38:
320:. Elder was investigated over the payments from the Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education and was found not to have registered payments in the correct manner. He was also investigated over the misuse of parliamentary envelopes during the dismissal of the former principal of the college.
344:, the Scottish 3000 ft hills. He completed his round of the 284 peaks with an ascent of Beinn Sgritheall on 9 June 2007 and was no.3897 in the Scottish Mountaineering Club's list of Munroists.
347:
On 24 October 2023, Elder collapsed outside of the House of Lords chamber and was taken to hospital, where he died at the age of 73. The cause of death was given as heart and kidney failure.
1154:
467:
332:
in 1988; living another 35 years after the procedure, he was one of the longest-surviving heart transplant recipients. He was the third
Westminster parliamentarian, after
687:
1575:
240:
1590:
518:
1600:
574:
1524:
1519:
1514:
1509:
1504:
1499:
922:
912:
872:
1565:
933:
388:
232:
1570:
1595:
446:
846:
728:
1478:
1473:
1468:
1463:
1458:
1453:
902:
892:
882:
835:
825:
815:
805:
795:
785:
1029:
691:
1585:
1605:
1580:
1084:
333:
244:
389:"Lord Elder, Scots Labour peer and childhood friend of Gordon Brown whose life was saved by a heart transplant – obituary"
747:
302:
236:
1015:
356:
1274:
259:
172:
1349:
271:
1555:
1314:
549:
955:
721:
294:
1394:
1359:
526:
52:
1560:
1422:
1319:
1304:
337:
1416:
1329:
1259:
1099:
943:
629:
309:
succession to the throne in
September 2022, and Elder made his solemn affirmation on 19 October 2023.
1269:
1254:
1079:
204:
492:
1374:
714:
661:
305:
to the new monarch and cannot sit or vote in the House of Lords until they have done so. Following
1229:
1219:
1009:
200:
140:
1384:
455:. Vol. 604. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Lords. 21 July 2023. col. 965.
1379:
1369:
228:
196:
168:
1364:
426:
1550:
1545:
468:"Eleven peers have not sat in Lords for at least a year after failing to take oath to king"
313:
263:
25:
8:
394:
37:
1410:
1239:
431:
1324:
1204:
1169:
1139:
1069:
568:
128:
1404:
1244:
1194:
1144:
1059:
329:
208:
1249:
1104:
1094:
949:
821:
775:
737:
275:
248:
224:
180:
588:
1309:
1289:
1279:
1264:
1234:
1189:
1179:
1114:
1039:
976:
918:
862:
769:
615:
298:
255:
160:
156:
1539:
1334:
1299:
1224:
1214:
1199:
1184:
1089:
964:
888:
868:
856:
811:
791:
763:
56:
1339:
1209:
1174:
1134:
1109:
1054:
1044:
988:
908:
757:
267:
212:
176:
164:
71:
1284:
1164:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1074:
994:
982:
898:
878:
831:
306:
630:"Leading Labour figure Lord Elder dies after collapsing outside chamber"
1294:
1064:
1049:
801:
135:
781:
288:
282:
192:
103:
640:
593:
550:"House of Lords - The Conduct of Lord Elder - Privileges Committee"
706:
316:, a postgraduate research-led higher-education institute based in
451:
317:
341:
239:(1989–1992). He was the party's parliamentary candidate for
634:
589:"Scottish Labour peer Baron Elder dies suddenly aged 73"
223:
From 1972 to 1980, Elder worked as an economist for the
301:
on 21 July. Peers are required to swear or affirm the
235:. He was also a Labour member of the Executive of the
387:
1576:Deaths from kidney failure in the United Kingdom
1537:
628:Llewelyn, Abbie; Lloyd, Nina (25 October 2023).
722:
627:
573:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
227:. From 1984 to 1992, he was a member of the
167:, he served as the general secretary of the
459:
382:
380:
378:
376:
374:
372:
1591:Labour Party (UK) parliamentary candidates
729:
715:
323:
36:
1601:People educated at Kirkcaldy High School
425:
369:
548:Lords, The Committee Office, House of.
