Hans van Hooft Sr. dead at age 84, Dutch politician
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…
Famous Dead Politicians: Recent Politician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 19,000 obituaries of famous dead politicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Marilyn Trenholme Counsell dead at age 92, Canadian politician
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,…
Haroon Al Rashid dead at age 87, Bangladeshi politician
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, Romanian politician and doctor
Bogdan Marinescu died on June 18, 2026. Tags Doctors, Politicians, 18 June 2026, Bogdan, Cancer, Marinescu, Romania, June 18, June 2026
Adolfo Battaglia dead at age 96, Italian politician
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…
James Breen dead at age 81, Irish politician
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…
Ralph G. Wright dead at age 91, American politician
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…
Alisher Mirzonabot dead at age 45, Tajik politician
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, Russian politician and cosmonaut
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, Peruvian politician
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, Belgian politician
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…
Camillo Ruini dead at age 95, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal
Camillo Ruini, the Italian Roman Catholic cardinal who led the Italian Episcopal Conference from 1991 to 2007 and served as cardinal vicar of Rome from 1991 to 2008, died on…
John J. Snow Jr. dead at age 80, American politician
John J. Snow Jr., an American politician and lawyer, died on June 16, 2026, at age 80. A native of Asheville, North Carolina, he earned both his undergraduate degree and…
Chatch Kuldilok dead at age 82, Thai politician
Chatch Kuldilok, a Thai politician and former member of Thailand’s House of Representatives, died on June 16, 2026. He was 82. Kuldilok, who was born on January 1, 1943, served…
Harunobu Yonenaga dead at age 60, Japanese politician
Harunobu Yonenaga, a Japanese politician, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 60. Born on October 21, 1965, in Masuho, Yamanashi, he graduated from Sophia University and later…
Per Ottesen dead at age 93, Norwegian sports official, president of the Norwegian Ski Federation
Per Ottesen, the Norwegian sports official who served as president of the Norwegian Ski Federation from 1985 to 1987, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 93. Born…
Sergey Shashurin dead at age 69, Russian politician
Sergey Shashurin, a Russian politician and former deputy of the State Duma, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 69. Born in Nizhniye Vyazovye on January 13, 1957,…
Lidia Litvinova dead at age 76, Russian politician
Lidia Litvinova, a Russian politician who served in the Soviet of the Union from 1979 to 1989, died on June 16, 2026, at age 76. Born Lidia Mikhailovna Litvinova on…
Alvin Libin dead at age 95, Canadian businessman, sports executive and philanthropist
Alvin Libin, a Canadian businessman, sports executive and philanthropist, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 95. Based in Calgary, he was president and chief executive officer of…
Serhiy Osyka dead at age 71, Ukrainian politician
Serhiy Osyka, a Ukrainian politician who served as a deputy in the Verkhovna Rada from 2002 to 2012, died on June 15, 2026, at age 71. Born in Kyiv on…
Alexander Vinidiktov dead at age 76, Russian politician
Alexander Vinidiktov, a Russian politician and deputy of the 3rd State Duma, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 76. Born on June 10, 1950, in Kizel, Perm…
Francesco Michele Barra dead at age 78, Italian politician
Francesco Michele Barra died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 78. He was an Italian politician and tax advisor, according to his Wikipedia biography. Born in Castrovillari on…
Toyoji Sudo dead at age 67, Japanese politician
Toyoji Sudo died on June 15, 2026. Tags Politicians, 15 June 2026, Japan, Sudo, Toyoji, June 15, June 2026
Toyoji Sudo dead at age 67, Japanese politician
