Return To Rage Page

Tony's Crony Peers  Lord Acton 2000
Hereditary peer -  descendant of the historian Lord Acton best known for the dictum  'absolute power corrupts absolutely'. Made a life peer in 2000.  Formerly married to Judith Garfield Todd 1974 -87.

Baroness  Adams 2005
As Irene Adams, MP Paisley North 1990 - 2005. As the  seat was formerly held by her late husband from 1979 until his death  in 1990, she is no stranger to the herediary principle. Never held  ever any ministerial office and always voted the same way as Tony  Blair in the 2001-5 Parliament.
In 2003-4 she claimed £137,000  in expenses, 49th in the whole House.
She also voted for a fully  appointed House of Lords in 2003 - so is consistent with her  principles.


Lord Ahmed 1998
Britain's first muslim  peer. Signed George Galloway's petition for the release of Tariq Azi  and other members of the Iraqi regime. Pally with anti-Israel  extremists. Controversial consultant on International Affairs to  Nestle UK, consultant to Nesco Foods plc.

Lord Alli 1998  
Best known as gay rights campaigner. Censured for using his  office in the Lords for business purposes. Labour donor. Managing  director Planet 24 Productions Ltd 1992-99; Director Carlton Media  Group 1999-2001; Non-executive director ShineLimited 2000-; Chairman  Chorion Plc 2002- .

Baroness Amos 1997
Quango queen.  Failed to be appointed head of UN development Programme 2005. Leader  of Government peers in the House Of Lords. Not rated by colleagues.  Chief Executive, Equal Opportunities Commission 1989-94; Deputy  Chair, Runnymede Trust 1990-98; Trustee, Institute of Public Policy  Research 1994-98.

Lord Anderson. 2005
As Donald  Anderson, former Labour MP for Swansea East 1974 - 2005.Chairman  Commons Foreign Affairs Committee

Baroness Andrews 2000  
Policy adviser to Neil Kinnock as Leader of the Opposition  1985-92,lot of good that did him. Fellow, Science Policy Research  Unit, Sussex University 1968-70; Parliamentary Clerk 1970-85;  Director, Education Extra 1992-2002

Baroness Ashton 1999  
Married to pro--Labour columnist and polling expert Peter  Kellner who set up YouGov. Administrative Officer, CND 1977-79; Vice  President, National Council for One Parent Families. Described in  Hencke and Beckett's book, 'The Blairs and their Court' as a  'socialite.'

Lord Bach 1998
Crony barrister.Contested  (Labour): Gainsborough 1979, Sherwood 1983 and 1987 general  elections. Having failed to be elected, was appointed to parliament  as a crony peer.

Lord Banks 2005
As Tony Banks, former  Labour MP, Newham NW, 1983 -97, West Ham, 1997 - 2005. Short-lived  Sports Minister. Boor

Lord Bassam of Brighton 1997  
Ex-Bennite looney best known as Brighton squatters leader.  Consultant adviser, KPMG Capital 1997-99.
Contested Brighton  Kemptown (Lab) 1987

Lord Berkeley 2000
Hereditary peer  awarded life peerage in 2000. Chairman: Rail Freight Group 1997-  

Lord Bernstein 2000
Long time Labour donor. Director,  Granada Group plc 1964-96, Chairman 1979-96; Director, Waddington  Galleries 1966-; Joint managing director, Granada Television 1971-75  

Lord Bhattacharyya 2004
Labour donor. Professor of  Manufacturing, Warwick University

Baroness Billingham 2000  
Former teacher who contested Banbury 1992. Subsequently Labour  MEP for Northamptonshire and Blaby 1994-99: now heavily involved  with lobbying company, Sovereign Strategy - see: donors archive.  

Lord Birt 2000
As John Birt, former director- general of  BBC. Appointed as a crossbench peer has become extremely close to  Tony Blair.

Baroness Blood 1999
Former Community worker:  Gt Shankhill Partnership 1990-98

Lord Bragg 1998
Labour  donor. AS Melvyn Bragg BBC radio and TV producer, author and  broadcaster. President: Cumbrians for Peace 1982-86.

Lord  Brennan 2000
Crony barrister. Called to the Bar, Gray's Inn  1967, QC 1985; Deputy High Court Judge 1994-; Chair, General Council  of the Bar, 1999; Independent Assessor to Home Office on  Miscarriages of Justice 2001- President of the Catholic Union of  Great Britain 2001

Lord Brooke 1997
Ex- trade union  leader. General Secretary Inland Revenue Staff Federation 1988-95;  Joint General Secretary, Public Services Tax and Commerce Union  1996-98; Member, TUC: General Council 1989-96.Trustee: Institute for  Public Policy Research 1997-.

Lord Brookman 1998  
Ex-trade union leader. General Secretary Iron and Steel Trades  Confederation: 1993-99; Trades Union Congress 1992-99.Board Member,  British Steel (Industry)/UK Steel Enterprise 1993-

Lord  Burlison 1997
Ex-trade union leader. Former North-East regional  secretary GMBU. Played a key role in securing Blair's nomination as  MP for Sedgefield. Professional footballer 1953-65. According to  Beckett and Hencke, when his name appeared on the 1997 honours  list,he told his friends, "I don't know how I got here. I appear to  be the only one who isn't a millionaire."

Lord  Campbell-Savours 2001
Ex- Labour MP for Workington 1979 - 2001.  Best known for peddling conspiracy theories of the world.  

Lord Carter of Coles 2004
Businessman. Westminster  Healthcare 1975 - 1999.

Viscount Chandos 2000
Hereditary  peer. Made Life Peer in 2000. Director: Kleinwort Benson 1985-93,  Capital and Regional Properties plc 1993-, Cine-UK Limited 1995-,  Capital and Regional plc 2000-; Director: Global Natural Energy plc  2000-, Northbridge (UK) Limited 2001.Director, Social Market  Foundation 2001-

Lord Christopher 1998
Ex-Trade union  leader. General Secretary Inland Revenue Staff Federation 1976-88;  Member, TUC General Council 1976-89, Chairman 1988-89.

Lord  Clark of Windermere 2001
Lecturer in public administration,  Salford University 1965-70;
Chair Forestry Commission 2001-.  

Baroness Clarke 2005
As Lynda Clark,MP Edinburgh  Pentlands 1997 - 2005. She was Advocate-General for Scotland from  1999. Supported tuition fees and foundation hospitals, even these  these are not allowed in Scotland.
She voted for an  all-appointed House, again being true to her principles.
She has  a flat in Paris - it is not known if Tony Blair has ever visited it.  

Lord Clarke of Hampstead 1998
Ex-Trade union leader.  Full-time trade union officer, UPW 1979-93; Editor, UPW journal  ("The Post") 1979; Deputy General Secretary, UPW 1981-93. Contested  Camden Hamsptead Feb & Oct 1974 general elections.  

Baroness Cohen 2000
Former civil servant made good.  Department of Trade and Industry: principal 1969-78, assistant  secretary 1978-82; Director, Charterhouse Bank Ltd 1988-2000;  Chairman, Cafe{a} Pelican Ltd 1984-90; Vice-C chairman Yorkshire  Building Society 1994-99; Non-executive director: BPP Holdings  1994-2002, non-executive chairman 2002-, Waddington plc 1994-97,  London and Manchester Assurance 1997-98, United Assurance 1999-2000,  Defence Logistics Organisation 1999-, ISI Ltd 1998-2002,
London  Stock Exchange 2001-, Management Consulting Group plc 2003-  

Lord Corbett 2001
As Robin Corbett, MP for Hemel  Hemstead 1974 - 79, famously deselected as a moderate by Bennite  Paul Boateng. Later MP for Birmingham Erdington, 1983 - 2001.  

Baroness Corsten 2005
As Jean Corsten, haughty former  Labour MP for Bristol East 1992 - 2005. Chair: Parliamentary Labour  Party and Joint Committee on Human Rights. Married to Peter Brereton  Townsend, Professor of Social Policy, University of Bristol.  

