| Post: | Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords |
| Incumbent: | The Lord Newby |
| Incumbentsince: | 13 September 2016 |
| Formation: | 3 March 1988 |
| Inaugural: | The Lord Jenkins of Hillhead |
The Liberal Democrat peers elect the Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords. Until the election of Lord Wallace of Tankerness in October 2013, all previous leaders had been members of the Labour Party who left to form the Social Democratic Party in 1981 before merging with the Liberal Party in 1988.
| Leader in the House of Lords | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leader | width=120 | Took office | width=120 | Left office | ||
| 1 | The Lord Jenkins of Hillhead | 16 July 1988 | 19 December 1997 | |||
| 2 | The Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank | 19 December 1997 | 7 June 2001 | |||
| 3 | 7 June 2001 | 24 November 2004 | ||||
| 4 | The Lord McNally | 24 November 2004 | 15 October 2013 | |||
| 5 | The Lord Wallace of Tankerness | 15 October 2013 | 13 September 2016 | |||
| 6 | The Lord Newby | 13 September 2016 | ||||