Vittorio Parisi dead at age 89, Italian politician
Vittorio Parisi, an Italian politician and former senator, died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Milan on January 1, 1936, he was a member of…
Famous Dead Politicians: Recent Politician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 19,000 obituaries of famous dead politicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Oleksandr Riabeka dead at age 66, Ukrainian politician
Oleksandr Riabeka, a Ukrainian politician and former member of parliament, died on June 21, 2026, at age 66. Born in Ovruch on November 26, 1959, he served as a People's…
Mosharraf Hossain dead at age 78, Bangladeshi politician
Mosharraf Hossain died on June 21, 2026. He was a Bangladeshi politician. Tags Politicians, 21 June 2026, Bangladesh, Cancer, Hossain, Mosharraf, June 2026, June 21
Rajendra Kharel dead at age 80, Nepali politician
Rajendra Kharel, a Nepalese politician, died on June 21, 2026, at age 80. He was a senior leader of the Nepali Congress and represented the party in the Pratinidhi Sabha…
S. Jeyanandamoorthy dead at age 60, Sri Lankan politician
S. Jeyanandamoorthy died on June 21, 2026. He was a Sri Lankan politician. Tags Politicians, 21 June 2026, Jeyanandamoorthy, Virgo, June 2026, June 21, Sri Lanka
Habib Touhami dead at age 78, Politician
Habib Touhami, a Tunisian politician who served as minister of health from 1983 to 1984, died on June 20, 2026, in Tunis. He was 78. Born on May 2, 1948,…
Geneviève Aubry dead at age 98, Politician
Geneviève Aubry, a Swiss politician and opinion journalist, died on June 20, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in La Chaux-de-Fonds on March 4, 1928, she served as a…
Audu Sule Katagum dead at age 69, politician
Audu Sule Katagum, a Nigerian politician, architect and former deputy governor of Bauchi State, died on June 20, 2026. He served as deputy governor from 2018 to 2019 under Governor…
Nirajoy Tripura dead at age 86, Indian politician
Nirajoy Tripura, an Indian politician and former Tripura Legislative Assembly member, died on June 20, 2026. Born on January 1, 1939, he entered the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in…
Frank J. Guarini dead at age 101, American politician
Frank J. Guarini, an American politician and lawyer who served in the U.S. House of Representatives, died on June 20, 2026. He was 101. Born in Jersey City on August…
Hans van Hooft Sr. dead at age 84, Politician · Metalworker
Hans van Hooft Sr., a Dutch politician, died on June 19, 2026, at the age of 84. Born on November 25, 1941, in Kerkdriel, he became a prominent figure in…
Fatou Gaye Sarr dead, Agricultural engineer
Fatou Gaye Sarr, a Senegalese politician and agricultural engineer, died on June 19, 2026. She was a member of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) and served in government under President…
Youssef Afifi dead at age 99, Egyptian army officer and politician
Youssef Afifi, an Egyptian army officer and politician, died on June 19, 2026, at the age of 99. Born in Cairo on June 2, 1927, he studied at Cairo University’s…
Rodolfo Giampaoli dead at age 86, Italian politician
Rodolfo Giampaoli, an Italian politician who served as president of Marche from 1990 to 1993, died on June 19, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Pesaro, Italy, on…
William Isaac dead at age 82, American banker
William Isaac, an American banker who served as chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, died on June 19, 2026. He was 82. Born in Bryan, Ohio, in 1943, he…
Youssef Afifi dead at age 99, Egyptian army officer and politician
Youssef Afifi died June 19, 2026. Tags Politicians, 19 June 2026, Afifi, Egypt, Youssef, June 19, June 2026
Marilyn Trenholme Counsell dead at age 92, Canadian politician
Marilyn Trenholme Counsell, a Canadian politician, physician and nutritionist, died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 92. Born Marilyn Trenholme in Baie Verte, New Brunswick, on October 22,…
Sally Brayley dead at age 88, Ballet dancer
Sally Brayley, a Canadian-American ballet dancer, died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in London in 1937 to Canadian parents and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia,…
Haroon Al Rashid dead at age 87, Bangladeshi politician
Haroon Al Rashid died on June 18, 2026. He was a Bangladeshi politician. No further details about his death were immediately available. Tags Politicians, 18 June 2026, Bangladesh, Cancer, Haroon,…
