Gerald Talbot American politician and civil right leader dead at age 94
Gerald Talbot, an American politician and civil rights leader, died on May 9, 2026, at age 94. A native of Bangor, Maine, he was born on October 28, 1931, and…
Famous Dead Politicians: Recent Politician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 19,000 obituaries of famous dead politicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Antonio Becerra Gaytán Mexican politician, deputy, member of the Congress of Chihuahua dead at age…
Antonio Becerra Gaytán, a Mexican politician and activist, died on May 9, 2026, at the age of 93. He served as a deputy from 1979 to 1982 and was a…
Thomas G. Darling public figure dead at age 94
Thomas G. Darling, a retired major general in the United States Air Force, died on May 9, 2026, at the age of 94. Born in Abilene, Texas, on April 30,…
Robert D. Garton American politician, member of the Indiana House of Representatives dead at age 92
Robert D. Garton, an American politician and member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1970 to 2006, died on May 9, 2026, at age 92. A Republican, he served…
Joyce Woodhouse public figure dead at age 82
Joyce Woodhouse, an American politician and former member of the Nevada Senate, died on May 9, 2026. She was 82. Woodhouse served in the Nevada Senate representing the 5th district…
Ravi Pandit Indian technology executive, co-founder of KPIT Technologies dead at age 75
Ravi Pandit, Indian technology executive and co-founder of KPIT Technologies, died on May 8, 2026. He was 75. Pandit was the co-founder and chairman of KPIT Technologies and served as…
Festus Mogae Motswana president and economist dead at age 86
Festus Mogae, the Motswana president from 1998 to 2008 and an economist, died on May 8, 2026, at the age of 86. He was Botswana’s third president, succeeding Quett Masire…
Haerul Saleh Indonesian politician, MP, fire dead at age 44
Haerul Saleh, Indonesian politician and member of parliament, died on May 8, 2026, at the age of 44 in a fire in Jakarta. He was a member of the Gerindra…
Melo Freire Brazilian politician, deputy dead at age 99
Melo Freire, a Brazilian politician and deputy from 1975 to 1991, died on May 8, 2026, at age 99. Born Joaquim de Melo Freire on January 11, 1927, in Passos,…
Germán Vargas Lleras Colombian politician, vice-president dead at age 64
Germán Vargas Lleras, Colombian politician and vice-president of Colombia from 2014 to 2017, died on May 8, 2026, at the age of 64. He served under President Juan Manuel Santos…
Punch McLean dead at age 93, Ice hockey coach
Punch McLean, the Canadian ice hockey coach best known for leading the New Westminster Bruins, died on May 8, 2026. Born Ernest John Vincent McLean on November 3, 1932, in…
Anna Ritchie dead at age 82, British archaeologist and historian
Anna Ritchie, a British archaeologist and historian, died on May 8, 2026, aged 82. Born on September 28, 1943, she was known for her work at archaeological sites in Orkney…
Joni Lamb American Christian broadcaster, co-founder and president of Daystar Television Network, c…
Joni Lamb, the American Christian broadcaster who co-founded and led Daystar Television Network, died on May 7, 2026, of complications from a spinal injury. She was 65. Born Joni Trammell…
Giovanni Cervetti Italian politician dead at age 92
Giovanni Cervetti, an Italian politician, died on May 7, 2026. Giovanni Cervetti [it], 92, Italian politician. Tags Politicians, 07 May 2026, Cervetti, Giovanni, Italy, 2026-05-07, May 2026, May 7
Harold Theriault Canadian politician, Nova Scotia MLA dead at age 73
Harold Theriault, a Canadian politician and Nova Scotia MLA from 2003 to 2013, died on May 7, 2026. He represented the riding of Digby-Annapolis for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party…
Valery Denisov dead at age 84, Diplomat
Valery Denisov, a Russian diplomat who served as ambassador to North Korea from 1996 to 2001, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 84. Born on November 1,…
Ryszard Zembaczyński Polish politician, mayor of Opole dead at age 77
Ryszard Zembaczyński, a Polish politician and former mayor of Opole, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 77. He served as mayor of Opole from 2002 to 2014.…
Claude Griscelli French doctor and immunologist, president of Inserm dead at age 90
Claude Griscelli, a French doctor and immunologist who served as president of Inserm from 1996 to 2001, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Rabat…
Jana Dubovcová Slovak politician, minister of justice dead at age 73
Jana Dubovcová, a Slovak lawyer and politician who served as minister of justice in 2023, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 73. Born Jana Verčíková in Žilina…
Ursula Bäumlin dead at age 87, Swiss politician, MP
Ursula Bäumlin, a Swiss politician and theologian who served as a member of the National Council from 1987 to 1998, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 87.…
Zhang Anjian dead at age 55, deputy mayor of Chongqing
Zhang Anjian, a Chinese politician who served as deputy mayor of Chongqing, died on May 7, 2026. He was a former secretary of the Chongqing Tongnan District Committee, and later…
Carlos Brito Portuguese politician dead at age 93
Carlos Brito, a Portuguese politician, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in Portuguese Mozambique on February 9, 1933, he moved with his family to Alcoutim,…
Liviu Volconovici Moldovan politician, agronomist and professor, Minister of Agriculture, Regional…
Liviu Volconovici, a Moldovan politician, agronomist and professor who served as Minister of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment in 2018, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 69.…
Lawrence J. Smith American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives dead at age 93
Lawrence J. Smith, an American politician and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, died on May 6, 2026, in Hollywood, Florida, at the age of 85. A Florida…
Heinrich Kofler dead at age 96, Austrian politician, member of the Landtag of Vorarlberg
Heinrich Kofler, an Austrian politician and former member of the Landtag of Vorarlberg, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 96. A member of the Austrian People's Party,…
John L. Marion dead at age 92, American auctioneer
John L. Marion, the American auctioneer and philanthropist who chaired Sotheby’s from 1975 to 1994, died on May 6, 2026. Born in Gardiner, New York, on November 27, 1933, Marion…
Rajko Kasagić Bosnian Serb politician dead at age 83
Rajko Kasagić, a Bosnian Serb politician, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 83. A member of the Serb Democratic Party, he served as prime minister of Republika…
Cavayé Yéguié Djibril Cameroonian politician, president of the National Assembly dead at age 86
Cavayé Yéguié Djibril, Cameroonian politician and president of the National Assembly, died on May 6, 2026, aged 86. He held the post from 1992 to 2026, making him the longest-serving…
Pierre-François Veil French lawyer and civil servant, president of the Fondation pour la Mémoire de…
Pierre-François Veil, French lawyer and civil servant and president of the Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah since 2023, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 72.…
Vladimir Cvetković Serbian basketball player and sports administrator dead at age 84
Vladimir Cvetković, a Serbian basketball player and sports administrator, died on May 6, 2026, at age 84. He was the honorary president of Crvena zvezda and spent his entire playing…
Marc Plantegenest Saint Pierrais politician, deputy, senator dead at age 82
Marc Plantegenest, a Saint Pierrais politician and civil servant, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 82. Born in Saint-Pierre on June 11, 1943, he served as a…
Claude Morin Canadian politician dead at age 96
Claude Morin, a Canadian politician and former Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly for Louis-Hébert, died on May 5, 2026. He was 96. Born in Montmorency, Quebec, Morin earned…
Cheryl Mary Clare Hurst dead at age 63, Antiguan and Barbudan politician, senator
Cheryl Mary Clare Hurst, an Antiguan and Barbudan politician, died on May 5, 2026. She served as a senator in the Upper House of Parliament in Antigua and Barbuda and…
Donald Ross American politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives dead at age 85
Donald Ross, an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1983 to 2003, died on May 5, 2026, at age 85. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he…
Trevor Bennett dead at age 99, Canadian politician, Newfoundland MHA
Trevor Bennett, a Canadian politician and Newfoundland MHA, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 99. Born on Sept. 3, 1926, in Daniel's Harbour, Newfoundland, he served in…
Pierre Pascallon French politician, deputy, mayor of Issoire dead at age 84
Pierre Pascallon, a French politician and former deputy and mayor of Issoire, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 84. He served as a deputy in the National…
Shaikh Idrees Pakistani Islamic Scholar and politician, member of Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pak…
Shaikh Idrees, a Pakistani Islamic scholar and politician who served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2002 to 2007, died on May 5, 2026, after…
Idris Tarangzai dead at age 64, Pakistani Islamic scholar and politician, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa MPA, s…
Idris Tarangzai, a Pakistani Islamic scholar and politician who served as a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa MPA from 2002 to 2007, died on May 5, 2026, after being shot. He was 64.…
Dante Ang dead, Filipino journalist and newspaper owner
Dante Ang, a Filipino journalist and chairman emeritus and owner of The Manila Times, died on May 5, 2026. He was born on June 27, 1942. Ang was known as…
