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Cabinet of the United Kingdom

First Secretary of State

List of First Secretaries of State

Name

Dates in Office

Richard Austen “Rab” Butler

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 9 1902. Died March 8 1982.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “R.A. Butler,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-ra-butler/index.html.

July 13 1962 – October 18 1963

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.

October 16 1964 – August 11 1966

Michael Ray Dibdin Heseltine

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1933.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baron Heseltine, of Thenford in the County of Northamptonshire, July 12 2001.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Heseltine.” Accessed May 3, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/94/career.

[2] “No. 56278,” The London Gazette, July 18 2001, 8487, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/56278/page/8487.

July 5 1995 – May 2 1997

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.

June 8 2001 – June 27 2007

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.

May 12 2010 – May 8 2015

George Gideon Oliver Osborne

Date of birth/date of death:

Born May 23 1971.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for George Osborne.” Accessed May 15, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1458/career.

May 8 2015 – July 13 2016

Dominic Rennie Raab

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1974.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Dominic Raab.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4007/career.

July 24 2019 – September 15 2021





HM Treasury

Chancellor of the Exchequer

List of Chancellors of the Exchequer

Chancellor of the Exchequer

Name

Dates in Office

Charles Montagu

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1661; d. May 19 1715.

1694 – 1699

Robert Harley

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1661; d. May 21 1724.

1710 – 1711

Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet

Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1688; d. June 17 1740.

1713 – 1714

Robert Walpole

Date of birth/date of death:

Born August 26 1676. Died March 18 1745.

October 12 1715 – April 15 1717

James Stanhope, 1st Viscount Stanhope

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1673; d. February 5 1721.

1717 – 1718

John Aislabie

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 4 1670. Died June 18 1742.

March 20 1718 – January 23 1721

Sir John Pratt (acting)

Date of birth/date of death:

Born 1657. Died February 24 1725.

February 2 1721 – April 3 1721

Sir Robert Walpole

Date of birth/date of death:

Born August 26 1676. Died March 18 1745.

April 3 1721 – February 12 1742

Samuel Sandys

Date of birth/date of death:

Born August 10 1695. Died April 21 1770.

February 12 1742 – December 12 1743

Henry Pelham

Date of birth/date of death:

Born September 25 1694. Died March 6 1754.

December 12 1743 – March 6 1754

Sir William Lee (acting)

Date of birth/date of death:

Born August 2 1688. Died April 8 1754.

March 8 1754 – April 6 1754

Henry Bilson-Legge

Date of birth/date of death:

Born May 29 1708. Died August 23 1764.

April 6 1754 – November 25 1755

Sir George Lyttelton, 5th Baronet

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1709; d. August 22 1773.

November 25 1755 – November 16 1756

Henry Bilson-Legge

Date of birth/date of death:

Born May 29 1708. Died August 23 1764.

November 16 1756 – April 13 1757

William Murray, 1st Baron of Mansfield (acting)

Date of birth/date of death:

Born March 2 1705. Died March 20 1793.

April 5 1757 – April 8 1757

Henry Bilson-Legge

Date of birth/date of death:

Born May 29 1708. Died August 23 1764.

July 2 1757 – March 19 1761

William Wildman Shute Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington

Date of birth/date of death:

Born January 15 1717. Died February 1 1793.

March 19 1761 – May 29 1762

Sir Francis Dashwood, 2nd Baronet

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 1708. Died December 11 1781.

May 29 1762 – April 16 1763

George Grenville

Date of birth/date of death:

Born October 14 1712. Died November 13 1770.

April 16 1763 – July 16 1765

William Dowdeswell

Date of birth/date of death:

Born March 12 1721. Died February 6 1775.

July 16 1765 – August 2 1766

Charles Townshend

Date of birth/date of death:

Born August 27 1725. Died September 4 1767.

August 2 1766 – September 4 1767

Frederick North, Lord North

Date of birth/date of death:

Born April 13 1732. Died August 5 1792.

September 11 1767 – March 27 1782

Lord John Cavendish

Date of birth/date of death:

Born October 22 1732. Died December 18 1796.

March 27 1782 – July 10 1782

William Pitt the Younger

Date of birth/date of death:

Born May 28 1759. Died January 23 1806.

References:

July 10 1782 – March 31 1783

Lord John Cavendish

Date of birth/date of death:

Born October 22 1732. Died December 18 1796.

April 2 1783 – December 19 1783

William Pitt the Younger

Date of birth/date of death:

Born May 28 1759. Died January 23 1806.

References:

December 19 1783 – March 14 1801

Henry Addington

Date of birth/date of death:

Born May 30 1757. Died February 15 1844.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Henry Addington,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 5 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-henry-addington/index.html.

March 14 1801 – May 10 1804

William Pitt the Younger

Date of birth/date of death:

Born May 28 1759. Died January 23 1806.

References:

May 10 1804 – January 23 1806

Lord Henry Petty

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 2 1780. Died January 31 1863.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Lord Henry Petty,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 5, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/lord-henry-petty/index.html.

February 5 1806 – March 26 1807

Spencer Perceval

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 1 1762. Died May 11 1812.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Spencer Perceval,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 5 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-spencer-perceval/index.html.

March 26 1807 – May 11 1812

Nicholas Vansittart

Date of birth/date of death:

Born April 29 1766. Died February 8 1851.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Nicholas Vansittart,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 4 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-nicholas-vansittart/index.html.

May 12 1812 – January 31 1823

Frederick John Robinson

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 1 1782. Died January 28 1859.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Frederick Robinson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 4 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-frederick-robinson/index.html.

January 31 1823 – April 20 1827

George Canning

Date of birth/date of death:

Born April 11 1770. Died August 8 1827.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “George Canning,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 4 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-george-canning/index.html.

April 20 1827 – August 8 1827

Charles Abbott, 1st Baron Tenterden (acting)

Date of birth/date of death:

Born October 7 1762. Died November 4 1832.

References:

August 8 1827 – September 5 1827

John Charles Herries

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 1778. Died April 24 1855.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “John Herries,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 4 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-john-herries/index.html.

September 3 1827 – January 25 1828

Henry Goulburn

Date of birth/date of death:

Born March 19 1784. Died January 12 1856.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Henry Goulburn,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 3 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-henry-goulburn/index.html.

January 26 1828 – November 22 1830

John Charles Spencer, Viscount Althorp

Date of birth/date of death:

Born May 30 1782. Died 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 14 1834

Thomas Denman, 1st Baron Denman (acting)

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 23 1779. Died September 26 1854.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Thomas Denman,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 3 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-thomas-denman/index.html.

November 14 1834 – December 15 1834

Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet

Date of birth/date of death:

Born February 5 1788. Died 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 15 1834 – April 8 1835

Thomas Spring Rice

Date of birth/date of death:

Born February 8 1790. Died February 7 1866.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Thomas Spring-Rice,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 3, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-thomas-spring-rice/index.html.

April 18 1835 – August 26 1839

Francis Thornhill Baring

Date of birth/date of death:

Born April 20 1796. Died September 6 1866.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Francis Baring,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 3, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-francis-baring/index.html.

August 26 1839 – August 30 1841

Henry Goulburn

Date of birth/date of death:

Born March 19 1784. Died January 12 1856.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Henry Goulburn,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 3 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-henry-goulburn/index.html.

September 3 1841 – June 27 1846

Sir Charles Wood, 3rd Baronet

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 20 1800. Died August 8 1885.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Charles Wood,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 3 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-charles-wood/index.html.

July 6 1846 – February 21 1852

Benjamin Disraeli

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 21 1804. Died 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 1852 – December 17 1852

William Ewart Gladstone

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 29 1809. Died 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 28 1852 – February 28 1855

Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 2nd Baronet

Date of birth/date of death:

Born April 21 1806. Died April 13 1863.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Sir George Lewis,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 3 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-george-lewis/index.html.

February 28 1855 – February 21 1858

Benjamin Disraeli

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 21 1804. Died 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 26 1858 – June 11 1859

William Ewart Gladstone

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 29 1809. Died 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.

June 18 1859 – June 26 1866

Benjamin Disraeli

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 21 1804. Died 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.

July 6 1866 – February 29 1868

George Ward Hunt

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 30 1825. Died July 29 1877.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “George Hunt,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 3 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-george-hunt/index.html.

February 29 1868 – December 1 1868

Robert Lowe

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 4 1811. Died July 27 1892.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Robert Lowe,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-robert-lowe/index.html.

December 9 1868 – August 11 1873

William Ewart Gladstone

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 29 1809. Died 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.

August 11 1873 – February 17 1874

Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, 8th Baronet

Date of birth/date of death:

Born October 27 1818. Died January 12 1887.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Stafford Northcote,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-stafford-northcote/index.html.

February 21 1874 – April 21 1880

William Ewart Gladstone

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 29 1809. Died 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 28 1880 – December 16 1882

Hugh Culling Eardley Childers

Date of birth/date of death:

Born June 25 1827. Died January 29 1896.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Hugh Childers,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-hugh-childers/index.html.

December 16 1882 – June 9 1885

Sir Michael Edward Hicks Beach, 9th Baronet

Date of birth/date of death:

Born October 23 1837. Died April 30 1916.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Michael Hicks-Beach,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-michael-hicks-beach/index.html.

June 24 1885 – January 28 1886

Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt

Date of birth/date of death:

Born October 14 1827. Died 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.

February 6 1886 – July 20 1886

Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill

Date of birth/date of death:

Born February 13 1849. Died January 24 1895.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Lord Randolph Churchill,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/lord-randolph-churchill/index.html.

August 3 1886 – December 22 1886

George Joachim Goschen

Date of birth/date of death:

Born August 10 1831. Died February 7 1907.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “George Goschen,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-george-goschen/index.html.

January 14 1887 – August 11 1892

Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt

Date of birth/date of death:

Born October 14 1827. Died 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.

August 18 1892 – June 21 1895

Sir Michael Edward Hicks Beach, 9th Baronet

Date of birth/date of death:

Born October 23 1837. Died April 30 1916.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Michael Hicks-Beach,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-michael-hicks-beach/index.html.

June 29 1895 – August 11 1902

Charles Thomson Ritchie

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 19 1838. Died January 9 1906.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Charles Ritchie,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-charles-ritchie/index.html.

August 11 1902 – October 9 1903

Joseph Austen Chamberlain

Date of birth/date of death:

Born October 16 1863. Died March 16 1937.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Austen Chamberlain,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-austen-chamberlain/index.html.

October 9 1903 – December 4 1905

Herbert Henry Asquith

Date of birth/date of death:

Born September 12 1852. Died 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.

December 10 1905 – April 12 1908

David Lloyd George

Date of birth/date of death:

Born January 17 1863. Died March 26 1945.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “David Lloyd George,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-david-lloyd-george/index.html.

April 12 1908 – May 25 1915

Reginald McKenna

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 6 1863. Died September 6 1943.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Reginald McKenna,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-reginald-mckenna/index.html.

May 27 1915 – December 10 1916

Andrew Bonar Law

Date of birth/date of death:

Born September 16 1858. Died 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.

December 10 1916 – January 10 1919

Joseph Austen Chamberlain

Date of birth/date of death:

Born October 16 1863. Died March 16 1937.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Austen Chamberlain,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-austen-chamberlain/index.html.

January 10 1919 – April 1 1921

Sir Robert Stevenson Horne

Date of birth/date of death:

Born February 28 1871. Died September 3 1940.

References:

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

April 1 1921 – October 19 1922

Stanley Baldwin

Date of birth/date of death:

Born August 3 1867. Died 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.

October 27 1922 – August 27 1923

Arthur Neville Chamberlain

Date of birth/date of death:

Born March 18 1869. Died November 9 1940.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Neville Chamberlain,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 1, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-neville-chamberlain/index.html.

August 27 1923 – January 22 1924

Philip Snowden

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 18 1864. Died May 15 1937.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Philip Snowden,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 1, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-philip-snowden/index.html.

January 22 1924 – November 3 1924

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 30 1874. Died 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/.

November 6 1924 – June 4 1929

Philip Snowden

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 18 1864. Died May 15 1937.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Philip Snowden,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 1, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-philip-snowden/index.html.

June 7 1929 – November 5 1931

Arthur Neville Chamberlain

Date of birth/date of death:

Born March 18 1869. Died November 9 1940.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Neville Chamberlain,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 1, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-neville-chamberlain/index.html.

November 5 1931 – May 28 1937

Sir John Allsebrook Simon

Date of birth/date of death:

Born February 28 1873. Died January 11 1954.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “John Simon,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 1, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-john-simon-1/index.html.

May 28 1937 – May 10 1940

Sir Howard Kingsley Wood

Date of birth/date of death:

Born August 19 1881. Died September 21 1943.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Kinglsey Wood,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 1, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-kingsley-wood/index.html.

May 12 1940 – September 21 1943

Sir John Anderson

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 8 1882. Died January 4 1958.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Sir John Anderson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 1, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-john-anderson/index.html.

September 24 1943 – July 26 1945

Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton

Date of birth/date of death:

Born August 16 1887. Died February 13 1962.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Hugh Dalton,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 1, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-hugh-dalton/index.html

July 27 1945 – November 13 1947

Sir Richard Stafford Cripps

Date of birth/date of death:

Born April 24 1889. Died April 21 1952.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Stafford Cripps,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 1, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-stafford-cripps/index.html.

November 13 1947 – October 19 1950

Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell

Date of birth/date of death:

Born April 9 1906. Died 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.

October 19 1950 – October 26 1951

Richard Austen “Rab” Butler

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 9 1902. Died March 8 1982.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “R.A. Butler,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-ra-butler/index.html.

October 28 1951 – December 20 1955

Maurice Harold Macmillan

Date of birth/date of death:

Born February 10 1894. Died December 29 1986.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Harold Macmillan,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-harold-macmillan/index.html.

December 20 1955 – January 13 1957

George Edward Peter Thorneycroft

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 26 1909. Died June 4 1994.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Peter Thorneycroft,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-peter-thorneycroft/index.html.

January 13 1957 – January 6 1958

Derick Heathcoat-Amory

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 26 1899. Died January 20 1981.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Derick Heathcoat-Amory,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-derick-heathcoat-amory/index.html.

January 6 1958 – July 27 1960

John Selwyn Brooke Lloyd

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 28 1904. Died May 17 1978.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Selwyn Lloyd,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-selwyn-lloyd/index.html.

July 27 1960 – July 13 1962

Reginald Maudling

Date of birth/date of death:

Born March 7 1917. Died February 14 1979.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Reginald Maudling,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-reginald-maudling/index.html.

July 13 1962 – October 16 1964

Leonard James Callaghan

Date of birth/date of death:

Born March 27 1912. Died 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.

October 16 1964 – November 30 1967

Roy Harris Jenkins

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 11 1920. Died January 5 2003.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Roy Jenkins.” Accessed July 31, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/732/career.

November 30 1967 – June 19 1970

Iain Norman Macleod

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 11 1913. Died July 20 1970.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Winston Churchill,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-iain-macleod/index.html.

June 20 1970 – July 20 1970

Anthony Perrinott Lysberg Barber

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 4 1920. Died December 16 2005.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Anthony Barber,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-anthony-barber/index.html.

July 25 1970 – March 4 1974

Denis Winston Healey

Date of birth/date of death:

Born August 30 1917. Died 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.

March 4 1974 – May 4 1979

Sir Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 20 1926. Died October 9 2015.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Howe of Aberavon.” Accessed July 31, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/872/career.

May 4 1979 – June 11 1983

Nigel Lawson

Date of birth/date of death:

Born March 11 1932. Died April 3 2023.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Lawson of Blaby.” Accessed July 31, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1039/career.

June 11 1983 – October 26 1989

John Major

Date of birth/date of death:

Born 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.

