The Lord Stoneham of Droxford | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2020 | |
Chief Whip of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords | |
Assumed office 13 September 2016 | |
Leader | Tim Farron Vince Cable Jo Swinson Davey · Brinton Ed Davey |
Preceded by | The Lord Newby |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 17 January 2011 Life Peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | 26 August 1948 |
Political party | Labour (Before 1981) Social Democratic (1981–1988) Liberal Democrats (1988– present) |
Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge University of Warwick University of London |
Benjamin Russell Mackintosh Stoneham, Baron Stoneham of Droxford (born 26 August 1948)[1] is a British peer, journalist, and Liberal Democrat politician.[2] He is currently the Liberal Democrat Chief Whip in the House of Lords, having been elected to that position in October 2016.