Toyoji Sudo died on June 15, 2026. Tags Politicians, 15 June 2026, Japan, Sudo, Toyoji, June 15, June 2026
Etienne Cooreman dead at age 97, Belgian politician
Etienne Cooreman, a Belgian politician and lawyer, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Zele on November 14, 1928, he sat in the Chamber of…
Minkailu Mansaray dead, Sierra Leoneon politician
Minkailu Mansaray, a Sierra Leonean politician and minister, died on June 15, 2026. Born in Tonkolili District, he served in Parliament from 2002 to 2007 and later held ministerial posts,…
Togba Zogbélémou dead, Guinean politician
Togba Zogbélémou, a Guinean politician and former minister of justice, died on June 15, 2026, in Conakry. A member of the Rally of the Guinean People, he served as Guinea’s…
Serhiy Osyka dead at age 71, Ukrainian politician
Serhiy Osyka died on June 15, 2026. He was a Ukrainian politician. Tags Politicians, 15 June 2026, Cancer, Osyka, Serhiy, Ukraine, June 15, June 2026
Converse Chellis dead at age 82, American politician
Converse Chellis, an American politician and former treasurer of South Carolina, died on June 14, 2026. He was 82. Born in Summerville, South Carolina, Chellis served in the South Carolina…
Philippe Stern dead at age 88, Swiss businessman
Philippe Stern died on June 14, 2026, at the age of 87. He was a Swiss entrepreneur born in Geneva on November 10, 1938. His death was announced without further…
Roy Hattersley dead at age 93, MP and member of the House of Lords
Roy Hattersley, the British politician, author and journalist who served as a Labour MP from 1964 to 1997 and sat in the House of Lords from 1997 to 2017, died…
Choi Jungwha dead at age 70, South Korean translator
Choi Jungwha, a South Korean translator and interpreter, died on June 14, 2026, at the age of 70. Born in Seoul on October 16, 1955, she was educated at Kyunggi…
Kay Halloran dead at age 89, American politician
Kay Halloran, an American politician and lawyer who served in the Iowa House of Representatives and later as mayor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died on June 14, 2026, at age…
Gideon Konchellah dead, MP, cardiac arrest
Gideon Konchellah died on June 13, 2026. He was a Kenyan politician who served as a member of parliament from 2003 to 2022. His death was reported as the result…
Ralph Haben dead at age 84, member of the Florida House of Representatives
Ralph Haben, an American politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1972 to 1982, died on June 13, 2026. He was 84. Haben, who was born in…
Felix Kreichman dead at age 77, Russian economist and politician
Felix Kreichman died on June 13, 2026, at the age of 77. He was a Russian economist and politician. Born on June 8, 1949, in Tiraspol, he studied at Samara…
Hidayat Orujov dead at age 81, chairman of the State Committee on Affairs with Religious Associatio…
Hidayat Orujov, the Azerbaijani writer and politician who chaired the State Committee on Affairs with Religious Associations from 2006 to 2012, died on June 13, 2026, at the age of…
Zaini Abdullah dead at age 86, governor of Aceh
Zaini Abdullah, the Indonesian politician who served as governor of Aceh from 2012 to 2017, died on June 13, 2026, at age 86. Born on April 24, 1940, in Pidie,…
Victor Gbeho dead at age 91, MP and minister of foreign affairs
Victor Gbeho, the Ghanaian politician who served as a member of parliament from 1991 to 2001 and as minister of foreign affairs from 2001 to 2005, died on June 13,…
Görel Hanser dead at age 76, Swedish record company executive and talent manager
Görel Hanser, a Swedish record company executive and talent manager known for her work with ABBA, died on June 13, 2026. She was 76. Born Görel Kristina Johnsen on June…
Jan Achterstraat dead at age 97, Dutch politician
Jan Achterstraat, a Dutch politician who served in the Senate from 1980 to 1983, died on June 12, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Barneveld, the Netherlands, on…
Görel Johnsen dead at age 77, Swedish record company executive
Görel Johnsen, a Swedish record company executive who played a central role at Polar Music, died on June 12, 2026. She was 77. Born Görel Kristina Johnsen in Skultorp, Sweden,…
