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List of members of the House of Lords

This is a list of members of the House of Lords, the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Current sitting members edit

Current composition of the House of Lords
GroupSitting members
Conservative Party
 
275
Labour Party
 
172
Liberal Democrats
 
79
Democratic Unionist Party
 
6
Green Party
 
2
Plaid Cymru
 
2
Ulster Unionist Party
 
2
Independents
 
2
Non-affiliated
 
38
Crossbench
 
180
Lord Speaker
 
1
Lords Spiritual
 
25
Last updated: 7 June 2024Total number of sitting members: 784
Non-sitting members: 037
Diagram of the current composition of the House of Lords

Lords Spiritual edit

Main article: List of Lords Spiritual

Twenty-six bishops of the Church of England sit in the House of Lords: the Archbishops of Canterbury and of York, the Bishops of London, of Durham and of Winchester, and the next 21 most senior diocesan bishops (with the exception of the Bishop in Europe and the Bishop of Sodor and Man). Under the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015, female bishops take precedence over men until May 2025 to become new Lords Spiritual for the 21 seats allocated by seniority.

BishopricNameSummoned
to Lords		Diocesan
bishop as of
Lord Archbishop of CanterburyJustin Welby28 November 2011[a]2011
Lord Archbishop of YorkStephen Cottrell10 February 2014[b]2010
Lord Bishop of LondonSarah Mullally10 April 20182018
Lord Bishop of Durhamvacant
Lord Bishop of WinchesterPhilip Mounstephen15 November 20232023
Lord Bishop of BristolVivienne Faull2 October 2018[c]2018
Lord Bishop of ChelmsfordGuli Francis-Dehqani25 June 2021[d]2021
Lord Bishop of ChichesterMartin Warner3 January 20182012
Lord Bishop of DerbyLibby Lane28 March 2019[e]2019
Lord Bishop of GloucesterRachel Treweek7 September 2015[f]2015
Lord Bishop of GuildfordAndrew Watson16 December 20212014
Lord Bishop of HerefordRichard Jackson15 November 20232020
Lord Bishop of LeedsNick Baines3 December 20142011
Lord Bishop of LeicesterMartyn Snow6 October 20222013
Lord Bishop of LichfieldMichael Ipgrave25 October 20222016
Lord Bishop of LincolnStephen Conway4 June 2014[g]2011
Lord Bishop of ManchesterDavid Walker28 July 20202013
Lord Bishop of NewcastleHelen-Ann Hartley21 September 2023[h]2023
Lord Bishop of NorwichGraham Usher17 October 20232014
Lord Bishop of OxfordSteven Croft15 July 2013[i]2009
Lord Bishop of SheffieldPete Wilcox17 January 20232017
Lord Bishop of SouthwarkChristopher Chessun11 November 20142011
Lord Bishop of Southwell and NottinghamPaul Williams19 April 20222015
Lord Bishop of St AlbansAlan Smith3 October 20132009
Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Martin Seeley17 January 20222015
Lord Bishop of WorcesterJohn Inge9 May 20122008

Lords Temporal edit

Lords Temporal include life peers, excepted hereditary peers elected under the House of Lords Act 1999 and remaining law life peers.