69:19 July 1999 – 24 October 2023
1538:
523:Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education
262:until Smith's death in 1994. He was a
171:, the chief of staff to Labour leader
155:(9 May 1950 – 24 October 2023), was a
1566:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
710:
281:On 19 July 1999, Elder was created a
1571:Deaths from congestive heart failure
465:
736:
13:
1596:Life peers created by Elizabeth II
581:
237:Scottish Constitutional Convention
14:
1617:
547:
466:Dyer, Henry (17 September 2023).
357:Commission on Scottish Devolution
499:. UK Parliament. 19 October 2023
416:Newsnight interview 8 March 2007
153:Thomas Murray Elder, Baron Elder
1021:John Paul McHugh (2023–present)
654:
621:
609:
452:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
272:Secretary of State for Scotland
211:. He was a childhood friend of
541:
511:
485:
439:
419:
410:
16:British politician (1950–2023)
1:
493:"Minutes for 19 October 2023"
435:. 28 July 1999. p. 8127.
362:
159:politician and member of the
1586:Labour Party (UK) life peers
1360:Scottish Executive Committee
664:. The Times. 31 October 2023
312:Elder was the chancellor of
195:in 1950. He was educated at
186:
53:Member of the House of Lords
7:
1606:Scottish Labour politicians
1581:Heart transplant recipients
1489:Deputy leadership elections
961:Willie Marshall (1951–1977)
350:
175:, and a special adviser to
10:
1622:
1365:Scottish Labour Conference
1006:Michael Sharpe (2019–2020)
680:
554:publications.parliament.uk
340:, to have climbed all the
1487:
1432:
1393:
1348:
1153:
1028:
932:
845:
746:
218:
146:
134:
124:
110:
86:
81:
77:
62:
51:
47:
35:
23:
1375:Scottish Labour Students
258:to MP and Labour leader
163:. A childhood friend of
497:House of Lords Business
324:Personal life and death
241:Ross, Cromarty and Skye
201:University of Edinburgh
199:and graduated from the
141:University of Edinburgh
42:Official portrait, 2018
1385:Campaign for Socialism
1556:People from Kirkcaldy
1380:Scottish Young Labour
1370:Scottish Policy Forum
1003:Brian Roy (2014–2019)
1000:Ian Price (2013–2014)
662:"Lord Elder obituary"
245:1983 general election
229:Scottish Labour Party
197:Kirkcaldy High School
169:Scottish Labour Party
1434:Leadership elections
1396:Scottish governments
314:Al-Maktoum Institute
231:, and from 1988 its
26:The Right Honourable
935:General secretaries
529:on 9 September 2011
395:The Daily Telegraph
278:from 1997 to 1999.
91:Thomas Murray Elder
1561:Nobility from Fife
1240:Douglas McAllister
432:The London Gazette
328:Elder underwent a
303:oath of allegiance
191:Elder was born in
1533:
1532:
1325:Kirsteen Sullivan
1315:Kenneth Stevenson
1205:Patricia Ferguson
1170:Douglas Alexander
1140:Mercedes Villalba
1070:Pam Duncan-Glancy
694:on 3 October 2006
616:List of Munroists
597:. 25 October 2023
398:. 25 October 2023
233:General Secretary
150:
149:
1613:
1490:
1435:
1397:
1352:
1245:Martin McCluskey
1195:Torcuil Crichton
1157:
1145:Martin Whitfield
1060:Foysol Choudhury
1032:
936:
849:
750:
740:
731:
724:
717:
708:
707:
703:
701:
699:
690:. Archived from
674:
673:
671:
669:
658:
652:
651:
649:
647:
625:
