Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_204_690 ( id number, "election" number, "party name" text, "total votes" number, "share of votes" text, "seats" number, "share of seats" text, "party leader(s)" text, "notes" text )

### Question ###
who was the party leader before colin eglin ?

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT "party leader(s)" FROM table_204_690 WHERE "election" < (SELECT MIN("election") FROM table_204_690 WHERE "party leader(s)" = 'colin eglin') ORDER BY "election" DESC LIMIT 1