Current political parties
Alba Party
Leader of the Alba Party
Alexander Elliot Anderson “Alex” Salmond
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1954; d. October 12 2024.
2021 – 2024
Conservative Party
Leader of the Conservative Party
Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1788; d. July 2 1850
Also known as: Robert Peel (1788 – 1815); Sir Robert Peel (1815 – 1830)
1834 – 1846
Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1799; d. October 23 1869
Titles of nobility: Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1844 – 1869); Earl of Derby in the Peerage of England (1851 – 1869)
1846 – 1868
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1804; d. April 19 1881
Noble titles: Earl of Beaconsfield (1876 – 1881)
1868 – 1881
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1830; d. August 22 1903
Titles of nobility: Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1868 – 1903)
1881 – 1902
Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, 8th Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1818; d. January 12 1887.
1881 – 1885
Arthur James Balfour
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1848; d. March 19 1930
Titles of nobility: Earl of Balfour in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1922 – 1930)
1902 – 1911
Andrew Bonar Law
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1858; d. October 30 1923
1911 – 1921
Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1845; d. June 3 1927
Noble titles: Marquess of Lansdowne (1866 – 1927)
1911 – 1916
Joseph Austen Chamberlain
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 16 1863; d. March 16 1937.
1921 – 1922
George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1859; d. March 20 1925.
1921 – 1922
Andrew Bonar Law
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1858; d. October 30 1923
1922 – 1923
Stanley Baldwin
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1867; d. December 14 1947.
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, May 28 1937.2 Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl Baldwin of Bewdley and Viscount Corvedale, June 8 1937.3
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Stanley Baldwin,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-stanley-baldwin/index.html.
[2] “No. 34403,” The London Gazette, June 1 1937, 3508, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34403/page/3508.
[3] “No. 34405,” The London Gazette, June 8 1937, 3663, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34405/page/3663.
May 22 1923 – May 28 1937
Arthur Neville Chamberlain
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1869; d. November 9 1940
1937 – 1940
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 30 1874; d. January 24 1965.
Honours:
Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, April 24 1953.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Winston Churchill,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-winston-churchill/index.html.
[2] “No. 39838,” The London Gazette, April 28 1953, 2357, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39838/page/2357/.
October 9 1940 – April 6 1955
Sir Robert Anthony Eden
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1897; d. January 14 1977
Titles of nobility: Earl of Avon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1961 – 1977).
1955 – 1957
Maurice Harold Macmillan
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 10 1894; d. December 29 1986
Titles of nobility: Earl of Stockton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1984 – 1986); Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1984 – 1986)
1957 – 1963
Sir Alexander Frederick “Alec” Douglas-Home
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1903; d. October 9 1995.
Honours:
Given the courtesy title Lord Dunglass, April 30 1918.1 Succeeded to the Peerage of Scotland as the 14th Earl of Home, July 11 1951.1 Created a Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, October 16 1962.2 Created Baron Home of the Hirsel, December 19 1974.3
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Alec Douglas-Home,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 20 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-alec-douglas-home/index.html.
[2] “No. 42815,” The London Gazette, October 23 1962, 8275, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/42815/page/8275.
[3] “No. 46441,” The London Gazette, December 24 1974, 13203, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/46441/page/.
October 18 1963 – July 28 1965
Edward Richard George “Ted” Heath
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 9 1916; d. July 17 2005.
Honours:
Appointed Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter, April 23 1992.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Edward Heath.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/195/career.
[2] “No. 52903,” The London Gazette, April 24 1992, 7175, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/52903/page/7175.
July 28 1965 – February 11 1975
Margaret Hilda Thatcher
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1925; d. April 8 2013.
Honours:
Created Baroness Thatcher, June 26 1992.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Baroness Thatcher.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/953/career.
[2] “No. 52978,” The London Gazette, July 1 1992, 11045, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/52978/page/11045.
February 11 1975 – November 28 1990
John Major
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1943.
Honours:
Appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Garter, April 23 2005.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for John Major.” Accessed April 9, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/119/career.
[2] “No. 57622,” The London Gazette, April 25 2005, 5363, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/57622/page/5363.
November 28 1990 – June 19 1997
William Jefferson Hague
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1961.
Honours:
Created Baron Hague of Richmond, October 9 2015.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Hague of Richmond.” Accessed April 9, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/379/career.
[2] “No. 27625,” The Edinburgh Gazette, Supplement, October 14 2015, 1726, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/27625/page/1726.
June 19 1997 – September 13 2001
George Iain Duncan Smith
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1954.
Honours:
Appointed Knight Bachelor in the 2020 New Year Honours.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Iain Duncan Smith.” Accessed April 9, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/152/career.
[2] “No. 62866,” The London Gazette, Supplement, December 28 2019, N2, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62866/supplement/N2.
September 13 2001 – November 6 2003
Michael Howard
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 7 1941.
Honours:
Created Baron Howard of Lympne in the Dissolution Honours 2010.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Howard of Lympne.” Accessed April 9, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/82/career.
[2] “No. 59491,” The London Gazette, July 19 2010, 13713, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/59491/page/13713.
November 6 2003 – December 6 2005
David William Donald Cameron
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1966.
Honours:
Created Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton, November 17 2023.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for David Cameron.” Accessed April 9, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1467/career.
[2] “No. 64237,” The London Gazette, November 22 2023, 23554, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64237/page/23554.
December 6 2005 – July 11 2016
Theresa Mary May
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 1 1956.
2016 – 2019
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1964.
2019 – 2022
Mary Elizabeth “Liz” Truss
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1973.
2022
Rishi Sunak
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1980.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Rishi Sunak.” Accessed April 9, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4483/career.
October 24 2022 – November 2 2024
Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke “Kemi” Badenoch
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1980.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Kemi Badenoch.” Accessed April 9, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4597/career.
November 2 2024 – present
Chair of the Conservative Party
Sir Michael Edward Hicks Beach, 9th Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 23 1837; d. April 30 1916.
1884
Colonel Charles Edward Howard Vincent
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 31 1849; d. April 7 1908.
1895
Arthur Neville Chamberlain
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1869; d. November 9 1940
1930 – 1931
John Lawrence Baird, 1st Baron Stonehaven
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 27 1874; d. August 20 1941.
1931 – 1936
Peter Leonard Brooke
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 3 1934; d. May 13 2023.
1987 – 1989
Theresa Mary May
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 1 1956.
2002 – 2003
Liam Fox
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 22 1961.
2003 – 2005
Sayeeda Hussain Warsi, Baroness Warsi
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1971.
2010 – 2012
Grant Shapps
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 14 1968.
2012 – 2015
James Spencer Cleverly
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 4 1969.
2019 – 2020
Oliver James Dowden
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1978.
2021 – 2022
Andrew George Stephenson
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 17 1981.
2022
Leader of the Conservative Party in the House of Lords
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1769; d. September 14 1852
Noble titles: Viscount Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1809 – 1852); Count of Vimeiro in the nobility of Portugal (1811 – 1852); Earl of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Marquess of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Duke of Vitória in the nobility of Portugal (1812 – 1852); Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo in the nobility of Spain (1812 – 1852); Duke of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1814 – 1852); Prince of Waterloo in the nobility of the Netherlands (1815 – 1852)
Military ranks: Major-General (1802 – 1808); Lieutenant-General (1808 – 1811); General (1811 – 1813); Field Marshal (1813 – 1852)
1834 – 1846
Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1799; d. October 23 1869
Titles of nobility: Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1844 – 1869); Earl of Derby in the Peerage of England (1851 – 1869)
1846 – 1868
James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 25 1807 d. May 17 1889.
1868 – 1869
Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Baron Cairns
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 27 1819; d. April 2 1885.
1869 – 1870
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 27 1818; d. September 27 1903.
1870 – 1876
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1804; d. April 19 1881
Noble titles: Earl of Beaconsfield (1876 – 1881)
1876 – 1881
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1830; d. August 22 1903
Titles of nobility: Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1868 – 1903)
1881 – 1902
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1833; d. March 24 1908
Noble titles: Duke of Devonshire in the Peerage of England (1891 – 1908)
1902 – 1903
Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1845; d. June 3 1927
Noble titles: Marquess of Lansdowne (1866 – 1927)
1903 – 1916
George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1859; d. March 20 1925.
1916 – 1925
James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 23 1861; d. April 4 1947.
1925 – 1931
Charles Stewart Henry Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1878; d. February 10 1949
Noble titles: Marquess of Londonderry (1915 – 1949)
1935
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1881; d. December 23 1959
Titles of nobility: Baron Irwin in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1925 – 1959); Viscount Halifax in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1934 – 1959); Earl of Halifax in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1944 – 1959).
1935 – 1938
Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip, 1st Viscount Caldecote
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 5 1876; d. October 11 1947
Titles of nobility: Viscount Caldecote in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1939 – 1947).
1940
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1881; d. December 23 1959
Titles of nobility: Baron Irwin in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1925 – 1959); Viscount Halifax in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1934 – 1959); Earl of Halifax in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1944 – 1959).
1940
Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1893; d. February 23 1972
Titles of nobility: Baron Cecil in the Peerage of England (1941 – 1972); Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of Great Britain (1947 – 1972).
1942 – 1957
Alexander Frederick “Alec” Douglas-Home, 14th Earl of Home
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1903; d. October 9 1995.
1957 – 1960
John Wakeham, Baron Wakeham
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 22 1932.
