Global political history

Global political history from 3000 BC to the 21st century – political leaders, elections, and more.

Political parties of the United Kingdom

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

Leadership of the Conservative Party

List of Leaders of the Conservative Party

Name

Dates in Office

Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1788; d. July 2 1850.

Titles:

Succeeded to the Peel baronetcy of Drayton Manor and Bury, May 3 1830.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Robert Peel,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-robert-peel-1/index.html.

December 18 1834 – June 29 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:

Held the courtesy title Lord Stanley, 1834 – 1851 (citation needed). Held the title Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe by a writ of acceleration, 1844 – 18511. Succeeded as the 14th Earl of Derby, June 30 1851.1

Honours:

Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, July 1 1859.2 Created a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, June 30 1869.3

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Edward Stanley,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/hon-edward-stanley-3/index.html.

[2] “No. 22281,” The London Gazette, July 1 1859, 2549, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22281/page/2549.

[3] “No. 7968,” The Edinburgh Gazette, July 2 1869, 794, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/7968/page/794.

June 29 1846 – February 27 1868

Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1804; d. April 19 1881.

Honours:

Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, July 1878. (citation needed) Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl of Beaconsfield and Viscount Hughenden, August 16 1876.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Benjamin Disraeli,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-benjamin-disraeli/index.html.

[2] “No. 24355,” The London Gazette, August 18 1876, 4594, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24355/page/4594.

February 27 1868 – April 19 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:

Held the courtesy title Viscount Cranborne, June 1865 – April 12 1868. Succeeded as the 3rd Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of Great Britain, April 12 1868. (citations needed)

Honours:

Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, 1878 (citation needed).

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Lord Robert Cecil,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/lord-robert-cecil-1/index.html.

April 19 1881 – July 11 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.

Honours:

Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, March 3 1922.2 Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl of Balfour and Viscount Traprain, May 5 1922.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Balfour,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-balfour/index.html.

[2] “No. 32638,” The London Gazette, March 14 1922, 2137, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32638/page/2137.

[3] “No. 32691,” The London Gazette, May 5 1922, 3512, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32691/page/3512.

July 11 1902 – November 13 1911

Andrew Bonar Law

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1858; d. October 30 1923.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Bonar Law,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026,https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-bonar-law/index.html.

November 13 1911 – March 21 1921

Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1845; d. June 3 1927

Titles:

Held the courtesy title Viscount Clanmaurice from birth until 1863.2 Held the courtesy title Earl of Kerry, 1863 – 1866.2 Succeeded as the 5th Marquess of Lansdowne in the Peerage of Great Britain, July 5 1866.1 Also held the titles Earl Wycombe of Chepping Wycombe and Viscount Calne and Calston from the same date.1

Honours:

Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (citation needed).

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-henry-petty-fitzmaurice/index.html.

[2] Patrick M. Geoghegan, “Fitzmaurice, Henry Charles Keith Petty,” in Dictionary of Irish Biography (Royal Irish Academy, 2009), accessed April 22, 2026, https://www.dib.ie/biography/fitzmaurice-henry-charles-keith-petty-a3224.

November 13 1911 – December 10 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.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Bonar Law,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026,https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-bonar-law/index.html.

October 23 1922 – May 28 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.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baron Hague of Richmond, of Richmond in the County of North Yorkshire, October 9 2015.2

Honours:

Created a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, December 30 2025.3

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.

[3] “No. 64940,” The London Gazette, Supplement, December 30 2025, N4, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64940/supplement/N4.

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.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton, of Chipping Norton in the County of Oxfordshire, 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.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baroness May of Maidenhead, of Sonning in the Royal County of Berkshire, August 21 2024.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Baroness May of Maidenhead.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/8/career.

[2] “No. 64499,” The London Gazette, August 28 2024, 16578, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64499/page/16578.

July 11 2016 – July 23 2019

Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1964.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Boris Johnson.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1423/career.

July 23 2019 – September 5 2022

Mary Elizabeth “Liz” Truss

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1973.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Elizabeth Truss.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4097/career.

September 5 2022 – October 24 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


Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party
William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1918; d. July 1 1999.

Titles:

Raised to the peerage as Viscount Whitelaw, of Penrith in the County of Cumbria, June 16 1983.2

Honours:

Created a Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, November 30 1990.3

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for The Viscount Whitelaw.” Accessed May 4, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1722/career.

[2] “No. 49394,” The London Gazette, June 21 1983, 8199, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49394/page/8199.

[3] “No. 52351,” The London Gazette, November 30 1990, 18550, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/52351/page/18550.

February 12 1975 – August 7 1991

Peter Bruce Lilley

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 23 1943.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baron Lilley of Offa, in the County of Hertfordshire, June 18 2018.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Lilley.” Accessed May 3, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/68/career.

[2] “No. 62331,” The London Gazette, June 22 2018, 11112, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62331/page/11112.

June 2 1998 – June 15 1999

Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 7 1945; d. October 1 2024.

