Tom Brake

The Right Honourable
Tom Brake
Official portrait, 2017
Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
In office
4 November 2014 – 8 May 2015
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byMark Hunter
Succeeded byJulian Smith
Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
In office
4 September 2012 – 8 May 2015
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byDavid Heath
Succeeded byThérèse Coffey
Lib Dem Spokesperson
Liberal Democrat Spokesman for the Duchy of Lancaster
In office
21 August 2019 – 13 December 2019
LeaderJo Swinson
Davey · Brinton
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Exiting the European Union
In office
16 June 2017 – 13 December 2019
LeaderTim Farron
Vince Cable
Jo Swinson
Davey · Brinton
Preceded byNick Clegg
Succeeded byAlistair Carmichael
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for International Trade
In office
16 June 2017 – 21 August 2019
LeaderTim Farron
Vince Cable
Jo Swinson
Preceded byNick Clegg
Succeeded byChuka Umunna
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for the Office of First Secretary of State
In office
16 June 2017 – 20 December 2017
LeaderTim Farron
Vince Cable
Preceded byAlistair Carmichael
Succeeded bySir Ed Davey (2019) (de facto)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
In office
29 July 2015 – 16 June 2017
LeaderTim Farron
Preceded byTim Farron
Succeeded byJo Swinson
Chief Whip of the Liberal Democrats
In office
29 July 2015 – 16 June 2017
LeaderTim Farron
Preceded byDon Foster
Succeeded byAlistair Carmichael
Liberal Democrat Leader of the House of Commons
In office
7 January 2015 – 16 June 2017
LeaderNick Clegg
Tim Farron
Preceded byDavid Heath (2010)
Succeeded byWera Hobhouse (2020)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Transport
In office
16 May 2005 – 8 March 2006
LeaderCharles Kennedy
Menzies Campbell
Preceded byJohn Thurso
Succeeded bySusan Kramer
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for International Development
In office
12 October 2003 – 16 May 2005
LeaderCharles Kennedy
Preceded byJenny Tonge
Succeeded byAndrew George
Member of Parliament
for Carshalton and Wallington
In office
1 May 1997 – 6 November 2019
Preceded byNigel Forman
Succeeded byElliot Colburn
Personal details
Born
Thomas Anthony Brake

(1962-05-06) 6 May 1962 (age 62)
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Political partyLiberal Democrats
Spouse
Candida Goulden
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(m. 1998)​
Children2
EducationImperial College London
WebsiteOfficial website
Commons website

Thomas Anthony Brake (born 6 May 1962) is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Carshalton and Wallington in London from 1997 to 2019.

He was appointed Director of the cross party pressure group Unlock Democracy in October 2020.[1]

  1. ^ "Tom Brake appointed Director of Unlock Democracy". Retrieved 6 October 2020.