Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde

The Lord Strathclyde
Official portrait, 2023
Leader of the House of Lords
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office
12 May 2010 – 7 January 2013
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byThe Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
Succeeded byThe Lord Hill of Oareford
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
LeaderWilliam Hague
Iain Duncan Smith
Michael Howard
David Cameron
Preceded byViscount Cranborne
Succeeded byThe Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
Opposition Chief Whip of the House of Lords
In office
2 May 1997 – 3 December 1998
LeaderJohn Major
William Hague
Preceded byThe Lord Graham of Edmonton
Succeeded byThe 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 MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byThe Viscount Ullswater
Succeeded byThe Lord Carter
Minister of State for Trade and Industry
In office
16 September 1993 – 20 July 1994
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byThe Baroness Denton of Wakefield
Succeeded byThe Lord Fraser of Carmyllie (1995)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 1988-1993
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment
In office
15 April 1992 – 16 September 1993
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byTim Yeo
Succeeded byThe Baroness Denton of Wakefield
In office
26 July 1990 – 7 September 1990
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byMarion Roe
Succeeded byThe Baroness Blatch
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland
In office
7 September 1990 – 14 April 1992
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
John Major
Preceded byMichael Forsyth
Succeeded byAllan Stewart
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment
In office
26 July 1989 – 24 July 1990
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byJohn Lee
Succeeded byThe Viscount Ullswater
Lord-in-waiting
Government Whip
In office
12 August 1988 – 24 July 1989
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byThe Lord Beaverbrook
Succeeded byThe Viscount Ullswater
Member of the House of Lords
as a hereditary peer
18 March 1986 – 11 November 1999
Preceded byThe 1st Baron Strathclyde
Succeeded bySeat abolished
as an elected hereditary peer
11 November 1999
Election1999
Preceded bySeat established
Personal details
Born (1960-02-22) 22 February 1960 (age 64)
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Political partyConservative
SpouseJane Skinner
Children3
Alma materUniversity 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). As of 2024, he is the most recent hereditary peer to serve as Leader of the Lords.