Titles:

Known by the courtesy title Earl of Ancram from birth until October 11 2004. Succeeded his father as the 13th Marquess of Lothian in the Peerage of Scotland as well as to all subsidiary titles (Earl of Lothian, Earl of Ancram, Viscount of Briene, Lord Newbattle, Lord Jedburgh, Lord Kerr of Newbattle, Lord Kerr of Nisbet, Langnewtoun, and Dolphinstoun, Lord Kerr of Newbattle, Oxnam, Jedburgh, Dolphinstoun and Nisbet, and Baron Ker, of Kersheugh in the County of Roxburgh), October 11 2004. Received a life peerage as Baron Kerr of Monteviot, of Monteviot in Roxburghshire, November 22 2010.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for The Marquess of Lothian.” Accessed April 28, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/259/career.

[2] “No. 59614,” The London Gazette, November 25 2010, 22705, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/59614/page/22705.

September 18 2001 – December 6 2005



Conservative Party Administration

List of Chairs of the Conservative Party

Name

Dates in Office

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

William Stephen Ian Whitelaw

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1918; d. July 1 1999.

Titles:

Raised to the peerage as Viscount Whitelaw, of Penrith in the County of Cumbria, June 16 1983.2

Honours:

Created a Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, November 30 1990.3

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for The Viscount Whitelaw.” Accessed May 4, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1722/career.

[2] “No. 49394,” The London Gazette, June 21 1983, 8199, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49394/page/8199.

[3] “No. 52351,” The London Gazette, November 30 1990, 18550, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/52351/page/18550.

June 11 1974 – February 11 1975

Peter Leonard Brooke

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 3 1934; d. May 13 2023.

1987 – 1989

Jeremy James Hanley

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 17 1945; d. May 22 2026.

Honours:

Created a Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, August 2 1997.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Jeremy Hanley.” Accessed June 2, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/734/career.

[2] “No. 54850,” The London Gazette, Supplement, August 1 1997, 8912, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/54850/supplement/8912.

July 20 1994 – July 5 1995

Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr, Earl of Ancram

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 7 1945; d. October 1 2024.

Titles:

Known by the courtesy title Earl of Ancram from birth until October 11 2004. Succeeded his father as the 13th Marquess of Lothian in the Peerage of Scotland as well as to all subsidiary titles (Earl of Lothian, Earl of Ancram, Viscount of Briene, Lord Newbattle, Lord Jedburgh, Lord Kerr of Newbattle, Lord Kerr of Nisbet, Langnewtoun, and Dolphinstoun, Lord Kerr of Newbattle, Oxnam, Jedburgh, Dolphinstoun and Nisbet, and Baron Ker, of Kersheugh in the County of Roxburgh), October 11 2004. Received a life peerage as Baron Kerr of Monteviot, of Monteviot in Roxburghshire, November 22 2010.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for The Marquess of Lothian.” Accessed April 28, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/259/career.

[2] “No. 59614,” The London Gazette, November 25 2010, 22705, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/59614/page/22705.

December 2 1998 – September 18 2001

Theresa Mary May

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 1 1956.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baroness May of Maidenhead, of Sonning in the Royal County of Berkshire, August 21 2024.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Baroness May of Maidenhead.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/8/career.

[2] “No. 64499,” The London Gazette, August 28 2024, 16578, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64499/page/16578.

July 23 2002 – November 6 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.

Titles:

Created a Knight Bachelor, April 11 2025.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Grant Shapps.” Accessed May 15, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1582/career.

[2] “No. 64805,” The London Gazette, Supplement, July 28 2025, 14830, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64805/supplement/14829.

September 4 2012 – May 11 2015

Brandon Kenneth Lewis

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 20 1971.

Honours:

Created a Knight Bachelor of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, June 16 2023.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Brandon Lewis.” Accessed May 15, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4009/career.

[2] “No. 64213,” The London Gazette, October 30 2023, 21730, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64213/page/21730.

January 8 2018 – July 24 2019

James Spencer Cleverly

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 4 1969.

Honours:

Created a Knight Bachelor, April 11 2025.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir James Cleverly.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4366/career.

[2] UK Government. “Resignation Honours 2025.” Accessed May 12 2026. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67f905f16812c7adcf513f44/Resignation_Honours_List_2025.pdf

July 24 2019 – February 13 2020

Oliver James Dowden

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1978.

Honors:

Created a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, September 22 2015.2 Created a Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, July 4 2024.3

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Oliver Dowden.” Accessed April 28, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4441/career.

[2] “No. 61359,” The London Gazette, Supplement, September 22 2015, 17615, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/61359/supplement/17615.

[3] “No. 64480,” The London Gazette, Supplement, August 7 2024, 15222, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64480/supplement/15222.

September 15 2021 – June 24 2022

Andrew George Stephenson

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 17 1981.

2022

Sir James Jacob Gilchrist “Jake” Berry

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1978.

Honours:

Created a Knight Bachelor, October 14 2022.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Jake Berry.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4060/career.

[2] UK Government. “Political honours conferred: October 14 2022.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/political-honours-conferred-october-2022

September 6 2022 – October 25 2022

Nadhim Zahawi

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 2 1967.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Nadhim Zahawi.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4113/career.

October 25 2022 – January 29 2023

Gregory William “Greg” Hands

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 14 1965.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Greg Hands.” Accessed May 15, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1526/career.

February 7 2023 – November 13 2023



Conservative Party Parliamentary Leadership

Conservative Party Leadership in the House of Lords

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:

Held the courtesy title Lord Stanley, 1834 – 1851 (citation needed). Held the title Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe by a writ of acceleration, 1844 – 18511. Succeeded as the 14th Earl of Derby, June 30 1851.1

Honours:

Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, July 1 1859.2 Created a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, June 30 1869.3

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Edward Stanley,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/hon-edward-stanley-3/index.html.

[2] “No. 22281,” The London Gazette, July 1 1859, 2549, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22281/page/2549.

[3] “No. 7968,” The Edinburgh Gazette, July 2 1869, 794, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/7968/page/794.

June 29 1846 – February 27 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.

Honours:

Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, July 1878. (citation needed) Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl of Beaconsfield and Viscount Hughenden, August 16 1876.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Benjamin Disraeli,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-benjamin-disraeli/index.html.

[2] “No. 24355,” The London Gazette, August 18 1876, 4594, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24355/page/4594.

August 21 1876 – April 19 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:

Held the courtesy title Viscount Cranborne, June 1865 – April 12 1868. Succeeded as the 3rd Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of Great Britain, April 12 1868. (citations needed)

Honours:

Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, 1878 (citation needed).

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Lord Robert Cecil,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/lord-robert-cecil-1/index.html.

April 19 1881 – July 11 1902

Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1833; d. March 24 1908.

Titles:

Held the courtesy titles Lord Cavendish of Keighley, 1834 – 1858, and Marquess of Hartington, 1858 – December 21 1891 (citation needed). Succeeded as the 8th Duke of Devonshire and associated titles (Earl of Devonshire, Earl of Burlington, Baron Cavendish of Hardwick, Baron Cavendish of Keighley), December 21 1891.1

Honours:

Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, 1892 (citation needed).

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Marquess of Hartington,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/marquess-of-hartington/index.html.

July 12 1902 – October 10 1903

Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1845; d. June 3 1927

Titles:

Held the courtesy title Viscount Clanmaurice from birth until 1863.2 Held the courtesy title Earl of Kerry, 1863 – 1866.2 Succeeded as the 5th Marquess of Lansdowne in the Peerage of Great Britain, July 5 1866.1 Also held the titles Earl Wycombe of Chepping Wycombe and Viscount Calne and Calston from the same date.1

Honours:

Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (citation needed).

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-henry-petty-fitzmaurice/index.html.

[2] Patrick M. Geoghegan, “Fitzmaurice, Henry Charles Keith Petty,” in Dictionary of Irish Biography (Royal Irish Academy, 2009), accessed April 22, 2026, https://www.dib.ie/biography/fitzmaurice-henry-charles-keith-petty-a3224.

October 13 1903 – December 10 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

William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1918; d. July 1 1999.

Titles:

Raised to the peerage as Viscount Whitelaw, of Penrith in the County of Cumbria, June 16 1983.2

Honours:

Created a Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, November 30 1990.3

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for The Viscount Whitelaw.” Accessed May 4, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1722/career.

[2] “No. 49394,” The London Gazette, June 21 1983, 8199, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49394/page/8199.

[3] “No. 52351,” The London Gazette, November 30 1990, 18550, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/52351/page/18550.

June 11 1983 – January 10 1988

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

Nicholas Edward True, Baron True

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 31 1951.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baron True, of East Sheen in the County of Surrey, December 23 2010.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord True.” Accessed May 16, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4200/career.

[2] “No. 59656,” The London Gazette, December 30 2010, 24903, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/59656/page/24903.

September 6 2022 – present


Chief Whip of the Conservative Party in the House of Lords

Name

Dates in Office

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

Thomas Henry Ashton, 4th Baron Ashton of Hyde

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 18 1958.

Titles:

Succeeded to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as 4th Baron Ashton of Hyde, of Hyde in the County of Chester, August 2 2008.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Ashton of Hyde.” Accessed May 16, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4247/career.

July 26 2019 – September 7 2022

Susan Frances Maria Williams, Baroness Williams of Trafford

Date of birth/date of death:

Born May 16 1967.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baroness Williams of Trafford, of Hale in the County of Greater Manchester, September 20 2013.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Baroness Williams of Trafford.” Accessed May 16, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4311/career.

[2] “No. 60638,” The London Gazette, September 25 2013, 18895, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/60638/page/18895.

September 7 2022 – present


Conservative Party Leadership in the House of Commons

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.

Titles:

Succeeded to the Peel baronetcy of Drayton Manor and Bury, May 3 1830.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Robert Peel,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-robert-peel-1/index.html.

December 18 1834 – June 29 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.

Honours:

Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, July 1878. (citation needed) Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl of Beaconsfield and Viscount Hughenden, August 16 1876.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Benjamin Disraeli,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-benjamin-disraeli/index.html.

[2] “No. 24355,” The London Gazette, August 18 1876, 4594, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24355/page/4594.

February 1 1849 – August 21 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.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Bonar Law,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026,https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-bonar-law/index.html.

November 13 1911 – March 21 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

William Stephen Ian Whitelaw

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1918; d. July 1 1999.

Titles:

Raised to the peerage as Viscount Whitelaw, of Penrith in the County of Cumbria, June 16 1983.2

Honours:

Created a Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, November 30 1990.3

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for The Viscount Whitelaw.” Accessed May 4, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1722/career.

[2] “No. 49394,” The London Gazette, June 21 1983, 8199, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49394/page/8199.

[3] “No. 52351,” The London Gazette, November 30 1990, 18550, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/52351/page/18550.

November 27 1964 – June 20 1970

John Wakeham

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 22 1932.

1983 – 1987

David John Maclean

Date of birth/date of death:

Born May 16 1953.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baron Blencathra, of Penrith in the County of Cumbria, February 28 2011.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Blencathra.” Accessed May 16, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/497/career.

[2] “No. 59717,” The London Gazette, March 3 2011, 3923, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/59717/page/3923.

September 18 2001 – December 7 2005

Michael Andrew Gove

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1967.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baron Gove, of Torry in the City of Aberdeen, May 13 2025.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Gove.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1571/career.

[2] “No. 64736,” The London Gazette, May 19 2025, 10278, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64736/page/10278.

July 15 2014 – May 9 2015

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

Mark Steven Spencer

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 20 1970.

Titles:

Created a Knight Bachelor, April 16 2024.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Mark Spencer.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4055/career.

[2] “No. 64374,” The London Gazette, April 22 2024, 7898, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64374/page/7898.

July 24 2019 – February 8 2022

Wendy Morton

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 9 1967.

2022

Dame Elizabeth Rebecca Scott Harris

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1967.

Honours:

Created a Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, June 15 2024.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Rebecca Harris.” Accessed May 14, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/3948/career.

[2] “No. 64423,” The London Gazette, Supplement, June 15 2024, B8, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64423/supplement/B8.

November 4 2024 – present



Scottish Conservative Party

Administration of the Scottish Conservative Party

Chair of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Richard Sanderson Keen, Baron Keen of Elie

Date of birth/date of death:

Born March 29 1954.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baron Keen of Elie, of Elie in Fife, June 8 2015.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Keen of Elie.” Accessed May 16, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4538/career.

[2] “No. 61254,” The London Gazette, June 12 2015, 10852, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/61254/page/10852.

January 2014 – May 28 2015




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:

Created a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, December 31 2013.2

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

Edward Watson Short

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1912; d. May 4 2012.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baron Glenamara, of Glenridding in the County of Cumbria, January 28 1977.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Glenamara.” Accessed May 4, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1692/career.

[2] “No. 47138,” The London Gazette, February 1 1977, 1427, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/47138/page/1427.

April 25 1972 – April 8 1976

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

Denis Winston Healey

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 30 1917; d. October 3 2015.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baron Healey, of Riddlesden in the County of West Yorkshire, June 29 1992.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Healey.” Accessed May 4, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/979/career.

[2] “No. 52979,” The London Gazette, July 2 1992, 11141, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/52979/page/11141.

November 13 1980 – October 2 1983

Roy Sydney George Hattersley

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 28 1932.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baron Hattersley, of Sparkbrook in the County of West Midlands, November 24 1997.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Hattersley.” Accessed May 3, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/858/career.

[2] “No. 54961,” The London Gazette, November 27 1997, 13331, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/54961/page/13331.

October 2 1983 – July 18 1992

Margaret Mary Beckett

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1943.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baroness Beckett, of Old Normanton in the City of Derby, August 14 2024.2

Honours:

Created a Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, December 31 2012.3 Created a Dame Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, December 31 2023.4

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.

[3] “No. 60367,” The London Gazette, Supplement, December 29 2012, 6, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/60367/supplement/6.

[4] “No. 64269,” The London Gazette, Supplement, December 30 2023, N8, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64269/supplement/N8.

July 18 1992 – July 21 1994

John Leslie Prescott

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 31 1938; d. November 20 2024.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baron Prescott, of Kingston upon Hull in the County of East Yorkshire, June 15 2010.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Prescott.” Accessed May 3, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/374/career.

[2] “No. 59459,” The London Gazette, Supplement, June 15 2010, 11151, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/59459/supplement/11151.

July 21 1994 – June 24 2007

Harriet Ruth Harman

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1950.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baroness Harman, of Peckham in the London Borough of Southwark, August 19 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

Thomas Anthony “Tom” Watson

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 8 1967.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baron Watson of Wyre Forest, of Kidderminster in the County of Worcestershire, November 21 2022.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest.” Accessed May 13, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1463/career.

[2] “No. 63887,” The London Gazette, November 25 2022, 22606, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63887/page/22606.

September 12 2015 – December 13 2019

Angela Rayner

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1980.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Angela Rayner.” Accessed April 28, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4356/career.

April 4 2020 – September 5 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

Emanuel “Manny” Shinwell

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 18 1884; d. May 8 1986.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baron Shinwell, of Easington in the County of Durham, June 29 1970.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Emanuel Shinwell,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed May 13 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-emanuel-shinwell/index.html.

[2] “No. 45134,” The London Gazette, June 23 1970, 6943, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/45134/page/6943.

1947 – 1948

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

Harriet Ruth Harman

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1950.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baroness Harman, of Peckham in the London Borough of Southwark, August 19 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

Thomas Anthony “Tom” Watson

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 8 1967.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baron Watson of Wyre Forest, of Kidderminster in the County of Worcestershire, November 21 2022.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest.” Accessed May 13, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1463/career.

[2] “No. 63887,” The London Gazette, November 25 2022, 22606, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63887/page/22606.

September 12 2015 – June 14 2017

Angela Rayner

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1980.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Angela Rayner.” Accessed April 28, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4356/career.

April 5 2020 – May 8 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


Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party
James Ramsay MacDonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1866; d. November 9 1937

1911 – 1914

Cledwyn Hughes

Date of birth/date of death:

Born September 14 1916. Died February 22 2001.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos, of Holyhead in the Isle of Anglesey, July 16 1979.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Cledwyn Hughes,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed June 5 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-cledwyn-hughes/index.html.

[2] “No. 47908,” The London Gazette, July 19 1979, 9066, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/47908/page/9066.

1974 – 1979

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



Parliamentary Leadership of the Labour Party

Labour Party Leadership in the House of Lords

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

Cledwyn Hughes, Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos

Date of birth/date of death:

Born September 14 1916. Died February 22 2001.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos, of Holyhead in the Isle of Anglesey, July 16 1979.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Cledwyn Hughes,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed June 5 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-cledwyn-hughes/index.html.

[2] “No. 47908,” The London Gazette, July 19 1979, 9066, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/47908/page/9066.

November 4 1982 – July 18 1992

Gareth Wyn Williams, Baron Williams of Mostyn

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1941; d. September 20 2003.

2001 – 2003


Chief Whip of the Labour Party in the House of Lords

Name

Dates in Office

Roy Francis Kennedy, Baron Kennedy of Southwark

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 9 1962.

Honours:

Received a life peerage as Baron Kennedy of Southwark, of Newington in the London Borough of Souuthwark, June 21 2010.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Kennedy of Southwark.” Accessed May 16, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4153/career.

[2] “No. 59648,” The London Gazette, June 24 2010, 11914, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/59468/page/11914.

June 1 2021 – present


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

Edward Watson Short

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1912; d. May 4 2012.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baron Glenamara, of Glenridding in the County of Cumbria, January 28 1977.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Glenamara.” Accessed May 4, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1692/career.

[2] “No. 47138,” The London Gazette, February 1 1977, 1427, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/47138/page/1427.

October 16 1964 – July 4 1966

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



Scottish Labour Party

List of Leaders of the Scottish Labour Party

Name

Dates in Office

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

James Francis “Jim” Murphy

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 23 1967.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Jim Murphy.” Accessed May 15, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/595/career.

December 13 2014 – June 13 2015

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

Leadership of the 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 “Vince” Cable (acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 9 1943.

Honours:

Created a Knight Bachelor, September 22 2015.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Vince Cable.” Accessed May 13, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/207/career.

[2] “No. 61359,” The London Gazette, Supplement, September 22 2015, 17615, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/61359/supplement/17615.

October 15 2007 – December 18 2007

Nicholas William Peter “Nick” Clegg

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1967.

Honours:

Created a Knight Bachelor, December 30 2017.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Nick Clegg.” Accessed May 15, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1563/career

[2] “No. 62150,” The London Gazette, Supplement, December 30 2017, N2, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62150/supplement/N2.

December 18 2007 – July 16 2015

Timothy James “Tim” Farron

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1970.

2015 – 2017

Sir John Vincent “Vince” Cable

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 9 1943.

Honours:

Created a Knight Bachelor, September 22 2015.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Vince Cable.” Accessed May 13, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/207/career.

[2] “No. 61359,” The London Gazette, Supplement, September 22 2015, 17615, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/61359/supplement/17615.

July 20 2017 – July 22 2019

Joanne Kate “Jo” Swinson

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1980.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Jo Swinson.” Accessed May 13, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1513/career.

July 22 2019 – December 13 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 “Vince” Cable

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 9 1943.

Honours:

Created a Knight Bachelor, September 22 2015.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Vince Cable.” Accessed May 13, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/207/career.

[2] “No. 61359,” The London Gazette, Supplement, September 22 2015, 17615, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/61359/supplement/17615.

March 2 2006 – May 26 2010

Joanne Kate “Jo” Swinson

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1980.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Jo Swinson.” Accessed May 13, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1513/career.

June 20 2017 – July 22 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



Scottish Liberal Democrats

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.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Michael Moore.” Accessed May 15, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/638/career.

July 2 2008 – August 26 2008


Deputy Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats
Michael Kevin Moore

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 3 1965.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Michael Moore.” Accessed May 15, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/638/career.

October 2 2002 – September 20 2010

Joanne Kate “Jo” Swinson

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1980.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Jo Swinson.” Accessed May 13, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1513/career.

September 20 2010 – September 23 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

Leadership of Plaid Cymru

Leader of Plaid Cymru
Ieuan Wyn Jones

Date of birth/date of death:

Born May 22 1949.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Ieuan Wyn Jones.” Accessed June 5, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/550/career.

August 4 2000 – March 16 2012

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.

Honours:

Created a Knight Bachelor, May 11 1900.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Edward Carson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-edward-carson/index.html.

[2] “No. 27192,” The London Gazette, Supplement, May 15 1900, 3070, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27192/page/3070.

June 1911 – February 10 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.

Honours:

Created a Knight Bachelor, May 11 1900.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Edward Carson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-edward-carson/index.html.

[2] “No. 27192,” The London Gazette, Supplement, May 15 1900, 3070, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27192/page/3070.

February 21 1910 – June 1921




Liberal Party

Leadership of the 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.

Titles:

Succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Palmerston in the Peerage of the Ireland, April 17 1802. (citation needed)

Honours:

Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, July 12 1856.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Viscount Palmerston,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/viscount-palmerston/index.html.

[2] “No. 21901,” The London Gazette, July 15 1856, 2451, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/21901/page/2451.

June 12 1859 – October 18 1865

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1792; d. May 28 1878.

Titles:

Known by the courtesy title Lord John Russell from birth until July 27 1861. Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl Russell and Viscount Amberley, July 27 1861.1

Honours:

Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, May 21 1862.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Lord John Russell,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/lord-john-russell/index.html.

[2] “No. 22534,” The London Gazette, July 30 1861, 3193, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22534/page/3193.

October 29 1865 – December 25 1867

William Ewart Gladstone

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1809; d. May 19 1898.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “W.E. Gladstone,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-we-gladstone/index.html.

December 25 1867 – February 3 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.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “W.E. Gladstone,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-we-gladstone/index.html.

April 23 1880 – March 2 1894

Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1847; d. May 21 1929.

Titles:

Held the courtesy title Lord Dalmeny, January 23 1851 – March 4 1868.1 Succeeded as the 5th Earl of Rosebery in the Peerage of Scotland and the 2nd Baron Rosebery in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, March 4 1868.1 Created Earl of Midlothian, Viscount Mentmore, and Baron Epsom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, July 3 1911.2

Honours:

Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, 1892 (citation needed).

References:

[1] Hugh Chisholm, “Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of,” in Encyclopædia Britannica (1911), Vol. 23 (11th ed.).

[2] “No. 28512,” The London Gazette, July 11 1911, 5168, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28512/page/5168.

March 5 1894 – October 6 1896

Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1827; d. October 1 1904.

Honours:

Created a Knight Bachelor, June 29 1873.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “William Vernon-Harcourt,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-william-vernon-harcourt/index.html.

[2] Britannica Editors. “Sir William Harcourt.” Encyclopedia Britannica, October 10, 2025. https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Harcourt.

October 6 1896 – December 8 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.

Honours:

Created a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, June 29 1895.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-henry-campbell-bannerman/index.html.

[2] “No. 26639,” The London Gazette, July 2 1895, 3740, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26639/page/3740.

February 6 1899 – April 22 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.

Honours:

Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl of Oxford and Asquith and Viscount Asquith, February 9 1925.2 Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, June 1 1925.3

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Herbert Asquith,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-herbert-asquith/index.html.

[2] “No. 33019,” The London Gazette, February 10 1925, 1004, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33019/page/1004.

[3] “No. 33055,” The London Gazette, June 9 1925, 3869, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33055/page/3869.

April 30 1908 – October 14 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


Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party
Lady Megan Arvon Lloyd George

Date of birth/date of death:

Born April 22 1902. Died May 14 1966.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Megan Lloyd George,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed June 5 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/miss-megan-lloyd-george/index.html.

January 12 1949 – October 25 1951


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:

Known by the courtesy title Lord John Russell from birth until July 27 1861. Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl Russell and Viscount Amberley, July 27 1861.1

Honours:

Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, May 21 1862.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Lord John Russell,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/lord-john-russell/index.html.

[2] “No. 22534,” The London Gazette, July 30 1861, 3193, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22534/page/3193.

October 29 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.

Titles:

Held the courtesy title Lord Dalmeny, January 23 1851 – March 4 1868.1 Succeeded as the 5th Earl of Rosebery in the Peerage of Scotland and the 2nd Baron Rosebery in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, March 4 1868.1 Created Earl of Midlothian, Viscount Mentmore, and Baron Epsom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, July 3 1911.2

Honours:

Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, 1892 (citation needed).

References:

[1] Hugh Chisholm, “Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of,” in Encyclopædia Britannica (1911), Vol. 23 (11th ed.).

[2] “No. 28512,” The London Gazette, July 11 1911, 5168, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28512/page/5168.

March 5 1894 – October 6 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.

Titles:

Succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Palmerston in the Peerage of the Ireland, April 17 1802. (citation needed)

Honours:

Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, July 12 1856.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Viscount Palmerston,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/viscount-palmerston/index.html.

[2] “No. 21901,” The London Gazette, July 15 1856, 2451, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/21901/page/2451.

June 12 1859 – October 18 1865

William Ewart Gladstone

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1809; d. May 19 1898.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “W.E. Gladstone,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-we-gladstone/index.html.

October 29 1865 – February 3 1875

Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1833; d. March 24 1908.

Titles:

Held the courtesy titles Lord Cavendish of Keighley, 1834 – 1858, and Marquess of Hartington, 1858 – December 21 1891 (citation needed). Succeeded as the 8th Duke of Devonshire and associated titles (Earl of Devonshire, Earl of Burlington, Baron Cavendish of Hardwick, Baron Cavendish of Keighley), December 21 1891.1

Honours:

Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, 1892 (citation needed).

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Marquess of Hartington,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/marquess-of-hartington/index.html.

February 3 1875 – April 23 1880

William Ewart Gladstone

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1809; d. May 19 1898.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “W.E. Gladstone,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-we-gladstone/index.html.

April 23 1880 – March 2 1894

Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1827; d. October 1 1904.

