A former United States Vice President, Dick Cheney, widely regarded as one of the most powerful occupants of the office, has passed away at the age of 84.
The news of Dick Cheney’s passing was confirmed by his family in a statement released on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
According to the statement, Cheney died on Monday night due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.
The statement reads: “Richard B. Cheney, the 46th Vice President of the United States, died last night, November 3, 2025. He was 84 years old.
“His beloved wife of 61 years, Lynne, his daughters, Liz and Mary, and other family members were with him as he passed.
“The former vice president died due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.
“For decades, Dick Cheney served our nation, including as White House Chief of Staff, Wyoming’s Congressman, Secretary of Defense, and Vice President of the United States.
“Dick Cheney was a great and good man who taught his children and grandchildren to love our country, and to live lives of courage, honour, love, kindness, and fly fishing.
“We are grateful beyond measure for all Dick Cheney did for our country. And we are blessed beyond measure to have loved and been loved by this noble giant of a man.”
Pan-Atlantic Kompass reports that Dick Cheney was vice-president to Republican President George W Bush between 2001 and 2009.
He also served as Secretary of Defence under George Bush Sr., between 1989 and 1993.
Before that, Cheney acted as Gerald Ford’s White House chief of staff in the 1970s, before spending a decade in the House of Representatives.
Dick Cheney was most prominently known as a central figure in George W Bush’s “war on terror” following the September 11 attacks in 2001, and an early advocate of the invasion of Iraq.
Reacting to the loss, ex-U.S. President Bush said: “The death of Richard B. Cheney is a loss to the nation and a sorrow to his friends. Laura and I will remember Dick Cheney for the decent, honorable man that he was. History will remember him as among the finest public servants of his generation – a patriot who brought integrity, high intelligence, and seriousness of purpose to every position he held.
“As a young White House aide and chief of staff, a Congressman, a Secretary of Defense, and my Vice President, Dick earned the confidence and high opinion of five presidents. I asked him to join my ticket in 2000 after first enlisting him to help me find the best running mate.
“In our long discussions about the qualities a vice president should have – deep experience, mature judgment, character, loyalty – I realized that Dick Cheney was the one I needed. I’m still grateful that he was at my side for the eight years that followed. Dick was a calm and steady presence in the White House amid great national challenges. I counted on him for his honest, forthright counsel, and he never failed to give his best. He held to his convictions and prioritized the freedom and security of the American people.
“For those two terms in office, and throughout his remarkable career, Dick Cheney’s service always reflected credit on the country he loved. Dick’s love for America was second only to his family. Laura and I have shared our deepest sympathies with Vice President Cheney’s wife, Lynne, and their daughters and granddaughters, of whom he was so deeply proud. We are praying for Lynne, Liz, Mary, and the Cheney family as they honor a great man.”
