The Lord Elder | |
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 Official portrait, 2018 | |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 19 July 1999 – 24 October 2023 Life peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Murray Elder 9 May 1950 Kirkcaldy, Scotland |
| Died | 24 October 2023 (aged 73) London, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
Thomas Murray Elder, Baron Elder (9 May 1950 – 24 October 2023), was a British Labour politician and member of the House of Lords. A childhood friend of Gordon Brown, he served as the general secretary of the Scottish Labour Party, the chief of staff to Labour leader John Smith, and a special adviser to Donald Dewar at the Scottish Office.