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Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness

Scottish politician (1954–2026).

Born August 25th, 1954 in Annan.

Died January 29th, 2026 at 71 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]

Occupations
politician

Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs