Lists of longest-lived State Leaders and Cardinals

This article lists the longest-lived State Leaders and Cardinals.

Gallery

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  Oldest:
   Cambodia
  Chau Sen Cocsal
  served 1962

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  2nd-Oldest:
   Template:WgTurkey
  Celål Bayar
  served 1937–1939

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  3rd-Oldest:
   France
  Antoine Pinay
  served 1952–1963

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  2nd-oldest ever:
   Ecuador
  Guillermo Rodriguez
  served: 1972–1976

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	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, 241 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	Death	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	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, 114 days

Asia

Name	State	Post	Birth	Became longest-lived	Death	Age	Ceased to be longest-lived Duration
Kiyoura Keigo	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	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	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, 241 days

Europe

Name	State	Post	Birth	Became longest-lived	Death	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	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, 177 days

North America

Name	State	Post	Birth	Became longest-lived	Death	Age	Ceased to be longest-lived Duration
Charles Tupper	Canada	Prime Minister (1896)	2 Jul 1821	?? ??	30 Oct 1915	94 years, 120 days	6 Sept 1950 ??
Pedro Lascuráin	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, 230 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, 30 days

South America

Name	State	Post	Birth	Became longest-lived	Death Age	Ceased to be longest-lived! Duration
Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol	Guatemala	Acting President (1865)	19 Oct 1802	??	14 May 1897 94 years, 207 days	23 Jun 1905 ??
João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu	Brazil	Prime Minister (1878–1880)	20 Nov 1810	23 Jun 1905	27 Dec 1906 96 years, 37 days	29 Apr 1945 39 years, 310 days
Alejandro Deustua	Peru	Prime Minister (1902)	22 Mar 1849	29 Apr 1945	6 Aug 1945 96 years, 137 days	31 Jul 1945 94 days
Alfredo Solf y Muro	Peru	Prime Minister (1939–1944)	15 Mar 1872	31 Jul 1945	14 Aug 1969 97 years, 152 days	31 Jan 1977 31 years, 184 days
Isidro Ayora	Ecuador	President (1926–1931)	31 Aug 1879	31 Jan 1977	22 Mar 1978 98 years, 203 days	2 Dec 2008 31 years, 306 days
Johan Ferrier	Suriname	President (1975–1980)	12 May 1910	2 Dec 2008	4 Jan 2010 99 years, 237 days	2 Jun 2012 3 years, 182 days
Telmo Vargas	Ecuador	Acting President (1966)	9 Oct 1912	2 Jun 2012	9 Aug 2013 100 years, 304 days	4 Sept 2024 12 years, 94 days
Guillermo Rodríguez		Acting President (1972–1976)	4 Nov 1923	23 Sept 2024	Alive 102 years, 32 days	present 1 year, 93 days

Cardinals

World-wide

Key

Longest-living

Name	Country	Rank and Titulus	Birth	Became Longest lived	Death	Age	Ceased to be Longest lived Duration
John Henry Newman C.O.	United Kingdom  England	Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro (1879–1890)	21 Feb 1801	??	11 Aug 1890	89 years, 171 days	29 Jul 1895 ??
Teodolfo Mertel	Papal States	Deacon of Sant'Eustachio (1858–1881) Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata (1881–1884) Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso (1884-1899)	6 Feb 1806	29 Jul 1895	11 Jul 1899	93 years, 152 days	7 May 1930 34 years, 282 days
Vincenzo Vannutelli	Italy	Priest of San Silvestro in Capite (1891–1900) Bishop of Palestrina (1900–1930) Bishop of Ostia (1915–1930)	5 Dec 1836	7 May 1930	9 Jul 1930	93 years, 216 days	3 Nov 1944 14 years, 180 days
Granito Pignatelli		Priest of Santa Maria in Degli Angeli (1911–1915) Bishop of Albano (1915–1948) Bishop of Ostia (1930–1948)	10 Apr 1851	3 Nov 1944	16 Feb 1948	96 years, 312 days	13 May 2000 55 years, 192 days
'Corrado Bafile	Italy	Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (1976-1987) Priest (pro hac vice) of Santa Maria in Portico (1987-2005)	4 Jul 1903	13 May 2000	3 Feb 2005	101 years, 214 days	present 25 years, 207 days

By Continent

Africa

Key

Longest-living

Name	Country	Rank and Titulus	Birth	Became Longest lived	Death	Age	Ceased to be Longes st lived Duration
Laurean Rugambwa	Tanganyika	Priest of San Francisco d'Assissi a Ripa Grande (1879–1890)	12 Jul 1912	31 Mar 1960	8 Dec 1997	85 years, 149 days	7 Oct 2003 43 years, 200 days
Peter Porekuu Dery	Ghana	Priest of Santa Elena fouri Porta Prenestina (2006–2008)	10 May 1918	7 Oct 2003	6 Mar 2008	93 years, 152 days	7 May 1930 34 years, 282 days
Vincenzo Vannutelli	Italy	Priest of San Silvestro in Capite (1891–1900) Bishop of Palestrina (1900–1930) Bishop of Ostia (1915–1930)	5 Dec 1836	7 May 1930	9 Jul 1930	93 years, 216 days	3 Nov 1944 14 years, 180 days
Granito Pignatelli		Priest of Santa Maria in Degli Angeli (1911–1915) Bishop of Albano (1915–1948) Bishop of Ostia (1930–1948)	10 Apr 1851	3 Nov 1944	16 Feb 1948	96 years, 312 days	13 May 2000 55 years, 192 days
'Corrado Bafile	Italy	Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (1976-1987) Priest (pro hac vice) of Santa Maria in Portico (1987-2005)	4 Jul 1903	13 May 2000	3 Feb 2005	101 years, 214 days	present 25 years, 207 days

See also

• List of longest-living state leaders
• List of longest-living cardinals