alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 29, 2021 Ann Breault, a former province of New Brunswick Cabinet minister, has died. She was 82. Breault held several portfolios during her nearly 12-year term, including health and community services; municipalities, culture and housing; and income assistance. https://www.country94.ca/2021/09/28/former-mla-ann-breault-has-died/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 29, 2021 James Mathewson, the longest-serving President Pro Tem of the Missouri Senate, has died. He was 83. Mathewson served in the state Senate from 1980 to 2005, retiring because of term limits. https://abc17news.com/news/2021/09/28/former-missouri-senate-leader-james-mathewson-dies/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,654 Posted September 29, 2021 On 12/05/2014 at 12:26, Bibliogryphon said: Trumpets sound, heavens open and the list of 53 surviving MEPs from the first parliament descends to the Deathlist *snip* Alfred Lomas (1928-) *snip* Amedee Turner (1929-) *snip* Amédée Turner (wiki), British barrister and Conservative MEP (1979–1994), died on 13 September, aged 92. Alf Lomas (wiki), British Labour MEP (1979–1999), died back on 6 January, aged 92. Not reported anywhere other than the European Parliament website itself, but Ian White (wiki), Labour MEP (1989–1999) died on 27 June, aged 76. Surviving British MEPs born in the 1920s: Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb (b. Mar 1925) 1979–1999 Dick Taverne, Baron Taverne (b. Oct 1928) 1973–1974 Winnie Ewing (b. Jul 1929) 1975–1999 William Hopper (b. Aug 1929) 1979–1984 Sir Jack Stewart-Clark (b. Sep 1929) 1979–1999 Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd (b. Oct 1929) 1975–1977 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,756 Posted September 29, 2021 On 08/05/2021 at 13:52, arghton said: 12 Japanese Prime Ministers alive: Toshiki Kaifu (b. 1931) 1989-1991 Kiichi Miyazawa (1919-2007) 1991-1993: Died at home in 2007 at the age of 87. Morihiro Hosokawa (b. 1938) 1993-1994 Tsutomu Hata (1935-2017) 1994: Died of natural causes in 2017 at the age of 82. Tomiichi Murayama (b. 1924) 1994-1996 Ryutaro Hashimoto (1937-2006) 1996-1998: Died of multiple organ failure at the age of 68 in a Tokyo hospital. Keizō Obuchi (1937-2000) 1998-2000: Suffered a massive stroke at the age of 62 in 2000 and died a month and two weeks later. Yoshirō Mori (b. 1937) 2000-2001 Junichiro Koizumi (b. 1942) 2001-2006 Shinzo Abe (b. 1954) 2006-2007, 2012-2020 Yasuo Fukuda (b. 1936) 2007-2008 Tarō Asō (b. 1940) 2008-2009 Yukio Hatoyama (b. 1947) 2009-2010 Naoto Kan (b. 1946) 2010-2011 Yoshihiko Noda (b. 1957) 2011-2012 and the current one, Yoshihide Suga (b. 1948) 2020- Fumio Kishida will become the Prime Minister of Japan next month. So unless someone dies before that, there will soon be 13 of them alive, the youngest being 64-year old Kishida. Two nonagenarians: Murayama and Kaifu. Murayama, 97, can still stand, walk and talk properly in a video from a couple of months ago and atleast a few years ago still rode a bike. Kaifu seems to also be in great health. The four octogenarians Fukuda, Mori, Hosokawa and Aso also still look okay (Out of the four only Mori doesn't look great for his age in my opinion) in new pictures, all still active. Koizumi will be 80 in January. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 488 Posted September 30, 2021 I remain continuously surprised that, given the sheer number of 80+ US senators and congresspeople, we don't see more deaths in office. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted September 30, 2021 On 29/09/2021 at 11:30, Ulitzer95 said: Amédée Turner (wiki), British barrister and Conservative MEP (1979–1994), died on 13 September, aged 92. Alf Lomas (wiki), British Labour MEP (1979–1999), died back on 6 January, aged 92. Not reported anywhere other than the European Parliament website itself, but Ian White (wiki), Labour MEP (1989–1999) died on 27 June, aged 76. Surviving British MEPs born in the 1920s: Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb (b. Mar 1925) 1979–1999 Dick Taverne, Baron Taverne (b. Oct 1928) 1973–1974 Winnie Ewing (b. Jul 1929) 1975–1999 William Hopper (b. Aug 1929) 1979–1984 Sir Jack Stewart-Clark (b. Sep 1929) 1979–1999 Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd (b. Oct 1929) 1975–1977 Lord Plumb would in my view be Deathlistable. Former President of the NFU and of the European Parliament. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bentrovato 1,089 Posted September 30, 2021 Just for information. A la Berlusconi. Nicolas Sarkozy given jail sentence for illegal campaign financing (msn.com) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,756 Posted September 30, 2021 On 18/06/2021 at 18:03, arghton said: Lots of Palme ministers still alive, but I don't think there are ministers alive from before Palme's first cabinet. https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/tidigare-statsradet-bengt-k-a-johansson-har-avlidit Palme's Consumer Affairs Minister 1985-1986 Bengt K. Å. Johansson dead at 84. Earliest Swedish cabinet with living cabinet members seems to be Palme's first cabinet (1969-1976) living ones are Kjell-Olof Feldt (1931-), Ingvar Carlsson (1934-, Palme's successor as Prime Minister after he was assasinated), Lena Hjelm-Wallen (1943-), Bertil Zachrisson (1926-2023, mentioned him once before) and Anna-Greta Leijon (1939-). Interview of 86-year old Carlsson from March. Iranian Minister of Health and Medical Education 2012-2013 Hassan Tarighat Monfared dead aged 74-75 from a fall: https://www.alef.ir/news/4000708060.html Also adding that J. Kasvi tweeted today that he finished the last meeting in his last official post today, 30th of September. I feel like this will be the start of a sharp decline in health, he's currently relying on one experimental drug, does not have a bladder, kidneys, prostate or spleen and now has multiple mutations including one very close to his aorta. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 30, 2021 John Clunies-Ross, who ruled over the Cocos Islands for 30 years in a fifedom where he was employer, landlord, teacher and law enforcement, has died. He was 93. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10047345/John-Clunies-Ross-died-age-93-ruled-Cocos-Islands-fiefdom-30-years.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,983 Posted October 1, 2021 On 29/09/2021 at 18:44, CastAway said: I remain continuously surprised that, given the sheer number of 80+ US senators and congresspeople, we don't see more deaths in office. Goes to show the benefit of having the best medical professionals in the world seconds away 24-7.The one's in physical or mental decline often have their staffers doing the actual work, even if the job might take a bit of a toll they are safer in congress with a doctor seconds away then if they were home retired and having to wait on ambulence if something bad happens to them at home. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,756 Posted October 1, 2021 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/30/malawi-ex-deputy-speaker-shoots-himself-dead-in-parliament Former Malawi parliament member 2014-2019 Clement Chiwaya killed himself inside the parliament building yesterday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,957 Posted October 1, 2021 7 minutes ago, arghton said: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/30/malawi-ex-deputy-speaker-shoots-himself-dead-in-parliament Former Malawi parliament member 2014-2019 Clement Chiwaya killed himself inside the parliament building yesterday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,756 Posted October 1, 2021 On 21/09/2021 at 23:24, arghton said: Also here's a list of the first leaders of countries that gained independence when the Soviet Union collapsed: ... Kyrgyzstan (31st of August 1991): Askar Akayev (1944-) First President 1990-2005 until he was deposed. Son died in 2020. ... Armenia (23rd of September 1991): Levon Ter-Petrosyan (1945-) First President 1991-1998. Lifelong smoker but still active in politics. ... Recent picture of Akayev meeting with LTP. https://iravaban.net/en/351028.html Akayev looks okay, LTP looks not so okay. Not suprised though, he's a lifelong smoker actually quite known for smoking and cancer survivor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted October 1, 2021 Philip Owen, a former mayor of Vancouver (B.C.), has died. He was 88. Owen was the mayor from 1993 to 2002. His political career had begun back in 1978. He was a member of the Order of Canada. https://vancouversun.com/news/former-vancouver-mayor-philip-owen-dies 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,756 Posted October 2, 2021 On 21/09/2021 at 23:24, arghton said: Also here's a list of the first leaders of countries that gained independence when the Soviet Union collapsed: Lithuania (11th of March 1990): Vytautas Landsbergis (1932-) Head of State as the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania 1990-1992 ... https://klaipeda.diena.lt/naujienos/lietuva/salies-pulsas/v-landsbergis-ligonineje-gydomas-nuo-infekcijos-1045555 Hospitalised with an infection. His namesake, Vytautas Kolesnikovas, 72-year old painter/politician and one of the signatories of the act of the re-establishment of Lithuania died yesterday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,756 Posted October 2, 2021 https://www.protothema.gr/greece/article/1167192/efuge-apo-ti-zoi-o-ioannis-palaiokrassas/ Ioannis Palaiokrassas, Greek Minister of Finance 1990-1992 dead aged 87. Also a member of the Third Delors Commission. Living Members of the Delors Commissions: Jacques Delors (1925-2023) First (only 1/18 alive, 1985-1988): Stanley Clinton-Davis, Baron Clinton-Davis (1928-2023) Vice-President, Environment, consumer protection and transport. Abel Matutes (1941-) Credit, investments, financial instruments and small & medium-sized enterprises. Second (5/17 alive, 1988-1992): Martin Bangemann (1934-2022) Vice-President, Internal market and industrial affairs. Filippo Maria Pandolfi (1927-) Vice-President, Science, research, development, telecommunications and innovation Ray MacSharry (1938-) Agriculture and rural development. Abel Matutes (1941-) Mediterranean and Latin American policy. Vasso Papandreou (1944-) Employment, industrial relations and social affairs. Christiane Scrivener (1925-) Taxation and customs union. Third (8/18 alive, 1993-1994): Martin Bangemann (1934-2022) Vice-President Internal market, industrial affairs and ICT. Marcelino