Politics
Presidents, prime ministers, ministers and campaigners who shaped the countries they served. 394 people are remembered here. Light a candle, read their story, and add a memory of your own.
Charles Josselin1938 – 2026 · PoliticianBreton socialist who renamed the Côtes-d'Armor and beat Big Oil.
63 candles · 7 tributes
Georgy Matyukhin1934 – 2026 · economistFirst Bank of Russia chairman, who built a two-tier system as the Soviet Union ended.
61 candles · 9 tributes
Narana Coissoró1931 – 2026 · LawyerGoan-born lawyer and CDS deputy who led a parliamentary group and called himself a Hindu democrat.
59 candles · 10 tributes
Dakila Cua1977 – 2026 · PoliticianYoungest Quirino vice governor who authored TRAIN and led Philippine local governments.
58 candles · 9 tributes
Dax Cua1977 – 2026 · PoliticianQuirino governor who authored TRAIN and championed local government.
56 candles · 4 tributes
Siddeque Ahmed1962 – 2026 · PoliticianFour-term Karimganj South MLA and Assam minister who shaped Barak Valley politics for a generation.
56 candles · 9 tributes
Vadim Popov1940 – 2026 · PoliticianTwice Speaker of Belarus's lower house, he asked that Belarusians live with dignity.
55 candles · 8 tributes
Ramon Espinar Gallego1954 – 2026 · Spanish politician and lawyerFirst president of the Madrid Assembly and the first democratic mayor of Leganes.
54 candles · 5 tributes
Abdul Jalil Mastan1958 – 2026 · PoliticianSeemanchal Congress stalwart who held Bihar's prohibition portfolio when the state went dry.
53 candles · 6 tributes
Elco Brinkman1948 – 2026 · PoliticianDutch minister and CDA leader who coined the caring society and never reached the premiership.
53 candles · 6 tributes
Bello Mandiya1964 – 2026 · PoliticianA Ninth Senate lawmaker who carried Katsina South's water, school and security worries onto the floor in Abuja.
52 candles · 5 tributes
Yvette Roudy1929 – 2026 · PoliticianFrance's first women's rights minister. She made abortion reimbursable and wrote equality into working life.
52 candles · 8 tributes
Raffaele Costa1936 – 2026 · Italian politicianPiedmontese liberal who led the PLI's last season and fought waste with hospital blitzes.
48 candles · 9 tributes
J. Dewayne Thomas† 2026 · Chancery Court judgeLongest-serving Hinds chancellor, devoted to children and the vulnerable.
47 candles · 7 tributes
Klaus Hänsch1938 – 2026 · SPD politicianFormer EP President who brought Klartext from Erkrath to Strasbourg and made Commissioner hearings public.
47 candles · 4 tributes
William Gummow1942 – 2026 · Justice of the High Court of AustraliaTowering equity scholar and High Court justice who shaped Australian private law.
44 candles · 7 tributes
Mehdi Zana1940 – 2026 · Kurdish politicianDiyarbakir's independent socialist mayor; Prison No. 5 witness for Kurdish rights.
43 candles · 5 tributes
Zenyazen Escobar García1984 – 2026 · PoliticianVeracruz teacher and Morena deputy who said the nation is built in the classroom.
42 candles · 7 tributes
Errol Romero1937 – 2026 · Iberia Parish sheriffThe only Iberia leader elected sheriff, state representative, and parish president.
41 candles · 7 tributes
Rudy Ariffin1953 – 2026 · Civil servantTwo-term South Kalimantan governor who moved the capital offices and barred coal trucks from public roads.
41 candles · 8 tributes
Byron Sher1928 – 2026 · PoliticianQuiet Stanford professor who wrote California's clean air, water and climate laws.
38 candles · 7 tributes
Tung Chee-hwa1937 – 2026 · Shipping executive and businessmanHong Kong's first Chief Executive, a shipping heir who led the city through the 1997 handover.
37 candles · 9 tributes
Alla Nani1969 – 2026 · PoliticianEluru MLA and Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister who steered health policy through the pandemic years.