October 26 1989 – November 28 1990

Norman Stewart Hughson Lamont

Date of birth/date of death:

Born May 8 1942.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Lamont of Lerwick.” Accessed July 31, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/895/career.

November 28 1990 – May 27 1993

Kenneth Harry Clarke

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 2 1940.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Clarke of Nottingham.” Accessed July 31, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/366/career.

May 27 1993 – May 2 1997

James Gordon Brown

Date of birth/date of death:

Born February 20 1951.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Gordon Brown.” Accessed July 19, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/591/career.

May 2 1997 – June 28 2007

Alistair Maclean Darling

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 28 1953. Died November 30 2023.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Darling of Roulanish.” Accessed July 19, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/596/career.

June 28 2007 – May 11 2010

George Gideon Oliver Osborne

Date of birth/date of death:

Born May 23 1971.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for George Osborne.” Accessed May 15, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1458/career.

May 11 2010 – July 13 2016

Philip Hammond

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 4 1955.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Hammond of Runnymede.” Accessed July 19, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/105/career.

July 13 2016 – July 24 2019

Sajid Javid

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 5 1969.

Honors:

Created a Knight Bachelor, December 30 2023.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Sajid Javid.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/3945/career.

[2] “No. 64269,” The London Gazette, Supplement, December 30 2023, N2, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64269/supplement/N2.

July 24 2019 – February 13 2020

Rishi Sunak

Date of birth/date of death:

Born May 12 1980.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Rishi Sunak.” Accessed April 9, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4483/career.

February 13 2020 – July 5 2022

Nadhim Zahawi

Date of birth/date of death:

Born June 2 1967.

References:

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

July 5 2022 – September 6 2022

Akwasi Addo Alfred “Kwasi” Kwarteng

Date of birth/date of death:

Born May 26 1975.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Kwasi Kwarteng.” Accessed July 19, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4134/career.

September 6 2022 – October 14 2022

Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 1 1966.

Honours:

Created a Knight Bachelor, April 11 2025.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Jeremy Hunt.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1572/career.

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

October 14 2022 – July 5 2024

Rachel Jane Reeves

Date of birth/date of death:

Born February 13 1979.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Rachel Reeves.” Accessed July 19, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4031/career.

July 5 2024 – July 20 2026

John Healey

Date of birth/date of death:

Born February 13 1960.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for John Healey.” Accessed July 31, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/400/career.

July 20 2026 – present




Senior Ministerial Offices in HM Treasury

Chief Secretary of the Treasury

Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Name

Dates in Office

Henry Brooke

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1903; d. March 29 1984.

1961 – 1962

Leon Brittan

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1939; d. January 21 2015.

1981 – 1983

John Major

Date of birth/date of death:

Born 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.

June 13 1987 – July 24 1989

Norman Stewart Hughson Lamont

Date of birth/date of death:

Born May 8 1942.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Lamont of Lerwick.” Accessed July 31, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/895/career.

July 24 1989 – November 28 1990

Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1953.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Michael Portillo.” Accessed April 28, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/187/career.

April 11 1992 – July 20 1994

Jonathan William Patrick Aitken

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 30 1942.

1994 – 1995

William Arthur Waldegrave

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 15 1946.

1995 – 1997

Alistair Maclean Darling

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 28 1953. Died November 30 2023.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Darling of Roulanish.” Accessed July 19, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/596/career.

May 3 1997 – July 27 1998

Paul Yaw Boateng

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 14 1951.

2002 – 2005

David Anthony Laws

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 30 1965.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for David Laws.” Accessed May 15, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1473/career.

May 12 2010 – May 29 2010

Daniel Grian “Danny” Alexander

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 15 1972.

Honours:

Created a Knight Bachelor, September 22 2015.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Danny Alexander.” Accessed May 15, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1535/career.

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

May 29 2010 – May 8 2015

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.

May 11 2015 – July 14 2016

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.

June 11 2017 – July 24 2019

Rishi Sunak

Date of birth/date of death:

Born May 12 1980.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Rishi Sunak.” Accessed April 9, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4483/career.

July 24 2019 – February 13 2020

Stephen Paul “Steve” Barclay

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 3 1972.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Steve Barclay.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4095/career.

February 13 2020 – September 15 2021


Financial Secretary to the Treasury

Name

Dates in Office

Edward Cardwell

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1813; d. February 15 1886.

1845 – 1846

George Cornewall Lewis

Date of birth/date of death:

Born April 21 1806. Died April 13 1863.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Sir George Lewis,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 3 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-george-lewis/index.html.

July 9 1850 – 1852

Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, 8th Baronet

Date of birth/date of death:

Born October 27 1818. Died January 12 1887.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Stafford Northcote,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-stafford-northcote/index.html.

January 21 1859 – 1859

Frederick Peel

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1823; d. June 6 1906.

1860 – 1865

Hugh Culling Eardley Childers

Date of birth/date of death:

Born June 25 1827. Died January 29 1896.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Hugh Childers,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-hugh-childers/index.html.

August 19 1865 – June 26 1866

George Ward Hunt

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 30 1825. Died July 29 1877.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “George Hunt,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 3 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-george-hunt/index.html.

July 14 1866 – February 29 1868

William Henry Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1825; d. October 6 1891.

1874 – 1877

Frederick Arthur Stanley

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1841; d. June 14 1908

Titles of nobility: Baron Stanley of Preston in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1886 – 1908); Earl of Derby in the Peerage of England (1893 – 1908)

1877 – 1878

Lord Frederick Charles Cavendish

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 30 1836; d. May 6 1882

1880 – 1882

John Tomlinson Hibbert

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1824; d. November 7 1908.

1884 – 1885

William Lawies Jackson

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 16 1840; d. April 4 1917.

1886

Henry Hartley Fowler

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 16 1830; d. February 25 1911.

1886

William Lawies Jackson

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 16 1840; d. April 4 1917.

1886 – 1891

Sir John Eldon Gorst

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 24 1835; d. April 4 1916.

1891 – 1892

Sir John Tomlinson Hibbert

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1824; d. November 7 1908.

1892 – 1895

Joseph Austen Chamberlain

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 16 1863; d. March 16 1937.

1900 – 1902

Victor Christian William Cavendish

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)

1903 – 1905

Reginald McKenna

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 6 1863. Died September 6 1943.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Reginald McKenna,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-reginald-mckenna/index.html.

December 12 1905 – January 23 1907

Stanley Baldwin

Date of birth/date of death:

Born August 3 1867. Died 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.

June 18 1917 – April 1 1921

Frederick William Pethick-Lawrence

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 28 1871; d. September 10 1961.

Honours:

Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Baron Pethick-Lawrence, August 16 1945.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Frederick Pethick-Lawrencne,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-frederick-pethick-lawrence/index.html.

[2] “No. 37234,” The London Gazette, August 21 1945, 4227, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37234/page/4227.

June 11 1929 – August 24 1931

Alfred Duff Cooper

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1890; d. January 1 1954

Titles of nobility: Viscount Norwich in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1952 – 1954).

1934 – 1935

Henry Brooke

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1903; d. March 29 1984.

1954 – 1957

Anthony Perrinott Lysberg Barber

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 4 1920. Died December 16 2005.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Anthony Barber,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-anthony-barber/index.html.

July 16 1962 – October 20 1963

Nigel Lawson

Date of birth/date of death:

Born March 11 1932. Died April 3 2023.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Lawson of Blaby.” Accessed July 31, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1039/career.

May 4 1979 – September 14 1981

John Edward Michael Moore

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 26 1937; d. May 20 2019.

1983 – 1986

Norman Stewart Hughson Lamont

Date of birth/date of death:

Born May 8 1942.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Lamont of Lerwick.” Accessed July 31, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/895/career.

May 21 1986 – July 24 1989

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.

July 24 1989 – July 14 1990

John Michael Jack

Date of birth/date of death:

Born September 17 1946.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Michael Jack.” Accessed May 16, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/468/career.

July 5 1995 – May 2 1997

John Healey

Date of birth/date of death:

Born February 13 1960.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for John Healey.” Accessed July 31, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/400/career.

May 10 2005 – June 28 2007

Jane Elizabeth Kennedy

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 4 1958.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Jane Kennedy.” Accessed May 13, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/486/career.

June 28 2007 – October 5 2008

Sajid Javid

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1969.

Honors:

Created a Knight Bachelor, December 30 2023.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Sajid Javid.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/3945/career.

[2] “No. 64269,” The London Gazette, Supplement, December 30 2023, N2, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64269/supplement/N2.

October 7 2013 – April 9 2014

Alexander Jesse Norman

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1962.

2019 – 2021

Andrew John Griffith

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 23 1971.

2022


Economic Secretary to the Treasury
Reginald Maudling

Date of birth/date of death:

Born March 7 1917. Died February 14 1979.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Reginald Maudling,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-reginald-maudling/index.html.

November 24 1952 – April 7 1955

Anthony Perrinott Lysberg Barber

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 4 1920. Died December 16 2005.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Anthony Barber,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-anthony-barber/index.html.

October 22 1959 – July 16 1962

John Edward Michael Moore

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 26 1937; d. May 20 2019.

1983

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 11 1987 – July 24 1989

Helen Lawrie Liddell

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1950.

1997 – 1998

John Healey

Date of birth/date of death:

Born February 13 1960.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for John Healey.” Accessed July 31, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/400/career.

May 30 2002 – May 10 2005

Edward Michael “Ed” Balls

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1967.

2006 – 2007

Katharine Anne “Kitty” Ussher

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1971.

2007 – 2008

Ian Phares Pearson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 5 1959.

2008 – 2010

Justine Greening

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 30 1969.

2010 – 2011

Sajid Javid

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 5 1969.

Honors:

Created a Knight Bachelor, December 30 2023.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Sajid Javid.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/3945/career.

[2] “No. 64269,” The London Gazette, Supplement, December 30 2023, N2, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64269/supplement/N2.

September 4 2012 – October 7 2013

Stephen Paul “Steve” Barclay

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 3 1972.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Steve Barclay.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4095/career.

June 14 2017 – January 9 2018

Andrew John Griffith

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 23 1971.

2022 – 2023


Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
Phillip Anthony Charles Lawrence Oppenheim

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1956.

1996 – 1997

Angela Eagle

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 17 1961.

Honors:

Created a Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, December 31 2020.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Dame Angela Eagle.” Accessed April 28, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/491/career.

[2] “No. 63218,” The London Gazette, Supplement, December 31 2020, N7, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63218/supplement/N7.

June 29 2007 – June 8 2009

Katharine Anne “Kitty” Ussher

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1971.

2009

Robert Edward Jenrick

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1982.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Robert Jenrick.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4320/career.

January 9 2018 – July 24 2019

Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke “Kemi” Badenoch

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1980.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Mrs Kemi Badenoch.” Accessed April 9, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4597/career.

February 13 2020 – September 16 2021


Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
Charles Wood

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 20 1800. Died August 8 1885.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Charles Wood,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 3 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-charles-wood/index.html.

August 10 1832 – November 14 1834

Edward John Stanley

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 13 1802; d. June 16 1869.

1835 – 1841

Henry Bouverie William Brand

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 24 1814; d. March 14 1892

Noble titles: Viscount Hampden in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1884 – 1892); Baron Dacre in the Peerage of England (1890 – 1892).

1859 – 1866

Arthur Wellesley Peel

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1829; d. October 24 1912.

1873 – 1874

Sir William Hart Dyke, 7th Baronet

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 7 1837; d. July 3 1931.

1874 – 1880

Arnold Morley

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 18 1849; d. January 16 1916.

1886

Edward Marjoribanks

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 8 1849; d. September 15 1909.

1892 – 1894

James Gray Stuart

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1897; d. February 20 1971

Titles of nobility: Viscount Stuart of Findhorn in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1959 – 1971)

1941 – 1945

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.

December 30 1955 – October 14 1959

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

John Wakeham

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

1983 – 1987

Winifred Ann Taylor

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1947.

1998 – 2001

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


Secretary to the Treasury
Horatio Walpole

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1678; d. February 5 1757.

1715 – 1717

Horatio Walpole

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1678; d. February 5 1757.

1721 – 1730

Edward Walpole

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1706; d. January 12 1784.

1730 – 1739

George Rose

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1744; d. January 13 1818.

1782 – 1801

Thomas Steele

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 17 1753; d. December 8 1823.

1783 – 1791

John Hiley Addington

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1759; d. June 11 1818.

1801 – 1802

Nicholas Vansittart

Date of birth/date of death:

Born April 29 1766. Died February 8 1851.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Nicholas Vansittart,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 4 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-nicholas-vansittart/index.html.

1801 – May 21 1804

William Huskisson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1770; d. September 15 1830.

1804 – 1806

William Sturges-Bourne

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 7 1769; d. February 1 1845.

1804 – 1806

Nicholas Vansittart

Date of birth/date of death:

Born April 29 1766. Died February 8 1851.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Nicholas Vansittart,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 4 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-nicholas-vansittart/index.html.

February 10 1806 – April 1 1807

William Huskisson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1770; d. September 15 1830.

1807 – 1809

Charles Arbuthnot

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1767; d. August 18 1850.

1809 – 1823

John Charles Herries

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 1778. Died April 24 1855.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “John Herries,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 4 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-john-herries/index.html.

February 7 1823 – April 19 1827

Thomas Spring Rice

Date of birth/date of death:

Born February 8 1790. Died February 7 1866.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Thomas Spring-Rice,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 3, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-thomas-spring-rice/index.html.

1830 – 1834


Auditor of the Receipt of the Exchequer
Charles Montagu, 1st Baron Halifax

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1661; d. May 19 1715.

1699 – 1714

George Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax

Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1684; d. May 9 1739.

1714 – 1739

Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1701; d. March 31 1751.

1739 – 1751

Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1720; d. February 22 1794.

1751 – 1794

William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 25 1759; d. January 12 1834.

Titles:

Raised to the Peerage of Great Britain as Baron Grenville, of Wotton under Bernewood in the County of Buckingham, November 27 1790.1

References:

[1] “No. 13259,” The London Gazette, November 23 1790, 710, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/13259/page/710.

1794 – 1834

George Eden, 2nd Baron Auckland

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1784; d. January 1 1849.

1834


Teller of the Receipt of the Exchequer
Francis Godolphin

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 3 1678; d. January 17 1766.

1699 – 1704

Philip Yorke

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1720; d. May 16 1790.

1738 – 1786

Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1678; d. February 5 1757.

1741 – 1757

James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1715; d. April 13 1763.

1757 – 1763

George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1715; d. April 13 1763.

1763 – 1813

John Jeffreys Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1759; d. October 8 1840.

1780 – 1834

Spencer Perceval

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1795; d. September 16 1859.

1813 – 1834




Ministry of Defence

Leadership of the Ministry of Defence

Secretary of State for War
Henry Dundas

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1742; d. May 28 1811.

1794 – 1801

Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
Robert Hobart, Lord Hobart

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1760; d. February 4 1816.

1801 – 1804

John Jeffreys Pratt, 2nd Earl Camden

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1759; d. October 8 1840.

1804 – 1805

Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 18 1769; d. August 12 1822.

1805 – 1806

William Windham

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 14 1750; d. June 4 1810.

1806 – 1807

Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 18 1769; d. August 12 1822.

1807 – 1809

Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1770; d. December 4 1828.

1809 – 1812

Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 22 1762; d. July 27 1834.

1812 – 1827

Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 1 1782. Died January 28 1859.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Frederick Robinson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 4 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-frederick-robinson/index.html.

April 30 1827 – September 3 1827

William Huskisson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1770; d. September 15 1830.

1827 – 1828

Lieutenant-General Sir George Murray

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1772; d. July 28 1846.

1828 – 1830

Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 1 1782. Died January 28 1859.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Frederick Robinson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 4 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-frederick-robinson/index.html.

