Rostyslav Chapiuk Ukrainian politician dead at age 88
Rostyslav Chapiuk, a Ukrainian politician, died on March 8, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Rusiv on May 22, 1937, he served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine…
Famous Dead Politicians: Recent Politician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 19,000 obituaries of famous dead politicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Graham Sissons public figure dead at age 91
Graham Sissons, an English footballer who played as a defender, died on March 8, 2026. He made more than 250 Football League appearances for Birmingham City, Peterborough United and Walsall.…
Marie-Christine Boutonnet French politician dead at age 77
Marie-Christine Boutonnet, a French politician and former Member of the European Parliament representing Île-de-France, died on March 7, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in Albi, France, on February…
Nuno Morais Sarmento Lawyer dead at age 65
Nuno Morais Sarmento, a Portuguese politician and lawyer, died on March 7, 2026, in Lisbon, Portugal, at the age of 65. A member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), he…
Asghar Hijazi Cleric, politician dead at age -1
Ali Asghar Mir Hijazi, an Iranian cleric and politician who served as deputy chief of staff to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei until 2026, died on March 7, 2026. He previously…
Rose Marie Heck American politician dead at age 93
Rose Marie Heck, an American politician and former mayor of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, died on March 7, 2026, at the age of 93. She served as mayor from 1988…
Gerda Antti Swedish writer dead at age 96
Gerda Antti, a Swedish writer and politician, died on March 6, 2026, at the age of 96. Born on August 20, 1929, in Övertorneå, Norrbotten County, Sweden, she was a…
Patrick Pasculli American politician dead at age 78
Patrick L. Pasculli, an American politician and Democratic Party member who served as the 34th mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, died on March 6, 2026. He was 78. Born on…
William C. Leary American politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives dead at ag…
William C. Leary, an American politician and member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, died on March 6, 2026, at the age of 87. A Democrat, he served in the…
Nikolay Kondakov Engineer dead at age 76
Nikolay Kondakov, a Russian politician, died on March 6, 2026, at the age of 76. Born on December 1, 1949, in Povorot, Buryat ASSR, in the Russian SFSR of the…
Alan Ridge Australian politician dead at age 91
Alan Ridge, an Australian politician, died on March 6, 2026, aged 91. Born in Perth on July 18, 1934, he attended John Forrest High School and worked as a clerk…
Colleen Hanabusa American politician dead at age 74
Colleen Hanabusa, an American politician and lawyer, died on March 6, 2026, in Honolulu, Hawaii, at age 74. A Democrat, she served as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional…
Lolo Matalasi Moliga American Samoan politician dead at age 78
Lolo Matalasi Moliga, an American Samoan politician, educator and businessman who served as the seventh governor of American Samoa from 2013 to 2021, died on March 6, 2026, in Honolulu,…
Hans Wagner Communications manager dead at age 62
Hans-Christoph Wagner, a German-born Dutch politician and communications manager, died on March 6, 2026, at the age of 62. A member of the Labour Party, he served in the House…
Govind Parmar Indian politician dead at age 72
Govind Parmar, an Indian politician, died on March 6, 2026. He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and served in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 1990 to…
Norma C. Russell American politician dead at age 88
Norma C. Russell, an American politician in South Carolina, died on March 6, 2026. Born near Joanna, South Carolina, on August 23, 1937, she worked as a freelance court reporter.…
Narayan Bareth Journalist, Political analyst, professor dead at age 68
Narayan Bareth, an Indian journalist, died on March 6, 2026. He was 68. Bareth worked in journalism for around three decades and served as State Information Commissioner of Rajasthan. He…
Gyula Gobby Fehér public figure dead at age 82
Gyula Gobby Fehér, a Serbian writer, died on March 5, 2026. He was born in Bácsfeketehegy on April 11, 1943, to László Fehér and Julianna Vranyó. From 1974 to 1983,…
Pasquale Fiore Italian footballer dead at age 72
Pasquale Fiore, an Italian footballer who played for Napoli and Udinese, died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 72. He was Napoli’s second goalkeeper from 1977 to 1984…
Masaru Urata Flight cadet dead at age 100
