Political Frailty

[Captain Hemlock 742]

14 hours ago, gcreptile said:

Former mayor of Los Angeles, Richard Riordan, a Republican, dead at 92:

https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2023-04-19/richard-riordan-los-angeles-mayor-dead

 

DDP pick

Surprisingly, he’s my first hit of the year in alt.obits deadpool. I also played him in Death By Numbers.

 

QO: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/richard-riordan-los-angeles-mayor-death-b2323800.html?amp

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Sheffield councillor Jan Fiore has died at the age of 77.

SC

[arghton 6,726]

On 09/06/2022 at 22:23, arghton said:

nonagenarian/centenarian South American politicians. 

 

COLOMBIA 

Samuel Moreno Díaz (1921) Former Senator.

Alfonso Araújo Cotes (1924) Former Governor of the Department of Cesar.

Alfonso Araújo Cotes, Colombian politician and twice the Governor of the Department of Cesar, dead at 99.

 

Samuel Moreno Díaz died last month at 101. His son Samuel Moreno Rojas died a few months ago too. 

[drol 11,945]

Former Jordanian PM Mudar Badran dead at 89.

[drol 11,945]

On 27/10/2022 at 14:09, arghton said:

Tony Street, Australia's Minister of Foreign Affairs 1980-1983 (also held other positions in Malcolm Fraser's govt) dead at 96.

 

Australia has a lot of elderly politicians. Bill Grayden is 102, Elisabeth Kirkby is 101, Wylie Gibbs is 100, Tom Hughes and Bill Nankivell are 99, former Governor of South Australia Eric Neal is 98, Ron Elstob is 97, Hugh Hiscutt and former President of the Senate Doug McClelland are 96 (not sure if Neville Harper is alive, if he is, he's also 96), Bruce Eastick, Bob Ellicott and others are 95.

 

NZ has a few born in the 1920s (Gray Nelson and former National Party Chairman George Chapman are 95, Hugh Templeton and Colin Moyle are 93. Old populist George Groombridge, still marked living on Wiki, died this year at 94)

 

Other Oceanian countries + Hawaii and other territories have only* George Ariyoshi, former Gov of Hawaii, 96 and Marshall Islands' former First Lady Emlain Kabua who is 94. I'm amazed by how Emlain Kabua has lived so long, has also been quite frail for the last few years.

Charles Walker, ancient Fijian politician and former Minister of Finance died last year at 92 according to facebook posts.

 

*Counting those born 1930-1932, there's also 92-year-old Hawaii Republican Pat Saiki, ex-President of French Polynesia Gaston Flosse, 91, Falima Teao of Tokelau who like Visesio Moeliku I doubt is alive and Harish Sharma of Fiji. Average life expectancy of an Oceanian politician seems to be around half of that of a tennis player/Chinese politician.

The best I found so far is this video, but it seems Emlain Kabua died earlier this month at 95.

 

EDIT: Taiwan expressed condolences about her death, so confirmed.

[Octopus of Odstock 2,195]

On 23/01/2022 at 15:26, arghton said:

A list I've been working on for a while, health/health history of the top 100 oldest state leaders...

 

Part 1/2, up to place 50:

 

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52. Albert Ndele Bamu (15 August 1930-) Ancient.

 

 

 

Ndele died on the 1st April - https://www.digitalcongo.net/article/642c262a49a408687bb4b86a (in French)

 

I think chosen in a few DP's?

[Grimgrass 514]

On 18/03/2023 at 14:45, arghton said:

Four ministers of the Feb-Sept 1972 Paasio II government left, known as "Nappulaliiga" ("child league") for having a large amount of ministers under 45, multiple under 30. Those still living are Seija Karkinen, 86, second Minister at the Ministry of Finance, Matti Louekoski, 81, Minister at the Prime Minister's Office, Seppo Lindblom, 87, Minister at the Ministry of Trade and Industry and Ulf Sundqvist, 78, Minister of Education. Sundqvist is a heart attack, brain tumor and mouth cancer survivor who chainsmoked for four decades, Lindblom has been frail for a while. Louekoski is still active.

