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4 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

AFAIK, there are only 11 living former MPs who were born in the 1920s.

In order of oldest to youngest, they are:

Sir Patrick Duffy (b. 17 Jun 1920) Labour
Lord Terence Higgins (b. 18 Jan 1928) Conservative
Elizabeth Shields (b. 27 Feb 1928) Liberal
Baroness Sally Oppenheim-Barnes (b. 26 Jul 1928) Conservative
Lord Dick Taverne (b. 18 Oct 1928) Labour, then Democratic Labour
Lord Bill Rodgers (b. 28 Oct 1928) Labour, then SDP
Sir Bill O'Brien (b. 25 Jan 1929) Labour
Lawrence Cunliffe (b. 25 Mar 1929) Labour
Sir Patrick McNair-Wilson (b. 28 May 1929) Conservative
Sir John Hannam (b. 2 Aug 1929) Conservative
Edwin Brooks (b. 1 Dec 1929) Labour


The gap in years is incredible. Of course the missing years line up with being the right age to have fought in WWII. Really makes you think about how many of them didn’t come home to have careers. 

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

12. Sweden

Evert Svensson (1925) Ancient social democrat politico, member of parliament 1957-1991

Bertil Zachrisson (1926-2023) Decrepit former Minister of Education

Torsten Stridsman (1926-2024) Centrist

Margit Sandéhn (1926-2023) Former Social Democrat Member of Parliament

Ulla Orring (1926) Liberal

Gunnel Liljegren (1927) Moderaterna minor politician

Elisabeth Fleetwood (1927) Moderaterna parliament member 1979-2002

Sigrid "Stina" Eliasson (1927) Former Member of Parliament

Vera Oredsson (1928) Ancient neonazi

Hans Blix (1928) UN guy

Gerda Antti (1929) Centre party politician

 

Swedish politician Elisabeth Fleetwood (Wikireported dead at 96

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

Here's your unrequested list of provincial Chinese politicians born before 1940. Three centenarians, a 98 year old, and a lot born in the early 30s.

 

Shandong

 

Zhao Zhihao (1931)

Li Chunting (1936)

Han Xikai (1939)

Lu Maozeng (1928)

 

Li Chunting dead at 87.

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On 05/06/2024 at 21:40, drol said:

Julian Munoz hospitalised again .

Julian Munoz hospitalised yet again.

 

It's between him and Rodolfo Hernandez for the "crook politician with terminal cancer who never dies" challenge.

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Colombian minister and diplomat José Fernando Bautista Quintero (wikiin coma after cardiac arrest. Already survived a massive heart attack some time ago and had major heart surgery last September.

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7 hours ago, drol said:

Colombian minister and diplomat José Fernando Bautista Quintero (wikiin coma after cardiac arrest. Already survived a massive heart attack some time ago and had major heart surgery last September.

José Fernando Bautista Quintero dead at 61.

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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 (1933-2024) 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

 

Two names left

 

Faroese politician Lisbeth L. Petersen (Wikidead at 85

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On 09/06/2022 at 20:23, arghton said:

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

 

BRAZIL (only ones with an English wiki page post-1925)

Hermógenes Príncipe de Oliveira (1917-?) Member of Parliament 1955-1967. I'm not 100 percent sure if he's alive, but government sites have no death date and pt wikipedia has marked him alive, if it turns out he's dead I'll remove him.

Lígia Maria Lessa Bastos (1919-2020) Member of Parliament 1975-1983. Ancient and most recent picture I could find is from 2015, when she was already wheelchairbound. Alive? Edit: Died in 2020 at 101.

Milton Bezerra Cabral (1921-2022) Governor of the State of Paraiba in the 80s. Died a week after his 101st.

José Ornellas de Sousa Filho (1921) Governor of Brazil's Federal District in the 80s.

Celso Barros Coelho (1922-2023) Parliament Member twice, 1975-1979 and 1983-1987. Quite a "legend" in Piauí apparently.

Francisco Ferreira de Castro (1923) former Member of Parliament

José Burnett (1924) Three-time Member of Parliament. Alive?

José Frejat (1924) Member of Parliament 1979-1987. Has been a member of seven parties during his 75-year political career and most recently participated in Rio de Janeiro's 2018 elections!

Alfredo Karam (1925) Minister of the Navy in the 1980s. Ghoul.

Elias Ximenes do Prado (1925-2024) Local politician who seems to be quite famous

Haroldo Sanford (1925) Former Member of Parliament.

Israel Klabin (1926) Mayor of Rio de Janeiro 1979-1980.

Ibrahim Abi-Ackel (1927) Minister of Justice 1980-1985

Alceu Collares (1927) Governor of Rio Grande do Sul 1991-1995. Seems to be doing great.

Antônio Salim Curiati (1928) Former Mayor of Sao Paulo. Old pal of Maluf.

Antônio Delfim Netto (1928) Former Minister of Finance 1967-1974, Agriculture 1979, Minister of the Department of Planning of the Presidency 1979-1984. Looks like an obese Jiang Zemin but seems to be doing well.

José Goldemberg (1928) Former Minister of Education.

Eunice Michiles (1929) Member of Parliament 1987-1991, Senator 1979-1987. First (democratically elected) woman Senator in Brazil. Looks around 20 years younger.

Pedro Simon (1930) Minister of Agriculture 1985-1986, Governor of Rio Grande do Sul 1987-1990

José Sarney (1930) President 1985-1990. Heart surgery in 2012 and hospitalised with pleural effusion in July 2021.

Maria da Conceição Tavares (1930-2024) Former Member of Parliament known for training generations of politicians. Frail chainsmoker.

Chico Whitaker (1931) Sao Paulo politician and WikiLeaks advisory board member

Ozires Silva (1931) Former infrastructure minister

Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1931) President 1995-2002. Hospitalised after breaking his femur a few months ago.

