Likulia Bolongo dead at age 86, Congolese politician
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…
Famous Dead Politicians: Recent Politician Deaths and Obituaries
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Nail Kutlugildin dead at age 79, Russian politician
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, Lebanese jurist and politician
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, Russian politician
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, Russian politician
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…
Nurlan Motuev dead at age 56, Kyrgyz politician
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…
Bill Valentine dead at age 88, American architect
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, North Korean-born Russian politician
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…
Milagros Eulate dead, Venezuelan politician
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, Venezuelan poltician
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, French politician
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,…
Teena McQueen dead, public figure
Teena McQueen died on June 24, 2026. Tags Politicians, 24 June 2026, Teena, June 2026, June 24, McQueen
Fernando dos Santos Paes dead at age 89, Portuguese politician
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, American politician
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, Jamaican politician
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, Portuguese politician
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, American politician
Dorothy L. Reynolds died on June 23, 2026. Tags Politicians, 23 June 2026, America, Cancer, Dorothy, Reynolds, June 2026, June 23
Józef Nowicki dead at age 81, Polish politician
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, Belgian politician
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, Finnish singer
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, German politician
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, Russian politician, member of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR
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, Indonesian politician
Syafrudin Syafe'i died on June 23, 2026. Tags Politicians, 23 June 2026, Cancer, Indonesia, Syafrudin, June 2026, June 23, Syafe'i
Marcelo Miranda Soares dead at age 87, Brazilian politician
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, Bulgarian politician
Feim Chaushev died on June 22, 2026. Tags Politicians, 22 June 2026, Bulgaria, Chaushev, Feim, June 2026, June 22
H. Edward Knox dead at age 89, American politician
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, American Hall of Fame music executive and record producer
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, American politician
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, British politician and businessman
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…
Alan Greenspan dead at age 100, American economist
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, Polish politician
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, Pakistani politician
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, Cuban politician
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, Israeli politician
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, Bangladeshi politician
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, East Timorese politician
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, Italian politician
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, Ukrainian politician
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, Bangladeshi politician
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, Nepali politician
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…
Habib Touhami dead at age 78, Tunisian politician
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, Swiss politician
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, Nigerian politician
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, Indian politician
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, American politician
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, 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…
Fatou Gaye Sarr dead, Senegalese politician
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, Egyptian army officer and politician
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, Italian politician
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…
Youssef Afifi dead at age 99, Egyptian army officer and politician
Youssef Afifi died June 19, 2026. Tags Politicians, 19 June 2026, Afifi, Cancer, Egypt, Youssef, June 19, June 2026
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,…
Sally Brayley dead at age 88, Canadian-American ballet dancer
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, 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
Ursula Schleicher dead at age 93, German politician
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, 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…
Sam Y. Zamrik dead at age 93, Syrian-American engineer
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, American journalist
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, 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…
Eliot D. Cohen dead at age 84, American electrical engineer
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, 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…
Hildegard Fässler dead at age 74, Swiss politician
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, 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…
Alfred Bayer dead at age 93, German politician
Alfred Bayer, a German politician and longtime Christian Social Union of Bavaria representative, died on June 16, 2026, at age 93. Born in Munich on March 8, 1933, he studied…
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…
Frank J. Gargiulo dead at age 87, American politician
Frank J. Gargiulo, an American politician, died on June 15, 2026, at age 87. Born in Jersey City on May 18, 1939, he was a Republican Party member who served…
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
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…
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…
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…
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…
Sheldon S. Sawyer dead at age 91, American politician
Sheldon S. Sawyer, an American politician who served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, died June 13, 2026. He was 91. Born Sheldon Scott Sawyer in Jaffrey, New Hampshire,…
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…
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…