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Naomi Long

**Naomi Rachel Long** (née **Johnston**; born 13 December 1971) is a Northern Irish politician. She has been leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland since 2016. She has again been a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Belfast East since 2020. She has also been minister of Justice in the government of Northern Ireland since 2020.

From 2010 to 2015 she was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Westminster constituency of Belfast East. She was the second elected female Lord Mayor of Belfast from 2009 to 2010.

In 2019, she was elected as the Alliance Party candidate for the European Parliament, becoming the first ever Alliance MEP.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Naomi Long
- **honorific-suffix**: Northern Ireland Assembly, MLA
- **image**: Naomi Long cropped and brightned from UK Interfaith Leaders (8738792158).jpg
- **office**: Minister of Justice (Northern Ireland)
- **term start**: 11 January 2020
- **firstminister**: Arlene Foster
- **predecessor**: Claire Sugden
- **office1**: Member of the European Parliament
 for Northern Ireland (European Parliament constituency), Northern Ireland
- **term start1**: 2 July 2019
- **term end1**: 31 January 2020
- **predecessor1**: Jim Nicholson (Northern Ireland politician), Jim Nicholson
- **successor1**: Abolished
- **office2**: Leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
- **deputy2**: Stephen Farry
- **term start2**: 26 October 2016
- **predecessor2**: David Ford
- **office3**: Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament
for Belfast East (UK Parliament constituency), Belfast East
- **term start3**: 6 May 2010
- **term end3**: 30 March 2015
- **predecessor3**: Peter Robinson
- **successor3**: Gavin Robinson
- **office4**: 54th Lord Mayor of Belfast
- **term start4**: 1 June 2009
- **term end4**: 1 June 2010
- **predecessor4**: Tom Hartley
- **successor4**: Pat Convery
- **office5**: Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly, Legislative Assembly of Northern Ireland
for Belfast East (Assembly constituency), Belfast East
- **term start5**: 9 January 2020
- **predecessor5**: Máire Hendron
- **term start6**: 6 May 2016
- **term end6**: 1 July 2019
- **predecessor6**: Judith Cochrane
- **successor6**: Máire Hendron
- **term start7**: 26 November 2003
- **term end7**: 5 July 2010
- **predecessor7**: John Alderdice, Baron Alderdice, John Alderdice
- **successor7**: Chris Lyttle
- **office8**: Councillor on Belfast City Council
 for Victoria (District Electoral Area), Victoria Ward
- **term start8**: 7 June 2001
- **term end8**: 26 August 2010
- **predecessor8**: Danny Dow
- **successor8**: Laura McNamee
- **party**: Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
- **birth name**: Naomi Rachel Johnston
- **birth place**: Belfast, Northern Ireland
- **spouse**: Michael Long
- **alma mater**: Queen's University Belfast
Karin Balzer

**Karin Balzer** (née **Richert**, 5 June 1938 – 17 December 2019) was a East German hurdler. She competed in the 80 m hurdles event at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics, and in the 100 m hurdles in 1972. She won a gold medal in 1964 and a bronze in 1972.

## Infobox (sportsperson)

- **image**: Bundesarchiv Bild 183-B1002-0014-001, Karin Balzer.jpg
- **caption**: Karin Balzer in 1963
- **birth place**: Magdeburg, Germany
- **sport**: Athletics
- **event**: 80, 100 m hurdles
- **club**: SC DHfK
 SC Leipzig
- **pb**: 80 mH – 10.61 (1968)
 100 mH – 12.6 (1971)
- **show-medals**: yes
Bronco Horvath

**Bronco Joseph Horvath** (March 12, 1930 – December 17, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played 434 games in the NHL between 1955 and 1968. Horvath played for New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Toronto Maple Leafs and Minnesota North Stars. He was born in Port Colborne, Ontario.

Horvarth died on December 17, 2019 at the age of 89.
Tunç Başaran

**Tunç Başaran** (October 1, 1938 – December 18, 2019) was a Turkish screenwriter, movie director, movie producer and actor. He was born in Istanbul. In 1964 he directed his first feature _Survival_. By 1962, he had directed about 40 movies. He directed _Ayşecik ve Sihirli Cüceler Rüyalar Ülkesinde_, _Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite_ and _Piano Piano Kid_.

Başaran died on December 18, 2019 in Istanbul of soft-tissue sarcoma at the age of 81.
Zafar Chaudhry

**Zafar Ahmad Chaudhry** (Urdu: ظفر احمد چودھری;  19 August 1926 – 17 December 2019), , was a Pakistani human rights activist and an airline executive. He was the first Chief of Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force, appointed in 1972 until his resignation in 1974. He was born in Sialkot, Punjab in British India.

Chaudhry died on 17 December 2019 in Lahore of cardiac arrest at the age of 93.
Geulah Cohen

**Geulah Cohen** (, 25 December 1925 – 18 December 2019) was an Israeli politician and activist. She founded the Tehiya party. She won the Israel Prize in 2003. She was born in Tel Aviv. Cohen was a member of Knesset between 1972 and 1992.

Cohen died on 18 December 2019 at the age of 93.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Geulah Cohen
- **birth name**: גאולה כהן
- **birth place**: Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
- **image**: Geulah Cohen D126-118.jpg
- **party**: Likud
- **office**: 1973 Israeli legislative election, 8, 1977 Israeli legislative election, 9, 1981 Israeli legislative election, 10, 1984 Israeli legislative election, 11, 1988 Israeli legislative election, 12
- **citizenship**: Israeli
- **native name lang**: en
- **signature**: Geulah Cohen Signature from the Goldman Collection.png
Kenny Lynch

**Kenneth Lynch**, OBE (18 March 1938 – 18 December 2019) was an English rock singer-songwriter, entertainer and actor. He appeared in many variety shows in the 1960s. His best known single was "You Can Never Stop Me Loving You". An actor, his best known role were in _Carry On Loving_ and _The Playbirds_.