Baroness Crawley 1998
Former Labour MEP Birmingham East  1984-99, Chair: Women's National Commission 1999-2002.Contested  Staffordshire South East 1983 general election.

Lord  Cunningham 2005
As Jack Cunningham, former Labour MP, Whitehaven  1970 - 83; Copeland 1983 - 2005. Sec State Agriculture. Known as  "Junkett Jack."

Lord Currie 1996
Talk about gratitude -  or should we say phoney politicking? Made a peer by Tony in 1996  this former Head of the Cass Business School at City University  resigned the Labour whip shortly before ministers appointed him the  £180,000 a year head of Ofcom, the media quango, in 2002. As part of  the same effort to portray himself as 'independent' he also quit the  Labour Party to which he had previously made 'small donations.'Like  some other put my image first types, Currie now sits on the cross  benches while still loving New Labour.

Lord Davies of Coity  1997
Ex Trade union leader. General Secretary USDAW 1986-97.TUC  General Council 1986-97.

Lord Davies of Oldham 1997
As  Bryan Davies, former Labour MP, Enfield North 1974 - 79, Oldham  1992- 97.

Lord Elder 1999
As Murray Elder, Labour crony,  pal of Gordon Brown. General Secretary Labour Party Scotland  1988-92; Chief of Staff to John Smith, MP 1992-94; Special Adviser,  Scottish Office 1997-99

Lord Evans of Temple Guiting 31.3.00  
Chairman Faber & Faber Ltd 1981-2003.
Chairman, Museums,  Libraries and Archives Council 2000-03

Lord Evans of Watford  1998
Printer.Founder of Centurion Press.

Lord Falconer  of Thoroton 1997
Former flat mate of Tony Blair. Failed to win  nomination as Labour MP for Dudley East after sending his children  to private school. Called to the Bar, Inner Temple 1974; QC 1991.  Legal advisor to the Coal Board during the 1985-85 miner's strike.  

Lord Faulkner of Worcester 1999
Communications Adviser  to Leader of the Opposition and Labour Party (unpaid) in general  elections 1987, 1992, 1997. Research assistant and journalist,  Labour Party 1967-69; Co-founder, "The House Magazine" parliamentary  journal, Member Editorial Board 2003-;Deputy chair, Citigate  Westminster 1997-99 (Joint Managing Director, Westminster  Communications Group 1989-97); Director, Cardiff Millennium Stadium  plc 1997-2002; Strategy adviser: Littlewoods Leisure 1999-, Incepta  Group plc 1999-, Director, Sponsorship Consultancy Ltd. 2002-  Contested (Labour) Devizes 1970, February 1974, Monmouth October  1974, Huddersfield West 1979 general elections.

Lord Filkin  1999
No idea why he was made a peer. Former husband of  parliamentary commissioner trashed by New Labour, Elizabeth Filkin.  Director of housing, London Borough of Greenwich 1982-88; Chief  Executive, Reading Borough Council 1988-91; Secretary, Association  of District Councils 1991-97; Director, New Local Government Network  1997-2001.

Lord Foster 2005
As Derek Foster, former  Labour MP, Bishop Auckland 1979 - 2005. PPS to Neil kinnock 1983 -85  and Opposition chief whip 1992 - 97. Famously double crossed by  Blair who promised him a cabinet job before the 1997 general  election and then offered him a junior post in the cabinet office.  Having accepted the postion, Foster resigned 24 hours later. Ally of  Gordon Brown.

Lord Foulkes 2005
As George Foulkes,  former Labour MP South Ayrshire 1979 - 83; Carrick, Cumnock &  Doon, 1983 - 2005. Was so anxious for a peerage that he was called  'Lord Foulkes' in the Commons.

Lord Fyfe of Fairfield 2000  
Former Chairman of the Co-op.Chairman, Unity Trust Bank 2000-;  President, Co-operative Congress 2001.