Masaru Urata, a Japanese politician, died on March 5, 2026. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he served in the House of Councillors from 1983 to 1989 and again…
Cecil L. Alexander American politician, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives dead at age…
Cecil L. Alexander, an American politician and lobbyist who served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1963 to 1979, died on March 5, 2026. He was a Democratic member…
Jerzy Józefiak Agricultural engineer dead at age 88
Jerzy Józefiak, a Polish politician, died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 88. Born Jerzy Marian Józefiak on December 1, 1937, in Bydgoszcz, Poland, he was a member…
Maurice J. Freedman Librarian dead at age 86
Maurice J. Freedman, an American librarian and former president of the American Library Association, died on March 5, 2026, at age 86. Known as Mitch Freedman, he was recognized for…
Joaquín Palacín Marketing manager dead at age 51
Joaquín Palacín, a Spanish politician, died on March 5, 2026, following a long illness in Aínsa, Spain, at the age of 51. Palacín, a leader of the Chunta Aragonesista, served…
Russell W. Meyer Jr. American aviation executive dead at age 93
Russell W. Meyer Jr., an American aviation executive who led the Cessna Aircraft Company for three decades and later served as president of Textron’s Aviation Sector, died on March 5,…
Marguerite Lamour French politician dead at age 69
Marguerite Lamour, French politician and former mayor of Ploudalmézeau, died on March 5, 2026. Born Marguerite Arzel on June 12, 1956, she served as mayor of Ploudalmézeau from 2001 until…
Joan Leitzel Mathematician dead at age 89
Joan Leitzel, an American mathematician and university administrator, died on March 5, 2026, at age 89. She served as interim chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln for six months before…
László Vincze Hungarian politician dead at age 74
László Vincze, a Hungarian educator and politician, died on March 5, 2026. He was 74. Born on February 19, 1952, in Csongrád, Hungary, Vincze served as a member of the…
Bob Harlan American football executive dead at age 89
Bob Harlan, the American football executive who served as president of the Green Bay Packers for 19 years, died on March 5, 2026, at age 89. Harlan also held the…
Bernard Lafayette Activism in the Civil Rights Movement dead at age 85
Bernard Lafayette, American civil rights activist, died on March 5, 2026, at age 85. Also known as Bernard LaFayette Jr., he was a civil rights organizer and Baptist minister who…
Mosiuoa Lekota Politician Anti-apartheid activist, Politician, Anti-apartheid activist dead at age…
Mosiuoa Lekota, a South African politician and activist, died on March 4, 2026, in Johannesburg at the age of 77. He was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary for the African…
H. K. Dua Journalist, Diplomat, Politician dead at age 88
H. K. Dua, an Indian journalist and diplomat who was editor of the Hindustan Times, died on March 4, 2026, aged 88. Born Hari Krishan Dua on July 1, 1937,…
Song Ping Chinese politician dead at age 108
Song Ping, a Chinese politician and Communist revolutionary, died on March 4, 2026. He was a member of the Politburo Standing Committee and was considered the last living member of…
Hélène Dorlhac Doctor dead at age 90
Hélène Dorlhac, a French doctor and politician, died on March 4, 2026. Born Hélène Roujon in Sumène on October 4, 1935, she graduated from the University of Montpellier School of…
Ronnie Eldridge Activist, businesswoman, politician, television host dead at age 95
Ronnie Eldridge, an American politician, died on March 4, 2026, in New York City at age 95. Born Roslynn Myers in Manhattan on January 30, 1931, she was also an…
Valentyna Yeshchenko Ukrainian political activist dead at age 79
Valentyna Yeshchenko, a Ukrainian political activist and former People’s Deputy of Ukraine of the 1st convocation, died on March 3, 2026. Born on 10 August 1946, she was an Honored…
Alvin Greene American political candidate dead at age 48
Alvin Greene, an American political candidate and politician, died on March 3, 2026, at age 48. Greene was the Democratic Party's nominee in the 2010 United States Senate election in…
Valentin Shcherbakov Farmer dead at age 89
Valentin Shcherbakov, a Russian politician, died on March 3, 2026, at the age of 89. A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, he served in the Soviet…
Sergey Duvakin Veterinarian dead at age 97
Sergey Duvakin, a Russian politician, died on March 3, 2026, in Chelyabinsk, Russia, at the age of 97. A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, he served…
K. P. Unnikrishnan Indian politician dead at age 89
