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To: NYer

Millionaire Waheed Alli, given a life peerage at the age of 34 in 1998, became the youngest and first openly gay peer in Parliament.

5 posted on 03/06/2010 12:37:41 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper

To: Berlin_Freeper; Cronos

Millionaire Waheed Alli, given a life peerage at the age of 34

I am not familiar with the British system of government. How does one qualify for a life peerage?

11 posted on 03/06/2010 2:25:04 PM PST by NYer ("Where Peter is, there is the Church." - St. Ambrose of Milan)

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