He died in the early hours of 18 December 2019 of cancer, aged 81.

### Chart singles

|rowspan="2"|Year|rowspan="2"|Single|colspan="1"|Chart Positions|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="1"|1960|align="left"|"Mountain of Love"|33||
|rowspan="2"|1962|align="left"|"Puff (Up In Smoke)"|33||
|align="left"|"Up on the Roof"|10||||
|rowspan="1"|1963|align="left"|"You Can Never Stop Me Loving You"|10||
|rowspan="2"|1964|align="left"|"Stand by Me"|39||
|align="left"|"What Am I to You"|37||||
|rowspan="1"|1965|align="left"|"I'll Stay by You"|29||
|rowspan="1"|1983|align="left"|"Half the Day's Gone and We Haven't Earned a Penny"|50||

## Movies

- _Just for Fun_ (1963)
- _Dr. Terror's House of Horrors_ (1965)
- _The Plank_ (1967)
- _Carry On Loving_ (1970)
- _The Alf Garnett Saga_ (1972)
- _The Playbirds_ (1978)
- _The Plank_ (1979) – remake of the 1967 film
- _Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair_ (1979)
- _The Riddle_ (2007)

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Kenny Lynch
- **honorific suffix**: Order of the British Empire, OBE
- **image**: Kenny Lynch-ab.jpg
- **caption**: Lynch in 2010
- **background**: solo_singer
- **birth name**: Kenneth Lynch
- **birth place**: Stepney, London, England
- **instrument**: Vocals
- **genre**: Rock and roll, pop
- **occupation**: Singer, songwriter, entertainer, actor
- **years active**: 1960–2019
- **label**: HMV Records, HMV, Satril Records
Filozoa

**Filozoa** is a clade (a group of plants or animals with a common ancestor) that is in the Opisthokonta clade. It includes animals, and their close single-celled relatives. These relatives are more closely related to animals than they are to fungi, and other Opisthokonts.

Three groups are in Filozoa: Filasterea, Choanoflagellatea, and Kingdom Animalia. Animalia is the most important one, which has all proper animals in it.

## Evolution

The phylogenic tree (evolution tree) below shows how clades broke into newer clades. This includes Filozoa.
Ibrahim Diarra

**Ibrahim Diarra** (25 May 1983 – 18 December 2019) was a French rugby union footballer. He played as a flanker for Castres. He was born in Paris. He made his international debut for France.

Diarra died on 18 December 2019 in Paris of a stroke at the age of 36.
Constitution Party

**Constitution Party**, **Constitutional Party**, or **Constitutionalist Party** may refer to one of several political parties.

## Active parties

- Constitution Party (Egypt), in Egypt
- Constitution Party (Estonia), or "Estonial United People's Party", in Estonia
- Constitution Party (United States), formerly "US Taxpayers Party", in the United States
- Constitutionalist Party of Iran, or "Iranian Constitutional Movement", a now-banned Iranian political party
- Constitutional Democratic Party, in the Russian Empire
- Constitutional Party (Malta), in Malta
- Constitutional Party (Spain), in Spain
- Constitutional Party (Uruguay), in Uruguay
- Constitutional Union (Morocco), in Morocco
- Constitutionalist Liberal Party, in Nicaragua
- National Constitution Party, in Hungary
- New Constitution Party of Canada, an unregistered party in Canada
- Progressive Constitutionalist Party (Malta), in Malta
- Progressive Constitutionalist Party (Mexico), in Mexico
- Progressive Party (China), originally known as the Constitutionalist Party, in the Republic of China
- Zhi Xian Party (literally: "Constitution-Foremost Party of China"), in the People's Republic of China

## Historical parties

- Constitution Party (United States, 1952), a former party in the United States
- Constitutional Union Party (United States), a pre-Civil War party in the United States

## Alternate names

- Destour. or the "Constitutional Liberal Party", in Tunisia
- Junimea, a Romanian movement briefly active as the "Constitutional Party"
- Rikken Teiseitō or "Constitutional Imperial Rule Party", in Japan
- Rikken Kaishintō or "Constitutional Reform Party", in Japan
- Kenseitō or "Constitutional Party", in Japan
- Kensei Hontō or "Constitutional Main Party", in Japan
- Rikken Seiyūkai or "Constitutional Association of Political Friendship", in Japan
- Rikken Kokumintō or "Constitutional Nationalist Party", in Japan
- Rikken Dōshikai or "Constitutional Association of Allies", in Japan
- Kenseikai or "Constitutional Association", in Japan
- Rikken Minseitō or "Constitutional Democratic Party", in Japan