Oreja, 1st Marquis of Oreja (1935-) Transport and energy. Rene Steichen (1942-) Agriculture and rural development. Abel Matutes (1941-) Transport and energy. Raniero Vanni d'Archirafi (1931-) Institutional reform, internal market and enterprise. Christiane Scrivener (1925-) Taxation, customs union and consumer policies. Padraig Flynn (1939-) Social affairs and employment. Joao de Deus Pinheiro (1945-) Relations with Parliament, culture and audiovisual. Hans van der Broek (1936-) External relations and enlargement. Delors is also the oldest out of all the living ones. Pinheiro is the youngest living one, however Peter Sutherland (1946-2018, Delors I) and Manuel Marin (1949-2017, all commissions) were born later. Before the Delors Commission: Thorn Commission (1981-1985, 2/17 alive): Étienne Davignon (1932-) Vice-President, Industrial Affairs, Energy, Research and Science. Christopher Tugendhat, Baron Tugendhat (1937-) Vice-President, Budget and Financial Control, Financial Institutions and Taxation. Michael O'Kennedy (1936-2022) Personnel and Administration. Jenkins Commission (1977-1981, 2/13 alive) Étienne Davignon (1932-) Internal Market, Customs Union, Industrial Affairs. Christopher Tugendhat, Baron Tugendhat (1937-) Budget and Financial Control, Financial Institutions - From before the Jenkins Commission: None. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted October 4, 2021 Todd Akin, a representative from Missouri has died at 74: https://apnews.com/article/business-health-election-2020-st-louis-missouri-0a1b944f96eee4b63d9ea57e04c44ca4 He lost a Senate race to Claire McCaskill after he spoke of "legitimate rape" and denied that women could get pregnant from rape because they can "shut it all down". 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,654 Posted October 4, 2021 On 22/04/2021 at 19:45, arghton said: As the oldest living state leaders seem to be a pretty strong group, here's a list of the top 5 (plus the two "unclear status" ones) a picture of the person is above his name. *snip* (2016) 2 - Francisco Morales-Bermúdez (b. 4th October 1921) Military dictator/President of Peru 1975-1980. Sentenced to life imprisonment in Italy in 2017. *snip* Turns 100 today. Here to welcome him to the 100 Club is Billy Joel: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,986 Posted October 4, 2021 57 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Todd Akin, a representative from Missouri has died at 74: https://apnews.com/article/business-health-election-2020-st-louis-missouri-0a1b944f96eee4b63d9ea57e04c44ca4 He lost a Senate race to Claire McCaskill after he spoke of "legitimate rape" and denied that women could get pregnant from rape because they can "shut it all down". He really puts into perspective how different a political era it was. If the Akin-McCaskill race had been held in the modern polarized political environment it would be an easy Akin win. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,756 Posted October 4, 2021 Morales-Bermudez was in a wheelchair in pictures from June, Echeverria is probably completely wheelchair-bound. Ben Halim seems to be quite frail. Khamtai Siphandon (or Siphandone) has looked like a corpse for a decade, actually looked quite "great" in December 2020. Murayama is (probably) the strongest out of the ones born in 1924. Can still stand straight and seems to be able to walk unaided. This picture is from the 21st of September (https://www.nishinippon.co.jp/item/n/803794/) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,654 Posted October 4, 2021 On 03/08/2021 at 15:22, Ulitzer95 said: There are some pretty strange leaders in Oceania. Rota Onorio (b. 1919) has evaded me for years. Can't trace his fate anywhere. Not even a mention on social media! This 2014 book, written by one of his successors, mentions that Onorio is dead. Suggests that it was sometime during the 1980s. I did think there was a small chance of him being alive, but I guess this pretty much cements Mustafa Ben Halim as the oldest living former world leader. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted October 4, 2021 8 hours ago, gcreptile said: Todd Akin, a representative from Missouri has died at 74: https://apnews.com/article/business-health-election-2020-st-louis-missouri-0a1b944f96eee4b63d9ea57e04c44ca4 He lost a Senate race to Claire McCaskill after he spoke of "legitimate rape" and denied that women could get pregnant from rape because they can "shut it all down". McCaskill also dealt with a cancer battle a few years ago. I believe I had her in a deadpool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,756 Posted October 4, 2021 20-second clip of an interview of Bermudez at around 0:28. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,346 Posted October 4, 2021 https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/rising-star-36-dies-fiance-21761434 Andy Corkhill a 36 year old liberal democrat councillor from the Wirral has died aged just 36 from cancer. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted October 5, 2021 Peter Jenkins, a former deputy Premier of the Yukon and mayor of Dawson, has died. He was 77. https://www.whitehorsestar.com/News/former-cabinet-minister-dawson-mayor-dies 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
