Ethel Cochrane dead at age 88
Ethel Cochrane died June 30, 2026. She was a Canadian senator. Tags Politicians, 30 June 2026, Canada, Cochrane, Ethel, Libra, June 2026, June 30
Famous Dead Politicians: Recent Politician Deaths and Obituaries
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Les Mills dead at age 91, New Zealand shot put and discus thrower, and politician
Les Mills, a New Zealand shot put and discus thrower and politician,
died on June 29, 2026, aged 91. Born Leslie Roy Mills in Auckland on November 1, 1934, he…
Madan Mohan Lakhera dead at age 88
Madan Mohan Lakhera, an Indian army lieutenant general and former governor of Mizoram,
died on June 29, 2026, at the age of 88. Known also as M. M. Lakhera, he…
Ron Raper dead at age 80
Ron Raper, an Australian rugby league player and coach,
died on June 29, 2026, aged 80. Also known as Ronald Paul Raper, he was born in Camperdown, New South Wales,…
Carmen Grez dead at age 96
Carmen Grez
died on June 29, 2026. She was a Chilean politician. Tags Politicians, 29 June 2026, Carmen, Chile, Grez, Sagittarius, June 2026, June 29
Francesco Pio Marcoccia dead at age 79
Francesco Pio Marcoccia
died on June 29, 2026. He was an Italian architect and politician. Tags Politicians, 29 June 2026, Francesco, Italy, Marcoccia, June 2026, June 29
Brigitte Servatius dead at age 81
Brigitte Servatius
died on June 29, 2026. She was a German politician. Tags Politicians, 29 June 2026, Brigitte, Germany, Servatius, June 2026, June 29
Giulio Vignoli dead at age 88
Giulio Vignoli
died on June 29, 2026. He was an Italian jurist and politician. Tags Lawyers, Politicians, 29 June 2026, Giulio, Italy, Vignoli, June 2026, June 29
Salman Nadwi dead at age 72
Salman Nadwi, an Indian Islamic scholar and professor,
died on June 29, 2026. He was 72. Born in 1954 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, he served as dean of the Faculty…
Teruki Gotō dead at age 43
Teruki Gotō, a Japanese musician and political activist,
died on June 28, 2026. He was 43. Born on December 8, 1982, in Kunitachi, he was also known as a perennial…
Gagik Stambolcyan dead at age 69
Gagik Stambolcyan
died on June 28, 2026, at the age of 69. He was an Armenian politician and therapist. Born in Yerevan in 1957, he studied at Yerevan State Medical…
Gagik Stamboltsyan dead at age 69
Gagik Stamboltsyan, an Armenian politician and former minister of health,
died on June 28, 2026. He was 69. Born in Yerevan on June 18, 1957, he was also known as…
Piotr Chmielowski dead at age 61
Piotr Chmielowski
died on June 28, 2026. He was a Polish politician. Tags Politicians, 28 June 2026, Chmielowski, Piotr, Poland, Taurus, June 2026, June 28
Adriano Ciaffi dead at age 90
Adriano Ciaffi, an Italian politician,
died on June 28, 2026. Tags Politicians, 28 June 2026, Adriano, Ciaffi, Italy, June 2026, June 28
Tom Siddon dead at age 84
Tom Siddon, a Canadian politician and former MP who served from 1978 to 1993,
died on June 28, 2026, at age 84. Born Thomas Edward Siddon in Drumheller, Alberta, on…
David S. Doty dead at age 96, American jurist, judge of the United States District Court for the Di…
David S. Doty, an American jurist who served as a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota,
died on June 27, 2026, at age 96.…
Dramane Yaméogo dead
Dramane Yaméogo
died on June 27, 2026. Tags Politicians, 27 June 2026, Dramane, Ouagadougou, June 2026, June 27, Yaméogo
Billy G. Mills dead at age 96
Billy G. Mills
died on June 27, 2026. He was an American politician. Tags Politicians, 27 June 2026, America, Billy, Mills, Scorpio, June 2026, June 27
Jean-Paul Jauffret dead at age 95, French oenologist, and businessman
Jean-Paul Jauffret, a French oenologist, tennis player and businessman,
died on June 27, 2026. He was 95. Born in Bordeaux on August 22, 1930, he became one of the notable…
David Andrews dead at age 91
David Andrews, an Irish politician who served as minister for foreign affairs and defence and represented Dublin in the Dáil for nearly four decades,
died on June 27, 2026, aged…
Mykola Frolov dead at age 67
Mykola Frolov, a Ukrainian politician and academic administrator,
died on June 27, 2026, at the age of 67. Born in Zaporizhzhia on January 9, 1959, he became a prominent figure…
Mykola Frolov dead at age 67
Mykola Frolov
died on June 27, 2026. Tags Politicians, 27 June 2026, Capricorn, Frolov, Mykola, Ukraine, June 2026, June 27
Yuri Novikov dead at age 89
Yuri Novikov
died on June 26, 2026. He was a Russian engineer and politician. Tags Politicians, 26 June 2026, Novikov, Russia, Yuri, June 2026, June 26
