Aleksandr Samokutyaev dead at age 56
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…
Famous Dead Politicians: Recent Politician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 19,000 obituaries of famous dead politicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Manuel Benza Pflücker dead at age 82
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
Felix Kreichman dead at age 77
Felix Kreichman
died on June 13, 2026. He was a Russian economist and politician. Born in Tiraspol on June 8, 1949, he studied at Samara State University of Economics. Kreichman…
Hugh Heyliger dead at age 80
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
Ramamurthy Gamango dead at age 76
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
Rüdiger Postier dead at age 82
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…
Eduardo Portela dead at age 91
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…
Christian Laurissergues dead at age 86
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
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
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
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
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…
Christa Schmidt dead at age 85
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
Susan Sullivan dead at age 79
Susan Sullivan, an American politician who served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1975 to 1977,
died on June 9, 2026. She was 79. Born in Mountain View, Alaska,…
Anderson Dilworth dead at age 96
Anderson Dilworth
died on June 9, 2026. Tags Politicians, 09 June 2026, America, Anderson, Dilworth, June 2026, June 9
John Pappageorge dead at age 94
John Pappageorge, an American politician and former Michigan state senator, died June 9, 2026. He was 94. Born in Detroit on July 19, 1931, to a Greek family, he graduated…
F. John Monahan dead at age 82
F. John Monahan, an American politician and former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives,
died on June 9, 2026. He was 82. Born in Beverly, Massachusetts, on July 3,…
Bruno Turner dead at age 95
Bruno Turner, a British musicologist,
died on June 9, 2026, aged 95. Born in London on February 17, 1931, he devoted much of his career to early music, with a…
Kwon Heon-seong dead at age 67
Kwon Heon-seong, a South Korean politician,
died on June 9, 2026, at the age of 67. Born on October 11, 1958, he was a member of the Reunification Democratic Party…
Barney Schoby dead at age 87
Barney Schoby, an American politician and member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1980 to 1997,
died on June 9, 2026. He was 87. Schoby also served as an…
Alexander Yanchuliev dead at age 87
Alexander Yanchuliev
died on June 9, 2026. He was a Bulgarian politician and civil engineer. Further details about his life and career were not immediately available. Tags Politicians, 09 June…
Alexander Yanchulev dead at age 87
Alexander Yanchulev, a Bulgarian politician and civil engineer,
died on June 9, 2026. Born in Sofia on October 7, 1938, Alexander Stefanov Yanchulev studied hydraulic engineering at the Civil Engineering…
Beatriz Pardi dead at age 84
Beatriz Pardi, a Brazilian politician and member of the São Paulo Legislative Assembly from 1991 to 1999,
died on June 9, 2026. She was 84. Born on June 6, 1942,…
Wolfgang Gust dead at age 91
Wolfgang Gust, a German journalist and author,
died on June 9, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Hanover on January 1, 1935, he worked for Spiegel-Verlag and spent…
Larry Walker dead at age 84
Larry Walker, an American politician who served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1973 to 2005,
died on June 9, 2026. He was 84. Born Lawrence Cohen Walker Jr.…
Heinz-Jürgen Koloczek dead at age 82
Heinz-Jürgen Koloczek
died on June 9, 2026. He was a German politician. Tags Politicians, 09 June 2026, Germany, Koloczek, Heinz-Jürgen, June 2026, June 9
Turgun Mashrapova dead at age 98
Turgun Mashrapova, a Kyrgyz politician and former member of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union,
died on June 8, 2026, at the age of 98. Born on May 16,…
Masahiro Futahashi dead at age 84
Masahiro Futahashi, a Japanese politician and former bureaucrat, died June 8, 2026, at age 84. He served twice as deputy chief cabinet secretary, from 2003 to 2006 and again from…
Monika Silva Koniuszek dead
Monika Silva Koniuszek, a Polish activist focused on anticorruption, environmental issues and human rights,
died on June 8, 2026. Based in Ecuador for many years, she founded and directed Fundación…
Julian Garrett dead at age 85
Julian Garrett, an American politician and Iowa state senator,
died on June 8, 2026, at the age of 85. Garrett represented the 11th district in the Iowa Senate after winning…
Guy Liebmann dead at age 90
Guy Liebmann, the American politician who served as mayor of Oklahoma City from 2003 to 2004,
died on June 8, 2026. He was 90. Born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, in 1936,…
Myktybek Abdyldayev dead at age 72
Myktybek Abdyldayev, a Kyrgyz politician,
died on June 8, 2026, at the age of 72. Also known as Myktybek Yusupovich Abdyldayev, he was born on August 17, 1953, in Kara-Jygach…
Bo Brown dead at age 81
Bo Brown, an American politician and member of the Missouri House of Representatives since 2020,
died on June 8, 2026. He was 81. Known also as William R. Brown and…
Hans Kaufmann dead at age 77
Hans Kaufmann, a Swiss politician and business consultant who served in the Swiss National Council from 1999 to 2014,
died on June 8, 2026, at the age of 77. Born…
Roberto Soffritti dead at age 84
Roberto Soffritti
died on June 8, 2026. He was an Italian politician. Born in Ferrara on October 11, 1941, he studied at the University of Bologna. Tags Politicians, 08 June…
Hans Maier dead at age 94
Hans Maier
died on June 8, 2026. He was a German politician. Tags Politicians, 08 June 2026, Germany, Hans, Maier, June 2026, June 8, München
Oto Neubauer dead at age 95
Oto Neubauer
died on June 8, 2026. He was a Czech politician who served as a senator from 1996 to 1998 and as mayor of Trmice from 1998 to 2006.…
Lehbib Mohamed Abdelaziz dead at age 37, Sahrawi military commander, drone strike
Lehbib Mohamed Abdelaziz, a Sahrawi military commander and member of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front,
died on June 7, 2026, after a Moroccan drone strike in Mijek, Western…
Louis Donnadieu dead at age 96
Louis Donnadieu
died on June 7, 2026. He was a French politician. Tags Politicians, 07 June 2026, Donnadieu, France, Louis, June 2026, June 7
Mangal Prasad Gupta dead at age 80
Mangal Prasad Gupta, a Nepali politician and member of parliament from 2022 to 2025,
died on June 7, 2026. He was 80. Born on August 8, 1945, Gupta represented Kapilvastu…
Ernie Caffrey dead at age 89
Ernie Caffrey, an Irish politician,
died on June 7, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in County Mayo in 1936 and also known as Ernest Caffrey, he was a…
Robert Louis Wilken dead at age 89
Robert Louis Wilken, an American historian and former Lutheran minister,
died on June 7, 2026, at age 89. Born in New Orleans in 1936, he became William R. Kenan Jr.…