Tom Brake

The Right Honourable
Tom Brake
The Right Honourable Tom Brake
	Official portrait, 2017
Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
	In office; 4 November 2014 – 8 May 2015
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Mark Hunter
Succeeded by	Julian Smith
Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
	In office; 4 September 2012 – 8 May 2015
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	David Heath
Succeeded by	Thérèse Coffey
Leader	In office; 21 August 2019 – 13 December 2019
Lib Dem Spokesperson
Liberal Democrat Spokesman for the Duchy of Lancaster
	In office; 21 August 2019 – 13 December 2019
Leader	Jo Swinson; Davey · Brinton
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Exiting the European Union
	In office; 16 June 2017 – 13 December 2019
Leader	Tim Farron; Vince Cable; Jo Swinson; Davey · Brinton
Preceded by	Nick Clegg
Succeeded by	Alistair Carmichael
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for International Trade
	In office; 16 June 2017 – 21 August 2019
Leader	Tim Farron; Vince Cable; Jo Swinson
Preceded by	Nick Clegg
Succeeded by	Chuka Umunna
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for the Office of First Secretary of State
	In office; 16 June 2017 – 20 December 2017
Leader	Tim Farron; Vince Cable
Preceded by	Alistair Carmichael
Succeeded by	Sir Ed Davey (2019) (de facto)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
	In office; 29 July 2015 – 16 June 2017
Leader	Tim Farron
Preceded by	Tim Farron
Succeeded by	Jo Swinson
Chief Whip of the Liberal Democrats
	In office; 29 July 2015 – 16 June 2017
Leader	Tim Farron
Preceded by	Don Foster
Succeeded by	Alistair Carmichael
Liberal Democrat Leader of the House of Commons
	In office; 7 January 2015 – 16 June 2017
Leader	Nick Clegg; Tim Farron
Preceded by	David Heath (2010)
Succeeded by	Wera Hobhouse (2020)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Transport
	In office; 16 May 2005 – 8 March 2006
Leader	Charles Kennedy; Menzies Campbell
Preceded by	John Thurso
Succeeded by	Susan Kramer
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for International Development
	In office; 12 October 2003 – 16 May 2005
Leader	Charles Kennedy
Preceded by	Jenny Tonge
Succeeded by	Andrew George
Member of Parliament; for Carshalton and Wallington
	In office; 1 May 1997 – 6 November 2019
Preceded by	Nigel Forman
Succeeded by	Elliot Colburn
Personal details
Born	Thomas Anthony Brake; 6 May 1962; Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Political party	Liberal Democrats
Spouse	Candida Goulden (m. 1998)
Children	2
Education	Imperial College London
Website	Official 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.

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