Members of Parliament (Lords)

Wrigglesworth, Ian

(1939 - )

Baron Wrigglesworth of Norton-on-Tees

Labour/SDP MP for Thornaby 1974-83, SDP MP for Stockton South 1983-87

President of the Liberal Democrats 1988-90

Williams, Shirley

(1930 - 2021)

Baroness Williams of Crosby

Labour MP for Hitchin 1964-74, Hertford & Stevenage 1974-79, SDP MP for Crosby 1981-83

President of the SDP 1982-87, Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords 2001-04

Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection 1974-76, Secretary of State for Education and Science 1976-79

Wedgwood, Josiah Clement

(1872 - 1943)

1st Baron Wedgwood

Liberal MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme 1906-19, Labour MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme 1919-42

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1924

Wallace, Jim

(1954 - )

Baron Wallace of Tankerness

Liberal/Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland 1983-2001, Liberal Democrat MSP for Orkney 1999-2007

Liberal/Liberal Democrat Chief Whip 1987-92, Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats 1992-2005, Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords 2013-16

Deputy First Minister of Scotland 1999-2005, Minister for Justice 1999-2003, Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning 2003-05, Advocate General for Scotland 2010-15

Tyler, Paul

(1941 - )

Baron Tyler of Linkinhorne

Liberal MP for Bodmin February-October 1974, North Cornwall 1992-2005

Chairman of the Liberal Party 1984-86, Liberal Democrat Chief Whip 1997-2001

Tope, Graham

(1943 - )

Baron Tope of Sutton

Liberal MP for Sutton and Cheam 1972-February 1974

Taylor, Matthew

(1963 - )

Baron Taylor of Goss Moor

Liberal/Liberal Democrat MP for Truro 1987-97, Truro & St Austell 1997-2010

Chair of the Liberal Democrats 2003-05

Taverne, Dick

(1928 - )

Baron Taverne of Pimlico

Labour MP for Lincoln 1962-73, Democratic Labour MP for Lincoln 1973-October 1974

Steel, David

(1938 - )

Baron Steel of Aikwood

Liberal/Liberal Democrat MP for Roxburgh, Selkirk & Peebles 1965-83, Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale 1983-97

Liberal Democrat MSP for Lothians 1999-2003

Liberal Chief Whip 1970-76, Leader of the Liberal Party 1976-88

Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament 1999-2003

Stanley, Edward Henry

(1823 - 1893)

15th Earl of Derby

Conservative MP for King's Lynn 1848-69

Secretary of State for the Colonies 1858-59, 1882-85, President of the Board of Control 1858, Secretary of State for India 1858-59, Foreign Secretary 1866-68, 1874-78

Simon, Sir John

(1873 - 1954)

1st Viscount Simon

Liberal MP for Walthamstow 1906-18, Spen Valley 1922-31, Liberal National MP for Spen Valley 1931-40

Leader of the Liberal National Party 1931-40

Solicitor General 1910-13, Attorney General 1913-15, Home Secretary 1915-16, Foreign Secretary 1931-35, Home Secretary 1935-37, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1937-40 Lord Chancellor 1940-45

British politician and statesman and Leader of the Liberal National Party 1931-40

Sinclair, Sir Archibald

(1890 - 1970)

1st Viscount Thurso

Liberal MP for Caithness & Sutherland 1922-45

Liberal Chief Whip 1930-31, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party 1931-35, Leader of the Liberal Party 1935-45

Secretary of State for Scotland 1931-32, Secretary of State for Air 1940-45

Shaw, Tommy

(1850 - 1937)

1st Baron Craigmyle

Liberal MP for Hawick Burghs 1892-1909

Solicitor General for Scotland 1894-95, Lord Advocate 1905-09

Seely, J.E.B.

(1868 - 1947)

1st Baron Mottistone

Conservative/Liberal MP for the Isle of Wight 1900-04, 1923-24, Liverpool Abercrombie 1906-Jan 1910, Ilkeston 1910-22

Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies 1908-11, Under-Secretary of State for War 1911-12, Secretary of State for War 1912-14, Under-Secretary of State for Air 1919, President of the Air Council 1919

Scott, Ros

(1957 - )

Baroness Scott of Needham Market

President of the Liberal Democrats 2008-10

Samuel, Herbert

(1870 - 1963)

1st Viscount Samuel

Liberal MP for Cleveland 1902-18, Darwen 1929-35

Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party 1929-31, Leader of the Liberal Party 1931-35, Leader of the Liberals in the House of Lords 1944-55

Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office 1905-09, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1909-10, 1915-16, Postmaster General 1910-14, 1915-16, President of the Local Goverment Board 1914-15, Home Secretary 1916, 1931-32

High Commissioner of Palestine 1920-25

Storey, Mike

(1949 - )

Baron Storey of Childwall

Leader of Liverpool City Council 1998-2005

Russell, Lord John

(1792 - 1878)

1st Earl Russell

Whig MP for Tavistock 1813-20, Huntingdonshire 1820-26, Bandon 1826-30, Devonshire 1831-32, Devon, Southern 1832-35, Stroud 1835-41, City of London 1847-61

Paymaster of the Forces 1830-34, Home Secretary 1835-39, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies 1839-41, Prime Minister 1846-52, 1865-66, Foreign Secretary 1852-53, 1859-65, Lord President of the Council 1854-55, Colonial Secretary 1855

Runciman, Walter

(1870 - 1949)

1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford

Liberal/Liberal National MP for Oldham 1899-1900, Dewsbury 1902-18, Swansea West 1924-29, St Ives 1929-37

President of the Board of Education 1908-11, President of the Board of Agriculture 1911-14, President of the Board of Trade 1914-16, 1931-37, Lord President of the Council 1938-39

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