Temur Maisuradze dead at age 66, Georgian politician, MP
Temur Maisuradze, a Georgian politician and member of parliament from 2012 to 2016, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 66. Born on July 24, 1959, in Aspindza,…
Servet Pëllumbi Albanian politician, speaker of parliament dead at age 89
Servet Pëllumbi, Albanian politician and speaker of parliament, died on May 5, 2026, following a brief illness. He was 89. Born in Korçë on December 12, 1936, he served as…
Konstantin Tolkachyov Russian politician dead at age 73
Konstantin Tolkachyov, a Russian politician, died on May 4, 2026. Konstantin Tolkachyov [ru], 73, Russian politician. Tags Politicians, 04 May 2026, Konstantin, Russia, Tolkachyov, 2026-05-04, May 2026, May 4
Alexis Dipanda Mouelle Cameroonian magistrate, president of the supreme court dead at age 84
Alexis Dipanda Mouelle, Cameroonian magistrate and president of the Supreme Court from 1990 to 2014, died on May 4, 2026, at age 84. Born in Bonaléa on March 25, 1942,…
Dame Shirley Porter public figure dead at age 95
Dame Shirley Porter, British politician and former leader of Westminster City Council, died on May 4, 2026, aged 95. She led the council from 1983 to 1991 and served as…
Derek Conway English politician dead at age 73
Derek Conway, an English politician and television presenter, died on May 4, 2026, aged 73. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury and…
Carlos Garaikoetxea Spanish politician, lehendakari, heart attack dead at age 87
Carlos Garaikoetxea, the Spanish politician who served as lehendakari from 1979 to 1985, died on May 4, 2026, of a heart attack. He was born in Pamplona, Navarre, on June…
Geoff Dakin dead at age 90, South African cricketer
Geoff Dakin, the South African cricketer and cricket administrator who represented Eastern Province, died on May 4, 2026, aged 90. Born Geoffrey Frank Dakin on August 13, 1935, in Port…
Robert A. Stebbins dead at age 87, American-born Canadian sociologist
Robert A. Stebbins, an American-born Canadian sociologist, died on May 4, 2026. He was 87. Stebbins was professor emeritus at the University of Calgary and served as associate editor for…
George Trahern American politician, member of the Oregon House of Representatives dead at age 89
George Trahern, an American politician who served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1981 to 1988, died on May 4, 2026. He was 89. Born in Grants Pass, Oregon,…
Henk Beckers Dutch politician, senator dead at age 81
Henk Beckers, Dutch politician and senator from 2011 to 2015, died on May 4, 2026. Born Henricus Gerardus Josephus Maria Beckers on May 30, 1944, in Mheer, in the German-occupied…
Lee Hong-koo South Korean politician, prime minister dead at age 92
Lee Hong-koo, the South Korean politician who served as prime minister from 1994 to 1995, died on May 4, 2026. He was 92. Lee also served as South Korean ambassador…
Olivier Dupuis dead at age 68, MEP
Olivier Dupuis, a Belgian politician and member of the European Parliament from 1996 to 2004, died on May 4, 2026. He was 68. Born in Ath, Belgium, on February 25,…
Boris Volodin Russian politician, member of the Soviet of the Union dead at age 94
Boris Volodin, a Russian politician and member of the Soviet of the Union from 1984 to 1989, died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 94. Born Boris Mikhailovich…
Krzysztof Pawłowski Polish politician, senator dead at age 79
Krzysztof Pawłowski, a Polish politician and senator from 1989 to 1993, died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Nowy Sącz on June 26, 1946, he…
Régis Barroso Brazilian politician, deputy dead at age 84
Régis Barroso, a Brazilian politician and lawyer who served as a deputy from 1967 to 1971, died on May 3, 2026, in Fortaleza, Brazil, at the age of 84. Born…
Jean Raquin French politician, member and president of the General Council of Jura dead at age 90
Jean Raquin, a French politician and farmer who served as a member of the General Council of Jura from 1994 to 2015 and as its president from 2008 to 2011,…
Paul Schwartz Romanian Jewish community leader dead at age 86
Paul Schwartz, a Romanian Jewish community leader, died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 86. He served as president of the Jewish community of Bucharest until his death…
William Daniel Mayer American politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates dead at age 84
William Daniel Mayer, an American politician and member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 2005 to 2007, died on May 3, 2026. He was 84. Mayer served as the…
Babulal Bairwa Indian politician, Rajasthan MLA, complications from diabetes dead at age 72
Babulal Bairwa, an Indian politician and former Rajasthan MLA, died on May 3, 2026, from complications of diabetes. He was 72. Bairwa served in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Kathumar…