Key
‡Indicates peer who returned to the House
PeerDate joinedPartyTypeNotes
Lord Aberdare20 July 2009CrossbenchHereditary peer Businessman, Deputy Lieutenant of Dyfed
Baroness Adams of Craigielea28 June 2005LabourLife peerFormer MP for Paisley North (1990–2005)
Lord Addington17 June 1986Liberal DemocratHereditary peerPresident of the British Dyslexia Association
Lord Adebowale30 June 2001CrossbenchLife peerFormer chief executive of Turning Point, chair of the NHS Confederation
Lord Adonis16 May 2005LabourLife peerFormer Secretary of State for Transport (2009–2010), former chairman of European Movement UK (2021–2022)
Lord Agnew of Oulton19 October 2017ConservativeLife peerFormer Minister of State for Efficiency and Transformation (2020–2022), former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for School System (2017–2020), founder of the Inspiration Trust
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon13 January 2011ConservativeLife peerFormer Merton London Borough Councillor for Wimbledon Park (2002–2014), Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and United Nations (since 2017)
Lord Alderdice8 October 1996Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly (1998–2004), former MLA for Belfast East (1998–2003), former member of Belfast City Council (1989–1997), former President of Liberal International (2005–2009) and former leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (1987–1998)
Lord Allan of Hallam22 July 2010Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer MP for Sheffield Hallam (1997–2005)
Lord Allen of Kensington2 October 2013LabourLife peerBusinessman, chairman of THG plc, Global Radio and 2 Sisters Food Group, former chairman of EMI, former chief executive of Granada Group and ITV plc
Lord Alli18 July 1998LabourLife peerMedia entrepreneur, co-creator of Survivor, former Chancellor of De Montfort University, first openly gay peer in parliament
Lord Alliance1 July 2004Liberal DemocratLife peerChairman of N Brown Group
Baroness Altmann19 May 2015ConservativeLife peerFormer Minister of State for Pensions (2015–2016)
Lord Alton of Liverpool12 June 1997CrossbenchLife peerFormer MP for Liverpool Edge Hill (1979–1983) and for Liverpool Mossley Hill (1983–1997)
Lord Altrincham23 June 2021ConservativeHereditary peerBanker, non-executive director of The Co-operative Bank
Baroness Amos24 September 1997LabourLife peerFormer UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, former Secretary of State for International Development, former British High Commissioner to Australia, and former Leader of the House of Lords
Lord Anderson of Ipswich10 July 2018CrossbenchLife peerBarrister, former Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation (2011–2017)
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent18 November 2022LabourLife peerFormer MP for Stoke-on-Trent North (2015–2019)
Lord Anderson of Swansea28 June 2005LabourLife peerFormer MP for Swansea East (1974–2005)
Baroness Andrews9 May 2000LabourLife peerFormer senior researcher in the House of Commons Library (1970–1985), former parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Department for Children, Schools and Families, former chair of English Heritage (2009–2013)
Baroness Anelay of St Johns14 October 1996ConservativeLife peerFormer Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, and former Government Chief Whip in the Lords
Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom1 October 2015ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for Wanstead & Woodford (1987–1997) and for North East Hampshire (1997–2015)
Lord Archer of Weston-super-Mare27 July 1992Non-affiliatedLife peerFormer MP for Louth (Lincolnshire) (1969–1974), novelist
Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top18 June 2010LabourLife peerFormer MP for North West Durham (1987–2010)
Earl of Arran25 April 1983ConservativeHereditary peerSits as Baron Sudley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; his other titles are in the Peerage of Ireland
Lord Ashcombe28 October 2022ConservativeHereditary peerInsurance broker and civil engineer.
Lord Ashton of Hyde25 July 2011Non-affiliatedHereditary peerInsurance broker
Baroness Ashton of Upholland2 August 1999LabourLife peerFormer High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union, First-Vice-President of the European Commission, European Commissioner for Trade, Leader of the House of Lords, and Lord President of the Council
Viscount Astor4 July 1973ConservativeHereditary peerBusinessman and Chairman of Silvergate Media
Earl Attlee2 March 1992ConservativeHereditary peerFormer Government whip
Lord Austin of Dudley2 September 2020Non-affiliatedLife peerFormer MP for Dudley North (2005–2019)
Lord Bach27 July 1998LabourLife peerFormer parliamentary under-secretary of state in several departments and former Minister of State for Defence Procurement
Lord Bailey of Paddington10 July 2023ConservativeLife peerMember of the London Assembly (since 2016), journalist and political adviser
Lord Baker of Dorking16 June 1997ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for Acton (1968–1970), St Marylebone (1970–1983) and Mole Valley (1983–1997), former Home Secretary (1990–1992), Secretary of State for Education and Science and of the Environment
Baroness Bakewell21 January 2011LabourLife peerWriter and broadcaster
Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville 9 September 2013Liberal DemocratLife peerCouncillor on South Somerset District Council
Lord Banner6 March 2024ConservativeLife peerBarrister
Lord Balfe19 September 2013ConservativeLife peerFormer Member of the European Parliament for London (1979–2004)
Baroness Barker31 July 1999Liberal DemocratLife peerLiberal Democrats spokesperson on Health
Baroness Barran21 June 2018ConservativeLife peerFormer hedgefund manager
Lord Bassam of Brighton3 November 1997LabourLife peerFormer Labour Chief Whip in the Lords. Former leader of Brighton Council
Lord Beith19 October 2015Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed (1973–2015)
Lord Bellamy14 June 2022ConservativeLife peerParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
Lord Bellingham5 November 2020ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for North West Norfolk (1983–1997; 2001–2019)
Baroness Benjamin26 June 2010Liberal DemocratLife peerActress, author and television presenter
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle7 October 2019GreenLife peerFormer Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales
Lord Benyon26 January 2021ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for Newbury (2005–2019)
‡Lord Berkeley18 April 2000[j]LabourLife peerHereditary peer who sits by virtue of a life peerage, Baron Gueterbock
Lord Berkeley of Knighton26 March 2013CrossbenchLife peerComposer and music broadcaster
Baroness Berridge18 January 2011ConservativeLife peerFormer executive director of the Conservative Christian Fellowship
Baroness Bertin2 September 2016ConservativeLife peerFormer deputy press officer for David Cameron
Lord Best4 June 2001CrossbenchLife peerPresident of the Local Government Association
Lord Bethell19 July 2018ConservativeHereditary peerJournalist, former nightclub manager.
Lord Bew26 March 2007CrossbenchLife peerProfessor of Irish politics at Queen's University Belfast
Lord Bichard24 March 2010CrossbenchLife peerFormer permanent secretary for the Department for Education (and later the Department for Education and Employment)
Lord Bilimoria16 June 2006CrossbenchLife peerFounder and chairman of Cobra Beer
Baroness Billingham2 May 2000LabourLife peerFormer Member of the European Parliament for Northamptonshire and Blaby (1994–1999)
Lord Bird30 October 2015CrossbenchLife peerSocial entrepreneur and founder of The Big Issue
Lord Birt11 February 2000CrossbenchLife peerFormer director-general of the BBC
Lord Black of Brentwood9 July 2010ConservativeLife peerExecutive Director of the Telegraph Media Group
Lord Black of Crossharbour30 October 2001Non-affiliatedLife peerBusinessman, former newspaper publisher, convicted fraudster
Baroness Black of Strome26 April 2021CrossbenchLife peerProfessor and forensic anthropologist
Baroness Blackstone18 March 1987LabourLife peerFormer Minister for Education and Minister for the Arts
Lord Blackwell2 October 1997ConservativeLife peerHead of the Prime Minister's Policy Unit under the government of John Major from 1995 to 1997
Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford1 February 2019ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for Oxford West and Abingdon (2010–2017)
Lord Blair of Boughton20 July 2010CrossbenchLife peerFormer Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police
Baroness Blake of Leeds1 February 2021LabourLife peerFormer Leader of Leeds City Council
Lord Blencathra28 February 2011ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for Penrith and The Border (1983–2010), former Minister of State for Home Affairs and former opposition chief whip
Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist5 September 2016ConservativeLife peerFormer political organizer
Baroness Blower15 October 2019LabourLife peerFormer General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers
Lord Blunkett28 September 2015LabourLife peerFormer MP for Sheffield Brightside (1987–2015), former Cabinet minister(1997–2004, 2005), former Home Secretary
Lord Boateng27 June 2010LabourLife peerFormer MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury and British High Commissioner to South Africa
Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury23 June 2004Liberal DemocratLife peerLead Liberal Democrats spokesperson on Culture, Media and Sport in the House of Lords
Lord Booth7 March 2024ConservativeLife peerBusinessman, chairman of the National Conservative Convention
Lord Borwick26 July 2013ConservativeHereditary peerBusinessman, founder of Modec
Lord Boswell of Aynho8 July 2010Non-affiliatedLife peerFormer MP; Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees
Lord Botham10 September 2020CrossbenchLife peerCricket commentator, former professional cricketer, chairman of Durham County Cricket Club (since 2017)
Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone24 June 2005ConservativeLife peerFormer MP, Secretary of State for Health and Secretary of State for National Heritage
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth9 September 2013ConservativeLife peerFormer leader of the Welsh Conservative Party and member of the National Assembly for Wales from 1999 to 2011
Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted23 October 2015Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer member of the European Parliament for South East England
Lord Bowness17 January 1996CrossbenchLife peerFormer leader of Croydon London Borough Council
Baroness Boycott9 July 2018CrossbenchLife peerJournalist
Lord Bradley12 June 2006LabourLife peerFormer MP for Manchester Withington (1987–2005)
Lord Bradshaw22 July 1999Liberal DemocratLife peerLiberal Democrats spokesperson on transport in the House of Lords
Baroness Brady22 September 2014ConservativeLife peerVice-chairman of West Ham United FC and senior non-executive director of the Syco and Arcadia brands
Lord Bragg4 August 1998LabourLife peerBroadcaster and author
Baroness Bray of Coln8 November 2022ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for Ealing Central and Acton (2010–2015), former member of the London Assembly for West Central (2000–2008), radio journalist
Lord Brennan2 May 2000Non-affiliatedLife peerChair of the APPG on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Viscount Bridgeman20 January 1983ConservativeHereditary peerChartered accountat, lieutenant in the Royal Green Jackets, Knight of Malta
Lord Bridges of Headley28 May 2015ConservativeLife peerParliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office
Baroness Brinton4 February 2011Liberal DemocratLife peerExecutive Director of the Association of Universities in the East of England
Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe23 October 1997LabourLife peerFormer general secretary of the Inland Revenue Staff Federation and former joint-general secretary of the Public Services Tax and Commerce Union
Viscount Brookeborough10 September 1987CrossbenchHereditary peerLord Lieutenant of Fermanagh
Baroness Brown of Cambridge30 October 2015CrossbenchLife peerVice-Chancellor of Aston University
Lord Browne of Belmont12 June 2006Democratic UnionistLife peerFormer Member of the Legislative Assembly for Belfast East (2007–2011)
Lord Browne of Ladyton22 July 2010LabourLife peerFormer MP and Secretary of State for Defence
Lord Browne of Madingley28 June 2001CrossbenchLife peerFormer chief executive of BP (1995–2007)
Baroness Browning9 July 2010ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for Tiverton and Honiton (1997–2010)
Lord Brownlow of Shurlock Row9 October 2019ConservativeLife peerBusinessman
Lord Bruce of Bennachie19 October 2015Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer MP for Gordon from 1983 to 2015, president of the Scottish Liberal Democrats
Baroness Bryan of Partick20 June 2018LabourLife peerWriter and political campaigner
Baroness Bull11 July 2018CrossbenchLife peerFormer ballet dancer and writer
Lord Burnett31 May 2006Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer MP for Torridge and West Devon from 1997 to 2005
Lord Burnett of Maldon30 October 2017CrossbenchLife peerFormer Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (2017–2023)
Lord Burns20 July 1998CrossbenchLife peerFormer chief economic advisor and permanent secretary at the treasury
Baroness Burt of Solihull9 October 2015Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer MP for Solihull (2005–2015)
Baroness Buscombe23 July 1998ConservativeLife peerChair of the Press Complaints Commission
Lord Butler of Brockwell12 February 1998CrossbenchLife peerFormer Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service
Baroness Butler-Sloss13 June 2006CrossbenchLife peerFormer Lady Justice of Appeal and former president of the Family Division of the High Court
Lord Caine2 September 2016ConservativeLife peerFormer political aide
Earl of Caithness2 December 1969ConservativeHereditary peerChief of Clan Sinclair
Lord Callanan24 September 2014ConservativeLife peerFormer MEP for North East England (1999–2014)
Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton17 November 2023ConservativeLife peerFormer Prime Minister (2010–2016), Foreign Secretary (since 2023), former MP for Witney (2001–2016), former Leader of the Opposition (2005–2010)
Lord Cameron of Dillington29 June 2004CrossbenchLife peerPresident of the Guild of Agricultural Journalists, former chair of the Countryside Agency
Lord Cameron of Lochiel4 March 2024ConservativeLife peerChief of Clan Cameron, former MSP for Highlands and Islands (2016–2024)
Lord Camoys28 November 2023ConservativeHereditary peerEntrepreneur
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem13 October 2015Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer leader of the Liberal Democrats (2006–07), former MP for North East Fife (1987–2015)
Baroness Campbell of Surbiton30 March 2007CrossbenchLife peerCommissioner of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, former chair of the Social Care Institute for Excellence and former commissioner of the Disability Rights Commission
Lord Campbell-Savours4 July 2001LabourLife peerFormer MP for Workington (1979–2001)
Viscount Camrose6 April 2022ConservativeHereditary peerBusiness manager and consultant
‡Lord Carey of Clifton1 November 2002[k]CrossbenchLife peerFormer Archbishop of Canterbury
Lord Carlile of Berriew27 July 1999CrossbenchLife peerDeputy High Court judge, former independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, president of the Howard League for Penal Reform and former MP
Lord Carrington4 December 2018CrossbenchHereditary peerLord Great Chamberlain (since 2022), businessman, Deputy lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
Lord Carrington of Fulham11 September 2013ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for Fulham (1987–1997)
Lord Carter of Barnes15 October 2008Non-affiliatedLife peerFormer chief executive of Ofcom, group chief executive at Brunswick Group LLP and former Minister for Communications, Technology and Broadcasting
Lord Carter of Coles8 June 2004LabourLife peerChairman of the NHS Pathology review panel
Lord Carter of Haslemere30 October 2019CrossbenchLife peerLawyer
Baroness Casey of Blackstock30 October 2020CrossbenchLife peerFormer Victims' Commissioner
Lord Cashman23 September 2014LabourLife peerFormer MEP for West Midlands, former actor
‡Earl Cathcart9 March 2007[l]ConservativeHereditary peerChief of the Name and Arms of Clan Cathcart
Baroness Cavendish of Little Venice6 September 2016CrossbenchLife peerJournalist, academic and former Director of the Number 10 Policy Unit
Lord Chadlington16 October 1996ConservativeLife peerFormer chairman, former chief executive and currently executive director of Huntsworth; former director of Halifax
Baroness Chakrabarti6 September 2016LabourLife peerFormer director of Liberty
‡Viscount Chandos19 April 2000[m]LabourLife peerHereditary peer who sits by virtue of a life peerage, Baron Lyttelton of Aldershot
Baroness Chapman of Darlington1 February 2021LabourLife peerFormer MP for Darlington (2010–2019)
‡Lord Chartres7 November 2017[n]CrossbenchLife peerFormer Bishop of London
Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen16 September 2014Non-affiliatedLife peerQueen's companion, former spokesperson for the Cabinet Office
Lord Choudrey9 October 2019ConservativeLife peerBusinessman and philanthropist
‡Earl of Clancarty28 June 2010[o]CrossbenchHereditary peerSits as Viscount Clancarty in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; his other titles are in the Peerage of Ireland
Baroness Clark of Calton21 June 2005CrossbenchLife peerFormer MP and judge of the Inner House of the Court of Session in the Supreme Courts of Scotland
Lord Clark of Windermere2 July 2001LabourLife peerFormer MP and chair of the Forestry Commission
Lord Clarke of Hampstead29 July 1998LabourLife peerFormer chairman of the Labour Party, former deputy general secretary of the Union of Communication Workers
Lord Clarke of Nottingham4 September 2020ConservativeLife peerFormer MP, Lord Chancellor, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Home Secretary
Lord Clement-Jones17 July 1998Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer head of legal services and legal director of London Weekend Television and Grand Metropolitan respectively and former group secretary of Kingfisher plc, chairman of Environmental Context Ltd
Lord Coaker3 February 2021LabourLife peerFormer MP for Gedling (1997–2019)
Baroness Cohen of Pimlico3 May 2000LabourLife peerAuthor and former governor of the BBC
Lord Colgrain27 March 2017ConservativeHereditary peerFormer High Sheriff of Kent, Deputy Lieutenant of Kent
Lord Collins of Highbury20 January 2011LabourLife peerFormer assistant general secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union and former general secretary of the Labour Party
Viscount Colville of Culross25 July 2011CrossbenchHereditary peerTelevision producer and director
Earl of Cork and Orrery19 July 2016CrossbenchHereditary peerSits as Baron Boyle of Marston, in the Peerage of Great Britain; his senior titles are in the Peerage of Ireland
Baroness Corston29 June 2005LabourLife peerFormer MP for Bristol East and Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party
Earl of Courtown24 July 1979ConservativeHereditary peerSits as Baron Saltersford, in the Peerage of Great Britain; his other titles are in the Peerage of Ireland
Baroness Coussins23 March 2007CrossbenchLife peerFormer chief executive of the Portman Group
