YoungWillz 18,967 Posted June 18, 2021 Former SNP MP and original MSP of the Scottish Parliament Andrew Welsh has died: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 10,974 Posted June 18, 2021 1 hour ago, YoungWillz said: Former SNP MP and original MSP of the Scottish Parliament Andrew Welsh has died: Leaves Winnie Ewing (92) and Sir George Reid (82) as the last SNP MPs elected prior to Thatcher coming to power in 1979, and Salmond being elected to the Commons in 1987. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 17,738 Posted June 18, 2021 25 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Leaves Winnie Ewing (92) and Sir George Reid (82) as the last SNP MPs elected prior to Thatcher coming to power in 1979, and Salmond being elected to the Commons in 1987. Which is odd, as folk were so grim about Ewing's health around the 2015 election I'd have given her 6 weeks then, not 6 years and counting! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,114 Posted June 18, 2021 https://www.svt.se/kultur/tidigare-kulturministern-bengt-goransson-ar-dod Former Swedish minister and politician Bengt Göransson dead at 88. He was the Minister of Culture and Education 1982-1989 and only Minister of Education 1989-1991 after Bengt Göransson became the Minister for Schools. He was part of Olof Palme's cabinet. Palme was assasinated while walking home from a cinema on the 28th of February 1986. Lots of Palme ministers still alive, but I don't think there are ministers alive from before Palme's first cabinet. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,114 Posted June 19, 2021 After the death of Kenneth Kaunda, third and earliest alive Secretary-General of the Non-Aligned Movement 1970-1973, the earliest alive Secretary-General of the organization is Borisav Jović. Here is a list of the earliest ones alive, before 2010: Borisav Jović (b. 1928) 12th Secretary-General 1990-1991, President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia 1990-1991. Stjepan Mesić (b. 1934) 13th Secretary-General 1991, President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia 1991 and President of Croatia 2000-2010. Ernest Samper (b. 1950) 17th Secretary-General 1995-1998, President of Colombia 1994-1998 Andrés Pastrana Arango (b. 1954) 18th Secretary-General 1998, President of Colombia 1998-2002 Thabo Mbeki (b. 1942) 20th Secretary-General 1999-2003, President of South Africa 1999-2008 Mahathir Mohamad (b. 1925) 21st Secretary-General 2003, longtime Malaysian leader Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (b. 1939) 22nd Secretary-General 2003-2006, Prime Minister of Malaysia 2003-2008 Raul Castro (b. 1931) 24th Secretary-General 2006-2009, Leader of Cuba 2011-2019 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,114 Posted June 19, 2021 https://www.blesk.cz/clanek/zpravy-politika/682576/klaus-slavi-80-pivo-se-zemanem-a-opulentni-party-na-hrade-dorazil-i-rusky-velvyslanec.html Also, while checking on former Czech President Vaclav Klaus's condition (he's 80 today), found this article with a video where Klaus is celebrating with current President Milos Zeman. Vaclav Klaus doesn't look great, but Zeman looks even worse. Possibly a bit drunk, but he's in a wheelchair and looks a bit disoriented and doesn't seem to be able to talk properly. There's also been some talk about Zeman being "unfit for office". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,204 Posted June 22, 2021 https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/tributes-paid-as-veteran-dup-mla-gordon-dunne-dies-40560487.html Gordon Dunne a former DUP member of the Northern Ireland assembly who stood down for health reasons very recently, has died aged 62. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 10,974 Posted June 22, 2021 6 minutes ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/tributes-paid-as-veteran-dup-mla-gordon-dunne-dies-40560487.html Gordon Dunne a former DUP member of the Northern Ireland assembly who stood down for health reasons very recently, has died aged 62. Cancer according to the Beeb. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,204 Posted June 22, 2021 22 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Cancer according to the Beeb. Do you know Is the system here similar to Holyrood parliament were a death of a sitting member doesn't lead to a by election but a replacement appointed from the party list? I may be misunderstanding and Holyrood only does that if a parliamentarian elected via the list passes away whilst in office? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 10,974 Posted June 22, 2021 7 minutes ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: Do you know Is the system here similar to Holyrood parliament were a death of a sitting member doesn't lead to a by election but a replacement appointed from the party list? I may be misunderstanding and Holyrood only does that if a parliamentarian elected via the list passes away whilst in office? I'm not sure. Looks to be completely different though. Gordon Dunne stood down a couple of weeks ago and the coverage says his son, Stephen Dunne, was "co-opted in" to replace him as the MLA for the constituency. Never known there to have been a by-election to the NI Assembly. Would appear to be that the winning party of that constituency from the most recent election just chooses a replacement. In Holyrood there are by-elections for the constituencies, auto-allocations from the party lists for the regions. I think Wales is the same? Someone on here will know better I'm sure. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,204 Posted June 22, 2021 12 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: I'm not sure. Looks to be completely different though. Gordon Dunne stood down a couple of weeks ago and the coverage says his son, Stephen Dunne, was "co-opted in" to replace him as the MLA for the constituency. Never known there to have been a by-election to the NI Assembly. Would appear to be that the winning party of that constituency from the most recent election just chooses a replacement. In Holyrood there are by-elections for the constituencies, auto-allocations from the party lists for the regions. I think Wales is the same? Someone on here will know better I'm sure. OK that makes sense actually.Thanks for your reply it's appreciated. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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arghton 6,114 Posted June 23, 2021 While doing a bit of research I found out that former Grenada Prime Minister Bernard Coard (b. 1945) recently lost his wife: https://thecaribbeancamera.com/phyllis-coard-member-of-grenada-17-dies-in-jamaica/ Phyllis and Bernard Coard were known for being some of the people who organized the coup against and killing of Prime Minister Maurice Bishop (1944-1983). Both Bishop and Coard were communists from the "New Jewel Movement", Bishop even named his son Vladimir Lenin. This Lenin died at age 16 after getting stabbed in a nightclub in Toronto in 1994. Also, Coard's successor, military strongman Hudson Austin (b. 1938) who ruled for a couple of days until the United States invasion of Grenada was in a house fire last year and is believed to be suffering from several medical issues. Soon to be Grenadead? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 559 Posted June 24, 2021 Benigno Aquino III, former President of the Philippines, has died at 61. 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,114 Posted June 24, 2021 Would've thought he'd be the last of this group to die (he's on the right): Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 18,967 Posted June 26, 2021 On 22/09/2017 at 16:56, drol said: Some more: Abdelmalek Benhabyles (1921) Lee Teng-hui (1923) Yasuhiro Nakasone (1918) Tomichi Murayama (1924) Khamtai Siphandon (1924) Mahatir Mohamed (1925) Abderrahmane Youssoufi (1924) Abdelsalam al-Majali (1925) Ali Hassan Mwinyi (1925) Antoine Gizenga (1925) Tran Thien Kiem (1925) Kim Jong-pil (1926) Yang Hyong-sop (1925) Kim Yong-nam (1928) Ri Kun-mo (1926) Abdoulaye Wade (1926) Khieu Sampan (1931) Abdur Rahman Biswas (1926) Kirti Nidhi Bista (1927) Albert Zafy (1927) Hamed Karoui (1927) Sisavat Keobounphahn (1928) Balak Sher Mazari (1928) Belaid Abdessalam (1928) Chung Won-shik (1928) Sam Nujoma (1929) Mengistu (1937) Gombojavyn Ochirbat (1929) Mohammad Hasan Sharq (1925) Lucas Mangope (1923) Ali Haroun (1927) Marcelino Dos Santos (1929) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (1929) Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (1929) Selim Hoss (1929) Following on from Tran Thien Kiem, apparently Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, caretaker PM of Pakistan has reportedly died: https://www.samaa.tv/news/2021/06/todays-outlook-former-caretaker-pm-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-dies/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 18,967 Posted June 26, 2021 David Mellor on GB News states that if every adulterer lost his job, the unemployment lines would be millions deep! Meantime, best headline of the day... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 17,738 Posted June 26, 2021 On 13/06/2017 at 23:28, YoungWillz said: Dick Leonard, 89 (12 Dec 1930), Labour (Romford 1970-74) Died on Thursday, according to Michael Crick. Founder of the Young Fabian Society as well as a Labour MP. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 10,035 Posted June 26, 2021 Haiti preacher president Jean-Bertrand Aristide in ICU with COVID and his mother has died at 100 of unrelated causes. Decrepit Brazil strongman José Sarney hospitalised with pleural effusion, but expected to be discharged soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 18,967 Posted June 26, 2021 Matt Hancockuphisaide has resigned: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jun/26/matt-hancock-resigns-after-questions-over-relationship-with-aide 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 7,940 Posted June 26, 2021 18 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Matt Hancockuphisaide has resigned: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jun/26/matt-hancock-resigns-after-questions-over-relationship-with-aide About 18 months too late. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 14,805 Posted June 26, 2021 Wonderful stuff 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,114 Posted June 26, 2021 13 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Following on from Tran Thien Kiem, apparently Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, caretaker PM of Pakistan has reportedly died: https://www.samaa.tv/news/2021/06/todays-outlook-former-caretaker-pm-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-dies/ He won't look as shiny as in that wikipedia picture in the future. Unless of course they mummify him or something else. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,019 Posted June 26, 2021 On 26/06/2013 at 21:34, DevonDeathTrip said: Irish Senator and former presidential candidate David Norris is undergoing treatment for "serious" cancer. Big interview with the senator about his cancer's return and subsequent treatment. Now if only he could do one of these interviews for a publication that doesn't have "Irish" at the start and mention his ex-boyfriend's passing, we can all go home happy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,114 Posted June 26, 2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Paulo_Bisol Jose Paulo Bisol, Brazilian politician and Lula's running mate in the 1989 elections is dead. Lula and Bisol lost to Fernando Collor (b. 1949) and Itamar Franco (1930-2011) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
