List of centenarians (politicians and civil servants)
Appearance
The following is a list of centenarians – specifically, people who became famous as politicians and government servants – known for reasons other than their longevity. For more lists, see lists of centenarians.
Name | Lifespan | Age | Notability |
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Giuseppe Alessi | 1905–2009 | 103 | Italian politician[1] |
Randi Anda | 1898–1999 | 100 | Norwegian politician[2] |
Jesse Bankston | 1907–2010 | 103 | American Democratic party activist and president of Louisiana Public Broadcasting[3] |
Celâl Bayar | 1883–1986 | 103 | President of Turkey |
Earl Hanley Beshlin | 1870–1971 | 101 | American congressman |
Saul Bonnell | 1871–1973 | 101 | Canadian politician[4] |
Robert R. Bowie | 1909 – | 115 | American deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency[5] |
Sir Harry Brittain | 1873–1974 | 100 | British politician, journalist and founder of the Empire Press Union |
Dominick Browne, 4th Baron Oranmore and Browne | 1901–2002 | 100 | Longest serving British peer |
Morley Byron Bursey | 1912 – | 112 | Canadian diplomat[6] |
Zhang Qun | 1889–1990 | 101 | Chinese politician |
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum | 1905–2009 | 103 | Cambodian Prime Minister[7] |
Binod Bihari Chowdhury | 1911–2013 | 102 | Bangladeshi activist for Indian independence[8] |
Keir Clark | 1910–2010 | 100 | Canadian politician[9] |
Roswell K. Colcord | 1839–1939 | 100 | American governor of Nevada |
Cornelius Cole | 1822–1924 | 102 | Longest-lived American senator |
Elizabeth Couchman | 1876–1982 | 106 | Australian Liberal Party politician |
Sir Walter Crocker | 1902–2002 | 100 | Australian diplomat, politician and writer |
Birgit Dalland | 1907–2007 | 100 | Norwegian politician[10] |
Jimmie Davis | 1899–2000 | 101 | American governor of Louisiana and singer |
Peter J. De Muth | 1892–1993 | 101 | American Congressman |
Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres | 1721–1824 | 102 | Swiss-born cartographer and Canadian statesman |
Leon Despres | 1908–2009 | 101 | American Chicago City Council member and attorney[11] |
Georges-Casimir Dessaulles | 1827–1930 | 102 | Canadian senator |
Charles S. Dewey | 1880–1980 | 100 | American congressman[12] |
Frank DiPaolo | 1906–2013 | 106 | American politician and mentor to Patrick J. Kennedy[13] |
Floyd Dominy | 1909–2010 | 100 | American commissioner of the United States Bureau of Reclamation[14] |
Kazi Lhendup Dorjee | 1904–2007 | 102 | Indian politician and first Chief Minister of Sikkim |
Willem Drees | 1886–1988 | 101 | Dutch politician. Prime Minister of the Netherlands |
Eleanor Lansing Dulles | 1895–1996 | 101 | American diplomat |
Fanny Edelman | 1911–2011 | 100 | Argentine politician[15] |
Jules Ellenberger | 1871–1973 | 102 | British colonial administrator |
Josef Felder | 1900–2000 | 100 | German politician |
Edward Fenlon | 1903–2010 | 106 | American member of the Michigan House of Representatives |
Hamilton Fish III | 1888–1991 | 102 | American Congressman |
Thelma Forbes | 1910–2012 | 101 | Canadian politician[16] |
Dorothy Geeben | 1908–2010 | 101 | American mayor of Ocean Breeze Park, Florida[17] |
Henry R. Gibson | 1837–1938 | 100 | American Congressman |
Marinus van der Goes van Naters | 1900–2005 | 104 | Dutch politician. Member of the House of Representatives, Member of the European Parliament |
Bernardino González Ruíz | 1911–2012 | 101 | Panamanian President[18] |
Edgar Granville, Baron Granville of Eye | 1898–1998 | 100 | British politician and life peer |
Hassan al-Hakim | 1886–1988 | 101–102 | Syrian Prime Minister |
Ruth Hamilton | 1898–2008 | 109 | American politician in the New Hampshire legislature[19] |
Augustus F. Hawkins | 1907–2007 | 100 | American Congressman |
Bert Hazell | 1907–2009 | 101 | British Member of Parliament[20] |
John N. Heiskell | 1872–1972 | 100 | American Senator from Arkansas and newspaper publisher[21] |
Gerard Helders | 1905–2013 | 107 | Dutch politician. Minister of Colonial Affairs, Member of the Council of State[22] |
Fritz Hellwig | 1912 – | 112 | German politician and European Commissioner[23] |
Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | 1887–1990 | 102 | Japanese Prime Minister |
