Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde

The Right Honourable
The Lord Strathclyde
CH PC
The Right Honourable The Lord Strathclyde CH PC
	Official portrait, 2023
Leader of the House of Lords; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
	In office; 12 May 2010 – 7 January 2013
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	The Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
Succeeded by	The Lord Hill of Oareford
Leader	In office; 3 December 1998 – 11 May 2010
Offices held 1993-2010
Leader of the Opposition in the Lords; Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
	In office; 3 December 1998 – 11 May 2010
Leader	William Hague; Iain Duncan Smith; Michael Howard; David Cameron
Preceded by	Viscount Cranborne
Succeeded by	The Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
Opposition Chief Whip of the House of Lords
	In office; 2 May 1997 – 3 December 1998
Leader	John Major; William Hague
Preceded by	The Lord Graham of Edmonton
Succeeded by	The Lord Henley
Chief Whip of the House of Lords; Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
	In office; 20 July 1994 – 2 May 1997
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	The Viscount Ullswater
Succeeded by	The Lord Carter
Minister of State for Trade and Industry
	In office; 16 September 1993 – 20 July 1994
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	The Baroness Denton of Wakefield
Succeeded by	The Lord Fraser of Carmyllie (1995)
Prime Minister	In office; 15 April 1992 – 16 September 1993
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 1988-1993
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment
	In office; 15 April 1992 – 16 September 1993
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	Tim Yeo
Succeeded by	The Baroness Denton of Wakefield
	In office; 26 July 1990 – 7 September 1990
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Marion Roe
Succeeded by	The Baroness Blatch
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland
	In office; 7 September 1990 – 14 April 1992
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher; John Major
Preceded by	Michael Forsyth
Succeeded by	Allan Stewart
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment
	In office; 26 July 1989 – 24 July 1990
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	John Lee
Succeeded by	The Viscount Ullswater
Lord-in-waiting; Government Whip
	In office; 12 August 1988 – 24 July 1989
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	The Lord Beaverbrook
Succeeded by	The Viscount Ullswater
Member of the House of Lords
	Lord Temporal
	as a hereditary peer; 18 March 1986 – 11 November 1999
Preceded by	The 1st Baron Strathclyde
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
	Incumbent
	as an elected hereditary peer ; 11 November 1999
Election	1999
Preceded by	Seat established
Personal details
Born	22 February 1960 (age 64); Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Jane Skinner
Children	3
Alma mater	University of East Anglia

Thomas Galloway Dunlop du Roy de Blicquy Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde, CH, PC (born 22 February 1960), known informally as Tom Strathclyde, is a British Conservative politician. Lord Strathclyde served in the political role of Leader of the House of Lords from the 2010 general election until January 2013 and as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, having been Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords (1998–2010).

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