The Lord Maclennan of Rogart | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2018 | |
President of the Liberal Democrats | |
In office 1 January 1995 – 31 December 1998 | |
Leader | Paddy Ashdown |
Preceded by | Charles Kennedy |
Succeeded by | Diana Maddock |
Leader of the Liberal Democrats | |
Acting | |
In office 3 March 1988 – 16 July 1988 Serving with David Steel | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Paddy Ashdown |
Leader of the Social Democratic Party | |
In office 28 August 1987 – 16 July 1988 | |
Preceded by | David Owen |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection | |
In office 4 March 1974 – 4 May 1979 | |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 19 July 2001 – 18 January 2020 Life peerage | |
Member of Parliament for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Caithness and Sutherland (1966–1997) | |
In office 31 March 1966 – 14 May 2001 | |
Preceded by | George Mackie |
Succeeded by | John Thurso |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Adam Ross Maclennan 26 June 1936 Glasgow, Scotland |
Died | 18 January 2020 London, England | (aged 83)
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Spouse |
Helen Cutter Noyes (m. 1968) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | |
Robert Adam Ross "Bob" Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of Rogart, PC (26 June 1936 – 18 January 2020) was a British Liberal Democrat politician and life peer.
He was the last leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), serving during the negotiations that led to its merger with the Liberal Party in 1988. He then became joint interim leader of the new party, known as the Social and Liberal Democrats (SLD) and later as the Liberal Democrats. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1966 to 2001, when he was elevated to the House of Lords.