## Related pages

- Constitutionalism
Wimberley, Texas

**Wimberley** is a city in Hays County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,839 at the 2020 census.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Wimberley, Texas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image skyline**: Wimberley Texas Downtown 3.JPG
- **image caption**: Downtown Wimberley
- **image map**: Hays County Wimberley.svg
- **mapsize**: 250px
- **map caption**: Location of Wimberley, Texas
- **pushpin map**: Texas#USA
- **pushpin map caption**: Location in Texas##Location in the United States
- **pushpin label**: Wimberley
- **pushpin relief**: yes
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Texas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Texas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Hays County, Texas, Hays
- **established title**: Settled (as Winters' Mill)
- **established date**: 1856
- **established title1**: Named
- **established date1**: 1880
- **established title2**: Incorporated (city)
- **established date2**: 2000
- **founder**: Preston Justus Nielson
- **named for**: Pleasant Wimberley
- **government type**: Mayor-council government
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 8.96
- **area land sq mi**: 8.96
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 23.19
- **area land km2**: 23.19
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **population as of**: 2020 United States Census, 2020
- **population total**: 2839
- **population density sq mi**: 360.92
- **population density km2**: 139.35
- **timezone**: North American Central Time Zone, Central (CST)
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **elevation m**: 262
- **elevation ft**: 860
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 78676
- **area code**: Area code 512, 512 & Area code 737, 737
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 48-79624
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: 1350280
Edward C. Schmults

**Edward Charles Schmults** (born February 6, 1931) is an American lawyer. He was the Deputy Attorney General of the United States from 1981 to 1984 during the Ronald Reagan presidency. He studied at Yale University and Harvard Law School. He was born in Paterson, New Jersey.
Ralph E. Erickson

**Ralph E. Erickson** (born October 3, 1928) is an American lawyer. He was the 11th Deputy Attorney General of the United States from 1972 to 1973 during the Richard Nixon presidency. Erickson was born in Jamestown, New York.
Philip Heymann

**Philip B. Heymann** (October 30, 1932 – November 30, 2021) was an American lawyer, federal prosecutor, legal scholar and law professor.

He was in charge of the Criminal Division of the Justice Department as Assistant Attorney General during the Carter administration and was briefly Deputy Attorney General in the Clinton administration.

Heymann died on November 30, 2021 in Los Angeles, California from problems caused by a stroke, one month after his 89th birthday.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Philip B. Heymann
- **image**: Phil Heymann.jpg
- **office**: 27th United States Deputy Attorney General
- **president**: Bill Clinton
- **term start**: May 28, 1993
- **term end**: March 17, 1994
- **predecessor**: George J. Terwilliger III
- **successor**: Jamie Gorelick
- **office2**: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division
- **president2**: Jimmy Carter
- **term start2**: 1978
- **term end2**: 1981
- **predecessor2**: Benjamin R. Civiletti
- **successor2**: D. Lowell Jensen
- **birth name**: Philip Benjamin Heymann
- **birth place**: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- **death place**: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- **party**: Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party
- **spouse**: Ann Ross
- **children**: Stephen Heymann, Stephen, Jody
- **occupation**: Professor at Harvard Law School
- **profession**: Attorney at law (United States), Attorney at Law
- **education**: Yale University <small>(B.A.)</small>
Harvard Law School, <small>(Juris Doctor, J.D.)</small>
Diophantus

**Diophantus of Alexandria** was an ancient Greek mathematician. He is well known for his series of books called _Arithmetica_. He mainly focused on solving algebraic equations. His work was built upon by Pierre de Fermat, a French mathematician, who claimed that a certain equation created by Diophantus was unsolvable. The attempts to prove this claim, now known as Fermat's Last Theorem, led to major advances in number theory.

## Biography

Not much is known of Diophantus's life. Some information is given by another Greek mathematician, Metroduros, through various problems that he wrote which supposedly contained hints about Diophantus' life.

## _Arithmetica_

Diophantus' main notable work is his series of books called _Arithmetica._ It is a collection of problems and solutions to those problems. These problems have come to be known as Diophantine equations. The method in which they are solved is now called Diophantine analysis.
John Lewis

**John Robert Lewis** (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American politician and civil rights leader. He was the U.S. Representative for  from 1987 until his death in 2020. He was the dean of the Georgia congressional delegation. He was a member of the Democratic Party.

Lewis, who as chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was one of the "Big Six" leaders of groups who organized the 1963 March on Washington.

## Early Life

John Lewis was born in 1940 in Troy, Alabama to Eddie Lewis and Willie Mae Lewis (née Carter), who were sharecroppers in Pike County, Alabama. Sharecroppers were people who were allowed to rent a part of a piece of land for return of a share of the crops they harvested. He was the third of ten children.

He experienced segregation as a young boy in the Southern United States. When he went to visit relatives in the Northern US, he learned that places there were integrated and served Black people and white people equally.

## Personal Life

Lewis married Lilian Miles in 1968. They had a son, John-Miles. Lillian died on December 31, 2012.

## Death

In December 2019, Lewis was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer. He died in Atlanta, Georgia on July 17, 2020 from the disease, aged 80. His funeral was held at Martin Luther King Jr.'s Ebenezer Baptist Church

## Other websites

- Congressman John Lewis  official U.S. House site
- John Lewis for Congress
- SNCC Digital Gateway: John Lewis, Documentary website created by the SNCC Legacy Project and Duke University, telling the story of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and grassroots organizing from the inside-out
- John Lewis debates the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) , June 11, 1996.
- Rep. Lewis on Congress, Gitmo, Afghan War and Charles Rangel – video interview by _Democracy Now!_, November 17, 2010

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: John Lewis
- **image**: John Lewis-2006 (cropped).jpg
- **state**: Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia
- **term start**: January 3, 1987
- **term end**: July 17, 2020
- **predecessor**: Wyche Fowler
- **successor**: Kwanza Hall
- **office1**: 3rd Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
- **term start1**: June 1963
- **term end1**: May 1966
- **predecessor1**: Charles McDew
- **successor1**: Kwame Ture
- **birth name**: John Robert Lewis
- **birth place**: Troy, Alabama, Troy, Alabama, U.S.
- **death place**: Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
- **party**: Democratic Party (United States), Democrat
- **children**: 1
- **education**:
Fisk University (Bachelor of Arts, BA)
Tamisuke Watanuki

is a Japanese politician. He was born in Nanto, Toyama, Japan.
He was elected to the Diet in 1969, as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.

