Rt.Hon. Lord (Tom) McNally was appointed Chair of the Youth Justice Board in December 2013 and took up post in March, 2014. Previously he served as Minister of State for Justice and Deputy Leader of the House of Lords 2010 to 2013. He was Liberal Democrat Leader in the House of Lords 2004 to 2013.

Tom was educated at University College London where he obtained a B.Sc. (econ) in economics and social history. He was made a Fellow of UCL in 1995 and received an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from the University of Hertfordshire in 2010. He was member of Parliament for Stockport South 1979 to 1983 and served on the Select Committee on Industry and trade. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, the Parliament/ Industry Trust and the Royal Society of Arts.