This is a list of
life peerages in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom created under the
Life Peerages Act 1958
The Life Peerages Act 1958 established the modern standards for the creation of life peers by the Sovereign of the United Kingdom.
Background
This Act was made during the Conservative governments of 1957–1964, when Harold Macmillan was Prime M ...
from 1997 to 2010, during the tenures of the Labour
prime ministers
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...
Tony Blair
Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He previously served as Leader of th ...
and
Gordon Brown
James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. He previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in Tony B ...
.
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Tony Blair (1997–2007)
† recommended by
House of Lords Appointments Commission
‡ former MP
# former MEP
Gordon Brown (2007–2010)
† recommended by
House of Lords Appointments Commission
‡ former MP
# former MEP
See also
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List of life peerages
More than 1,500 life peerages have been created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom under the Life Peerages Act 1958.
*List of life peerages (1958–1979)
**Created under the premierships of Harold Macmillan, Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Harold Wils ...
(complete list of life peerages granted since 1958)
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References
Notes
{{DEFAULTSORT:List of Life Peerages (1997-2010)
1997-2010
1990s in the United Kingdom
2000s in the United Kingdom