He was Speaker of the House of Representatives from July 2000 to November 2003.
Yoshio Mochizuki

was a Japanese politician. He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) from 1996 to 2009, and from 2011 until his death in 2019. He was also Minister of the Environment from 2014 to 2015. He was a native of Shimizu, Shizuoka and a graduate of Chuo University. He was a member of the far-right organization Nippon Kaigi.

Mochizuki died on 19 December 2019 at a hospital in Shimizu, Shizuoka of liver failure. He was 72.

## Other websites

- Yoshio Mochizuki at japan.kantei.go.jp
Tadamori Ōshima

is a Japanese politician. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He was the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) from 2015 to 2023.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Tadamori Ōshima
- **native name lang**: ja
- **image**: Tadamori Ōshima 2018 (cropped).jpg
- **order**: List of Speakers of the House of Representatives of Japan, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan
- **term start**: 21 April 2015
- **term end**: 14 October 2023
- **monarch**: Akihito
Naruhito
- **predecessor**: Nobutaka Machimura
- **successor**: Hiroyuki Hosoda
- **office1**: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan), Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
- **primeminister1**: Junichiro Koizumi
- **term start1**: 30 September 2002
- **term end1**: 1 April 2003
- **predecessor1**: Tsutomu Takebe
- **successor1**: Yoshiyuki Kamei
- **office2**: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Minister of Education and Director-General of the Science and Technology Agency
- **primeminister2**: Yoshirō Mori
- **term start2**: 4 July 2000
- **term end2**: 5 December 2000
- **predecessor2**: Hirofumi Nakasone
- **successor2**: Nobutaka Machimura
- **office3**: Ministry of the Environment (Japan), Director-General of the Environmental Agency
- **primeminister3**: Tomiichi Murayama
- **term start3**: 8 August 1995
- **term end3**: 11 January 1996
- **predecessor3**: Sohei Miyashita
- **successor3**: Sukio Iwatare
- **office4**: Cabinet Secretariat (Japan), Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
- **primeminister4**: Toshiki Kaifu
- **term start4**: 2 February 1990
- **term end4**: 5 November 1991
- **predecessor4**: Takao Fujimoto
- **successor4**: Motoji Kondo
- **birth place**: Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan
- **alma mater**: Keio University
House of Representatives (Japan)

The  is the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors is the upper house.

The House of Representatives has 465 members, elected for a four-year term.

## Other websites

- House of Representatives Website (in English) – Official site of the House of Representatives
- House of Representatives Internet TV- Official site

## Infobox (legislature)

- **name**: House of Representatives
- **transcription name**: _Shūgiin_
- **legislature**: List of current members of the House of Representatives of Japan, 217th Session of the National Diet
- **coa pic**: File:Shugiin logo2.png
- **house type**: Lower house
- **body**: National Diet
- **term length**: Up to 4 years
- **salary**: Speaker: Japanese yen, ¥2,170,000/m
Vice Speaker: Japanese yen, ¥1,584,000/m
Members: Japanese yen, ¥1,294,000/m
- **leader1 type**: Speaker of the House of Representatives (Japan), Speaker
- **leader1**: Fukushiro Nukaga
- **party1**: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), LDP
- **election1**: 20 October 2023
- **leader2 type**: Speaker of the House of Representatives (Japan), Vice Speaker
- **leader2**: Kōichirō Genba
- **party2**: Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, CDP
- **election2**: 11 November 2024
- **leader3 type**: Prime Minister of Japan, Prime Minister
- **leader3**: Sanae Takaichi
- **party3**: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), LDP
- **election3**: 21 October 2025
- **leader4 type**: Leader of the Opposition
- **leader4**: Yoshihiko Noda
- **party4**: Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, CDP
- **election4**: 23 September 2024
- **members**: 465
- **structure1**: Japanese HoR Composition August 2025.svg
- **structure1 res**: 250px
- **political groups1**: **Takaichi Cabinet , Government (196)**
* Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), LDP (196)
**Confidence and supply, Supported by (35)**
* Nippon Ishin no Kai, Ishin (35)
**Opposition (228)**
* Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, CDP (148)
* Democratic Party For the People, DPFP (27)
* Komeito, Kōmeitō (24)
* Reiwa Shinsengumi, Reiwa (9)
* Japanese Communist Party, JCP (8)
* Yūshi and Reformists (7)
* Sanseitō (3)
* Genzei Hosyu Kodomo (2)
**Unaffiliated (6)**
* Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), LDP (1/Speaker)
* Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, CDP (1/Vice Speaker)
* Independent (4)
- **committees1**: 17 committees
- **voting system1**: Parallel voting:
First-past-the-post voting (289 seats)
Party-list proportional representation (176 seats)
- **first election1**: 1890 Japanese general election, 1 July 1890
- **last election1**: 2024 Japanese general election, 27 October 2024
- **next election1**: Next Japanese general election, By 27 October 2028
- **session room**: Chamber of the House of Representatives of Japan.jpg
- **session res**: 270px
- **meeting place**: Chamber of the House of Representatives
House of Councillors (Japan)

The  is the upper house of the National Diet of Japan. The House of Representatives is the lower house.

The House of Councillors has 242 members who each serve six-year terms, two years longer than those of the House of Representatives. Councillors must be at least 30 years old, compared with 25 years old in the House of Representatives.

## Other websites

- House of Councillors Website (in English)
- House of Councillors internet TV - Official site (in Japanese)

## Infobox (legislature)

- **name**: House of Councillors
- **logo pic**: Sangiin logo.png
- **logo alt**: Sangiin
- **legislature**: 217th Session of the National Diet
- **house type**: Upper house
- **body**: National Diet
- **term length**: 6 years
- **salary**: President: Japanese yen, ¥2,170,000/m
Vice President: Japanese yen, ¥1,584,000/m
Members: Japanese yen, ¥1,294,000/m
- **leader1 type**: President of the House of Councillors, President
- **leader1**: Masakazu Sekiguchi
- **party1**: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), LDP (caucus: independent)
- **election1**: 11 November 2024
- **leader2 type**: President of the House of Councillors#Vice presidents of the House of Councillors, Vice President
- **leader2**: Tetsuro Fukuyama
- **party2**: Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, CDP (caucus: independent)
- **election2**: 1 August 2025
- **members**: 248
- **structure1**: Japan HoC Composition August 2025.svg
- **political groups1**: **Takaichi Cabinet, Government (101)**
* Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), LDP (101)
**Confidence and supply, Supported by (19)**
* Nippon Ishin no Kai, Ishin (19)
**Opposition (120)**
* Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, CDP-Social Democratic Party (Japan), SDP (42)
* Democratic Party For the People, DPFP (25)
* Kōmeitō (21)
* Sanseitō (15)
* Japanese Communist Party, JCP (7)
* Reiwa Shinsengumi, Reiwa (6)
* Conservative Party of Japan, CPJ (2)
* Okinawa Social Mass Party, Okinawa Whirlwind (2)

**Unaffiliated (8)**
* Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), LDP (1/Speaker)
* Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, CDP (1/Vice Speaker)
* Independent politician, Independent (6)
- **committees1**: 17 committees
- **voting system1**: Parallel voting:
Single non-transferable vote (148 seats)
Party-list proportional representation (100 seats)
Staggered elections
- **first election1**: 1947 Japanese House of Councillors election, 20 April 1947
- **last election1**: 2025 Japanese House of Councillors election, 20 July 2025
- **next election1**: 2028
- **session room**: Japanese diet inside.jpg
- **meeting place**: Chamber of the House of Councillors
- **structure1 res**: 250px
Akiko Santō

is a Japanese politician. She is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). In August 2019, she was elected President of the House of Councillors of Japan.

## Other websites

- in Japanese.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Akiko Santō
- **native name lang**: ja
- **image**: Akiko Santō.jpg
- **office**: President of the House of Councillors
- **monarch**: Naruhito
- **vicepresident**: Toshio Ogawa
- **term start**: 1 August 2019
- **term end**: 3 August 2022
- **predecessor**: Chūichi Date
- **successor**: Hidehisa Otsuji
- **office1**: President of the House of Councillors#Vice presidents of the House of Councillors, Vice President of the House of Councillors
- **term start1**: 7 August 2007
- **term end1**: 30 July 2010
- **president1**: Satsuki Eda
- **predecessor1**: Akira Imaizumi
- **successor1**: Hidehisa Otsuji
- **office2**: Director-General of Science and Technology Agency
- **term start2**: 29 December 1990
- **term end2**: 5 November 1991
- **primeminister2**: Toshiki Kaifu
- **predecessor2**: Tomoji Ōshima
- **successor2**: Kanzō Tanigawa
- **office3**: Member of House of Councillors
- **term start3**: 29 July 2001
- **term end3**: 28 July 2025
- **constituency3**: Japanese House of Councillors national proportional representation block, National PR
- **term start4**: 25 August 1995
- **term end4**: 2 October 1996
- **predecessor4**: Tetsuo Tanabe
- **successor4**: Hitoshi Shimasaki
- **constituency4**: National PR
- **term start5**: 7 July 1974
- **term end5**: 7 July 1992
- **constituency5**: House of Councillors national district, National district (1974–1986)
National PR (1986–1992)
- **birth place**: Setagaya, Tokyo, Empire of Japan, Japan
- **party**: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Liberal Democratic
- **alma mater**: Bunka Gakuin
Chūichi Date

is a Japanese retired politician of the Liberal Democratic Party. He was a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). He was a former President of the House of Councillors.

## Other websites

- in Japanese.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Chūichi Date
- **native name lang**: ja
- **image**: Chūichi Date (2018).jpg
- **office**: List of Speakers of the House of Councillors (Japan), President of the House of Councillors of Japan
- **term start**: 1 August 2016
- **term end**: 28 July 2019
- **deputy**: Akira Gunji
- **predecessor**: Masaaki Yamazaki
- **successor**: Akiko Santō
- **office1**: Member of the House of Councillors (Japan), House of Councillors
- **term start1**: 29 July 2001
- **term end1**: 28 July 2019
- **predecessor1**: Hisamitsu Sugano
- **constituency1**: Hokkaido at-large district, Hokkaido
- **office2**: Member of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
- **term start2**: 1991
- **term end2**: 2001
- **constituency2**: Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo
- **term start3**: 1983
- **term end3**: 1987
- **constituency3**: Ashibetsu, Hokkaido, Ashibetsu
- **birth place**: Ashibetsu, Hokkaido, Japan
- **party**: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Liberal Democratic
- **alma mater**: Sapporo Medical University
Chikage Oogi

, real name  (10 May 1933 – 9 March 2023 as , was a Japanese actress and politician. She became the first female President of the House of Councillors in 2004.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Chikage Oogi
- **image**: Chikage Ogi 2006.png
- **office**: List of Presidents of the House of Councillors (Japan), President of the House of Councillors of Japan
- **deputy**: Giichi Tsunoda
 Akira Imaizumi
- **term start**: July 30, 2004
- **term end**: July 28, 2007
- **monarch**: Akihito
- **predecessor**: Hiroyuki Kurata
- **successor**: Satsuki Eda
- **birth place**: Empire of Japan
- **party**: New Conservative Party (Japan), New Conservative Party
Azuma Koshiishi

is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party. He was a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet, and general secretary of the ruling Democratic Party.

He was elected to the House of Representatives of Japan in 1990, where he served for two terms until 1996 when he failed to be re-elected. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998.

## Infobox (prime minister)

- **name**: Azuma Koshiishi
<small>輿石 東</small>
- **image**: Azuma Koshiishi 2.jpg
- **caption**: Koshiishi
- **office**: Member of the House of Councillors (Japan), House of Councillors
- **term start**: 12 July 1998
- **term end**: 21 June 2016
- **constituency**: Yamanashi at-large district
- **office2**: Member of the House of Representatives (Japan), House of Representatives
- **term start2**: 18 February 1990
- **term end2**: 27 September 1996
- **predecessor2**: Mitsuo Horiuchi
- **alongside2**: Eiichi Nakao <small>(1990–1996)</small>
Shin Kanemaru, ,   <small>(1990–1993)</small>
Mitsuo Horiuchi, Sakihito Ozawa, Shōmei Yokouchi <small>(1993–1996)</small>
- **successor2**: Seat abolished
- **birth place**: Tatsuoka, Nirasaki, Yamanashi, Nirasaki, Japan
- **party**: Democratic Party (Japan, 2016), Democratic Party
- **alma mater**: Tsuru University, Tsuru Junior College
- **website**: [http://www.k-azuma.com/ Official website]
Masatoshi Wakabayashi

was a Japanese politician. He is a member of Liberal Democratic Party. He was the acting Leader of the Opposition in 2009.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Masatoshi Wakabayashi
- **image**: Masatoshi_Wakabayashi_200708.jpg
- **image size**: 220px
- **office**: Leader of the Opposition (Japan), Leader of the Opposition
- **status**: Acting
- **term start**: 16 September 2009
- **term end**: 28 September 2009
- **primeminister**: Yukio Hatoyama
- **predecessor**: Yukio Hatoyama
- **successor**: Sadakazu Tanigaki
- **birth place**: Nagano (city), Nagano, Japan
- **party**: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Liberal Democratic Party
Yukio Edano

is a Japanese politician. He is a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. He was Chief Cabinet Secretary and Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry in the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) between 2010 and 2012.

He was the head of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan from 2017 until 2021.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Yukio Edano
- **native name lang**: ja
- **image**: Yukio Edano In front of Tenjin Twin Building (2020.10.18).jpg
- **caption**: Edano in 2020
- **office1**: Leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, Constitutional Democratic Party
- **deputy1**: Akira Nagatsuma
- **term start1**: 2 October 2017
- **term end1**: 12 November 2021
- **predecessor1**: Position established
- **successor1**: Kenta Izumi
- **office2**: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
- **primeminister2**: Yoshihiko Noda
- **term start2**: 12 September 2011
- **term end2**: 26 December 2012
- **predecessor2**: Yoshio Hachiro
- **successor2**: Toshimitsu Motegi
- **office3**: Chief Cabinet Secretary
- **primeminister3**: Naoto Kan
- **term start3**: 4 January 2011
- **term end3**: 2 September 2011
- **predecessor3**: Yoshito Sengoku
- **successor3**: Osamu Fujimura
- **office4**: Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs
- **primeminister4**: Naoto Kan
- **term start4**: 14 January 2011
- **term end4**: 2 September 2011
- **predecessor4**: Sumio Mabuchi
- **successor4**: Tatsuo Kawabata
- **office5**: Minister of Foreign Affairs (Japan), Minister of Foreign Affairs
- **termlabel5**: Acting
- **primeminister5**: Naoto Kan
- **term start5**: 7 March 2011
- **term end5**: 9 March 2011
- **predecessor5**: Seiji Maehara
- **successor5**: Takeaki Matsumoto
- **office6**: Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs
- **primeminister6**: Yukio Hatoyama
- **term start6**: 10 February 2010
- **term end6**: 8 June 2010
- **predecessor6**: Yoshito Sengoku
- **successor6**: Renhō
- **office7**: Member of the House of Representatives (Japan), House of Representatives
- **term start7**: 19 July 1993
- **birth place**: Utsunomiya, Japan
- **party**: Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, CDP
- **otherparty**: Japan New Party, JNP <small>(1992–1994)</small>
New Frontier Party (Japan), NFP <small>(1994–1998)</small>
Democratic Party (Japan, 1998), DPJ <small>(1998–2016, merger)</small>
Democratic Party (Japan, 2016), DP <small>(2016–2017, split)</small>
- **spouse**: Kazuko Edano
- **children**: 2
- **alma mater**: Tohoku University
Jaye P. Morgan

**Jaye P. Morgan** (born **Mary Margaret Morgan**; December 3, 1931) is an American popular music singer, actress, and game show panelist.

