YoungWillz 20,501 Posted May 26, 2015 Les Johnson, former Australian Minister under Whitlam at 90. http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/whitlam-minister-les-johnson-dies-at-90-20150526-gha9ug.html I hate to be pedantic but this should really be posted in the 'down under' thread Nationality should be the last resort of someone's fame or infamy imo. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,060 Posted May 27, 2015 Former North Carolina legislator John H. Kerr III of Goldsboro has died. He was 79. Sandra Kerr said her husband died Sunday. A Democrat, Kerr was first elected to the state House in 1986. He held the seat for three terms before election to the Senate, where he served until retiring in 2008. SC http://hamptonroads.com/node/753160 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,501 Posted May 29, 2015 Clive Derby-Lewis to be released from prison on medical grounds. DDP holds its breath as 9 teams await his demise. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/south-africa-killer-anti-apartheid-leader-gets-parole-123815696.html#et4HTou Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,060 Posted May 29, 2015 Clive Derby-Lewis to be released from prison on medical grounds. DDP holds its breath as 9 teams await his demise. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/south-africa-killer-anti-apartheid-leader-gets-parole-123815696.html#et4HTou He could mate with Lynne Stewart, who I'm still holding my breath over. Hopefully he does his owners proud. SC PS: should I be writing all these names down to put a DDP team together next year? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,736 Posted May 30, 2015 Frederick Amato-Gauci, "Model civil servant" of Malta, dies at 98: http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150529/local/frederick-amato-gauci-the-man-who-set-up-maltas-diplomatic-service.570209 After Maltese independence, he reformed the public administration, built their diplomatic service, their national insurance system, served as Ambassdor to Germany, and, according to the comments there, also founded two successful private companies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,501 Posted June 1, 2015 Nobutaka Machimura, Japanese Speaker of the House of Representatives who resigned in April after suffering a stroke, 70. http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0002191161 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,270 Posted June 1, 2015 Nobutaka Machimura, Japanese Speaker of the House of Representatives who resigned in April after suffering a stroke, 70. http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0002191161 He should have tried shouting "Order! Order!" at his own cardio-vascular system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted June 1, 2015 A list of Lords from The Lord of Lists The following 20 peers are the oldest of those who have been given extended leave of absence from their duties in the Lords. It is possible that such leave is granted for other reasons such as holding a UN or EU political appointed post but considering the youngest of these will be 87 this year I imagine most of them are ill or frail, and remember there are many older people than this still active in the Upper House. Michael Sandberg (b.1927) John (J D) Sainsbury (b.1927) Gwilym prys Prys-Davies (b.1923) Jim Prior (b.1927) Beryl Platt (b.1923) Olive Nicol (b.1923) James Molyneaux (b.1920) Roy Mason (b.1924) George Mackie (b.1919) Betty Lockwood (b.1924) Philip Knights (b.1920) William Griffiths (b.1923) Robert Goff (b.1926) Robert Lindsay (b.1927) Alun Gwynne-Jones (b.1919) Asa Briggs (b.1921) Thomas Bridges (b.1927) Derek Barber (b.1918) Ian Paisley (b.1926) Richard Attenborough (b.1923) There should be an obit for any of these. you can score William (Hugh) Griffiths off the list http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11643661/Lord-Griffiths-obituary.html Thats 8 out of 20 gone now I think Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted June 2, 2015 Former Quebec premier Jacques Parizeau, famous for the 1995 refendum of independence, has died at 84 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/jacques-parizeau-former-quebec-premier-dead-at-84-1.2977182 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted June 2, 2015 Former Dominican President Nicholas Liverpool has died http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Former-head-of-state-dies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted June 2, 2015 Ex-Chancellor Helmut Kohl is apparently in intensive care... EDIT: oops, didn't realise he had his own thread! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,060 Posted June 6, 2015 Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Jim Wright, dead at 92. "Wright served until his resignation on June 6, 1989." Now he resigns from life on June 6, 2015. SC http://abcnewsradioonline.com/politics-news/former-house-speaker-jim-wright-dies-at-92.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,501 Posted June 6, 2015 Is this the same Jim Wright whose death I reported back on 6 May? Which is the date of the article. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted June 6, 2015 bit late with that one mate lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,060 Posted June 6, 2015 Yikes! Yes.... I ignored him in the 80s, and apparently last month too. Deleting. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuriedInCarolina 46 Posted June 9, 2015 Mexican Politician Manuel Camacho Solis Dies at 69 http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/mexican-politician-manuel-camacho-solis-dies-69-31552301 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,183 Posted June 10, 2015 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3098148/Kenneth-Clarke-William-Hague-Nick-Clegg-politicians-attend-memorial-service-Leon-Brittan.html :Just found this article about Leon Brittan`s memorial service from a few days back.Has a gallery of attendees.Nigel Lawson and Douglas Hurd appear to be in not so great shape then again they are the eldest two there. Interesting to also note the omissions from the service such as Geoffrey Howe and also David Waddington Jim Prior and Patrick Jenkin.All three have recently resigned through the house of lords (which only became possible in a recent bill) so perhaps worth keeping an eye on them as many Peers as mentioned above do not tend to retire from the chambers but rather fall asleep in the chamber well into their 90`s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,249 Posted June 10, 2015 Well, Patrick Jenkin seemed fairly chipper at Christmas when speaking about his retirement, but is 89. The one to watch is Jim Prior, who always looked a bit out of sorts, and has been on near permanent leave of absence from the Lords since 2010. That, and Norman Tebbit is probably determined to outlive every last one of the Wets! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mijkediablo 79 Posted June 10, 2015 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/06/10/sen-johnny-isakson-discloses-he-has-parkinsons-disease/ Sen. Johnny Isakson has Parkinsons disease. He says... I am busier and have more responsibility today than ever before in my political career, and I couldn’t be happier about that. I remain devoted to public service, to my state and to my constituents. I am eager to take my record of results to the voters of Georgia as I run for reelection in 2016 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,501 Posted June 11, 2015 Former MP David Bellotti (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bellotti), the LibDem who won Eastbourne in a by-election in 1990 and who was Don Foster's agent, has died at 71. http://www.libdemvoice.org/former-mp-and-councillor-david-bellotti-dies-at-72-46358.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,440 Posted June 11, 2015 Former MP David Bellotti (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bellotti), the LibDem who won Eastbourne in a by-election in 1990 and who was Don Foster's agent, has died at 71. http://www.libdemvoice.org/former-mp-and-councillor-david-bellotti-dies-at-72-46358.html I was just about to post this news; he's particularly remembered, and generally despised, for his part in the selling of Brighton & Hove Albion's Goldstone Ground, leaving the club homeless for 18 years - he was the club's chief executive at the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,364 Posted June 11, 2015 Former MP David Bellotti (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bellotti), the LibDem who won Eastbourne in a by-election in 1990 and who was Don Foster's agent, has died at 71. http://www.libdemvoice.org/former-mp-and-councillor-david-bellotti-dies-at-72-46358.html I was just about to post this news; he's particularly remembered, and generally despised, for his part in the selling of Brighton & Hove Albion's Goldstone Ground, leaving the club homeless for 18 years - he was the club's chief executive at the time. And if you need any pub trivia to go with him, he was also the last person to be elected to parliament in a by-election caused by an MP's assassination, as he got his Eastbourne seat after Ian Gow was blown up by the 'Ra. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,337 Posted June 12, 2015 Just had a quick look at the photos of mourners arriving at Charles Kennedy's funeral. Menzies Campbell walking with a stick and Malcolm Bruce looking strangely tired. As always with these events they are probably not the best times to photograph people (Will someone explain that to my sisters?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,501 Posted June 14, 2015 Qiao Shi, Chinese former Chair of the National People's Congress, 91. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3123431/Former-China-Communist-Party-official-Qiao-Shi-dies-91.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted June 14, 2015 The oldest politician in India Sheila Kaul has died at 101 http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sheila-kaul-ex-cabinet-minister-dead/1/444474.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
