List of Northern Ireland Members of the House of Lords
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This is a list of Members of the United Kingdom House of Lords who were born, live or lived in Northern Ireland.
Note: Members of the House of Lords do not represent geographic areas as such although some take geographic names. On 7 Mar 2007 the House of Commons voted in favour of replacing the Lords with an elected chamber.
Current Members
- John Alderdice, Baron Alderdice former leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland now Liberal Democrat
- Alan Brooke, 3rd Viscount Brookeborough landowner and a Lord-in-Waiting to The Queen is son and grandson of former Ulster Unionist Party MPs.
- Wallace Browne, Baron Browne of Belmont former Lord Mayor of Belfast, member of Democratic Unionist Party
- Victor Alexander Cooke, Baron Cooke of Islandreagh former Ulster Unionist Senator in the Parliament of Northern Ireland
- Robin Dixon, 3rd Baron Glentoran member of the Conservative Party
- Robin Henry Alexander Eames, PhD, DD, Baron Eames of Armagh retired Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland)
- Dr. Edward Enda Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond OBE businessman and member of Ulster Unionist Party
- John Laird, Baron Laird of Artigarvan former chairman of the Ulster-Scots Agency and former Stormont MP for the Ulster Unionist Party
- Kenneth Wiggins Maginnis, Baron Maginnis of Drumglass former Ulster Unionist Party MP
- James Henry Molyneaux, Baron Molyneaux of Killead, KBE, PC former leader of the Ulster Unionist Party
- Maurice Morrow, Baron Morrow member of the Democratic Unionist Party
- Eileen Paisley, Baroness Paisley of St George's vice-president of the Democratic Unionist Party
- Diljit Rana, Baron Rana Indian born Belfast businessman sits as a Cross-bencher
- John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney businessman and former deputy leader of the Ulster Unionist Party
- David Trimble, Baron Trimble former leader of the Ulster Unionist Party
Deceased Members
- Basil Stanlake Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough, Bt, KG, CBE, MC, PC Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party
- John Warden Brooke, 2nd Viscount Brookeborough, PC Stormont MP Ulster Unionist Party
- James Dawson Chichester-Clark, Baron Moyola, PC, DL Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party
- James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon Bt Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party
- Daniel Dixon, 2nd Baron Glentoran Ulster Unionist member of Northern Ireland House of Commons
- Herbert Dixon, 1st Baron Glentoran Ulster Unionist member of Northern Ireland House of Commons
- Arthur Brian Deane Faulkner, Baron Faulkner of Downpatrick Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party
- Gerry Fitt, Baron Fitt, of Bell's Hill founder leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Terence Marne O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party