In 1961, Morgan was cast as Sally Dwight in the episode "Money and the Minister" of the CBS anthology series, _General Electric Theater_, hosted by Ronald Reagan.

In 1973, Morgan played herself in the episode "The Songwriter" of the sitcom, _The Odd Couple_. She appeared as Magda Valentine in the movie _The All-American Boy_, and continued to play small roles in movies such as _Loose Shoes_ (1980), _Night Patrol_ (1984) and _Home Alone 2: Lost in New York_ (1992).

## Other websites

- The official website of Jaye P. Morgan

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Jaye P. Morgan
- **image**: Jaye P Morgan 1968.JPG
- **alt**: Jaye P. Morgan
- **caption**: Morgan in 1968
- **birth name**: Mary Margaret Morgan
- **birth place**: Mancos, Colorado, U.S.
- **occupation**: Singer, actress
Mancos, Colorado

The **Town of Mancos** is a Statutory Town located in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States.  The town population was 1,196 at the 2020 United States Census.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Mancos, Colorado
- **nickname**: Gateway to Mesa Verde
- **settlement type**: List of cities and towns in Colorado#Statutory town, Statutory Town
- **image skyline**: The 1905 Bauer Bank Block commercial building, constructed in Mancos, Colorado, by George Bauer, the town's most prominent banker and businessman LCCN2015632618.jpg
- **imagesize**: 225px
- **image caption**: The 1905 Bauer Bank Block building in Mancos
- **image map**: Montezuma County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Mancos Highlighted 0848115.svg
- **mapsize**: 250px
- **map caption**: Location in Montezuma County, Colorado
- **pushpin map**: USA
- **pushpin label**: Mancos
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: State
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Colorado, County
- **subdivision name2**: Montezuma County, Colorado, Montezuma
- **government type**: Colorado municipalities#Statutory town, Statutory Town
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1894
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated (town)
- **established date2**: November 30, 1894
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total sq mi**: 0.638
- **area land sq mi**: 0.638
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 1196
- **population density sq mi**: 1874.6
- **timezone**: Mountain Time Zone, Mountain (MST)
- **utc offset**: -7
- **timezone dst**: Mountain Time Zone, MDT
- **utc offset dst**: -6
- **elevation m**: 2142
- **elevation ft**: 7028
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 81328
- **area code**: Area code 970, 970
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standards, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 08-48115
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0179088 0179088]
Cortez, Colorado

**Cortez** is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Montezuma County, Colorado, United States.  The city population was 8,766 at the 2020 United States Census.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Cortez, Colorado
- **settlement type**: List of municipalities in Colorado#Home rule municipality, Home rule municipality
- **image skyline**: Cortez City Hall.JPG
- **image caption**: Cortez city hall, built in 2017.
- **image map**: Montezuma County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Cortez Highlighted 0817375.svg
- **map caption**: Location of the City of Cortez in
- **pushpin map**: USA#Colorado
- **pushpin label**: Cortez
- **pushpin label position**: right
- **pushpin map caption**: Location of the City of Cortez in the
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Colorado, County
- **subdivision name2**: Montezuma County, Colorado, Montezuma County seat
- **government type**: Colorado municipalities#Home rule municipality, Home rule municipality
- **unit pref**: US
- **area total km2**: 16.249
- **area land km2**: 16.136
- **area water km2**: 0.113
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 8,766
- **population density sq mi**: 1,407
- **timezone1**: Mountain Time Zone, MST
- **utc offset1**: −07:00
- **timezone1 dst**: Mountain Time Zone, MDT
- **utc offset1 dst**: −06:00
- **elevation m**: 1887
- **elevation ft**: 6191
- **postal code type**: ZIP Code
- **postal code**: 81321
- **area code**: Area code 970, 970
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standards, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 08-17375
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: 0179044
- **website**: [http://www.cityofcortez.com/ City of Cortez]
Jimmy Dean

**Jimmy Ray Dean** (August 10, 1928 – June 13, 2010) was an American country music singer, television host, actor, and businessman. He was the creator of the Jimmy Dean sausage brand.

He became a national television personality starting on CBS in 1957. His best known hit was "Big Bad John" and he was known for his 1963 television series _The Jimmy Dean Show_. He died on June 13, 2010, at the age of 81.

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Jimmy Dean
- **image**: Jimmy Dean 1966.JPG
- **caption**: Dean in 1966.
- **background**: solo_singer
- **birth name**: Jimmy Ray Dean
- **birth place**: Plainview, Texas
- **death place**: Henrico County, Virginia
- **years active**: 1953–2010
Plainview, Texas

**Plainview** is a city in and the county seat of Hale County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,187.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **official name**: Plainview, Texas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image skyline**: Plainview Texas City Hall 2019.jpg
- **image size**: 250px
- **image caption**: Plainview City Hall
- **image map**: Hale County Plainview.svg
- **mapsize**: 250px
- **pushpin map**: Texas#USA
- **pushpin label**: Plainview
- **pushpin label position**: bottom
- **pushpin relief**: yes
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Texas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Texas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Hale County, Texas, Hale
- **government type**: Council-manager government, Council-Manager
- **leader title**: City Council
- **leader title1**: Mayor
- **leader title2**: City Manager
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total km2**: 35.99
- **area total sq mi**: 13.89
- **area land km2**: 35.99
- **area land sq mi**: 13.89
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **elevation m**: 1026
- **elevation ft**: 3366
- **population total**: 20187
- **population as of**: 2020 United States Census, 2020
- **population density km2**: 560.91
- **population density sq mi**: 1453.35
- **timezone**: North American Central Time Zone, Central (CST)
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP codes
- **postal code**: 79072-79073
- **area code**: Area code 806, 806
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 48-57980
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: 1365375
Henrico County, Virginia

**Henrico County** (formerly **Henrico Shire**) , officially the **County of Henrico**, is a county in the Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 334,389.

