Jeremy Purvis

Jeremy Purvis, Baron Purvis of Tweed, is a British politician who has served as the Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords since July 2025. He previously served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale from 2003 to 2011, where he was the youngest constituency MSP at the time of his election. Elevated to the House of Lords as a life peer in 2013, he has been a prominent advocate for constitutional reform and leads the Devo Plus cross-party group. Throughout his career, he has held various spokesperson roles for the Scottish Liberal Democrats, including finance and economy portfolios.