Deaths Famous Dead Politicians
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
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…
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 1966, and… · 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
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 Legislature. Zimmer… · 31 December 2025 · December 2025
Godiya Akwashiki Only Eggon Representative In House of Rep dead at age 52
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 Speaker of… · 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
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, County Tyrone,… · 30 December 2025 · December 2025
Thomas W. Bradshaw American politician, mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina dead at age 87
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 term from 1971… · 30 December 2025 · December 2025
Mate Meštrović Journalist, academic, lobbyist, politician, ambassador dead at age 95
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 Meštrović, he… · 30 December 2025 · December 2025
Amelia del Castillo
Spanish football club president · 26 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 26 · Castillo
Colin Pickthall Teacher dead at age 81
British Labour Party politician and former Member of Parliament for West Lancashire, died on December 27, 2025, aged 81. Born in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, in 1944, he was first elected to the House of Commons in 1992 and retired at the… · 27 December 2025 · December 2025
Kathleen Dalyell Stewardship of The Binns dead at age 88
a Scottish conservationist and supporter of the Labour Party, died on December 27, 2025, aged 88. Born Kathleen Mary Agnes Wheatley on November 17, 1937, she was educated at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Aberdeen and later studied… · 27 December 2025 · December 2025
Bernard Serrou
French specialist and politician · 25 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 25 · French
Bill Clarke (politician) Canadian politician dead at age 92
a Canadian chartered accountant, businessman and politician, died on December 26, 2025, at age 92. Clarke served as a Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. Born in Toronto on July 5, 1933, he attended schools in… · 26 December 2025 · December 2025
Maria Sole Agnelli
Italian businesswoman and politician · 25 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 25 · Agnelli
Geeske Krol-Benedictus Dutch politician and Frisian cultural advocate, member of the Provincial Cou…
a Dutch politician and Frisian cultural advocate who served on the Provincial Council of Friesland from 1978 to 1995, died on December 25, 2025. She was a member of the leadership of the Frisian National Party and worked for the… · 25 December 2025 · December 2025
Steve Baer (political activist) American political activist dead at age 66
an American conservative political activist and investor, died on December 25, 2025. He was known for his role in Republican politics and for challenging Illinois Secretary of State Jim Edgar in the 1990 Illinois Republican gubernatorial primary. Running from the… · 25 December 2025 · December 2025
Andrew Arbuckle (politician) Scottish journalist and politician, MSP dead at age 81
Scottish journalist and politician who served as an MSP for the Mid Scotland and Fife region, died on December 25, 2025, aged 81. Andrew David Arbuckle MBE was first elected as a Fife councillor in 1986 and represented Newburgh until… · 25 December 2025 · December 2025
Sylva Akrita
Greek politician and political activist · 23 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 23 · Greek
Uichiro Niwa Japanese businessman and diplomat, ambassador to China dead at age 86
a Japanese businessman and diplomat who served as ambassador to China from 2010 to 2012, died on December 24, 2025, at the age of 86. Born in Nagoya, Japan, on January 29, 1939, he joined Itochu Corporation in 1962 after… · 24 December 2025 · December 2025
Carmen A. Kasperbauer Nurse, politician dead at age 90
a Guamanian nurse and politician who served as a Republican senator in the Guam Legislature from 1979 to 1983, died on December 24, 2025. Born in Guam in 1935, she was a Chamorro and later a retired registered nurse. Kasperbauer… · 24 December 2025 · December 2025