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Who was the last Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to hold office while being a member of the House of Lords?
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Alec Douglas-Home was the last Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to hold office while being a member of the House of Lords. He renounced his peerage and took up a seat in the House of Commons for the remainder of his premiership.
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