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On 23/09/2022 at 10:33, arghton said:

Some updates:

 

Roedad Khan recently made an appearance on Pakistan's tv. Looks...well, his age


Roedad Khan (wiki) dead at 100 according to his family on Facebook.

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Syed Babar Ali and Elahi Bux Somroo are now the oldest Pakistani politicians. Both 98 and reportedly not in the best health.

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Mohammad-Ali Amoui, Iranian pre-revolution communist politician and longtime dissident bedbound, seemingly unconscious and to me sounds like they expect him to die very soon.

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2 hours ago, arghton said:

Mohammad-Ali Amoui, Iranian pre-revolution communist politician and longtime dissident bedbound, seemingly unconscious and to me sounds like they expect him to die very soon.

So he should be fit to work by Conservative standards, then. In fact, he's probably more cerebrally active than the lot of them. 

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Times Obit for Sir Peter Hordern, former Tory MP for Horsham (sometime Horsham and Crawley) aged 95 (if he made his birthday on 18th April that is): https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sir-peter-hordern-obituary-tory-mp-who-was-thatcherite-before-thatcher-70b7hswjs

 

Last picked by @Gooseberry Crumble for his Apricot Crumble team in 2021, so he's one for the List of the Missed: https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2021/celebs_H.html#horderpy19

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9 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Times Obit for Sir Peter Hordern, former Tory MP for Horsham (sometime Horsham and Crawley) aged 95 (if he made his birthday on 18th April that is): https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sir-peter-hordern-obituary-tory-mp-who-was-thatcherite-before-thatcher-70b7hswjs

 

Last picked by @Gooseberry Crumble for his Apricot Crumble team in 2021, so he's one for the List of the Missed: https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2021/celebs_H.html#horderpy19

The paywalled part of the Obit reveals he died on his birthday. 

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4 hours ago, The Old Crem said:

The paywalled part of the Obit reveals he died on his birthday. 

 

Quoted for those that have you blocked, as, I had to sit down for this, that's actually helpful :evil2:

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Tory MP Richard Drax will receive likely 3 million quid for the sale of his family's sugar plantation in Barbados: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13335431/tory-mp-richard-drax-receive-3-million-sale-family-plantation-barbados.html

 

His family's history with the slave trade is well known.

 

So despite that family receiving a bucketload of money when the slave trade was abolished, he and his family will receive even more money from the sale of the land.

 

And he is quite, quite all right with that.

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On 12/04/2020 at 17:34, ladyfiona said:

Been going through current and past members of House of Lords still alive. I had to remove a lot of people in their 80's because list was getting too long:

 

L = Left HOL/retired since 2014 when HOL reform act came into place and are still living since April 2019.

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  • Baronees Trixie Gardner - 92

Why are there people in their 90's making decisions on laws in HOL?

Trixie Garner, Baroness Gardner of Parkes, Australian who was a local politician so squeezes in here, Telegraph Obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/04/22/lady-gardner-of-parkes-tory-peer-womens-rights-obituary/

 

I think @arghton picked her for next year's Windy City, alas dead before the start.

 

Got to be a DDP pick, surely? Edit: Aye, she was!

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2 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Trixie Garner, Baroness Gardner of Parkes, Australian who was a local politician so squeezes in here, Telegraph Obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/04/22/lady-gardner-of-parkes-tory-peer-womens-rights-obituary/

 

I think @arghton picked her for next year's Windy City, alas dead before the start.

 

Got to be a DDP pick, surely? Edit: Aye, she was!


We’ve lost Baroness Gardner but we still have Baroness Garden:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Garden,_Baroness_Garden_of_Frognal

 

On a serious note, Trixie was fantastic. Loved on all sides of the House and still working right to the end. She was a formidable battle axe but very lovely all the same, a bit like Baroness Trumpington and Baroness Sharples. 

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A point of interest... Trixie Gardner was the most senior life peer in the House of Lords, having been elevated on 19 June 1981.

That distinction now belongs to Caroline Cox (wiki), elevated on 2 March 1983. She'll be 87 in July and sits as a Crossbencher. She founded Christian Solidarity Worldwide, was the chancellor of two universities, and was a big backer of Section 28 back in the day. Also a supporter of Bashar al-Assad. In fact her wiki page is worth a read. It's all rather puzzling. Last spoke in the chamber on 25 March 2024 on the subject of the persecution of Christians. I don't think she'll be troubling the obit writers for a while.

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Baroness Doreen Massey (wiki), Labour Member of the House of Lords (since 1999), dead at 85.

Not a good time to be a member of the Lords, particularly a Labour one (8 of their peers dead in 6 months). Luckily for Starmer, he's about to win an election so he'll be able to stuff the House full of more bootlickers seeing as Tony's cronies are really starting to drop like flies.

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On 02/08/2022 at 22:10, arghton said:

20. Denmark

Tove Smidth (1923) Social Democrat Mayor of Gladsaxe 1974-1983, Lech Walesa's friend

Eggert Petersen (1927) Former Member of Parliament and Member of the European Parliament.

Carl-Einar Jørgensen (1928) Psychologist and politician

Addi Andersen (1928) Former Member of Parliament recently famous for being a football fan

Knud Enggaard (1929) Former President of the Nordic Council and Minister

 

Knud Enggaard (Wiki), Danish politician dead at 94

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Update on Larry Pressler, the former US Senator/DDP pick.

Pressler recently moved into an assisted living facility in his home state of South Dakota and admits he’s probably at his “last stop” as a result. However, he claims to be in good health despite his cancer treatments.

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On 22/04/2024 at 00:13, YoungWillz said:

Times Obit for Sir Peter Hordern, former Tory MP for Horsham (sometime Horsham and Crawley) aged 95 (if he made his birthday on 18th April that is): https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sir-peter-hordern-obituary-tory-mp-who-was-thatcherite-before-thatcher-70b7hswjs

 

Last picked by @Gooseberry Crumble for his Apricot Crumble team in 2021, so he's one for the List of the Missed: https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2021/celebs_H.html#horderpy19

Oh God not another list of the misses caused by me!:facepalm:

 

I think he might be in one of mybother teams so need to check a bit later. 

Cheers Will 

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On 22/04/2024 at 00:13, YoungWillz said:

Times Obit for Sir Peter Hordern, former Tory MP for Horsham (sometime Horsham and Crawley) aged 95 (if he made his birthday on 18th April that is): https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sir-peter-hordern-obituary-tory-mp-who-was-thatcherite-before-thatcher-70b7hswjs

 

Last picked by @Gooseberry Crumble for his Apricot Crumble team in 2021, so he's one for the List of the Missed: https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2021/celebs_H.html#horderpy19

I loved his Paddington Bear narrations.

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On 21/09/2022 at 18:56, Ulitzer95 said:

Ignacio E. Lozano Jr. (wiki) b. Jan 1927 – El Salvador
Bruce Gelb (wiki) b. Feb 1927 – Belgium
Frederick Vreeland (wiki) b. Jun 1927 – Morocco
Glen Holden Sr. (wiki) b. Jul 1927 – Jamaica
John R. Davis Jr. (wiki) b. Jul 1927 – Poland, Romania
Allen C. Davis b. Aug 1927 – Guinea
Francis Terry McNamara (wiki) b. Nov 1927 – Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe, Cape Verde
Malcolm R. Barnebey (wiki) b. Nov 1927 – Belize
Donald P. Gregg (wiki) b. Dec 1927 – South Korea
James T. Laney (wiki) b. Dec 1927 – South Korea

 

Glen Holden Sr. (Wiki), United States Ambassador to Jamaica dead at 96

 

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1 hour ago, Gisooo said:

 

Glen Holden Sr. (Wiki), United States Ambassador to Jamaica dead at 96

 

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Probably a little more notable for his work in polo than his ambassadorship where he seems to have accomplished very little of note. At least I can find. But that seems to be how it is with most Caribbean countries...

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On 02/08/2022 at 22:10, arghton said:

14. Hungary

Imre Tatár (1920-2023) Ancient journalist and politician.

Rudolf Földvári (1921) Ancient politico and writer, should be alive.

Péter Boross (1928) Prime Minister 1993-1994, former Minister.

Tibor Füzessy (1928-2023) Antall's and Boross' Civilian Intelligence Services minister

 

Yes and now Rudolf Földvári (Wikidead at 102

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Former Labour MP David Marquand dead at 89

 

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On 01/05/2022 at 18:44, arghton said:

 

INDONESIA

Subroto (1923-2022) Secretary General of OPEC 1984-1985, 1988-1994, former Energy Minister.

Solihin GP (1926-2024) Governor of West Java 1970-1975. Looong health history.

Mooryati Soedibyo (1928) Businesswoman, politician, Javanese royal. Looked half her age in 2019.

Emil Salim (1930) Longtime politician, minister multiple times.

Sunaryati Hartono (1931-2023) Politician, diplomat.

Azwar Anas (1931-2023) Suharto-era welfare minister.

Try Sutrisno (1935) Suharto's VP 1993-1998

Kwi Kian Gie (1935) Former Minister of Economic Affairs and Planning. Widowed in 2020.

Sidarto Danusubroto (1936) Former Parliament speaker and president's advisor.

Ridwan Suwidi (1936-2022) Former Regent of Paser.

Adrianus Mooy (1936) Suharto era Governor of the Bank of Indonesia.

Jusuf Wanandi (1937) Golkar billionaire politician.

Subur Budhisantoso (1937) Former Democratic Party boss.

Justika Baharsjah (1937) Old social affairs minister.

J. Soedradjad Djiwandono (1938) Suharto era Governor of the Bank of Indonesia.

Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti (1939) Former Coordination minister.

Rohani Darus Danil (1939) Mayor of Tebing Tinggi 1990-2000.

 

Other non-included countries mentioned elsewhere

Mooryati Soedibyo dead at 96.

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On 01/05/2022 at 18:44, arghton said:

SOUTH KOREA

Ro Jai-bong (1936) Prime Minister 1990-1991

Ro Jai-bong has died aged 88.

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On 16/05/2023 at 14:53, arghton said:

Gaston Flosse recently hospitalised, but has been discharged already and apparently back in politics, leading his party again. 92 next month.

Gaston Flosse hospitalised with heart problems last week, but already discharged. Looks pale and unwell.

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