Hüseyin Kenan Aydın dead at age 63, Turkish-born German politician
Hüseyin Kenan Aydın, a German politician and member of the Bundestag from 2005 to 2009, died on June 12, 2026. Born on October 22, 1962, in Pülümür, Turkey, he worked…
Ramamurthy Gamango dead at age 76, Indian politician and convicted murderer
Ramamurthy Gamango, an Indian politician who served in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, died on June 12, 2026. Born on March 1, 1951, he represented the Assembly from 1990 to 1995…
Ramamurthy Gamango dead at age 76, member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, diabetes
Ramamurthy Gamango died on June 12, 2026. He was an Indian politician and convicted murderer who served as a member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly from 1990 to 1995 and…
Taj Muhammad Afridi dead, senator, traffic collision
Taj Muhammad Afridi, a Pakistani politician and senator from 2015 to 2021, died on June 12, 2026, in a traffic collision. He served in the Senate of Pakistan from March…
Yaya Bauchi Tongo dead at age 62, MP
Yaya Bauchi Tongo, a Nigerian politician and member of the House of Representatives since 2023, died on June 12, 2026, at the age of 62. Born on June 18, 1963,…
Al Closter dead at age 82, Atlanta Braves, Washington Senators
Al Closter, an American baseball pitcher who played for the New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves and Washington Senators, died on June 12, 2026. He was 82. Born Alan Edward Closter…
Niño Guerrero dead at age 42, Venezuelan drug trafficker
Niño Guerrero, a Venezuelan drug trafficker and leader of Tren de Aragua, died on June 12, 2026, at the age of 42. Born Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores in Maracay, Aragua,…
Eduardo Portela dead at age 91, president of the ACB
Eduardo Portela, the Spanish basketball coach and executive who led the ACB from 1990 to 2013, died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Barcelona on…
Christian Laurissergues dead at age 86, deputy
Christian Laurissergues, a French politician who served as a deputy from 1973 to 1988, died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Bordeaux on August 7,…
Niels Ersbøll dead at age 100, Danish politician and diplomat, secretary-general of the Council of…
Niels Ersbøll, a Danish politician and diplomat who served as secretary-general of the Council of the European Union, died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 100. Born Niels…
Bajrakitiyabha dead at age 47, Thai royal and diplomat
Bajrakitiyabha, a Thai royal and diplomat, died on June 11, 2026, at age 47. Known formally as Princess Rajasarini Siribajra, she was born on December 7, 1978, at Amphorn Sathan…
Chope Paljor Tsering dead at age 77, MP
Chope Paljor Tsering, a Tibetan politician and member of parliament from 1986 to 2007, died on June 11, 2026. He was 78. A former cabinet member of the Central Tibetan…
Merle Boucher dead at age 79, American politician
Merle Boucher, an American politician and former member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, died June 11, 2026, at age 79. Born July 19, 1946, in Rolette, North Dakota,…
Lhasang Tsering dead at age 74, Tibetan writer and political activist
Lhasang Tsering, a Tibetan writer and political activist, died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 74. Born in 1952 in Tradün, in western Tibet, he became known as…
Pascal Corminboeuf dead at age 82, member of the Council of State of the Canton of Fribourg
Pascal Corminboeuf, the Swiss politician who served on the Council of State of the Canton of Fribourg from 1996 to 2011, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of…
Thomas Alan Harris dead at age 92, member of the Tennessee Senate and House of Representatives
Thomas Alan Harris died on June 10, 2026. He was an American politician who served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1962 to 1966 and in the Tennessee Senate…
Vladas Garastas dead at age 94, Soviet Union national team, national team
Vladas Garastas, a Lithuanian basketball coach who led Žalgiris, the Soviet Union national team and Lithuania’s national team, died on June 10, 2026. He was 94. Born in Linkuva on…