Bogdan Marinescu dead at age 81, Romanian politician and doctor
Bogdan Marinescu died on June 18, 2026. Tags Doctors, Politicians, 18 June 2026, Bogdan, Marinescu, Romania, June 18, June 2026
Ursula Schleicher dead at age 93, German politician
Ursula Schleicher, a German politician and harpist who served in the Bundestag and the European Parliament, died on June 18, 2026, at age 93. Born in Aschaffenburg on May 15,…
Adolfo Battaglia dead at age 96, Journalist
Adolfo Battaglia, an Italian politician and journalist who served as minister of industry, commerce and craftsmanship, died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 96. Born in Viterbo on…
Sam Y. Zamrik dead at age 93, Syrian-American engineer
Sam Y. Zamrik, a Syrian-American mechanical engineer and emeritus professor at Pennsylvania State University, died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 93. Also known as Sam Yusuf Zamrik,…
Tony Brown dead at age 93, American journalist
Tony Brown, the American journalist best known for the syndicated television program Tony Brown's Journal, died on June 17, 2026. He was 93. Born William Anthony Brown on April 11,…
James Breen dead at age 81, Irish politician
James Breen, an Irish independent politician who served as a Teachta Dála for Clare from 2002 to 2007, died on June 17, 2026, aged 81. Born in County Clare on…
Eliot D. Cohen dead at age 84, Electrical engineer
Eliot D. Cohen, an American electrical engineer, died on June 17, 2026, at age 84. Born Eliot Dorsey Cohen on March 10, 1942, in Washington, D.C., he earned a bachelor’s…
Ralph G. Wright dead at age 91, American politician
Ralph G. Wright, an American politician and former speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives, died on June 17, 2026. He was 91. Wright served as speaker from 1985 to…
Hildegard Fässler dead at age 74, Swiss politician
Hildegard Fässler, a Swiss politician and member of parliament from 1997 to 2013, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 74. Born in Frauenfeld on June 22, 1951,…
Alisher Mirzonabot dead at age 45, Politician
Alisher Mirzonabot, a Tajik politician and deputy of the National Assembly, died on June 17, 2026, in a traffic collision. He was 45. Born on August 27, 1980, in Rushon…
Aleksandr Samokutyaev dead at age 56, Russian politician and cosmonaut
Aleksandr Samokutyaev, a Russian politician and former cosmonaut, died on June 17, 2026, at age 56. Born in Penza on March 13, 1970, he built a career in aviation and…
Manuel Benza Pflücker dead at age 82, Journalist
Manuel Benza Pflücker, a Peruvian politician and sociologist, died on June 17, 2026. He was 82. Born in Lima on April 16, 1944, Benza was a member of the Revolutionary…
Roger Wierinckx dead at age 98, Belgian politician
Roger Wierinckx, a Belgian politician and civil servant who served in the Senate from 1991 to 1995, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 98. Born on November…
Alfred Bayer dead at age 93, German politician
Alfred Bayer, a German politician and longtime Christian Social Union of Bavaria representative, died on June 16, 2026, at age 93. Born in Munich on March 8, 1933, he studied…
Camillo Ruini dead at age 95, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal
Camillo Ruini, the Italian Roman Catholic cardinal who led the Italian Episcopal Conference from 1991 to 2007 and served as cardinal vicar of Rome from 1991 to 2008, died on…
John J. Snow Jr. dead at age 80, American politician
John J. Snow Jr., an American politician and lawyer, died on June 16, 2026, at age 80. A native of Asheville, North Carolina, he earned both his undergraduate degree and…
Chatch Kuldilok dead at age 82, Politician
Chatch Kuldilok, a Thai politician and former member of Thailand’s House of Representatives, died on June 16, 2026. He was 82. Kuldilok, who was born on January 1, 1943, served…
Harunobu Yonenaga dead at age 60, Japanese politician
Harunobu Yonenaga, a Japanese politician, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 60. Born on October 21, 1965, in Masuho, Yamanashi, he graduated from Sophia University and later…
Jiří Wolf dead at age 74, Czech political prisoner
Jiří Wolf, a Czech political prisoner, anticommunist and signatory of Charter 77, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 74. Born on January 5, 1952, in Jindřichův Hradec,…
Per Ottesen dead at age 93, Norwegian sports official, president of the Norwegian Ski Federation
Per Ottesen, the Norwegian sports official who served as president of the Norwegian Ski Federation from 1985 to 1987, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 93. Born…