November 22 1830 – April 3 1833

Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley

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.

April 3 1833 – June 5 1834

Thomas Spring Rice

Date of birth/date of death:

Born February 8 1790. Died February 7 1866.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Thomas Spring-Rice,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 3, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-thomas-spring-rice/index.html.

June 5 1834 – November 14 1834

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.

November 17 1834 – December 9 1834

George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1784; d. December 14 1860.

1834 – 1835

Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1625; d. May 28 1672.

1835 – 1839

Constantine Henry Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 15 1797; d. July 28 1863.

1839

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.

August 30 1839 – August 30 1841

Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe

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.

September 3 1841 – December 23 1845

William Ewart Gladstone

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 29 1809. Died 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.

Decemberr 23 1845 – June 27 1846

Henry George Grey, 3rd Earl Grey

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 28 1802; d. October 9 1984

Titles of nobility: Earl Grey in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1845 – 1894)

1846 – 1852

Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 22 1811; d. October 18 1864.

1852 – 1854

Secretary of State for War
Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 22 1811; d. October 18 1864.

1854 – 1855

Fox Maule, Lord Panmure

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 22 1801; d. July 6 1874.

1855 – 1858

Jonathan Peel

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1799; d. February 13 1879.

1858 – 1859

Sidney Herbert

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1810; d. August 2 1861.

1859 – 1861

Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 2nd Baronet

Date of birth/date of death:

Born April 21 1806. Died April 13 1863.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Sir George Lewis,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 3 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-george-lewis/index.html.

July 23 1861 – April 13 1863

George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 2nd Earl 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)

1863 – 1866

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 16 1866 – June 26 1866

Jonathan Peel

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1799; d. February 13 1879.

1866 – 1867

Edward Cardwell

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1813; d. February 15 1886.

1868 – 1874

Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 1 1814; d. October 30 1906.

1874 – 1878

Frederick Arthur Stanley

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1841; d. June 14 1908

Titles of nobility: Baron Stanley of Preston in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1886 – 1908); Earl of Derby in the Peerage of England (1893 – 1908)

1878 – 1880

Hugh Culling Eardley Childers

Date of birth/date of death:

Born June 25 1827. Died January 29 1896.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Hugh Childers,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-hugh-childers/index.html.

April 28 1880 – December 16 1882

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.

December 16 1882 – June 9 1885

William Henry Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1825; d. October 6 1891.

1885 – 1886

Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Viscount Cranbrook

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 1 1814; d. October 30 1906.

1886

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 1886 – July 20 1886

William Henry Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1825; d. October 6 1891.

1886 – 1887

Edward Stanhope

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 24 1840; d. December 21 1893.

1887 – 1892

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.

August 18 1892 – June 21 1895

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.

July 4 1895 – November 12 1900

Herbert Henry Asquith

Date of birth/date of death:

Born September 12 1852. Died 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.

March 30 1914 – August 5 1914

Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1850; d. June 5 1916

Titles of nobility: Baron Kitchener of Khartoum in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1898 – 1916); Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum (1902 – 1916); Earl Kitchener (1914 – 1916).

Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1896. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1900. Promoted to general, 1902. Promoted to field marshal, 1909.

1914 – 1916

David Lloyd George

Date of birth/date of death:

Born January 17 1863. Died March 26 1945.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “David Lloyd George,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-david-lloyd-george/index.html.

July 6 1916 – December 5 1916

Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 4 1865; d. February 4 1948

Titles of nobility: Earl of Derby in the Peerage of England (1908 – 1948)

1916 – 1918

Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 23 1854; d. May 13 1925

Noble titles: Baron Milner (1901 – 1925); Viscount Milner (1902 – 1925)

1918 – 1919

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 30 1874. Died 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/.

January 10 1919 – February 13 1921

Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 4 1865; d. February 4 1948

Titles of nobility: Earl of Derby in the Peerage of England (1908 – 1948)

1922 – 1924

Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1858; d. June 20 1945.

1931

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

Alfred Duff Cooper

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1890; d. January 1 1954

Titles of nobility: Viscount Norwich in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1952 – 1954).

1935 – 1937

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).

1940

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.

October 7 1947 – February 28 1950

Secretary of State for Defence

Name

Dates in Office

George Edward Peter Thorneycroft

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 26 1909. Died June 4 1994.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Peter Thorneycroft,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-peter-thorneycroft/index.html.

April 1 1964 – October 16 1964

Denis Winston Healey

Date of birth/date of death:

Born August 30 1917. Died 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.

October 16 1964 – June 19 1970

Ian Hedworth John Little Gilmour

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 8 1926; d. September 21 2007.

1974

Michael Ray Dibdin Heseltine

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1933.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baron Heseltine, of Thenford in the County of Northamptonshire, July 12 2001.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Heseltine.” Accessed May 3, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/94/career.

[2] “No. 56278,” The London Gazette, July 18 2001, 8487, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/56278/page/8487.

January 6 1983 – January 9 1986

Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1953.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Michael Portillo.” Accessed April 28, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/187/career.

July 5 1995 – May 2 1997

John Reid

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 8 1947.

2005 – 2006

Liam Fox

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 22 1961.

2010 – 2011

Philip Hammond

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 4 1955.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Hammond of Runnymede.” Accessed July 19, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/105/career.

October 14 2011 – July 15 2014

Gavin Alexander Williamson

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 25 1976.

2017 – 2019

Penelope Mary “Penny” Mordaunt

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

Honours:

Created a Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, August 21 2024.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Penny Mordaunt.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4017/career.

[2] “No. 64759,” The London Gazette, Supplement, June 14 2025, B8, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64759/supplement/B8.

May 1 2019 – July 24 2019

Robert Ben Lobban Wallace

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 15 1970.

Honours:

Created a Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, July 4 2024.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Ben Wallace.” Accessed May 15, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1539/career.

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

July 24 2019 – August 31 2023

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.

August 31 2023 – July 5 2024

John Healey

Date of birth/date of death:

Born February 13 1960.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for John Healey.” Accessed July 31, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/400/career.

July 5 2024 – June 11 2026



Minister of Defence
Sir Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip

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).

1936 – 1939

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 30 1874. Died 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/.

May 10 1940 – July 26 1945

Clement Richard Attlee

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1883; d. October 8 1967.

1945 – 1946

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.

February 28 1950 – October 26 1951

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 30 1874. Died 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 28 1951 – March 1 1952

Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 10 1891; d. June 16 1969

Titles of nobility: Viscount Alexander of Tunis in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1946 – 1969); Earl Alexander of Tunis in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1952 – 1969).

Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1937. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1938. Promoted to general, 1942. Promoted to field marshal, 1944.

1952 – 1954

Maurice Harold Macmillan

Date of birth/date of death:

Born February 10 1894. Died December 29 1986.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Harold Macmillan,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-harold-macmillan/index.html.

October 19 1954 – April 7 1955

John Selwyn Brooke Lloyd

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 28 1904. Died May 17 1978.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Selwyn Lloyd,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-selwyn-lloyd/index.html.

April 7 1955 – December 20 1955

George Edward Peter Thorneycroft

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 26 1909. Died June 4 1994.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Peter Thorneycroft,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-peter-thorneycroft/index.html.

July 13 1962 – April 1 1964


Secretary at War
Henry St John

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1678; d. December 12 1751.

1704 – 1708

Robert Walpole

Date of birth/date of death:

Born August 26 1676. Died March 18 1745.

February 25 1708 – August 8 1710

Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet

Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1688; d. June 17 1740.

1712 – 1713

James Craggs the Younger

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1686; d. February 16 1721.

1717 – 1718

Henry Pelham

Date of birth/date of death:

Born September 25 1694. Died March 6 1754.

1724 – 1730

Henry Fox

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1705; d. July 1 1774.

1746 – 1755

William Wildman Shute Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington

Date of birth/date of death:

Born January 15 1717. Died February 1 1793.

1755 – 1761

William Wildman Shute Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington

Date of birth/date of death:

Born January 15 1717. Died February 1 1793.

1765 – 1778

Thomas Townshend

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1733; d. June 30 1800.

1782

Sir George Yonge, 5th Baronet

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 17 1731; d. September 25 1812.

1782 – 1783

Richard FitzPatrick

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 24 1748; d. April 25 1813.

1783

Sir George Yonge, 5th Baronet

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 17 1731; d. September 25 1812.

1783 – 1794

William Windham

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 14 1750; d. June 4 1810.

1794 – 1801

Charles Bragge

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1754; d. August 13 1831.

1803 – 1804

General Richard FitzPatrick

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 24 1748; d. April 25 1813.

1806 – 1807

Lord Granville Leveson-Gower

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1773; d. January 8 1846.

1809

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.

November 1809 – May 1828

Colonel Sir Henry Hardinge

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 30 1785; d. September 24 1856.

1828 – 1830

Lord Francis Leveson-Gower

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1800; d. February 18 1857.

1830

Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1775; d. September 2 1850.

1830 – 1831

Sir John Cam Hobhouse, 2nd Baronet

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 27 1786; d. June 3 1869.

1832 – 1833

John Charles Herries

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 1778. Died April 24 1855.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “John Herries,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 4 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-john-herries/index.html.

1834 – 1835

Henry George Grey, Viscount Howick

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 28 1802; d. October 9 1984

Titles of nobility: Earl Grey in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1845 – 1894)

1835 – 1839

Thomas Babington Macaulay

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 25 1800; d. December 28 1859.

1839 – 1841

Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Hardinge

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 30 1785; d. September 24 1856.

1841 – 1844

Sidney Herbert

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1810; d. August 2 1861.

1845 – 1846

Fox Maule

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 22 1801; d. July 6 1874.

1848 – 1852

Robert Vernon Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 23 1800; d. November 10 1873.

1852

Sidney Herbert

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1810; d. August 2 1861.

1852 – 1854

Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 22 1811; d. October 18 1864.

1854 – 1855

Fox Maule, Lord Panmure

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 22 1801; d. July 6 1874.

1855 – 1858




Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office

Foreign Secretary

List of Secretaries of State for Foreign Affairs
Charles James Fox

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 24 1749; d. September 13 1806.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Charles Fox,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 26 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-charles-fox-1/index.html.

March 27 1782 – July 5 1782

Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 30 1738; d. July 20 1786.

1782 – 1783

Charles James Fox

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 24 1749; d. September 13 1806.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Charles Fox,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 26 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-charles-fox-1/index.html.

April 2 1783 – December 19 1783

George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 3rd Earl Temple

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1715; d. April 13 1763.

1783

Francis Godolphin Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1751; d. January 31 1799.

1783 – 1791

William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 25 1759; d. January 12 1834.

Titles:

Raised to the Peerage of Great Britain as Baron Grenville, of Wotton under Bernewood in the County of Buckingham, November 27 1790.1

References:

[1] “No. 13259,” The London Gazette, November 23 1790, 710, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/13259/page/710.

June 8 1791 – February 20 1801

Robert Banks Jenkinson, Lord Hawkesbury

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1770; d. December 4 1828.

1801 – 1804

Dudley Ryder, 2nd Baron Harrowby

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1762; d. December 26 1847.

1804 – 1805

Henry Phipps, 1st Baron Mulgrave

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 14 1755; d. April 7 1831.

1805 – 1806

Charles James Fox

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 24 1749; d. September 13 1806.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Charles Fox,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 26 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-charles-fox-1/index.html.

February 7 1806 – September 13 1806

Charles Grey, Viscount Howick

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)

1806 – 1807

George Canning

Date of birth/date of death:

Born April 11 1770. Died August 8 1827.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “George Canning,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 4 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-george-canning/index.html.

March 25 1807 – October 11 1809

Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 22 1762; d. July 27 1834.

1809

Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 20 1760; d. September 26 1842.

1809 – 1812

Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 18 1769; d. August 12 1822.

1812 – 1822

George Canning

Date of birth/date of death:

Born April 11 1770. Died August 8 1827.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “George Canning,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 4 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-george-canning/index.html.

September 16 1822 – April 30 1827

John William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 9 1781; d. March 6 1833.

1827 – 1828

George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1784; d. December 14 1860.

1828 – 1830

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.

November 22 1830 – November 15 1834

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.

November 17 1834 – April 18 1835

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.

April 18 1835 – September 2 1841

George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1784; d. December 14 1860.

1841 – 1846

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.

July 6 1846 – December 26 1851

Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1815; d. March 31 1891.

1851 – 1852

James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 25 1807 d. May 17 1889.

1852

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.

December 28 1852 – February 21 1853

George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1800; d. June 27 1870

Noble titles: Earl of Clarendon in the Peerage of Great Britain (1838 – 1870)

1853 – 1858

James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 25 1807 d. May 17 1889.

1858 – 1859

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.

June 18 1859 – November 3 1865

George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1800; d. June 27 1870

Noble titles: Earl of Clarendon in the Peerage of Great Britain (1838 – 1870)

1865 – 1866

Lord Edward Henry Stanley

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1826; d. April 21 1893

Titles of nobility: Earl of Derby in the Peerage of England (1869 – 1893)

1866 – 1868

George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1800; d. June 27 1870

Noble titles: Earl of Clarendon in the Peerage of Great Britain (1838 – 1870)

1868 – 1870

Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1815; d. March 31 1891.

1870 – 1874

Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1826; d. April 21 1893

Titles of nobility: Earl of Derby in the Peerage of England (1869 – 1893)

1874 – 1878

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 2 1878 – April 28 1880

Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1815; d. March 31 1891.

1880 – 1885

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.

June 24 1885 – February 6 1886

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.

February 6 1886 – August 3 1886

Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh

Date of birth/date of death:

Born October 27 1818. Died January 12 1887.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Stafford Northcote,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-stafford-northcote/index.html.

August 3 1886 – January 12 1887

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.

January 14 1887 – August 11 1892

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.

August 18 1892 – March 10 1894

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)

1894 – 1895

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.

June 29 1895 – November 12 1900

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 12 1900 – December 4 1905

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.

December 10 1916 – October 23 1919

George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1859; d. March 20 1925.

1919 – 1924

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.

January 22 1924 – November 3 1924

Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain

Date of birth/date of death:

Born October 16 1863. Died March 16 1937.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Austen Chamberlain,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-austen-chamberlain/index.html.

November 3 1924 – June 4 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.

June 7 1929 – August 24 1931

Sir John Allsebrook Simon

Date of birth/date of death:

Born February 28 1873. Died January 11 1954.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “John Simon,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 1, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-john-simon-1/index.html.

November 5 1931 – June 7 1935

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).

1935 – 1938

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).

1938 – 1940

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).

1940 – 1945

Ernest Bevin

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1881; d. April 14 1951.

1945 – 1951

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.

March 9 1951 – October 26 1951

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).

1951 – 1955

Maurice Harold Macmillan

Date of birth/date of death:

Born February 10 1894. Died December 29 1986.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Harold Macmillan,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-harold-macmillan/index.html.

April 7 1955 – December 20 1955

John Selwyn Brooke Lloyd

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 28 1904. Died May 17 1978.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Selwyn Lloyd,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-selwyn-lloyd/index.html.

December 22 1955 – July 27 1960

Alexander Frederick “Alec” Douglas-Home, 14th Earl of 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/.

July 27 1960 – October 18 1963

Richard Austen “Rab” Butler

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 9 1902. Died March 8 1982.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “R.A. Butler,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-ra-butler/index.html.

Octoberr 20 1963 – October 16 1964

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.

August 11 1966 – March 15 1968

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
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/.

June 20 1970 – March 4 1974

Leonard James Callaghan

Date of birth/date of death:

Born March 27 1912. Died 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.

March 5 1974 – April 8 1976

David Anthony Llewellyn Owen

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1938.

1977 – 1979

Sir Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 20 1926. Died October 9 2015.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Howe of Aberavon.” Accessed July 31, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/872/career.

June 11 1983 – July 24 1989

John Major

Date of birth/date of death:

Born 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.

