Lists of longest-lived State Leaders and Cardinals
This article lists the longest-lived State Leaders and Cardinals.
Gallery
Oldest:
Cambodia
Chau Sen Cocsal
served 1962
2nd-Oldest:
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Celål Bayar
served 1937–1939
3rd-Oldest:
France
Antoine Pinay
served 1952–1963
2nd-oldest ever:
Ecuador
Guillermo Rodriguez
served: 1972–1976
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State Leaders
World-wide
| Longest-living |
| From | Until Duration |
Name | State | Post | Birth | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ?? | 30 Oct 1915 | Baron Ignaz Von Plener |  Austria-Hungary
|
Minister-President (1870) | 21 May 1810 | 17 Feb 1908 (aged 97 years, 272 days) |
| 30 Oct 1915 | 9 Mar 1958 42 years, 130 days |
Artúr Görgei | .svg){kind=small} Hungary
|
Acting Governor-President (1849) | 30 Jan 1818 | 21 May 1916 (aged 98 years, 112 days) |
| 9 Mar 1958 | 13 Jun 1984 26 years, 97 days |
Christopher Hornsrud |  Norway
|
Prime Minister (1928) | 15 Nov 1859 | 12 Dec 1960 (aged 101 years, 27 days) |
| 13 Jun 1984 | 9 Apr 2008 23 years, 301 days |
Celál Bayar |  Turkey
|
Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960) |
16 May 1883 | 22 Aug 1986 (aged 103 years, 98 days) |
| 9 Apr 2008 | present 17 years, 288 days |
Chau Sen Cocsal |  Cambodia
|
Acting Prime Minister (1962) | 1 Sept 1905 | 22 Jan 2009 (aged 103 years, 143 days) |
By Continent
Africa
| Name | State | Post | Birth | Became longest-lived | Age | Ceased to be longest-lived | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahar Ben Ammar |  Tunisia |
Prime Minister (1966–1967) | 25 Nov 1889 | ?? | 10 May 1985 | 95 years, 166 days | 16 Jun 1994 ?? |
| Hastings Banda |  Sudan |
Prime Minister (1964-1966) President (1966-1994) |
1898 | 16 Jun 1994 | 25 Nov 1997 | 98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days | 6 Mar 2009 14 years, 265 days |
| Abdel Halim Muhammad | .svg){kind=small} Sudan |
Member of the Sovereignty Council (1964-1965) | 10 Apr 1910 | 6 Mar 2009 | 16 Apr 2009 | 99 years, 6 days | 7 Jan 2012 2 years, 307 days |
| Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein |  Somalia |
Interim President (1969) | 1912 | 7 Jan 2012 | 12 Jun 2012 | 99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days | 14 Aug 2016 4 years, 280 days |
| Babiker Awadalla | Sudan |
Prime Minister (1969) | 2 Mar 1917 | 14 Aug 2016 | 17 Jan 2019 | 101 years, 321 days | present 9 years, 161 days |
Asia
| Name | State | Post | Birth | Became longest-lived | Age | Ceased to be longest-lived | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiyoura Keigo | .svg){kind=small} Japan |
Prime Minister (1922-1924) | 14 Feb 1850 or 27 Mar 1850 |
?? | 5 Nov 1942 | 92 years, 193 days or 92 years, 233 days |
20 Sept 1951 or 30 Oct 1951 ?? |
| Sa Zenbing | .svg){kind=small} China |
Acting Premier (1920) | 30 Mar 1859 | 20 Sept 1951 or 30 Oct 1951 |
10 Apr 1952 | 93 years, 10 days | 2 Apr 1962 10 years, 155 daysor 10 years, 195 days |
| Emilio Aguinaldo | .svg){kind=small} Philippines |
President (1899–1901) | 22 Mar 1869 | 2 Apr 1962 | 6 Feb 1964 | 94 years, 321 days | 3 Apr 1978 16 years, 1 day |
| Celál Bayar | Turkey |
Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960) |
16 May 1883 | 3 Apr 1978 | 22 Aug 1986 | 103 years, 98 days | 9 Apr 2009 30 years, 6 days |
| Chau Sen Cocsal | Cambodia |
Acting Prime Minister (1962) | 1 Sept 1905 | 9 Apr 2008 | 22 Jan 2009 | 103 years, 143 days | present 17 years, 288 days |
Europe
| Name | State | Post | Birth | Became longest-lived | Age | Ceased to be longest-lived | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count Johann Bernhard von Rechberg und Rothenlöwen | Austria |
President of the Conference of Ministers (1859-1871) | 17 Jul 1806 | ?? | 26 Feb 1899 | 92 years, 224 days | 12 Oct 1902 ?? |
| Leo XIII |  Holy See |
Pope (1878-1903) | 2 Mar 1810 | 12 Oct 1902 | 20 Jul 1903 | 93 years, 140 days | 7 Oct 1903 360 days |
| Baron Ignaz von Plener | Cislethania |
Minister-President (1870) | 21 May 1810 | 8 Oct 1903 | 17 Feb 1908 | 97 years, 272 days | 9 May 1915 12 years, 214 days |
| Artúr Görgei | .svg){kind=small} Hungary |
Acting Governor-President (1849) | 18 Jan 1818 | 16 Oct 1915 | 21 May 1916 | 98 years, 112 days | 9 Mar 1958 42 years, 130 days |
| Christopher Hornsrud | Norway |
Prime Minister (1928) | 15 Nov 1859 | 9 Mar 1958 | 12 Dec 1960 | 101 years, 27 days | 13 Jun 1984 26 years, 97 days |
| Celál Bayar | Turkey |
Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960) |
16 May 1883 | 12 Jun 1984 | 22 Aug 1986 | 103 years, 98 days | present 41 years, 224 days |
North America
| Name | State | Post | Birth | Became longest-lived | Age | Ceased to be longest-lived | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Tupper | .svg){kind=small} Canada |
Prime Minister (1896) | 2 Jul 1821 | ?? ?? |
30 Oct 1915 | 94 years, 120 days | 6 Sept 1950 ?? |
| Pedro Lascuráin | .svg){kind=small} Mexico |
President (1913) | 8 May 1856 | 6 Sept 1950 | 21 Jul 1952 | 96 years, 74 days | 11 Sept 1988 38 years, 5 days |
| Clifford Campbell |  Jamaica
|
Governor-General (1962–1973) | 28 Jun 1892 | 11 Sept 1988 | 28 Sept 1991 | 99 years, 92 days | 20 Apr 2021 32 years, 221 days |
| Luis Echeverría |  Mexico |
President (1970–1976) | 17 Jan 1922 | 20 Apr 2021 | 8 Jul 2022 | 100 years, 172 days | present 4 years, 277 days |
Oceania
| Name | State | Post | Birth | Became longest-lived | Death | Age | Ceased to be longest-lived | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Stout |  New Zealand |
Prime Minister (1884, 1884-1887) | 28 Sept 1844 | ?? ?? |
19 Jul 1930 | 85 years, 294 days | 28 May 1941 ?? | |
| Isaac Isaacs |  Australia |
Governor-General (1931-1936) | 6 Aug 1855 | 28 May 1941 | 11 Feb 1948 | 92 years, 190 days | 4 Apr 1984 42 years, 312 days | |
| William McKell | Governor-General (1947-1953) | 26 Sept 1891 | 4 Apr 1984 | 11 Jan 1985 | 93 years, 107 days | 22 Apr 2006 24 years, 18 days | ||
| Malietoa Tanumafili II |  Samoa |
O le Ao o le Malo (1962–1973) | 4 Jan 1913 | 11 Sept 1988 | 11 May 2007 | 94 years, 127 days | 16 Nov 2010 6 years, 66 days | |
| Gough Whitlam | Australia |
Prime Minister (1972–1975) | 11 Jul 1916 | 16 Nov 2010 | 21 Oct 2014 | 98 years, 108 days | present 15 years, 77 days |