House of Lords Act 1999
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The House of Lords Act 1999 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which reformed the House of Lords, one of the chambers of Parliament. The act was given royal assent on 11 November 1999.
Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997–2007)
Margaret Beckett, Leader of the House of Commons, introduced the Bill
William Hague, the Conservative Leader of the Opposition, led the opposition to the act
Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, was made a life peer in 1999
Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, was a British photographer. He was best known internationally for his portraits of prominent cultural and political figures, many of which w
House of Lords Act 1999
…elections to the House of Commons. The first hereditary peer to gain a seat in the Commons under this provision was John Sinclair, 3rd Viscount Thurso. Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, was made a life peer in 1999 The act prevents even hereditary peers who are the first to hold their titles from sitting automatically in the House of…
Armstrong-Jones in 1965
Lord Snowdon, Lady Bird Johnson, Princess Margaret, and the United States president Lyndon B. Johnson at the White House on 17 November 1965