Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde

The Right Honourable The Lord Strathclyde CH PC
Leader of the House of Lords Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office 12 May 2010 – 7 January 2013
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Deputy	The Lord McNally The Lord Wallace of Tankerness
Preceded by	The Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
Succeeded by	The Lord Hill of Oareford
Leader of the Opposition in 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 in 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
Government Chief Whip in 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
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 July 1985 Hereditary Peerage
Preceded by	Thomas Galbraith
Personal details
Born	(1960-02-22) 22 February 1960 (age 57) Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Jane Skinner
Children	3
Alma mater	University of East Anglia

Thomas Galloway Dunlop du Roy de Blicquy Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde CH PC, informally Tom Strathclyde (born 22 February 1960), 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).

Thomas Galbraith was born in Glasgow, the son of Conservative politician Sir Tam Galbraith and his Belgian wife Simone du Roy de Blicquy. His father was MP for Glasgow Hillhead from 1948 until his death in 1982, which triggered a by-election won by Roy Jenkins of the Social Democratic Party. Galbraith succeeded to the barony at the age of 25 on the death of his grandfather in 1985.

Galbraith was educated at Sussex House School, a day school in Cadogan Square, Chelsea in London and Wellington College, a co-educational independent school in Crowthorne, Berkshire, followed by the University of East Anglia, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Modern Languages and European Studies in 1982. He also studied at Aix-Marseille University, and is fluent in French.

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