1992 – 1994
Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 22 1906; d. February 25 1995
1994 – 1998
Chief Whip of the Conservative Party in the House of Lords
Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 31 1868; d. May 6 1938
Titles of nobility: Duke of Devonshire in the Peerage of England (1908 – 1938)
1911 – 1916
Leader of the Conservative Party in the House of Commons
Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1788; d. July 2 1850
Also known as: Robert Peel (1788 – 1815); Sir Robert Peel (1815 – 1830)
1834 – 1846
Lord William George Frederick Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 27 1802; d. September 21 1848.
1846 – 1847
Charles Cecil John Manners, Marquess of Granby
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 16 1815; d. March 3 1888.
1848
Benjamin Disraeli
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1804; d. April 19 1881
Noble titles: Earl of Beaconsfield (1876 – 1881)
1849 – 1876
Charles Cecil John Manners, Marquess of Granby
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 16 1815; d. March 3 1888.
1849 – 1851
John Charles Herries
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 1778; d. April 24 1855.
1849 – 1851
Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, 8th Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1818; d. January 12 1887.
1876 – 1885
Sir Michael Edward Hicks Beach, 9th Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 23 1837; d. April 30 1916.
1885 – 1886
William Henry Smith
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1825; d. October 6 1891.
1887 – 1891
Arthur James Balfour
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1848; d. March 19 1930
Titles of nobility: Earl of Balfour in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1922 – 1930)
1891 – 1906
Andrew Bonar Law
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1858; d. October 30 1923
1911 – 1921
Joseph Austen Chamberlain
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 16 1863; d. March 16 1937.
1921 – 1922
John Wakeham
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 22 1932.
1987 – 1989
Alexander Jesse Norman
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1962.
2024 – present
Chief Whip of the Conservative Party in the House of Commons
Edward Richard George “Ted” Heath
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 9 1916; d. July 17 2005.
1955 – 1959
John Wakeham
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 22 1932.
1983 – 1987
Gavin Alexander Williamson
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 25 1976.
2016 – 2017
Julian Richard Smith
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 30 1971.
2017 – 2019
Wendy Morton
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 9 1967.
2022
Green Party of England and Wales
Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales
Carla Suzanne Denyer
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 24 1985.
2021 – present
Labour Party
Leader of the Labour Party
Arthur Henderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1863; d. October 20 1935.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Henderson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-henderson/index.html.
January 28 1908 – February 14 1910
James Ramsay MacDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1866; d. November 9 1937.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Ramsay MacDonald,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-ramsay-macdonald/index.html.
February 6 1911 – August 5 1914
Arthur Henderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1863; d. October 20 1935.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Henderson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-henderson/index.html.
August 5 1914 – October 24 1917
Arthur Henderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1863; d. October 20 1935.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Henderson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-henderson/index.html.
August 28 1931 – October 25 1932
James Ramsay MacDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1866; d. November 9 1937.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Ramsay MacDonald,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-ramsay-macdonald/index.html.
November 22 1922 – August 28 1931
George Lansbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1859; d. May 7 1940.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “George Lansbury,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-george-lansbury/index.html.
October 25 1932 – October 8 1935
Clement Richard Attlee
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1883; d. October 8 1967.
Honours:
Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl Attlee and Viscount Prestwood, December 16 1955.2 Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, April 7 1956.3
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Clement Attlee,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-clement-attlee/index.html.
[2] “No. 40656,” The London Gazette, December 16 1955, 7079, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40656/page/7079.
[3] “No. 40751,” The London Gazette, April 10 1956, 2095, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40751/page/2095/.
October 25 1935 – December 7 1955
Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1906; d. January 18 1963.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Hugh Gaitskell,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-hugh-gaitskell/index.html.
December 14 1955 – January 18 1963
James Harold Wilson
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1916; d. May 23 1995.
Honours:
Created Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, April 23 1976.2 Created Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, September 16 1983.3
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Harold Wilson.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1016/career.
[2] “No. 46885,” The London Gazette, April 27 1976, 6047, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/46885/page/6047.
[3] “No. 49485,” The London Gazette, September 21 1983, 12361, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49485/page/12361.
February 14 1963 – April 5 1976
Leonard James Callaghan
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 27 1912; d. March 26 2005.
Honours:
Created Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, November 5 1987.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Callaghan of Cardiff.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/3326/career.
[2] “No. 51118,” The London Gazette, November 12 1987, 13941, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/51118/page/13941.
April 5 1976 – November 10 1980
Michael Mackintosh Foot
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1913; d. March 3 2010.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Michael Foot.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/831/career.
November 10 1980 – October 2 1983
Neil Gordon Kinnock
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1942.
Honours:
Created Baron Kinnock, January 31 2005.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Kinnock.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/693/career.
[2] “No. 57549,” The London Gazette, February 2 2005, 1249, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/57549/page/1249.
October 2 1983 – July 18 1992
John Smith
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1938; d. May 12 1994.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for John Smith.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/564/career.
July 18 1992 – May 12 1994
Anthony Charles Lynton “Tony” Blair
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1953.