K. P. Unnikrishnan, an Indian politician and writer who served as a Union minister and parliamentarian for the Vatakara constituency, died on March 3, 2026. He was 89. Born on…
Alfredo Bengzon Hospital executive, medical professor and academic dead at age 90
Alfredo Bengzon, a Filipino physician, educator and public official, died on March 3, 2026. Also known as Alfredo R. A. Bengzon, he served as vice-president for the Professional Schools of…
Try Sutrisno Politician, army officer dead at age 90
Try Sutrisno, an Indonesian politician and army general who served as the sixth vice president of Indonesia, died on March 2, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Surabaya,…
Mohammad Raad Lebanese politican dead at age 70
Mohammad Raad, a Lebanese politician, died on March 2, 2026. Born in Beirut on August 22, 1955, he was a member of parliament representing the Nabatieh District and led Hezbollah's…
Janardan Waghmare Author, Educationist/Professor, Social Worker, Social Reformer dead at age 91
Janardan Waghmare, an Indian educationist and politician, died on March 2, 2026. He was 91. Waghmare served as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra and was…
Edwin G. Corr American diplomat dead at age 91
Edwin G. Corr, an American diplomat, died on March 2, 2026. Corr was born on August 6, 1934, in Norman, Oklahoma. He received a B.A. from the University of Oklahoma…
Umar Dzhabrailov Russian political advisor dead at age 67
Umar Dzhabrailov, a Russian businessman and politician, died on March 2, 2026, at the age of 67. Of Chechen descent, he served as the representative to the Federation Council of…
Kohei Otsuka Japanese politician dead at age 66
Kohei Otsuka, a Japanese politician and former leader of the Democratic Party for the People and the Democratic Party, died on March 2, 2026. A native of Nagoya, Aichi, he…
Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh Iranian spouse of the president dead at age 78
Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh, Iranian spouse of the president from 1981 to 1989, died on March 2, 2026. Born around 1947 in Mashhad, Iran, she was the widow of Ali Khamenei,…
John Resman American politician dead at age 70
John Resman, an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives for the 121st district from 2017 to 2026, died March 2, 2026, in…
Natale Amodeo Clerk dead at age 92
Natale Amodeo, an Italian politician, died on March 2, 2026, at the age of 92. Born in Pozzallo, Italy, on June 1, 1933, he was a member of the Italian…
Timothy D. Leonard American politician and jurist dead at age 86
Timothy D. Leonard, an American politician and jurist who served as a United States district judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, died on March 2, 2026, at age 86.…
Gerhard A. Meinl German businessman and politician dead at age 68
Gerhard A. Meinl, a German businessman and politician, died on March 1, 2026. Born Gerhard Anton Meinl on September 5, 1957, in Kempfenhausen, Upper Bavaria, he lived in Geretsried from…
Davíð Oddsson Icelandic politician dead at age 78
Davíð Oddsson, Icelandic politician and the longest-serving prime minister of Iceland, died on March 1, 2026, at age 78. He served as prime minister from 1991 to 2004, as foreign…
Giuseppe Albertini Italian politician dead at age 73
Giuseppe Albertini, an Italian politician and former mayor of Cento and member of the Chamber of Deputies, died on March 1, 2026. Born in Cento on March 29, 1952, he…
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad politician dead at age 69
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, an Iranian politician who served as president of Iran from 2005 to 2013, died on March 1, 2026. He also served as mayor of Tehran from 2003 to…
Slavcho Krumov Construction contractor dead at age 50
Slavcho Krumov, a Bulgarian politician, died on March 1, 2026, in Sofia at the age of 50. Born on October 8, 1975, in Sofia, he was a member of Revival…
Christine Johnson McPhail American academic administrator dead at age -1
Christine Johnson McPhail, an American academic administrator and the thirteenth president of St. Augustine's University, died on March 1, 2026, at age 80. Born in Tyler, Texas, on February 1,…
Suzanne Gunzburger Broward County commissioner, social worker, teacher dead at age 86
Suzanne N. "Sue" Gunzburger, an American activist and long-term elected official in Broward County, Florida, died on March 1, 2026. She was 86. Gunzburger served as a Broward County commissioner…
Giuseppe Albertini
Italian politicianDied on Sunday March 1st 2026
António Silva Teles
Portuguese politicianDied on Sunday March 1st 2026
Giannis Patsilinakos
Greek politicianDied on Sunday March 1st 2026
Daniel Bray Jr.
American politicianDied on Sunday March 1st 2026
Dionysius Koenigs
American politicianDied on Sunday March 1st 2026
Rémy Scheurer Academic dead at age 91
Rémy Scheurer, a Swiss politician, died on February 28, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Neuchâtel on March 11, 1934, he was a member of the Swiss Liberal…
Mohsen Darrebaghi Iranian brigadier general and fighter pilot in the IRGC Air Force dead at age -1
Mohsen Darrebaghi, an Iranian brigadier general and fighter pilot in the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, died on February 28, 2026, during the 2026 Israeli–United States strikes on Iran.…
Bernard Lewis English clothing chain executive, founder and president of River Island dead at age 1…
Bernard Lewis, the English clothing chain executive who founded and led River Island, died on February 28, 2026. Born Bernard Pokrasse on February 10, 1926, he was educated at the…
Larry Kump American politician dead at age 78
Larry Kump, an American politician who served in the West Virginia House of Delegates, died on February 28, 2026, at age 78. He represented district 94 from 2022 until his…
Reza Mozaffari Nia 66–67 dead at age 66
Reza Mozaffari Nia, an Iranian military official and former director of the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research, died on February 28, 2026, at the age of 66–67. Born in…
Aziz Nasirzadeh Iranian military officer dead at age 62
Aziz Nasirzadeh, an Iranian military officer, died on February 28, 2026, at the age of 62. He served as Iran’s minister of defence from 2024 to 2026, after previously holding…
Johana Ng’eno Kenyan politician dead at age 53
Johana Ng'eno, a Kenyan politician and member of the Parliament of Kenya, died on February 28, 2026, aged 53. He was born on December 12, 1972, in Narok County, Kenya,…
Joaherul Islam Bangladeshi politician dead at age 70
Joaherul Islam, a Bangladeshi politician and lawyer, died on February 27, 2026. He was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and served as a Jatiya Sangsad member for Tangail-8 from 2019…
Peter J. Genova American politician dead at age 81
Peter J. Genova, an American politician, died on February 27, 2026. A Republican, he was elected to two full terms in the New Jersey General Assembly and served from 1985…
Darío Lopérfido Argentine politician dead at age 61
Darío Lopérfido, an Argentine politician, journalist and cultural promoter, died on February 27, 2026, at the age of 61. Born in Buenos Aires in 1964, he served as Argentina’s Secretary…
Margaret Farquhar Scottish politician dead at age 95
Margaret Farquhar, a Scottish politician and the first woman to serve as Lord Provost of Aberdeen, died on February 27, 2026. Born in Aberdeen as Margaret Burnett on 14 March…
Bo Gritz American military officer and politician dead at age 87
Bo Gritz, an American military officer and politician, died on February 27, 2026, at age 87. Born James Gordon Gritz in Enid, Oklahoma, he served as an officer in the…
T. K. Oommen Indian sociologist dead at age 88
T. K. Oommen, an Indian sociologist, died on February 26, 2026. Also known as Tharailath Koshy Oommen, he was Professor Emeritus at the Centre for the Study of Social Systems,…
Piero Barucci Italian politician dead at age 92
Piero Barucci, the Italian academic, economist and politician who served as Minister of Treasury from 1992 to 1994, died on February 26, 2026, in Florence, Italy, at the age of…
Vladimir Veber Moldovan footballer and manager dead at age -1
Vladimir Veber, a Moldovan footballer and manager, died on February 26, 2026. Born on July 20, 1941, he was a goalkeeper who played for several teams, including Moldova Chișinău. After…
Petter Bjørheim Norwegian politician dead at age 61
Petter Bjørheim, a Norwegian politician, died on February 26, 2026. He was born in Stavanger on January 2, 1965, and was a member of the Progress Party. Bjørheim was elected…
André Vanasse Writer dead at age 83
André Vanasse, a Canadian writer, died on February 26, 2026, at age 83 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Born in Montreal on March 6, 1942, he was a member of…
Hans-Georg Fritz Trade unionist dead at age 93
Hans-Georg Fritz, a German politician and trade unionist, died on February 26, 2026, at the age of 93. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he served in the Landtag…
Ken Smith Scottish rugby union player
George Kenneth Smith CBE, a Scottish international rugby union player and former president of the Scottish Rugby Union, died on February 26, 2026, aged 96. Born in Edinburgh on June…
Craig Johnson American politician dead at age 72
Craig W. Johnson, an American politician who served in the Alaska House of Representatives, died on February 26, 2026, at the age of 72. Born in Kermit, Texas, in 1953,…
Bevan Morris Australian-born American academic and politician dead at age 76
Bevan Morris, an Australian-born American academic and politician who served as president of Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa, for 36 years and was a founder of the Natural…
Scotty Morrison Canadian ice hockey referee dead at age 95
Ian “Scotty” Morrison, a Canadian National Hockey League referee and former vice-president, died on February 25, 2026, at age 95. Born in Montreal on April 22, 1930, he played junior…
Charlie Smith Dannelly American politician dead at age 101
Charlie Smith Dannelly, an American politician and retired educator, died on February 25, 2026. He served as a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate from 1994 to 2013, representing…
Rex Lee Jim American Navajo politician dead at age 63
Rex Lee Jim, an American Navajo politician and writer who served as Vice President of the Navajo Nation, died on February 25, 2026, at age 63. Born in 1962 in…
Alex Noerdin Indonesian Governor of South Sumatra between 2008 and 2018 dead at age 75
Alex Noerdin, an Indonesian politician who served as governor of South Sumatra from 2008 to 2018, died on February 25, 2026. He was 75. Born in Palembang, South Sumatra, on…
R. Nallakannu Politician, social activist dead at age -1
R. Nallakannu, an Indian politician and senior leader of the Communist Party of India, died on February 25, 2026. He served as the State Secretary of the Communist Party of…
Ludwig Scotty Nauruan politician dead at age 77
Ludwig Scotty, a Nauruan politician who twice served as president of Nauru, died on February 25, 2026, aged 77. He also served as Speaker of Parliament five times between 2000…
Ioanna Papantoniou Greek author dead at age 90
Ioanna Papantoniou, a Greek author, scenic designer, costume designer and folklorist, died on February 25, 2026. Born in Athens on January 7, 1936, she was the founder and president of…
Antonio Tejero Spanish lieutenant colonel and failed coup leader dead at age 93
Antonio Tejero, the Spanish lieutenant colonel and failed coup leader behind the 1981 Spanish coup attempt, died on February 25, 2026, in Alzira, Spain, at the age of 93. A…
Giorgio Mammoliti Landscaper, labour organizer dead at age 64
Giorgio Mammoliti, a Canadian politician, died on February 25, 2026. He represented Ward 7 York West on Toronto City Council from 2000 to 2018 and previously served as the Ontario…
Lorin N. Pace American politician dead at age 100
Lorin N. Pace, an American politician and attorney who served in the Utah House of Representatives and Utah State Senate, died on February 24, 2026, at age 100. A Republican,…
Willy Loretan Swiss politician dead at age 91
Willy Loretan, a Swiss politician, died on February 24, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Basel on June 15, 1934, he began his political career in 1966 with…
Nicolae Andronati Moldovan politician dead at age 90
Nicolae Andronati, a Moldovan politician, died on February 24, 2026, at the age of 90. Born on November 7, 1935, in Caragaș, he was a signatory of the Declaration of…
Ann Godoff American editor and publisher dead at age 76
Ann Godoff, an American editor and publisher who was president of Random House and founder of Penguin Press, died on February 24, 2026, at the age of 76. Born Ann…
Bill Saunderson Investment manager, founded Sceptre Investment Counsel dead at age 92
Bill Saunderson, a Canadian politician and investment manager, died on February 24, 2026. He was 92. Saunderson was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995…
Mukul Roy Politician dead at age 71
Mukul Roy, an Indian politician, died on February 23, 2026, at the age of 71. A politician from West Bengal, he served as a Minister of State in the Shipping…