This is a list of Members of the United Kingdom House of Lords who were born, held office in, live or lived in Northern Ireland.
This list does not include hereditary peers whose only parliamentary service was in the House of Lords prior to the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999, and who lost their seats under that Act. Nor does it include those in the Peerage of Ireland, who have never had an automatic right to a seat in the House of Lords at Westminster.
There is no such thing as the Peerage of Northern Ireland and peers do not represent geographic areas as such. Some do, however, choose titles which reflect geographical localities, e.g. Lord Kilclooney; this is, however, entirely nominal.
Current members Name Party Entered Lords Notes The Lord Alderdice Liberal Democrat 8 October 1996 former leader of the Alliance Party The Lord Bew Crossbencher 26 March 2007 Academic and Chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life The Lord Browne of Belmont DUP 12 June 2006 former MLA and former Lord Mayor of Belfast The Lord Dodds of Duncairn DUP 18 September 2020 deputy leader of the DUP and former House of Commons leader of the DUP. The Lord Eames Crossbencher 25 August 1995 former Anglican Archbishop of Armagh The Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard UUP 16 August 2024 former leader of the Ulster Unionist Party The Lord Empey UUP 19 January 2011 former leader of the Ulster Unionist Party The Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee Non-Affiliated 9 November 2022 former First Minister of Northern Ireland and leader of the Democratic Unionist Party The Lord Hay of Ballyore DUP 16 December 2014 former Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly The Baroness Hoey Non-Affiliated 14 September 2020 former Labour Party Westminster MP The Lord Kilclooney Crossbencher 17 July 2001 former deputy leader of the Ulster Unionist Party and former Stormont MP The Lord Lexden Conservative 23 December 2010 Academic (formerly at The Queen's University, Belfast), and historian. The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass Independent Unionist 20 July 2001 former Ulster Unionist Westminster MPSuspended from the House since 7 September 2020 for "at least 18 months" The Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown DUP 19 June 2018 former Westminster MP The Lord Morrow DUP 7 June 2006 former MLA The Baroness O'Loan Crossbencher 11 September 2009 former Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland The Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve Crossbencher 25 February 1999 Academic and President of the British Academy The Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick Labour 16 October 2019 former leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party The Lord Rogan UUP 22 July 1999 former chairman of the Ulster Unionist Party The Lord Weir of Ballyholme DUP 16 November 2022 former MLA and former Minister of Education
Living former members
The Duke of Abercorn, former Ulster Unionist Westminster MP The Viscount Brookeborough, Elected hereditary peer, grandson of a Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and son of an Ulster Unionist Stormont MP The Lord Glentoran, elected hereditary peer, son and grandson of Ulster Unionist Stormont MPs The Baroness Paisley of St. George's, vice-president of the Democratic Unionist Party, widow of Lord Bannside The Lord Rana, Indian-born Belfast businessman
Deceased members
The 4th Duke of Abercorn, member of the Senate of Northern Ireland. The Lord Ballyedmond, businessman and member of the Conservative Party. Previously, he sat as a Fianna Fáil senator in Seanad Éireann in Dublin. The Lord Bannside, First Minister of Northern Ireland and founding leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). The Lord Blease, trade unionist and one-time member of the Northern Ireland Labour Party The Baroness Blood Trade unionist and women's campaigner The 1st Viscount Brookeborough, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party The 2nd Viscount Brookeborough, Ulster Unionist Stormont MP The Lord Carson, Irish Unionist and latterly Ulster Unionist Westminster MP, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party and Law Lord The Lord Carswell, former Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and Law Lord The Lord Cooke of Islandreagh, member of the Senate of Northern Ireland The 1st Viscount Craigavon, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party The 2nd Viscount Craigavon, son of a Prime Minister of Northern Ireland The 3rd Viscount Craigavon, Elected hereditary peer, grandson of a Prime Minister of Northern Ireland The 4th Lord Dunleath, Alliance Party Stormont MP. The Lord Faulkner of Downpatrick, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, Chief Executive of Northern Ireland, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party The Lord Fitt, founder leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) The 1st Lord Glentoran, Ulster Unionist Stormont MP. The 2nd Lord Glentoran, Ulster Unionist Stormont MP. The Lord Hutton, Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and Law Lord The Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and Law Lord The Lord Laird, chairman of the Ulster-Scots Agency and Stormont MP The Lord Lowry, Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland The Lord MacDermott, Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland Lord Mawhinney, Conservative Shadow Home Secretary, Minister without Portfolio, Secretary of State for Transport and Minister of State for Health The Lord McConnell, Ulster Unionist Stormont MP The Lord Molyneaux of Killead, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party The Lord Moyola, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and Ulster Unionist leader. The Lord O'Neill of the Maine, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party. The 1st Lord Rathcavan, Ulster Unionist Westminster and Stormont MP. The 2nd Lord Rathcavan, Ulster Unionist and, later, Alliance Party politician. The 27th Baroness de Ros, suo jure peeress. The Lord Smith of Clifton, Liberal Democrat spokesman on Northern Ireland The Lord Steinberg, businessman and member of the Conservative Party The Lord Trimble First Minister of Northern Ireland, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party. The 5th Duke of Westminster, Ulster Unionist Westminster MP.
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References
See also Demographics and politics of Northern Ireland List of Northern Ireland members of the Privy Council