Paulo Maluf (1931) Crook two-time Mayor of São Paulo known here for his frequent hospitalisations. Wheelchairbound for years and (allegedly) suffering from a form of dementia.

Marcílio Marques Moreira (1931) Former Finance minister.

José Maria Marin (1932) Former São Paulo governor and Maluf's pal, jailed after the 2015 FIFA corruption case.

Antonio Delfim Netto, Electoral DP pick, reportedly dead: https://economia-uol-com-br.translate.goog/noticias/redacao/2024/08/12/morre-o-ex-ministro-delfm-netto-aos-96-anos.htm?_x_tr_sl=pt&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

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On 30/07/2024 at 13:54, drol said:

Pascrell breathing on his own and soon to be discharged.

 

The old ones are the pest.

Bill Pascrell in the hospital again. Wording sounds ominous.

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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.

 

BRAZIL (only ones with an English wiki page post-1925)

 

José Burnett (1924) Three-time Member of Parliament. Alive?

José Burnett died in 2000.

Edited by Sinbabad
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Former PM of Jordan Zaid Rifai dead at 87.

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On 04/07/2018 at 22:42, Sir Creep said:

Democratic Rep Steny Hoyer has been hospitalized with pneumonia in Washington DC.  The Maryland congressman is expected to recover quickly.  Hoyer, 79, is being treated with antibiotics and has been resting after he was admitted to the George Washington Hospital on Tuesday. 

SC

Dem Rep. Steny Hoyer had a minor stroke Sunday night.

Articles are all quick to point out he will recover quickly and/or is alright. Seems suspicious to me IMO.

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3 hours ago, MortalCaso said:

Dem Rep. Steny Hoyer had a minor stroke Sunday night.

Articles are all quick to point out he will recover quickly and/or is alright. Seems suspicious to me IMO.

GW is a very good hospital though, and Congress gets excellent medical care. He's got a better chance than a normal man his age based on that alone.

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8 hours ago, MortalCaso said:

Dem Rep. Steny Hoyer had a minor stroke Sunday night.

Articles are all quick to point out he will recover quickly and/or is alright. Seems suspicious to me IMO.

Both him and Pascrell should drop the re-election bid. They are decrepit.

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Both won their primaries already and will cruise to reelection.  Odd seems pretty high at least one of them don't make it to the end of their term in Jan 2027

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Chuck Strahl, a former Canadian Cabinet Minister and an MP from 1993 to 2011, has died. He was 67. Strahl was a popular deadpool pick in the early 2010s, after his cancer diagnosis was made public. A List of the Missed entry.

 

https://www.theprogress.com/local-news/long-time-former-chilliwack-mp-chuck-strahl-dies-from-mesothelioma-7486410

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On 07/08/2024 at 11:10, drol said:

Julian Munoz hospitalised yet again.

 

It's between him and Rodolfo Hernandez for the "crook politician with terminal cancer who never dies" challenge.

Julian Munoz discharged.

 

I'm not believing this creep anymore.

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On 29/06/2024 at 16:05, arghton said:

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.

Here's Farouk Kaddoumi, former head of Fatah, visited sometime after his wife's death last month:

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Also, former PLO central committee and fatah revolutionary council member Salwa Abu Khadra seems to be in very poor health. Image from last month:

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On 05/04/2022 at 22:21, arghton said:

Li Suwen, Chinese politician, vice chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress 1975-1978 dead at 89.

Apparently rose to fame for being a "popular vegetable seller" after which Mao gave her political power.

 

The same position has been held by a lot of people, usually multiple at the same time. Some of those who held it before 2000 are alive, all 80+. They include the Dalai Lama, Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai*, Zhou GuangzhaoXu JialuJiang Zhenghua and around five nonagenarians mentioned here before.

 

*Mentioned here before, a month ago by drol. Thought I'd have heard the name somewhere recently

Zhou Guangzhao dead at 95. Was also president of CAS for ten years.

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William T. Doyle (wikidead at 98.

Member of the Vermont Senate from 1969 to 2017, making him the state's longest serving state legislator ever.

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On 01/05/2022 at 19:44, arghton said:

LUXEMBOURG

Guy de Muyser (1926) Former representative to NATO, Hon.Marshal of the Court of the Grand Duke.

Jean Hamilius (1927) Minister for Public Works 1974-1979

Marcel Schlechter (1928-2023) Minister of Energy, Public Works and Transport 1984-1989

Astrid Lulling (1929) MEP 1965-1974, 1989-2014

Jean Spautz (1930) Former Christian Social People's Party leader

Colette Flesch (1937) Mayor of Luxembourg City 1970-1984, Minister multiple times since.

Marcel Glesener (1937) Former member of parliament

Jacques Santer (1937) Prime Minister 1984-1995, President of the European Commission 1995-1999, Finance Minister 1979-1989

Ben Fayot (1937) President of LSAP 1985-1997

Camille Dimmer (1939-2023) Gen-Sec of CSV 1990-1995

Marcel Sauber (1939) President of the Council of State 2001-2003

Guy de Muyser, Court Marshall for Grand Duke Jean, Luxembourg's ambassador/representative to NATO, Soviet Union and longtime politician dead at 98. One of the around 12000 Luxembourgers forcefully recruited into the Wehrmacht near the end of WWII, and member of the Enrôlés de Force.

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On 30/07/2024 at 22:05, Ulitzer95 said:

AFAIK, there are only 11 living former MPs who were born in the 1920s.

In order of oldest to youngest, they are:

Sir Patrick Duffy (b. 17 Jun 1920) Labour

 

Sir Patrick Duffy, 103, promoting his new book. Doesn't seem in any imminent danger.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cne9my0kgkyo

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