Tom McNally, Baron McNally

The Lord McNally
Official portrait, 2020
Chairman of the Youth Justice Board
In office
March 2014  March 2017
Appointed byChris Grayling
Preceded byFrances Done
Succeeded byCharlie Taylor
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
In office
13 May 2010  15 October 2013
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
LeaderThe Lord Strathclyde
The Lord Hill of Oareford
Preceded byLord Hunt of Kings Heath
Succeeded byLord Wallace of Tankerness
Minister of State for Justice
In office
13 May 2010  18 December 2013
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byMichael Wills
Succeeded bySimon Hughes
Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords
In office
24 November 2004  15 October 2013
LeaderCharles Kennedy
Menzies Campbell
Vince Cable (acting)
Nick Clegg
Preceded byThe Baroness Williams of Crosby
Succeeded byLord Wallace of Tankerness
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
9 January 1996
Life Peerage
Member of Parliament
for Stockport South
In office
3 May 1979  13 May 1983
Preceded byMaurice Orbach
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Political Secretary to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In office
1976–1979
Prime MinisterJames Callaghan
Preceded byMarcia Falkender
Succeeded byRichard Ryder
Personal details
Born (1943-02-20) 20 February 1943
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour (until 1981)
SDP (1981–1988)
Liberal Democrats (1988–present)
Alma materUniversity College London

Thomas McNally, Baron McNally (born 20 February 1943) is a British politician and a former Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords.