Rhiannon Leaman, Baroness Leaman
The Baroness Leaman | |
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| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 29 January 2026 | |
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| Party | Liberal Democrats |
Rhiannon Victoria Leaman, Baroness Leaman is a British political aide.
Career
Rhiannon Leaman is a longtime staffer for the Liberal Democrats, who was head of national campaigns for the party.[1] In 2019, she was promoted to Chief of staff to Jo Swinson.[2]
Leaman later served as Chief of staff to Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey.[3] She was nominated for a life peerage as part of the 2025 Political Peerages to sit as a Liberal Democrat peer in the House of Lords; she was created as Baroness Leaman, of Chipping Sodbury in the County of Gloucestershire on 29 January 2026.[4][5]
Personal life
Leaman is from Leighton Buzzard.[6]
References
- ^ "POLITICO London Playbook: Johnson on tour — Voters cool on pro-Remain pacts — Tory travel disruption". POLITICO. 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
- ^ Pack, Mark (2019-08-20). "Rhiannon Leaman appointed Jo Swinson's Chief of Staff". Mark Pack. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
- ^ "New Liberal Democrat appointments to the House of Lords". www.libdems.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
- ^ "Political Peerages December 2025". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- ^ "No. 64982". The London Gazette. 4 February 2026. p. 1870.
- ^ Marr, Andrew (2023-06-14). "The humiliation of the populists". New Statesman. Retrieved 2025-12-11.