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life peer

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a British peer whose title lapses at death

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A former banking executive before entering politics and being made a life peer, Lord Ahmad is the minister responsible for the United Nations as well as the Commonwealth. Source: Internet

He was knighted in 2000 and became a life peer in 2001. Source: Internet

When he was made a life peer in 1992 he chose the title Baron Howe of Aberavon. Source: Internet

Callaghan remained Leader of the Labour Party until November 1980, to reform the process by which the party elected its leader, before returning to the backbenches where he remained until he was made a life peer as Baron Callaghan of Cardiff. Source: Internet

When she was made a life peer in 2009, they became one of the few couples both to hold titles in their own right. Source: Internet

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