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. For the duration of the appointment, Wallace gave up his political affiliation. 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.

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