619:
613:
607:
606:
604:
602:
585:
579:
578:
572:
564:
562:
560:
545:
539:
538:
536:
534:
525:. Archived from
515:
509:
508:
506:
504:
489:
483:
482:
480:
478:
463:
457:
456:
443:
437:
436:
423:
417:
414:
408:
407:
405:
403:
391:
384:
330:heart transplant
287:Baron Elder, of
209:economic history
117:
100:
98:
82:Personal details
67:
40:
21:
20:
1621:
1620:
1616:
1615:
1614:
1612:
1611:
1610:
1536:
1535:
1534:
1529:
1488:
1483:
1433:
1428:
1395:
1389:
1350:
1344:
1250:Blair McDougall
1155:
1149:
1105:Pauline McNeill
1095:Richard Leonard
1030:
1024:
950:Arthur Woodburn
934:
928:
847:
841:
822:Richard Leonard
776:Wendy Alexander
748:
742:
739:Scottish Labour
738:
735:
697:
695:
686:
683:
678:
677:
667:
665:
660:
659:
655:
645:
643:
626:
622:
614:
610:
600:
598:
587:
586:
582:
566:
565:
558:
556:
546:
542:
532:
530:
517:
516:
512:
502:
500:
491:
490:
486:
476:
474:
464:
460:
445:
444:
440:
424:
420:
415:
411:
401:
399:
386:
385:
370:
365:
353:
326:
276:Scottish Office
264:special adviser
249:Charles Kennedy
225:Bank of England
221:
189:
181:Scottish Office
125:Political party
120:London, England
119:
115:
114:24 October 2023
102:
96:
94:
93:
92:
70:
68:
63:
55:
43:
31:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1619:
1609:
1608:
1603:
1598:
1593:
1588:
1583:
1578:
1573:
1568:
1563:
1558:
1553:
1548:
1531:
1530:
1528:
1527:
1522:
1517:
1512:
1507:
1502:
1497:
1493:
1491:
1485:
1484:
1482:
1481:
1476:
1471:
1466:
1461:
1456:
1451:
1450:2007 Alexander
1448:
1447:2001 McConnell
1445:
1442:
1438:
1436:
1430:
1429:
1427:
1426:
1420:
1414:
1408:
1401:
1399:
1391:
1390:
1388:
1387:
1382:
1377:
1372:
1367:
1362:
1356:
1354:
1346:
1345:
1343:
1342:
1337:
1332:
1327:
1322:
1320:Elaine Stewart
1317:
1312:
1310:Euan Stainbank
1307:
1305:Michael Shanks
1302:
1297:
1292:
1290:Gregor Poynton
1287:
1282:
1280:Katrina Murray
1277:
1272:
1267:
1265:Kirsty McNeill
1262:
1257:
1252:
1247:
1242:
1237:
1235:Brian Leishman
1232:
1227:
1222:
1217:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1197:
1192:
1190:Irene Campbell
1187:
1182:
1180:Johanna Baxter
1177:
1172:
1167:
1161:
1159:
1151:
1150:
1148:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1132:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1085:Daniel Johnson
1082:
1077:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1040:Jackie Baillie
1036:
1034:
1026:
1025:
1023:
1022:
1019:
1013:
1007:
1004:
1001:
998:
992:
986:
980:
977:Jack McConnell
974:
968:
962:
959:
953:
947:
940:
938:
930:
929:
927:
926:
919:Jackie Baillie
916:
906:
896:
886:
876:
866:
863:Cathy Jamieson
860:
853:
851:
848:Deputy leaders
843:
842:
840:
839:
829:
819:
809:
799:
789:
779:
773:
770:Jack McConnell
767:
761:
754:
752:
744:
743:
734:
733:
726:
719:
711:
705:
704:
682:
679:
676:
675:
653:
620:
608:
580:
540:
510:
484:
458:
438:
418:
409:
367:
366:
364:
361:
360:
359:
352:
349:
325:
322:
299:House of Lords
256:chief of staff
254:Elder was the
247:, but lost to
220:
217:
205:Master of Arts
188:
185:
161:House of Lords
157:British Labour
148:
147:
144:
143:
138:
132:
131:
126:
122:
121:
118:(aged 73)
112:
108:
107:
90:
88:
84:
83:
79:
78:
75:
74:
60:
