Death in office

A death in office is the death of a person who was incumbent of an office-position until the time of death.

The death of most popes have been deaths in office, since they have usually held their papacy for the rest of their lives.

Most office positions require that the person is constantly competent in performing the associated duties, resulting in that deaths in office are usually premature deaths.

Examples

Heads of state and government

Further information: List of heads of state and government who died in office and List of Presidents of the United States who died in office

Russian governors

• Aleksandr Lebed, governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai, died in a helicopter crash in 2002
• Igor Farkhutdinov, governor of Sakhalin, died in a helicopter crash in 2003
• Mikhail Yevdokimov, governor of Altai, died in a car accident in 2005
• Valentin Tsvetkov, governor of Magadan region, killed in 2002

U.S. Congress

Main article: United States Congress members who died in office