Baroness Cox24 January 1983CrossbenchLife peerFounder of Christian Solidarity Worldwide, former chancellor of Bournemouth University and of Liverpool Hope University, former nurse and sociology lecturer, longest-serving life-peer.
Lord Craig of Radley30 July 1991CrossbenchLife peerFormer Chief of the Defence Staff
Viscount Craigavon26 July 1974CrossbenchHereditary peerChartered accountant
Lord Crathorne25 May 1977ConservativeHereditary peerFormer director of (variously) Blakeney Hotels Ltd, Woodhouse Securities Ltd, Hand Picked Hotels, Cliveden Ltd
Baroness Crawley24 July 1998LabourLife peerFormer chair of the Women's National Commission
Lord Crisp28 April 2006CrossbenchLife peerFormer chief executive of the NHS
‡Lord Cromwell10 April 2014[p]CrossbenchHereditary peerBusinessman, executive chair of Banking Competition Remedies Ltd
Lord Cruddas27 January 2021ConservativeLife peerBanker, businessman and former Conservative Party Co-Treasurer
Baroness Cumberlege18 May 1990ConservativeLife peerVice President of the Royal Colleges of Nursing and Midwives
Lord Cunningham of Felling27 June 2005LabourLife peerFormer MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Lord Currie of Marylebone1 October 1996CrossbenchLife peerFormer chairman of Ofcom
Lord Curry of Kirkharle13 October 2011CrossbenchLife peerFormer chair of NFU Mutual
Baroness D'Souza1 July 2004CrossbenchLife peerFormer Lord Speaker, formerly Convenor of the Crossbench peers
Lord Dannatt19 January 2011CrossbenchLife peerFormer Chief of the General Staff of the British Army
Lord Darroch of Kew11 November 2019CrossbenchLife peerFormer British Ambassador to the United States
Lord Darzi of Denham12 July 2007Non-affiliatedLife peerProfessor of surgery at Imperial College London
Lord Davidson of Glen Clova22 March 2006LabourLife peerFormer Advocate General for Scotland, author of Judicial Review in Scotland, and the International Commission of Jurists' chef de mission for Egypt in 1998
Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links16 July 2021ConservativeLife peerFormer Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party
Lord Davies of Brixton18 September 2020LabourLife peerFormer trade unionist, actuary and member of the Greater London Council
Lord Davies of Gower10 October 2019ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for Gower (2015–2017)
Lord Davies of Oldham3 October 1997LabourLife peerFormer MP, Government Deputy Chief Whip (2003–2010) and Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
Lord de Clifford26 September 2023CrossbenchHereditary peer Veterinarian
Lord de Mauley15 March 2005ConservativeHereditary peerMaster of the Horse, Royal Wessex Yeomanry officer
Lord Dear15 June 2006CrossbenchLife peerFormer HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary and former chief constable of West Midlands police
Lord Deben21 June 2010ConservativeLife peerFormer MP and Secretary of State for the Environment 1993–97; former chairman of environment consultancy company Sancroft International and of Veolia Water
Baroness Deech5 October 2005CrossbenchLife peerChair of the House of Lords Appointments Commission (since 2023), former chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (1994–2002), former Principal of St Anne's College, Oxford (2001–2004), former professor of law at Gresham College, former chair of the Bar Standards Board
Lord Deighton1 November 2012ConservativeLife peerChief Executive, London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Lord Desai5 June 1991CrossbenchLife peerProfessor Emeritus of Economics at the London School of Economics
Earl of Devon12 July 2018CrossbenchHereditary peerBarrister
Lord Dholakia24 October 1997Liberal DemocratLife peerChair of Nacro
Lord Dobbs18 December 2010ConservativeLife peerAuthor
Lord Dodds of Duncairn18 September 2020Democratic UnionistLife peerFormer MP for Belfast North (2001–2019)
Baroness Donaghy26 June 2010LabourLife peerFormer chair of ACAS
Lord Donoughue21 May 1985LabourLife peerVisiting Professor of Government at the London School of Economics
Baroness Doocey21 December 2010Liberal DemocratLife peerChair of the London Assembly and has run DD Enterprises Management Consultancy
Lord Douglas-Miller15 December 2023ConservativeLife peerParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Biosecurity, Animal Health and Welfare
Baroness Drake20 June 2010LabourLife peerFormer president of the Trades Union Congress and commissioner at the Equality and Human Rights Commission
Lord Drayson1 June 2004LabourLife peerCo-founder and former chief executive of PowderJect Pharmaceuticals
Lord Dubs27 September 1994LabourLife peerFormer MP, director of the Refugee Council, chair of Liberty and chair of the Broadcasting Standards Commission
Lord Duncan of Springbank14 July 2017ConservativeLife peerUnder-Secretary of State for Scotland and former MEP for Scotland
Earl of Dundee28 October 1983ConservativeHereditary peerFarmer, Chief of Clan Scrymgeour, honorary consul for Croatia in Edinburgh
Lord Dunlop26 May 2015ConservativeLife peerFormer Under-Secretary of State for Scotland
Lord Dykes21 June 2004CrossbenchLife peerFormer MP for Harrow East (1970–1997)
Lord Eames25 August 1995CrossbenchLife peerFormer Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh
Baroness Eaton21 July 2010ConservativeLife peerChairman of the Local Government Association
Lord Eatwell14 July 1992LabourLife peerFormer President of Queens' College, Cambridge (1996–2020), former professor of financial policy at Cambridge Judge Business School, former chair of the British Library Board (2001–2006)
‡Viscount Eccles24 March 2005[q]ConservativeHereditary peerBusinessman, Chairman of the Bowes Museum Trust, soldier
Baroness Eccles of Moulton10 May 1990ConservativeLife peerAs the wife of Viscount Eccles, she is also entitled to the style "Viscountess Eccles"
Earl of Effingham28 October 2022ConservativeHereditary peerFinancier
Lord Elis-Thomas18 September 1992Non-affiliatedLife peerFormer MP, presiding officer of the National Assembly for Wales and leader of Plaid Cymru
Lord Elliott of Mickle Fell6 February 2024ConservativeLife peerPolitical strategist and lobbyist, founder of TaxPayers' Alliance and Big Brother Watch, chief executive of Vote Leave and campaign director for NOtoAV
Lord Empey15 January 2011Ulster UnionistLife peerFormer leader of the Ulster Unionist Party
Earl of Erroll30 June 1978CrossbenchHereditary peerLord High Constable of Scotland and Chief of Clan Hay, soldier, marketing and computer consultant
Lord Etherton23 December 2020CrossbenchLife peerFormer Master of the Rolls (2016–2021) and Chancellor of the High Court (2013–2016)
Baroness Evans of Bowes Park12 September 2014ConservativeLife peerLeader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal, former director of the New Schools Network and deputy director at Policy Exchange
Lord Evans of Rainow9 November 2022ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for Weaver Vale (2010–2017)
Lord Evans of Watford28 July 1998LabourLife peerChairman of several publishing companies
Lord Evans of Weardale3 December 2014CrossbenchLife peerFormer director of the Security Service
‡Lord Fairfax of Cameron26 November 2015[r]ConservativeHereditary peerBarrister
Baroness Fairhead19 October 2017CrossbenchLife peerFormer chairman of the BBC Trust
Lord Falconer of Thoroton14 May 1997LabourLife peerFormer Lord Chancellor
Baroness Falkner of Margravine2 June 2004CrossbenchLife peerChief executive of Student Partnerships Worldwide
Baroness Fall22 October 2015ConservativeLife peerFormer Downing Street Deputy Chief of Staff
Lord Farmer5 September 2014ConservativeLife peerFounding partner of RK Mine Finance group, trustee of the Kingham Hill Trust and Conservative Party co-treasurer
Lord Faulkner of Worcester14 July 1999LabourLife peerCommunications advisor to the Leader of the Labour Party in the 1987, 1992 and 1997 general elections
Lord Faulks21 July 2010Non-affiliatedLife peerRecorder, Chairman of the Independent Press Standards Organisation
Baroness Featherstone20 October 2015Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer MP for Hornsey and Wood Green (2005–2015)
Lord Fellowes of West Stafford12 January 2011ConservativeLife peerActor, novelist, film director and screenwriter, chairman of the RNIB appeal for Talking Books and vice-president of the Weldmar Hospicecare Trust
Lord Filkin29 July 1999LabourLife peerFormer parliamentary under-secretary of state in various government departments
Lord Fink18 January 2011ConservativeLife peerCEO and chairman of the Man Group, the largest listed hedge fund company in the world
Lord Finkelstein11 September 2013ConservativeLife peerCurrent Executive Editor of The Times
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff28 June 2001CrossbenchLife peerProfessor of Palliative Medicine at the Cardiff University School of Medicine and former president of the Royal Society of Medicine
Baroness Finn14 October 2015ConservativeLife peerFormer special adviser at the Cabinet Office and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Baroness Fleet15 September 2020ConservativeLife peerChair of Arts Council London and former newspaper editor and political advisor
Lord Flight13 January 2011ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for Arundel and South Downs (1997–2005)
Baroness Fookes30 September 1997ConservativeLife peerFormer MP, chair of the RSPCA and deputy speaker of the House of Commons
Baroness Ford5 June 2006CrossbenchLife peerChair of the London 2012 Olympic Park Legacy Company, former chief executive of Good Practice Limited, managing director (Social Infrastructure and Development) of Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets, chairman of Irvine Bay Urban Regeneration Company and president of Epilepsy Action
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean14 July 1999ConservativeLife peerFormer MP and Secretary of State for Scotland
Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee9 November 2022Non-affiliatedLife peerFormer First Minister of Northern Ireland, former leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, broadcaster, presenter on GB News
Lord Foster of Bath7 October 2015Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer MP for Bath (1992–2015)
Baroness Foster of Oxton29 January 2021ConservativeLife peerFormer MEP for North West England (1999–2004; 2009–2019)
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock16 June 2005LabourLife peerFormer MP (1979–2005) and MSP (2007–2011), former chairman of Hearts Football club and president of the Caribbean Council
Lord Fowler3 July 2001CrossbenchLife peerFormer Lord Speaker, former Chairman of the House of Lords Communications Select Committee and former MP
Lord Fox11 September 2014Liberal DemocratLife peerPR director at GKN engineering and former Liberal Democrat chief executive
Baroness Fox of Buckley14 September 2020Non-affiliatedLife peerFormer MEP for North West England (2019–2020)
Lord Framlingham14 January 2011ConservativeLife peerFormer MP and Deputy Speaker in the House of Commons
Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie26 January 2021ConservativeLife peerChief Executive of Cerebral Palsy Scotland
Baroness Freeman of Steventon5 June 2024CrossbenchLife peerScience communicator and former television producer
Lord Freyberg7 March 1994CrossbenchHereditary peerFreelance editor and assistant editor for post-production in TV and film
Lord Frost12 August 2020ConservativeLife peerDesignated National Security Adviser and former British ambassador to Denmark
Lord Fuller8 March 2024ConservativeLife peerLeader of South Norfolk District Council (since 2007)
Lord Gadhia31 August 2016Non-affiliatedLife peerInvestment banker and Conservative Party donor
Baroness Gale4 August 1999LabourLife peerPresident of National Association of Old Age Pensioners, Wales and president of Treherbert and District British Legion
Baroness Garden of Frognal15 October 2007Liberal DemocratLife peerVice President of the Institute of Export
Lord Gardiner of Kimble23 June 2010Non-affiliatedLife peerSenior Deputy Speaker and deputy chief executive of the Countryside Alliance
Lord Garnier22 June 2018ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for Harborough (1992–2017)
Lord Gascoigne10 July 2023ConservativeLife peerPolitical adviser and secretary to Boris Johnson
Lord Geddes20 March 1975ConservativeHereditary peerDeputy Speaker of the House of Lords, lieutenant-commander in the Royal Naval Reserve
Lord German24 June 2010Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer Deputy First Minister of Wales
Lord Giddens16 June 2004LabourLife peerEmeritus Professor at the London School of Economics of sociology and social theory with fifteen honorary degrees from other universities, author of The Politics of Climate Change
Lord Gilbert of Panteg30 September 2015ConservativeLife peerDeputy Chairman of the Conservative Party
‡Earl of Glasgow17 January 2005[s]Liberal DemocratHereditary peerChief of Clan Boyle, sub-lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve, television documentary producer
Lord Glasman4 February 2011LabourLife peerSenior lecturer in political theory at London Metropolitan University
Lord Glenarthur21 June 1977ConservativeHereditary peerBusinessman, consultant, pilot, governor and a trustee of King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes, former government minister
Lord Glendonbrook1 February 2011ConservativeLife peerOwner of BMI
Lord Goddard of Stockport15 September 2014Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer leader of Stockport Council
Lord Godson25 January 2021ConservativeLife peerChair of Policy Exchange and former political aide, political candidate, author and journalist
Baroness Gohir24 June 2022CrossbenchLife peerWomen's rights campaigner, CEO of Muslim Women’s Network UK
Lord Gold1 February 2011ConservativeLife peerLawyer
Baroness Goldie3 October 2013ConservativeLife peerFormer leader of the Scottish Conservative Party in the Scottish Parliament (2005–2011)
Baroness Golding13 July 2001LabourLife peerRadiographer and former MP
Lord Goldsmith29 July 1999LabourLife peerFormer Attorney General for England and Wales
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park7 January 2020ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for Richmond Park, Minister of State for Environment and International Development
Lord Goodman of Wycombe11 March 2024ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for Wycombe (2001–2010), journalist, editor of the political blog ConservativeHome, former news editor at Catholic Herald, former lead writer with The Daily Telegraph
Viscount Goschen15 July 1988ConservativeHereditary peerFormer stockbrocker and conservationist
Baroness Goudie21 July 1998LabourLife peerActivist, former European director of public affairs for the World Wide Fund for Nature
Lord Grabiner26 July 1999CrossbenchLife peerHead of Chambers at One Essex Court and deputy High Court Judge
Lord Grade of Yarmouth25 January 2011Non-affiliatedLife peerFormer chairman of the BBC Board of Governors
‡Lord Grantchester31 October 2003[t]LabourHereditary peerFormer director of Littlewoods and former chairman of the Dairy Farmers of Britain,
Lord Green of Deddington28 November 2014CrossbenchLife peerFormer British ambassador
Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint16 November 2010CrossbenchLife peerFormer group chairman of HSBC
Baroness Greenfield18 June 2001CrossbenchLife peerProfessor of Synaptic Pharmacology at Oxford University and former director of the Royal Institution
Lord Greenhalgh16 April 2020ConservativeLife peerMinister of State for Building Safety and Fire Former Deputy Mayor of London for Policing and Crime, medical company executive and political candidate
Lord Greenway8 October 1975CrossbenchHereditary peerFormer chairman of The World Ship Trust
Baroness Grender4 September 2013Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer head of communications for the Liberal Democrats
Baroness Grey-Thompson23 March 2010CrossbenchLife peerFormer paralympic athlete
Lord Griffiths of Burry Port30 June 2004LabourLife peerFormer President of the Methodist Conference
Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach5 February 1991ConservativeLife peerVice-president of the Nature in Art trust and vice-chairman of Goldman Sachs International
Lord Grimstone of Boscobel8 April 2020ConservativeLife peerMinister of State for Investment and former bank executive and civil servant
Lord Grocott2 July 2001LabourLife peerFormer presenter and producer at Central Television and former MP
‡Lord Hacking19 November 2021[u]LabourHereditary peerLawyer, arbitrator and mediator.
Viscount Hailsham12 October 2015ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham (1979–2010); hereditary peer who sits by virtue of a life peerage, Baron Hailsham of Kettlethorpe.
Lord Hain22 October 2015LabourLife peerFormer MP for Neath (1991–2015)
Baroness Hale of Richmond12 January 2004CrossbenchLaw life peerFormer President of the Supreme Court (2017–2020), Deputy President of the Supreme Court (2013–2017), Justice of the Supreme Court (2009–2020) and Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2004–2009)
Lord Hall of Birkenhead19 March 2010CrossbenchLife peerChief executive of the Royal Opera House, former director of news at the BBC, chairman of Creative & Cultural Skills and former chair of the Royal Television Society
Baroness Hallett11 October 2019CrossbenchLife peerFormer Lady Justice of Appeal
Lord Hameed27 March 2007CrossbenchLife peerChairman of Alpha Hospital Group, chairman and chief executive officer of the London International Hospital, former executive director and chief executive officer of the Cromwell Hospital, president of The Little Foundation and chairman of The Woolf Institute of Abrahamic Faiths
Lord Hamilton of Epsom17 June 2005ConservativeLife peerFormer MP and former chairman of the 1922 Committee
Lord Hammond of Runnymede30 September 2020ConservativeLife peerFormer MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Lord Hampton25 October 2022CrossbenchHereditary peer Photographer
Baroness Hamwee6 June 1991Liberal DemocratLife peerVice president of Parity and former chair of the London Assembly
Lord Hannan of Kingsclere25 January 2021ConservativeLife peerFormer MEP for South East England (1999–2020)
Lord Hannay of Chiswick19 June 2001CrossbenchLife peerFormer senior diplomat
Lord Hannett of Everton12 March 2024LabourLife peerFormer general secretary of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
‡Viscount Hanworth30 March 2011[v]LabourHereditary peerEconomist, Professor of Econometrics and Computational Statistics at the University of Leicester
Baroness Harding of Winscombe15 September 2014ConservativeLife peerChief executive of TalkTalk Group
Lord Harlech21 July 2021ConservativeHereditary peerLandowner, business manager and consultant, army reservist with the London Guards
‡Lord Harries of Pentregarth30 June 2006[w]CrossbenchLife peerGresham Professor of Divinity, former Bishop of Oxford; chair of the Human Fertility and Embryology Authority Ethics and Law Committee and former chair of the House of Lords Select Committee on Stem Cell Research
Lord Harrington of Watford15 March 2022ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for Watford (2010–2019), Minister of State for Refugees
Lord Harris of Haringey5 August 1998LabourLife peerFormer chair of the Association of London Government, former leader of Haringey Borough Council, former chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority, member of the London Assembly and chair of Freedom
Lord Harris of Peckham11 January 1996ConservativeLife peerChairman of Carpetright
