Deaths Famous Dead Politicians
Kōtarō Kodama
Japanese politician and mayor of Akitakata (1980–2008) · 11 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 11
Herman Wouters
Belgian politician and mayor of Grobbendonk (1989–1997) · 11 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 11
Yao Chiang-lin
Taiwanese politician · 11 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 11
Musa Gibril Bala Gaye
Gambian economist and politician · 10 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 10 · Gaye
Kamlesh Shukla Indian politician, MLA dead at age 73
Kamlesh Shukla, an Indian politician and former MLA, died on January 10, 2026, at the age of 73. He was a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh and represented the Rampur Karkhana Assembly constituency in Deoria district… · 10 January 2026 · January 2026
Yao Jianglin
Taiwanese politician · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9
Seydou Madani Sy
Senegalese jurist and politician · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8
Ted Nichols Composer dead at age 97
Ted Nichols, an American composer, conductor and arranger best known for his work on Hanna-Barbera productions including The Flintstones and Jonny Quest, died on January 9, 2026, at age 97. Born Theodore Nicholas Sflotsos on October 2, 1928, in Missoula,… · 09 January 2026 · January 2026
Madalitso Kazombo
Malawian politician · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8
Jack McGregor
American politician and sports team owner · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8
Hiroya Ebina
Japanese politician · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7
Robert Goebbels
Luxembourgish politician · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5
Suresh Kalmadi
Indian politician and sports administrator · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5
Manuel Fernández Ilarraza
85. Spanish gynecologist and politician · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5 · Ilarraza
Mary White
Irish businesswoman and politician · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4
David Branch
Canadian ice hockey administrator. Commissioner of the Ontario Hockey League (1979-2024) · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4 · Other
Hushang Ansary
Iranian-American diplomat and politician · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4
Ali Abu al-Ragheb
Jordanian politician · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · al-Ragheb · January 3
Saleh Rusheidat
Jordanian politician · 02 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 2
Marat Amankulov
Kyrgyz politician · 01 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 1
Ivanne Trebbi
Italian partisan and politician · 01 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 1
Patrick Duffy (British politician) British politician, MP and president of the NATO Assembly dead a…
Patrick Duffy, the British politician who served as a Member of Parliament and president of the NATO Assembly, died on January 2, 2026, aged 105. A Labour Party politician and economist, he represented Colne Valley from a 1963 by-election until… · 02 January 2026 · January 2026
Nexhat Daci
Kosovan politician · 31 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 31
Mahmudul Hasan
Bangladeshi major general and politician · 30 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 30
Dick Zimmer American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives dead at age 81
Dick Zimmer, an American politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1991 to 1997, died on December 31, 2025, at age 81. A Republican from New Jersey, he also served in both houses of the New Jersey… · 31 December 2025 · December 2025
Godiya Akwashiki Only Eggon Representative In House of Rep dead at age 52
Godiya Akwashiki, Nigerian politician and senator representing Nasarawa North since 2019, died on December 31, 2025. He was elected to the Senate in Nigeria’s 2019 general elections and re-elected in 2023. Before entering the upper chamber, Akwashiki served as Deputy… · 31 December 2025 · December 2025
Mary Bradley
Northern Irish politician · 30 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 30
Joe Byrne (Northern Ireland politician) Northern Irish politician, MLA dead at age 72
Joe Byrne, the Northern Irish SDLP politician who served as an MLA for West Tyrone from 1998 to 2003 and again from 2011 to 2015, died on December 30, 2025, aged 72. Born on 29 November 1953 in Aghyaran, Castlederg,… · 30 December 2025 · December 2025
Thomas W. Bradshaw American politician, mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina dead at age 87
Thomas W. Bradshaw, an American politician and businessman who served as mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina, died on December 30, 2025, at age 87. A member of the Raleigh city council, he became the city’s youngest mayor and served one… · 30 December 2025 · December 2025
Mate Meštrović Journalist, academic, lobbyist, politician, ambassador dead at age 95
Mate Meštrović, a Croatian-American journalist, died on December 30, 2025, in Zagreb at the age of 95. Also known as Matthew Mestrovic and Matthew Meštrović, he was born in Zagreb on September 13, 1930. The son of Croatian-American sculptor Ivan… · 30 December 2025 · December 2025
Tetsuzo Fuwa
Japanese politician · 29 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 29