun Wanchaithanawong dead at age 89
Sombun Wanchaithanawong, a Thai politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1988 to 2011, died on July 11, 2026. He was 89. Born on October 1, 1936, in…
Antonio Rattín dead at age 89
Antonio Rattín died on July 11, 2026. He was an Argentine footballer best known for his career with Boca Juniors and the national team. Born in Tigre in 1937, Rattín…
Jordi Borja Sebastià dead at age 85
Jordi Borja Sebastià, the Spanish politician who served in the Parliament of Catalonia from 1980 to 1984, died on July 10, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Barcelona…
Cid Saboia de Carvalho dead at age 90
Cid Saboia de Carvalho, a Brazilian politician and lawyer who served in the Federal Senate from 1987 to 1995, died on July 10, 2026, at the age of 90. Born…
Enrique Krauss dead at age 94
Enrique Krauss died on July 10, 2026. He was a Chilean lawyer and politician. Born in Valdivia on January 8, 1932, Krauss was also known as Juan Enrique Krauss Rusque.…
Albert Mamy dead at age 86
Albert Mamy, the French lawyer and politician who served as mayor of Sorèze for more than four decades, died on July 10, 2026. He was 86. Born in Toulouse on…
Rachmad Gobel dead at age 63
Rachmad Gobel died on July 10, 2026. He was an Indonesian politician. Tags Politicians, 10 July 2026, Gobel, Indonesia, Rachmad, Virgo, July 10, July 2026
Derryn Hinch dead at age 82
Derryn Hinch, the New Zealand-born Australian media personality and politician, died on July 10, 2026, aged 82. Born Derryn Nigel Hinch in New Plymouth on February 9, 1944, he built…
Sharaf Uddin Khashru dead, Sharaf Uddin Khashru, Bangladeshi politician
Sharaf Uddin Khashru, a Bangladeshi politician from Sylhet District, died on July 10, 2026. He represented Sylhet-6 in the Jatiya Sangsad, winning election in 1991 on a Jatiya Party ticket…
José Bada Panillo dead at age 97
José Bada Panillo died on July 9, 2026. He was a Spanish politician who served as minister of culture and education of Aragon from 1983 to 1987. Tags Politicians, Scientists,…
Takao Mikami dead at age 92
Takao Mikami, a Japanese politician who served in the House of Councillors from 1989 to 1995, died on July 9, 2026. Born on November 2, 1933, in Aomori Prefecture, he…
Rudolf Friedrich dead at age 90
Rudolf Friedrich, a German politician and railway worker, died on July 9, 2026. Born on June 2, 1936, in Bělotín, then in Czechoslovakia, he belonged to the Christian Democratic Union…
Kimitaka Fujino dead at age 78
Kimitaka Fujino, a Japanese politician who served in the House of Councillors from 2003 to 2007, died on July 9, 2026, at the age of 78. Born on May 29,…
Pepe León dead at age 91
Pepe León, the Spanish sporting executive and three-time president of Real Betis, died on July 9, 2026. Also known as José León Gómez, he was born on March 23, 1935,…
Olev Raju dead at age 78
Olev Raju died on July 9, 2026. He was an Estonian politician and economist who served as a member of parliament from 1995 to 2003. Born in Tartu on January…
Lee Yeon-suk dead at age 90
Lee Yeon-suk died on July 9, 2026. She was a South Korean politician. Tags Politicians, 09 July 2026, Lee, Sagittarius, July 2026, July 9, South Korea, Yeon-suk
Ann Widdecombe dead at age 78
Ann Widdecombe died on July 9, 2026. She was a British politician. Tags Politicians, 09 July 2026, Ann, Britain, Libra, Widdecombe, July 2026, July 9
Asger Baunsbak-Jensen dead at age 94
Asger Baunsbak-Jensen, a Danish politician who served in the Folketing in 1984, died on July 8, 2026, at the age of 94. Born on April 15, 1932, he was a…
Paul Farrow dead at age 61
Paul Farrow died on July 8, 2026. He was an American politician. Tags Politicians, 08 July 2026, America, Cancer, Farrow, Paul, July 2026, July 8
Ben Arrendondo dead at age 79
Ben Arrendondo died on July 8, 2026, at age 81. He was an American politician and served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from 2011 to 2012.…
Béla Kádár dead at age 92
Béla Kádár died on July 8, 2026, at the age of 92. He was a Hungarian economist and politician. Born in Pécs on March 21, 1934, Kádár also worked as…
Reli German dead at age 86
Reli German, a Filipino public relations consultant and activist, died on July 8, 2026, at the age of 86. Born Aurelio German on November 25, 1939, he was known for…
Oleksandr Kolesnikov dead at age 76