Honours:
Appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Garter, January 1 2022.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Tony Blair.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/512/career.
[2] “No. 63581,” The London Gazette, January 10 2022, 214, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63581/page/214.
July 21 1994 – June 24 2007
James Gordon Brown
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1951.
2007 – 2010
Edward Samuel “Ed” Miliband
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 24 1969.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Ed Miliband.” Accessed April 9, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1510/career.
September 25 2010 – May 8 2015
Jeremy Bernard Corbyn
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1949.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Jeremy Corbyn.” Accessed April 9, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/185/career.
September 12 2015 – April 4 2020
Sir Keir Rodney Starmer
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1962.
Honors:
Appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the New Year Honours 2014.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Keir Starmer.” Accessed April 9, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4514/career.
[2] “No. 60728,” The London Gazette, Supplement, December 31, 2013, 3, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/60728/supplement/3.
April 4 2020 – present
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Clement Richard Attlee
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1883; d. October 8 1967.
Honours:
Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl Attlee and Viscount Prestwood, December 16 1955.2 Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, April 7 1956.3
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Clement Attlee,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-clement-attlee/index.html.
[2] “No. 40656,” The London Gazette, December 16 1955, 7079, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40656/page/7079.
[3] “No. 40751,” The London Gazette, April 10 1956, 2095, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40751/page/2095/.
October 25 1932 – October 25 1935
Arthur Greenwood
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 8 1880; d. June 9 1954.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Greenwood,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-greenwood/index.html.
November 26 1935 – May 25 1945
Herbert Stanley Morrison
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1888; d. March 6 1965.
Honours:
Created Baron Morrison of Lambeth, November 2 1959.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Herbert Morrison,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026,https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-herbert-morrison/index.html.
[2] “No. 41860,” The London Gazette, November 3 1959, 6942, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/41860/page/6942.
July 26 1945 – December 14 1955
George Alfred Brown
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1914; d. June 2 1985.
Honours:
Created Baron George-Brown, November 6 1970.2
References:
[1] [1] UK Parliament, “George Brown,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-george-brown-1/index.html.
[2] “No. 45229,” The London Gazette, November 10 1970, 12333, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/45229/page/12333.
November 10 1960 – June 19 1970
Roy Harris Jenkins
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1920; d. January 5 2003.
1970 – 1972
Michael Mackintosh Foot
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1913; d. March 3 2010.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Michael Foot.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/831/career.
April 5 1976 – November 10 1980
Margaret Mary Beckett
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1943.
Honours:
Created Baroness Beckett, August 14 2024.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Baroness Beckett.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/328/career.
[2] “No. 64493,” The London Gazette, August 20 2024, 16086, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64493/page/16086.
July 18 1992 – July 21 1994
John Leslie Prescott
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 31 1938; d. November 20 2024.
July 21 1994 – June 24 2007
Harriet Ruth Harman
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1950.
Honors:
Created Baroness Harman in the Dissolution Honours 2024.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Harriet Harman.” Accessed April 9, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/150/career.
[2] “No. 64496,” The London Gazette, August 22, 2024, 16342, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64496/page/16342.
June 24 2007 – September 12 2015
Angela Rayner
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1980.
2020 – 2025
Chair of the Labour Party
Arthur Henderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1863; d. October 20 1935.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Henderson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-henderson/index.html.
1908 – 1910
Arthur Henderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1863; d. October 20 1935.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Henderson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-henderson/index.html.
1914 – 1917
James Ramsay MacDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1866; d. November 9 1937.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Ramsay MacDonald,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-ramsay-macdonald/index.html.
1923 – 1924
George Lansbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1859; d. May 7 1940.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “George Lansbury,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-george-lansbury/index.html.
October 7 1927 – October 5 1928
Herbert Stanley Morrison
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1888; d. March 6 1965.
Honours:
Created Baron Morrison of Lambeth, November 2 1959.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Herbert Morrison,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026,https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-herbert-morrison/index.html.
[2] “No. 41860,” The London Gazette, November 3 1959, 6942, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/41860/page/6942.
1928 – 1929
Harold Joseph Laski
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 30 1893; d. March 24 1950.
1944 – 1945
Arthur Greenwood
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 8 1880; d. June 9 1954.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Greenwood,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-greenwood/index.html.
1952 – 1953
James Harold Wilson
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1916; d. May 23 1995.
1961 – 1962
Leonard James Callaghan
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 27 1912; d. March 26 2005.
Honours:
Created Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, November 5 1987.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Callaghan of Cardiff.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/3326/career.
[2] “No. 51118,” The London Gazette, November 12 1987, 13941, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/51118/page/13941.
1973 – 1974
Neil Gordon Kinnock
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1942.
Honours:
Created Baron Kinnock, January 31 2005.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Kinnock.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/693/career.
