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Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords

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Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords
since 13 September 2016
Inaugural holderThe Lord Jenkins of Hillhead
Formation3 March 1988

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

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Leader in the House of Lords
# Leader Took office Left office
1 The Lord Jenkins of Hillhead
(Roy Jenkins)
16 July 1988 19 December 1997
2 The Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank
(William Rodgers)
19 December 1997 7 June 2001
3 The Baroness Williams of Crosby
(Shirley Williams)
7 June 2001 24 November 2004
4 The Lord McNally
(Tom McNally)
24 November 2004 15 October 2013
5 The Lord Wallace of Tankerness
(Jim Wallace)
15 October 2013 13 September 2016
6 The Lord Newby
(Dick Newby)
13 September 2016

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