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Current political parties
Conservative Party
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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
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
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
Titles of nobility: Earl Baldwin of Bewdley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947); Viscount Corvedale in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947).
1923 – 1937
Arthur Neville Chamberlain
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1869; d. November 9 1940
1937 – 1940
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 30 1874; d. January 24 1965
1940 – 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
Edward Richard George “Ted” Heath
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 9 1916; d. July 17 2005.
1965 – 1975
Margaret Hilda Thatcher
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1925; d. April 8 2013.
1975 – 1990
John Major
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1943.
1990 – 1997
William Jefferson Hague
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1961.
1997 – 2001
George Iain Duncan Smith
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1954.
2001 – 2003
David William Donald Cameron
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1966.
2005 – 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.
2022 – 2024
Chair of the Conservative Party
Arthur Neville Chamberlain
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1869; d. November 9 1940
1930 – 1931
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
Grant Shapps
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 14 1968.
2012 – 2015
Oliver James Dowden
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1978.
2021 – 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Gavin Alexander Williamson
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 25 1976.
2016 – 2017
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
James Ramsay MacDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1866; d. November 9 1937
1922 – 1931
George Lansbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1859; d. May 7 1940.
1932 – 1935
James Harold Wilson
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1916; d. May 23 1995.
1963 – 1976
Neil Gordon Kinnock
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1942.
1983 – 1992
Anthony Charles Lynton “Tony” Blair
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1953.
1994 – 2007
James Gordon Brown
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1951.
2007 – 2010
Jeremy Bernard Corbyn
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1949.
2015 – 2020
Sir Keir Rodney Starmer
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1962.
2020 – present
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
George Alfred George-Brown
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1914; d. June 2 1985.
1960 – 1970
Roy Harris Jenkins
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1920; d. January 5 2003.
1970 – 1972
Angela Rayner
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1980.
2020 – present
Chair of the Labour Party
James Ramsay MacDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1866; d. November 9 1937
1923 – 1924
George Lansbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1859; d. May 7 1940.
1927 – 1928
James Harold Wilson
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1916; d. May 23 1995.
1961 – 1962
Neil Gordon Kinnock
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1942.
1987 – 1988
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
1900 – 1912
Treasurer of the Labour Party
James Ramsay MacDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1866; d. November 9 1937
1912 – 1929
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
John Robert Cryer
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1964.
2015 – 2024
Leader of the Labour Party in the House of Lords
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
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
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
Chair of the Fabian Society
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
Benjamin John “Ben” Pimlott
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 4 1945; d. April 10 2004.
1993 – 1994
Edward Michael “Ed” Balls
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1967.
2006 – 2007
Liberal Democrats
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats
Daisy Cooper
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 29 1981.
2020 – present
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
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 in the House of Commons
Stephen Mark Flynn
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1988.
2022 – 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
Defunct political parties
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
Liberal Party
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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
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
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
Leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Lords
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
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
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
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
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
President of the Liberal Party
Joseph Chamberlain
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 8 1836; d. July 2 1914
1877 – 1881
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
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
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
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
Leader of the Whig Party in the House of Commons
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