Nicholas True, Baron True

The Lord True
Official portrait, 2022
Leader of the Opposition in the Lords
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
Assumed office
8 July 2024
LeaderRishi Sunak
Kemi Badenoch
Preceded byThe Baroness Smith of Basildon
Leader of the House of Lords
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
In office
6 September 2022 – 5 July 2024
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Preceded byThe Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
Succeeded byThe Baroness Smith of Basildon
Minister of State at the Cabinet Office
In office
14 February 2020 – 6 September 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byDavid Laws[a]
Succeeded byThe Baroness Neville-Rolfe
Leader of the Richmond upon Thames Council
In office
7 May 2010 – 4 July 2017
Preceded bySerge Lourie
Succeeded byPaul Hodgins
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
11 January 2011
Life Peerage
Richmond upon Thames Councillor
for East Sheen Ward
In office
7 May 1998 – 3 May 2018
Preceded byGrose S.
Succeeded byBrian Anthony Marcel
In office
8 May 1986 – 3 May 1990
Preceded byB. Semmens
Succeeded byBaden-Powell K. Ms.
Personal details
Born (1951-07-31) 31 July 1951 (age 73)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Anne-Marie Elena Kathleen Blanco Hood
(m. 1979)
Children3
EducationNottingham High School
Alma materPeterhouse, Cambridge

Nicholas Edward True, Baron True, CBE, PC (born 31 July 1951) is a British Conservative politician who served as Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal between September 2022 and July 2024. He has been a member of the House of Lords since 2011 and Shadow Leader of the House of Lords since July 2024.[1]


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  1. ^ "UK politics live: Lord Cameron resigns as Rishi Sunak announces interim shadow cabinet". BBC News. Retrieved 8 July 2024.