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13 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Dr Richard Taylor former MP reportedly dead aged 89: 

Last picked for the DDP in 2022 by Here's Who You Could Have Won, so List of the Missedhttps://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2022/celebs_T.html#taylorr022

Have a Richard Taylor death confirmation: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c03l868xp1go

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On 30/04/2023 at 15:13, arghton said:

Major Palestinian politician and former Fatah central committee chairman Farouk Kaddoumi not dead yet, but Mahmoud Abbas called him last week to check on his health and judging on recent facebook talk he's seriously ill. He's been in failing health for a while.

Farouk Kaddoumi...'s wife Nabila Nimr Kaddoumi (Umm Lutf), co-founder of Fatah's women's wing, member of the Fatah Advisory Committee and the Fatah Revolutionary Council has died at 86. Memorial event held yesterday in Nablus that Farouk couldn't attend.

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On 01/05/2022 at 17:44, arghton said:

R. Sampanthan (1933) Leader of the Tamil National Alliance since 2001, Leader of Opposition 2015-2018.

R. Sampanthan dead at 91.

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3 peers quietly retired from the House of Lords over the past few days.

Lord Rana (wiki) Indian-born businessman, sat as a Conservative (although originally a crossbencher). Turns 86 in September. He was at risk of being thrown out next week due to not attending any sittings in the last session. May signal ill health?

Baroness Fritchie (wiki), turned 82 in April. Crossbencher.

Lord Saville (wiki), turned 88 in March. Crossbencher (and sits by virtue of being a law lord). He was also at risk of being thrown out next week due to not attending any sittings in the last session. Ill?

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Ghulam Mustafa Khar (wiki), former CM and Governor of Punjab, hospitalised in ICU and was on life support until yesterday. Now of course improving.

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On 09/06/2022 at 21:23, arghton said:

 

Javier Valle Riestra (1932) Prime Minister 1998. Looks very frail now, possibly parkinson's or a stroke.

 

Javier Valle Riestra dead at 92.

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On 09/06/2022 at 21:23, arghton said:

Well here's a list of nonagenarian/centenarian South American politicians. Born 1932 or before. Do not quote the whole post.

 

URUGUAY

Belela Herrera (1927) Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs 2005-2010

Carlos Varela Rodríguez (1929) Minor name.

Azucena Berrutti (1929) Minister of Defence 2005-2008

Uruguay Tourné (1929-2022) Former Deputy and Senator

Josefina Herrán (1930) Colorado Party politician, First Lady 1972-1976

Estanislao Valdés Otero (1931) Former Agriculture minister.

José Enrique Díaz Chávez (1932) Minister of the Interior 2005-2007

Josefina Herrán has died aged 94.

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

FAROE ISLANDS (Denmark)

Álvur Zachariasen (1931-2022) Former Parliament member

Jógvan Sundstein (1933) Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands 1989-1991

Eilif Samuelsen (1934) Six-time minister

Jóngerð Purkhús (1937) Former minister

Lisbeth L. Petersen (1939) Former Union Party leader

 

Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands Jógvan Sundstein (Wikidead at 91

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On 03/07/2024 at 19:02, Ulitzer95 said:

3 peers quietly retired from the House of Lords over the past few days.

Lord Rana (wiki) Indian-born businessman, sat as a Conservative (although originally a crossbencher). Turns 86 in September. He was at risk of being thrown out next week due to not attending any sittings in the last session. May signal ill health?

Baroness Fritchie (wiki), turned 82 in April. Crossbencher.

Lord Saville (wiki), turned 88 in March. Crossbencher (and sits by virtue of being a law lord). He was also at risk of being thrown out next week due to not attending any sittings in the last session. Ill?

Lord (Jeffrey) Archer also retired. 

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51 minutes ago, The Old Crem said:

Lord (Jeffrey) Archer also retired. 


Good that Oona King is going. She was never committed in the first place. Had been on a leave of absence for about a decade. 

Lord MacKenzie, former TUC boss, is 84 and could be worth keeping an eye on. Archer's health seems to be fine – he's just not bothered about sitting in the Lords. Hasn't spoken in years and rarely discusses politics now.

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1 minute ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Archer's health seems to be fine – he's just not bothered about sitting in the Lords. Hasn't spoken in years and rarely discusses politics now.

 

Yeah but on the downside he might decide to write some more novels

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On 05/05/2024 at 21:28, drol said:

Rodolfo Hernandez hospitalised in ICU after emergency surgery, but expected to recover.

Rodolfo Hernandez hospitalised in ICU after cancer surgery, but expected to recover.

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Jim Inhofe dead at 89.

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2 hours ago, tracy said:

Jim Inhofe dead at 89.

Died by being hit with a snowball

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2 hours ago, tracy said:

Jim Inhofe dead at 89.

 

Wow, and I'd just put him on my 2025 ShadowList two days ago.

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6 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said:


Good that Oona King is going. She was never committed in the first place. Had been on a leave of absence for about a decade.

I remember seeing her take a leave of absence years ago in a documentary on Parliament. I was surprised then that she would do such work and not stay in the Lords, and even more surprised that she would decide to retire while still young, presumably to continue job hopping... I'm hoping we won't see this trend continue with some of the youngest life peers. (I don't really like life peerages anyway, personally, and wish that somey would repeal the 1992 changes, but that is neither here nor there...)

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6 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said:


Good that Oona King is going. She was never committed in the first place. Had been on a leave of absence for about a decade. 

Lord MacKenzie, former TUC boss, is 84 and could be worth keeping an eye on. Archer's health seems to be fine – he's just not bothered about sitting in the Lords. Hasn't spoken in years and rarely discusses politics now.

Out of curisoity Is Saville Ill ? Could have sworn I read or seen that somewhere. 

 

Age would be a reasonable reason enough to be stepping down anyway

 

 

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2 hours ago, Comped said:

I remember seeing her take a leave of absence years ago in a documentary on Parliament. I was surprised then that she would do such work and not stay in the Lords, and even more surprised that she would decide to retire while still young, presumably to continue job hopping... I'm hoping we won't see this trend continue with some of the youngest life peers. (I don't really like life peerages anyway, personally, and wish that somey would repeal the 1992 changes, but that is neither here nor there...)

She has lived in America for several years now. 

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59 minutes ago, DCI Frank Burnside said:

Should anything be read into Presscott not formally reitring from the House of Lords I wonder

 

plus he is usually one of Labour‘s loudest brashest supporters yet hasn’t been seen or heard at all even as they won a landslide.

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