Political Frailty

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James Abourezk, former senator from South Dakota, dead at 92 (today was his birthday).

 

Everyone's favorite alive guy Larry Pressler succeeded him in his seat.

[The Immortal 634]

Felipe Gonzalez Gonzalez, Mexican politician and former governor of Aguascalientes died at the age of 76. Interesting name too, can't think of any politician with a repeated name like this since Boutros Boutros-Ghali.

[The Old Crem 3,605]

François Couchepin, former federal Chancellor of Switzerland has died aged 88. Obit (In French). 

[drol 11,951]

Sitting Indian MP Girish Bapat looks awful. I guess that's terminal cancer.

[arghton 6,745]

On 08/04/2022 at 11:44, drol said:

So here's a quick new list. Suggest names if you want:
 

1)Ting Mao-shih (1925): former foreign minister. Looks frail, but sound of mind.

2)Tseng wen-hui (1926): has much deteriorated in the past two years as she now struggles to walk and is rarely seen in public.

3)Koo Kwang-ming (1926): bombastic iconic independence activist who is quite thin but still in good health and commented on Peng's death today. Left posts as presidential advisor last year.

4)Tang Fei (1932): former Prime Minister

Koo Kwang-ming dead at 96.

[drol 11,951]

On 16/04/2022 at 15:39, drol said:

 

Shen Zulun (1931)

 

 

Shen Zulun dead at 91.

[The Old Crem 3,605]

Chester Borrows, Former member of the New Zealand Parliament has died aged 65. Obit

Paul East, Former New Zealand minster and high commissioner to the UK has died aged 76. Obit

 

[YoungWillz 21,050]

On 14/04/2020 at 19:14, msc said:

Jim Callaghan (1976-79)
Bill Rodgers b. 1928 (Transport 1976-9)
Roy Hattersley b. 1932 (Prices and Consumer Protection 1976-9)
John Morris b. 1931 (Wales 1974-9)
Ted Rowlands b. 1940 (Foreign Office Minister 1976-9)
David Owen b. 1938 (Foreign Sec 1977-9)
Shirley Williams b. 1930 (Education 1976-9)
Barry Jones b. 1938 (Undersecretary Wales 1974-9)
John Horam b. 1939 (Undersecretary Transport 1976-9)
Eric Deakins b. 1932 (Minister DHSS 1976-9)
Stanley Clinton-Davis b. 1928 (Trade Minister 1974-9)
John Smith b. 1930 (Scotland Minister 1975-8)
Raymond Carter b. 1935 (N Ireland minster 1975-9)
Les Huckfield b. 1942 (Undersecretary Industry 1976-9)
Jack Cunningham b. 1939 (Undersecretary Energy 1976-9)
Margaret Beckett b. 1943 (Undersecretary Education 1976-9)
Patrick Duffy b. 1920 (Undersecretary Navy 1976-9)
Gavin Strang b. 1943 (Undersecretary Agriculture 1976-9)
Shirley Summerskill b. 1931 (Home Minister 1974-9)
John Tomlinson b. 1939 (Undersecretary Foreign Office 1976-9)
Frank Judd b. 1935 (Minister Foreign 1977-9, Overseas Development Minister 1976-7)
Peter Snape b. 1942 (Treasury Lord 1977-9)
David Stoddart b. 1926 (Whip 1975-8)
Tom Pendry b. 1934 (Treasury Lord 1976-9, Undersecretary N Ireland)

Tom Pendry, Baron Pendry former Labour MP for Stalybridge and Hyde (1970-2001) reported dead: https://www.facebook.com/100058138447660/posts/pfbid05Bt7jkM1W8VVSpELUDgZHcc12kDkF4bk6pF32Yr7LHVfhVmvEkRwxSJupQRszth8l/?d=n

 

Pendry is a DDP pick @Death Impends, @gcreptile

[Ulitzer95 12,642]

23 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Tom Pendry, Baron Pendry former Labour MP for Stalybridge and Hyde (1970-2001) reported dead: https://www.facebook.com/100058138447660/posts/pfbid05Bt7jkM1W8VVSpELUDgZHcc12kDkF4bk6pF32Yr7LHVfhVmvEkRwxSJupQRszth8l/?d=n

 

Pendry is a DDP pick @Death Impends, @gcreptile

Now that’s interesting. Pendry returned to the Labour whip in the Lords just the other week, having resigned it a while ago… maybe as an anti-Corbyn thing? Guess he wanted to die as a Labour peer rather than a non-affiliate.

[YoungWillz 21,050]

51 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Now that’s interesting. Pendry returned to the Labour whip in the Lords just the other week, having resigned it a while ago… maybe as an anti-Corbyn thing? Guess he wanted to die as a Labour peer rather than a non-affiliate.

Tom Pendry gets local coverage so far: https://www.tamesidecorrespondent.co.uk/2023/02/27/tribute-paid-after-the-death-of-lord-pendry/

 

As a sometime Minister, I'd expect a QO in due course.

 

I'd expect that the people still in poverty will no doubt be heartened by his meaningless elevation to the Lords, his suspension therefrom for bullying a security guard, and his self-aggrandisement as follows

 

"In Stalybridge, he is honoured by the area in front of the Civic Hall being named Lord Pendry Square and Stalybridge Celtic having The Lord Tom Pendry Stand."

[The Old Crem 3,605]

Pretty much all MP’s end up with a Q/O in time. 

[YoungWillz 21,050]

1 minute ago, The Old Crem said:

Pretty much all MP’s end up with a Q/O in time. 

It's a good year for deaths (if there is a such a thing).

 

It's obviously a better year the more MPs (former or current) die. (Guilty pleasure - Kenneth Clarke - sad day when he goes ).

[Ulitzer95 12,642]

2 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Tom Pendry gets local coverage so far: https://www.tamesidecorrespondent.co.uk/2023/02/27/tribute-paid-after-the-death-of-lord-pendry/

 

As a sometime Minister, I'd expect a QO in due course.

 

I'd expect that the people still in poverty will no doubt be heartened by his meaningless elevation to the Lords, his suspension therefrom for bullying a security guard, and his self-aggrandisement as follows

 

"In Stalybridge, he is honoured by the area in front of the Civic Hall being named Lord Pendry Square and Stalybridge Celtic having The Lord Tom Pendry Stand."

Telegraph obit for Lord Pendry.

 

Definitely prewritten judging by the length of the obit. These obit writers know who’s ill…

[YoungWillz 21,050]

While looking at the Hansard, of note should be that former Tory MP Lynda Chalker retired from the House of Lords on 3rd February 2023. https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2023-02-03/debates/37DED89B-0924-4EB8-977D-2DC410B1287F/RetirementOfAMemberBaronessChalkerOfWallasey

 

Thought this was reported, but search turns up nothing.

[msc 18,477]

 

Lord Alliance, 91 this year, hasn't spoken or voted in the Lords since before Elizabeth died. Presumably not taken the oath either. (Although with 1 speech and less than 100 votes in 20 years he's not exactly a regular participant!) Hansard doesn't have the oath speakers listed anymore which is annoying. 

 

I was going to look up each one but soon after realising there's over 800 of them right now, I gave up. Could probably sort out a decent shortlist out of Lords aged 70+ who haven't voted in over a year, tbh. Not today though.

[arghton 6,745]

Gérard Latortue, Haiti Prime Minister 2004-2006, dead at 88. AP obituary says he "helped rebuild and unite the country after a violent coup in the mid-2000s".

Haiti has a few 85+ former heads of state/govt, oldest and probably frailest being Jean-Jacques Honorat, 92 in a month and has been ill for a longer time.

[gcreptile 10,975]

Former prime minister of Ireland Enda Kenny has cancer surgery, and is expected to recover fully:

https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/enda-kenny-undergoes-operation-remove-29322923

[gcreptile 10,975]

US Rep Joaquin Castro, one of the two much-hyped Castro siblings, has serious intestinal cancer. It's still treatable though:

https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/rep-joaquin-castro-diagnosed-cancer-surgery-md-17808909.php

[Ulitzer95 12,642]

25 minutes ago, gcreptile said:

US Rep Joaquin Castro, one of the two much-hyped Castro siblings, has serious intestinal cancer. It's still treatable though:

https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/rep-joaquin-castro-diagnosed-cancer-surgery-md-17808909.php

Treatable or curable? They mean very different things in cancer lingo.

[Toast 16,141]

7 hours ago, The Old Crem said:

Pretty much all MP’s end up with a Q/O in time. 

 

Can't come soon enough for some I could mention.

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42 minutes ago, gcreptile said:

US Rep Joaquin Castro, one of the two much-hyped Castro siblings, has serious intestinal cancer. It's still treatable though:

https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/rep-joaquin-castro-diagnosed-cancer-surgery-md-17808909.php

For reference his brother was Obama's second HUD secretary and a former mayor of San Antonio, now a political commentator for MSNBC.

[gcreptile 10,975]

41 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Treatable or curable? They mean very different things in cancer lingo.

Article says treatable. But I suspect it's also curable.

[arghton 6,745]

On 06/02/2023 at 17:11, arghton said:

Taiwan independence activist Zhong Yiren quickly recovering, off oxygen and ICU now apparently, able to talk and very lucid, soon to be discharged say new facebook posts. He has a radio program he needs to host.

Taiwan independence activist Zhong Yiren back on oxygen, but seemingly recovering again. Hospitalised for over a month, he says that he'll not die anytime soon, claims that he will be discharged in a few days and needs to attend a memorial event this week. (Unless the reaper has other plans)

[The Old Crem 3,605]

Gus Franklin Mutscher, was a Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, having served from 1969 to 1972. Obit

[The Old Crem 3,605]

Béchir Ben Slama, Tunisian politician. Obit (In French).