59:
49:
48:
45:
44:
41:
33:
32:
30:The Lord Elder
29:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1618:
1607:
1604:
1602:
1599:
1597:
1594:
1592:
1589:
1587:
1584:
1582:
1579:
1577:
1574:
1572:
1569:
1567:
1564:
1562:
1559:
1557:
1554:
1552:
1549:
1547:
1544:
1543:
1541:
1526:
1523:
1521:
1518:
1516:
1513:
1511:
1508:
1506:
1503:
1501:
1498:
1496:2000 Jamieson
1495:
1494:
1492:
1486:
1480:
1477:
1475:
1472:
1470:
1467:
1465:
1462:
1460:
1457:
1455:
1452:
1449:
1446:
1443:
1440:
1439:
1437:
1431:
1424:
1423:2nd McConnell
1421:
1418:
1417:1st McConnell
1415:
1412:
1409:
1406:
1403:
1402:
1400:
1398:
1392:
1386:
1383:
1381:
1378:
1376:
1373:
1371:
1368:
1366:
1363:
1361:
1358:
1357:
1355:
1353:
1347:
1341:
1338:
1336:
1335:Imogen Walker
1333:
1331:
1330:Alison Taylor
1328:
1326:
1323:
1321:
1318:
1316:
1313:
1311:
1308:
1306:
1303:
1301:
1300:Martin Rhodes
1298:
1296:
1293:
1291:
1288:
1286:
1283:
1281:
1278:
1276:
1273:
1271:
1268:
1266:
1263:
1261:
1260:Frank McNally
1258:
1256:
1253:
1251:
1248:
1246:
1243:
1241:
1238:
1236:
1233:
1231:
1228:
1226:
1225:Lillian Jones
1223:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1215:Tracy Gilbert
1213:
1211:
1208:
1206:
1203:
1201:
1200:Graeme Downie
1198:
1196:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1185:Maureen Burke
1183:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1173:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1163:
1162:
1160:
1158:
1152:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1136:
1133:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1100:Michael Marra
1098:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1090:Monica Lennon
1088:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1073:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1038:
1037:
1035:
1033:
1027:
1020:
1017:
1014:
1011:
1008:
1005:
1002:
999:
996:
993:
990:
987:
984:
981:
978:
975:
972:
969:
966:
965:Helen Liddell
963:
960:
957:
954:
951:
948:
945:
942:
941:
939:
937:
931:
924:
920:
917:
914:
910:
907:
904:
900:
897:
894:
890:
889:Kezia Dugdale
887:
884:
880:
877:
874:
870:
869:Johann Lamont
867:
864:
861:
858:
857:Henry McLeish
855:
854:
852:
850:
844:
837:
833:
830:
827:
823:
820:
817:
813:
812:Kezia Dugdale
810:
807:
803:
800:
797:
793:
792:Johann Lamont
790:
787:
783:
780:
777:
774:
771:
768:
765:
764:Henry McLeish
762:
759:
756:
755:
753:
751:
745:
741:
732:
727:
725:
720:
718:
713:
712:
709:
693:
689:
685:
684:
663:
657:
642:
638:
636:
631:
624:
617:
612:
596:
595:
590:
584:
576:
570:
555:
551:
544:
528:
524:
520:
514:
498:
494:
488:
473:
469:
462:
454:
453:
448:
442:
434:
433:
428:
422:
413:
397:
396:
390:
383:
381:
379:
377:
375:
373:
368:
358:
355:
354:
348:
345:
343:
339:
335:
331:
321:
319:
315:
310:
308:
304:
300:
296:
292:
290:
284:
279:
277:
273:
269:
265:
261:
257:
252:
250:
246:
242:
238:
234:
230:
226:
216:
214:
210:
206:
202:
198:
194:
184:
182:
178:
174:
170:
166:
162:
158:
154:
145:
142:
139:
137:
133:
130:
127:
123:
113:
109:
105:
89:
85:
80:
76:
73:
66:
61:
58:
57:Lord Temporal
54:
50:
46:
39:
34:
27:
22:
19:
1525:2020 Baillie
1510:2014 Dugdale
1474:2017 Leonard