Leslie Campbell Jamaican politician dies
Leslie Campbell, a Jamaican politician, died on May 3, 2026. He was a member of the Labour Party and served in the Senate of Jamaica. Campbell also held the post…
Józef Michalik Polish Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Przemyśl, bishop of Zielona Góra–Gorzów…
Józef Michalik, Polish Roman Catholic prelate and archbishop of Przemyśl, died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 85. He served as bishop of Zielona Góra–Gorzów from 1986 to…
Castell V. Bryant American academic administrator, president of Florida A&M University dead at…
Castell V. Bryant, an American academic administrator and former interim president of Florida A&M University, died on May 2, 2026. She was 88. Bryant served as interim president of Florida…
Moslem Uddin Bangladeshi politician, MP dead at age 88
Moslem Uddin, a Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament, died on May 2, 2026. He was 87. Born on January 30, 1939, in Mymensingh, Bengal Province, British India, he…
Chet Dobis American politician, member of the Indiana House of Representatives dead at age 83
Chet Dobis died on May 2, 2026. He was an American politician and a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1970 to 2012. Dobis served in the Indiana…
Ubaldo Biordi Sammarinese politician, captain regent dead at age 87
Ubaldo Biordi, a Sammarinese politician and captain regent, died on May 2, 2026, at the age of 87. He served two terms as one of San Marino’s joint heads of…
Yaya Ceesay Gambian politician, MP dead at age 88
Yaya Ceesay, Gambian politician and member of parliament, died on May 2, 2026, in Kanifing, The Gambia, aged 88–89. A member of the People's Progressive Party, he served as Minister…
Norman Lacy dead at age 84, Australian politician
Norman Lacy, Australian politician, died on May 2, 2026, aged 84. He was a minister in the Hamer and Thompson cabinets of the Victorian government from May 1979 to April…
Karl-Heinz Mühe dead at age 77, Teacher
Karl-Heinz Mühe, a German politician and member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony from 1986 to 2003, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in Schöppenstedt…
Panayot Butchvarov dead at age 93, Bulgarian philosopher
Panayot Butchvarov, the Bulgarian philosopher and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Iowa, died on May 1, 2026. Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, on April 2, 1933, he…
Vladimir Bayunov Russian politician, MP dead at age 73
Vladimir Bayunov, a Russian politician and engineer who served as a member of the State Duma from 1993 to 1999, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 73.…
Philippe Lazar French statistician and epidemiologist, president of Inserm, president of the Resear…
Philippe Lazar, French statistician and epidemiologist, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 90. He served as president of Inserm from 1982 to 1996 and as president of…
Hans-Wilhelm Pesch dead at age 88, German politician, MP
Hans-Wilhelm Pesch, a German politician and member of the Bundestag from 1983 to 1998, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 88. Born on June 19, 1937, in…
Man Phatnothai Thai politician, minister of information and communication technology, deputy prime…
Man Phatnothai, Thai politician and civil servant who served as minister of information and communication technology in 2008 and as deputy prime minister later that year, died on May 1,…
William W. Stinson dead at age 92, president of the Canadian Pacific Railway Limited
William W. Stinson, the Canadian railway executive who served as president of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited from 1981 to 1996, died on May 1, 2026. He was 92. Stinson also…
Csaba Takács Hungarian-Romanian politician, deputy dead at age 71
Csaba Takács, a Hungarian-Romanian politician and deputy from 1990 to 1994, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 71. Born in Aiud, Romania, on March 30, 1955, he…
Eddy Pratomo dead at age 72, Indonesian diplomat and law scholar
Eddy Pratomo, an Indonesian diplomat and law scholar, died on April 29, 2026, at the age of 72. He served as Indonesia’s ambassador to Germany from 2009 to 2013 and…
Vladimir Voevodin Russian computer scientist dead at age 63
Vladimir Voevodin, a Russian computer scientist, died on April 29, 2026. He was 63. Born in Moscow on May 25, 1962, Voevodin studied at Moscow State University, where he graduated…
Stephen Adamini dead at age 81, Attorney, politician
Stephen Adamini, an American politician and attorney who served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2001 to 2006, died on April 29, 2026. He was 81. A Democrat, Adamini…
Geoff Ablett dead at age 71, Australian footballer, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Geoff Ablett, the Australian rules footballer and former Casey City Council member, died on April 29, 2026, aged 71. Born Geoffrey Norman Ablett on March 13, 1955, he played in…