Honours:

Created a Knight Bachelor, June 29 1873.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “William Vernon-Harcourt,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-william-vernon-harcourt/index.html.

[2] Britannica Editors. “Sir William Harcourt.” Encyclopedia Britannica, October 10, 2025. https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Harcourt.

1894 – December 8 1898

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 7 1836; d. April 22 1908.

Honours:

Created a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, June 29 1895.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-henry-campbell-bannerman/index.html.

[2] “No. 26639,” The London Gazette, July 2 1895, 3740, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26639/page/3740.

February 6 1899 – April 3 1908

Herbert Henry Asquith

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 12 1852; d. February 15 1928.

Honours:

Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl of Oxford and Asquith and Viscount Asquith, February 9 1925.2 Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, June 1 1925.3

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Herbert Asquith,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-herbert-asquith/index.html.

[2] “No. 33019,” The London Gazette, February 10 1925, 1004, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33019/page/1004.

[3] “No. 33055,” The London Gazette, June 9 1925, 3869, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33055/page/3869.

April 30 1908 – October 9 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

Sir Donald Maclean

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1864; d. June 15 1932.

Honours:

Created a Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, June 4 1917.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Donald Maclean,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-donald-maclean-1/index.html.

[2] “No. 30250,” The London Gazette, Supplement, February 10 1925, 8795, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30250/supplement/8795.

May 31 1923 – May 14 1926


President of the Scottish Liberal Federation
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 7 1836; d. April 22 1908.

Honours:

Created a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, June 29 1895.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-henry-campbell-bannerman/index.html.

[2] “No. 26639,” The London Gazette, July 2 1895, 3740, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26639/page/3740.

1901 – 1908

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 12 1852; d. February 15 1928.

Honours:

Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl of Oxford and Asquith and Viscount Asquith, February 9 1925.2 Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, June 1 1925.3

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Herbert Asquith,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-herbert-asquith/index.html.

[2] “No. 33019,” The London Gazette, February 10 1925, 1004, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33019/page/1004.

[3] “No. 33055,” The London Gazette, June 9 1925, 3869, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33055/page/3869.

1909 – February 15 1928


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

Leader 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.

Titles:

Held the courtesy titles Lord Cavendish of Keighley, 1834 – 1858, and Marquess of Hartington, 1858 – December 21 1891 (citation needed). Succeeded as the 8th Duke of Devonshire and associated titles (Earl of Devonshire, Earl of Burlington, Baron Cavendish of Hardwick, Baron Cavendish of Keighley), December 21 1891.1

Honours:

Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, 1892 (citation needed).

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Marquess of Hartington,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/marquess-of-hartington/index.html.

1886 – 1903


Leader of the Liberal Unionist Party in the House of Lords
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1833; d. March 24 1908.

Titles:

Held the courtesy titles Lord Cavendish of Keighley, 1834 – 1858, and Marquess of Hartington, 1858 – December 21 1891 (citation needed). Succeeded as the 8th Duke of Devonshire and associated titles (Earl of Devonshire, Earl of Burlington, Baron Cavendish of Hardwick, Baron Cavendish of Keighley), December 21 1891.1

Honours:

Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, 1892 (citation needed).

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Marquess of Hartington,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/marquess-of-hartington/index.html.

December 21 1891 – 1903


Leader of the Liberal Unionist Party in the House of Commons
Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1833; d. March 24 1908.

Titles:

Held the courtesy titles Lord Cavendish of Keighley, 1834 – 1858, and Marquess of Hartington, 1858 – December 21 1891 (citation needed). Succeeded as the 8th Duke of Devonshire and associated titles (Earl of Devonshire, Earl of Burlington, Baron Cavendish of Hardwick, Baron Cavendish of Keighley), December 21 1891.1

Honours:

Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, 1892 (citation needed).

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Marquess of Hartington,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/marquess-of-hartington/index.html.

1886 – December 21 1891


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

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.

Titles:

Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Viscount Wellington and Baron Douro, August 16 1809.2 Created Earl of Wellington, February 22 1812.3 Created Marquess of Wellington, August 18 1812.4 Created Duke of Wellington and Marquess Douro, May 3 1814.5

Honours:

Created a Knight Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, September 1 18046 (converted to a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, January 2 18157). Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, March 4 1813.8

Military ranks:

Promoted to colonel, May 14 1796.9 Promoted to brigadier-general, July 25 1801.10 Promoted to major-general, May 11 1802.11 Promoted to lieutenant-general, May 7 1808.12 Promoted to brevet general (Spain and Portugal only), August 6 1811.13 Promoted to field marshal, June 21 1813.14

Elections:

Elected to the constituency of Rye, April 12 1806.15

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Arthur Wellesley,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-arthur-wellesley/index.html.

[2] “No. 16291,” The London Gazette, August 22 1809, 1342, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16291/page/1342.

[3] “No. 16576,” The London Gazette, February 18 1812, 335, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16576/page/335.

[4] “No. 16636,” The London Gazette, August 18 1812, 1677, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16636/page/1677.

[5] “No. 16894,” The London Gazette, May 3 1814, 936, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16894/page/936.

[6] “No. 15732,” The London Gazette, August 28 1804, 1069, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15732/page/1069.

[7] “No. 16972,” The London Gazette, January 4 1815, 18, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16972/page/18.

[8] “No. 16708,” The London Gazette, March 2 1813, 458, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16708/page/458.

[9] “No. 13892,” The London Gazette, May 14 1796, 460, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/13892/page/460.

[10] “No. 15389,” The London Gazette, July 21 1801, 894, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15389/page/894.

[11] “No. 15478,” The London Gazette, May 8 1802, 467, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15478/page/467.

[12] “No. 16142,” The London Gazette, May 3 1808, 622, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16142/page/622.

[13] “No. 16510,” The London Gazette, August 3 1811, 1526, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16510/page/1526.

[14] “No. 16746,” The London Gazette, July 3 1813, 1270, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16746/page/1270.

[15] “No. 15908,” The London Gazette, April 12 1806, 449, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15908/page/449.

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.

Titles:

Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Viscount Wellington and Baron Douro, August 16 1809.2 Created Earl of Wellington, February 22 1812.3 Created Marquess of Wellington, August 18 1812.4 Created Duke of Wellington and Marquess Douro, May 3 1814.5

Honours:

Created a Knight Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, September 1 18046 (converted to a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, January 2 18157). Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, March 4 1813.8

Military ranks:

Promoted to colonel, May 14 1796.9 Promoted to brigadier-general, July 25 1801.10 Promoted to major-general, May 11 1802.11 Promoted to lieutenant-general, May 7 1808.12 Promoted to brevet general (Spain and Portugal only), August 6 1811.13 Promoted to field marshal, June 21 1813.14

Elections:

Elected to the constituency of Rye, April 12 1806.15

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Arthur Wellesley,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-arthur-wellesley/index.html.

[2] “No. 16291,” The London Gazette, August 22 1809, 1342, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16291/page/1342.

[3] “No. 16576,” The London Gazette, February 18 1812, 335, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16576/page/335.

[4] “No. 16636,” The London Gazette, August 18 1812, 1677, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16636/page/1677.

[5] “No. 16894,” The London Gazette, May 3 1814, 936, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16894/page/936.

[6] “No. 15732,” The London Gazette, August 28 1804, 1069, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15732/page/1069.

[7] “No. 16972,” The London Gazette, January 4 1815, 18, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16972/page/18.

[8] “No. 16708,” The London Gazette, March 2 1813, 458, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16708/page/458.

[9] “No. 13892,” The London Gazette, May 14 1796, 460, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/13892/page/460.

[10] “No. 15389,” The London Gazette, July 21 1801, 894, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15389/page/894.

[11] “No. 15478,” The London Gazette, May 8 1802, 467, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15478/page/467.

[12] “No. 16142,” The London Gazette, May 3 1808, 622, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16142/page/622.

[13] “No. 16510,” The London Gazette, August 3 1811, 1526, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16510/page/1526.

[14] “No. 16746,” The London Gazette, July 3 1813, 1270, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16746/page/1270.

[15] “No. 15908,” The London Gazette, April 12 1806, 449, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15908/page/449.

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.

Titles:

Succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Melbourne in the Peerage of the Ireland and Baron Melbourne in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, July 22 1828.1

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “William Lamb,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 25 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-william-lamb/index.html.

July 16 1834 – October 23 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:

Known by the courtesy title Lord John Russell from birth until July 27 1861. Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl Russell and Viscount Amberley, July 27 1861.1

Honours:

Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, May 21 1862.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Lord John Russell,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/lord-john-russell/index.html.

[2] “No. 22534,” The London Gazette, July 30 1861, 3193, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22534/page/3193.

October 23 1842 – January 30 1855

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1784; d. October 18 1865.

Titles:

Succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Palmerston in the Peerage of the Ireland, April 17 1802. (citation needed)

Honours:

Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, July 12 1856.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Viscount Palmerston,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/viscount-palmerston/index.html.

[2] “No. 21901,” The London Gazette, July 15 1856, 2451, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/21901/page/2451.

February 6 1855 – June 9 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.

Titles:

Succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Melbourne in the Peerage of the Ireland and Baron Melbourne in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, July 22 1828.1

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “William Lamb,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 25 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-william-lamb/index.html.

July 16 1834 – October 23 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.

Titles:

Held the courtesy title Viscount Althorp, 1783 – 1834. Succeeded as the 3rd Earl Spencer and to the associated subsidiary titles (Viscount Spencer, Baron Spencer of Althorp) in the Peerage of Great Britain, November 10 1834.1

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Viscount Althorp,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 26 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/viscount-althorp-1/index.html.

November 22 1830 – November 10 1834

Lord John Russell

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1792; d. May 28 1878.

Titles:

Known by the courtesy title Lord John Russell from birth until July 27 1861. Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl Russell and Viscount Amberley, July 27 1861.1

Honours:

Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, May 21 1862.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Lord John Russell,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/lord-john-russell/index.html.

[2] “No. 22534,” The London Gazette, July 30 1861, 3193, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22534/page/3193.

November 1834 – January 30 1855

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1784; d. October 18 1865.

Titles:

Succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Palmerston in the Peerage of the Ireland, April 17 1802. (citation needed)

Honours:

Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, July 12 1856.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Viscount Palmerston,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/viscount-palmerston/index.html.

[2] “No. 21901,” The London Gazette, July 15 1856, 2451, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/21901/page/2451.

February 6 1855 – June 9 1859