Ulf Sundqvist dead at 78: https://yle.fi/a/74-20028458

[roaming_comrade 471]

On 22/04/2023 at 15:57, drol said:

Former Jordanian PM Mudar Badran dead at 89.

that was the first death on the Top 100 oldest State leaders list in like 2-3 months.

Or wait actually there were two.

[arghton 6,726]

On 02/08/2022 at 23:10, arghton said:

1. Germany (Including "less notable" names up to 1925)

Olga Sippl (1920) Social Democrat, founding member of the Seliger-Gemeinde.

Reinhard Sommer (1921) Trade unionist, SPD member. Retired due to poor health 1988-1989, is he alive?

Ernst Gerhardt (1921) CDU local politician.

Herbert Weiz (1924) Minister of Science and Technology of East Germany 1974-1989. Alive?

Hans Reichelt (1925) Minister of Environmental Protection and Water Management of East Germany 1972-1990.

Werner Schmieder (1926) Finance Minister of East Germany 1980-1981.

Oscar Schneider (1927) Minister of Construction 1982-1989.

Ernst Mecklenburg (1927) Chairman of the Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany 1982-1987, retired due to health reasons in the 80s, alive?

Ludwig A. Rehlinger (1927) West German official who traded political prisoners.

Gerhard Woitzik (1927-2023) Two-time leader of the Centre Party.

Hans Modrow (1928-2023) Chairman of the Council of Ministers of East Germany 1989-1990

Klaus von Dohnanyi (1928) Mayor of Hamburg 1981-1988

Werner Krolikowski (1928) East Germany politburo member. Alive?

...

 

 

4. Spain (Including "less notable" names up to 1927)

Antonio Alvarado Largo (1912-2022) Oldest man in Spain, Mayor of Cremenes 1987-1996, Spanish Civil War vet.

Mateo Balbuena Iglesias (1913) Communist politician/author, Spanish Civil War vet.

Josep Rahola i d'Espona (1918-2023) Catalonian communist, former senator, Spanish Civil War vet.

Antolín de Santiago (1918) Ex-Mayor of Valladolid and 70s Civil Governor.

Ángeles Flórez Peón (1918) Writer/politician, Honorary President of the Socialist Youth of Asturias, last Spanish Civil War socialist militiawoman.

Pedro Morales Moya (1922) Former Deputy.

...

Updating this list.

 

Ludwig A. Rehlinger, West German official, secretary of state died late last month at 95 without much fanfare. Werner Krolikowski is marked to have died in 2016 on the German wiki.

 

Looking at Spain's list, I'm suprised how many of the centenarians/near-centenarians are still going, however Antolín de Santiago might have died off-radar. Ancient communist Mateo Balbuena Iglesias' wife of 78 years died at 102 in October and I don't think he's made any appearances since 2020. Morales Moya is alive but looks quite frail in this image from January.

[Lafaucheuse 4,046]

François Leotard (wiki), former french minister of culture (1986-88) and armed force (1993-95) dead at 81. He was also the brother of actor Philippe Leotard (wiki).

[maryportfuncity 10,646]

Andrew "Brexit" Bridgen now expelled from the Conservative Party to add to the current suspension of the whip. They've been angling to rid themselves of this ongoing calamity since Boris went and the ERG influence waned. Bridgen's self-made misfortunes have been posted here (I know, because I was posting). Ongoing legal trouble with his estranged family which could easily result in a rent-bill for a family-owned property that would bankrupt him, so this expulsion saves the Conservatives the embarrassment of one of their own being forced out of parliament because he can't clear his debts. 