John T. Pawlikowski dead at age 85
John T. Pawlikowski, an American Servite priest and professor emeritus of social ethics at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago,
died on June 26, 2026. He was 85. A member of…
Likulia Bolongo dead at age 86
Likulia Bolongo, a Congolese politician who served as prime minister of Zaire in 1997,
died on June 26, 2026, at the age of 86. Born Norbert Likulia Bolongo on July…
Nail Kutlugildin dead at age 79
Nail Kutlugildin, a Russian politician who served as a member of the State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan from 1999 to 2013,
died on June 26, 2026, at the…
Bahij Tabbara dead at age 97
Bahij Tabbara, a Lebanese jurist and politician who served as minister of economy in 1973 and as minister of justice from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2003 to 2004,…
Nail Kutlugildin dead at age 79
Nail Kutlugildin, a Russian politician and former member of the State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan,
died on June 26, 2026, at age 79. Born on September 20, 1946,…
Sergei Ivanov dead at age 73
Sergei Ivanov, the Russian politician who served as minister of defence from 2001 to 2007,
died on June 26, 2026. He was 73. Born Sergei Borisovich Ivanov in Leningrad on…
David B. Danbom dead at age 79
David B. Danbom, an American historian and author,
died on June 26, 2026, aged 79. He taught agricultural history at North Dakota State University from 1974 to 2010 and was…
Nurlan Motuev dead at age 56
Nurlan Motuev, a Kyrgyz politician,
died on June 26, 2026, at the age of 56. Born on December 10, 1969, in Chaek, he was a native of the Jumgal area…
Wang Luolin dead at age 88
Wang Luolin, a Chinese politician and academic administrator,
died on June 26, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in June 1938 in Wuchang, Hubei, he studied economics at Peking…
Bill Valentine dead at age 88
Bill Valentine, an American architect who spent five decades with HOK and helped guide major projects including King Khalid International Airport and San Francisco’s Moscone Center,
died on June 25,…
Vyacheslav Pozgalyov dead at age 79
Vyacheslav Pozgalyov, the Russian politician who served as governor of Vologda Oblast and later as a deputy in the State Duma,
died on June 25, 2026, at age 79. Born…
Wan Shaofen dead at age 95
Wan Shaofen, a Chinese politician who served as Party Secretary of Jiangxi from 1985 to 1988,
died on June 25, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in Nanchang in…
Milagros Eulate dead
Milagros Eulate, a Venezuelan politician who served in the National Assembly of Venezuela from 2016 to 2026,
died on June 24, 2026, in La Guaira. She was a member of…
Richard Peñalver dead at age 62
Richard Peñalver
died on June 24, 2026, at age 62. He was a Venezuelan politician. Peñalver was born on March 31, 1964, and died in Caracas. Tags Politicians, 24 June…
Élisabeth Pochon dead at age 71
Élisabeth Pochon, a French politician and former deputy in the National Assembly,
died on June 24, 2026, at the age of 71. Born in Constantine, Algeria, on April 19, 1955,…
María Clemencia López Ramírez dead
María Clemencia López Ramírez, a Venezuelan diplomat,
died on June 24, 2026. Born in 1940, she served as chargé d'affaires at the Venezuelan mission to the United Nations from 1977…
Fernando dos Santos Paes dead at age 89
Fernando dos Santos Paes
died on June 24, 2026. No further details were provided. Tags Politicians, 24 June 2026, Cancer, Fernando, Paes, Portugal, June 2026, June 24
Dorothy Wilken dead at age 90
Dorothy Wilken, an American politician and former clerk of courts,
died on June 24, 2026, at the age of 90. She became a prominent figure in Boca Raton, Florida, after…
Oswald Harding dead at age 90
Oswald Harding, the Jamaican politician who served twice as president of the Senate,
died on June 24, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Kingston on November 3, 1935,…
Fernando Paes dead at age 89
Fernando Paes
died on June 24, 2026. He was a politician. Tags Politicians, 24 June 2026, Cancer, Fernando, Paes, Portugal, June 2026, June 24
Dorothy L. Reynolds dead at age 97
Dorothy L. Reynolds
died on June 23, 2026. Tags Politicians, 23 June 2026, America, Cancer, Dorothy, Reynolds, June 2026, June 23
Joanne Glasser dead
Joanne Glasser, an American educator and academic administrator who served as president of Eastern Kentucky University and later Bradley University,
died on June 23, 2026. She was the first woman…
Józef Nowicki dead at age 81
Józef Nowicki, a Polish politician who served in the Sejm from 1993 to 2005,