Jean Ziegler dead at age 92, Swiss politician
Jean Ziegler, the Swiss politician, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 92. Born Hans Ziegler on April 19, 1934, in Thun, he built a public career that…
Yōhei Kōno dead at age 89, deputy prime minister and speaker of the House of Representatives
Yōhei Kōno, a Japanese politician who served as deputy prime minister from 1994 to 1995 and as speaker of the House of Representatives from 2003 to 2009, died on June…
Alexander Licht dead at age 73, member of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate
Alexander Licht, a German politician who served in the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate from 1991 to 2020, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 73. Born on September 13,…
Viacheslav Bielskyi dead at age 72, deputy
Viacheslav Bielskyi, a Ukrainian politician who served as a deputy from 1994 to 1998, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 72. Born Viacheslav Ivanovych Bielskyi on May…
Heinz-Jürgen Koloczek dead at age 82, German politician
Heinz-Jürgen Koloczek died on June 9, 2026. He was a German politician. Tags Politicians, 09 June 2026, Germany, Koloczek, Heinz-Jürgen, June 2026, June 9
Bruno Turner dead at age 95, British musicologist
Bruno Turner, a British musicologist, died on June 9, 2026, aged 95. Born in London on February 17, 1931, he devoted much of his career to early music, with a…
Kwon Heon-seong dead at age 67, South Korean politician
Kwon Heon-seong, a South Korean politician, died on June 9, 2026, at the age of 67. Born on October 11, 1958, he was a member of the Reunification Democratic Party…
Barney Schoby dead at age 87, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
Barney Schoby, an American politician and member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1980 to 1997, died on June 9, 2026. He was 87. Schoby also served as an…
Alexander Yanchuliev dead at age 87, Bulgarian politician and civil engineer
Alexander Yanchuliev died on June 9, 2026. He was a Bulgarian politician and civil engineer. Further details about his life and career were not immediately available. Tags Politicians, 09 June…
Alexander Yanchulev dead at age 87, Bulgarian politician and civil engineer
Alexander Yanchulev, a Bulgarian politician and civil engineer, died on June 9, 2026. Born in Sofia on October 7, 1938, Alexander Stefanov Yanchulev studied hydraulic engineering at the Civil Engineering…
Beatriz Pardi dead at age 84, São Paulo MLA
Beatriz Pardi, a Brazilian politician and member of the São Paulo Legislative Assembly from 1991 to 1999, died on June 9, 2026. She was 84. Born on June 6, 1942,…
Wolfgang Gust dead at age 91, German journalist and author
Wolfgang Gust, a German journalist and author, died on June 9, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Hanover on January 1, 1935, he worked for Spiegel-Verlag and spent…
Larry Walker dead at age 84, member of the Georgia House of Representatives
Larry Walker, an American politician who served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1973 to 2005, died on June 9, 2026. He was 84. Born Lawrence Cohen Walker Jr.…
Turgun Mashrapova dead at age 98, Kyrgyz politician
Turgun Mashrapova, a Kyrgyz politician and former member of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, died on June 8, 2026, at the age of 98. Born on May 16,…
Masahiro Futahashi dead at age 84, Japanese politician
Masahiro Futahashi, a Japanese politician and former bureaucrat, died June 8, 2026, at age 84. He served twice as deputy chief cabinet secretary, from 2003 to 2006 and again from…
Roberto Soffritti dead at age 84, deputy
Roberto Soffritti, an Italian politician who served as a deputy from 2006 to 2008, died on June 8, 2026, at the age of 84. Born in Ferrara on October 11,…
Oto Neubauer dead at age 95, senator, mayor of Trmice
Oto Neubauer, a Czech politician who served as a senator from 1996 to 1998 and as mayor of Trmice from 1998 to 2006, died on June 8, 2026, his 95th…
Hans Maier dead at age 94, member of the Landtag of Bavaria
Hans Maier, a German politician who served in the Landtag of Bavaria, died on June 8, 2026, at the age of 94. Born in Freiburg im Breisgau on June 18,…
