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
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 (1962-05-06) 6 May 1962 (age 62) 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.^[1]