1469:2015 Dugdale
1444:2000 McLeish
1351:Organisation
1340:Melanie Ward
1270:Chris Murray
1255:Gordon McKee
1210:Alan Gemmell
1175:Scott Arthur
1135:Paul Sweeney
1110:Carol Mochan
1080:Mark Griffin
1055:Sarah Boyack
1045:Claire Baker
1031:Current MSPs
989:Lesley Quinn
971:Murray Elder
970:
909:Lesley Laird
758:Donald Dewar
696:. Retrieved
692:the original
666:. Retrieved
656:
644:. Retrieved
633:
623:
611:
599:. Retrieved
592:
583:
557:. Retrieved
553:
543:
531:. Retrieved
527:the original
522:
519:"Chancellor"
513:
501:. Retrieved
496:
487:
475:. Retrieved
472:The Guardian
471:
461:
450:
447:"Lord Elder"
441:
430:
421:
412:
400:. Retrieved
393:
346:
338:Alan Haworth
327:
311:
286:
280:
268:Donald Dewar
253:
222:
213:Gordon Brown
190:
177:Donald Dewar
165:Gordon Brown
152:
151:
116:(2023-10-24)
72:Life peerage
64:
18:
1551:2023 deaths
1546:1950 births
1515:2015 Rowley
1505:2011 Sarwar
1500:2008 Lamont
1479:2021 Sarwar
1464:2014 Murphy
1459:2011 Lamont
1425:(2003–2007)
1419:(2001–2003)
1413:(2000–2001)
1407:(1999–2000)
1285:Pamela Nash
1165:Zubir Ahmed
1156:Current MPs
1130:Colin Smyth
1125:Anas Sarwar
1120:Alex Rowley
1115:Paul O'Kane
1075:Rhoda Grant
1018:(2021–2023)
1016:James Kelly
1012:(2020–2021)
997:(2008–2013)
995:Colin Smyth
991:(1999–2008)
985:(1998–1999)
983:Alex Rowley
979:(1992–1998)
973:(1988–1992)
967:(1977–1988)
958:(1939–1951)
956:John Taylor
952:(1932–1939)
946:(1914–1931)
899:Alex Rowley
879:Anas Sarwar
865:(2000–2008)
859:(1999–2000)
832:Anas Sarwar
778:(2007–2008)
772:(2001–2007)
766:(2000–2001)
760:(1999–2000)
688:"DodOnline"
618:smc.org.uk
533:19 November
503:22 November
477:22 November
427:"No. 55565"
334:Chris Smith
307:Charles III
1540:Categories
1520:2018 Laird
1441:1999 Dewar
1295:Joani Reid
1275:Ian Murray
1230:Chris Kane
1220:John Grady
1065:Katy Clark
1050:Neil Bibby
1010:Drew Smith
802:Jim Murphy
698:19 October
668:31 October
646:25 October
601:25 October
559:14 January
402:25 October
363:References
295:introduced
293:, and was
260:John Smith
173:John Smith
136:Alma mater
106:, Scotland
101:9 May 1950
97:1950-05-09
1454:2008 Gray
925:–present)
838:–present)
782:Iain Gray
289:Kirkcaldy
283:life peer
274:, at the
193:Kirkcaldy
187:Education
104:Kirkcaldy
65:In office
944:Ben Shaw
641:PA Media
594:BBC News
569:cite web
351:See also
1411:McLeish
749:Leaders
681:Sources
297:to the
291:in Fife
243:in the
203:with a
179:at the
915:–2019)
905:–2017)
895:–2015)
885:–2014)
875:–2011)
828:–2021)
818:–2017)
808:–2015)
798:–2014)
788:–2011)
342:Munros
318:Dundee
219:Career
129:Labour
1405:Dewar
923:2020
913:2017
903:2015
893:2014
883:2011
873:2008
836:2021
826:2017
816:2015
806:2014
796:2011
786:2008
700:2006
670:2023
648:2023
637:News
603:2023
575:link
561:2018
535:2011
505:2023
479:2023
404:2023
336:and
111:Died
87:Born
635:AOL
285:as
266:to
207:in
1542::
639:.
632:.
591:.
571:}}
567:{{
552:.
521:.
495:.
470:.
449:.
429:.
392:.
371:^
270:,
251:.
215:.
183:.
921:(
911:(
901:(
891:(
881:(
871:(
834:(
824:(
814:(
804:(
794:(
784:(
730:e
723:t
716:v
702:.
672:.
650:.
605:.
577:)
563:.
537:.
507:.
481:.
406:.
99:)
95:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