[2] “No. 57549,” The London Gazette, February 2 2005, 1249, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/57549/page/1249.
1987 – 1988
Josephine “Jo” Richardson
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 28 1923; d. February 1 1994.
1989 – 1990
Lawrence “Tom” Sawyer
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1943; d. August 2025.
1990 – 1991
Anthony James “Tony” Clarke
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 17 1932.
1992 – 1993
John Reid
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 8 1947.
2002 – 2003
Angela Rayner
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1980.
2020 – 2021
General Secretary of the Labour Party
James Ramsay MacDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1866; d. November 9 1937.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Ramsay MacDonald,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-ramsay-macdonald/index.html.
1900 – 1912
Arthur Henderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1863; d. October 20 1935.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Henderson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-henderson/index.html.
1912 – 1934
John Lawrence Whitty
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1943.
1985 – 1994
Lawrence “Tom” Sawyer
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1943; d. August 2025.
1994 – 1998
Margaret Josephine McDonagh
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 26 1961; d. June 24 2023.
1998 – 2001
David Maxim Triesman
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 30 1943; d. January 30 2026.
2001 – 2003
Treasurer of the Labour Party
Arthur Henderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1863; d. October 20 1935.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Henderson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-henderson/index.html.
1904 – 1912
James Ramsay MacDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1866; d. November 9 1937.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Ramsay MacDonald,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-ramsay-macdonald/index.html.
1912 – 1929
Arthur Henderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1863; d. October 20 1935.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Henderson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-henderson/index.html.
1929 – 1936
Arthur Greenwood
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 8 1880; d. June 9 1954.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Greenwood,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-greenwood/index.html.
1943 – 1954
Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1906; d. January 18 1963.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Hugh Gaitskell,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-hugh-gaitskell/index.html.
1954 – 1956
Leonard James Callaghan
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 27 1912; d. March 26 2005.
Honours:
Created Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, November 5 1987.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Callaghan of Cardiff.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/3326/career.
[2] “No. 51118,” The London Gazette, November 12 1987, 13941, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/51118/page/13941.
1967 – 1976
Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party
James Ramsay MacDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1866; d. November 9 1937
1911 – 1914
Clive Stafford Soley
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1939.
1997 – 2001
Jean Ann Corston
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 5 1942.
2001 – 2005
Ann Clwyd Roberts
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1937; d. July 21 2023.
2005 – 2006
John Robert Cryer
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1964.
2015 – 2024
Jessica Elizabeth Morden
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 29 1968.
2024 – present
Leader of the Labour Party in the House of Lords
Charles Alfred Cripps, 1st Baron Parmoor
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 3 1852; d. June 30 1941.
1928 – 1931
Arthur Augustus William Harry Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 16 1871; d. March 23 1946.
1931 – 1935
Gareth Wyn Williams, Baron Williams of Mostyn
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1941; d. September 20 2003.
2001 – 2003
Leader of the Labour Party in the House of Commons
Rosalie “Rosie” Winterton
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1958.
2010
Chief Whip of the Labour Party in the House of Commons
Arthur Henderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1863; d. October 20 1935.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Henderson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-henderson/index.html.
February 8 1906 – January 28 1908
Arthur Henderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1863; d. October 20 1935.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Henderson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-henderson/index.html.
February 9 1914 – August 5 1914
Arthur Henderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1863; d. October 20 1935.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Henderson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-henderson/index.html.
February 14 1921 – December 6 1923
Arthur Henderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1863; d. October 20 1935.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Henderson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-henderson/index.html.
March 10 1925 – February 10 1927
Donald Campbell Dewar
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 21 1937; d. October 11 2000.
1995 – 1997
Winifred Ann Taylor
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1947.
1998 – 2001
Rosalie “Rosie” Winterton
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1958.
2010 – 2016
Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
Donald Campbell Dewar
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 21 1937; d. October 11 2000.
1998 – 2000
Anas Sarwar*
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1983.
2014
Anas Sarwar
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1983.
2021 – present
Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
Anas Sarwar
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1983.
2011 – 2014
Leader of Welsh Labour
Alun Edward Michael
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 22 1943.
1998 – 2000
Hywel Rhodri Morgan
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 29 1939; d. May 17 2017.
2000 – 2009
Chair of the Fabian Society
Clement Richard Attlee
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1883; d. October 8 1967.
1931 – 1934
Harold Joseph Laski
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 30 1893; d. March 24 1950.
1946 – 1948
James Harold Wilson
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1916; d. May 23 1995.
1954 – 1955
Roy Harris Jenkins
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1920; d. January 5 2003.
1957 – 1958
Peter Brereton Townsend
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 6 1928; d. June 8 2009.
1965 – 1966
Benjamin John “Ben” Pimlott
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 4 1945; d. April 10 2004.
1993 – 1994
Denis MacShane
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1948.
2001 – 2002
Edward Michael “Ed” Balls
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1967.
