formation of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition Government, Lord McNally was appointed Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice, under Kenneth Clarke. In 2012 McNally justified the absence of an official pardon of mathematician Alan Turing on indecency charges, saying that Turing was rightly prosecuted under the UK's 1950s laws. On 2 October 2013, Lord McNally announced he would be stepping down as leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords, saying it had been "an enormous privilege to serve as Leader of a Group which, by its discipline and cohesiveness has constantly punched above its weight". Lord McNally resigned as Minister of State for Justice on 18 December 2013 following his appointment as Chair of the Youth Justice Board. He is a vice-president of the Debating Group. Family Lord McNally is married with two sons and one daughter. See also Liberal Democrat Frontbench Team References External links Lord McNally profile at libdems.org.uk 1943 births Living people Alumni of University College London Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Liberal Democrats (UK) life peers Macnally, Tom UK MPs 1979–1983 British people of Irish descent British Roman Catholics Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom