Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords
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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Liberal Democrat peers elect the Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords. Until the election of Lord Wallace of Tankerness in October 2013, all previous leaders had been members of the Labour Party who left to form the Social Democratic Party in 1981 before merging with the Liberal Party in 1988.
List of Liberal Democrat Leaders in the House of Lords
| # | Leader | Took office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lord Jenkins of Hillhead (Roy Jenkins)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
File:Roy Jenkins, Chancellor of Oxford.jpg | 16 July 1988 | 19 December 1997 |
| 2 | The Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank (William Rodgers)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
File:Official portrait of Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank crop 2.jpg | 19 December 1997 | 7 June 2001 |
| 3 | The Baroness Williams of Crosby (Shirley Williams)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
File:Regius Professorship Lecture (15648721150).jpg | 7 June 2001 | 24 November 2004 |
| 4 | The Lord McNally (Tom McNally)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
File:Official portrait of Lord McNally, 2020.jpg | 24 November 2004 | 15 October 2013 |
| 5 | The Lord Wallace of Tankerness (Jim Wallace)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
File:Official portrait of Lord Wallace of Tankerness crop 2, 2019.jpg | 15 October 2013 | 13 September 2016 |
| 6 | The Lord Newby (Dick Newby)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
File:Official portrait of Lord Newby 2020 crop 2.jpg | 13 September 2016 | |
See also
- List of United Kingdom Whig and allied party leaders, 1801–1859
- Leader of the Liberal Party (UK)
- Leader of the Liberal Democrats