July 24 1989 – October 26 1989

Douglas Richard Hurd

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 8 1930.

1989 – 1995

John Whitaker “Jack” Straw

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1946.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Jack Straw.” Accessed April 28, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/463/career.

June 8 2001 – May 5 2006

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.

May 5 2006 – June 27 2007

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.

May 12 2010 – July 14 2014

Philip Hammond

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 4 1955.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Hammond of Runnymede.” Accessed July 19, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/105/career.

July 15 2014 – July 13 2016

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 13 2016 – July 9 2018

Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 1 1966.

Honours:

Created a Knight Bachelor, April 11 2025.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Jeremy Hunt.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1572/career.

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

July 9 2018 – July 24 2019

Dominic Rennie Raab

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1974.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Dominic Raab.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4007/career.

July 24 2019 – September 2 2020

List of Secretaries of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs

Name

Dates in Office

Dominic Rennie Raab

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1974.

September 2 2020 – September 15 2021

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 15 2021 – September 6 2022

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

September 6 2022 – November 13 2023

David William Donald Cameron, Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton

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.

November 13 2023 – July 5 2024

David Lindon Lammy

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1972.

2024 – 2025


Secretaries of State for International Development

Secretary of State for International Development

Name

Dates in Office

Clare Short

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 15 1946.

1997 – 2003

Valerie Ann Amos, Baroness Amos

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 13 1954.

2003

Hilary James Wedgwood Benn

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 26 1953.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Hilary Benn.” Accessed April 28, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/413/career.

October 6 2003 – June 28 2007

Justine Greening

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 30 1969.

2012 – 2016

Priti Sushil Patel

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1972.

2016 – 2017

Penelope Mary “Penny” Mordaunt

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

Honours:

Received a Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, August 21 2024.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Penny Mordaunt.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4017/career.

[2] “No. 64759,” The London Gazette, Supplement, June 14 2025, B8, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64759/supplement/B8.

November 9 2017 – May 1 2019

Roderick James Nugent “Rory” Stewart

Date of birth/date of death:

Born January 3 1973.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Rory Stewart.” Accessed May 16, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4137/career.

May 1 2019 – July 24 2019




Home Office

Secretary of State for the Home Department (Home Secretary)

Secretary of State for the Home Department

Name

Dates in Office

William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2nd Earl of Shelburne

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 2 1737; d. May 7 1805

Noble titles: Earl of Shelburne in the Peerage of Ireland (1761 – 1805); Marquess of Lansdowne in the Peerage of Great Britain (1784 – 1805)

1782

Thomas Townshend

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1733; d. June 30 1800.

1782 – 1783

Frederick North, Lord North

Date of birth/date of death:

Born April 13 1732. Died August 5 1792.

April 2 1783 – December 19 1783

George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 3rd Earl Temple

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1715; d. April 13 1763.

1783

Thomas Townshend, 1st Baron Sydney

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1733; d. June 30 1800.

1783 – 1789

William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 25 1759; d. January 12 1834.

Titles:

Raised to the Peerage of Great Britain as Baron Grenville, of Wotton under Bernewood in the County of Buckingham, November 27 1790.1

References:

[1] “No. 13259,” The London Gazette, November 23 1790, 710, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/13259/page/710.

June 5 1789 – June 8 1791

Henry Dundas

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1742; d. May 28 1811.

1791 – 1794

Thomas Pelham, Lord Pelham

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1756; d. July 4 1826.

1801 – 1803

Charles Philip Yorke

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1764; d. March 13 1834.

1803 – 1804

Robert Banks Jenkinson, Lord Hawkesbury

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1770; d. December 4 1828.

1804 – 1806

George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1758; d. November 10 1834.

1806 – 1807

Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1770; d. December 4 1828.

1807 – 1809

Richard Ryder

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 5 1766; d. September 18 1832.

1809 – 1812

Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth

Date of birth/date of death:

Born May 30 1757. Died February 15 1844.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Henry Addington,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 5 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-henry-addington/index.html.

June 11 1812 – January 17 1822

Robert Peel

Date of birth/date of death:

Born February 5 1788. Died 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.

January 17 1822 – April 10 1827

William Sturges-Bourne

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 7 1769; d. February 1 1845.

1827

Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 2 1780. Died January 31 1863.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Lord Henry Petty,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 5, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/lord-henry-petty/index.html.

July 16 1827 – January 22 1828

Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet

Date of birth/date of death:

Born February 5 1788. Died 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.

January 26 1828 – November 22 1830

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.

November 22 1830 – July 16 1834

John William Ponsonby, Viscount Duncannon

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 31 1781; d. May 16 1847.

1834

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.

November 15 1834 – December 15 1834

Henry Goulburn

Date of birth/date of death:

Born March 19 1784. Died January 12 1856.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Henry Goulburn,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 3 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-henry-goulburn/index.html.

December 15 1834 – April 18 1835

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.

April 18 1835 – August 30 1839

Constantine Henry Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 15 1797; d. July 28 1863.

1839 – 1841

Sir James Robert George Graham, 2nd Baronet

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 1 1792; d. October 25 1861.

1841 – 1846

Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1799; d. September 9 1882.

1846 – 1852

Spencer Horatio Walpole

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1806; d. May 22 1898.

1852

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.

December 28 1852 – February 6 1855

Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1799; d. September 9 1882.

1855 – 1858

Spencer Horatio Walpole

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1806; d. May 22 1898.

1858 – 1859

Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 2nd Baronet

Date of birth/date of death:

Born April 21 1806. Died April 13 1863.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Sir George Lewis,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 3 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-george-lewis/index.html.

June 18 1859 – July 25 1861

Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1799; d. September 9 1882.

1861 – 1866

Spencer Horatio Walpole

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1806; d. May 22 1898.

1866 – 1867

Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 1 1814; d. October 30 1906.

1867 – 1868

Henry Austin Bruce

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1815; d. February 25 1895.

1868 – 1873

Robert Lowe

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 4 1811. Died July 27 1892.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Robert Lowe,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-robert-lowe/index.html.

August 9 1873 – February 20 1874

Richard Assheton Cross

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1823; d. January 8 1914.

1874 – 1880

Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt

Date of birth/date of death:

Born October 14 1827. Died 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.

April 28 1880 – June 23 1885

Richard Assheton Cross

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1823; d. January 8 1914.

1885 – 1886

Hugh Culling Eardley Childers

Date of birth/date of death:

Born June 25 1827. Died January 29 1896.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Hugh Childers,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-hugh-childers/index.html.

February 6 1886 – July 25 1886

Herbert Henry Asquith

Date of birth/date of death:

Born September 12 1852. Died 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.

August 18 1892 – June 25 1895

Charles Thomson Ritchie

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 19 1838. Died January 9 1906.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Charles Ritchie,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-charles-ritchie/index.html.

November 12 1900 – August 11 1902

Herbert John Gladstone

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1854; d. March 6 1930.

1905 – 1910

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 30 1874. Died 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/.

February 19 1910 – October 24 1911

Reginald McKenna

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 6 1863. Died September 6 1943.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Reginald McKenna,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-reginald-mckenna/index.html.

October 23 1911 – May 27 1915

Sir John Allsebrook Simon

Date of birth/date of death:

Born February 28 1873. Died January 11 1954.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “John Simon,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 1, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-john-simon-1/index.html.

May 27 1915 – January 12 1916

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 23 1924 – November 4 1924

Sir John Allsebrook Simon

Date of birth/date of death:

Born February 28 1873. Died January 11 1954.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “John Simon,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 1, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-john-simon-1/index.html.

June 7 1935 – May 28 1937

Sir John Anderson

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 8 1882. Died January 4 1958.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Sir John Anderson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 1, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-john-anderson/index.html.

September 4 1939 – October 3 1940

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.

October 4 1940 – May 23 1945

Richard Austen “Rab” Butler

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 9 1902. Died March 8 1982.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “R.A. Butler,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-ra-butler/index.html.

January 14 1957 – July 13 1962

Henry Brooke

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1903; d. March 29 1984.

1962 – 1964

Roy Harris Jenkins

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 11 1920. Died January 5 2003.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Roy Jenkins.” Accessed July 31, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/732/career.

December 23 1965 – November 30 1967

Leonard James Callaghan

Date of birth/date of death:

Born March 27 1912. Died 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.

November 30 1967 – June 19 1970

Reginald Maudling

Date of birth/date of death:

Born March 7 1917. Died February 14 1979.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Reginald Maudling,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-reginald-maudling/index.html.

June 20 1970 – July 18 1972

Leonard Robert Carr

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1916; d. February 17 2012.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baron Carr of Hadley, of Monken Hadley of Greater London, January 15 1976.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Carr of Hadley.” Accessed May 4, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1621/career.

[2] “No. 46803,” The London Gazette, January 20 1976, 919, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/46803/page/919.

July 18 1972 – March 4 1974

Roy Harris Jenkins

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 11 1920. Died January 5 2003.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Roy Jenkins.” Accessed July 31, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/732/career.

March 4 1974 – September 10 1976

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.

May 4 1979 – June 11 1983

Leon Brittan

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1939; d. January 21 2015.

1983 – 1985

Douglas Richard Hurd

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 8 1930.

1985 – 1989

Kenneth Harry Clarke

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 2 1940.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Clarke of Nottingham.” Accessed July 31, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/366/career.

April 10 1992 – May 27 1993

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.

May 27 1993 – May 2 1997

John Whitaker “Jack” Straw

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1946.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Jack Straw.” Accessed April 28, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/463/career.

May 2 1997 – June 8 2001

John Reid

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 8 1947.

2006 – 2007

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.

May 12 2010 – July 13 2016

Amber Augusta Rudd

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1963.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Amber Rudd.” Accessed May 13, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/3983/career.

July 13 2016 – April 29 2018

Sajid Javid

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 5 1969.

Honors:

Created a Knight Bachelor, December 30 2023.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Sajid Javid.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/3945/career.

[2] “No. 64269,” The London Gazette, Supplement, December 30 2023, N2, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64269/supplement/N2.

April 30 2018 – July 24 2019

Priti Sushil Patel

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1972.

2019 – 2022

Sue-Ellen “Suella” Braverman

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1980.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Suella Braverman.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4475/career.

September 6 2022 – October 19 2022

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.

October 19 2022 – October 25 2022

Sue-Ellen “Suella” Braverman

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1980.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Suella Braverman.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4475/career.

October 25 2022 – November 13 2023

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

November 13 2023 – July 5 2024




Department for Business and Trade

Secretaries of State for Business and Trade

Secretary of State for Industry, Trade, and Regional Development
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.

October 20 1963 – October 16 1964

Secretary of State for Trade
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.

November 11 1978 – May 4 1979

Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
Leon Brittan

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1939; d. January 21 2015.

1985 – 1986

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.

July 14 1990 – April 11 1992

Michael Ray Dibdin Heseltine

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1933.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baron Heseltine, of Thenford in the County of Northamptonshire, July 12 2001.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Heseltine.” Accessed May 3, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/94/career.

[2] “No. 56278,” The London Gazette, July 18 2001, 8487, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/56278/page/8487.

April 11 1992 – July 5 1995

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.

May 2 1997 – July 27 1998

Alistair Maclean Darling

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 28 1953. Died November 30 2023.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Darling of Roulanish.” Accessed July 19, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/596/career.

May 5 2006 – June 28 2007

Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, and Skills
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.

May 12 2010 – May 8 2015

Sajid Javid

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 5 1969.

Honors:

Created a Knight Bachelor, December 30 2023.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Sajid Javid.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/3945/career.

[2] “No. 64269,” The London Gazette, Supplement, December 30 2023, N2, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64269/supplement/N2.

May 12 2015 – July 13 2016

List of Secretaries of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy

Name

Dates in Office

Akwasi Addo Alfred “Kwasi” Kwarteng

Date of birth/date of death:

Born May 26 1975.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Kwasi Kwarteng.” Accessed July 19, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4134/career.

January 8 2021 – September 6 2022

Sir Jacob William Rees-Mogg

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 24 1969.

2022

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.

October 25 2022 – February 7 2023

Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke “Kemi” Badenoch

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1980.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Mrs Kemi Badenoch.” Accessed April 9, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4597/career.

February 7 2023 – July 5 2024




Cabinet Office

Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office
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.

February 9 2023 – July 5 2024



Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

List of Chancellors of the Duchy of Lancaster

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Name

Dates in Office

Sir Robert Cecil

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 1 1563; d. May 24 1612.

1597 – 1599

Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Aylesford

Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1649; d. July 22 1719.

1714 – 1716

George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1703; d. June 10 1770.

1736 – 1743

Thomas Hay, 9th Earl of Kinnoull

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 4 1710; d. December 27 1787.

1758 – 1762

John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 18 1731; d. August 18 1783.

1782 – 1783

Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1752; d. October 21 1834.

1783

Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 26 1729; d. December 17 1808.

1786 – 1803

Thomas Pelham, Lord Pelham

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1756; d. July 4 1826.

1803 – 1804

Henry Phipps, 1st Baron Mulgrave

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 14 1755; d. April 7 1831.

1804 – 1805

Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1760; d. February 4 1816.

1805

Dudley Ryder, 2nd Baron Harrowby

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1762; d. December 26 1847.

1805 – 1806

Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1752; d. October 21 1834.

1806 – 1807

Spencer Perceval

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 1 1762. Died May 11 1812.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Spencer Perceval,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 5 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-spencer-perceval/index.html.

March 30 1807 – May 11 1812

Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1760; d. February 4 1816.

1812

Charles Bathurst

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1754; d. August 13 1831.

1812 – 1823

Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley

Date of birth/date of death:

Born April 29 1766. Died February 8 1851.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Nicholas Vansittart,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 4 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-nicholas-vansittart/index.html.

February 13 1823 – January 26 1828

George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1784; d. December 14 1860.

1828

Charles Arbuthnot

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1767; d. August 18 1850.

1828 – 1830

Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland of Holland, 3rd Baron Holland of Foxley

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 21 1773; d. October 22 1840.

1830 – 1834

Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1775; d. September 2 1850.

1834 – 1835

Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland of Holland, 3rd Baron Holland of Foxley

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 21 1773; d. October 22 1840.

1835 – 1840

George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1800; d. June 27 1870

Noble titles: Earl of Clarendon in the Peerage of Great Britain (1838 – 1870)

1840 – 1841

Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1799; d. September 9 1882.

1841

John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1779; d. June 23 1861.

1846 – 1850

Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1815; d. March 31 1891.

1854 – 1855

Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 19 1798; d. November 19 1882.

1855

Matthew Talbot Baines

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 17 1799; d. January 22 1860.

1855 – 1858

Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1799; d. September 9 1882.

1859 – 1861

Edward Cardwell

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1813; d. February 15 1886.

1861 – 1864

George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1800; d. June 27 1870

Noble titles: Earl of Clarendon in the Peerage of Great Britain (1838 – 1870)

1864 – 1865

George Joachim Goschen

Date of birth/date of death:

Born August 10 1831. Died February 7 1907.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “George Goschen,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-george-goschen/index.html.

January 26 1866 – June 26 1866

John Wilson-Patten

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 26 1802; d. July 11 1892.

1867 – 1868

Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Earl of Dufferin

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1826; d. February 12 1902

Other titles: Baron Dufferin and Claneboyne (1850 – 1902); Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1888 – 1902)

1868 – 1872

Hugh Culling Eardley Childers

Date of birth/date of death:

Born June 25 1827. Died January 29 1896.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Hugh Childers,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-hugh-childers/index.html.

August 9 1872 – September 30 1873

John Bright

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 16 1811; d. March 27 1889.

1873 – 1874

John Bright

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 16 1811; d. March 27 1889.

1880 – 1882

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)

1882

George Otto Trevelyan

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 20 1838; d. August 17 1928.