Julian Garrett dead at age 85, member of the Iowa Senate, prostate cancer
Julian Garrett, an American politician and Iowa state senator, died on June 8, 2026, at the age of 85. Garrett represented the 11th district in the Iowa Senate after winning…
Guy Liebmann dead at age 90, mayor of Oklahoma City
Guy Liebmann, the American politician who served as mayor of Oklahoma City from 2003 to 2004, died on June 8, 2026. He was 90. Born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, in 1936,…
Myktybek Abdyldayev dead at age 72, Kyrgyz politician
Myktybek Abdyldayev, a Kyrgyz politician, died on June 8, 2026, at the age of 72. Also known as Myktybek Yusupovich Abdyldayev, he was born on August 17, 1953, in Kara-Jygach…
Hans Kaufmann dead at age 77, MP
Hans Kaufmann, a Swiss politician and business consultant who served in the Swiss National Council from 1999 to 2014, died on June 8, 2026, at the age of 77. Born…
Bo Brown dead at age 81, member of the Missouri House of Representatives
Bo Brown, an American politician and member of the Missouri House of Representatives since 2020, died on June 8, 2026. He was 81. Known also as William R. Brown and…
Alfio Brina dead at age 84, deputy, senator
Alfio Brina, an Italian politician who served as a deputy from 1983 to 1987 and as a senator from 1987 to 1994, died on June 7, 2026. He was 84.…
Louis Donnadieu dead at age 96, three-time deputy, mayor of Bout-du-Pont-de-Larn
Louis Donnadieu, a French politician who served three terms in the National Assembly and was mayor of Bout-du-Pont-de-Larn from 1971 to 1989, died on June 7, 2026. He was 96.…
Ernie Caffrey dead at age 89, Irish politician
Ernie Caffrey, an Irish politician, died on June 7, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in County Mayo in 1936 and also known as Ernest Caffrey, he was a…
Mangal Prasad Gupta dead at age 80, MP
Mangal Prasad Gupta, a Nepali politician and member of parliament from 2022 to 2025, died on June 7, 2026. He was 80. Born on August 8, 1945, Gupta represented Kapilvastu…
Robert Louis Wilken dead at age 89, American historian
Robert Louis Wilken, an American historian and former Lutheran minister, died on June 7, 2026, at age 89. Born in New Orleans in 1936, he became William R. Kenan Jr.…
Vsevolod Sevastyanov dead at age 88, member of the Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai
Vsevolod Sevastyanov, a Russian politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai from 1994 to 2016, died on June 7, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in…
Dennis Parrett dead at age 66, member of the Kentucky Senate
Dennis Parrett, an American politician who served as a member of the Kentucky Senate from 2011 to 2023, died on June 7, 2026, at age 66. Born October 30, 1959,…
Ibrohim Gʻafurov dead at age 88, Uzbek writer, translator and politician
Ibrohim Gʻafurov, the Uzbek writer, translator and politician who served in the Oliy Majlis from 1999 to 2004, died on June 6, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in…
Lee Raymond dead at age 87, chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil
Lee Raymond, the American oil executive who led ExxonMobil as chairman and chief executive from 1987 to 2005, died on June 6, 2026. He was 87. Born in Watertown, South…
Bob Packwood dead at age 93, member of the U.S. Senate
Bob Packwood, the American politician who served in the U.S. Senate from 1969 to 1995, died on June 6, 2026, at age 93. Born Robert William Packwood in Portland, Oregon,…
Agaath Witteman dead at age 84, Dutch theater director and politician
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…
Georgios Souflias dead at age 84, Greek politician
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…
Manuel Domingos Augusto dead at age 68, Angolan politician and diplomat
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 dead at age 60, president of Neftçi
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,…
Bernadette Chirac dead at age 93, French spouse of the president
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…
Nathan Irby dead at age 94, member of the Maryland Senate
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…