Life Peerages Act 1958 Life Peerages Act 1958 The Life Peerages Act 1958 established the modern standards for the creation of life peers by the monarch of the United Kingdom. This Act was made during the Conservative governments of 1957–1964, when Harold Macmillan was Prime Minister. Elizabeth II had ascended to the throne just over five years before the Act. The Conservatives tried to introduce life peerages to modernise the House of Lords, give it more legitimacy, and respond to a decline in its numbers and attendance. The Labour Party opposed the Life Peerages Bill on Second Reading: Hugh Gaitskell made an impassioned speech
Vice Prime Minister of Mauritius Vice Prime Minister of Mauritius Vice-Prime Minister of Mauritius () is an honorary title usually carried by two incumbent Ministers of the Government of Mauritius, that does not exist separately under the Constitution of Mauritius. There is currently only one Vice-Prime Minister namely Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo,who became the country's first female Vice-Prime Minister in November 2017. She is also currently the Minister of Local Government and Outer Islands. In 2005, the Prime Minister Dr. Navin Ramgoolam proposed a motion at the National Assembly to create offices for two Vice Prime Ministers. As the Constitution already provides an office of Deputy Prime