This is a list of members of the House of Lords in the United Kingdom.
Contents |
Lords Spiritual
Lords Temporal
Recently deceased
| Name | Party | Notes | Date of Death | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Baroness David | Labour | 29 November 2009 | ||
| The Lord Steinberg | Conservative | 2 November 2009 | ||
| The Baroness Elles | Conservative | 17 October 2009 | ||
| The Lord Plummer of St Marylebone | Conservative | 2 October 2009 | ||
| The Baroness Chapman | Cross Bench | 3 September 2009 | ||
| The Lord Buxton of Alsa | Conservative | 1 September 2009 | ||
| The Lord Gregson | Labour | 12 August 2009 | ||
| The Lord Kingsland | Conservative | 12 July 2009 | ||
| The Lord Blaker | Conservative | 5 July 2009 | ||
| The Lord Murton of Lindisfarne | Conservative | 5 July 2009 | ||
| The Lord Dahrendorf | Cross Bench | 17 June 2009 | ||
| The Viscount Bledisloe | Cross Bench | Elected Hereditary Peer | 12 May 2009 | |
| The Lord Bishop of Peterborough | Bishop | 7 May 2009 | ||
| The Lord George | Cross Bench | Former Governor of the Bank of England | 18 April 2009 | |
| The Lord Moore of Wolvercote | Cross Bench | 7 April 2009 | ||
| The Lord Slynn of Hadley | Cross Bench | Lord of Appeal | 7 April 2009 | |
| The Lord Dean of Harptree | Conservative | 1 April 2009 | ||
| The Lord Clyde | Cross Bench | Lord of Appeal | 6 March 2009 | [1] |
| The Lord Dearing | Cross Bench | 19 February 2009 | [2] | |
| The Lord Lane of Horsell | Conservative | 9 January 2009 |
Peers on leave of absence
Per § 23 Standing Orders of the House of Lords,[3] the following peers were granted a Leave of Absence for the remainder of the session or the parliament.[4]
- The Baroness Amos, Labour
- The Baroness Ashton of Upholland, Labour
- The Baroness Carnegy of Lour, Conservative
- The Baroness Delacourt-Smith of Alteryn, Labour
- The Lord Flowers, Crossbencher
- The Lord Habgood, Crossbencher
- The Lord Hutchinson of Lullington, Liberal Democrat
- The Lord Laidlaw, Conservative
- The Lord Randall of St Budeaux, Labour
- The Marquess of Salisbury, Conservative
- The Lord Simpson of Dunkeld, Labour
- The Lord Wolfson, Conservative
Peers disqualified as senior members of the judiciary
Per section 137 (3) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, certain members of the judiciary are disqualified from sitting and voting in the House of Lords while in office. These are:
- The Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
- The Baroness Clark of Calton, Judge of the Court of Session
- The Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
- The Lord Collins of Mapesbury, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
- The Baroness Hale of Richmond, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
- The Lord Hardie, Judge of the Court of Session
- The Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
- The Lord Hope of Craighead, Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
- The Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
- The Lord Mackay of Drumadoon, Judge of the Court of Session
- The Lord Mance, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
- The Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
- The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
- The Lord Rodger of Earlsferry, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
- The Lord Saville of Newdigate, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
- The Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
See also
- List of hereditary peers elected to sit in the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999
- Peerage
- List of Lords Spiritual
References
- ^ "[1]", The Times, accessed 12 March 2009.
- ^ "[2]", The Guardian, accessed 21 February 2009.
- ^ "House of Lords, Official Website - Standing Orders". http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld/ldstords/147/14702.htm. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
- ^ "House of Lords, Official Website - Members on leave of absence". http://www.parliament.uk/faq/lords_leave_of_absence.cfm. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
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