Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness

**James Robert Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness**,  (25 August 1954 – 29 January 2026) was a Scottish politician. He served as a Liberal Democrat life peer in the British House of Lords from 2007 until his death and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from 2021 to 2022. He was the Deputy First Minister of Scotland from 1999 to 2005. He was the acting First Minister twice in 2000 and 2001. He was formerly Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats from 1992 to 2005 and Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords from 2013 to 2016.

Wallace died from problems caused by surgery in Edinburgh, Scotland on 29 January 2026, at the age of 71.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **embed**: yes
- **office1**: Advocate General for Scotland
- **primeminister1**: David Cameron
- **term start1**: 14 May 2010
- **term end1**: 8 May 2015
- **predecessor1**: Neil Davidson, Baron Davidson of Glen Clova, The Lord Davidson of Glen Clova
- **successor1**: Richard Keen, Baron Keen of Elie, The Lord Keen of Elie
- **office2**: Leader of the House of Lords, Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
- **primeminister2**: David Cameron
- **leader2**: Jonathan Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford, The Lord Hill of Oareford
Tina Stowell, Baroness Stowell of Beeston, The Baroness Stowell of Beeston
- **term start2**: 15 October 2013
- **term end2**: 8 May 2015
- **predecessor2**: Tom McNally, Baron McNally, The Lord McNally
- **successor2**: Frederick Curzon, 7th Earl Howe, The Earl Howe
- **office3**: Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning
- **firstminister3**: Jack McConnell
- **term start3**: 21 May 2003
- **term end3**: 27 June 2005
- **predecessor3**: Iain Gray (Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning)
- **successor3**: Nicol Stephen
- **office7**: Minister for Justice (Scotland), Minister for Justice
- **term start7**: 19 May 1999
- **term end7**: 21 May 2003
- **predecessor7**: _Office established_
- **successor7**: Cathy Jamieson


## Infobox (officeholder)

- **embed**: yes
- **office**: Member of the House of Lords
- **status**: Lord Temporal
- **termlabel**: Life peerage
- **term start**: 13 November 2007
- **term end**: 29 January 2026
- **office1**: Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Orkney (Scottish Parliament constituency), Orkney
- **term start1**: 6 May 1999
- **term end1**: 3 May 2007
- **predecessor1**: _Constituency established_
- **successor1**: Liam McArthur
- **office2**: Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament
for Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency), Orkney and Shetland
- **term start2**: 9 June 1983
- **term end2**: 14 May 2001
- **predecessor2**: Jo Grimond
- **successor2**: Alistair Carmichael


## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: The Right Honourable
- **name**: The Lord Wallace of Tankerness
- **image**: Official portrait of Lord Wallace of Tankerness crop 2, 2019.jpg
- **caption**: Official portrait, 2019
- **office**: First Minister of Scotland
- **term label**: Acting
- **term start**: 8 November 2001
- **term end**: 27 November 2001
- **monarch**: Elizabeth II
- **predecessor**: Henry McLeish
- **successor**: Jack McConnell
- **term start1**: 11 October 2000
- **term end1**: 27 October 2000
- **monarch1**: Elizabeth II
- **term label1**: Acting
- **predecessor1**: Donald Dewar
- **successor1**: Henry McLeish
- **office2**: Deputy First Minister of Scotland
- **term start2**: 19 May 1999
- **term end2**: 23 June 2005
- **predecessor2**: _Office established_
- **successor2**: Nicol Stephen
- **office3**: Scottish Liberal Democrats, Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats
- **deputy3**: Michael Moore (Scottish politician), Michael Moore
- **1blankname3**: Leader of the Liberal Democrats, UK party leader
- **2blankname3**: Scottish Liberal Democrats, President
- **term start3**: 18 April 1992
- **term end3**: 23 June 2005
- **predecessor3**: Malcolm Bruce
- **successor3**: Nicol Stephen
- **title4**: Liberal Democrat portfolios
- **suboffice4**: Chief Whip of the Liberal Democrats, Chief Whip
- **subterm4**: 1988–1992
- **suboffice5**: Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords, Leader in the House of Lords
- **subterm5**: 2013–2016
- **title6**: Liberal portfolios
- **suboffice6**: Liberal Chief Whip, Chief Whip
- **subterm6**: 1987–1988
- **birth place**: Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
- **death place**: Edinburgh, Scotland
- **party**: Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrats
- **education**: Annan Academy, Dumfriesshire
- **alma mater**: Downing College, Cambridge
University of Edinburgh