Oleksandr Kolesnikov died on July 8, 2026. He was a Ukrainian politician. Tags Politicians, 08 July 2026, Kolesnikov, Oleksandr, Ukraine, Virgo, July 2026, July 8
Ihor Zvarych dead at age 73
Ihor Zvarych died on July 8, 2026. He was a Ukrainian politician. Tags Politicians, Scientists, 08 July 2026, Ihor, Scorpio, Ukraine, Zvarych, July 2026, July 8
Béla Kádár dead at age 92
Béla Kádár died on July 8, 2026. He was a Hungarian economist and politician. Tags Politicians, Scientists, 08 July 2026, Hungary, Béla, July 2026, July 8, Kádár
Jack Latvala dead at age 74
Jack Latvala died July 8, 2026. He was an American politician. Tags Journalists, Politicians, 08 July 2026, America, Jack, Latvala, Scorpio, July 2026, July 8
Arifin Junaidi dead at age 73
Arifin Junaidi died on July 7, 2026, at the age of 73. He was an Indonesian politician and served as Regent of North Luwu from 2010 to 2015. Tags Politicians,…
Hans-Werner Müller dead at age 83
Hans-Werner Müller, a German politician and mechanical engineer, died on July 7, 2026, at the age of 83. Born on September 3, 1942, in Nunkirchen, he was a member of…
Kommidi Narasimha Reddy dead at age 82
Kommidi Narasimha Reddy died on July 7, 2026. He was an Indian politician. Tags Politicians, 07 July 2026, India, Kommidi, Reddy, Virgo, July 2026, July 7
Benjamín Medrano Quezada dead at age 59
Benjamín Medrano Quezada died on July 7, 2026. He was a Mexican politician and municipal president of Fresnillo from 2013 to 2015. He was 59. Tags Politicians, 07 July 2026,…
Larry Selders dead at age 44
Larry Selders died July 7, 2026. He was an American politician. Tags Politicians, 07 July 2026, America, Cancer, Larry, Selders, July 2026, July 7
Bertram Jäger dead at age 96
Bertram Jäger died on July 6, 2026. He was an Austrian politician. Tags Politicians, 06 July 2026, Austria, Bertram, Bludenz, Libra, Jäger, July 2026, July 6
Ivan Petch dead at age 87
Ivan Petch, an Australian politician who served in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, died on July 6, 2026, at the age of 87. Born Ivan John Petch on March…
Renata Ford dead at age 57
Renata Ford died on July 6, 2026. She was a Canadian political candidate and was widely known as the widow of Toronto mayor Rob Ford. Also known as Renata Brejniak,…
Bert de Jong dead at age 80
Bert de Jong died on July 5, 2026. He was a Dutch politician and served as a member of the Senate from 1999 to 2000. Tags Politicians, 05 July 2026,…
Shirley Kitchen dead at age 79
Shirley Kitchen died on July 5, 2026. She was an American politician. Tags Politicians, 05 July 2026, America, Kitchen, Scorpio, Shirley, July 2026, July 5
Boris Chudetsky dead at age 78
Boris Chudetsky died on July 5, 2026. He was a Russian politician. Tags Politicians, 05 July 2026, Boris, Chudetsky, Russia, Scorpio, July 2026, July 5
Taiichirō Nishikawa dead at age 84
Taiichirō Nishikawa died on July 5, 2026. He was a Japanese politician. Tags Politicians, 05 July 2026, Gemini, Japan, Nishikawa, July 2026, July 5, Taiichirō
Piatro Sadoŭski dead at age 85
Piatro Sadoŭski died on July 5, 2026. He was a Belarusian diplomat and politician. Born on February 2, 1941, Sadoŭski also worked as a linguist. His career included service in…
Ed King dead at age 89
Ed King, an American minister and civil rights activist, died on July 4, 2026. Born Ralph Edwin King Jr. in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on September 20, 1936, he was also known…
Fouzia Habib dead
Fouzia Habib died on July 4, 2026. She was a Pakistani politician. Tags Politicians, 04 July 2026, Fouzia, Habib, Pakistan, July 2026, July 4
Ntuthuko Mahlaba dead at age 44
Ntuthuko Mahlaba died on July 4, 2026. He was a politician. Tags Politicians, 04 July 2026, Cancer, Mahlaba, Ntuthuko, July 2026, July 4
Waldemar Borges dead at age 67
Waldemar Borges died on July 4, 2026. He was a Brazilian politician. Tags Politicians, 04 July 2026, Borges, Brazil, Cancer, Waldemar, July 2026, July 4
Michel El Khoury dead at age 99
Michel El Khoury, a Lebanese politician who served as governor of Banque du Liban and as minister of national defense, died on July 4, 2026. Born Michel Bechara El Khoury…
Mohansinh Chhotubhai Rathava dead at age 82
Mohansinh Chhotubhai Rathava died on July 4, 2026. He was an Indian politician. Tags Politicians, 04 July 2026, Aries, India, Mohansinh, Rathava, July 2026, July 4
Tejbhan Singh dead at age 83
Tejbhan Singh, a politician, died on July 4, 2026. Tags Politicians, 04 July 2026, Singh, Tejbhan, July 2026, July 4