Tom McNally

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Person.png Tom McNally  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
lobbyist,  politician)
Born20 February 1943
Nationality British
Alma mater University College London
PartySocial Democratic Party (UK),  Liberal Democrats
UK politician

Employment.png Minister of State for Justice

In office
13 May 2010 - 18 December 2013

Employment.png Chairman of the Youth Justice Board

In office
March 2014 - Present

Tom McNally is UK politician who was Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice[1] and Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords. His biography on the Liberal Democrat Party website reads:

He was appointed a Parliamentary adviser to GEC (1983-4) and then Director General of the British Retail Consortium (1985-87). In 1987, he joined public relations firm Hill and Knowlton as Director of Public Affairs, before moving to a similar position at Shandwick Public Relations in 1993. He subsequently became Vice-Chairman of Shandwick. In 2003, he was appointed to the new post of non-executive Vice-Chairman of Weber Shandwick following the take-over of Shandwick by American communications giant Interpublic. He left Weber Shandwick in November 2004 on his appointment as Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords[2]

Affiliations

He is a Fellow of University College London, the Royal Society of Arts, the Institute of Public Relations, and the Industry and Parliament Trust. He is a Trustee of the Verulamium Museum, St. Albans, President of the St. Albans Liberal Democrats and a member of the National Liberal Club.

External Resources

References

  1. Full list of new cabinet ministers and other government appointments, guardian.co.uk, 13 May 2010.
  2. Lib Dems Lord McNally, accessed 3 Nov 2009