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Henrico County
- **state**: Virginia
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **seat**: Laurel, Virginia, Laurel
- **largest city**: Tuckahoe, Virginia, Tuckahoe
- **flag**: Flag of Henrico County, Virginia.png
- **seal**: Seal of Henrico County, Virginia.png
- **founded year**: 1611
- **area total sq mi**: 244.8
- **area land sq mi**: 233.7
- **area water sq mi**: 11.1
- **area percentage**: 4.5
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 334,389
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **time zone**: Eastern
- **district**: 4th
- **district2**: 1st
- **named for**: Henricus, an early British settlement in the county
- **web**: http://henrico.us
- **ex image**: Henrico-Courthouse.jpgborder
- **ex image cap**: The Old Henrico County Courthouse in Richmond, Virginia, Richmond.
- **ex image size**: 225px
Laurel, Virginia

**Laurel** is a census-designated place (CDP) in Henrico County, Virginia. The population was 17,769 at the 2020 United States Census. It is the county seat of Henrico County.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Laurel, Virginia
- **settlement type**: Census-designated place
- **image skyline**: Laurel District.JPG
- **image alt**: Building from the Laurel Industrial School in Laurel, Virginia
- **image caption**: Laurel Industrial School
- **image map**: VAMap-doton-Laurel.PNG
- **mapsize**: 250px
- **map caption**: Location of Laurel, Virginia
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Virginia
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Virginia, County
- **subdivision name2**: Henrico County, Virginia, Henrico
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total km2**: 14.1
- **area land km2**: 14.0
- **area water km2**: 0.1
- **area total sq mi**: 5.4
- **area land sq mi**: 5.4
- **area water sq mi**: 0.0
- **population as of**: 2020 United States Census, 2020
- **population total**: 17769
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Eastern Time Zone, Eastern (EST)
- **utc offset**: −5
- **timezone dst**: EDT
- **utc offset dst**: −4
- **elevation m**: 74
- **elevation ft**: 243
- **postal code type**: ZIP Codes
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 51-44280
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: 1469155
Oskar Lindblom

**Oskar Lindblom** (born 15 August 1996) is a Swedish professional ice hockey left winger. He plays for Brynäs IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He has also played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Philadelphia Flyers and San Jose Sharks.

## Career

Before playing in the NHL, Lindblom played eleven seasons with Brynäs IF and their junior teams. He was selected 138th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. On 30 May 2017, he would sign a three-year, entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. He would sign a three-year, $9 million extension to stay with the Flyers.

On 22 July 2022, Lindblom had his contract bought out by the Flyers. This move was criticized by media. The Flyers said that along with the buyout, they would be donating $100,000 in Lindblom's name to an organization which helps families that are impacted by cancer.

On 13 July 2022, Lindblom decided to sign a two-year, $5 million contract to join the San Jose Sharks.

On 8 May 2024, Lindblom signed a two-year contract to rejoin his original team Brynäs IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

## Personal life

He was born in Gävle, Sweden.

On 13 December 2019, Lindblom was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. He completed chemotherapy on 2 July 2020.

## Infobox (ice hockey player)

- **name**: Oskar Lindblom
- **image**: Oskar Lindblom (28179260119) (cropped).jpg
- **image size**: 230px
- **caption**: Lindblom during his time with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in 2018
- **birth place**: Gävle, Sweden
- **height ft**: 6
- **height in**: 1
- **weight lb**: 191
- **position**: Winger (ice hockey), Left wing
- **shoots**: Left
- **league**: Swedish Hockey League, SHL
- **team**: Brynäs IF
- **former teams**: Philadelphia Flyers
San Jose Sharks
- **ntl team**: SWE
- **draft**: 138th overall
- **draft year**: 2014
- **draft team**: Philadelphia Flyers
- **career start**: 2014
Greg Kirk

**Greg M. Kirk** (September 24, 1963 – December 22, 2019) was an American politician. He was born in Americus, Georgia. He was a member of the Georgia State Senate from the 13th District, representing, from 2014 until his death. He is a member of the Republican Party.

In June 2019, Kirk was diagnosed with bile duct cancer. He died under hospice care in Americus from the disease on December 22, 2019 at the age of 56.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Greg Kirk
- **alt**: Photo credit to the Georgia State Senate Press Office 2017
- **state senate**: Georgia
- **district**: 13th
- **term start**: January 2014
- **term end**: December 22, 2019
- **predecessor**: John Crosby (Georgia politician), John Crosby
- **birth place**: Americus, Georgia, U.S.
- **death place**: Americus, Georgia, U.S.
- **party**: Republican Party (United States), Republican
Jules Deelder

**Jules Anton Deelder** (24 November 1944 – 19 December 2019) was a Dutch poet, spoken word poet and writer. He was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

His poems usually focused on life in Rotterdam, drug use, and jazz. He was well known in the Netherlands for his live performances and appearances in Dutch popular media. He was known as the "night mayor of Rotterdam".

Deelder died on 19 December 2019 in Rotterdam of a heart attack at the age of 75.