Global political history

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

Political parties of the United Kingdom

Current political parties

Alba Party

Leader of the Alba Party
Alexander Elliot Anderson “Alex” Salmond

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1954; d. October 12 2024.

2021 – 2024


Conservative Party

Leader of the Conservative Party
Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet

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

Also known as: Robert Peel (1788 – 1815); Sir Robert Peel (1815 – 1830)

1834 – 1846

Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1799; d. October 23 1869

Titles of nobility: Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1844 – 1869); Earl of Derby in the Peerage of England (1851 – 1869)

1846 – 1868

Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield

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

Noble titles: Earl of Beaconsfield (1876 – 1881)

1868 – 1881

Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1830; d. August 22 1903

Titles of nobility: Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1868 – 1903)

1881 – 1902

Arthur James Balfour

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1848; d. March 19 1930

Titles of nobility: Earl of Balfour in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1922 – 1930)

1902 – 1911

Andrew Bonar Law

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

1911 – 1921

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

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

Noble titles: Marquess of Lansdowne (1866 – 1927)

1911 – 1916

Andrew Bonar Law

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

1922 – 1923

Stanley Baldwin

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1867; d. December 14 1947

Titles of nobility: Earl Baldwin of Bewdley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947); Viscount Corvedale in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947).

1923 – 1937

Arthur Neville Chamberlain

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1869; d. November 9 1940

1937 – 1940

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 30 1874; d. January 24 1965

1940 – 1955

Sir Robert Anthony Eden

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1897; d. January 14 1977

Titles of nobility: Earl of Avon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1961 – 1977).

1955 – 1957

Maurice Harold Macmillan

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 10 1894; d. December 29 1986

Titles of nobility: Earl of Stockton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1984 – 1986); Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1984 – 1986)

1957 – 1963

Edward Richard George “Ted” Heath

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 9 1916; d. July 17 2005.

1965 – 1975

Margaret Hilda Thatcher

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1925; d. April 8 2013.

1975 – 1990

John Major

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1943.

1990 – 1997

William Jefferson Hague

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1961.

1997 – 2001

George Iain Duncan Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1954.

2001 – 2003

David William Donald Cameron

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1966.

2005 – 2016

Theresa Mary May

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

2016 – 2019

Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson

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

2019 – 2022

Mary Elizabeth “Liz” Truss

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

2022

Rishi Sunak

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1980.

2022 – 2024

Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke “Kemi” Badenoch

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

2024 – present


Chair of the Conservative Party
Arthur Neville Chamberlain

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1869; d. November 9 1940

1930 – 1931

Peter Leonard Brooke

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

1987 – 1989

Theresa Mary May

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

2002 – 2003

Liam Fox

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

2003 – 2005

Sayeeda Hussain Warsi, Baroness Warsi

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1971.

2010 – 2012

Grant Shapps

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 14 1968.

2012 – 2015

James Spencer Cleverly

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

2019 – 2020

Oliver James Dowden

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

2021 – 2022


Leader of the Conservative Party in the House of Lords
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1769; d. September 14 1852

Noble titles: Viscount Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1809 – 1852); Count of Vimeiro in the nobility of Portugal (1811 – 1852); Earl of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Marquess of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Duke of Vitória in the nobility of Portugal (1812 – 1852); Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo in the nobility of Spain (1812 – 1852); Duke of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1814 – 1852); Prince of Waterloo in the nobility of the Netherlands (1815 – 1852)

Military ranks: Major-General (1802 – 1808); Lieutenant-General (1808 – 1811); General (1811 – 1813); Field Marshal (1813 – 1852)

1834 – 1846

Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1799; d. October 23 1869

Titles of nobility: Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1844 – 1869); Earl of Derby in the Peerage of England (1851 – 1869)

1846 – 1868

Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield

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

Noble titles: Earl of Beaconsfield (1876 – 1881)

1876 – 1881

Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1830; d. August 22 1903

Titles of nobility: Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1868 – 1903)

1881 – 1902

Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire

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

Noble titles: Duke of Devonshire in the Peerage of England (1891 – 1908)

1902 – 1903

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

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

Noble titles: Marquess of Lansdowne (1866 – 1927)

1903 – 1916

Charles Stewart Henry Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1878; d. February 10 1949

Noble titles: Marquess of Londonderry (1915 – 1949)

1935

Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1881; d. December 23 1959

Titles of nobility: Baron Irwin in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1925 – 1959); Viscount Halifax in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1934 – 1959); Earl of Halifax in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1944 – 1959).