2006 – 2007
Liberal Democrats
Leader of the Liberal Democrats
Jeremy John Durham “Paddy” Ashdown
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 27 1941; d. December 22 2018.
1988 – 1999
Charles Peter Kennedy
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 25 1959; d. June 1 2015.
1999 – 2006
Sir Walter Menzies Campbell
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 22 1941.
2006 – 2007
John Vincent Cable (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 9 1943.
2007
Nicholas William Peter “Nick” Clegg
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1967.
2007 – 2015
Timothy James “Tim” Farron
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1970.
2015 – 2017
Sir John Vincent Cable
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 9 1943.
2017 – 2019
Joanne Kate “Jo” Swinson
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1980.
2019
Sarah Virginia “Sal” Brinton, Baroness Brinton (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 1 1955.
2019 – 2020
Sir Edward Jonathan “Ed” Davey
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1965.
2020 – present
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats
Sir Walter Menzies Campbell
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 22 1941.
2003 – 2006
John Vincent Cable
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 9 1943.
2006 – 2010
Joanne Kate “Jo” Swinson
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1980.
2017 – 2019
Sir Edward Jonathan “Ed” Davey
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1965.
2019 – 2020
Daisy Cooper
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 29 1981.
2020 – present
Chair of the Liberal Democrats
Mark Oaten
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 8 1964.
2001 – 2003
President of the Liberal Democrats
Charles Peter Kennedy
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 25 1959; d. June 1 2015.
1991 – 1994
Timothy James “Tim” Farron
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1970.
2011 – 2015
Sarah Virginia “Sal” Brinton, Baroness Brinton
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 1 1955.
2015 – 2020
Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords
Roy Harris Jenkins
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1920; d. January 5 2003.
1988 – 1997
James Robert “Jim” Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1954; d. January 29 2026.
2013 – 2016
Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Commons
Charles Peter Kennedy
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 25 1959; d. June 1 2015.
1997 – 1999
David William St John Heath
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1954.
2005 – 2007
David William St John Heath
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1954.
2009 – 2010
Thomas Anthony “Tom” Brake
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1962.
2015 – 2017
Chief Whip of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Commons
James Robert “Jim” Wallace
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1954; d. January 29 2026.
1988 – 1992
Alexander Morrison “Alistair” Carmichael
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 15 1965.
2010 – 2013
Donald Michael Ellison “Don” Foster
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1947.
2013 – 2015
Thomas Anthony “Tom” Brake
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1962.
2015 – 2017
Alexander Morrison “Alistair” Carmichael
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 15 1965.
2017 – 2020
Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats
James Robert “Jim” Wallace
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1954; d. January 29 2026.
1992 – 2005
Michael Kevin Moore (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 3 1965.
2008
Deputy Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats
Michael Kevin Moore
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 3 1965.
2002 – 2010
Joanne Kate “Jo” Swinson
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1980.
2010 – 2012
Alexander Morrison “Alistair” Carmichael
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 15 1965.
2012 – present
Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats
Lembit Öpik
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1965.
2001 – 2007
Plaid Cymru
Leader of Plaid Cymru
Rhun ap Iorweth
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1972.
2023 – present
Deputy Leader of Plaid Cymru
Rhun ap Iorweth
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1972.
2018 – 2023
Reform UK
Leader of the Brexit Party
Nigel Paul Farage
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1964.
2019 – 2021
Leader of Reform UK
Nigel Paul Farage
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1964.
2024 – present
Scottish National Party
Leader of the Scottish National Party
Arthur William Donaldson
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 13 1901; d. January 18 1993.
1960 – 1969
William Cuthbertson “Billy” Wolfe
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1924; d. March 18 2010.
1969 – 1979
Robert Gordon Wilson
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1938; d. June 25 2017.
1979 – 1990
Alexander Elliot Anderson “Alex” Salmond
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1954; d. October 12 2024.
1990 – 2000
John Ramsay Swinney
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1964.
2000 – 2004
Alexander Elliot Anderson “Alex” Salmond
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1954; d. October 12 2024.
2004 – 2014
Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1970.
2014 – 2023
Humza Haroon Yousaf
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 7 1985.
2023 – 2024
John Ramsay Swinney
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1964.
2024 – present
Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party
William Cuthbertson “Billy” Wolfe
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1924; d. March 18 2010.
1966 – 1969
Douglas Henderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 16 1935; d. September 15 2006.
1971 – 1973
Robert Gordon Wilson
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1938; d. June 25 2017.
1973 – 1974
Margo Symington MacDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 19 1943; d. April 4 2014.
1974 – 1979
Douglas Henderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 16 1935; d. September 15 2006.
1979 – 1981
Alexander Elliot Anderson “Alex” Salmond
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1954; d. October 12 2024.
1987 – 1990
James “Jim” Sillars
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 4 1937.