Robert Thurman dead at age 84, American Buddhist writer and academic
Robert Thurman, an American Buddhist writer and academic, died on June 16, 2026, at age 84. Born Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman in New York City on August 3, 1941, he…
Sergey Shashurin dead at age 69, Politician, businessman
Sergey Shashurin, a Russian politician and former deputy of the State Duma, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 69. Born in Nizhniye Vyazovye on January 13, 1957,…
David Kinsella dead at age 89, New Zealand cricket umpire
David Kinsella, the New Zealand cricket umpire and former player, died on June 16, 2026, aged 89. Born in New Plymouth on February 23, 1937, David Arthur Kinsella stood in…
Bob Miller dead at age 85, Australian footballer and politician
Bob Miller died on June 16, 2026. He was an Australian footballer and politician. Further details about his life and career were not provided in the available information. Tags Athletes,…
Christine Hamm dead at age 83, American politician
Christine Hamm died on June 16, 2026. She was an American politician. Tags Politicians, 16 June 2026, America, Christine, Hamm, Libra, June 16, June 2026
Lidia Litvinova dead at age 76, Russian politician
Lidia Litvinova, a Russian politician who served in the Soviet of the Union from 1979 to 1989, died on June 16, 2026, at age 76. Born Lidia Mikhailovna Litvinova on…
Alvin Libin dead at age 95, Canadian businessman, sports executive and philanthropist
Alvin Libin, a Canadian businessman, sports executive and philanthropist, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 95. Based in Calgary, he was president and chief executive officer of…
Serhiy Osyka dead at age 71, Ukrainian politician
Serhiy Osyka, a Ukrainian politician who served as a deputy in the Verkhovna Rada from 2002 to 2012, died on June 15, 2026, at age 71. Born in Kyiv on…
Alexander Vinidiktov dead at age 76, Politician
Alexander Vinidiktov, a Russian politician and deputy of the 3rd State Duma, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 76. Born on June 10, 1950, in Kizel, Perm…
Francesco Michele Barra dead at age 78, Italian politician
Francesco Michele Barra died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 78. He was an Italian politician and tax advisor, according to his Wikipedia biography. Born in Castrovillari on…
Frank J. Gargiulo dead at age 87, American politician
Frank J. Gargiulo, an American politician, died on June 15, 2026, at age 87. Born in Jersey City on May 18, 1939, he was a Republican Party member who served…
Etienne Cooreman dead at age 97, Lawyer
Etienne Cooreman, a Belgian politician and lawyer, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Zele on November 14, 1928, he sat in the Chamber of…
Minkailu Mansaray dead, Insurance executive, businessman
Minkailu Mansaray, a Sierra Leonean politician and minister, died on June 15, 2026. Born in Tonkolili District, he served in Parliament from 2002 to 2007 and later held ministerial posts,…
Togba Zogbélémou dead, Guinean politician
Togba Zogbélémou, a Guinean politician and former minister of justice, died on June 15, 2026, in Conakry. A member of the Rally of the Guinean People, he served as Guinea’s…
Serhiy Osyka dead at age 71, Ukrainian politician
Serhiy Osyka died on June 15, 2026. He was a Ukrainian politician. Tags Politicians, 15 June 2026, Aries, Osyka, Serhiy, Ukraine, June 15, June 2026
Toyoji Sudo dead at age 67, Japanese politician
Toyoji Sudo died on June 15, 2026. Tags Politicians, 15 June 2026, Japan, Sudo, Toyoji, June 15, June 2026
Toyoji Sudo dead at age 67, Japanese politician
Toyoji Sudo died on June 15, 2026. Tags Politicians, 15 June 2026, Japan, Scorpio, Sudo, Toyoji, June 15, June 2026
Converse Chellis dead at age 82, American politician
Converse Chellis, an American politician and former treasurer of South Carolina, died on June 14, 2026. He was 82. Born in Summerville, South Carolina, Chellis served in the South Carolina…
Roy Hattersley dead at age 93, British politician
Roy Hattersley, the British politician, author and journalist who served as a Labour MP from 1964 to 1997 and sat in the House of Lords from 1997 to 2017, died…
Choi Jungwha dead at age 70, South Korean translator
Choi Jungwha, a South Korean translator and interpreter, died on June 14, 2026, at the age of 70. Born in Seoul on October 16, 1955, she was educated at Kyunggi…
Kay Halloran dead at age 89, Lawyer
