List of longest-serving current Members of the House of Lords

This is a list of 30 longest-serving current members of the House of Lords.

Peer	Party	Joined the House	Notes
The Lord Carrington	Conservative	9 October 1945	Leader of the House of Lords 1963–1964
The Lord Denham	Conservative	13 December 1949	Chief Whip of the Conservative Party 1979–1991
The Lord Lyell	Conservative	14 February 1961
The Lord Trefgarne	Conservative	3 July 1962
The Lord Selsdon	Conservative	30 July 1963
The Viscount Ullswater	Conservative	1 April 2003	previously served 24 July 1963–11 November 1999
The Lord Colwyn	Conservative	17 January 1967
The Lord Brougham and Vaux	Conservative	14 February 1968
The Lord Hylton	Crossbencher	3 July 1968
The Earl of Liverpool	Conservative	18 November 1969
The Earl of Caithness	Conservative	21 January 1970
The Baroness Masham of Ilton	Crossbencher	25 February 1970
The Lord Tanlaw	Conservative	25 May 1971
The Viscount Slim	Crossbencher	27 May 1971
The Earl of Selborne	Conservative	23 February 1972
The Earl Peel	Crossbencher	23 May 1973	Lord Chamberlain since 2006
The Baroness Sharples	Conservative	27 June 1973
The Lord Elton	Conservative	5 July 1973
The Viscount Astor	Conservative	24 July 1973
The Baroness Falkender	Labour	23 July 1974
The Viscount Craigavon	Crossbencher	30 July 1974
The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres	Conservative	5 March 1975	currently on leave of absence, served as MP 1955–1974
The Lord Skelmersdale	Conservative	11 March 1975
The Lord Geddes	Conservative	20 June 1975
The Lord Kirkhill	Labour	23 July 1975
The Lord Greenway	Crossbencher	14 October 1975
The Countess of Mar	Crossbencher	28 October 1975
The Lord McCluskey	Crossbencher	6 October 1976
The Lord Brabazon of Tara	Conservative	11 November 1976	Chairman of Committees 2002–2012
The Lord Swinfen	Crossbencher	24 May 1977