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As of 2024, Sir Patrick Duffy is the oldest living former MP (born 17 June 1920, age 104 years, 197 days). [14] Jill Knight (9 July 1923 – 6 April 2022) was the longest-lived female former MP, aged 98 years, 271 days. As of 2024 Elizabeth Shields is the oldest living female former MP (born 27 February 1928, age 96 years, 308 days).
It is the oldest surviving parliament in the world. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ a ] The Althing was founded in 930 at Þingvellir (' thing fields' or 'assembly fields'), about 45 kilometres (28 mi) east of what later became the country's capital, Reykjavík .
He was the member of parliament for Colne Valley from 1963 to 1966, and for Sheffield Attercliffe from 1970 to 1992. [1] Duffy was also a Minister of the Navy in the 1970s, and president of the NATO Assembly in the 1980s. Following the death of Ronald Atkins on 30 December 2020, Duffy became Britain's oldest surviving former MP. [2]
American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1979–1993) [129] Hamida Habibullah: 1916–2018: 101: Indian politician, member of the Rajya Sabha Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly for Haidergarh [130] DeWitt Hale: 1917–2018: 100: American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1939–1940, 1953–1978 ...
When Morgan Morgan-Giles died on 4 May 2013, Freeman became the oldest surviving former MP. He was the last survivor of those elected to Parliament in 1945. Following the death of Tony Benn on 14 March 2014, he was also the last surviving member of the 1950 parliament and the last surviving MP under King George VI.
This is the list of United Kingdom MPs by seniority, 2024–present.The Members of Parliament (MPs), who were elected in the 2024 general election and during the 59th Parliament, are ranked by the beginning of their terms in office in the House of Commons.
The 90th Congress was notable because for a period of 10 days (December 24, 1968 – January 3, 1969), it contained within the Senate, all 10 of what was at one point the top 10 longest-serving senators in history (Byrd, Inouye, Thurmond, Kennedy, Hayden, Stennis, Stevens, Hollings, Russell Jr., and Long) until January 7, 2013, when Patrick Leahy surpassed Russell B. Long as the 10th longest ...
Ronald Henry Atkins (13 June 1916 – 30 December 2020) was a British Labour politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Preston North for two terms: from 1966 until 1970, and from February 1974 until 1979.