Baroness Harris of Richmond6 August 1999Liberal DemocratLife peerChair of the Industry and Parliament Trust, president of the National Association of Chaplains to the Police and former chair of North Yorkshire County Council and Police Authority
Lord Haselhurst22 June 2018ConservativeLife peerFormer MP and Chairman of Ways and Means (Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons)
Lord Haskel4 October 1993LabourLife peerPresident of the Environment Industries Commission, former international president of The Textile Institute
Lord Hastings of Scarisbrick12 October 2005CrossbenchLife peerVice-president of Catch22, ambassador of Make Justice Work
Lord Haughey18 September 2013LabourLife peerBusinessman and philanthropist
Lord Hay of Ballyore16 December 2014Democratic UnionistLife peerFormer Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Baroness Hayman2 January 1996CrossbenchLife peerFormer MP, Lord Speaker (2006–11), chair of Cancer Research UK, chair of the Human Tissue Authority and chair of Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Baroness Hayman of Ullock9 September 2020LabourLife peerFormer MP for Workington (2015–2019)
Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town22 June 2010LabourLife peerGeneral secretary of the Fabian Society (1976–1982), Chief Executive of the European Parliamentary Labour Party (1990–1996) and Chair of the Labour Party (2007–2008)
Lord Hayward28 September 2015ConservativeLife peerPsephologist, Former MP for Kingswood and former business and charity executive
Baroness Hazarika14 March 2024LabourLife peerJournalist and political adviser
Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill19 July 2010LabourLife peerFormer political aide
Baroness Helic18 September 2014ConservativeLife peerGovernment special adviser on preventing sexual violence in conflict zones
Lord Hendy15 October 2019LabourLife peerBarrister
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill17 November 2022CrossbenchLife peerChairman of Network Rail and former Commissioner of Transport for London
Lord Henley28 February 1978ConservativeHereditary peerSits as Baron Northington, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; his other titles are in the Peerage of Ireland
Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield8 November 2010CrossbenchLife peerAttlee Professor of Contemporary British History at Queen Mary, University of London
Lord Herbert of South Downs1 September 2020ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for Arundel and South Downs (2005–2019)
Lord Heseltine12 July 2001Non-affiliatedLife peerFormer MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Secretary of State for Defence, Environment and President of the Board of Trade
Lord Hill of Oareford27 May 2010ConservativeLife peerFormer European Commissioner for Financial Stability Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, former Leader of the House of Lords, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools
Lord Hintze3 November 2022ConservativeLife peerBusinessman and philanthropist, founder of asset management firm CQS
Baroness Hodgson of Abinger16 September 2013ConservativeLife peerConservative politician
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts7 June 2000ConservativeLife peerFormer MP
Baroness Hoey14 September 2020Non-affiliatedLife peerFormer MP for Vauxhall (1989–2019)
Lord Hoffmann21 February 1995CrossbenchLaw life peerFormer Law Lord and Professor of Law at Queen Mary College, University of London
Lord Hogan-Howe7 November 2017CrossbenchLife peerFormer Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
Baroness Hogg3 February 1995CrossbenchLife peerAs the wife of Viscount Hailsham, she is also entitled to the style "Viscountess Hailsham"
Lord Hollick20 June 1991LabourLife peerBusiness executive and former banker, businessman and print-media executive
Baroness Hollins15 November 2010CrossbenchLife peerProfessor of the psychiatry of learning disability at St George's, University of London, former president of the Royal Society of Psychiatrists
Lord Holmes of Richmond13 September 2013ConservativeLife peerFormer swimmer, Paralympian, journalist and solicitor
Baroness Hooper10 June 1985ConservativeLife peerPresident of Waste Watch, president of the European Foundation For Heritage Skills, and president of Good Guy's Cancer Appeal
Lord Hope of Craighead28 February 1995CrossbenchLife peerFormer Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and former Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Lord Horam4 September 2013ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for Gateshead West (1970–1983) and for Orpington (1992–2010)
Lord Houchen of High Leven12 July 2023ConservativeLife peerTees Valley Mayor (since 2017), former councillor on Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council (2011–2017)
Lord Houghton of Richmond20 November 2017CrossbenchLife peerFormer Chief of the Defence Staff
Lord Howard of Lympne13 July 2010ConservativeLife peerFormer MP, Home Secretary, Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition
Lord Howard of Rising4 June 2004ConservativeLife peerDirector of Fortress Holdings
Baroness Howarth of Breckland25 June 2001CrossbenchLife peerChair of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, former chief executive of ChildLine and vice-chair of the Lucy Faithfull Foundation
Lord Howarth of Newport15 June 2005LabourLife peerFormer MP for Stratford-Upon-Avon (1983–1997) and for Newport East (1997–2005)
Earl Howe30 October 1984ConservativeHereditary peerDeputy Leader of the House and Minister of State for Defence
Lord Howell of Guildford6 June 1997ConservativeLife peerFormer MP, Secretaries of State for Energy and Transport
Baroness Hughes of Stretford15 July 2010LabourLife peerFormer head of the Department of Social Policy at the University of Manchester and former Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families and former MP
Baroness Humphreys18 September 2013Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer AM for North Wales and President of the Welsh Liberal Democrats
Baroness Hunt of Bethnal Green16 October 2019CrossbenchLife peerFormer Chief Executive of Stonewall
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath20 October 1997LabourLife peerPresident of the Royal Society for Public Health and former chief executive of the NHS Confederation, and former director of its two predecessor organisations
Lord Hunt of Wirral20 October 1997ConservativeLife peerFormer MP; Partner at the law firm Beachcroft LLP
Lord Hussain20 January 2011Liberal DemocratLife peerDeputy Group Leader of the Liberal Democrat group on Luton Borough Council
Baroness Hussein-Ece25 June 2010Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer non-executive director of Camden and Islington Mental Health and Social Care Trust, and former equality and human rights commissioner
Lord Hutton of Furness27 June 2010LabourLife peerFormer MP, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and Secretary of State for Defence
Lord Inglewood23 November 1989Non-affiliatedHereditary peerBarrister and chartered surveyor
Lord Jackson of Peterborough16 November 2022ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for Peterborough (2005–2017), former councilor on the Ealing Borough Council (1990–1998)
Lord James of Blackheath9 June 2006ConservativeLife peerCorporate trouble-shooter and former agent for MI5
Lord Jamieson11 March 2024ConservativeLife peerFormer leader of the Central Bedfordshire Council and former chair of the Local Government Association
Baroness Janke24 September 2014Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer leader of Bristol City Council
Lord Janvrin10 October 2007CrossbenchLife peerPermanent Lord-in-waiting; former Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II
Lord Jay of Ewelme18 September 2006CrossbenchLife peerFormer permanent secretary to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and head of the Diplomatic Service
Baroness Jay of Paddington29 July 1992LabourLife peerChairman of the House of Lords Constitution Committee
Baroness Jenkin of Kennington26 January 2011ConservativeLife peerPR consultant, and active in promoting women in Parliament
Lord Johnson of Lainston19 October 2022ConservativeLife peerMinister of State for Investment, hedge fund manager, financier and former councilor for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (2006–2010)
Lord Johnson of Marylebone12 October 2020ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for Orpington (2010–2019)
Baroness Jolly24 December 2010Liberal DemocratLife peerChair of Executive Committee of Liberal Democrats in Devon and Cornwall
Lord Jones6 July 2001LabourLife peerFormer MP for East Flintshire 1970–1983 and for Alyn & Deeside 1983–2001
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb20 September 2013GreenLife peerGreen Party politician and former 2nd Statutory Deputy Mayor of London and Member of the London Assembly
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch5 June 2006LabourLife peerDirector of Policy and Public Affairs at UNISON and former chair of the Labour Party
Lord Jopling5 June 1997ConservativeLife peerFormer MP
Lord Jordan5 June 2000LabourLife peerFormer president of the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union, former general secretary of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, former governor of both the BBC and the London School of Economics
Lord Kakkar22 March 2010CrossbenchLife peerProfessor of Surgical Sciences at St Bartholomew's Hospital and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University
Lord Kalms1 June 2004Non-affiliatedLife peerLife president and former chairman of Dixons Retail and former chairman of the Centre for Policy Studies
Lord Kamall28 January 2021ConservativeLife peerProfessor of Politics and International Relations at St Mary's University and former MEP for London (2005–2019)
Lord Keen of Elie8 June 2015ConservativeLife peerLawyer, Conservative Party politician and former Advocate General for Scotland and Chairman of the Scottish Conservative Party
Lord Kempsell11 July 2023ConservativeLife peerPolitical journalist, former political director of the Conservative Party and former director of the Conservative Research Department
Baroness Kennedy of Cradley19 September 2013LabourLife peerPolitical aide, politician and former Deputy General Secretary of the Labour Party
Lord Kennedy of Southwark21 June 2010LabourLife peerLabour Party official, politician and Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords
Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws27 October 1997LabourLife peerCriminal and human rights lawyer, chair of JUSTICE
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard30 June 2004CrossbenchLife peerFormer Permanent Secretary to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and head of the Diplomatic Service
Lord Kestenbaum24 January 2011LabourLife peerChief Executive of National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts
Lord Khan of Burnley4 February 2021LabourLife peerFormer MEP for North West England (2017–2019)
Baroness Kidron25 June 2012CrossbenchLife peerFilm director
Lord Kilclooney17 July 2001CrossbenchLife peerFormer MP for Strangford (1998–2007), former MEP for Northern Ireland (1979–1989)
Baroness King of Bow26 January 2011LabourLife peerFormer MP for Bethnal Green and Bow (1997–2005)
Lord King of Bridgwater9 July 2001ConservativeLife peerFormer MP, Environment Secretary, Transport Secretary, Employment Secretary, Northern Ireland Secretary and chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee
Lord King of Lothbury19 July 2013CrossbenchLife peerFormer Governor of the Bank of England
Baroness Kingsmill1 June 2006LabourLife peerFormer deputy chair of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission and of the Competition Commission
Lord Kinnock28 January 2005LabourLife peerFormer MP, Leader of the Labour Party 1983–92, European Commissioner for Transport and Administrative Reform and Vice-President of the European Commission
Earl of Kinnoull6 February 2015CrossbenchHereditary peerPresident of the Royal Caledonian Ball Trust and commanding officer of the Atholl Highlanders
Lord Kirkham23 July 1999ConservativeLife peerExecutive Chairman of DFS Furniture Company Ltd
Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate7 October 2016ConservativeLife peerFormer MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber (1999–2016) and MP for Leeds North East (1987–1997)
Lord Knight of Weymouth23 June 2010LabourLife peerFormer MP for South Dorset (2001–2010)
Baroness Kramer22 December 2010Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer vice-president of Citibank, director and co-founder of International Capital Partners, former MP and Minister of State for Transport (2013–2015)
Lord Krebs28 March 2007CrossbenchLife peerProfessor of Zoology at the University of Oxford, former chair of the Food Standards Agency, member of the committee on climate change and chair of adaptation sub-committee, chair of the Royal Society Science Policy Advisory Group
Lord Laming27 July 1998CrossbenchLife peerPsychiatric social worker and chairman of the Harold Shipman inquiry and the Baby P inquiry
Lord Lamont of Lerwick24 July 1998ConservativeLife peerFormer MP and Chancellor of the Exchequer
Baroness Lampard17 November 2022ConservativeLife peerFormer barrister
Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton16 September 2020ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for Milton Keynes North (2010–2019) and for North East Milton Keynes (2005–2010)
Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho25 March 2013CrossbenchLife peerChancellor of the Open University, businesswoman and philanthrope
Lord Lansley5 October 2015ConservativeLife peerFormer MP and Leader of the House of Commons
Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon6 September 2013LabourLife peerFormer Chancellor of De Montfort University, campaigner for police reform and mother of Stephen Lawerence
Baroness Lawlor3 November 2022ConservativeLife peerFounder of the think tank Politeia
Lord Layard3 May 2000LabourLife peerEmeritus Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics
Baroness Lea of Lymm31 October 2022ConservativeLife peerPolitical economist and former civil servant, economic adviser to the Arbuthnot Banking Group
Lord Lebedev19 November 2020CrossbenchLife peerBusinessman, owner of Lebedev Holdings Ltd (The Evening Standard, The Independent, London Live) and son of Alexander Lebedev
Lord Lee of Trafford26 May 2006Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer MP
Earl of Leicester23 June 2021ConservativeHereditary peerFormer officer in the Scots Guards, former equerry to the Duke of Kent
Lord Leigh of Hurley16 September 2013ConservativeLife peerFormer accountant, banker and Treasurer of the Conservative Party
Lord Lennie22 September 2014LabourLife peerFormer deputy secretary general of the Labour Party
Lord Leong31 October 2022LabourLife peerFormer barrister, founder of Cavendish Publishing
Lord Levene of Portsoken22 July 1997CrossbenchLife peerFormer chairman of Lloyd's of London and former vice chairman of Deutsche Bank
Lord Levy23 September 1997LabourLife peerFormer special envoy to the Middle East, President of JFS, President of Sense & Sense International, President of Jewish Care
Lord Lexden23 December 2010ConservativeLife peerFormer consultant and editor in chief of the Conservative Research Department and former lecturer in modern history
Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke7 July 2010LabourLife peerFormer MP, British High Commissioner to Australia and Secretary of State for Scotland
Lord Liddle19 June 2010LabourLife peerChairman of the International Think Tank Policy Network and former chairman of the Public Policy Centre and former managing director of Prima Europe Ltd, a consultancy company
Lord Lilley18 June 2018ConservativeLife peerFormer MP, Secretary of State for Social Security, for Trade and Industry, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer and Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party
Earl of Lindsay21 December 1989ConservativeHereditary peerBusinessman, President of the Chartered Trading Standards Institute, former President of the National Trust of Scotland
Lord Lingfield17 December 2010ConservativeLife peerChairman of the League of Mercy Foundation, former director-general of St. John Ambulance and advocate of free schools
Lord Lipsey30 July 1999LabourLife peerJournalist, former Chairman of the Fabian Society and political advisor to Anthony Crosland
Baroness Lister of Burtersett31 January 2011LabourLife peerEmeritus Professor of Social Policy at Loughborough University
Lord Lisvane11 December 2014CrossbenchLife peerFormer Clerk of the House of Commons
Lord Livermore21 October 2015LabourLife peerStrategy and communications consultant
Earl of Liverpool23 October 1969ConservativeHereditary peerBusinessman
Lord Livingston of Parkhead12 July 2013ConservativeLife peerFormer Minister for Trade and Investment
‡Lord Londesborough23 June 2021[x]CrossbenchHereditary peerBusinessman, Chairman and director of Tussell Limited
Lord Loomba12 January 2011CrossbenchLife peerExecutive chairman of the Rinku Group and pioneer of widow's rights
Marquess of Lothian22 November 2010ConservativeLife peerHereditary peer who sits by virtue of a life peerage, Baron Kerr of Monteviot; former MP
Lord Low of Dalston13 June 2006CrossbenchLife peerChairman of the Royal National Institute for the Blind, Professor of Law and Criminology at the University of Leeds
Lord Lucas21 February 1992ConservativeHereditary peerChartered accountant, publisher and editor of The Good Schools Guide
Baroness Ludford30 September 1997Liberal DemocratLife peerMEP for London (1999–2014)
Lord Lupton6 October 2015Non-affiliatedLife peerBank executive and former Co-Treasurer of the Conservative Party
‡Earl of Lytton16 May 2011[y]CrossbenchHereditary peerChartered surveyor
Lord McColl of Dulwich25 July 1989ConservativeLife peerProfessor Emeritus of Surgery at Guy's Hospital, associated with King's College London
Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale28 June 2010LabourLife peerFormer First Minister of Scotland
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown19 June 2018Democratic UnionistLife peerFormer MP for South Antrim (2000–2001, 2005–2015) and for Mid Ulster (1983–1997)
Lord Macdonald of River Glaven12 July 2010CrossbenchLife peerFormer Director of Public Prosecutions
Lord McDonald of Salford27 January 2021CrossbenchLife peerFormer Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and British ambassador to Germany and to Israel
Lord McFall of Alcluith17 June 2010Lord SpeakerLife peerFormer Senior Deputy Speaker, former chairman of the House of Commons Treasury Committee and former MP
Baroness McGregor-Smith16 October 2015Non-affiliatedLife peerBusinesswoman and former CEO of Mitie Group PLC
Lord McInnes of Kilwinning1 September 2016ConservativeLife peerFormer Councillor on the Edinburgh City Council
Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall3 August 1999LabourLife peerFormer associate producer at the Royal Shakespeare Company, former executive director of the Royal National Theatre
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering6 October 2015ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for Vale of York (1997–2010) and for Thirsk and Malton (2010–2015)
Lord MacKenzie of Culkein4 August 1999LabourLife peerFormer nurse and president of the Trades Union Congress
Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate17 July 1998Non-affiliatedLife peerFormer chief superintendent in the Durham Constabulary, former president of the Police Superintendents' Association