 

That said, I'm seeing no hunger for a by-election despite Bridgen taking 62.8% of the last vote

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-65402195

 

[Ulitzer95 12,596]

5 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said:

Andrew "Brexit" Bridgen now expelled from the Conservative Party to add to the current suspension of the whip. They've been angling to rid themselves of this ongoing calamity since Boris went and the ERG influence waned. Bridgen's self-made misfortunes have been posted here (I know, because I was posting). Ongoing legal trouble with his estranged family which could easily result in a rent-bill for a family-owned property that would bankrupt him, so this expulsion saves the Conservatives the embarrassment of one of their own being forced out of parliament because he can't clear his debts. 

 

That said, I'm seeing no hunger for a by-election despite Bridgen taking 62.8% of the last vote

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-65402195

 

Not the whole story. I know Andrew. They expelled him because they got wind of the fact he was away to make a defection to another party ahead of the local elections.

[maryportfuncity 10,646]

1 minute ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Not the whole story. I know Andrew. They expelled him because they got wind of the fact he was away to make a defection to another party ahead of the local elections.

 

 

Oh aye, which party if you don't mind me asking - I'm guessing Reform UK

 

Also, am I right in thinking that despite being evicted from the family-owned property and landed with a massive legal bill last year he hasn't paid the outstanding rent on the £1.5 million property he had been living in? 

 

Feel free to post about his better qualities as well, of course.

[Ulitzer95 12,596]

1 hour ago, maryportfuncity said:

 

 

Oh aye, which party if you don't mind me asking - I'm guessing Reform UK

 

Also, am I right in thinking that despite being evicted from the family-owned property and landed with a massive legal bill last year he hasn't paid the outstanding rent on the £1.5 million property he had been living in? 

 

Feel free to post about his better qualities as well, of course.

Worse – Reclaim!

[maryportfuncity 10,646]

1 hour ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Worse – Reclaim!

 

 

Ah FFS, last time I looked there was a rant on the homepage making it fairly clear that mob are at least partly an ego-trip for Lawrence Fox who was an actor and "hopes to be again" (in other words the cruel conspiracy denies him a living and the whole message about him is a dog whistle to anyone else who feels similarly marginalised). 

 

Bridgen would likely be some kind of able lieutenant to that, then.

[Drewsky1211 4,740]

Jerry Apodaca, who served as the governor of New Mexico from 1975 to 1979, has died at 88.

[Youth in Asia 1,087]

Erdogan had some kind of medical emergency on Turkish TV. Seems to have a long standing gastro-intestinal problem.

[Lafaucheuse 4,046]

Tony Dreyfus, former french secretary of state (1988-1991) under Mitterrand, mayor of the Xth district of Paris died yesterday at 84. 

[Thatcher 2,411]

On 16/11/2019 at 17:17, gcreptile said:

President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic currently hospitalised with heart problems:

https://www.gulftoday.ae/news/2019/11/16/serbian-president-aleksandar-vucic-hospitalised-with-heart-problems

Once again, President Vucic reportedly hospitalised.

[drol 11,945]

12 minutes ago, Thatcher said:

Once again, President Vucic reportedly hospitalised.

Reported by one single source 12 hours ago, and that's again an "opposition source".

 

I smell bullshit from ten miles away.

[Thatcher 2,411]

8 minutes ago, drol said:

Reported by one single source 12 hours ago, and that's again an "opposition source".

 

I smell bullshit from ten miles away.

“Not an immediate danger, I’d say” - Drol, 17 April 2023, in response to reports of a downturn in Barry Humphries health, 5 days before his death  

[drol 11,945]

10 minutes ago, Thatcher said:

“Not an immediate danger, I’d say” - Drol, 17 April 2023, in response to reports of a downturn in Barry Humphries health, 5 days before his death  

I like to poke the bear with a stick 

[drol 11,945]

3 hours ago, Thatcher said:

Once again, President Vucic reportedly hospitalised.

Fake newssss.

[YoungWillz 21,044]

Times obit for former journalist and MP for Nantwich John Cockcroft aged 88: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/john-cockcroft-obituary-bbzcrpbmc

[drol 11,945]

Khaleda the fraud hospitalised yet again .