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