36 candles · 9 tributes
Mary Gaudron1943 – 2026 · LawyerAustralia's first female High Court justice, equal-pay advocate and steadfast voice for the rule of law.
36 candles · 8 tributes
Art Garnes1947 – 2026 · EducatorAlliance educator and council president who served his hometown for a lifetime.
35 candles · 6 tributes
Dolores Sibonga1931 – 2026 · LawyerTrailblazing Filipina American lawyer and Seattle councilmember who opened doors for women of color.
35 candles · 9 tributes
Viktor Anuškevičius1962 – 2026 · PoliticianTwo-term mayor who opened Ivano-Frankivsk to the world and set its history in bronze.
34 candles · 9 tributes
Cheryl Hall1950 – 2026 · ActressCitizen Smith's Shirley, Doctor Who's Shirna, and a fierce Labour voice for Kent.
34 candles · 9 tributes
Tara Singh Varma1948 – 2026 · Dutch politicianFirst woman of colour in the Dutch Tweede Kamer; Bijlmer inquiry member whose career ended in scandal.
33 candles · 5 tributes
E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan1947 – 2026 · PoliticianCongress lawyer-minister who carried Sivaganga from panchayat halls to Parliament and the UN.
32 candles · 7 tributes
Eric Zahnd† 2026 · Prosecuting Attorney of Platte CountyLongest-serving Platte County prosecutor; defender of children and public safety.
32 candles · 4 tributes
Madan Bafna† 2026 · PoliticianMaval MLA and Maharashtra minister of state who rose from Vadgaon gram panchayat to cabinet and NCP organising.
32 candles · 10 tributes
Jon Kyl1942 – 2026 · PoliticianArizona senator and Minority Whip who returned briefly to fill John McCain's seat.
31 candles · 7 tributes
Hafidh Ameir Hassan1946 – 2026 · agriculturalistTanzania's first First Gentleman, a teacher who stayed offstage.
31 candles · 4 tributes
Gastón Acurio Velarde1930 – 2026 · Civil engineerCusco engineer who helped found Acción Popular, built roads as minister, and served three Senate terms.
30 candles · 6 tributes
Barry T. Parker1932 – 2026 · AttorneyNew Jersey Assembly Speaker and Senate Minority Leader who sought the governorship in 1981.
28 candles · 4 tributes
Anay Beltrán Reyes1981 – 2026 · Federal deputy (Morena)Morena federal deputy for Tultitlán; lawyer and local organizer.
27 candles · 2 tributes
Seppo Lindblom1935 – 2026 · Minister of Trade and IndustryFinnish trade minister, Bank of Finland board member, and Social Democratic economist.
25 candles · 4 tributes
Raif Dizdarevic1926 – 2026 · Yugoslav-Bosnian politicianPartisan diplomat who led Yugoslavia's Presidency in crisis and stayed in besieged Sarajevo.
25 candles · 3 tributes
Alfredo Mantica1943 – 2026 · PoliticianRimini-born senator; Berlusconi undersecretary for foreign affairs.
15 candles · 5 tributes
Raul Daza1935 – 2026 · PoliticianLawyer and Liberal who stood against martial law and served Northern Samar for five decades.
11 candles · 1 tributes
Michelle Morales† 2026 · Community organizer and foundation presidentShe organized for justice all her life and made sure everyone had a seat at the table.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Rinze Visser1938 – 2026 · Communist politician and municipal councillorLemmer communist who served his town for 56 years, the longest serving councillor in the Netherlands.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Gary Daugherty1967 – 2026 · PoliticianKane County Board member and brief Illinois House appointee who taught firearm and motorcycle safety.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Vijai Singh Mankotia† 2026 · PoliticianFive time Shahpur MLA, army Major and outspoken Himachal minister.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Juraj Hraško1931 – 2026 · soil scientistFounder of modern Slovak pedology, environment minister and ambassador to Switzerland.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Pilar Malla Escofet1931 – 2026 · Social workerBarcelona's first ombudsman and a lifelong voice for the poor.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Cathie Craigie1954 – 2026 · PoliticianLabour MSP for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth; first woman to steer a Member's Bill through Holyrood.
10 candles · 1 tributes