Roger Mynors Swinfen Eady, 3rd Baron Swinfen, was a British politician and philanthropist, who was one of the ninety two hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords following the passing
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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.
Roger Swinfen Eady, 3rd Baron Swinfen
…politician and philanthropist, who was one of the ninety two hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords following the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. He sat as a Conservative. Swinfen was born at his family home at Ovington Square in Knightsbridge, London, England, on 14 December 1938, the elder son…
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