Baroness Gale 1999  
Labour Party Women's Officer and Assistant Organiser, Wales  Labour Party 1976-84; General Secretary, Wales Labour Party 1984-99  

Lord Gavron 1999
Labour donor. Ex husband of GLA member,  Nicky Gavron. Third wife is Dr Kate Gavron. Founded St Ives printing  group 1964, Chairman 1964-93; Director: Octopus Publishing plc  1975-87, Proprietor, The Carcanet Press Ltd 1983-; Chairman: The  Folio Society 1982-, Guardian Media Group plc 1997-2000  

Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen 2000
Ex- trade union  leader. National secretary, MSF 1987-2000. Member: TUC General  Council 1989-2000. Assistant secretary, Organisation and Industrial  Relations Department, TUC 1977-87. Member: Equal Opportunities  Commission 1991-98, Health and Safety Commission 1996-2000  

Lord Giddens 2004
Academic. Director LSE 1997- 2003.  Inventor of 'The Third Way.'

Lord Gilbert 1997
As John  Gilbert, former Labour MP for Dudley 1970 -74, Dudley East, 1974 -  97.
Ennobled by Blair with a hope that Charlie Falconer would  succeed Gilbert. See above under Falconer.

Baroness Golding  2001
Widow of, and assistant to, former Labour MP, John Golding.  

Lord Goldsmith 1999
Wealthy crony barrister. Notorious  for changing his advice on the legality of the Iraq war. Called to  the Bar, 1972, QC 1987; Recorder of the Crown Court 1991-; Chairman,  Bar Council of England and Wales 1995;

Lord Gordon 1997  
Managing Director, Radio Clyde 1973-96; Scottish Advisory Board,  BP 1990-; Chief Executive, Scottish Radio Holdings 1991-96, Chair  1996-; Johnston Press plc 1996-, AIM Trust plc (now Active Capital  Trust) 1996-; Chair, Scottish Tourist Board 1998-2001; Chair, RAJAR  (Radio Audience Research) 2003- Contested East Renfrewshire (Lab)  1964 general election Trustee: John Smith Memorial Trust 1995-  

Baroness Goudie 1998
New Labour fixer and networker,  married to James Goudie QC.

Lord Gould 2004
Pollster and  Blair confidante. Author of 'The Unfinished Revolution.' Married to  Gail Rebuck.

Lord Grabiner 1999
Crony lawyer friend of  the Blairs. Called to the Bar, 1968,QC 1981; Deputy High Court Judge  1994-; Non-executive director Next plc 2002; Non-executive chairman,  Arcadia Group Limited 2002-; Bank of England Financial Services Law  Committee 2002-

Lord Griffiths of Burry Port 2004
Former  President, Methodist Conference, 1994-95. Canon, St Paul's Cathedral  2000 -


Lord Grocott 2001
As Bruce Grocott, former  Labour MP, The Wrekin, 1987 -97, Telford 1997 - 2001. One-time PPS  to Tony Blair.

Lord Harris of Haringey 1998
As Toby  Harris, extremely pompous former Haringey councillor best known for  claiming £24,000 expenses, including £15,000 in taxi fares in 2000.  
Infolog Training 1998-, Vantage Point 1998-2001, KPMG 1999-,  DEMSA 2001-03, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals 2001-, National Grid Transco  2003-, CPP Ltd 2004-

Lord Harrison 1999
Ex- MEP for  Cheshire West 1989-94, and for Cheshire West and Wirral 1994-99;  

Lord Hart 2004
Labour donor. Solicitor. Special advisor  to Derry Irvine, Lord Chancellor, 1998 -2003; ditto Lord Falconer  2003-

Lord Haskins 1998
Millionaire Labour Party donor.  Chair: Northern Foods 1986-2002. Member: Labour Party Commission for  Social Justice 1992-94,New Deal Advisory Task Force 1997-2001;  Chairman, Better Regulation Task Force 1997-2002; Director,  Yorkshire Television 2002-.

Lord Hogg of Cumbernauld 2.8.97  
As Norman Hogg, former Labour MP, Cumbernauld & Kilsyth 1983  - 97.

Lord Howarth 2005
As Alan Howarth former Tory MP  for Stratford - upon - Avon 1988 - 97 who defected to Labour in 1995  and was rewarded with the safe seat of Newport East 1997 - 2005. The  sitting MP for Newport East, Roy Hughes, was subsequently ennobled  as Lord Islwyn and died in December 2003.