1991 – 1992
William John Alan Macartney
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 17 1941; d. August 25 1998.
1992 – 1998
John Ramsay Swinney
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1964.
1998 – 2000
Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1970.
2004 – 2014
Angus Struan Carolus Robertson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1969.
2016 – 2018
President of the Scottish National Party
William Cuthbertson “Billy” Wolfe
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1924; d. March 18 2010.
1980 – 1982
Ian Stewart Hudghton
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 19 1951.
2005 – 2020
National Secretary of the Scottish National Party
Robert Gordon Wilson
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1938; d. June 25 2017.
1964 – 1971
John Ramsay Swinney
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1964.
1986 – 1992
Scottish National Party in the House of Commons
Leader of the Scottish National Party in the House of Commons
Angus Struan Carolus Robertson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1969.
2007 – 2017
Stephen Mark Flynn
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1988.
2022 – present
Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party in the House of Commons
Kirsty Blackman
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1986.
2017 – 2020
Chief Whip of the Scottish National Party in the House of Commons
Kirsty Blackman
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1986.
2024 – present
UK Independence Party
Leader of the UK Independence Party
Nigel Paul Farage
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1964.
2006 – 2009
Nigel Paul Farage
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1964.
2010 – 2016
Nigel Paul Farage
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1964.
2016
Chairman of the UK Independence Party
Nigel Paul Farage
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1964.
1998 – 2000
Ulster Unionist Party
Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party
Sir Edward Henry Carson
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1854; d. October 22 1935.
1910 – 1921
Sir Reginald Norman Morgan “Reg” Empey
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1947.
2005 – 2010
Chair of the Ulster Unionist Party
Reginald Norman Morgan “Reg” Empey, Baron Empey
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1947.
2012 – 2019
Defunct political parties
Home Rule League
Leader of the Home Rule League
Charles Stewart Parnell
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 27 1846; d. October 6 1891.
1880 – 1882
Independent Labour Party
Chairman of the Independent Labour Party
Philip Snowden
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 18 1864; d. May 15 1937.
1903 – 1906
James Ramsay MacDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1866; d. November 9 1937
1906 – 1909
Philip Snowden
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 18 1864; d. May 15 1937.
1917 – 1920
Irish Parliamentary Party
Leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party
Charles Stewart Parnell
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 27 1846; d. October 6 1891.
1882 – 1891
Irish Unionist Alliance
Leader of the Irish Unionist Alliance
Sir Edward Henry Carson
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1854; d. October 22 1935.
1910 – 1921
Liberal Party
Leader of the Liberal Party
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1784; d. October 18 1865
1859 – 1865
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1792; d. May 28 1878
Titles of nobility: Earl Russell in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1861 – 1878)
1865 – 1866
William Ewart Gladstone
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1809; d. May 19 1898
1866 – 1875
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1815; d. March 31 1891.
1875 – 1880
William Ewart Gladstone
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1809; d. May 19 1898
1880 – 1894
Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1847; d. May 21 1929
Noble titles: Earl of Rosebery in the Peerage of Scotland (1868 – 1929); Baron Rosebery in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1868 – 1929); Earl of Midlothian in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1911 – 1929)
1894 – 1896
Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1827; d. October 1 1904.
1896 – 1898
John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1826; d. April 8 1902.
Noble titles: Earl of Clarendon in the Peerage of Great Britain (1838 – 1870)
1897 – 1902
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 7 1836; d. April 22 1908.
1899 – 1908
John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1835; d. August 13 1910.
1902 – 1905
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 12 1852; d. February 15 1928
Titles of nobility: Earl of Oxford and Asquith in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1925 – 1928)
1908 – 1926
David Lloyd George
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1863; d. March 26 1945
Titles of nobility: Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1945)
1926 – 1931
John Jeremy Thorpe
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 29 1929; d. December 4 2014.
1967 – 1976
Leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Lords
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1815; d. March 31 1891.
1859 – 1865
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1792; d. May 28 1878
Titles of nobility: Earl Russell in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1861 – 1878)
1865 – 1868
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1815; d. March 31 1891.
1868 – 1891
John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1826; d. April 8 1902.
Noble titles: Earl of Clarendon in the Peerage of Great Britain (1838 – 1870)
1891 – 1894
Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1847; d. May 21 1929
Noble titles: Earl of Rosebery in the Peerage of Scotland (1868 – 1929); Baron Rosebery in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1868 – 1929); Earl of Midlothian in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1911 – 1929)
1894 – 1896
John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1826; d. April 8 1902.
Noble titles: Earl of Clarendon in the Peerage of Great Britain (1838 – 1870)
1897 – 1902
John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1835; d. August 13 1910.
1902 – 1905
George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1827; d. July 9 1909
Noble titles: Earl of Ripon (1859 – 1909); Marquess of Ripon (1871 – 1909)
1905 – 1908
Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1858; d. June 20 1945.
