Robert Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of Rogart
Robert Adam Ross Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of Rogart (26 June 1936 – 18 January 2020) was a British politician and life peer. He was the last leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) from 1987 to 1988. He was the president of the Liberal Democrats from 1995 to 1998. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1966 to 2001, when he was raised to the House of Lords.
Maclennan was born in Glasgow. His father was Sir Hector MacLennan. He died in January 2020, at the age of 83.[1]
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Maclennan (then SDP leader) addressing the Liberal Assembly in 1987
References
- ↑ "Former SDP leader and Lib Dem leader Robert Maclennan dies". The Guardian. 19 January 2020. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jan/18/former-sdp-leader-and-lib-dem-leader-robert-maclennan-dies. Retrieved 19 January 2020.