Baroness  Howells of St.Davids 1999
Former equal opportunities director  with Greenwich Racial Equality Council.

Lord Hughes of  Woodside 1997
As Robert Hughes, former Labour MP, Aberdeen North  1970 - 1997.

Lord Hunt of Chesterton 2000
Head of  Meteorological Office 1992-97;Professor in climate modelling,  University College, London 1999-. Father of left wing historian and  Labour Party cheerleader, Tristram Hunt.

Lord Hunt of King's  Heath 1997
Friend of Roger Liddle & Peter Mandelson.  Director, National Association of Health Authorities and Trusts  1990-96; Chief Executive, NHS Confederation 1996-97; Chair National  Patient Safety Agency 2004-

Lord Kinnock 2005
Former  Labour MP and leader of the Opposition. Known as the ' Welsh  Windbag.' Useless EU Commissioner who failed to tackle corruption.  Married to Glenys Kinnock MEP

Lord Janner 1997
As  Greville Janner, former Labour MP, Leicester NW, West 1970 - 74,  Leicester West, 1974 - 97. Founder/President, Interparliamentary  Council Against Anti-Semitism 1985-; Vice-President, World Jewish  Congress 1991-;

Lord Jones 2001
As Barry Jones, former  Labour MP, East Flint 1970 -83; Alyn & Deeside 1983 - 2001.  

Lord Joffe 1999
A Labour Party donor who sits as a  cross-bencher in the Lords but always votes with the government.  Former Chair of Oxfam, 1995 - 2001.

Lord Jordan 2000  
Ex-trade union leader. As Bill Jordan, President AEU, then AEEU  1986-95; Member, TUC General Council 1986-95.

Baroness  Kennedy 1997
Left wing lawyer. Queen's Counsel 1991. Chairman,  Haldane Society 1983-86, Vice-President 1986-; Board Member: New  Statesman 1990-96, Chairman, Charter '88 1992-97; Chairman, Standing  Committee for Youth Justice, NACRO 1993- Member: Council, Howard  League for Penal Reform 1989-, Chair: British Council 1998-, Human  Genetics Commission 2000-, POWER. Member Independent Newspaper Board  

Lord King of West Bromwich 1999
Former leader of  Sandwell council.Managing Director, Sandwell Polybags Ltd 1990-  

Lord Layard 2000
As Richard Layard, economics advisor to  Labour Party. Professor of economics, LSE, 1980-; Director, Centre  for Economic Performance 1990-; Consultant: Department for Education  and Employment 1997-2001, Cabinet Office 2001

Lord Lea of  Crondall 1999
Ex-trade union leader. Assistant General Secretary  TUC 1978 -1999. Council Member, Britain in Europe 2000-

Lord  Levy 1997
Top Labour Party fund raiser and tennis partner of  Tony Blair. Accountant and music industry manager/promoter.Chairman  of Board of Trustees, New Policy Network Foundation 2000-.  

Lord Lipsey 1999
Known in the Lords as Lord  Lipservice.Political adviser to Anthony Crosland (in Opposition, DoE  and FCO) 1972-77; Adviser to 10 Downing Street 1977-79; Editor "New  Society" 1986-88; Economics editor, "Sunday Times" 1980-86;  Founder/deputy editor, "Sunday Correspondent" 1988-90; Associate  (Acting deputy editor) "Times" 1990-92; Director, Personal  Investment Authority 1994-2000; Member of Council, Advertising  Standards Authority 1999-; Chair: Shadow Racing Trust, Make Votes  Count, Social Market Foundation; British Greyhound Racing Board  2004-

Lord Macdonald of Tradeston 1998
TV executive and  former Trotskyist who edited 'Young Guard,'the youth paper of the  International Socialist group (now Socialist Workers' Party) in the  early 1960s.

Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall 1999
Theatre  administrator. Chief Executive, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden  1997; Principal, Guildhall School of Music and Drama 2002-03.  

Lord MacKenzie of Culkein 1999
Ex-trade union leader.  General Secretary, Confederation of Health Service Employees  1987-93; Associate General Secretary, UNISON 1993-2000; President,  TUC 1998-99.

Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate 1998  
National President, Police Superintendents' Association 1995-98;  Vice-President, BALPA 2003- President, Security Industry Council  (JSIC) 2000-; Vice-president Defence Manufacturers' Association  (DMA) 2000-

Lord McKenzie of Luton 2004
Luton Labour  councillor. Contested Luton South 1987 and 1992.

Baroness  Massey of Darwen 1999
Education burueacrat. Adviser in personal,  social and health education, Inner London Education Authority  1983-85; Director of training, Family Planning Association 1981-89;  Director of Young People's Programme, Health Education Authority  1985-87; Director, FPA 1989-94; Independent Consultant in Health  Education 1994-2001; Chair, National Treatment Agency 2002- Trusts,  etc Advisory Council for Alcohol and Drug Education; Trust for the  Study of Adolescence

Lord Mitchell 2000
As Parry  Mitchell, generous Labour donor. Founder, Syscap plc.

Lord  Moonie 2005
As Lewis Moonie, former Labour MP, Kirkcaldy 1987 -  2005. Ally of Gordon Brown.

Lord Morgan 2000
Welsh  academic and Labour historian.Chairman, Fabian Society Commission on  the Monarchy 2002-03

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin 2004
As  Delyth Morgan, Labour party activist and Chief executive:  Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

Baroness Morgan of Huyton 2001  
As Sally Morgan, key Blair aide. Saw Lord Goldsmith before he  changed his mind on legality of Iraq war.Labour Party Student  organiser 1985-88, Key seats organiser 1989-92, Director of  campaigns and elections 1993-95, Head of party liaison to Tony Blair  as Leader of the Opposition 1995-97; Political secretary to Tony  Blair as Prime Minister 1997-2001; Director, government relations  2001-

Baroness Morris 2005

As Estelle Morris, former  Labour MP. Best remembered for resigning as Sec State Education  admitting that she was not up to the job.


Lord Morris of  Aberavon 2001
Former Labour MP Aberavon, 1959 - 2001. Attorney  General 1997 - 1999. Member: Prime Minister's Advisory Committee on  Business Appointments 2002-


Lord Morris of Manchester  1997
As Alf Morris, former Labour MP Manchester Wythenshaw, 1964  - 97.

Lord 0'Neill 2005
As Martin O'Neill, former Labour  MP, Stirlingshire & Clackmannan 1979 - 83; Clackmannan, 1983 -  97; Ochil, 1997 - 2001.

Lord Parekh 2000
Academic.  Professor of Political Theory University of Hull, 1982-2001;  Emeritus Professor, University of Hull 2000-; Professor of Political  Philosophy, Westminster University 2001-Trustee: Runnymede Trust  1986-.

Lord Patel of Blackburn 1999
Retired Managing  Director, clothing manufacturing company; Director: East Lancashire  Training Enterprise Council, Enterprise plc. Former President,  Lancashire Council of Mosques; Vice-President, Blackburn Community  Relations Council; Counsellor, Muslim Council of Britain; Chairman,  British Hajj Commission.

Lord Pendry 2001
As Tom Pendry,  former Labour MP, Stalybridge & Hyde, 1970 - 2001. Friend of  Owen Oyston, millionaire Labour supporter jailed for rape in 1996.  

Baroness Pitkeathley 1997
Director, National Council for  Carers 1986 until merger with Association of Carers 1988; Chief  Executive, Carers National Association 1988-98, Vice-President  2001-; Chair: New Opportunities Fund 1998-2004.

Lord  Ponsonby of Shulbrede 2000
Hereditary peer. Made life peer 2000.  

Baroness Prosser 2004
Ex-trade union leader. Deputy  General Secretary T&GWU 1998 - 2002. President, TUC, 1995-96.  

