Famous Dead Politicians: Recent Politician Deaths and Obituaries

Over 19,000 obituaries of famous dead politicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.

Timothy Yang, minister of foreign affairs and secretary-general to the president, died on May 25, 2026

Timothy Yang dead at age 83

Timothy Yang, the Taiwanese diplomat who served as minister of foreign affairs from 2009 to 2012 and as secretary-general to the president from 2012 to 2015,
died on May 24,…

Howard Moscoe, Canadian politician, died on May 23, 2026

Howard Moscoe dead at age 86

Howard Moscoe, a Canadian politician and former Toronto city councillor,
died on May 23, 2026. He was 86. Moscoe served on Toronto City Council from 1978 to 2010 and represented…

Jens Kampmann dead at age 89

Jens Kampmann, the Danish politician and former minister,
died on May 23, 2026. He was 89. Kampmann served as a member of the Folketing from 1966 to 1978 and held…

Tadateru Konoe, Japanese humanitarian, died on May 23, 2026

Tadateru Konoe dead at age 87

Tadateru Konoe, the Japanese humanitarian who served as president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies from 2009 to 2017,
died on May 23, 2026. He…

Piotr Pyzik, Civil servant, died on May 23, 2026

Piotr Pyzik dead at age 67

Piotr Pyzik, a Polish politician and member of the Sejm from 2011 to 2019,
died on May 23, 2026. He was 67. Born Piotr Mieczysław Pyzik on January 1, 1959,…

Ruth Shack dead at age 94

Ruth Shack, an American politician,
died on May 23, 2026, at age 94. She served as the sponsor of the 1977 Human Rights Ordinance in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and was…

Norbert Kartmann, German politician, died on May 23, 2026

Norbert Kartmann dead at age 77

Norbert Kartmann, a German politician and longtime member and president of the Landtag of Hesse,
died on May 23, 2026. He was 77. A member of the Christian Democratic Union,…

Richard A. Tapia, Mathematical optimization, died on May 23, 2026

Richard A. Tapia dead at age 88

Richard A. Tapia, an American mathematician,
died on May 23, 2026. He was known for his work in mathematical optimization and iterative methods for nonlinear problems, with more recent research…

Lucille Berrien dead at age 98

Lucille Berrien, an American politician and civil rights activist,
died on May 22, 2026, at the age of 98. She was an activist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and a member of…

Luís Freire Neto dead at age 69

Luís Freire Neto, a Brazilian politician and architect who served in the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco from 1983 to 1987 and in the Chamber of Deputies from 1987 to 1989,…

Dan Newman, Newspaper manager, died on May 21, 2026

Dan Newman dead at age 63

Dan Newman, a Canadian politician,
died on May 21, 2026. He was 63. Newman was born in Toronto and served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of…

Liz Howard dead

Liz Howard, an Irish camogie player and former 27th president of the Camogie Association,
died on May 21, 2026. Howard was from Deerpark, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, and was the daughter…

Sivia Qoro dead at age 70

Sivia Qoro, a Fijian chief and politician,
died on May 20, 2026. She served briefly in Fiji’s House of Representatives in 2006 as the member for Yasawa Nawaka, representing the…

Karl Pischl dead at age 85

Karl Pischl, an Austrian politician who served in the National Council from 1972 to 1990 and in the Federal Council from 1994 to 1997,
died on May 19, 2026. He…

Barbara Lenk, died on May 21, 2026. She was 75. Born in Queens, New York, on December 2, 1950, she was appointed associate justice of the court in 2011 after nomination by Governor Deval Patrick and confirmation by the Governor’s Council. Lenk received degrees from Fordham University, Yale University and Harvard Law School. After graduating from law school, she joined the Boston firm of Brown, Rudnick, Freed & Gesmer, where she practiced civil litigation with a specialty in First Amendment issues, died on May 19, 2026

Barbara Lenk dead at age 75

Barbara Lenk, an American attorney and jurist who served on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court,
died on May 21, 2026. She was 75. Born in Queens, New York, on December…

Mike Purzycki, Delaware, died on May 19, 2026. He was 80–81. Purzycki served as Wilmington’s 56th mayor from 2017 to 2025. Born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1945, he graduated from Seton Hall Preparatory School in 1963 and attended the University of Delaware on a football scholarship. He played football for four years at the university, set every Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens receiving record, and earned a degree in history. He later played briefly for the New York Giants, worked in real estate, attended Delaware Law School at night, was admitted to the Delaware bar and served as an attorney for the Delaware Senate, died on May 19, 2026

Mike Purzycki dead at age 80

Mike Purzycki, the former mayor of Wilmington, Delaware,
died on May 19, 2026. He was 80–81. Purzycki served as Wilmington’s 56th mayor from 2017 to 2025. Born in Newark, New…

Barney Frank, died on May 20, 2026, at age 86 of congestive heart failure. A Democrat, he represented Massachusetts in Congress and served as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee from 2007 to 2011. He was also a leading co-sponsor of the 2010 Dodd–Frank Act. Born Barnett Frank on March 31, 1940, in Bayonne, New Jersey, he later served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1973 to 1981 before winning election to Congress, died on May 19, 2026

Barney Frank dead at age 86

Barney Frank, the American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 2013,
died on May 20, 2026, at age 86 of congestive heart failure. A…

Étienne Davignon dead at age 93

Étienne Davignon, Belgian diplomat and civil servant who served as European commissioner from 1977 to 1985,
died on May 18, 2026, at age 93. Born in Budapest on October 4,…

James Robison dead at age 82

James Robison, an American televangelist,
died on May 17, 2026, at age 82, according to an announcement of his death. He was also a pastor, theologian, and author, and founded…

Félicien Kabuga dead at age 93

Félicien Kabuga, a Rwandan financier and génocidaire,
died on May 16, 2026. He was 93. Born on March 1, 1933, in Muning, Mukarange, Byumba, Ruanda-Urundi, Kabuga was a Rwandan businessman…

Jules Angst dead at age 99

Jules Angst, a Swiss psychiatrist and academic,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 99. Born in Zurich on December 11, 1926, he completed his medical and psychiatric…

Tony Zappone, American journalist and radio personality, died on May 15, 2026

Tony Zappone dead at age 78

Tony Zappone, an American journalist and radio personality,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 78. Born Anthony Nicholas Zappone on October 9, 1947, in Tampa, Florida, he…

Brian Clouston dead at age 91

Brian Clouston, the British landscape architect,
died on May 14, 2026. He was 91. James Brian Clouston OBE was the founder of Brian Clouston and Partners, a landscape architecture practice…

Richard Falbr dead at age 85

Richard Falbr, a Czech politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2014,
died on May 13, 2026, at the age of 85. He also…

Alexander Held dead at age 67

Alexander Held, a German actor known for roles in Der Untergang, Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage and Der Baader Meinhof Komplex,
died on May 12, 2026, at age 67.…

Mbemba Jatta dead

Mbemba Jatta, a Gambian politician and member of parliament from 1982 to 1994,
died on May 11, 2026. He was a member of the People's Progressive Party and served in…

Vladimir Molchanov dead at age 75

Vladimir Molchanov, the Russian television host and journalist,
died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 75. Born in Moscow on October 7, 1950, he was a Soviet and…

Rainer Lux dead at age 75

Rainer Lux, the German politician who served as a member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1995 to 2010,
died on May 11, 2026. He was 75. Lux, a…