Agaath Witteman dead
Agaath Witteman, the Dutch theatre director and politician who served as a senator from 2003 to 2007, died on June 5, 2026. She was 84. Born in Oegstgeest on April…
Famous Dead Politicians: Recent Politician Deaths and Obituaries
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Death of Manoa Rasigatale at age 78
Manoa Rasigatale, a Fijian politician and historian, died on June 5, 2026, at age 78. Born on July 11, 1947, he also worked as a journalist, musician and television personality.…
Yoshihisa Uchida died at age 101
Yoshihisa Uchida died on June 5, 2026. Tags Politicians, 05 June 2026, Japan, Uchida, Yoshihisa, June 2026, June 5
Waldemar Bohdanowicz passes away at age 85
Waldemar Bohdanowicz, a Polish politician who served as mayor of Łódź from 1989 to 1990 and as a senator from 1991 to 1993, died on June 5, 2026. He was…
Georgios Souflias dies at 84
Georgios Souflias, a Greek politician and former minister, died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 84. Born on July 7, 1941, in Ayia Triada, Larissa, he studied civil…
Obituary: Manuel Domingos Augusto, dead at age 68
Manuel Domingos Augusto died on June 5, 2026. He was an Angolan politician and diplomat. Born in Luanda on September 2, 1957, he served in public life as a minister…
Sadıq Sadıqov death at age 60
Sadıq Sadıqov, the Azerbaijani football executive who served as president of Neftçi from 2009 to 2015, died on June 5, 2026, at age 60. Born in Nakhchivan on November 9,…
Yrondu Musavu-King, died aged 34
Yrondu Musavu-King, the Gabonese footballer who played for Boulogne, Le Mans and the national team, died on June 5, 2026. He was 34. Born in Libreville on January 8, 1992,…
Bernadette Chirac dead at age 93
Bernadette Chirac, the French politician and widow of former president Jacques Chirac, died on June 5, 2026, at age 93. Born Bernadette Thérèse Marie Chodron de Courcel in Paris on…
Death of Gerry Meehan at age 79
Gerry Meehan, a Canadian ice hockey left winger and executive, died on June 5, 2026, at age 79. Born Gerard Marcus Meehan on September 3, 1946, in Toronto, he was…
Nathan Irby death at age 94
Nathan Irby died on June 5, 2026. He was an American politician who served as a member of the Maryland Senate from 1982 to 1995. His death was announced on…
Yoshihisa Uchida died at age 101
Yoshihisa Uchida died on June 5, 2026. He was a Japanese politician and journalist. Born on January 5, 1925, Uchida studied at Meiji University. Tags Journalists, Politicians, 05 June 2026,…
Michael Tate dies at 80
Michael Tate, the Australian politician, senator and Catholic priest who served in the Senate from 1978 to 1993, died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 80. Born Michael…
Amin Tojiyev has died at age 79
Amin Tojiyev, an Uzbek politician who chaired the Council of Ministers of Karakalpakstan from 1998 to 2002, died on June 4, 2026, at the age of 79. Born on April…
Blenda Wilson dies at age 85
Blenda Wilson, an American academic administrator who became the first African-American woman to lead a large U.S. university, died on June 4, 2026. She was 85. Born Blenda Jacqueline Wilson…
Antonius Agus Sriyono death at age 69
Antonius Agus Sriyono, an Indonesian diplomat who served as ambassador to New Zealand from 2010 to 2013 and to the Holy See from 2016 to 2020, died on June 4,…
Pahlaj Nihalani, died aged 76
Pahlaj Nihalani, an Indian film producer known for Aankhen and Shola Aur Shabnam, died on June 4, 2026, at the age of 76. He built a long career in Hindi…
John D. Ong has died at age 92
John D. Ong, the American manufacturing industry executive and diplomat who led Goodrich Corporation and later served as ambassador to Norway, died on June 4, 2026, at age 92. Born…
Anantrao Thopate passed away at age 93
Anantrao Thopate died on June 4, 2026. He was an Indian politician who served as a six-term MLA and later as former education minister. His death was noted by local…
John Swan, died aged 90
John Swan, the Bermudian politician who served as Bermuda’s fourth premier, died on June 4, 2026, at age 90. Also known as Sir John William David Swan, he was born…
Edward Ntshingila dead
Edward Mzikayise Ntshingila, a South African politician and Member of Parliament in the National Assembly for the uMkhonto weSizwe Party, died on June 4, 2026. Known in Parliament as Edward…
Theo Fischer has died at age 88
Theo Fischer, a Swiss politician and notary public, died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Hägglingen on December 25, 1937, he served the Swiss People's…
A.K.M. Rahmatullah has died at age 75
A.K.M. Rahmatullah, a Bangladeshi politician, died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 75. Born on January 1, 1950, he was an Awami League figure who served in the…
Obituary: Margriet Hermans, dead at age 72
Margriet Hermans, the Belgian singer, presenter and politician who served as a senator from 2007 to 2011, died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 72. Born Margareta Maria…
Obituary: Virginia Held, dead at age 96
Virginia Held, an American philosopher and feminist theorist whose work helped shape the ethics of care, died on June 3, 2026. She was 96. Born Virginia Potter Held on October…
Obituary: Price Wallace, dead at age 64
Price Wallace, an American politician and member of the Mississippi House of Representatives since 2018, died on June 3, 2026. He was 64. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, on November 24,…
A. K. M. Rahmatullah dead at age 75
A. K. M. Rahmatullah, a Bangladeshi politician and member of parliament, died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 75. He represented the Dhaka-11 constituency in the Jatiya Sangsad…
Herbert Möller death at age 103
Herbert Möller, a German politician and former member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein, died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 103. Born on April 7, 1923, in Vratislavice…
Herbert Möller death at age 103
Herbert Möller, a German politician and member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein from 1985 to 1987, died on June 3, 2026. He was 103. Born on April 7, 1923, in…
Rutsel Martha died at age 70
Rutsel Martha, a Dutch politician and legal scholar, died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 70. Born in Willemstad, Curaçao, in 1955, he was also known as Rutsel…
Agnes Herzberg, died aged 87
Agnes Herzberg, a Canadian statistician and professor of mathematics and statistics at Queen’s University, died on June 2, 2026. She was 87. Born Agnes Margaret Herzberg in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in…
George H. Vaughn Jr. has died at age 87
George H. Vaughn Jr. died on June 2, 2026. Tags Politicians, 02 June 2026, America, George, Vaughn, June 2, June 2026
Agnes M. Herzberg death at age 87
Agnes M. Herzberg, a Canadian statistician and professor of mathematics and statistics at Queen’s University, died on June 2, 2026, at age 87. Born Agnes Margaret Herzberg in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,…
Kenneth Legan death at age 79
Kenneth Legan died on June 2, 2026. Tags Politicians, 02 June 2026, America, Kenneth, Legan, Leo, June 2, June 2026
Obituary: Ken Legan, dead at age 79
Ken Legan, an American politician who served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1981 to 2002, died on June 2, 2026, at age 79. Born Kenneth Dale Legan on…
David J. Halberstam dies at age 74
David J. Halberstam, an American sports broadcaster and producer, died on June 2, 2026, at age 74. Born October 7, 1951, he served as executive vice president and general manager…
Alexey Panteleev dead at age 67
Alexey Panteleev, a Russian politician and senator from 2009 to 2012, died on June 2, 2026, at the age of 67. Born Alexey Borisovich Panteleev on February 2, 1959, in…
Cláudio Magrão death at age 72
Cláudio Magrão, a Brazilian politician who served as a deputy in the Chamber of Deputies from 2003 to 2007 and again from 2007 to 2009, died on June 2, 2026.…
Robert Parizeau death at age 90
Robert Parizeau, a Canadian businessman who led the Fonds de solidarité FTQ, died on June 2, 2026, in Montreal. He was 90. Born in Montreal on November 7, 1935, he…
Casey Luna dead at age 95
Casey Luna, an American racing team owner and politician who served as lieutenant governor of New Mexico from 1991 to 1995, died on June 2, 2026. He was 95. Luna…
Lyuben Dilov Jr. dead at age 61
Lyuben Dilov Jr., the Bulgarian writer, journalist and lawmaker, died on June 2, 2026, from complications of a heart attack. He was 61. Born in Sofia on November 19, 1964,…
Yogesh Patel dead at age 79
Yogesh Patel, an Indian politician and Gujarat MLA since 2012, died on June 2, 2026, at the age of 79. Known in the assembly as Yogeshbhai Narayandas Patel, he represented…
Sir Neville Cenac, died aged 86
Sir Neville Cenac, a Saint Lucian politician who served as minister of foreign affairs from 1987 to 1992 and as governor-general from 2018 to 2021, died on June 2, 2026,…
Alan Haselhurst dies at 88
Alan Haselhurst, the British Conservative politician who served as an MP and later sat in the House of Lords, died on June 2, 2026, aged 88. Born at South Elmsall…
Nasos Athanasiou dies at age 75
Nasos Athanasiou died on June 2, 2026. He was a Greek politician. Tags Politicians, 02 June 2026, Athanasiou, Greece, Nasos, Pisces, June 2, June 2026
José Carlos Gómez Villamandos dies at 63
José Carlos Gómez Villamandos, a Spanish veterinarian and politician who served as minister of universities of Andalusia from 2022, died on June 2, 2026. He was 63. Born in Córdoba…
Kenneth Gagnon died at age 68
Kenneth Gagnon, an American politician and Maine State Senator, died on June 1, 2026. He served in the Maine Senate from 2000 to 2006, representing Maine’s 25th District, which covered…
Jim Tallas dies at age 89
Jim Tallas died on June 1, 2026. Tags Politicians, 01 June 2026, America, Jim, Pisces, Tallas, June 1, June 2026
Lois Landgraf dies at 74
Lois Landgraf died on June 1, 2026. She was an American politician. Tags Politicians, 01 June 2026, America, Cancer, Landgraf, Lois, June 1, June 2026
Margaret Commodore dead at age 93
Margaret Commodore, a Canadian politician and Yukon MLA from 1982 to 1996, died on June 1, 2026. She was born in 1932 in Chilliwack, British Columbia, and served in the…
Death of André Santini at age 85
André Santini, the French politician who served as a deputy from 2009 to 2017 and as mayor of Issy-les-Moulineaux from 1980, died on June 1, 2026. He was 85. Born…
Gianni Francesco Mattioli death at age 86
Gianni Francesco Mattioli, the Italian politician and physicist who served as a deputy from 1987 to 2001 and as minister of community policies from 1998 to 1999, died on June…
Michael Meadowcroft passes away at age 84
Michael Meadowcroft, the English politician who served as MP for Leeds West from 1983 to 1987, died on June 1, 2026, aged 84. Born in Southport on March 6, 1942,…
Tofail Ahmed has died at age 82
Tofail Ahmed, a Bangladeshi politician who served in parliament for more than five decades and held ministerial posts in the industries and commerce portfolios, died on June 1, 2026. He…
Stéphane-Albert Boulais dead at age 76
Stéphane-Albert Boulais, a Canadian writer and film critic, died on June 1, 2026, at the age of 76. Born in Maniwaki, Quebec, on June 17, 1949, he studied at Laval…
Obituary: Pierre Izard, dead at age 90
Pierre Izard, the French politician who served as a member and later president of the general council of Haute-Garonne and as mayor of Villefranche-de-Lauragais, died on June 1, 2026. He…
Anis Hassan dies at age 91
Anis Hassan Yahya died on May 31, 2026. He was a Yemeni politician. Tags Politicians, 31 May 2026, Anis, Cairo, Sagittarius, Yahya, May 2026, May 31
Ryamizard Ryacudu died at age 76
Ryamizard Ryacudu, the Indonesian military officer and politician who served as minister of defence from 2014 to 2019 and as chief of staff from 2002 to 2005, died on May…
BS Dhaliwal death at age 78
BS Dhaliwal, an Indian Army general, died on May 31, 2026, following a heart attack. He served as Engineer-in-Chief at Army Headquarters from 2006 to 2007 and had a military…
B. S. Dhaliwal dead at age 78
B. S. Dhaliwal, an Indian Army general, died on May 31, 2026, after a heart attack was announced as the cause. Lieutenant General Dhaliwal served as Engineer-in-Chief at Army Headquarters…
Probal Dasgupta passed away at age 72
Probal Dasgupta, an Indian linguist, Esperantist and former president of the Universal Esperanto Association, died on May 31, 2026. He was 72. Born in Kolkata on September 19, 1953, Dasgupta…
Death of Speight Jenkins at age 89
Speight Jenkins, the American music director and critic who guided Seattle Opera for more than three decades, died on May 30, 2026, at age 89. Born in Dallas, Texas, on…
Brooklyn Rivera dies at age 73
Brooklyn Rivera died on May 30, 2026. He was a Nicaraguan Miskito activist and politician. Rivera was known for his work in public life representing the Miskito community. Tags Politicians,…
Jutta Zilliacus passed away at age 100
Jutta Zilliacus, a Finnish-Estonian politician, journalist and author, died on May 30, 2026, at the age of 100. Born Jutta Armelle Zilliacus in Helsinki on July 25, 1925, she worked…
K. P. Dhanapalan obituary: died at age 76
K. P. Dhanapalan, an Indian politician and Member of Parliament from 2009 to 2014, died on May 30, 2026, at the age of 76. Born on April 4, 1950, in…
Billy Álvarez obituary: died at age 80
Billy Álvarez, the Mexican football executive who served as president of Cruz Azul from 1988 to 2020 and later was identified as a convicted criminal, died on May 30, 2026.…
París Galán passes away at age 58
París Galán, a Bolivian drag queen and politician, died on May 30, 2026, at age 58. Born Carlos Felipe Parra Heredia in Oruro on February 5, 1968, he became widely…
Mariella Mularoni passes away at age 63
Mariella Mularoni, a Sammarinese politician and former captain regent, died on May 29, 2026, at age 63. Born in the City of San Marino on October 15, 1962, she served…
Gade Venkata Reddy dead at age 89
Gade Venkata Reddy, an Indian politician and former Andhra Pradesh MLA, died on May 29, 2026. Born on July 10, 1945, in Bapatla, he was elected to the state assembly…
T. U. Kuruvilla death at age 89
T. U. Kuruvilla, an Indian politician who served as a Kerala MLA from 2006 to 2016, died on May 29, 2026, at the age of 89. Born on September 13,…
Jorge Alonso Treviño dies at age 90
Jorge Alonso Treviño, the Mexican politician who served as governor of Nuevo León from 1985 to 1991, died on May 29, 2026. He was 90. Born in Monterrey on November…
Jang Jae-sik obituary: died at age 91
Jang Jae-sik died on May 28, 2026. He was a South Korean politician and economist. Further details about his life and career were not provided in the available record. Tags…
Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi death at age 80
Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, the Yemeni politician who served as president from 2012 to 2022, died on May 28, 2026, at the age of 80. He had earlier been vice president…
Dabirul Islam has died at age 77
Dabirul Islam, a Bangladeshi politician and longtime member of parliament, died on May 28, 2026, at the age of 77. Born on September 29, 1948, he represented Thakurgaon-2 in the…
Jevgenij Shuklin passed away at age 40
Jevgenij Shuklin, a Lithuanian sprint canoeist and politician who served as a member of parliament from 2024, died on May 28, 2026, at age 40. Born on November 23, 1985,…
Yitzhak Apeloig dead at age 81
Yitzhak Apeloig, an Uzbek-born Israeli computational chemist and scholar who served as president of Technion from 2001 to 2009, died on May 28, 2026. He was 81. Apeloig was born…
John Amari dies at 77
John Amari died on May 27, 2026. He was an American politician. Tags Politicians, 27 May 2026, Amari, America, John, Leo, May 2026, May 27
Carlos Oliva dies at age 61
Carlos Oliva died on May 27, 2026. He was a Peruvian economist who served as director of the Central Reserve Bank and as minister of economy and finance. Tags Politicians,…
Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah obituary: died at age 73
Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah, the Qatari politician who served as deputy prime minister from 2003 to 2011, died on May 27, 2026. He was 73. Born in Doha in 1952,…
Joe Schwarz has died at age 88
Joe Schwarz, an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2005 to 2007 and in the Michigan Senate from 1987 to 2002, died on May 27,…
Death of Randhir Singh at age 79
Randhir Singh, the Indian five-time Olympic shooter and sports administrator who served as secretary general of the Indian Olympic Association from 1987 to 2012 and president of the Olympic Council…
Carlos Oliva dies at age 61
Carlos Oliva, a Peruvian economist who served as director of the Central Reserve Bank from 2015 to 2016 and again from 2021, died on May 27, 2026, at the age…
Giuseppe Gargani has died at age 91
Giuseppe Gargani, the Italian politician who served as a deputy from 1972 to 1994 and as a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2009, died on May 27,…
Samuel Yin, died aged 75
Samuel Yin, a Taiwanese conglomerate industry executive, died on May 26, 2026, at the age of 75. He was a businessman best known as the founder of the Tang Prize…
Dragoljub Mićunović passed away at age 95
Dragoljub Mićunović, a Serbian politician and former president of the chamber of citizens of the Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia from 2000 to 2003 and of the Assembly of Serbia and…
Donald Newhouse passed away at age 96
Donald Newhouse, the American businessman and publisher who led Advance Publications, died on May 26, 2026, at the age of 96, according to the family company. Born in New York…
Robert Daley died at age 96
Robert Daley, the American writer, journalist and New York City Police Department officer, died on May 26, 2026. He was 96. Daley, born in New York City on May 10,…
Death of Abdillah Toha at age 84
Abdillah Toha, an Indonesian politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2004 to 2009, died on May 26, 2026. He was 84. A member of…
Florence Denmark has died at age 94
Florence Denmark died on May 25, 2026. She was associated with the American Psychological Association. Tags Politicians, 25 May 2026, America, Aquarius, Denmark, Florence, May 2026, May 25
Kathryn Sessions, died aged 84
Kathryn Sessions, an American politician who served in the Wyoming Senate from 1999 to 2011 and in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1993 to 1998, died on May 25,…
Béatrice Bellamy dies at 59
Béatrice Bellamy, a French politician and member of parliament since 2022, died on May 24, 2026, of cancer. She was 59. Bellamy served in the National Assembly for Vendée’s 2nd…
Benjamin Swan dead at age 92
Benjamin Swan, the American politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1995 to 2017, died on May 25, 2026. He was 92. Swan represented the 11th Hampden…
Death of Flick Rea at age 88
Flick Rea, an English politician, died on May 25, 2026, aged 88. Known as a Liberal Democrat politician, she represented the Fortune Green ward on Camden Council for 35 years…
Death of Antônio Salim Curiati at age 98
Antônio Salim Curiati, Brazilian politician and physician who served as mayor of São Paulo and later as a deputy, died on May 25, 2026. He was 98. Curiati was born…
Timothy Yang obituary: died 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,…
Taymuraz Akhokhov died at age 54
Taymuraz Akhokhov died on May 24, 2026. He was a Russian politician and served as mayor of Nalchik from 2018. He was 54. Tags Politicians, 24 May 2026, Akhokhov, Cancer,…
Khizri Shikhsaidov died at age 78
Khizri Shikhsaidov died on May 24, 2026. He was a Russian politician who served as speaker of the People's Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan from 2013 to 2021. Tags…
Arturo Herviz Reyes dies at age 71
Arturo Herviz Reyes, a Mexican politician and senator from 2006 to 2012, died on May 24, 2026, of a heart attack. He was 71. Born on July 12, 1954, in…
Linda Masarira dies at 43
Linda Masarira, a Zimbabwean politician and human rights activist, died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 43. She was known for her work in human rights activism and…