Christopher Hornsrud | 1859–1960 | 101 | Norwegian Prime Minister |
Johan van Hulst | 1911 – | 113 | Dutch politician. Member of the Senate, Member of the European Parliament[24] |
Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein | 1912–2012 | 100 | Somali President[25] |
Brajamohan Jamatia | 1905–2012 | 106 | Indian politician[26] |
Denny Jones | 1910–2012 | 101 | American politician[27] |
Russell Jump | 1895–2000 | 105 | American mayor of Wichita, Kansas[28] |
Konstantinos Kallias | 1901–2004 | 102 | Greek politician |
Toshikazu Kase | 1903–2004 | 101 | Japanese diplomat |
George F. Kennan | 1904–2005 | 101 | American Cold War policy architect |
Muhammad Aslam Khan Khattak | 1908–2008 | 100 | Pakistani politician[29] |
William V. Knott | 1863–1965 | 101 | American treasurer of Florida[30] |
Alf Landon | 1887–1987 | 100 | American governor of Kansas and presidential nominee |
Haakon Lie | 1905–2009 | 103 | Norwegian secretary of the Norwegian Labour Party[31] |
Sigurd Marcussen | 1905–2006 | 101 | Norwegian politician[32] |
Richard McHeffy | 1773–1874 | 100 | Canadian politician[33] |
Cameron Ross McIntosh | 1871–1971 | 100 | Canadian politician and newspaper publisher |
Enolia McMillan | 1904–2006 | 102 | American former president of NAACP |
Sir Moses Montefiore | 1784–1885 | 100 | British Sheriff of London |
Cecil Morgan | 1898–1999 | 100 | American politician in Louisiana |
Sir William Mulock | 1843–1944 | 101 | Canadian politician and cabinet member |
Muhammad al-Muqri | 1844/1854–1957 | 102–112 | Moroccan Grand Vizier |
George Alexander Parks | 1883–1984 | 100 | American territorial governor of Alaska |
Norman McLeod Paterson | 1883–1983 | 100 | Canadian senator and businessman |
Antoine Pinay | 1891–1994 | 102 | French prime minister |
Edward Bernard Raczyński | 1891–1993 | 102 | Polish diplomat and President in exile |
Richard Gavin Reid | 1879–1980 | 101 | Canadian premier of Alberta |
Ernie Renzel | 1907–2007 | 100 | American mayor of San Jose, California |
Elmer Ernest Roper | 1893–1994 | 101 | Canadian mayor of Edmonton |
Albert Rosellini | 1910–2011 | 101 | American governor of Washington[34] |
Nellie Tayloe Ross | 1876–1977 | 100 | American governor, first female governor in the United States |
Susanna M. Salter | 1860–1961 | 101 | American mayor of Argonia, Kansas, first female mayor in the United States |
Murray Seasongood | 1878–1983 | 104 | American mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio |
Keshavram Kashiram Shastri | 1905–2006 | 101 | Indian politician |
Manny Shinwell, Baron Shinwell | 1884–1986 | 101 | British politician |
R. Smith Simpson | 1906–2010 | 103 | American Foreign Service Officer[35] |
Clark S. Smith | 1912– | 112 | American politician[36] |
William Alex Stolt | 1900–2001 | 100 | American mayor of Anchorage, Alaska |
Ramón Serrano Súñer | 1901–2003 | 101 | Spanish politician |
Soong May-ling | 1897/8–2003 | 105–106 | Chinese politician and wife of Chiang Kai-shek |
John Ward Studebaker | 1887–1989 | 102 | American Commissioner of Education |
Henrik Svensen | 1904–2007 | 103 | Norwegian Member of Parliament[37] |
M. Harvey Taylor | 1876–1982 | 105 | American politician[38] |
Theodore Cooke Taylor | 1850–1952 | 102 | Longest-lived member of the British Parliament[39] |
Terentia | 98 BC–4 AD | 103 | Ancient Roman wife of Cicero[40] |
Maurice Thatcher | 1870–1973 | 102 | American congressman and Military Governor of the Panama Canal Zone |
Francis Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 8th Baron Thurlow | 1912–2013 | 101 | British diplomat, Governor of the Bahamas[41] |
Strom Thurmond | 1902–2003 | 100 | American Senator |
Per Tønder | 1911 – | 113 | Norwegian Labour politician[42] |
Arna Vågen | 1905–2005 | 100 | Norwegian politician[43] |
David Wark | 1804–1905 | 101 | Canadian Senator |
Cornelius Wiebe | 1893–1999 | 106 | Canadian MLA from Manitoba |
John Wingblade | 1883–1984 | 101 | Canadian politician[44] |
Jim Wiwa | 1904–2005 | 100–101 | Nigerian chief of the Ogoni people |
Zhang Xueliang | 1901–2001 | 100 | Chinese General and instigator of the Xi'an Incident |
John C. Zimmerman, Sr. | 1835–1935 | 100 | American politician and mayor of Flint, Michigan[45] |
Xenophon Zolotas | 1904–2004 | 100 | Prime Minister of Greece |
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