Kay Halloran, an American politician and lawyer who served in the Iowa House of Representatives and later as mayor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died on June 14, 2026, at age…
Hugh Heyliger dead at age 80, Kittitian politician
Hugh Heyliger died on June 13, 2026. Tags Politicians, 13 June 2026, Heyliger, Hugh, Leo, June 13, June 2026
Sheldon S. Sawyer dead at age 91, American politician
Sheldon S. Sawyer, an American politician who served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, died June 13, 2026. He was 91. Born Sheldon Scott Sawyer in Jaffrey, New Hampshire,…
Ralph Haben dead at age 84, American politician
Ralph Haben, an American politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1972 to 1982, died on June 13, 2026. He was 84. Haben, who was born in…
Felix Kreichman dead at age 77, Russian economist and politician
Felix Kreichman died on June 13, 2026, at the age of 77. He was a Russian economist and politician. Born on June 8, 1949, in Tiraspol, he studied at Samara…
Hidayat Orujov dead at age 81, Azerbaijani writer and politician
Hidayat Orujov, the Azerbaijani writer and politician who chaired the State Committee on Affairs with Religious Associations from 2006 to 2012, died on June 13, 2026, at the age of…
Zaini Abdullah dead at age 86, Medical doctor
Zaini Abdullah, the Indonesian politician who served as governor of Aceh from 2012 to 2017, died on June 13, 2026, at age 86. Born on April 24, 1940, in Pidie,…
Görel Hanser dead at age 76, Music and artist management
Görel Hanser, a Swedish record company executive and talent manager known for her work with ABBA, died on June 13, 2026. She was 76. Born Görel Kristina Johnsen on June…
Victor Gbeho dead at age 91, Ghanaian politician
Victor Gbeho, the Ghanaian politician who served as a member of parliament from 1991 to 2001 and as minister of foreign affairs from 2001 to 2005, died on June 13,…
Gideon Konchellah dead, Kenyan politician
Gideon Konchellah died on June 13, 2026. He was a Kenyan politician who served as a member of parliament from 2003 to 2022. His death was reported as the result…
María Granata dead at age 102, Argentine author, poet, and politician
María Granata, the Argentine author, poet and politician, died on June 12, 2026, at the age of 102. Born in Buenos Aires on September 3, 1923, she began writing as…
Jan Achterstraat dead at age 97, Dutch politician
Jan Achterstraat, a Dutch politician who served in the Senate from 1980 to 1983, died on June 12, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Barneveld, the Netherlands, on…
Alan Closter dead at age 82, American baseball player
Alan Closter, an American baseball player and pitcher, died on June 12, 2026. He was 82. Closter played parts of four Major League Baseball seasons between 1966 and 1973, appearing…
Ramamurthy Gamango dead at age 76, Indian politician and convicted murderer
Ramamurthy Gamango died on June 12, 2026. He was an Indian politician and convicted murderer who served as a member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly from 1990 to 1995 and…
Taj Muhammad Afridi dead at age 56, Pakistani politician
Taj Muhammad Afridi, a Pakistani politician and senator from 2015 to 2021, died on June 12, 2026, in a traffic collision. He served in the Senate of Pakistan from March…
Yaya Bauchi Tongo dead at age 62, Nigerian politician
Yaya Bauchi Tongo, a Nigerian politician and member of the House of Representatives since 2023, died on June 12, 2026, at the age of 62. Born on June 18, 1963,…
Al Closter dead at age 82, American baseball player
Al Closter, an American baseball pitcher who played for the New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves and Washington Senators, died on June 12, 2026. He was 82. Born Alan Edward Closter…
Niño Guerrero dead at age 42, Venezuelan drug trafficker
Niño Guerrero, a Venezuelan drug trafficker and leader of Tren de Aragua, died on June 12, 2026, at the age of 42. Born Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores in Maracay, Aragua,…
Görel Johnsen dead at age 77, Music and artist management
Görel Johnsen, a Swedish record company executive who played a central role at Polar Music, died on June 12, 2026. She was 77. Born Görel Kristina Johnsen in Skultorp, Sweden,…
Hüseyin Kenan Aydın dead at age 63, Turkish-born German politician
Hüseyin Kenan Aydın, a German politician and member of the Bundestag from 2005 to 2009, died on June 12, 2026. Born on October 22, 1962, in Pülümür, Turkey, he worked…