1935 – 1938

Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip, 1st Viscount Caldecote

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 5 1876; d. October 11 1947

Titles of nobility: Viscount Caldecote in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1939 – 1947).

1940

Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1881; d. December 23 1959

Titles of nobility: Baron Irwin in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1925 – 1959); Viscount Halifax in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1934 – 1959); Earl of Halifax in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1944 – 1959).

1940

Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1893; d. February 23 1972

Titles of nobility: Baron Cecil in the Peerage of England (1941 – 1972); Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of Great Britain (1947 – 1972).

1942 – 1957

Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 22 1906; d. February 25 1995

1994 – 1998

Chief Whip of the Conservative Party in the House of Lords
Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 31 1868; d. May 6 1938

Titles of nobility: Duke of Devonshire in the Peerage of England (1908 – 1938)

1911 – 1916

Leader of the Conservative Party in the House of Commons
Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet

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

Also known as: Robert Peel (1788 – 1815); Sir Robert Peel (1815 – 1830)

1834 – 1846

Benjamin Disraeli

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

Noble titles: Earl of Beaconsfield (1876 – 1881)

1849 – 1876

Arthur James Balfour

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1848; d. March 19 1930

Titles of nobility: Earl of Balfour in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1922 – 1930)

1891 – 1906

Andrew Bonar Law

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

1911 – 1921


Chief Whip of the Conservative Party in the House of Commons
Edward Richard George “Ted” Heath

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 9 1916; d. July 17 2005.

1955 – 1959

Gavin Alexander Williamson

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

2016 – 2017


Green Party of England and Wales

Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales
Carla Suzanne Denyer

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 24 1985.

2021 – present


Labour Party

Leader of the Labour Party
James Ramsay MacDonald

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

1922 – 1931

George Lansbury

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1859; d. May 7 1940.

1932 – 1935

James Harold Wilson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1916; d. May 23 1995.

1963 – 1976

Neil Gordon Kinnock

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1942.

1983 – 1992

Anthony Charles Lynton “Tony” Blair

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1953.

1994 – 2007

James Gordon Brown

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1951.

2007 – 2010

Edward Samuel “Ed” Miliband

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

2010 – 2015

Jeremy Bernard Corbyn

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1949.

2015 – 2020

Sir Keir Rodney Starmer

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1962.

2020 – present


Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
George Alfred George-Brown

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1914; d. June 2 1985.

1960 – 1970

Roy Harris Jenkins

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1920; d. January 5 2003.

1970 – 1972

Angela Rayner

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

2020 – present


Chair of the Labour Party
James Ramsay MacDonald

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

1923 – 1924

George Lansbury

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1859; d. May 7 1940.

1927 – 1928

Harold Joseph Laski

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 30 1893; d. March 24 1950.

1944 – 1945

James Harold Wilson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1916; d. May 23 1995.

1961 – 1962

Neil Gordon Kinnock

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1942.

1987 – 1988

Angela Rayner

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

2020 – 2021


General Secretary of the Labour Party
James Ramsay MacDonald

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

1900 – 1912

Treasurer of the Labour Party
James Ramsay MacDonald

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

1912 – 1929


Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party
James Ramsay MacDonald

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

1911 – 1914

John Robert Cryer

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1964.

2015 – 2024


Leader of the Labour Party in the House of Lords
Gareth Wyn Williams, Baron Williams of Mostyn

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

2001 – 2003


Leader of the Labour Party in the House of Commons
Rosalie “Rosie” Winterton

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1958.

2010


Chief Whip of the Labour Party in the House of Commons
Winifred Ann Taylor

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

1998 – 2001

Rosalie “Rosie” Winterton

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1958.

2010 – 2016


Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
Anas Sarwar*

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1983.

2014

Anas Sarwar

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1983.

2021 – present


Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
Anas Sarwar

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1983.

2011 – 2014


Chair of the Fabian Society
Harold Joseph Laski

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 30 1893; d. March 24 1950.

1946 – 1948

James Harold Wilson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1916; d. May 23 1995.

1954 – 1955

Roy Harris Jenkins

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1920; d. January 5 2003.

1957 – 1958

Benjamin John “Ben” Pimlott

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 4 1945; d. April 10 2004.

1993 – 1994

Denis MacShane

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1948.

2001 – 2002

Edward Michael “Ed” Balls

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

2006 – 2007


Liberal Democrats

Leader of the Liberal Democrats
Charles Peter Kennedy

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 25 1959; d. June 1 2015.

1999 – 2006

Sir Walter Menzies Campbell

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 22 1941.