Lord McLoughlin8 September 2020ConservativeLife peerFormer MP, Secretary of State for Transport and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Lord McNally20 December 1995Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer MP, Minister of State for Justice and leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords
Lord McNicol of West Kilbride21 June 2018LabourLife peerFormer General Secretary of the Labour Party
Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court4 October 2016CrossbenchLife peerFormer Permanent Secretary to the Treasury
Lord Magan of Castletown25 January 2011ConservativeLife peerChartered accountant
Lord Mair29 October 2015CrossbenchLife peerProfessor of Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Cambridge
Baroness Mallalieu19 June 1991LabourLife peerPresident of the Countryside Alliance
Lord Mance3 October 2005CrossbenchLaw life peerFormer Deputy President (2017–2018) and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2009–2018) and Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2005–2009)
Lord Mancroft23 February 1988ConservativeHereditary peerFormer chair of the Addict Recovery Foundation, former chair of the Drug and Alcohol Foundation
Lord Mandelson13 October 2008LabourLife peerFormer MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Northern Ireland and European Commissioner for Trade
Lord Mann28 October 2019LabourLife peerFormer MP for Bassetlaw (2001–2019)
Baroness Manningham-Buller2 June 2008CrossbenchLife peerFormer director of the Security Service
Baroness Manzoor6 September 2013ConservativeLife peerBusinesswoman, civil servant and nurse
Lord Markham7 October 2022ConservativeLife peerBusinessman, chairman of London & Continental Railways
Lord Marks of Hale8 March 2024ConservativeLife peerBusinessman
Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames11 January 2011Liberal DemocratLife peerCommercial and family law QC with specialist interest in human rights and constitutional reform
Lord Marland8 June 2006ConservativeLife peerChairman of Herriot Ltd and of Hunter Boot Ltd
Lord Marlesford7 June 1991ConservativeLife peerFarmer, soldier, Deputy Lieutenant of Suffolk, former Councillor on the East Suffolk County Council
Lord Maude of Horsham26 May 2015ConservativeLife peerFormer MP
Lord Mawson29 March 2007CrossbenchLife peerFounder board member of Poplar HARCA (housing association) and author of The Social Entrepreneur: Making Communities Work
Lord Maxton17 June 2004LabourLife peerFormer MP
Baroness Meacher16 June 2006CrossbenchLife peerFormer chairman of the Security Industry Authority, former chair of the Police Complaints Authority and two NHS trusts
Lord Mendelsohn5 September 2013LabourLife peerLobbyist
Lord Mendoza16 September 2020ConservativeLife peerProvost of Oriel College, Oxford, businessman, publisher, philanthropist.
‡Lord Meston26 September 2023[z]CrossbenchHereditary peer Lawyer
Baroness Merron28 January 2021LabourLife peerFormer MP for Lincoln from 1997 to 2010
Baroness Meyer19 June 2018ConservativeLife peerBusinesswoman and activist for women and children
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer6 October 1998Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer Leader South Somerset District Council, Somerset County Councillor, environmental campaigner
Earl of Minto25 October 2022ConservativeHereditary peerChief executive of Paperchase
Lord Mitchell10 May 2000LabourLife peerBusinessman
Baroness Mobarik19 September 2014ConservativeLife peerFormer MEP for Scotland (2017–2020)
Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest12 March 2024ConservativeLife peerBusinesswoman and charity campaigner
Lord Monks26 July 2010LabourLife peerFormer general secretary of both the Trades Union Congress and the European Trade Union Confederation
Duke of Montrose26 May 1995ConservativeHereditary peerFormer shadow minister for the Scotland Office
Lord Moore of Etchingham17 September 2020Non-affiliatedLife peerFormer editor of The Daily Telegraph, The Spectator and The Sunday Telegraph
Lord Morgan12 June 2000LabourLife peerProfessor of History at Brunel University
Baroness Morgan of Cotes6 January 2020ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for Loughborough (2010–2019), Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Baroness Morgan of Drefelin11 June 2004CrossbenchLife peerFormer director or chief executive of various voluntary sector organisations such as Shelter, Breakthrough Breast Cancer, Workplace Nursery Campaign and Childcare Umbrella
Baroness Morgan of Huyton20 June 2001LabourLife peerMaster of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
Baroness Morris of Bolton9 June 2004ConservativeLife peerPresident of the National Benevolent Institution
Baroness Morris of Yardley14 June 2005LabourLife peerFormer MP for Birmingham Yardley (1992–2005), former Secretary State for Education
Baroness Morrissey3 September 2020ConservativeLife peerFinancier, former chief executive at Newton Investment Management
Lord Morrow7 June 2006Democratic UnionistLife peerChairman of the Democratic Unionist Party, former MLA for Fermanagh & South Tyrone (1998–2017), former Minister for Social Development (2000–2001) and Minister for Communities (2016)
Lord Morse26 March 2021CrossbenchLife peerFormer Comptroller and Auditor General
Lord Mott19 June 2023ConservativeLife peerFormer chief executive of the Conservative Party
Lord Mountevans8 July 2015CrossbenchHereditary peerShipbroker, former Lord Mayor of London
Lord Moylan9 September 2020ConservativeLife peerBanker, merchant, former member of Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council
Lord Moynihan30 April 1997ConservativeHereditary peerFormer MP for Lewisham East (1983–1992), former Minister for Sport (1987–1990), former Chairman of the British Olympic Association (2005–2012), Olympic rower
Lord Moynihan of Chelsea6 February 2024ConservativeLife peerBusinessman, former CEO and executive chairman of PA Consulting Group (1992–2013)
Baroness Moyo8 November 2022ConservativeLife peerZambian-born economist and author
Baroness Murphy17 June 2004CrossbenchLife peerFormer professor of psychiatry of old age at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals United Medical School
Lord Murphy of Torfaen20 October 2015LabourLife peerFormer MP for Torfaen (1987–2015)
Lord Murray of Blidworth21 October 2022ConservativeLife peerBarrister, Minister of State for Home Affairs, councilor on the Gedling Borough Council
Lord Naseby28 October 1997ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for Northampton South (1974–1997), former Chairman of Ways and Means (1992–1997)
Lord Nash21 January 2013ConservativeLife peerBusinessman
Baroness Neuberger15 June 2004CrossbenchLife peerPhilanthropist, author, social reformer, rabbi, former chair of Camden and Islington Community Health Services NHS Trust, former chairman of the King's Fund
Baroness Neville-Jones15 October 2007ConservativeLife peerFormer Minister of State for Security, former diplomat and former chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee
Baroness Neville-Rolfe10 September 2013ConservativeLife peerBusinesswoman, former civil servant and former Commercial Secretary to the Treasury
Lord Newby25 September 1997Liberal DemocratLife peerChair of Sport at The Prince's Trust
Baroness Newlove14 July 2010ConservativeLife peerCommunity reform campaigner
Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne3 November 1997ConservativeLife peerExecutive Chairman of the AMAR International Charitable Foundation and of the Iraq Britain Business Council, former MP for Torridge and West Devon (1987–1997)
Baroness Noakes7 June 2000ConservativeLife peerChartered accountant, former president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Duke of Norfolk14 February 2003CrossbenchHereditary peerEarl Marshal
Lord Northbrook23 September 1991ConservativeHereditary peerDirector of Almanach de Gotha Ltd
Baroness Northover1 May 2000Liberal DemocratLife peerAcademic, lecturer at University College London
Lord Norton of Louth1 August 1998ConservativeLife peerProfessor of Government at the University of Hull
Baroness Nye19 July 2010LabourLife peerFormer director of government relations, former diary secretary to the then–prime minister Gordon Brown
Lord O'Donnell10 January 2012CrossbenchLife peerFormer Permanent Secretary to the Treasury, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service
Baroness O'Loan11 September 2009CrossbenchLife peerFormer chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission's Human Rights Enquiry
Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve25 February 1999CrossbenchLife peerProfessor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, founding president of the British Philosophical Association, former chair of the Nuffield Foundation and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics and former president of the British Academy
Baroness O'Neill of Bexley7 November 2022ConservativeLife peerLeader of the Bexley London Borough Council
Lord O'Neill of Gatley28 May 2015CrossbenchLife peerEconomist, honorary professor at the University of Manchester, and former Commercial Secretary to the Treasury
Lord Oates5 October 2015Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer communications adviser to David Cameron and Nick Clegg
Lord Offord of Garvel13 October 2021ConservativeLife peerParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland
Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway9 December 2022LabourLife peerGeneral Secretary of the Trades Union Congress
Baroness Osamor26 November 2018LabourLife peerCommunity activist and civil rights campaigner, a former councilor in the London Borough of Haringey
Lord Owen30 June 1992Ind. Social Democrat Life peerFormer MP, Foreign Secretary, co-chairman of the Conference on Yugoslavia, leader of the Social Democratic Party 1983–87, and the continuing Social Democratic Party 1988–90
Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge12 July 2023ConservativeLife peerFormer parliamentary assistant and special adviser.
Earl of Oxford and Asquith24 October 2014CrossbenchHereditary peerFormer diplomat, First Secretary at the British Embassy in Moscow (1983–1985)
Lord Paddick12 September 2013Non-affiliatedLife peerFormer police officer and current non-executive director of the Metropolitan Police
Lord Palmer of Childs Hill17 January 2011Liberal DemocratLife peerChartered accountant, former councillor on the Barnet London Borough Council, former treasurer for the Liberal Party
Lord Pannick3 November 2008CrossbenchLife peerLeading human rights barrister, arguing over a hundred cases before the UK's highest court and the European Court of Justice and of Human Rights
Lord Parekh10 May 2000LabourLife peerCentennial Professor in the Centre for the Study of Global Governance at the London School of Economics, emeritus professor of political theory at the University of Hull, emeritus professor of political philosophy at the University of Westminster
Lord Parker of Minsmere29 January 2021CrossbenchLife peerLord Chamberlain and former Director General of MI5
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay8 October 2019ConservativeLife peerSpecial adviser to Theresa May, lobbyist
Baroness Parminter15 July 2010Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer head of public affairs at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and former chief executive of the Campaign to Protect Rural England
Lord Patel1 March 1999CrossbenchLife peerFormer president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, former chairmen of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges of Scotland and of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges of the United Kingdom and former professor of Obstetrics at the University of Dundee
Lord Patel of Bradford8 June 2006Non-affiliatedLife peerProfessor at the University of Central Lancashire
Lord Patten17 June 1997ConservativeLife peerFormer MP and Secretary of State for Education
Lord Patten of Barnes11 January 2005ConservativeLife peerFormer MP, Chairman of the BBC Trust, Secretary of State for the Environment, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Hong Kong, European Commissioner for External Relations
Lord Paul9 October 1996Non-affiliatedLife peerResigned the Labour whip in October 2010
Lord Peach21 November 2022CrossbenchLife peerAir Chief Marshal, former Chair of the NATO Military Committee, former Chief of the Defence Staff, former Chief of Joint Operations, former Chief of Defence Intelligence
Lord Pearson of Rannoch18 June 1990Non-affiliatedLife peerFormer leader of UK Independence Party
Lord Petitgas7 March 2024ConservativeLife peerInvestment banker, former president of Morgan Stanley International
Earl Peel15 May 1973CrossbenchHereditary peerFormer Lord Chamberlain
Baroness Penn10 October 2019ConservativeLife peerPolitical advisor, Deputy Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Theresa May
Lord Pickles18 June 2018ConservativeLife peerFormer MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Chairman of the Conservative Party
Baroness Pidding8 October 2015ConservativeLife peerFormer Chiltern District Councillor
Baroness Pinnock23 September 2014Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer leader of Kirklees Council
Baroness Pitkeathley6 October 1997LabourLife peerFormer chief executive of Carers UK and a founding member of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations
Lord Polak2 October 2015ConservativeLife peerBusinessman and business consultant
‡Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede19 April 2000[aa]LabourLife peerHereditary peer who sits by virtue of a life peerage, Baron Ponsonby of Roehampton
Lord Popat10 July 2010ConservativeLife peerFounder and chairman of hospitality and health care firm TLC Group Ltd
Baroness Porter of Fulwood13 February 2024ConservativeLife peerDowning Street Deputy Chief of Staff under Prime Minister Liz Truss
Lord Porter of Spalding15 October 2015ConservativeLife peerLeader of South Holland District Council
Lord Powell of Bayswater15 February 2000CrossbenchLife peerFormer diplomat
Baroness Prashar15 July 1999CrossbenchLife peerChairman of the Judicial Appointments Commission and president of the Royal Commonwealth Society
Lord Prentis of Leeds18 November 2022LabourLife peerTrade unionist, former General Secretary of UNISON (2001–2021)
Lord Prescott7 July 2010LabourLife peerFormer MP and Deputy Prime Minister
Lord Price29 February 2016ConservativeLife peerBusinessman, writer, former Managing Director of Waitrose, former store manager for John Lewis
Baroness Primarolo26 October 2015LabourLife peerFormer MP for Bristol South (1987–2015)
Baroness Prosser11 June 2004LabourLife peerDeputy Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission and former president of the Trades Union Congress
Lord Purvis of Tweed13 September 2013Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer MSP for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale (2003–2011)
Baroness Quin30 May 2006LabourLife peerChair of the Franco-British Council (British Section); former MP and Minister of State for Europe
Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale11 October 1996LabourLife peerFormer diplomat and former case officer in the Secret Intelligence Service
Baroness Ramsey of Wall Heath13 March 2024LabourLife peerFormer chair of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, former vice chair of University College London Hospitals
Lord Rana16 June 2004ConservativeLife peerPresident of Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Lord Randall of Uxbridge25 June 2018ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for Uxbridge and Uxbridge and South Ruislip (1997–2015)
Baroness Randerson27 January 2011Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer Welsh Assembly Government Minister for Culture, Sport and the Welsh Language, Acting Deputy First Minister and former Cardiff Council Opposition Leader
Lord Ranger11 October 2019ConservativeLife peerBusinessman, founder of Sun Mark
Lord Ranger of Northwood11 July 2023Non-affiliatedLife peerStrategy and communications executive, board member of TechUK
Lord Ravensdale3 April 2019CrossbenchHereditary peerEngineer, project director for Atkins
Baroness Rawlings5 October 1994ConservativeLife peerPresident of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations and former chairman of King's College London Council
Lord Razzall22 October 1997Liberal DemocratLife peerSolicitor, cricketer, former Treasurer of the Liberal Party and for the Liberal Democrats
Lord Reay28 January 2019ConservativeHereditary peerFinancier and Clan Chief of Clan Mackay
Baroness Rebuck18 September 2014LabourLife peerChairman of Penguin Random House UK publishers
‡Lord Redesdale18 April 2000[ab]Liberal DemocratLife peerHereditary peer who sits by virtue of a life peerage, Baron Mitford
Baroness Redfern7 October 2015ConservativeLife peerFormer Leader of North Lincolnshire Council
Lord Rees of Ludlow6 September 2005CrossbenchLife peerProfessor of Astronomy at the University of Cambridge and Astronomer Royal, president of the Royal Society
Lord Reid of Cardowan16 July 2010LabourLife peerFormer MP, Secretaries of State for Scotland, Health, Defence and Home Secretary
Lord Remnant11 July 2022ConservativeHereditary peerBusinessman
Lord Rennard21 July 1999Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer Chief Executive of the Liberal Democrats
Lord Richards of Herstmonceux24 February 2014CrossbenchLife peerFormer Chief of the Defence Staff
Lord Ricketts17 October 2016CrossbenchLife peerFormer UK Ambassador to France, former National Security Adviser and former Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Lord Risby24 December 2010ConservativeLife peerVice-Chairman of the Conservative Party, responsible for business links in the City of London and former MP
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick16 October 2019LabourLife peerFormer MP for South Down (2010–2017)
Lord Robathan13 October 2015ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for South Leicestershire (2010–2015) and for Blaby (1992–2010)
Lord Roberts of Belgravia1 November 2022ConservativeLife peerHistorian and journalist, visiting professor at the Department of War Studies, King's College London
Lord Roberts of Llandudno15 June 2004Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer president of the Welsh Liberal Democrats
Lord Robertson of Port Ellen24 August 1999LabourLife peerFormer MP, NATO Secretary General and Secretary of State for Defence
Lord Roborough25 October 2022ConservativeHereditary peerInvestment banker
Baroness Rock15 October 2015ConservativeLife peerBusinesswoman and consultant
Lord Rogan16 July 1999Ulster UnionistLife peerFormer president of the Ulster Unionist Party
Lord Rooker16 June 2001LabourLife peerFormer MP and Chairman of the Food Standards Agency
Lord Rose of Monewden17 September 2014ConservativeLife peerFormer chief executive and chairman of Marks & Spencer
Lord Rosenfield13 July 2023Non-affiliatedLife peerFormer Downing Street Chief of Staff, former principal private secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Earl of Rosslyn17 December 1979CrossbenchHereditary peerFormer Metropolitan Police Commander, Master of the Household to the former Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall at Clarence House
Lord Rowlands28 June 2004LabourLife peerFormer MP
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon25 June 2004LabourLife peerFormer Leader of the House of Lords
Earl Russell19 June 2023Liberal DemocratHereditary peerPhotographer
‡Lord Russell of Liverpool11 December 2014[ac]CrossbenchHereditary peerBusiness consultant
Lord Saatchi4 October 1996ConservativeLife peerCo-founder and executive director of Saatchi and Saatchi and M&C Saatchi