1884 – 1885

Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Viscount Cranbrook

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 1 1814; d. October 30 1906.

1886

John James Robert Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland

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

1886 – 1892

James Bryce

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1838; d. January 22 1922.

1892 – 1894

Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 8 1849; d. September 15 1909.

1894 – 1895

Richard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1823; d. January 8 1914.

1895

Sir Henry Hartley Fowler

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 16 1830; d. February 25 1911.

1905 – 1908

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 30 1874. Died 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/.

May 25 1915 – November 25 1915

William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1879; d. June 9 1964

Titles of nobility: Baron Beaverbrook in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1917 – 1964).

1918

William Robert Wellesley Peel, 2nd Viscount Peel

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1867; d. September 28 1937.

1921 – 1922

James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 23 1861; d. April 4 1947.

1922 – 1923

Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 14 1864; d. November 24 1958.

1924 – 1927

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/.

May 23 1930 – March 13 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

Philip Henry Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1882; d. December 12 1940

Titles of nobility: Marquess of Lothian in the Peerage of Scotland (1930 – 1940).

1931

William Shepherd Morrison

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1893; d. February 3 1961.

1939 – 1940

Alfred Duff Cooper

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1890; d. January 1 1954

Titles of nobility: Viscount Norwich in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1952 – 1954).

1941 – 1943

Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton

Date of birth/date of death:

Born August 16 1887. Died February 13 1962.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Hugh Dalton,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 1, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-hugh-dalton/index.html

May 31 1948 – February 28 1950

Iain Norman Macleod

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 11 1913. Died July 20 1970.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Winston Churchill,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-iain-macleod/index.html.

October 9 1961 – October 20 1963

Anthony Perrinott Lysberg Barber

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 4 1920. Died December 16 2005.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Anthony Barber,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-anthony-barber/index.html.

June 20 1970 – July 25 1970

Kenneth Harry Clarke

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 2 1940.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Clarke of Nottingham.” Accessed July 31, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/366/career.

July 13 1987 – July 25 1988

Antony Harold “Tony” Newton

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1937; d. March 25 2012.

1988 – 1989

William Arthur Waldegrave

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 15 1946.

1992 – 1994

Roger Norman Freeman

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1942.

1995 – 1997

James Francis “Jim” Murphy (acting)

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.

November 2 2005 – May 5 2006

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.

June 28 2007 – October 3 2008

David Roy Lidington

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 30 1956.

2018 – 2019

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 24 2019 – September 15 2021

Stephen Paul “Steve” Barclay

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 3 1972.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Steve Barclay.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4095/career.

September 15 2021 – July 5 2022

Nadhim Zahawi

Date of birth/date of death:

Born June 2 1967.

References:

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

September 6 2022 – October 25 2022

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.

October 25 2022 – July 5 2024



Minister for the Cabinet Office

List of Ministers for the Cabinet Office

Name

Dates in Office

James Francis “Jim” Murphy (acting)

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.

November 2 2005 – May 5 2006

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.

June 28 2007 – October 3 2008

Damian Howard Green

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1956.

2017

David Roy Lidington

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 30 1956.

2018 – 2019

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.

July 24 2019 – February 13 2020

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.

February 13 2020 – September 15 2021

Stephen Paul “Steve” Barclay

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 3 1972.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Steve Barclay.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4095/career.

September 15 2021 – February 8 2022

Michael Tyrone Ellis

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1967.

2022

Jeremy Mark Quin

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 24 1968.

2022 – 2023



Paymaster General

Name

Dates in Office

Edward John Stanley

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 13 1802; d. June 16 1869.

1841

Sir Edward Knatchbull, 9th Baronet

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1781; d. May 24 1849.

1841 – 1845

Thomas Babington Macaulay

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 25 1800; d. December 28 1859.

1846 – 1848

Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1815; d. March 31 1891.

1848 – 1852

Edward John Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 13 1802; d. June 16 1869.

1852

Edward John Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 13 1802; d. June 16 1869.

1853 – 1855

Robert Lowe

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 4 1811. Died July 27 1892.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Robert Lowe,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-robert-lowe/index.html.

August 13 1855 – April 6 1858

Algernon George Percy, Lord Lovaine

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 20 1810; d. January 2 1899.

1859

William Cowper

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 13 1811; d. October 16 1888.

1859 – 1860

George Joachim Goschen

Date of birth/date of death:

Born August 10 1831. Died February 7 1907.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “George Goschen,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-george-goschen/index.html.

November 29 1865 – March 12 1866

Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Earl of Dufferin

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1826; d. February 12 1902

Other titles: Baron Dufferin and Claneboyne (1850 – 1902); Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1888 – 1902)

1868 – 1872

Hugh Culling Eardley Childers

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 25 1827; d. January 29 1896.

August 9 1872 – September 30 1873

David Robert Plunket

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 3 1838; d. August 22 1919.

1880

John Adrian Louis Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 25 1860; d. February 29 1908.

Titles:

Succeeded to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as the 7th Earl of Hopetoun and subsidiary titles (Viscount Aithrie, Lord Hope, Baron Hopetoun, Baron Niddry), April 1 1873. Created Marquess of Linlithgow, in the County of Linlithgow or West Lothian, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, October 23 1902.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “John Hope,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed May 16 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-john-hope-4.

[2] “No. 27487,” The London Gazette, October 24 1902, 6734, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27487/page/6734.

1895 – 1899

Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 13 1871; d. June 30 1934

Titles of nobility: Duke of Marlborough in the Peerage of England (1892 – 1934)

1899 – 1902

Ivor Churchill Guest, 1st Baron Ashby St Ledgers

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1873; d. June 14 1939

Noble titles: Baron Ashby St Ledgers (1910 – 1939); Baron Wimborne (1914 – 1939); Viscount Wimborne (1918 – 1939)

1910 – 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.

August 18 1916 – December 10 1916

Arthur Neville Chamberlain

Date of birth/date of death:

Born March 18 1869. Died November 9 1940.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Neville Chamberlain,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 1, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-neville-chamberlain/index.html.

February 5 1923 – March 15 1923

Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne

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).

1940

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.

July 9 1946 – March 5 1947

Reginald Maudling

Date of birth/date of death:

Born March 7 1917. Died February 14 1979.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Reginald Maudling,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-reginald-maudling/index.html.

January 14 1957 – October 14 1959

Henry Brooke

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1903; d. March 29 1984.

1961 – 1962

Kenneth Harry Clarke

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 2 1940.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Clarke of Nottingham.” Accessed July 31, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/366/career.

September 2 1985 – July 13 1987

Peter Leonard Brooke

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

1987 – 1989

David Linsay Willetts

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1956.

1996

Alexander Jesse Norman

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1962.

2019

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.

July 24 2019 – February 13 2020

Penelope Mary “Penny” Mordaunt

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

Honours:

Received a Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, August 21 2024.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Penny Mordaunt.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4017/career.

[2] “No. 64759,” The London Gazette, Supplement, June 14 2025, B8, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64759/supplement/B8.

February 13 2020 – September 16 2021

Michael Tyrone Ellis

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1967.

2021 – 2022

Jeremy Mark Quin

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 24 1968.

2022 – 2023


Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
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.

September 18 2021 – July 6 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.

September 6 2022 – October 25 2022

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.

October 25 2022 – July 5 2024


List of Parliamentary Secretaries for the Cabinet Office

Name

Dates in Office

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.

May 10 2005 – May 5 2006

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.

January 9 2018 – July 24 2019

Jeremy Mark Quin

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 24 1968.

2019 – 2020

Julia Louise Lopez

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 1984.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Julia Lopez.” Accessed May 14, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4647/career.

February 14 2020 – September 15 2021

Heather Kay Wheeler

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 14 1959.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Heather Wheeler.” Accessed May 14, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4053/career.

February 8 2022 – September 7 2022

Brendan Clarke-Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 17 1980.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Brendan Clarke-Smith.” Accessed May 14, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4756/career.

September 8 2022 – October 27 2022




Department for Culture, Media, and Sport

Secretary of State for National Heritage
Peter Leonard Brooke

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

1992 – 1994

Virginia Hilda Brunette Maxwell Bottomley

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1948.

1995 – 1997


Secretary of State for Culture, Media, and Sport
James Mark Dakin Purnell

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1970.

2007 – 2008


Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media, and Sport
Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 1 1966.

Honours:

Created a Knight Bachelor, April 11 2025.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Jeremy Hunt.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1572/career.

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

May 12 2010 – September 4 2012


Secretary of State for Culture, Media, and Sport
Sajid Javid

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 5 1969.

Honors:

Created a Knight Bachelor, December 30 2023.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Sajid Javid.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/3945/career.

[2] “No. 64269,” The London Gazette, Supplement, December 30 2023, N2, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64269/supplement/N2.

April 9 2014 – May 11 2015

John Flasby Lawrance Whittingdale

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 16 1959.

2015 – 2016

Karen Anne Bradley

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1970.

2016 – 2017


Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport
Karen Anne Bradley

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1970.

2017 – 2018

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.

February 13 2020 – September 15 2021




Department for Education

Vice President of the Committee on Education

Name

Dates in Office

William Cowper

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 13 1811; d. October 16 1888.

1857 – 1858

Robert Lowe

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 4 1811. Died July 27 1892.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Robert Lowe,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-robert-lowe/index.html.

June 24 1859 – April 26 1864

William Edward Forster

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 11 1818; d. April 5 1886.

1868 – 1874

Dudley Francis Stuart Ryder, Viscount Sandon

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1831; d. March 26 1900.

1874 – 1878

Lord George Francis Hamilton

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1845; September 22 1927.

1878 – 1880

Anthony John Mundella

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1825; d. July 21 1897.

1880 – 1885

Edward Stanhope

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 24 1840; d. December 21 1893.

1885

Sir William Hart Dyke, 7th Baronet

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 7 1837; d. July 3 1931.

1887 – 1892

Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1847; d. October 9 1926.

1892 – 1895

Sir John Eldon Gorst

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 24 1835; d. April 4 1916.

1895 – 1902

President of the Board of Education

Name

Dates in Office

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.

March 3 1900 – August 8 1902

Reginald McKenna

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 6 1863. Died September 6 1943.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Reginald McKenna,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-reginald-mckenna/index.html.

January 23 1907 – April 12 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.

May 25 1915 – August 18 1916

Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1858; d. June 20 1945.

1916

Herbert Albert Laurens Fisher

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1865; d. April 18 1940

1916 – 1922

Edward Frederick Lindley Wood

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).

1922 – 1924

Hastings Bertrand Lees-Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 26 1878; d. December 18 1941.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Hastings Lees-Smith,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-hastings-lees-smith/index.html.

March 2 1931 – August 24 1931

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.

August 25 1931 – June 15 1932

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).

1932 – 1935

Richard Austen “Rab” Butler

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 9 1902. Died March 8 1982.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “R.A. Butler,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-ra-butler/index.html.

July 20 1941 – August 10 1944

Minister of Education

Name

Dates in Office

Richard Austen “Rab” Butler

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 9 1902. Died March 8 1982.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “R.A. Butler,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-ra-butler/index.html.

August 10 1944 – May 25 1945

Secretary of State for Education and Science

Name

Dates in Office

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 6 1968 – June 20 1970

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.

June 20 1970 – March 4 1974

Kenneth Harry Clarke

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 2 1940.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Clarke of Nottingham.” Accessed July 31, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/366/career.

November 2 1990 – April 10 1992

Secretary of State for Education
Gillian Patricia Shephard

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 22 1940.

1994 – 1995

Secretary of State for Education and Employment
Gillian Patricia Shephard

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 22 1940.

1995 – 1997

Secretary of State for Education and Skills
Estelle Morris

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1952.

2001 – 2002

Secretary of State for Education
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.

May 12 2010 – July 15 2014

Justine Greening

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 30 1969.

2016 – 2018

Gavin Alexander Williamson

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 25 1976.

2019 – 2021

Nadhim Zahawi

Date of birth/date of death:

Born June 2 1967.

References:

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

September 15 2021 – July 5 2022

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 7 2022 – September 6 2022


Minister for Women
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.

May 3 1997 – July 27 1998

Minister for Women and Equality
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 28 2007 – May 11 2010

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.

May 12 2010 – September 4 2012

Minister for Equalities
Sajid Javid

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 5 1969.

Honors:

Created a Knight Bachelor, December 30 2023.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Sajid Javid.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/3945/career.

[2] “No. 64269,” The London Gazette, Supplement, December 30 2023, N2, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64269/supplement/N2.

April 9 2014 – July 15 2014

Amber Augusta Rudd

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1963.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Amber Rudd.” Accessed May 13, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/3983/career.

January 9 2018 – April 30 2018

Penelope Mary “Penny” Mordaunt

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

Honours:

Received a Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, August 21 2024.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Penny Mordaunt.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4017/career.

[2] “No. 64759,” The London Gazette, Supplement, June 14 2025, B8, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64759/supplement/B8.

April 30 2018 – July 24 2019

Amber Augusta Rudd

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1963.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Amber Rudd.” Accessed May 13, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/3983/career.

July 24 2019 – September 7 2019

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 10 2019 – September 6 2022

Nadhim Zahawi

Date of birth/date of death:

Born June 2 1967.

References:

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

September 6 2022 – October 25 2022




Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Secretary of State for Energy

Name

Dates in Office

Nigel Lawson

Date of birth/date of death:

Born March 11 1932. Died April 3 2023.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Lawson of Blaby.” Accessed July 31, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1039/career.

September 14 1981 – June 11 1983

Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
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.

October 3 2008 – May 11 2010

Edward Jonathan “Ed” Davey

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1965.

2012 – 2015

Amber Augusta Rudd

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1963.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Amber Rudd.” Accessed May 13, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/3983/career.

May 11 2015 – July 13 2016

Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

Name

Dates in Office

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.

February 7 2023 – August 31 2023

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.

July 5 2024 – present





Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs

Secretary of State for the Environment
Michael Ray Dibdin Heseltine

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1933.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baron Heseltine, of Thenford in the County of Northamptonshire, July 12 2001.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Heseltine.” Accessed May 3, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/94/career.

[2] “No. 56278,” The London Gazette, July 18 2001, 8487, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/56278/page/8487.

May 5 1979 – January 6 1983

Michael Ray Dibdin Heseltine

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1933.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baron Heseltine, of Thenford in the County of Northamptonshire, July 12 2001.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Heseltine.” Accessed May 3, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/94/career.

[2] “No. 56278,” The London Gazette, July 18 2001, 8487, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/56278/page/8487.

November 28 1990 – April 11 1992

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.

April 11 1992 – May 27 1993


Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport, and the Regions
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.

May 2 1997 – June 8 2001


Secretary of State for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs
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.

June 8 2001 – May 5 2006

Hilary James Wedgwood Benn

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 26 1953.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Hilary Benn.” Accessed April 28, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/413/career.

June 28 2007 – May 11 2010

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.

July 15 2014 – July 14 2016

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.

June 11 2017 – July 24 2019

Theresa Anne Villiers

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 5 1968.

2019 – 2020

Thérèse Anne Coffey

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 18 1971.

2022 – 2023

Stephen Paul “Steve” Barclay

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 3 1972.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Steve Barclay.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4095/career.

November 13 2023 – July 5 2024




Department of Health and Social Care

President of the Board of Health
Sir Benjamin Hall, 1st Baronet

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 8 1802; d. April 27 1867.

1854 – 1855

William Cowper

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 13 1811; d. October 16 1888.

1855 – 1857

William Cowper

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 13 1811; d. October 16 1888.

1857 – 1858

Minister for Health

Name

Dates in Office

Arthur Neville Chamberlain

Date of birth/date of death:

Born March 18 1869. Died November 9 1940.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Neville Chamberlain,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 1, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-neville-chamberlain/index.html.