2006 – 2007

Timothy James “Tim” Farron

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

2015 – 2017

Sir Edward Jonathan “Ed” Davey

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

2020 – present


Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats
Sir Walter Menzies Campbell

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 22 1941.

2003 – 2006

Sir Edward Jonathan “Ed” Davey

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

2019 – 2020

Daisy Cooper

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 29 1981.

2020 – present


Chair of the Liberal Democrats
Mark Oaten

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 8 1964.

2001 – 2003


President of the Liberal Democrats
Charles Peter Kennedy

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 25 1959; d. June 1 2015.

1991 – 1994

Timothy James “Tim” Farron

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

2011 – 2015


Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords
Roy Harris Jenkins

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1920; d. January 5 2003.

1988 – 1997


Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Commons
Charles Peter Kennedy

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 25 1959; d. June 1 2015.

1997 – 1999

David William St John Heath

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1954.

2005 – 2007

David William St John Heath

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1954.

2009 – 2010


Chief Whip of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Commons
Alexander Morrison “Alistair” Carmichael

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

2010 – 2013

Alexander Morrison “Alistair” Carmichael

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

2017 – 2020


Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats
Michael Kevin Moore (*acting)

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

2008


Deputy Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats
Michael Kevin Moore

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

2002 – 2010

Alexander Morrison “Alistair” Carmichael

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

2012 – present


Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats
Lembit Öpik

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1965.

2001 – 2007


Plaid Cymru

Leader of Plaid Cymru
Rhun ap Iorweth

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1972.

2023 – present


Deputy Leader of Plaid Cymru
Rhun ap Iorweth

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1972.

2018 – 2023


Reform UK

Leader of the Brexit Party
Nigel Paul Farage

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1964.

2019 – 2021


Leader of Reform UK
Nigel Paul Farage

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1964.

2024 – present


Scottish National Party

Leader of the Scottish National Party
Arthur William Donaldson

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 13 1901; d. January 18 1993.

1960 – 1969

William Cuthbertson “Billy” Wolfe

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1924; d. March 18 2010.

1969 – 1979

Robert Gordon Wilson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1938; d. June 25 2017.

1979 – 1990

Alexander Elliot Anderson “Alex” Salmond

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1954; d. October 12 2024.

1990 – 2000

John Ramsay Swinney

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1964.

2000 – 2004

Alexander Elliot Anderson “Alex” Salmond

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1954; d. October 12 2024.

2004 – 2014

Humza Haroon Yousaf

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 7 1985.

2023 – 2024

John Ramsay Swinney

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1964.

2024 – present


Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party
William Cuthbertson “Billy” Wolfe

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1924; d. March 18 2010.

1966 – 1969

Douglas Henderson

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 16 1935; d. September 15 2006.

1971 – 1973

Robert Gordon Wilson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1938; d. June 25 2017.

1973 – 1974

Margo Symington MacDonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 19 1943; d. April 4 2014.

1974 – 1979

Douglas Henderson

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 16 1935; d. September 15 2006.

1979 – 1981

Alexander Elliot Anderson “Alex” Salmond

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1954; d. October 12 2024.

1987 – 1990

James “Jim” Sillars

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 4 1937.

1991 – 1992

William John Alan Macartney

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 17 1941; d. August 25 1998.

1992 – 1998

John Ramsay Swinney

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1964.

1998 – 2000

Angus Struan Carolus Robertson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1969.

2016 – 2018


President of the Scottish National Party
William Cuthbertson “Billy” Wolfe

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1924; d. March 18 2010.

1980 – 1982

Ian Stewart Hudghton

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 19 1951.

2005 – 2020


National Secretary of the Scottish National Party
Robert Gordon Wilson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1938; d. June 25 2017.

1964 – 1971

John Ramsay Swinney

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1964.

1986 – 1992


Leader of the Scottish National Party in the House of Commons
Angus Struan Carolus Robertson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1969.

2007 – 2017

Stephen Mark Flynn

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1988.

2022 – present


UK Independence Party

Leader of the UK Independence Party
Nigel Paul Farage

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1964.

2006 – 2009

Nigel Paul Farage

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1964.

2010 – 2016

Nigel Paul Farage

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1964.

2016


Chairman of the UK Independence Party
Nigel Paul Farage

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1964.

1998 – 2000


Ulster Unionist Party

Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party
Sir Reginald Norman Morgan “Reg” Empey

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1947.

2005 – 2010


Chair of the Ulster Unionist Party
Reginald Norman Morgan “Reg” Empey, Baron Empey

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1947.