Lord Sahota2 November 2022LabourLife peerCouncillor on the Telford and Wrekin Council
Lord St John of Bletso8 June 1978CrossbenchHereditary peerBusinessman and solicitor
Baroness Sanderson of Welton8 October 2019ConservativeLife peerJournalist for The Mail on Sunday
Lord Sandhurst23 June 2021ConservativeHereditary peerBarrister
Lord Sarfraz8 September 2020ConservativeLife peerPrime Ministerial Trade Envoy to Singapore, businessman and former treasurer to the Conservative Party
Lord Sassoon29 May 2010ConservativeLife peerCommercial Secretary to the Treasury and former president of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering
Baroness Sater20 June 2018ConservativeLife peerMarketing executive and magistrate
Lord Saville of Newdigate28 July 1997CrossbenchLaw life peerFormer Law Lord and former Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Lord Sawyer4 August 1998LabourLife peerFormer general secretary of the Labour Party
Baroness Scott of Bybrook8 October 2015ConservativeLife peerFormer leader of Wiltshire County Council
Baroness Scott of Needham Market11 May 2000Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer president of the Liberal Democrats
Lord Scriven19 September 2014Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer leader of Sheffield City Council
Baroness Seccombe14 February 1991ConservativeLife peerFormer Councillor on West Midlands Council (1977–1981) and former Conservative Party Vice Chair (1987–1997)
Lord Sedwill11 September 2020CrossbenchLife peerFormer Cabinet Secretary
Lord Sewell of Sanderstead16 December 2022ConservativeLife peerChair of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities
‡Lord Sentamu27 April 2021[ad]CrossbenchLife peerFormer Archbishop of York
Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia21 December 2010ConservativeLife peerSolicitor
Lord Shamash6 March 2024LabourLife peerSolicitor, former councilor on the Barnet London Borough Council
Lord Sharkey20 December 2010Liberal DemocratLife peerChairman of the Liberal Democrat 2010 general election campaign
Lord Sharpe of Epsom15 September 2020ConservativeLife peerBroker
Baroness Sheehan2 October 2015Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer councilor for Kew on Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council
Baroness Shephard of Northwold21 June 2005ConservativeLife peerFormer MP, Secretary of State for Education and Employment and Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Lord Sherbourne of Didsbury12 September 2013ConservativeLife peerPolitical Secretary for Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Chief of Staff to Conservative leader Michael Howard
Baroness Sherlock17 June 2010LabourLife peerFormer chief executive of the Refugee Council, former chief executive of the National Council for One Parent Families and former director of the education charity UKCOSA
Baroness Shields16 September 2014ConservativeLife peerFormer digital adviser to David Cameron, former CEO of Tech City UK
Lord Shinkwin14 October 2015ConservativeLife peerFormer commissioner of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, public affairs consultant
Lord Shipley14 July 2010Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer leader of Newcastle City Council
Earl of Shrewsbury16 February 1981ConservativeHereditary peerLord High Steward of Ireland
Lord Sikka10 September 2020LabourLife peerProfessor of accounting
Lord Singh of Wimbledon12 October 2011CrossbenchLife peerJournalist and broadcaster, former mine manager
Lord Skidelsky15 July 1991CrossbenchLife peerProfessor emeritus of Political Economy at the University of Warwick, economic historian
Baroness Smith of Basildon7 July 2010LabourLife peerShadow Leader of the House of Lords, former Minister of State for Third Sector, former MP for Basildon (1997–2010)
Lord Smith of Finsbury22 June 2005Non-affiliatedLife peerFormer MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and chair of the Advertising Standards Authority
Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill17 February 1995LabourLife peerPresident of Scottish Opera and chairman of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Lord Smith of Hindhead29 September 2015ConservativeLife peerChief Executive of the Association of Conservative Clubs
Lord Smith of Kelvin29 May 2008CrossbenchLife peerChairman of Weir Group and Scottish and Southern Energy former governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation
Baroness Smith of Llanfaes13 March 2024Plaid CymruLife peerFormer acting president of National Union of Students Wales, youngest person ever to receive a life peerage.
Baroness Smith of Newnham12 September 2014Liberal DemocratLife peerSenior lecturer in international relations in the Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS), Cambridge University
Lord Snape9 June 2004LabourLife peerFormer MP; implicated in the Cash for Influence scandal
Lord Soames of Fletching28 October 2022ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for Crawley (1983–1997) and Mid Sussex (1997–2019), former Minister of State for the Armed Forces, grandson of Sir Winston Churchill
‡Duke of Somerset12 December 2014[ae]CrossbenchHereditary peerLandowner, surveyor, Deputy Lieutenant for Wiltshire and for Devon
Lord Spencer of Alresford17 September 2020ConservativeLife peerFounder of NEX Group
‡Earl of Stair29 May 2008[af]CrossbenchHereditary peerFarmer and businessman.
Viscount Stansgate15 July 2021LabourHereditary peerConsultant to the American Chemical Society
Baroness Stedman-Scott12 July 2010ConservativeLife peerChief Executive of Tomorrow's People Trust
Lord Stephen2 February 2011Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer MP, Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats and Deputy First Minister of Scotland
Lord Sterling of Plaistow17 January 1991ConservativeLife peerChairman of Motability, former executive chairman of P&O
Baroness Stern13 July 1999CrossbenchLife peerFormer director of NACRO, former secretary general of Penal Reform International and author of books on prison reform
Lord Stern of Brentford10 December 2007CrossbenchLife peerIG Patel Professor of Economics and Government at the London School of Economics, author of the Stern Report
Lord Stevens of Birmingham5 July 2021CrossbenchLife peerFormer Chief Executive of NHS England
Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington6 April 2005CrossbenchLife peerFormer Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police
Lord Stevens of Ludgate27 March 1987Conservative Ind.Life peerFormer chairman of United Newspapers
Lord Stevenson of Balmacara13 July 2010LabourLife peerFormer adviser to Gordon Brown
Lord Stewart of Dirleton6 November 2020ConservativeLife peerAdvocate General for Scotland
Lord Stirrup28 January 2011CrossbenchLife peerFormer Chief of the Defence Staff
Lord Stone of Blackheath29 October 1997Non-affiliatedLife peerFormer joint-managing director of Marks and Spencer, chairman of Sindicatum Climate Change Foundation
Lord Stoneham of Droxford17 January 2011Liberal DemocratLife peerLiberal Democrats HQ Operations Director
Lord Storey2 February 2011Liberal DemocratLife peerCouncillor and former leader of Liverpool City Council
Baroness Stowell of Beeston10 January 2011ConservativeLife peerFormer Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal, former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Whip, BBC Head of Corporate Affairs, and civil servant
Lord Strasburger10 January 2011Liberal DemocratLife peerBusinessman
Lord Strathcarron18 February 2022ConservativeHereditary peerJournalist, novelist, publisher and businessman, founder of Strathcarron Sports Cars plc
Lord Strathclyde18 March 1986ConservativeHereditary peerFormer leader of the House of Lords
Baroness Stroud1 October 2015ConservativeLife peerPolitical adviser, CEO of the Legatum Institute, former executive director of the Centre for Social Justice
Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston7 September 2020CrossbenchLife peerFormer MP for Birmingham Edgbaston from 1997 to 2017
Lord Sugar20 July 2009CrossbenchLife peerTV personality and businessman
Baroness Sugg30 August 2016ConservativeLife peerPolitical adviser
Lord Suri11 September 2014ConservativeLife peerBusinessman and formerly the general secretary of the Board of British Sikhs
Baroness Swinburne20 June 2023ConservativeLife peerFormer MEP for Wales (2009–2019)
Lord Swire1 November 2022ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for East Devon (2001–2019) and former Minister of State for Northern Ireland and for Europe and the Americas
Baroness Suttie17 September 2013Liberal DemocratLife peerTeacher, political consultant, government adviser and lobbyist
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean7 October 1996LabourLife peerTrade unionist, former General Secretary of the FDA, Chair of the Arab British Chamber of Commerce
Lord Taverne5 February 1996Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer MP for Lincoln 1962–1974
Baroness Taylor of Bolton13 June 2005LabourLife peerFormer MP for Bolton West (1974–1983), former MP for Dewsbury (1987–2005), Cabinet minister (1997–2001)
Lord Taylor of Goss Moor16 July 2010Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer MP for Truro and then Truro and St Austell, former Chair of the Liberal Democrats
Lord Taylor of Holbeach31 May 2006ConservativeLife peerGovernment Chief Whip in the Lords
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage28 October 2022LabourLife peerLeader of Stevenage Borough Council and councillor for Hertfordshire County Council
Lord Taylor of Warwick2 October 1996Non-affiliatedLife peerBarrister, radio and television presenter, former Chancellor of Bournemouth University
Lord Teverson1 June 2006Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer MEP for Cornwall and West Plymouth (1994–1999)
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd4 October 2013CrossbenchLife peerFormer Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (2013–2017)
Lord Thomas of Gresford30 September 1996Liberal DemocratLife peerDeputy High Court Judge
Baroness Thomas of Winchester26 May 2006Liberal DemocratLife peerPolitical activist and election agent for the Liberal Party
Baroness Thornhill21 October 2015Liberal DemocratLife peerTeacher, former Mayor of Watford
Baroness Thornton23 July 1998LabourLife peerFormer Chair of the London Labour Party, former General Secretary of the Fabian Society, Chief Executive of the Young Foundation
Lord Thurlow6 February 2015CrossbenchHereditary peerChartered surveyor
‡Viscount Thurso20 April 2016[ag]Liberal DemocratHereditary peerFormer MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross 2001–2015
Lord Tope4 October 1994Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer MP and Councillor
Lord Touhig28 June 2010LabourLife peerFormer MP for Islwyn 1995–2010
Lord Trees3 July 2012CrossbenchLife peerChairman of the Moredun Research Institute, veterinarian and professor emeritus of veterinary parasitology at the University of Liverpool
Lord Trefgarne29 June 1962ConservativeHereditary peerLongest-serving member of the House of Lords
‡Viscount Trenchard17 May 2004[ah]ConservativeHereditary peerBusinessman, consultant, Royal Green Jackets officer
Lord Trevethin and Oaksey22 October 2015CrossbenchHereditary peerBarrister
Lord Triesman9 January 2004LabourLife peerFormer general secretary of the Labour Party
Lord True23 December 2010ConservativeLife peerFormer head of the Prime Minister's Policy Unit
Lord Truscott10 June 2004Non-affiliatedLife peerPetroleum and mining consultant, former MEP for Hertfordshire (1994–1999)
Lord Tugendhat15 October 1993ConservativeLife peerFormer MP
Lord Tunnicliffe2 June 2004LabourLife peerPilot and railwayman, chairman of the Rail Safety and Standards Board, former chairman of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, former managing director For London Underground
Lord Turnberg4 May 2000LabourLife peerFormer Professor of Medicine at the University of Manchester
Lord Turnbull11 October 2005CrossbenchLife peerFormer Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service
Lord Turner of Ecchinswell7 September 2005CrossbenchLife peerChair of the Climate Change Committee and former chair of the Financial Services Authority
Baroness Twycross7 November 2022LabourLife peerFormer member of the London Assembly, Deputy Mayor of London
Baroness Tyler of Enfield28 January 2011Liberal DemocratLife peerChief executive of Relate
Lord Tyrie12 June 2018Non-affiliatedLife peerFormer MP for Chichester (1997–2017)
Baroness Uddin18 July 1998Non-affiliatedLife peerCommunity activist, former Councillor in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Lord Udny-Lister6 November 2020ConservativeLife peerPrime Minister's Chief Strategic Advisor
Lord Vaizey of Didcot1 September 2020ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for Wantage (2005–2019)
Baroness Valentine10 October 2005CrossbenchLife peerFinancial manager
Lord Vaux of Harrowden11 August 2017CrossbenchHereditary peerChartered accountant
Baroness Vere of Norbiton30 August 2016ConservativeLife peerFormer executive director of the Girls' Schools Association
Lord Verjee17 September 2013Liberal DemocratLife peerBusinessman
Lord Verdirame2 November 2022Non-affiliatedLife peerBarrister, legal scholar, professor of international law at King's College London
Baroness Verma2 June 2006ConservativeLife peerBusinesswoman
Lord Wakeham24 April 1992ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for Maldon (1974–1983) and South Colchester and Maldon (1983–1992)
Lord Waldegrave of North Hill28 July 1999ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for Bristol West (1979–1997), chancellor of the University of Reading (since 2016), Provost of Eton (since 2009)
Lord Walker of Aldringham19 December 2006CrossbenchLife peerFormer Chief of the Defence Staff
Lord Wallace of Saltaire19 December 1995Liberal DemocratLife peerEmeritus professor of international relations at the London School of Economics, former director of studies at the Royal Institute of International Affairs
Lord Wallace of Tankerness17 October 2007Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer MP, Advocate General for Scotland and Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
Baroness Walmsley15 May 2000Liberal DemocratLife peerCytologist, professor and PR consultant
Lord Walney4 September 2020CrossbenchLife peerFormer MP for Barrow and Furness (2010–2019)
Lord Warner29 July 1998CrossbenchLife peerFormer civil servant
Baroness Warsi11 October 2007ConservativeLife peerSolicitor, former Chairman of the Conservative Party, former Minister of State for Faith and Communities
Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe10 July 1999LabourLife peerTrade unionist, former General Secretary of the Association of University Teachers
Lord Wasserman11 January 2011ConservativeLife peerInternationally recognised expert on management of police forces
Baroness Watkins of Tavistock2 November 2015CrossbenchLife peerProfessor emeritus of healthcare management at the University of Plymouth
Lord Watson of Invergowrie6 November 1997LabourLife peerFormer MP for Glasgow Central (1989–1997) and MSP for Glasgow Cathcart (1999–2005)
Lord Watson of Wyre Forest21 November 2022LabourLife peerFormer MP for West Bromwich East (2001–2019), former Chair of the Labour Party, former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, former Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, chairman of UK Music
Lord Watts23 October 2015LabourLife peerFormer MP for St Helens North (1997–2015)
Viscount Waverley29 June 1990CrossbenchHereditary peerBusinessman
Lord Wei28 May 2010ConservativeLife peerSocial entrepreneur and political consultant
Lord Weir of Ballyholme16 November 2022Democratic UnionistLife peerFormer Minister of Education in Northern Ireland, former member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for North Down (1998–2017) and for Strangford (2017–2022)
Duke of Wellington17 September 2015CrossbenchHereditary peerFormer MEP for Surrey (1979–1984) and Surrey West (1984–1989)
Lord West of Spithead9 July 2007LabourLife peerFormer admiral
Lord Wharton of Yarm2 September 2020ConservativeLife peerChair of the Office for Students (since 2021), former MP for Stockton South (2010–2017)
Baroness Wheatcroft22 December 2010CrossbenchLife peerJournalist and editor-in-chief of the Wall Street Journal Europe and former editor of the Sunday Telegraph
Baroness Wheeler20 June 2010LabourLife peerTrade unionist (UNISON)
Baroness Whitaker5 August 1999LabourLife peerFormer magistrate
Lord Whitby10 September 2013ConservativeLife peerFormer leader of Birmingham City Council
Lord Whitty21 October 1996LabourLife peerFormer general secretary of the Labour Party
Lord Wigley19 January 2011Plaid CymruLife peerFormer MP and Leader of Plaid Cymru
Baroness Wilcox of Newport14 October 2019LabourLife peerNewport City Councillor, former head of the Welsh Local Government Association, former teacher
Lord Willetts16 October 2015ConservativeLife peerFormer MP for Havant (1992–2015)
Baroness Williams of Trafford20 September 2013ConservativeLife peerMinister of State for Home Affairs
Lord Willis of Knaresborough18 June 2010Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer MP
Baroness Willis of Summertown8 July 2022CrossbenchLife peerBiologist, professor of biodiversity at the University of Oxford and of biology at the University of Bergen, principal of St Edmund Hall
Lord Willoughby de Broke9 July 1986Non-affiliatedHereditary peerDeputy Lieutenant of Warwickshire
Lord Wills10 July 2010LabourLife peerFormer MP for Swindon North, 1997–2010
Lord Wilson of Dinton18 November 2002CrossbenchLife peerFormer Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service
Lord Winston18 December 1995LabourLife peerProfessor of Science and Society and emeritus professor of fertility studies at Imperial College London
Baroness Wolf of Dulwich2 December 2014CrossbenchLife peerSir Roy Griffiths Professor of Public Sector Management at King's College London
Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise18 June 2010ConservativeLife peerBusinessman and CEO of Next plc
Lord Wolfson of Tredegar30 December 2020ConservativeLife peerBarrister
Lord Wood of Anfield15 January 2011LabourLife peerLecturer in politics at the University of Oxford and co-founder of Nexus think-tank
Lord Woodley2 November 2020LabourLife peerTrade unionist, former General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union and of Unite the Union
Lord Woolf1 October 1992CrossbenchLaw life peerFormer Law Lord and chairman of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, visiting professor of law at University College London
Lord Woolley of Woodford14 October 2019CrossbenchLife peerPrincipal of Homerton College, Cambridge; political activist and government adviser, founder of Operation Black Vote
Lord Wrigglesworth5 September 2013Liberal DemocratLife peerFormer MP
‡Lord Wrottesley11 July 2022[ai]ConservativeHereditary peerChair of Ice Hockey UK, skeleton racer
Baroness Wyld22 June 2017ConservativeLife peerCommunications consultant
Lord Young of Cookham29 September 2015ConservativeLife peerFormer MP
Baroness Young of Hornsey22 June 2004CrossbenchLife peerChancellor of the University of Nottingham, actress, social worker, lecturer in media studies.
Lord Young of Norwood Green25 June 2004LabourLife peerTrade unionist, former General Secretary of the National Communications Union and the Communication Workers Union
Baroness Young of Old Scone4 November 1997LabourLife peerFormer Chancellor of Cranfield University
Lord Young of Old Windsor13 June 2023CrossbenchLife peerFormer Private Secretary to the Sovereign
Viscount Younger of Leckie28 June 2010ConservativeHereditary peerBusinessman