died on June 23, 2026, at the age of 81. Born on August 14, 1944, in…
Franco Seminara dead at age 68
Franco Seminara, a Belgian politician,
died on June 23, 2026, at the age of 68. Born in Frameries on January 18, 1958, he built his career in the Socialist Party…
Jani Wickholm dead at age 48
Jani Wickholm, a Finnish singer and politician who finished second in the 2004 Finnish Idols competition,
died on June 23, 2026. He was 48. Born in Kerava on September 20,…
Ingo Weiß dead at age 89
Ingo Weiß, a German politician who served in the Landtag of Bavaria from 1970 to 1978,
died on June 23, 2026, at the age of 89. Born on January 24,…
Nina Brashkina dead at age 87
Nina Brashkina, a Russian politician and member of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR from 1971 to 1980,
died on June 23, 2026, at the age of 87. Born…
Syafrudin Syafe’i dead at age 63
Syafrudin Syafe'i
died on June 23, 2026. Tags Politicians, 23 June 2026, Capricorn, Indonesia, Syafrudin, June 2026, June 23, Syafe'i
Marcelo Miranda Soares dead at age 87
Marcelo Miranda Soares, a Brazilian politician who served as mayor of Campo Grande and later as governor of Mato Grosso do Sul,
died on June 23, 2026, at the age…
Feim Chaushev dead at age 82
Feim Chaushev
died on June 22, 2026. Tags Politicians, 22 June 2026, Bulgaria, Chaushev, Feim, June 2026, June 22
John Dewar, 4th Baron Forteviot dead at age 88
John Dewar, 4th Baron Forteviot, a British hereditary peer and former member of the House of Lords,
died on June 22, 2026, aged 88. He sat in the upper chamber…
H. Edward Knox dead at age 89, Politician, lawyer
H. Edward Knox, the American politician who served as mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina,
died on June 22, 2026, at age 89. Born Haden Edward Knox on January 22, 1937,…
Clive Davis dead at age 94
Clive Davis, the American Hall of Fame music executive and record producer who founded Arista Records,
died on June 22, 2026, at the age of 94. Born Clive Jay Davis…
Eddie Knox dead at age 89, Politician, lawyer
Eddie Knox, an American politician and lawyer who served as mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina,
died on June 22, 2026, at age 89. Knox was the 49th mayor of Charlotte,…
Sir Jack Stewart-Clark dead at age 96
Sir Jack Stewart-Clark, the British businessman and former Member of the European Parliament,
died on June 22, 2026, aged 96. Born in Scotland on September 17, 1929, he was educated…
Francesco Napoletano dead at age 66
Francesco Napoletano
died on June 22, 2026. Tags Politicians, 22 June 2026, Francesco, Italy, Napoletano, June 2026, June 22
Alan Greenspan dead at age 100
Alan Greenspan, the American economist who served as chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006,
died on June 22, 2026, at age 100. Born in New York City…
Krzysztof Dowgiałło dead at age 87, Politician, writer
Krzysztof Dowgiałło, a Polish architect, writer and politician who served in the Sejm,
died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on June 30, 1938, in Novomalyn,…
Naeem Ahmed Kharal dead at age 69
Naeem Ahmed Kharal, a Pakistani politician and former member of the Sindh Provincial Assembly,
died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 69. Born on January 19, 1957, in…
Ramiro Valdés Menéndez dead at age 94
Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, a Cuban politician and military figure,
died on June 21, 2026. He was 94. Born in Artemisa on April 28, 1932, Valdés became one of the early…
Ilana Cohen dead at age 82
Ilana Cohen, the Israeli nurse and politician who served in the Knesset from 2003 to 2006,
died on June 21, 2026, at age 82. Born in Iraq on November 16,…
Selima Ahmad dead at age 65
Selima Ahmad, a Bangladeshi businessperson and politician,
died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 65. Born in Dhaka on July 7, 1960, she became vice chairperson of Nitol-Niloy…
Francisco Guterres dead at age 71
Francisco Guterres, the East Timorese politician who served as president of East Timor from 2017 to 2022,
died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 71. Known widely as…
Vittorio Parisi dead at age 89
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…
Oleksandr Riabeka dead at age 66
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
Gianfranco Baraldi dead at age 90
Gianfranco Baraldi, an Italian middle-distance runner and Olympic athlete,
died on June 19, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Latina on September 29, 1935, he represented Italy in…
Youssef Afifi dead at age 99
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…