2012 – 2019




Defunct political parties

Independent Labour Party

Chairman of the Independent Labour Party
Philip Snowden

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 18 1864; d. May 15 1937.

1903 – 1906

James Ramsay MacDonald

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

1906 – 1909

Philip Snowden

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 18 1864; d. May 15 1937.

1917 – 1920


Liberal Party

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Leader of the Liberal Party
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

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

1859 – 1865

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell

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

Titles of nobility: Earl Russell in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1861 – 1878)

1865 – 1866

William Ewart Gladstone

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

1866 – 1875

William Ewart Gladstone

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

1880 – 1894

Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery

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

Noble titles: Earl of Rosebery in the Peerage of Scotland (1868 – 1929); Baron Rosebery in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1868 – 1929); Earl of Midlothian in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1911 – 1929)

1894 – 1896

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith

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

Titles of nobility: Earl of Oxford and Asquith in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1925 – 1928)

1908 – 1926

David Lloyd George

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1863; d. March 26 1945

Titles of nobility: Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1945)

1926 – 1931

John Jeremy Thorpe

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 29 1929; d. December 4 2014.

1967 – 1976


Leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Lords
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell

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

Titles of nobility: Earl Russell in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1861 – 1878)

1865 – 1868

Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery

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

Noble titles: Earl of Rosebery in the Peerage of Scotland (1868 – 1929); Baron Rosebery in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1868 – 1929); Earl of Midlothian in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1911 – 1929)

1894 – 1896

George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1827; d. July 9 1909

Noble titles: Earl of Ripon (1859 – 1909); Marquess of Ripon (1871 – 1909)

1905 – 1908

Leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Commons
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

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

1859 – 1865

William Ewart Gladstone

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

1865 – 1875

Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington

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

Noble titles: Duke of Devonshire in the Peerage of England (1891 – 1908)

1875 – 1880

William Ewart Gladstone

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

1880 – 1894

Herbert Henry Asquith

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

Titles of nobility: Earl of Oxford and Asquith in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1925 – 1928)

1908 – 1924

David Lloyd George

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1863; d. March 26 1945

Titles of nobility: Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1945)

1924 – 1931

President of the Liberal Party
Joseph Chamberlain

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

1877 – 1881


Liberal Unionist Party

Leaders of the Liberal Unionist Party
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire

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

Noble titles: Duke of Devonshire in the Peerage of England (1891 – 1908)

1886 – 1903


National Labour Party

Leader of the National Labour Party
James Ramsay MacDonald

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

1931 – 1937


Social Democratic Party

Leader of the Social Democratic Party
Roy Harris Jenkins

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1920; d. January 5 2003.

1982 – 1983


Tory Party

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Leader of the Tory Party
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1769; d. September 14 1852

Noble titles: Viscount Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1809 – 1852); Count of Vimeiro in the nobility of Portugal (1811 – 1852); Earl of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Marquess of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Duke of Vitória in the nobility of Portugal (1812 – 1852); Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo in the nobility of Spain (1812 – 1852); Duke of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1814 – 1852); Prince of Waterloo in the nobility of the Netherlands (1815 – 1852)

Military ranks: Major-General (1802 – 1808); Lieutenant-General (1808 – 1811); General (1811 – 1813); Field Marshal (1813 – 1852)

1828 – 1834

Leader of the Tory Party in the House of Lords
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1769; d. September 14 1852

Noble titles: Viscount Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1809 – 1852); Count of Vimeiro in the nobility of Portugal (1811 – 1852); Earl of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Marquess of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Duke of Vitória in the nobility of Portugal (1812 – 1852); Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo in the nobility of Spain (1812 – 1852); Duke of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1814 – 1852); Prince of Waterloo in the nobility of the Netherlands (1815 – 1852)

Military ranks: Major-General (1802 – 1808); Lieutenant-General (1808 – 1811); General (1811 – 1813); Field Marshal (1813 – 1852)

1828 – 1834


Whig Party

Leader of the Whig Party
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 13 1764; d. July 17 1845

Titles of nobility: Earl Grey in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1807 – 1845)

1830 – 1834

Lord John Russell

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

Titles of nobility: Earl Russell in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1861 – 1878)

1842 – 1855

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

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

1855 – 1859

Leader of the Whig Party in the House of Lords
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 13 1764; d. July 17 1845

Titles of nobility: Earl Grey in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1807 – 1845)

1830 – 1834

Leader of the Whig Party in the House of Commons
Lord John Russell

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

Titles of nobility: Earl Russell in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1861 – 1878)

1834 – 1855