Notes

  1. ^ Welby was an ex officio Lord Spiritual as Bishop of Durham from 2011, continuing as such on his translation to Archbishop of Canterbury in 2013.
  2. ^ Cottrell was a Lord Spiritual by seniority of service as Bishop of Chelmsford from 2014, continuing ex officio on his translation to Archbishop of York in 2020.
  3. ^ Faull entered the House under the provisions of the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015.
  4. ^ Francis-Dehqani entered the House under the provisions of the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015.
  5. ^ Lane entered the House under the provisions of the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015.
  6. ^ Treweek entered the House under the provisions of the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015.
  7. ^ Conway was a Lord Spiritual by seniority of service as Bishop of Ely from 2014, continuing as such on his translation to Bishop of Lincolnin 2023.
  8. ^ Hartley entered the House under the provisions of the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015.
  9. ^ Croft was a Lord Spiritual by seniority of service as Bishop of Sheffield from 2013, continuing as such on his translation to Bishop of Oxford in 2016.
  10. ^ Lord Berkeley was previously a member of the House by virtue of his hereditary peerage from 1992 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  11. ^ Lord Carey of Clifton was previously a member of the House as an ex officio Lord Spiritual while Archbishop of Canterbury from 1991 to 2002.
  12. ^ Earl Cathcart was previously a member of the House from June 1999 until the House of Lords Act in November 1999.
  13. ^ Viscount Chandos was previously a member of the House by virtue of his hereditary peerage from 1980 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  14. ^ Lord Chartres was previously a member of the House as an ex officio Lord Spiritual while Bishop of London from 1995 to 2017.
  15. ^ Earl of Clancarty was previously a member of the House from 1995 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  16. ^ Lord Cromwell was previously a member of the House from 1982 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  17. ^ Viscount Eccles was previously a member of the House from February 1999 until the House of Lords Act in November 1999.
  18. ^ Lord Fairfax of Cameron was previously a member of the House from 1977 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  19. ^ Earl of Glasgow was previously a member of the House from 1984 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  20. ^ Lord Grantchester was previously a member of the House from 1995 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  21. ^ Lord Hacking was previously a member of the House from 1971 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  22. ^ Viscount Hanworth was previously a member of the House from 1996 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  23. ^ Lord Harries of Pentregarth was previously a member of the House as a Lord Spiritual by seniority of service as Bishop of Oxford from 1993 to 2006.
  24. ^ Lord Londesborough was previously a member of the House from 1980 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  25. ^ Earl of Lytton was previously a member of the House from 1985 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  26. ^ Lord Meston was previously a member of the House from 1984 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  27. ^ Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede was previously a member of the House by virtue of his hereditary peerage from 1990 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  28. ^ Lord Redesdale was previously a member of the House by virtue of his hereditary peerage from 1991 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  29. ^ Lord Russell of Liverpool was previously a member of the House from 1981 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  30. ^ Lord Sentamu was previously a member of the House as an ex officio Lord Spiritual while Archbishop of York from 2005 to 2020.
  31. ^ Duke of Somerset was previously a member of the House from 1984 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  32. ^ Earl of Stair was previously a member of the House from 1996 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  33. ^ Viscount Thurso was previously a member of the House from 1995 until the House of Lords Act 1999.
  34. ^ Viscount Trenchard was previously a member of the House from 1987 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  35. ^ Lord Wrottesley was previously a member of the House from 1993 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.

Current non-sitting members edit

There are also peers who remain members of the House, but are currently ineligible to sit and vote.

Peers on leave of absence edit

Under section 23 of the Standing Orders of the House of Lords, peers may obtain a leave of absence for the remainder of a Parliament.[1] The following peers were on a leave of absence on 24 May 2024 when the last session of the 58th Parliament was prorogued.[2]

LordPartyOn leave sinceTypeNotes
Lord Barker of BattleConservative27 February 2019Life peerFormer MP for Bexhill and Battle (2001–2015)
Lord BarwellConservative1 February 2023Life peerFormer Downing Street Chief of Staff and former MP for Croydon Central (2010–2017)
Lord BatesConservative11 October 2021Life peerFormer MP for Langbaurgh (1992–1997)
Baroness Campbell of LoughboroughCrossbench19 January 2022Life peerChairman of UK Sport
Lord ChristopherLabour23 October 2023Life peerFormer chairman of the Tyre Industry Economic Development Council, former vice-president of the Building Societies Association, former general secretary of the Inland Revenue Staff Federation
Baroness Clark of KilwinningLabour24 May 2022Life peerFormer MP for North Ayrshire and Arran (2005–2015)
Lord Collins of MapesburyCrossbench11 May 2022Law life peer Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2009), Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2009–2011)
Lord Cooper of WindrushNon-affiliated6 December 2023Life peerCo-founder of the research and strategy consultancy Populus Ltd, former Director of Strategy in the Cameron–Clegg coalition
Lord Davies of AbersochNon-affiliated9 June 2022Life peerFormer minister of state for trade promotion and investment, former chairman of Standard Chartered Bank and Nordic Windpower, currently chairman of PineBridge Investments and partner at Corsair Private Equity partners
Lord Feldman of ElstreeConservative22 June 2020Life peerChief executive and former managing director of Jayroma (London) Ltd, former chairman of the Conservative Party
Lord FreudConservative16 December 2021Life peerFormer vice-chairman of investing banking at UBS AG
Baroness FritchieCrossbench15 October 2023Life peerHonorary Professor of Creative Leadership at the University of York and six other Universities
Baroness FullbrookConservative31 December 2022Life peerFormer MP for South Ribble (2010–2015)
Lord GeidtCrossbench10 April 2024Life peerFormer Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II
Lord Hague of RichmondConservative31 January 2021Life peerFormer MP for Richmond (Yorks) (1989–2015), former Foreign Secretary, former Leader of the House of Commons and former Leader of the Opposition
Lord HanningfieldNon-affiliated14 June 2022Life peerFormer leader of Essex County Council and former chair of the Council of Local Education Authorities and former leader of the Association of County Councils, co-founder of local government think-tank Localis
Lord HardieCrossbench9 May 2024Life peerFormer Lord Advocate and former Senator of the College of Justice
Lord Irvine of LairgLabour24 January 2024Life peerFormer Lord Chancellor
Lord LeitchLabour24 May 2024Life peerChairman of Bupa, Scottish Widows and Intrinsic Financial Services, former chairman and chief executive of Zürich's British operations
Lord Llewellyn of SteepConservative1 November 2016Life peerUK Ambassador to Italy, former UK Ambassador to France and former Downing Street Chief of Staff
Lord Malloch-BrownCrossbench25 May 2022Life peerFormer administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and briefly Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
Baroness MoneConservative6 December 2022Life peerBusinesswoman, founder of Ultimo
Baroness Morgan of ElyLabour12 May 2021Life peerMS for Mid and West Wales (since 2016), Minister for Health and Social Services in the Welsh Government (since 2021), Honorary Distinguished Professor at Cardiff University and former MEP for Mid and West Wales (1994–1999) and Wales (1999–2009)
Lord Neuberger of AbbotsburyCrossbench10 January 2022Law life peerFormer President of the Supreme Court (2012–2017), Master of the Rolls (2009–2012) and Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2007–2009)
Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove BayNon-affiliated16 May 2022Life peerInvestment manager
Lord O'ShaughnessyConservative17 December 2021Life peerDirector of Policy to Prime Minister David Cameron
Lord Palumbo of SouthwarkLiberal Democrat 18 August 2021Life peerBusinessman and novelist
Lord Phillips of Worth MatraversCrossbench31 December 2021Law life peerPresident of the Supreme Court (2009–2012), Senior Law Lord (2008—2009), Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (2005–2008), Master of the Rolls (2000–2005), Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (1999–2000)
Lord Prior of BramptonNon-affiliated6 June 2022Life peerFormer MP for North Norfolk (1997–2001), former Chair of NHS England (2018–2022)
Baroness Scotland of AsthalLabour9 June 2022Life peerCommonwealth Secretary-General, former Attorney General for England and Wales and former Advocate General for Northern Ireland
Baroness ShafikCrossbench1 July 2023Life peerPresident of Columbia University, former president and vice-chancellor of the London School of Economics, former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England
Baroness VaderaNon-affiliated16 May 2022Life peerInvestment banker and economist, chair of Prudential plc, former chair of Santander UK, former government adviser
Baroness WorthingtonCrossbench17 April 2023Life peerEnvironmental campaigner, founder of Sandbag

Peers disqualified edit

Under section 137(3) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, holders of certain judicial offices who are peers are disqualified from sitting and voting in the House of Lords while in office.[3] The following peers are currently subject to this provision.

LordPartyDisqualified sinceTypeNotes
Lord Boyd of DuncansbyNon-affiliated 28 June 2012Life peer Judge, Outer House of the Court of Session in the Supreme Courts of Scotland
Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-HillNon-affiliated 6 November 2023Life peerLady Chief Justice of England and Wales
Lord Reed of AllermuirCrossbench11 January 2020Life peerPresident of the Supreme Court

Peers suspended edit

The following peer is currently suspended from the House in accordance with section 1 of the House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act 2015.

LordPartySuspended sinceTypeLength of suspension
Lord Maginnis of DrumglassIndependent Ulster Unionist 7 December 2020 Life peer Minimum 18 months[4]

Ceased to be members edit

Apart from retired Lords Spiritual and the surviving hereditary peers excluded under the House of Lords Act 1999, including the Marquess of Cholmondeley who was exempt from the 1999 Act by virtue of his position as Lord Great Chamberlain until the accession of Charles III in September 2022,[5] there are a number of living peers who have permanently ceased to be members of the House.