Helge Mortensen Danish politician, minister of transport, member of the Folketing dead at age 84
Helge Mortensen died on April 28, 2026. He was a Danish politician who served as minister of transport from 1993 to 1994 and as a member of the Folketing from…
Ange Édouard Poungui Congolese politician dead at age 84
Ange Édouard Poungui, a Congolese politician, died on April 28, 2026, at age 84. He served as Prime Minister of Congo-Brazzaville from August 7, 1984, to August 7, 1989, under…
Bill Grayden Australian politician, MP and Western Australian MLA dead at age 105
Bill Grayden, an Australian politician who served as a member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1949 to 1954 and as a Western Australian Legislative Assembly member from 1947…
Daniele Roscia Italian politician, deputy dead at age 72
Daniele Roscia died on April 27, 2026. He was an Italian politician and served as a deputy from 1994 to 2001. Daniele Roscia [it], 72, Italian politician, deputy (1994–2001). Tags…
Luciana Novaes dead at age 42, Social worker
Luciana Novaes, a Brazilian social worker, politician and Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman, died on April 27, 2026. She was 42. Novaes was affiliated with the Workers' Party (PT) and…
Abu Kasenally Mauritian politician, MP dead at age 84
Abu Kasenally, a Mauritian politician and physician who served as an MP from 2005 to 2014, died on April 27, 2026. Born on August 10, 1941, in Rivière du Rempart,…
Golam Sarwar Milon Bangladeshi politician, MP dead at age 69
Golam Sarwar Milon, a Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament, died on April 26, 2026. Born in Dhaka on November 6, 1957, he was elected to parliament from Manikganj-4…
Sam Hunt American politician and educator dead at age 83
Samuel Michael Hunt, an American politician and educator, died on April 26, 2026. He was 83. Born in Billings, Montana, on December 9, 1942, Hunt served in the Washington State…
Peter Morris Australian politician, MP and minister of transport dead at age 93
Peter Morris, the Australian politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1972 to 1998 and as minister of transport from 1983 to 1987, died on…
Vladimir Grachev Russian scientist and politician dead at age 84
Vladimir Grachev, a Russian scientist and politician, died on April 26, 2026, at the age of 84. He was also an ecologist, a professor, and a corresponding member of the…
Raghu Rai Indian photographer, cancer dead at age 83
Raghu Rai, an Indian photographer and photojournalist, died on April 26, 2026, in Delhi, India, at the age of 83, from cancer. He became a photographer in the mid-1960s and…
Jesse Crenshaw American politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives dead at age 79
Jesse Crenshaw, an American politician and member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, died on April 26, 2026, at age 79. He served in the House for the 77th district…
Francisco Letamendia dead at age 82, member of the Congress of Deputies
Francisco Letamendia died on April 26, 2026. He was a Spanish Basque politician and lawyer known for his role in the Burgos trials. Letamendia served as a member of the…
Erroll Davis American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives dead at age 81
Erroll Davis, an American politician and member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1971 to 1972, died on April 26, 2026. He was 81. Davis was born in Pittsburgh…
Ruby Duncan American rights activist dead at age 93
Ruby Duncan, an American rights activist and advocate for low-income families and welfare rights in Las Vegas, Nevada, died on April 26, 2026, at age 93. Born Ruby Phillips Duncan…
Heidi Sørensen Danish-Norwegian politician, MP, cancer dead at age 56
Heidi Sørensen died on April 25, 2026, of cancer. She was a Danish-Norwegian politician who served as a member of parliament from 2001 to 2007 and again from 2012 to…
Peter H. Raven American botanist and environmentalist dead at age 89
Peter H. Raven, an American botanist and environmentalist, died on April 25, 2026, at age 89. Raven was born in Shanghai, China, on June 13, 1936, to American parents. He…
Liz Conmy American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, plane crash dies
Liz Conmy, an American politician and member of the North Dakota House of Representatives since 2022, died on April 25, 2026, in a plane crash. She represented the 11th district…
Sadio Camara Malian military officer, shot dead at age 47
Sadio Camara, a Malian military officer, died on April 25, 2026, aged 47, after being shot in Kati, in Mali’s Koulikoro Region. He took part in the 2020 Malian coup…
Mircea Răceanu Romanian-born American diplomat and political dissident dead at age 90
Mircea Răceanu, a Romanian-born American diplomat and political dissident, died on April 25, 2026, at age 90. Born Mircea Bernat on October 17, 1935, he was born in Văcărești Prison,…