Members of Parliament (Lords)

Portrait of Robert Lowe

Lowe, Robert

(1811 - 1892)

1st Viscount Sherbrooke

Whig MP for Kidderminster 1852-59, Liberal MP for Calne 1859-68, London University 1868-80

Paymaster General 1855-58, Vice President of the Committee on Education 1859-64, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1868-73, Home Secretary 1873-74

Portrait of Joan Walmsley

Walmsley, Joan

(1943 - )

Baroness Walmsley of West Derby

Co-Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords since 2017

Portrait of Lindsay Northover

Northover, Lindsay

(1954 - )

Baroness Northover of Cissbury

Baroness-in-Waiting (Government Whip in the House of Lords) 2010-14, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development 2014-15

Portrait of Kath Pinnock

Pinnock, Kath

(1946 - )

Baroness Pinnock of Cleckheaton

Leader of Kirklees Council 2000-06

Portrait of Judith Jolly

Jolly, Judith

(1951 - )

Baroness Jolly of Congdon's Shop

Baroness-in-Waiting (Government Whip in the House of Lords) 2013-15

Portrait of Rufus Isaacs

Isaacs, Rufus

(1860 - 1935)

1st Marquess of Reading

Liberal MP for Reading 1904-13

Liberal Leader in the House of Lords 1931-35

Solicitor General 1910, Attorney General 1910-13, Foreign Secretary 1931

Lord Chief Justice 1913-21, Ambassador to the United States 1918-19, Viceroy of India 1921-26,

Portrait of Diana Maddock

Maddock, Diana

(1945 - 2020)

Baroness Maddock of Christchurch

Liberal Democrat MP for Christchurch 1993-97

President of the Liberal Democrats 1998-2000

Portrait of David Davies

Davies, David

(1880 - 1944)

1st Baron Davies of Llandinam

Liberal MP for Montgomeryshire 1906-29

Portrait of William Robson

Robson, William

(1852 - 1918)

Baron Robson of Jesmond

Liberal MP for Bow & Bromley 1885-86, South Shields 1895-1910

Solicitor General 1905-08, Attorney General 1908-10

Portrait of Geoff Tordoff

Tordoff, Geoff

(1928 - 2019)

Baron Tordoff of Knutsford

Chairman of the Liberal Party 1976-80, President of the Liberal Party 1983-84

Portrait of James Bryce

Bryce, James

(1838 - 1922)

1st Viscount Bryce

Liberal MP for Tower Hamlets 1880-85, Aberdeen South 1885-1907

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1892-94, President of the Board of Trade 1894-95, Chief Secretary for Ireland 1905-07

Ambassador to the United States 1907-13

Portrait of Robert Reid

Reid, Robert

(1846 - 1923)

1st Earl Loreburn

Liberal MP for Hereford 1880-85, Dumfries Burghs 1886-1905

Solicitor General 1894, Attorney General 1894-95, Lord Chancellor 1905-12

Portrait of E. D. Simon

Simon, Ernest

(1879 - 1960)

1st Baron Simon of Wythenshawe

Liberal MP for Manchester Withington 1923-24, 1929-31

Portrait of Lynne Featherstone

Featherstone, Lynne

(1951 - )

Baroness Featherstone of Highgate

Liberal Democrat MP for Hornsey and Wood Green 2005-15

Under-Secretary of State for Equalities 2010-12, Under-Secretary of State for International Development 2012-15, Minister of State for Crime Prevention 2014-15

Portrait of David Shutt

Shutt, David

(1942 - 2020)

Baron Shutt of Greetland

Long term Liberal and Liberal Democrat councillor on Calderdale Council from 1973. Created a life peer in 2000, David Shutt served as Liberal Democrat deputy chief whip from 2005 and as government deputy chief whip in the Lords from 2010 to 2012.

Portrait of Raymond Asquith

Asquith, Raymond

(1952 - )

3rd Earl of Oxford and Asquith

The Earl of Oxford and Asquith, (Raymond Asquith) the great-grandson of H. H. Asquith and currently the newest member of the Liberal Democrat team in the House of Lords.

Portrait of Malcolm Bruce

Bruce, Malcolm

(1944 - )

Baron Bruce of Bennachie

Liberal/Liberal Democrat MP for Gordon 1983-2015

Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats 2014-15