March 7 1923 – August 27 1923

Arthur Neville Chamberlain

Date of birth/date of death:

Born March 18 1869. Died November 9 1940.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Neville Chamberlain,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 1, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-neville-chamberlain/index.html.

November 6 1924 – June 4 1929

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.

June 7 1929 – August 24 1931

Arthur Neville Chamberlain

Date of birth/date of death:

Born March 18 1869. Died November 9 1940.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Neville Chamberlain,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 1, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-neville-chamberlain/index.html.

August 25 1931 – November 5 1931

Sir Howard Kingsley Wood

Date of birth/date of death:

Born August 19 1881. Died September 21 1943.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Kinglsey Wood,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 1, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-kingsley-wood/index.html.

June 7 1935 – May 16 1938

Malcolm John MacDonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 17 1901; d. January 11 1981

1940 – 1941

Iain Norman Macleod

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 11 1913. Died July 20 1970.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Winston Churchill,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-iain-macleod/index.html.

May 7 1952 – December 20 1955

Anthony Perrinott Lysberg Barber

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 4 1920. Died December 16 2005.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Anthony Barber,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-anthony-barber/index.html.

October 20 1963 – October 16 1964

Secretary of State for Health

Name

Dates in Office

Kenneth Harry Clarke

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 2 1940.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Clarke of Nottingham.” Accessed July 31, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/366/career.

July 25 1988 – November 2 1990

William Arthur Waldegrave

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 15 1946.

1990 – 1992

Virginia Hilda Brunette Maxwell Bottomley

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1948.

1992 – 1995

John Reid

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 8 1947.

2003 – 2005

Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 1 1966.

Honours:

Created a Knight Bachelor, April 11 2025.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Jeremy Hunt.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1572/career.

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

September 4 2012 – January 8 2018

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 1 1966.

Honours:

Created a Knight Bachelor, April 11 2025.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Jeremy Hunt.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1572/career.

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

January 8 2018 – July 9 2018

Sajid Javid

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 5 1969.

Honors:

Created a Knight Bachelor, December 30 2023.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Sajid Javid.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/3945/career.

[2] “No. 64269,” The London Gazette, Supplement, December 30 2023, N2, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64269/supplement/N2.

June 26 2021 – July 5 2022

Stephen Paul “Steve” Barclay

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 3 1972.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Steve Barclay.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4095/career.

July 5 2022 – September 6 2022

Thérèse Anne Coffey

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 18 1971.

2022

Stephen Paul “Steve” Barclay

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 3 1972.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Steve Barclay.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4095/career.

October 25 2022 – November 13 2023




Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government

Secretary of State for Local Government and the Regions
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.

May 29 2002 – May 5 2006

Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Sajid Javid

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 5 1969.

Honors:

Created a Knight Bachelor, December 30 2023.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Sajid Javid.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/3945/career.

[2] “No. 64269,” The London Gazette, Supplement, December 30 2023, N2, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64269/supplement/N2.

July 13 2016 – January 8 2018

Secretary of State for Housing, Communities, and Local Government
Sajid Javid

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 5 1969.

Honors:

Created a Knight Bachelor, December 30 2023.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Sajid Javid.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/3945/career.

[2] “No. 64269,” The London Gazette, Supplement, December 30 2023, N2, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64269/supplement/N2.

January 8 2018 – April 30 2018

James Peter Brokenshire

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 8 1968; d. October 7 2021.

2018 – 2019

Robert Edward Jenrick

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1982.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Robert Jenrick.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4320/career.

July 24 2019 – September 15 2021


Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities
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.

September 15 2021 – July 6 2022

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.

October 25 2022 – July 5 2024

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.

July 5 2024 – July 9 2024


Secretary of State for Housing, Communities, and Local Government
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.

July 9 2024 – September 5 2025




Ministry of Justice

Secretary of State for Justice

Secretary of State for Justice

Name

Dates in Office

John Whitaker “Jack” Straw

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1946.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Jack Straw.” Accessed April 28, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/463/career.

June 28 2007 – May 11 2010

Kenneth Harry Clarke

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 2 1940.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Clarke of Nottingham.” Accessed July 31, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/366/career.

May 12 2010 – September 4 2012

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.

May 9 2015 – July 14 2016

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.

July 14 2016 – June 11 2017

David Roy Lidington

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 30 1956.

2017 – 2018

Dominic Rennie Raab

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1974.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Dominic Raab.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4007/career.

September 15 2021 – September 6 2022

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.

September 6 2022 – October 25 2022

Dominic Rennie Raab

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1974.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Dominic Raab.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4007/career.

October 25 2022 – April 21 2023

David Lindon Lammy

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1972.

2025 – present




Northern Ireland Office

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

List of Secretaries of State for Northern Ireland

Name

Dates in Office

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.

March 24 1972 – December 2 1973

Douglas Richard Hurd

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 8 1930.

1984 – 1985

Peter Leonard Brooke

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

1989 – 1992

John Reid

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 8 1947.

2001 – 2002

Peter Gerald Hain

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 16 1950.

2005 – 2007

Theresa Anne Villiers

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 5 1968.

2012 – 2016

James Peter Brokenshire

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 8 1968; d. October 7 2021.

2016 – 2018

Karen Anne Bradley

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1970.

2018 – 2019

Julian Richard Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 30 1971.

2019 – 2020

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.

February 13 2020 – July 7 2022

Hilary James Wedgwood Benn

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 26 1953.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Hilary Benn.” Accessed April 28, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/413/career.

July 5 2024 – present




Scotland Office

Secretaries of State for Scotland

List of Secretaries for Scotland

Name

Dates in Office

Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox, 1st Duke of Gordon

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 27 1818; d. September 27 1903.

1885 – 1886

George Otto Trevelyan

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 20 1838; d. August 17 1928.

1886

John William Maule Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1847; d. November 25 1887.

1886

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.

August 5 1886 – March 11 1887

Schomberg Henry Kerr, 9th Marquess of Lothian

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1833; d. January 17 1900.

1887 – 1892

Sir George Otto Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 20 1838; d. August 17 1928.

1892 – 1895

John Adrian Louis Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow, 7th Earl of Hopetoun

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 25 1860; d. February 29 1908.

Titles:

Succeeded to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as the 7th Earl of Hopetoun and subsidiary titles (Viscount Aithrie, Lord Hope, Baron Hopetoun, Baron Niddry), April 1 1873. Created Marquess of Linlithgow, in the County of Linlithgow or West Lothian, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, October 23 1902.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “John Hope,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed May 16 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-john-hope-4.

[2] “No. 27487,” The London Gazette, October 24 1902, 6734, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27487/page/6734.

February 2 1905 – December 4 1905

John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 7 1860; d. January 11 1925.

December 10 1905 – February 13 1912

Ronald Crauford Munro Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 6 1860; d. March 30 1934

1922 – 1924

List of Secretaries of State for Scotland

Name

Dates in Office

Albert Edward Harry Meyer Archibald Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery, 2nd Earl of Midlothian

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1859; d. January 16 1926.

1945

James Gray Stuart

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1897; d. February 20 1971

Titles of nobility: Viscount Stuart of Findhorn in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1959 – 1971)

1951 – 1957

Donald Campbell Dewar

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 21 1937; d. October 11 2000.

1997 – 1999

John Reid

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 8 1947.

1999 – 2001

Helen Lawrie Liddell

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1950.

2001 – 2003

Alistair Maclean Darling

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 28 1953. Died November 30 2023.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Darling of Roulanish.” Accessed July 19, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/596/career.

June 13 2003 – May 5 2006

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.

October 3 2008 – May 11 2010

Daniel Grian “Danny” Alexander

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 15 1972.

Honours:

Created a Knight Bachelor, September 22 2015.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Danny Alexander.” Accessed May 15, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1535/career.

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

May 12 2010 – May 29 2010

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.

May 29 2010 – October 7 2013

Alexander Morrison “Alistair” Carmichael

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 15 1965.

2013 – 2015




Board of Trade

First Lord of Trade

Name

Dates in Office

George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1716; d. June 8 1771.

1748 – 1761

Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys

Date of birth/date of death:

Born August 10 1695. Died April 21 1770.

March 21 1761 – March 1 1763

Charles Townshend

Date of birth/date of death:

Born August 27 1725. Died September 4 1767.

March 1 1763 – April 20 1763

William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2nd Earl of Shelburne

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 2 1737; d. May 7 1805

Noble titles: Earl of Shelburne in the Peerage of Ireland (1761 – 1805); Marquess of Lansdowne in the Peerage of Great Britain (1784 – 1805)

1763

Wills Hill, 1st Earl of Hillsborough

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1718; d. October 7 1793.

1763 – 1765

William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 20 1731; d. July 15 1801.

1765 – 1766

Wills Hill, 1st Earl of Hillsborough

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1718; d. October 7 1793.

1766

Robert Craggs-Nugent, 1st Viscount Clare

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1709; d. October 13 1788.

1767 – 1768

Wills Hill, 1st Earl of Hillsborough

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1718; d. October 7 1793.

1768 – 1772

William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 20 1731; d. July 15 1801.

1772 – 1775

Lieutenant-General George Germain

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 7 1771; d. April 3 1853

1775 – 1779

Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1748; d. September 4 1825.

1779 – 1780

Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 30 1738; d. July 20 1786.

1780 – 1782

President of the Committee on Trade and Foreign Plantations
Thomas Townshend, 1st Baron Sydney

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1733; d. June 30 1800.

1784 – 1786

President of the Board of Trade

Name

Dates in Office

Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 26 1729; d. December 17 1808.

1786 – 1804

James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1755; d. December 30 1836.

1804 – 1806

William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1745; d. May 28 1814.

1806 – 1807

Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 22 1762; d. July 27 1834.

1807 – 1812

Richard Le Poer Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty, 1st Baron Trench

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 19 1767; d. November 24 1837.

1812 – 1818

Frederick John Robinson

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 1 1782; d. January 28 1859.

1818 – 1823

William Huskisson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1770; d. September 15 1830.

1823 – 1827

Charles Grant

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1625; d. May 28 1672.

1827 – 1828

William Vesey-FitzGerald

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1783; d. May 11 1843.

1828 – 1830

John Charles Herries

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 1778. Died April 24 1855.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “John Herries,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 4 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-john-herries/index.html.

February 2 1830 – November 22 1830

George Eden, 2nd Baron Auckland

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1784; d. January 1 1849.

1830 – 1834

Alexander Baring

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1774; d. May 12 1848.

1834 – 1835

Henry Labouchere

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 15 1798; d. July 13 1869.

1839 – 1841

Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 1 1782. Died January 28 1859.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Frederick Robinson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 4 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-frederick-robinson/index.html.

September 3 1841 – May 15 1843

William Ewart Gladstone

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 29 1809. Died 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.

May 15 1843 – February 5 1845

George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1800; d. June 27 1870

Noble titles: Earl of Clarendon in the Peerage of Great Britain (1838 – 1870)

1846 – 1847

Edward Cardwell

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1813; d. February 15 1886.

1852 – 1855

Edward John Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 13 1802; d. June 16 1869.

1855 – 1858

Thomas Milner Gibson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 3 1806; d. February 25 1884.

1859 – 1866

Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, 8th Baronet

Date of birth/date of death:

Born October 27 1818. Died January 12 1887.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Stafford Northcote,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-stafford-northcote/index.html.

July 6 1866 – March 8 1867

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.

1867 – 1868

John Bright

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 16 1811; d. March 27 1889.

1868 – 1871

Chichester Samuel Parkinson-Fortescue

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1823; d. January 30 1898.

1871 – 1874

Dudley Francis Stuart Ryder, Viscount Sandon

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1831; d. March 26 1900.

1878 – 1880

Joseph Chamberlain

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 8 1836; d. July 2 1914.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Joseph Chamberlain,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-joseph-chamberlain/index.html.

May 3 1880 – June 9 1885

Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox, 1st Duke of Gordon

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 27 1818; d. September 27 1903.

1885

Edward Stanhope

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 24 1840; d. December 21 1893.

1885 – 1886

Anthony John Mundella

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1825; d. July 21 1897.

1886

Sir Michael Edward Hicks Beach, 9th Baronet

Date of birth/date of death:

Born October 23 1837. Died April 30 1916.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Michael Hicks-Beach,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-michael-hicks-beach/index.html.

February 21 1888 – August 11 1892

Anthony John Mundella

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1825; d. July 21 1897.

1892 – 1894

James Bryce

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1838; d. January 22 1922.

1894 – 1895

Charles Thomson Ritchie

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 19 1838. Died January 9 1906.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Charles Ritchie,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-charles-ritchie/index.html.

June 29 1895 – November 12 1900

Gerald William Balfour

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1853; d. January 14 1945.

1900 – 1905

James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 23 1861; d. April 4 1947.

1905

David Lloyd George

Date of birth/date of death:

Born January 17 1863. Died March 26 1945.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “David Lloyd George,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-david-lloyd-george/index.html.

December 10 1905 – April 12 1908

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 30 1874. Died 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/.

April 12 1908 – February 14 1910

Sir Robert Stevenson Horne

Date of birth/date of death:

Born February 28 1871. Died September 3 1940.

References:

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

March 19 1920 – April 1 1921

Stanley Baldwin

Date of birth/date of death:

Born August 3 1867. Died 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.

April 1 1921 – October 19 1922

Oliver Lyttelton

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1893; d. January 21 1972.

1940 – 1941

Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton

Date of birth/date of death:

Born August 16 1887. Died February 13 1962.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Hugh Dalton,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 1, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-hugh-dalton/index.html

February 22 1942 – May 23 1945

Oliver Lyttelton

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1893; d. January 21 1972.

1945

Sir Richard Stafford Cripps

Date of birth/date of death:

Born April 24 1889. Died April 21 1952.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Stafford Cripps,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 1, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-stafford-cripps/index.html.

July 27 1945 – September 29 1947

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.

September 29 1947 – April 23 1951

George Edward Peter Thorneycroft

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 26 1909. Died June 4 1994.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Peter Thorneycroft,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-peter-thorneycroft/index.html.

October 30 1951 – January 13 1957

Reginald Maudling

Date of birth/date of death:

Born March 7 1917. Died February 14 1979.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Reginald Maudling,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-reginald-maudling/index.html.

October 14 1959 – October 9 1961

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.

October 20 1963 – October 16 1964

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.

July 14 1990 – April 11 1992

Michael Ray Dibdin Heseltine

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1933.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baron Heseltine, of Thenford in the County of Northamptonshire, July 12 2001.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Heseltine.” Accessed May 3, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/94/career.

[2] “No. 56278,” The London Gazette, July 18 2001, 8487, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/56278/page/8487.

April 11 1992 – July 5 1995

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.

May 2 1997 – July 27 1998

Alistair Maclean Darling

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 28 1953. Died November 30 2023.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Darling of Roulanish.” Accessed July 19, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/596/career.

May 5 2006 – June 28 2007

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.

May 12 2010 – May 8 2015

Sajid Javid

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 5 1969.

Honors:

Created a Knight Bachelor, December 30 2023.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Sajid Javid.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/3945/career.

[2] “No. 64269,” The London Gazette, Supplement, December 30 2023, N2, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64269/supplement/N2.

May 12 2015 – July 13 2016

Liam Fox

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 22 1961.

2016 – 2019

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.

July 24 2019 – September 15 2021

Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke “Kemi” Badenoch

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1980.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Mrs Kemi Badenoch.” Accessed April 9, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4597/career.

September 6 2022 – July 5 2024


Vice-President of the Board of Trade
William Wyndham Grenville

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 25 1759; d. January 12 1834.

Titles:

Raised to the Peerage of Great Britain as Baron Grenville, of Wotton under Bernewood in the County of Buckingham, November 27 1790.1

References:

[1] “No. 13259,” The London Gazette, November 23 1790, 710, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/13259/page/710.