Lord Puttnam 1997
Labour donor and film maker. Producer  of films including: "Bugsy Malone", "Midnight Express" and Chariots  of Fire.Chair, Enigma Productions Ltd 1978-; Executive director  Spectrum Management Consultants 1998- Member, Government's Education  Standards Task Force 1997-2001; Chairman, British Council Arts  Advisory Committee 2002-03. Member: National Aids Trust 1988-,  

Lord Radice 2001
As Giles Radice, former Labour MP,  Chester-le-Street, 1973 - 83; Durham North, 1983 - 2001. Head of  research department GMWU 1966-73.Chair: British Association for  Central and Eastern Europe 1997-, European Movement 1995-2001,  

Lord Randall of St Budeaux 1997
Former Labour MP for  Hull West 1983 - 1997.

Baroness Rendell of Babergh 1997  
Crime novelist.

Lord Renwick of Clifton 1997
Former  FO career diplomat. Vice-chairman, Investment Banking, JP Morgan plc  2000- Chair Fluor Ltd 1996-, Director: British Airways plc 1996-,  Fluor Corporation 1997-, BHP Billiton plc 1997-, SAB Miller plc  1999-, Harmony Gold 1999-
vard University 1980-81 Trustee: The  Economist 1996-, The Hakluyt Foundation 2000-.

Lord  Robertson 1999
As George Robertson, former Labour MP, Hamilton  1978 - 97, Hamilton South, 1997 - 99. General Secretary NATO 1999 -  2003. Deputy chairman Cable & Wireless 2004 - .

Lord  Rooker 2001
As Jeff Rooker, former Labour MP. Birmingham Perry  Barr, 1974 - 2001.

Lord Rosser 2004
Ex - trade union  leader. General Secretary, Transport & Salaried Staffs  Association 1989 - 2004. Wanted to be general secretary of the  Labour Party but was turned down by Blair. Contested Croydon Central  1974.

Lord Rowlands 2004
As Ted Rowlands, former Labour  MP, cardiff West 1966 -70; Merthyr Tydfil 1972 - 83; Merthyr Tydfil  & Rhymney 1983 - 2001.

Baroness Royall 2004
Head of  Neil Kinnock's office both when he was Leader of the Opposition and  a EU Commissioner in Brussels.

Lord Sainsbury of Turville  2.8.97
Biggest donor in Labour Party history. Member of J  Sainsbury plc supermarket dynasty, Finance Director 1973-90, Deputy  Chairman 1988-92, Chairman and Chief Executive 1992-98. Has  extensive investments in GM crops

Lord Sawyer 1998
Ex-  Bennite who switched to Blair. Now money maker. Deputy General  Secretary, NUPE/UNISON 1981-94; Chairman, Labour Party 1991-92;  General Secretary, The Labour Party 1994-98; Director: Investors in  People UK 1998-, Reed Executive plc 1998-2001; Britannia Building  Society 1999-; Reed Healthcare plc 2001-; Thompsons Solicitors  Supervisory Board 2001-.

Baroness Scotland 1997
Crony  lawyer. Very ambitious. Former Member, Commission for Racial  Equality; Member, Millennium Commission 1994-99;

Lord  Sheldon 2001
As Robert Sheldon, former Labour MP, Ashton -under  - Lyne, 1964 - 2001.

Lord Simon of Highbury 1997  
Appointed Minister for European Trade and Competition in  1997.Quit in 1999 after controversies relating to alleged conflicts  of interests involving substantial shareholdings in BP. Former Chief  Operating Officer BP 1990-92, Deputy Chairman 1990-95, Chief Group  Executive 1992-95, Chair 1995-97; Director Unilever 2000-; Advisory  Board: LEK 2000-, Morgan Stanley Europe 2000-; Director: Suez Group  2001-, Fortis 2001; Supervisory Board Member, Volkswagen AG 2002-.  

Lord Simpson of Dunkeld 1997
Former boss of Rover and  later Chairman GEC Marconi. The company effectively collapsed under  his stewardship.

Lord Smith of Leigh 1999
Leader of  Wigan council 1991 -; Chair: North West Regional Assembly 1999-2000,  Association of Greater Manchester Authorities 2000-; Board Director  Manchester Airport Group 2001-

Lord Snape 2004
As Peter  Snape, former Labour MP, West Bromwich East 1974 - 2001.  

Lord Soley 2005
As Clive Soley, former Labour MP,  Hammersmith North, 1979 - 83; Hammersmith 1983 - 97; Ealing &  Acton, 1997 - 2001. Chairman Parliamentary Labour Party.  

Lord Smith 2005
As Chris Smith, former Labour MP for  Islington South & Finsbury 1983 - 2005. Sec State Culture. First  MP to 'come out' as gay.

Lord Stone 1997
Joint Managing  director of Marks and Spencer 1994-2000 when the company hit the  rocks.

Baroness Taylor 2005
As Anne Taylor, former  Labour MP, Dewsbury, 1987 - 2005. Leader of the House

Lord  Temple-Morris 2001
As Peter Temple Morris, former Tory MP who  defected to New Labour.

Lord Thomas of Macclesfield 2.8.97  
Marketing manager, The Co-operative Bank plc 1973-77, Assistant  general manager, later Joint general manager 1977-83, General  manager, customer services 1984-87, Executive director 1984-88,  Managing director 1988-97; Chairman, Capita Group 1997-98; Chairman,  North West Development Agency 1998-2002.

Baroness Thornton  1998
Public affairs adviser, Co-operative Wholesale Society.  1981-93; Director of Development and General Secretary, Fabian  Society 1993-96; Chairman, Pall Mall Consult

Lord Tomlinson  1998
MEP for Birmingham West 1984-99:Head of research for AUEW  1968-70;

Lord Triesman 2003
Famous left wing student  leader in the 1960's who became General secretary and chief  executive officer Association of University Teachers 1993-2001;  General Secretary Labour Party 2001-03.

Lord Truscott 2004  
Former MEP, 1994 -99; Ex Labour Party political organiser.  Associate Research fellow, IPPR, 2001 -
Contested Torbay in 1992  general election.

Lord Tunnicliffe 2004
Former chief  executive, London Transport 1998 - 2000.


Lord Turnberg  2000
President, Royal College of Physicians  1992-97;Vice-president, Academy of Medical Sciences 1998-2004  

Lord Turner 2005
Former Labour MP, Wolverhampton South  East, 1987 - 2005.

Baroness Uddin 1998
Former deputy  leader, Tower Hamlets Council. Was
forced to resign from the  selection panel empowered to choose Labour's candidate in the 1999  London mayoral election after attacking Ken Livingstone. Opponent of  Iraq war.

Baroness Wall 2004
Ex-trade union official.  National Secretary AMICUS

Lord Warner 1998
Former senior  policy advisor to Jack Straw at the Home Office and one time private  secretary to Barbara Castle. Chairman: Youth Justice Board for  England and Wales 1998-2003.

Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe  1999
Ex trade union leader. As Diana Warwick,General secretary,  Association of University Teachers 1983-92 and TUC General Council  1989-92.

Lord Watson 1997
As Mike Watson, former Labour  MP Glasgow Central 1989 - 97. Also MSP.

Baroness Whitaker  1999
Health and Safety Executive 1974-88; Department of  Education and Employment 1988-96; Citizens' Charter Chartermark  Assessor 1996; Consultant: Commission for Racial Equality 1995-96,  Runnymede Trust 1997-2001, Fabian Society 1964-, British Humanist  Association 1965-, Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association  1997-.

Baroness Wilkins 1999
Information officer, MIND  (National Association for Mental Health) 1974-78; TV  Researcher/Presenter.Information officer, National Centre for  Independent Living 1997-99.

Lord Woolmer of Leeds 1999  
Academic. Dean of Leeds University Business School 1997-2000;  Partner: Hilton Gill Associates 1998-, Anderson McGraw 2001-;  Non-executive Director: Thornfield Development Ltd 1999-2002,  Courtcom Ltd 2001-, Thornfield Properties plc 2002-. Former  Parliamentary Adviser, Inland Revenue Staff Federation.

Lord  Young of Norwood 2004
Ex-trade union leader. General Secretary,  National Communications Union. President, TUC 2001 -02.  

Baroness Young of Old Scone 1997
Former Executive  Director RSPB. Head of the Environment Agency 2000 -.