Ramamurthy Gamango dead at age 76, Indian politician and convicted murderer
Ramamurthy Gamango, an Indian politician who served in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, died on June 12, 2026. Born on March 1, 1951, he represented the Assembly from 1990 to 1995…
Rüdiger Postier dead at age 82, Judge
Rüdiger Postier, a German judge who served as president of the Constitutional Court of Brandenburg from 2009 to 2012, died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 82. Born…
Niels Ersbøll dead at age 100, Danish politician and diplomat, Secretary-General of the Council of…
Niels Ersbøll died on June 11, 2026. He was a Danish politician and diplomat who served as Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union from 1980 to 1994. Tags…
Christian Laurissergues dead at age 86, French politician
Christian Laurissergues, a French politician who served as a deputy from 1973 to 1988, died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Bordeaux on August 7,…
Niels Ersbøll dead at age 100, Danish politician and diplomat, secretary-general of the Council of…
Niels Ersbøll, a Danish politician and diplomat who served as secretary-general of the Council of the European Union, died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 100. Born Niels…
Bajrakitiyabha dead at age 47, public figure
Bajrakitiyabha, a Thai royal and diplomat, died on June 11, 2026, at age 47. Known formally as Princess Rajasarini Siribajra, she was born on December 7, 1978, at Amphorn Sathan…
Chope Paljor Tsering dead at age 77, Tibetan politician
Chope Paljor Tsering, a Tibetan politician and member of parliament from 1986 to 2007, died on June 11, 2026. He was 78. A former cabinet member of the Central Tibetan…
Merle Boucher dead at age 79, American politician
Merle Boucher, an American politician and former member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, died June 11, 2026, at age 79. Born July 19, 1946, in Rolette, North Dakota,…
Lhasang Tsering dead at age 74, Tibetan writer and political activist
Lhasang Tsering, a Tibetan writer and political activist, died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 74. Born in 1952 in Tradün, in western Tibet, he became known as…
Eduardo Portela dead at age 91, Spanish basketball coach and executive
Eduardo Portela, the Spanish basketball coach and executive who led the ACB from 1990 to 2013, died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Barcelona on…
Christa Schmidt dead at age 85, German politician
Christa Schmidt, the German politician and former member of the Bundestag, died on June 10, 2026, at age 85. Born Christa Weigel in Leipzig on April 3, 1941, she trained…
Ren Yanshen dead at age 80, Politician
Ren Yanshen, a Chinese politician and academic, died on June 10, 2026. He was 80. Ren served as deputy party secretary of Jiangsu Province and as vice chairman of the…
Vladas Garastas dead at age 94, public figure
Vladas Garastas, a Lithuanian basketball coach who led Žalgiris, the Soviet Union national team and Lithuania’s national team, died on June 10, 2026. He was 94. Born in Linkuva on…
Jean Ziegler dead at age 92, Swiss politician
Jean Ziegler, the Swiss politician, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 92. Born Hans Ziegler on April 19, 1934, in Thun, he built a public career that…
Yōhei Kōno dead at age 89, Japanese politician
Yōhei Kōno, a Japanese politician who served as deputy prime minister from 1994 to 1995 and as speaker of the House of Representatives from 2003 to 2009, died on June…
Alexander Licht dead at age 73, German politician
Alexander Licht, a German politician who served in the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate from 1991 to 2020, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 73. Born on September 13,…
Viacheslav Bielskyi dead at age 72, Ukrainian politician
Viacheslav Bielskyi, a Ukrainian politician who served as a deputy from 1994 to 1998, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 72. Born Viacheslav Ivanovych Bielskyi on May…
Pascal Corminboeuf dead at age 82, Swiss politician
Pascal Corminboeuf, a Swiss politician, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 82. Born on February 8, 1944, in Domdidier, in the canton of Fribourg, where he was…
Thomas Alan Harris dead at age 92, member of the Tennessee Senate and House of Representatives
Thomas Alan Harris died on June 10, 2026. He was an American politician who served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1962 to 1966 and in the Tennessee Senate…