1908 – 1923
William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1872; d. November 14 1938.
1924 – 1931
Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1858; d. June 20 1945.
1936 – 1944
Chief Whip of the Liberal Party in the House of Lords
Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 16 1874; d. June 24 1954.
1907 – 1911
Leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Commons
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1784; d. October 18 1865
1859 – 1865
William Ewart Gladstone
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1809; d. May 19 1898
1865 – 1875
Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1833; d. March 24 1908
Noble titles: Duke of Devonshire in the Peerage of England (1891 – 1908)
1875 – 1880
William Ewart Gladstone
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1809; d. May 19 1898
1880 – 1894
Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1827; d. October 1 1904.
1894 – 1898
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 7 1836; d. April 22 1908.
1899 – 1908
Herbert Henry Asquith
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 12 1852; d. February 15 1928
Titles of nobility: Earl of Oxford and Asquith in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1925 – 1928)
1908 – 1924
David Lloyd George
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1863; d. March 26 1945
Titles of nobility: Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1945)
1924 – 1931
Chief Whip of the Liberal Party in the House of Commons
James Robert “Jim” Wallace
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1954; d. January 29 2026.
1987 – 1988
President of the Liberal Party
Joseph Chamberlain
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 8 1836; d. July 2 1914
1877 – 1881
Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1847; d. October 9 1926.
1906 – 1907
President of the Scottish Liberal Federation
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 7 1836; d. April 22 1908.
1901 – 1908
President of the Welsh Liberal Federation
Henry Neville Gladstone
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 2 1852; d. April 28 1935.
1922 – 1925
Liberal Unionist Party
Leaders of the Liberal Unionist Party
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1833; d. March 24 1908
Noble titles: Duke of Devonshire in the Peerage of England (1891 – 1908)
1886 – 1903
National Labour Party
Leader of the National Labour Party
James Ramsay MacDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1866; d. November 9 1937.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Ramsay MacDonald,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-ramsay-macdonald/index.html.
1931 – 1937
Social Democratic Party
Leader of the Social Democratic Party
Roy Harris Jenkins
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1920; d. January 5 2003.
1982 – 1983
David Anthony Llewellyn Owen
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1938.
1983 – 1987
Deputy Leader of the Social Democratic Party
David Anthony Llewellyn Owen
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1938.
1982 – 1983
Tory Party
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Leader of the Tory Party
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1769; d. September 14 1852
Noble titles: Viscount Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1809 – 1852); Count of Vimeiro in the nobility of Portugal (1811 – 1852); Earl of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Marquess of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Duke of Vitória in the nobility of Portugal (1812 – 1852); Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo in the nobility of Spain (1812 – 1852); Duke of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1814 – 1852); Prince of Waterloo in the nobility of the Netherlands (1815 – 1852)
Military ranks: Major-General (1802 – 1808); Lieutenant-General (1808 – 1811); General (1811 – 1813); Field Marshal (1813 – 1852)
1828 – 1834
Leader of the Tory Party in the House of Lords
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1769; d. September 14 1852
Noble titles: Viscount Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1809 – 1852); Count of Vimeiro in the nobility of Portugal (1811 – 1852); Earl of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Marquess of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Duke of Vitória in the nobility of Portugal (1812 – 1852); Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo in the nobility of Spain (1812 – 1852); Duke of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1814 – 1852); Prince of Waterloo in the nobility of the Netherlands (1815 – 1852)
Military ranks: Major-General (1802 – 1808); Lieutenant-General (1808 – 1811); General (1811 – 1813); Field Marshal (1813 – 1852)
1828 – 1834
Whig Party
Leader of the Whig Party
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 13 1764; d. July 17 1845
Titles of nobility: Earl Grey in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1807 – 1845)
1830 – 1834
Henry William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1779; d. November 24 1848.
1834 – 1842
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1780; d. January 31 1863.
1842 – 1846
Lord John Russell
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1792; d. May 28 1878
Titles of nobility: Earl Russell in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1861 – 1878)
1842 – 1855
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1784; d. October 18 1865
1855 – 1859
Leader of the Whig Party in the House of Lords
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 13 1764; d. July 17 1845
Titles of nobility: Earl Grey in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1807 – 1845)
1830 – 1834
Henry William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1779; d. November 24 1848.
1834 – 1842
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1780; d. January 31 1863.
1842 – 1846
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1815; d. March 31 1891.
1855 – 1859
Leader of the Whig Party in the House of Commons
George Ponsonby
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 5 1755; d. July 8 1817.
1808 – 1817
George Tierney
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1761; d. January 25 1830.
1818 – 1821
John Charles Spencer, Viscount Althorp
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1782; d. October 1 1845.
1830 – 1834
Lord John Russell
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1792; d. May 28 1878
Titles of nobility: Earl Russell in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1861 – 1878)
1834 – 1855