August 23 1786 – August 8 1789

Frederick John Robinson

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 1 1782. Died January 28 1859.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Frederick Robinson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 4 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-frederick-robinson/index.html.

September 29 1812 – January 24 1818

William Ewart Gladstone

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 29 1809. Died 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.

September 3 1841 – June 10 1843

Robert Lowe

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 4 1811. Died July 27 1892.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Robert Lowe,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-robert-lowe/index.html.

August 13 1855 – April 6 1858

George Joachim Goschen

Date of birth/date of death:

Born August 10 1831. Died February 7 1907.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “George Goschen,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-george-goschen/index.html.

November 29 1865 – March 12 1866




Department for Transport

Leadership of the Department for Transport

Minister of Transport
William Robert Wellesley Peel, 2nd Viscount Peel

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1867; d. September 28 1937.

1921 – 1922

John Lawrence Baird

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 27 1874; d. August 20 1941.

1922 – 1924

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.

June 7 1929 – August 24 1931

Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation
Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 18 1904; d. March 8 1983.

1952 – 1954

List of Secretaries of State for Transport

Name

Dates in Office

David Arthur Russell Howell

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1936.

1981 – 1983

John Edward Michael Moore

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 26 1937; d. May 20 2019.

1986 – 1987

Alistair Maclean Darling

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 28 1953. Died November 30 2023.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Darling of Roulanish.” Accessed July 19, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/596/career.

May 29 2002 – May 5 2006

Philip Hammond

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 4 1955.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Hammond of Runnymede.” Accessed July 19, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/105/career.

May 11 2010 – October 14 2011

Justine Greening

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 30 1969.

2011 – 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.

July 24 2019 – September 6 2022

Heidi Alexander

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 17 1975.

2024 – present





Wales Office

Secretary of State for Wales
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.

April 5 1966 – April 5 1968

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.

July 5 1995 – May 2 1997

Alun Edward Michael

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 22 1943.

1998 – 1999

Peter Gerald Hain

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 16 1950.

2002 – 2008

Peter Gerald Hain

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 16 1950.

2009 – 2010

Dame Cheryl Elise Kendall Gillan

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 21 1952; d. April 4 2021.

2010 – 2012

David Ian Jones

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1952.

2012 – 2014

Joanna Meriel “Jo” Stevens

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1966.

2024 – present




Department for Work and Pensions

Minister of Labour

Name

Dates in Office

Sir Robert Stevenson Horne

Date of birth/date of death:

Born February 28 1871. Died September 3 1940.

References:

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

January 10 1919 – March 19 1920

Minister of Labour and National Service

Name

Dates in Office

Ernest Bevin

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1881; d. April 14 1951.

1940 – 1945

Richard Austen “Rab” Butler

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 9 1902. Died March 8 1982.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “R.A. Butler,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-ra-butler/index.html.

May 25 1945 – July 26 1945

Iain Norman Macleod

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 11 1913. Died July 20 1970.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Winston Churchill,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-iain-macleod/index.html.

December 20 1955 – October 14 1959

Minister of Labour
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.

October 14 1959 – July 27 1960

Minister of Pensions
Derick Heathcoat-Amory

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 26 1899. Died January 20 1981.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Derick Heathcoat-Amory,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-derick-heathcoat-amory/index.html.

November 5 1951 – September 3 1953

Secretary of State for Employment
Leonard Robert Carr

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1916; d. February 17 2012.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baron Carr of Hadley, of Monken Hadley of Greater London, January 15 1976.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Carr of Hadley.” Accessed May 4, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1621/career.

[2] “No. 46803,” The London Gazette, January 20 1976, 919, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/46803/page/919.

June 20 1970 – April 7 1972

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.

December 2 1973 – March 4 1974

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.

March 5 1974 – April 8 1976

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.

January 3 1990 – April 11 1992

Gillian Patricia Shephard

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 22 1940.

1992 – 1993

Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1953.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Michael Portillo.” Accessed April 28, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/187/career.

July 20 1994 – July 5 1995


Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Alistair Maclean Darling

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 28 1953. Died November 30 2023.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Darling of Roulanish.” Accessed July 19, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/596/career.

June 8 2001 – May 29 2002

Peter Gerald Hain

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 16 1950.

2007 – 2008

James Mark Dakin Purnell

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1970.

2008 – 2009

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.

May 12 2010 – March 18 2016

Damian Howard Green

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1956.

2016 – 2017

Amber Augusta Rudd

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1963.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Amber Rudd.” Accessed May 13, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/3983/career.

November 16 2018 – September 7 2019

Thérèse Anne Coffey

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 18 1971.

2019 – 2022




Defunct Cabinet Offices

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food

President of the Board of Agriculture
William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1859; d. February 26 1942

Titles of nobility: Earl of Selborne in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1895 – 1942)

1915 – 1916

Edward Frederick Lindley Wood

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).

1924 – 1925


Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food
William Shepherd Morrison

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1893; d. February 3 1961.

1936 – 1939

Derick Heathcoat-Amory

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 26 1899. Died January 20 1981.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Derick Heathcoat-Amory,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-derick-heathcoat-amory/index.html.

July 28 1954 – January 6 1958

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.

April 5 1968 – June 19 1970

Gillian Patricia Shephard

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 22 1940.

1993 – 1994

William Arthur Waldegrave

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 15 1946.

1994 – 1995




Air Ministry

Chairman of the Joint War Air Committee
Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 4 1865; d. February 4 1948

Titles of nobility: Earl of Derby in the Peerage of England (1908 – 1948)

1916

President of the Air Board
George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Earl Curzon of Kedleston

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1859; d. March 20 1925.

1916 – 1917

Secretary of State for Air
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 30 1874. Died 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/.

January 10 1919 – February 13 1921

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)

1931 – 1935

Sir Howard Kingsley Wood

Date of birth/date of death:

Born August 19 1881. Died September 21 1943.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Kinglsey Wood,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 1, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-kingsley-wood/index.html.

May 16 1938 – April 3 1940

Maurice Harold Macmillan

Date of birth/date of death:

Born February 10 1894. Died December 29 1986.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Harold Macmillan,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-harold-macmillan/index.html.

May 25 1945 – July 26 1945

William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1877; d. November 17 1960.

1945 – 1946

William Philip Sidney, 7th Baron De L’Isle and Dudley

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 23 1909; d. April 5 1991.

1951 – 1955




Ministry of Aircraft Production

Minister of Aircraft Production
William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1879; d. June 9 1964

Titles of nobility: Baron Beaverbrook in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1917 – 1964).

1940 – 1941

Sir Richard Stafford Cripps

Date of birth/date of death:

Born April 24 1889. Died April 21 1952.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Stafford Cripps,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 1, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-stafford-cripps/index.html.

November 22 1942 – May 25 1945


Ministry of Aviation

Minister of Aviation

Name

Dates in Office

George Edward Peter Thorneycroft

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 26 1909. Died June 4 1994.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Peter Thorneycroft,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-peter-thorneycroft/index.html.

July 27 1960 – July 13 1962

Roy Harris Jenkins

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 11 1920. Died January 5 2003.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Roy Jenkins.” Accessed July 31, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/732/career.

October 18 1964 – December 23 1965


Department for Children, Schools, and Families

Secretary of State for Children, Schools, and Families
Edward Michael “Ed” Balls

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1967.

2007 – 2010




Colonial Office

Secretary of State for the Colonies

Name

Dates in Office

Wills Hill, 1st Earl of Hillsborough

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1718; d. October 7 1793.

1768 – 1772

William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 20 1731; d. July 15 1801.

1772 – 1775

Lieutenant-General George Germain

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 7 1771; d. April 3 1853

1775 – 1782

Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1799; d. September 9 1882.

1854 – 1855

Sidney Herbert

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1810; d. August 2 1861.

1855

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.

February 23 1855 – July 21 1855

Sir William Molesworth, 8th Baronet

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 23 1810; d. October 22 1855.

1855

Henry Labouchere

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 15 1798; d. July 13 1869.

1855 – 1858

Lord Edward Henry Stanley

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1826; d. April 21 1893

Titles of nobility: Earl of Derby in the Peerage of England (1869 – 1893)

1858 – 1859

Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 22 1811; d. October 18 1864.

1859 – 1864

Edward Cardwell

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1813; d. February 15 1886.

1864 – 1866

Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1813; d. February 15 1886.

1866 – 1867

Richard Plantagenet Campbell Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 10 1823; d. March 26 1889.

1867 – 1868

Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1815; d. March 31 1891.

1868 – 1870

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)

1870 – 1874

Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1813; d. February 15 1886.

1874 – 1878

Sir Michael Edward Hicks Beach, 9th Baronet

Date of birth/date of death:

Born October 23 1837. Died April 30 1916.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Michael Hicks-Beach,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-michael-hicks-beach/index.html.

February 4 1878 – April 21 1880

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)

1880 – 1882

Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1826; d. April 21 1893

Titles of nobility: Earl of Derby in the Peerage of England (1869 – 1893)

1882 – 1885

Frederick Arthur Stanley

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1841; d. June 14 1908

Titles of nobility: Baron Stanley of Preston in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1886 – 1908); Earl of Derby in the Peerage of England (1893 – 1908)

1885 – 1886

Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1815; d. March 31 1891.

1886

Edward Stanhope

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 24 1840; d. December 21 1893.

1886 – 1887

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)

1892 – 1895

Joseph Chamberlain

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 8 1836; d. July 2 1914.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Joseph Chamberlain,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-joseph-chamberlain/index.html.

June 29 1895 – September 16 1903

Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Earl of Crewe

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1858; d. June 20 1945.

1908 – 1910

Lewis Vernon Harcourt

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 31 1863; d. February 24 1922.

1910 – 1915

Andrew Bonar Law

Date of birth/date of death:

Born September 16 1858. Died 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.

May 25 1915 – December 10 1916

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 30 1874. Died 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/.

February 13 1921 – October 19 1922

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)

1922 – 1924

Malcolm John MacDonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 17 1901; d. January 11 1981

1935

Malcolm John MacDonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 17 1901; d. January 11 1981

1938 – 1940

Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne

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

Oliver Lyttelton

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1893; d. January 21 1972.

1951 – 1954

Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 18 1904; d. March 8 1983.

1954 – 1959

Iain Norman Macleod

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 11 1913. Died July 20 1970.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Winston Churchill,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-iain-macleod/index.html.

October 14 1959 – October 9 1961

Reginald Maudling

Date of birth/date of death:

Born March 7 1917. Died February 14 1979.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Reginald Maudling,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-reginald-maudling/index.html.

October 9 1961 – July 13 1962




Commonwealth Relations Office

Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
Hastings Lionel “Pug” Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1887; d. December 30 1967

Titles of nobility: Baron Ismay in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1947 – 1965).

Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1939. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1942. Promoted to general, 1944.

1951 – 1952

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).

1952

Alexander Frederick “Alec” Douglas-Home, 14th Earl of 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/.

April 7 1955 – July 27 1960


Dominions Office

Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
Malcolm John MacDonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 17 1901; d. January 11 1981

1935 – 1938

Malcolm John MacDonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 17 1901; d. January 11 1981

1938 – 1939

Sir Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip

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).

1939

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).

1939 – 1940

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

Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne

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).

1940 – 1942

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/.

February 15 1942 – September 24 1943

Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne

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).

1943 – 1945


Department of Economic Affairs

Minister for Economic Affairs
Sir Richard Stafford Cripps

Date of birth/date of death:

Born April 24 1889. Died April 21 1952.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Stafford Cripps,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 1, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-stafford-cripps/index.html.

September 29 1947 – November 13 1947

Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell

Date of birth/date of death:

Born April 9 1906. Died 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.

February 28 1950 – October 19 1950

Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
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.

October 16 1964 – August 11 1966


Ministry of Economic Warfare

Minister of Economic Warfare
Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton

Date of birth/date of death:

Born August 16 1887. Died February 13 1962.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Hugh Dalton,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 1, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-hugh-dalton/index.html

May 15 1940 – February 22 1942

Roundell Cecil Palmer, 3rd Earl of Selborne

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 15 1887; d. September 3 1971.

1942 – 1945


Department of Energy and Climate Change

Secretary of State for Energy
David Arthur Russell Howell

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1936.

1979 – 1981

Nigel Lawson

Date of birth/date of death:

Born March 11 1932. Died April 3 2023.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Lawson of Blaby.” Accessed July 31, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1039/career.

1981 – 1983

John Wakeham

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

1989 – 1992


Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
Christopher Paul Murray “Chris” Huhne

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1954.

2010 – 2012

Amber Augusta Rudd

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1963.

2015 – 2016


Department for Exiting the European Union

Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
Dominic Rennie Raab

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1974.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Dominic Raab.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4007/career.

July 9 2018 – November 15 2018

Stephen Paul “Steve” Barclay

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 3 1972.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Steve Barclay.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4095/career.

November 16 2018 – January 31 2020


Ministry of Food

Minister of Food
William Shepherd Morrison

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1893; d. February 3 1961.

1939 – 1940


Department of Health and Social Security

Secretary of State for Social Services
John Edward Michael Moore

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 26 1937; d. May 20 2019.

1987 – 1988


Ministry of Home Security

Minister of Home Security

Name

Dates in Office

Sir John Anderson

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 8 1882. Died January 4 1958.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Sir John Anderson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 1, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-john-anderson/index.html.

September 4 1939 – October 3 1940

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.

October 4 1940 – May 23 1945




Ministry of Housing and Local Government

President of the Local Governnment Board

Name

Dates in Office

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.

June 24 1885 – February 1 1886

Joseph Chamberlain

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 8 1836; d. July 2 1914.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Joseph Chamberlain,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-joseph-chamberlain/index.html.

February 1 1886 – April 3 1886

Charles Thomson Ritchie

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 19 1838. Died January 9 1906.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Charles Ritchie,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-charles-ritchie/index.html.

August 3 1886 – August 11 1892

Minister of Housing and Local Government
Maurice Harold Macmillan

Date of birth/date of death:

Born February 10 1894. Died December 29 1986.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Harold Macmillan,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-harold-macmillan/index.html.

October 30 1951 – October 19 1954

Henry Brooke

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1903; d. March 29 1984.

1957 – 1961




India Office

President of the Board of Control

Name

Dates in Office

Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1733; d. June 30 1800.

1784 – 1790

William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 25 1759; d. January 12 1834.

Titles:

Raised to the Peerage of Great Britain as Baron Grenville, of Wotton under Bernewood in the County of Buckingham, November 27 1790.1

References:

[1] “No. 13259,” The London Gazette, November 23 1790, 710, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/13259/page/710.

March 12 1790 – June 28 1793

Henry Dundas

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1742; d. May 28 1811.

1793 – 1801

George Legge, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth

Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1717; d. October 15 1770.

1801 – 1802

Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 18 1769; d. August 12 1822.

1802 – 1806

Gilbert Elliot, 1st Baron Minto

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1751; d. June 21 1814.

1806

Thomas Grenville

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1755; d. December 17 1846.

1806

George Tierney

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1761; d. January 25 1830.

1806 – 1807

Robert Dundas

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1771; d. June 10 1851.

1807 – 1809

Dudley Ryder, 2nd Baron Harrowby

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1762; d. December 26 1847.

1809

Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1771; d. June 10 1851.

1809 – 1812

Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1760; d. February 4 1816.

1812 – 1816

George Canning

Date of birth/date of death:

Born April 11 1770. Died August 8 1827.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “George Canning,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 4 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-george-canning/index.html.

June 20 1816 – January 16 1821

Charles Bathurst

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1754; d. August 13 1831.

1821 – 1822

Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1775; d. September 2 1850.

1822 – 1828

Edward Law, 2nd Baron Ellenborough

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1790; d. December 22 1871.

1828 – 1830

Charles Grant

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1625; d. May 28 1672.

1830 – 1834

Edward Law, 2nd Baron Ellenborough

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1790; d. December 22 1871.

1834 – 1835

Sir John Cam Hobhouse, 2nd Baronet

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 27 1786; d. June 3 1869.

1835 – 1841

Edward Law, 2nd Baron Ellenborough

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1790; d. December 22 1871.

1841

Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 1 1782. Died January 28 1859.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Frederick Robinson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 4 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-frederick-robinson/index.html.

May 17 1843 – June 30 1846

John Cam Hobhouse, 1st Baron Broughton

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 27 1786; d. June 3 1869.

1846 – 1852

Fox Maule, Lord Panmure

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 22 1801; d. July 6 1874.

1852

John Charles Herries

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 1778. Died April 24 1855.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “John Herries,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 4 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-john-herries/index.html.

February 28 1852 – December 17 1852

Sir Charles Wood, 3rd Baronet

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 20 1800. Died August 8 1885.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Charles Wood,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 3 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-charles-wood/index.html.

December 30 1852 – March 3 1855

Robert Vernon Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 23 1800; d. November 10 1873.

1855 – 1858

Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1790; d. December 22 1871.

1858

Lord Edward Henry Stanley

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1826; d. April 21 1893

Titles of nobility: Earl of Derby in the Peerage of England (1869 – 1893)

1858

Secretary of State for India

Name

Dates in Office

Lord Edward Henry Stanley

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1826; d. April 21 1893

Titles of nobility: Earl of Derby in the Peerage of England (1869 – 1893)

1858 – 1859

Sir Charles Wood, 3rd Baronet

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 20 1800. Died August 8 1885.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Charles Wood,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 3 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-charles-wood/index.html.

June 18 1859 – February 16 1866

George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 2nd Earl 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)

1866

Lord Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil

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.

July 6 1866 – March 8 1867

Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, 8th Baronet

Date of birth/date of death:

Born October 27 1818. Died January 12 1887.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Stafford Northcote,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-stafford-northcote/index.html.

March 8 1867 – December 1 1868

George John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 30 1823; d. April 24 1900

Noble titles: Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of Scotland (1847 – 1900); Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1892 – 1900)

1868 – 1874

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.

February 21 1874 – April 2 1878

Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Viscount Cranbrook

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 1 1814; d. October 30 1906.

1878 – 1880

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.

April 28 1880 – December 16 1882

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)

1882 – 1885

Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill

Date of birth/date of death:

Born February 13 1849. Died January 24 1895.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Lord Randolph Churchill,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/lord-randolph-churchill/index.html.

June 24 1885 – January 28 1886

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)

1886

Richard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1823; d. January 8 1914.

1886 – 1892

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)

1892 – 1894

Sir Henry Hartley Fowler

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 16 1830; d. February 25 1911.

1894 – 1895

Lord George Francis Hamilton

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1845; September 22 1927.

1895 – 1903

John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 24 1838; d. September 23 1923

Titles of nobility: Viscount Morley of Blackburn (1908 – 1923)

1905 – 1910

Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1858; d. June 20 1945.

1910 – 1915

Joseph Austen Chamberlain

Date of birth/date of death:

Born October 16 1863. Died March 16 1937.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Austen Chamberlain,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-austen-chamberlain/index.html.

May 25 1915 – July 17 1917

William Robert Wellesley Peel, 2nd Viscount Peel

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1867; d. September 28 1937.

1922 – 1924

William Robert Wellesley Peel, 2nd Viscount Peel

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1867; d. September 28 1937.

1928 – 1929

William Wedgwood Benn

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1877; d. November 17 1960.

1929 – 1931

Secretary of State for India and Burma
Frederick William Pethick-Lawrence, 1st Baron Pethick-Lawrence

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 28 1871; d. September 10 1961.

Honours:

Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Baron Pethick-Lawrence, August 16 1945.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Frederick Pethick-Lawrencne,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-frederick-pethick-lawrence/index.html.

[2] “No. 37234,” The London Gazette, August 21 1945, 4227, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37234/page/4227.

August 3 1945 – April 17 1947

Secretary of State for the Southern Department
William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2nd Earl of Shelburne

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 2 1737; d. May 7 1805

Noble titles: Earl of Shelburne in the Peerage of Ireland (1761 – 1805); Marquess of Lansdowne in the Peerage of Great Britain (1784 – 1805)

1766 – 1768




Ministry of Information

Minister of Information
William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1879; d. June 9 1964

Titles of nobility: Baron Beaverbrook in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1917 – 1964).

1918

Alfred Duff Cooper

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1890; d. January 1 1954

Titles of nobility: Viscount Norwich in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1952 – 1954).

1940 – 1941


Department for International Trade

Secretary of State for International Trade
Liam Fox

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 22 1961.

2016 – 2019

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.

July 24 2019 – September 15 2021

Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke “Kemi” Badenoch

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1980.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Mrs Kemi Badenoch.” Accessed April 9, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4597/career.

September 6 2022 – February 7 2023




Ministry of Munitions

Minister of Munitions

Name

Dates in Office

David Lloyd George

Date of birth/date of death:

Born January 17 1863. Died March 26 1945.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “David Lloyd George,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-david-lloyd-george/index.html.

May 25 1915 – July 9 1916

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 30 1874. Died 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/.

July 17 1917 – January 10 1919




Northern Department

Secretary of State for the Northern Department

Name

Dates in Office

Sidney Godolphin

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1645; d. September 15 1712.

1684

Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1647; d. January 1 1730.

1689 – 1690

Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1647; d. January 1 1730.

1692 – 1693

Robert Harley

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1661; d. May 21 1724.

1704 – 1708

Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1678; d. December 12 1751.

1710 – 1713

Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1674; d. June 21 1738.

1714 – 1716

James Stanhope

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1673; d. February 5 1721.

1716 – 1717

Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1675; d. April 19 1722.

1717 – 1718

James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1673; d. February 5 1721.

1718 – 1721

Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1674; d. June 21 1738.

1721 – 1730

William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington

Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1683; d. December 8 1756.

1730 – 1742

John Carteret, 2nd Baron Carteret

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 22 1690; d. January 2 1763.

1742 – 1744

William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington

Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1683; d. December 8 1756.

1744 – 1746

Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 22 1694; d. March 24 1773.

1746 – 1748

Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1693; d. November 17 1768.

1748 – 1754

Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 17 1718; d. May 16 1778.

1754 – 1761

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1693; d. November 17 1768.

1761 – 1762

George Grenville

Date of birth/date of death:

Born October 14 1712. Died November 13 1770.

May 27 1762 – October 9 1762

John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 13 1718; d. April 30 1792.

1763 – 1765

Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1735; d. March 14 1811.

1765 – 1766

Lieutenant-General Henry Seymour Conway

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1721; d. July 9 1795.

1766 – 1768

Thomas Thynne, 3rd Viscount Weymouth

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1734; d. November 19 1796.

1768

William Henry Nassau de Zuylenstein, 4th Earl of Rochford

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1717; d. September 29 1781.

1768 – 1770

John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 13 1718; d. April 30 1792.

1770 – 1771

John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 13 1718; d. April 30 1792.

1771

Henry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk, 5th Earl of Berkshire

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 16 1739; d. March 7 1779.

1771 – 1779

Thomas Thynne, 3rd Viscount Weymouth

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1734; d. November 19 1796.

1779

David Murray, 7th Viscount of Stormont

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1727; d. September 1 1796.

1779 – 1782




Poor Law Board

President of the Poor Law Board

Name

Dates in Office

George Joachim Goschen

Date of birth/date of death:

Born August 10 1831. Died February 7 1907.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “George Goschen,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-george-goschen/index.html.

December 3 1868 – March 24 1871




General Post Office

List of Postmasters General

Postmaster General

Name

Dates in Office

Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1675; d. January 20 1721.

1715 – 1721

James Craggs the Elder

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1657; d. March 16 1721.

1715 – 1720

John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24/25 1711; d. December 4 1770.

1762 – 1763

Francis Dashwood, 11th Baron le Despencer

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 1708. Died December 11 1781.

1765 – 1781

Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham

Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1695; d. September 30 1770.

1765 – 1766

Henry Frederick Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1735; d. 1826.

1771 – 1789

William Wildman Shute Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington

Date of birth/date of death:

Born January 15 1717. Died February 1 1793.

1782

John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 1 1759; d. December 15 1841.

1789

William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1745; d. May 28 1814.

1798 – 1804

John Proby, 1st Earl of Carysfort

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 12 1751; d. April 7 1828.

1806 – 1807

Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1756; d. July 4 1826.

1807 – 1826

Richard Le Poer Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty, 1st Baron Trench

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 19 1767; d. November 24 1837.

1814 – 1816

Lord Frederick Montagu

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 8 1774; d. October 4 1827.

1826 – 1827

Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1791; d. October 21 1860.

1830 – 1834

William Wellesley-Pole, 1st Baron Maryborough

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 20 1763; d. February 22 1845.

1834 – 1835

Ulick John de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1802; d. April 10 1874.

1846 – 1852

Charles John Canning, 2nd Viscount Canning

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 14 1812; d. June 17 1862.

1853 – 1855

George John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 30 1823; d. April 24 1900

Noble titles: Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of Scotland (1847 – 1900); Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1892 – 1900)

1855 – 1858

James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, 12th Earl of Kincardine

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 20 1811; d. November 20 1863.

Titles of nobility: Earl of Elgin in the Peerage of Scotland (1841 – 1863); Earl of Kincardine in the Peerage of Scotland (1841 – 1863); Baron Elgin in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1849 – 1863).

1859 – 1860

Edward John Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 13 1802; d. June 16 1869.

1860 – 1866

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.

December 9 1868 – January 14 1871

Lord John James Robert Manners

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

1874 – 1880

George John Shaw Lefevre

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1831; d. April 19 1928.

1884 – 1885

Lord John James Robert Manners

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

1885 – 1886

Arnold Morley

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 18 1849; d. January 16 1916.

1892 – 1895

Joseph Austen Chamberlain

Date of birth/date of death:

Born October 16 1863. Died March 16 1937.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Austen Chamberlain,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 2 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-austen-chamberlain/index.html.

August 11 1902 – October 9 1903

Lord Edward George Villiers Stanley

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 4 1865; d. February 4 1948

Titles of nobility: Earl of Derby in the Peerage of England (1908 – 1948)

1903 – 1905

Arthur Neville Chamberlain

Date of birth/date of death:

Born March 18 1869. Died November 9 1940.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Neville Chamberlain,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 1, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-neville-chamberlain/index.html.

October 31 1922 – March 12 1923

Hastings Bertrand Lees-Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 26 1878; d. December 18 1941.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Hastings Lees-Smith,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-hastings-lees-smith/index.html.

June 7 1929 – March 2 1931

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/.

March 13 1931 – August 25 1931

Sir Howard Kingsley Wood

Date of birth/date of death:

Born August 19 1881. Died September 21 1943.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Kinglsey Wood,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed August 1, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-kingsley-wood/index.html.

August 25 1931 – June 7 1935

William Shepherd Morrison

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1893; d. February 3 1961.

1940 – 1943

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.

July 4 1966 – April 6 1968




Ministry of Power

Minister of Fuel and Power
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.

August 3 1945 – October 7 1947

Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell

Date of birth/date of death:

Born April 9 1906. Died 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.

October 7 1947 – February 28 1950


Department of Prices and Consumer Protection

Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection
Roy Sydney George Hattersley

Date of birth/date of death:

Born December 28 1932. Died June 13 2026.

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.

September 10 1976 – May 4 1979


Ministry of Production

Minister of War Production
William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1879; d. June 9 1964

Titles of nobility: Baron Beaverbrook in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1917 – 1964).

1942


Minister of Production
Oliver Lyttelton

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1893; d. January 21 1972.

1942 – 1945


Department of Social Security

Secretary of State for Social Security
John Edward Michael Moore

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 26 1937; d. May 20 2019.

1988 – 1989

Antony Harold “Tony” Newton

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1937; d. March 25 2012.

1989 – 1992

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.

April 11 1992 – May 2 1997

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.

May 3 1997 – July 27 1998

Alistair Maclean Darling

Date of birth/date of death:

Born November 28 1953. Died November 30 2023.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Darling of Roulanish.” Accessed July 19, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/596/career.

July 27 1998 – June 8 2001


Southern Department

Secretary of State for the Southern Department
Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1647; d. January 1 1730.

1690 – 1693

Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1647; d. January 1 1730.

1702 – 1704

Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1675; d. April 19 1722.

1706 – 1710

William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1672; d. December 15 1750.

1710 – 1713

Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1678; d. December 12 1751.

1713 – 1714

James Stanhope

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1673; d. February 5 1721.

1714 – 1716

James Craggs the Younger

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1686; d. February 16 1721.

1718 – 1721

John Carteret, 2nd Baron Carteret

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 22 1690; d. January 2 1763.

1721 – 1724

Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1693; d. November 17 1768.

1724 – 1748

John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 30 1710; d. January 5 1771.

1748 – 1751

Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 17 1718; d. May 16 1778.

1751 – 1754

Sir Thomas Robinson

Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1695; d. September 30 1770.

1754 – 1755

Henry Fox

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1705; d. July 1 1774.

1755 – 1756

William Pitt

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1708; d. May 11 1778.

1756 – 1757

Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 17 1718; d. May 16 1778.

1757

William Pitt

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1708; d. May 11 1778.

1757 – 1761

Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 19 1710; d. August 21 1763.

1761 – 1763

George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1716; d. June 8 1771.

1763 – 1765

Lieutenant-General Henry Seymour Conway

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1721; d. July 9 1795.

1765 – 1766

Major-General Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond, 3rd Duke of Lennox

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1735; d. December 29 1806.

1766

Thomas Thynne, 3rd Viscount Weymouth

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1734; d. November 19 1796.

1768 – 1770

William Henry Nassau de Zuylenstein, 4th Earl of Rochford

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1717; d. September 29 1781.

1770 – 1775

Thomas Thynne, 3rd Viscount Weymouth

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1734; d. November 19 1796.

1775 – 1779

Wills Hill, 1st Earl of Hillsborough

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1718; d. October 7 1793.

1779 – 1782


Secretary of State
Sir William Cecil

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1520; d. August 4 1598.

1550 – 1553

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1520; d. August 4 1598.

1558 – 1572

Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 1 1563; d. May 24 1612.

1596 – 1612


Ministry of Supply

Minister of Supply
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.

May 12 1940 – October 4 1940

William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1879; d. June 9 1964

Titles of nobility: Baron Beaverbrook in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1917 – 1964).

1941 – 1942

John Selwyn Brooke Lloyd

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 28 1904. Died May 17 1978.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Selwyn Lloyd,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-selwyn-lloyd/index.html.

October 18 1954 – April 7 1955

Reginald Maudling

Date of birth/date of death:

Born March 7 1917. Died February 14 1979.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Reginald Maudling,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed July 31, 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-reginald-maudling/index.html.

April 7 1955 – January 14 1957


Board of Trade

President of the Board of Trade
Joseph Chamberlain

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 8 1836; d. July 2 1914

1880 – 1885

Frederick Arthur Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Preston

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1841; d. June 14 1908

Titles of nobility: Baron Stanley of Preston in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1886 – 1908); Earl of Derby in the Peerage of England (1893 – 1908)

1886 – 1888

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)

1905 – 1908

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 30 1874; d. January 24 1965

1908 – 1910

Stanley Baldwin

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1867; d. December 14 1947

Titles of nobility: Earl Baldwin of Bewdley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947); Viscount Corvedale in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947).

1921 – 1922

James Harold Wilson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1916; d. May 23 1995.

1947 – 1951

Sajid Javid

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1969.

2015 – 2016

Mary Elizabeth “Liz” Truss

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

2019 – 2021

Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke “Kemi” Badenoch

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1980.

2022 – 2024