Resigned edit

Under section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014, peers may permanently retire or otherwise resign their membership of the House.[6] The following peers have exercised that right and are still living:[7]

LordPartyDateTypeNotes
Lord Grenfell[8]Labour1 October 2014Life peerHereditary peer who sat by virtue of a life peerage, Baron Grenfell of Kilvey
Previously retired under the Resolution of the House of 27 June 2011 on 31 March 2014
Lady Saltoun of Abernethy[9]Crossbench12 December 2014Hereditary peerChief of the Name and Arms of Clan Fraser
Lord Lloyd of BerwickCrossbench27 March 2015Law life peerFormer Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
Lord NicksonCrossbench27 March 2015Life peerBusinessman, former Chairman of the Clydesdale Bank, Scottish & Newcastle, and CBI Scotland, former chancellor of the Glasgow Caledonian University
Lord AshcroftConservative3 April 2015Life peerBusinessman and pollster
Lord Hope of ThornesCrossbench30 April 2015Life peerFormer Archbishop of York
Lord SharmanLiberal Democrat30 April 2015Life peerAccountant, former chairman of Aviva Group and former chairman of KPMG International
Lord EdmistonConservative22 July 2015Life peerBusinessman, motor trade entrepreneur and philanthropist, founder of Christian Vision
Baroness WilkinsLabour23 July 2015Life peerTelevision presenter and disability activist
Lord SewelNon-affiliated30 July 2015Life peerFormer Chairman of Committees
Lord Simpson of DunkeldLabour30 July 2015Life peerBusinessman, former CEO of Marconi plc, former CEO of Lucas Industries
Lord Cameron of LochbroomCrossbench21 April 2016Life peerFormer Lord Advocate
Baroness Perry of SouthwarkConservative26 May 2016Life peerEducator, former Chief Inspector of Schools in England and former president of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge
Lord Hurd of WestwellConservative9 June 2016Life peerFormer MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Home Secretary
Baroness Sharp of GuildfordLiberal Democrat 31 July 2016Life peerEconomist
Lord Scott of FoscoteCrossbench21 December 2016Law life peerFormer Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
Lord Macdonald of TradestonLabour27 April 2017Life peerTelevision executive and journalist, trade unionist, former chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University, former Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, former Minister of State for Transport
Lord HattersleyLabour19 May 2017Life peerFormer MP, Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Marquess of SalisburyConservative8 June 2017Life peerHereditary peer who sat by virtue of a life peerage, Baron Gascoyne-Cecil
Formerly known as Viscount Cranborne; former MP and Leader of the House of Lords
Lord Simon of HighburyNon-affiliated9 June 2017Life peerBusinessman, former chief executive of BP
Earl of Mar and KellieLiberal Democrat30 June 2017Life peerHereditary peer who sat by virtue of a life peerage, Baron Erskine of Alloa Tower
Lord Lloyd-WebberConservative17 October 2017Life peerComposer and impresario of musical theatre
Baroness Paisley of St George'sDemocratic Unionist 30 October 2017Life peerFormer MLA for Belfast East, widow of Ian Paisley
Lord TanlawConservative3 November 2017Life peerFormer director of Inchcape plc and former Chancellor of the University of Buckingham
Lord CondonCrossbench21 December 2017Life peerFormer Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police
Lord MacLaurin of KnebworthConservative22 December 2017Life peerBusinessman, chairman of Vodafone and chairman of Tesco, former chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board, former president of the Marylebone Cricket Club and former chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire
Lord Blyth of RowingtonConservative1 January 2018Life peerBusinessman, former chairman of the London Business School
Lord Sanderson of BowdenConservative29 March 2018Life peerFormer chairman of the Conservative Party in Scotland
Lord Renwick of CliftonCrossbench31 March 2018Life peerFormer British ambassador to the United States and to South Africa
Lord GlentoranConservative1 June 2018Hereditary peerFormer bobsledder and Olympic champion
Baroness Richardson of CalowCrossbench20 December 2018Life peerMethodist Minister, first female President of the Methodist Conference
Lord HigginsConservative1 January 2019Life peerFormer MP
Baroness Howells of St DavidsLabour10 January 2019Life peerFormer chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire
Lord MoggCrossbench14 January 2019Life peerFormer chairman of Ofgem
Lord Cullen of WhitekirkCrossbench1 February 2019Life peerFormer Lord President of the Court of Session
Baroness Oppenheim-BarnesConservative25 February 2019Life peerFormer MP
Lord OuseleyCrossbench24 May 2019Life peerFormer chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality and former chief executive of the London Borough of Lambeth, chairman of Kick It Out
Baroness Gould of PotternewtonLabour22 July 2019Life peerFormer president of the Family Planning Association, trade unionist and political activist
Lord MacGregor of Pulham MarketConservative26 July 2019Life peerFormer MP, Secretary of State for Transport, Secretary of State for Education and Science and Leader of the House of Commons
Lord PalumboConservative2 September 2019Life peerProperty developer and art collector, last chair of the Arts Council of Great Britain
Baroness EmertonCrossbench1 November 2019Life peerNurse
Lord Vallance of TummelLiberal Democrat13 January 2020Life peerBusinessman, former Chairman of BT
Lord Steel of AikwoodNon-affiliated27 March 2020Life peerFormer MP, Leader of the Liberal Party and Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
Lord BrookmanLabour2 April 2020Life peerSteel worker and trade unionist, former general secretary of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation
Countess of MarCrossbench1 May 2020Hereditary peer Farmer and goats cheesemaker, former civil servant
Baroness ByfordConservative5 May 2020Life peerFormer president of the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers, Deputy Lieutenant for Leicestershire
Lord Cope of BerkeleyConservative13 May 2020Life peerFormer MP and Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords
Lord Woolmer of LeedsLabour26 May 2020Life peerFormer MP
Lord LuceCrossbench29 June 2020Life peerFormer MP, Lord Chamberlain and Governor of Gibraltar
Lord Morris of HandsworthLabour21 July 2020Life peerTrade unionist, former general secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union
Baroness HanhamConservative22 July 2020Life peerFormer leader of the Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council
Lord Jones of BirminghamCrossbench31 August 2020Life peerBusinessman former director general of the Confederation of British Industry and former Minister of State for Trade and Investment
Lord Williams of OystermouthCrossbench31 August 2020Life peerFormerly Archbishop of Canterbury
Lord Kirkwood of KirkhopeLiberal Democrat2 September 2020Life peerFormer MP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire (1983–2005)
Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-EbonyCrossbench14 September 2020Life peerFormer Justice of the Supreme Court and Master of the Rolls
Lord FreemanConservative1 October 2020Life peerFormer MP
Lord AhmedNon-affiliated14 November 2020Life peerProperty developer
Lord Guthrie of CraigiebankCrossbench1 December 2020Life peerFormer Chief of the Defence Staff
Lord HaskinsCrossbench1 December 2020Life peerBusinessman
Baroness WilcoxConservative17 December 2020Life peerBusinesswoman
Lord Cavendish of FurnessConservative1 January 2021Life peerLandowner, former High Sheriff of Cumbria and former member of the Cumbria County Council
Lord Wilson of TillyornCrossbench12 February 2021Life peerFormer Governor of Hong Kong
Baroness TongeNon-affiliated19 February 2021Life peerFormer MP
Lord Ryder of WensumConservative12 April 2021Life peerFormer MP
Lord Sainsbury of TurvilleLabour1 July 2021Life peerBusinessman, chairman of Sainsbury's and chancellor of the University of Cambridge
Lord BeechamLabour1 September 2021Life peerFormer leader of Newcastle City Council and current councilor for Benwell and Scotswood, former chairman of the Local Government Association
Lord Renfrew of KaimsthornConservative15 September 2021Life peerArchaeologist and paleolinguist, former Disney Professor of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge, former director of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research and former master of Jesus College, Cambridge
Lord PuttnamLabour27 October 2021Life peerFilm producer, former chancellor of the Open University and former chancellor of the University of Sunderland
Lord TylerLiberal Democrat28 October 2021Life peerFormer MP for Bodmin (1974) and North Cornwall (1992–2005), former chairman of the Liberal Party
Lord Hunt of ChestertonLabour30 October 2021Life peerMeteorologist, former chief executive of the Meteorological Office
Baroness Hilton of EggardonLabour5 November 2021Life peerFormer police officer with the Metropolitan Police
Lord BroersCrossbench17 December 2021Life peerElectrical engineer, former vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge and former master of Churchill College
Viscount RidleyConservative17 December 2021Hereditary peerScience writer, journalist and businessman, former chairman of Northern Rock
Lord CoeConservative31 January 2022Life peerFormer track and field athlete, president of World Athletics, former MP for Falmouth and Camborne (1992–1997)
Lord RotherwickConservative1 February 2022Hereditary peerLandowner and estate manager
Lord FellowesCrossbench10 February 2022Life peerFormer private secretary to Queen Elizabeth II
Lord TebbitConservative31 March 2022Life peerFormer MP
Lord Lea of CrondallNon-affiliated7 April 2022Life peerFormer assistant general secretary of the Trades Union Congress
Lord Brabazon of TaraConservative28 April 2022Hereditary peerFormer Chairman of Committees
Lord OxburghCrossbench28 April 2022Life peerGeophysicist and geologist, former head of the department of earth sciences at the University of Cambridge, former president of the Geological Society of London
Lord MoonieNon-affiliated28 April 2022Life peerFormer MP for Kirkcaldy (1987–2005)
Lord Lang of MonktonConservative30 June 2022Life peerFormer MP and President of the Board of Trade, current chair of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments and future chairman of the board of directors of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc
Lord HarrisonLabour11 July 2022Life peerFormer MEP for Cheshire West (1989–1999), former councilor on Cheshire County Council (1981–1990)
Lord VinsonConservative13 July 2022Life peerEntrepreneur and philanthropist
Viscount UllswaterConservative20 July 2022Hereditary peerFormer Minister of State for Housing and former Private Secretary to Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
Lord ColwynConservative21 July 2022Hereditary peerDentist
Earl of ListowelCrossbench21 July 2022Hereditary peerSat as Baron Hare in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; his other titles are in the Peerage of Ireland
Lord Astor of HeverConservative22 July 2022Hereditary peerBusinessman, Deputy Lieutenant of Kent, Life Guards officer
Lord Mackay of ClashfernConservative22 July 2022Life peerLord Clerk Register, Formerly Lord Chancellor and Law Lord, Lord Advocate, a former judge of the Court of Session and editor-in-chief of Halsbury's Laws of England
Lord SoleyLabour19 January 2023Life peerFormer chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party and former MP
Baroness Chalker of WallaseyConservative3 February 2023Life peerFormer MP for Wallasey (1974–1992) and Minister of State for Overseas Development, president of the Royal Geographical Society
Viscount FalklandCrossbench21 March 2023Hereditary peerVice-President of the Royal Stuart Society, officer in the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars
Lord Davies of StamfordLabour25 July 2023Life peerFormer MP, Minister of State for Defence Equipment and Support and diplomat
Lord Watson of RichmondLiberal Democrat25 July 2023Life peerBroadcaster and communications consultant, former President of the Liberal Party
Lord HyltonCrossbench27 July 2023Hereditary peerFormer Assistant Private Secretary to the Governor-General of Canada
Lord Stevenson of CoddenhamCrossbench1 October 2023Life peerChairman of Manocap, former chairman of Aerfi, Pearson and HBOS
Lord RibeiroConservative23 October 2023Life peerFormer consultant general surgeon; member of the Health Policy Research Advisory Board of the American College of Surgeons
Lord Rodgers of Quarry BankLiberal Democrat12 December 2023Life peerFormer MP, Secretary of State for Transport, director-general of the Royal Institute of British Architects and chairman of the Advertising Standards Authority; member of the Gang of Four that founded the Social Democratic Party
Lord Plant of HighfieldLabour28 February 2024Life peerProfessor of Jurisprudence and Philosophy at King's College London and former Professor of European Political Thought at the University of Southampton
Lord GoodladConservative29 February 2024Life peerFormer MP and chairman of the Constitution Committee
Lord BamfordConservative1 March 2024Life peerChairman of JCB
Earl of SandwichCrossbench20 May 2024Hereditary peerBusinessman

Removed for non-attendance edit

Under section 2 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014, peers who fail to attend any sittings of the House during a whole parliamentary session cease to be members of the House at the start of the next session. The following peers have been subject to this provision since the Act came into force and are still living:[10]

LordPartyDateTypeNotes
Lord SelsdonConservative11 May 2021Hereditary peer Banker
Lord Dixon-SmithConservative7 November 2023Life peerFormer chairman of Essex County Council

Resigned under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 edit

Under section 41 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, peers are automatically and compulsorily treated as domiciled in the United Kingdom for tax purposes. Section 42 allowed peers who did not wish to comply with the provision to choose within three months of the act coming into force to give notice with the same effect as to resign and retire from the House of Lords.[11] The following peers opted to exercise that right and are still living:[7]

LordPartyDateTypeNotes
Lord LaidlawConservative15 April 2010Life peer Retains tax residency (domicile) in Monaco
Baroness DunnCrossbench30 June 2010Life peerRetains tax residency (domicile) in Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)
Lord Foster of Thames BankCrossbench6 July 2010Life peerRetains tax residency (domicile) in Switzerland

Recently deceased edit

The following life peers and elected hereditary peers have died since June 2023:[12]

NamePartyCeased to be member
(if applicable)		Date of DeathType
Lord Morris of AberavonLabour5 June 2023Life peer
Lord Clinton-DavisLabour10 January 201811 June 2023Life peer
Viscount TenbyCrossbench1 May 201512 June 2023Hereditary peer
Baroness McDonaghLabour24 June 2023Life peer
Lord KerslakeCrossbench1 July 2023Life peer
Lord Brown of Eaton-under-HeywoodCrossbench19 June 20237 July 2023Law life peer
Lord PalmerCrossbench10 July 2023Hereditary peer
Lord EltonConservative29 October 202019 August 2023Hereditary peer
Lord Brougham and VauxConservative27 August 2023Hereditary peer
Lord HaworthLabour28 August 2023Life peer
Baroness Thomas of WalliswoodLiberal Democrat 18 May 20166 October 2023Life peer
Lord ElderLabour24 October 2023Life peer
Lord JudgeCrossbench7 November 2023Life peer
Lord CotterLiberal Democrat14 November 2023Life peer
Lord Rowe-BeddoeCrossbench15 November 2023Life peer
Lord Walker of GestingthorpeCrossbench17 March 202116 November 2023Law life peer
Lord Selkirk of DouglasConservative27 July 202328 November 2023Life peer
Lord Darling of RoulanishLabour28 July 202030 November 2023Life peer
Baroness Kinnock of HolyheadLabour9 April 20213 December 2023Life peer
Lord BhatiaNon-affiliated7 November 202312 January 2024Life peer
Lord TomlinsonLabour20 January 2024Life peer
Baroness FlatherCrossbench6 February 2024Life peer
Lord CormackConservative25 February 2024Life peer
Baroness HenigLabour29 February 2024Life peer
Lord McAvoyLabour8 March 2024Life peer
Lord HoyleLabour25 July 20236 April 2024Life peer
Lord RosserLabour10 April 2024Life peer
Baroness Gardner of ParkesConservative14 April 2024Life peer
Baroness Massey of DarwenLabour20 April 2024Life peer
Lord Field of BirkenheadCrossbench23 April 2024Life peer
Lord StunellLiberal Democrat29 April 2024Life peer

See also edit

References edit

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