Current political parties
Alba Party
Leader of the Alba Party
Alexander Elliot Anderson “Alex” Salmond
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1954; d. October 12 2024.
2021 – 2024
Conservative Party
Leadership of the Conservative Party
List of Leaders of the Conservative Party
Name
Dates in Office
Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1788; d. July 2 1850.
Titles:
Succeeded to the Peel baronetcy of Drayton Manor and Bury, May 3 1830.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Robert Peel,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-robert-peel-1/index.html.
December 18 1834 – June 29 1846
Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1799; d. October 23 1869.
Titles:
Held the courtesy title Lord Stanley, 1834 – 1851 (citation needed). Held the title Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe by a writ of acceleration, 1844 – 18511. Succeeded as the 14th Earl of Derby, June 30 1851.1
Honours:
Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, July 1 1859.2 Created a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, June 30 1869.3
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Edward Stanley,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/hon-edward-stanley-3/index.html.
[2] “No. 22281,” The London Gazette, July 1 1859, 2549, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22281/page/2549.
[3] “No. 7968,” The Edinburgh Gazette, July 2 1869, 794, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/7968/page/794.
June 29 1846 – February 27 1868
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1804; d. April 19 1881.
Honours:
Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, July 1878. (citation needed) Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl of Beaconsfield and Viscount Hughenden, August 16 1876.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Benjamin Disraeli,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-benjamin-disraeli/index.html.
[2] “No. 24355,” The London Gazette, August 18 1876, 4594, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24355/page/4594.
February 27 1868 – April 19 1881
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1830; d. August 22 1903
Titles:
Held the courtesy title Viscount Cranborne, June 1865 – April 12 1868. Succeeded as the 3rd Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of Great Britain, April 12 1868. (citations needed)
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, 1878 (citation needed).
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Lord Robert Cecil,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/lord-robert-cecil-1/index.html.
April 19 1881 – July 11 1902
Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, 8th Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1818; d. January 12 1887.
1881 – 1885
Arthur James Balfour
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1848; d. March 19 1930.
Honours:
Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, March 3 1922.2 Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl of Balfour and Viscount Traprain, May 5 1922.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Balfour,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-balfour/index.html.
[2] “No. 32638,” The London Gazette, March 14 1922, 2137, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32638/page/2137.
[3] “No. 32691,” The London Gazette, May 5 1922, 3512, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32691/page/3512.
July 11 1902 – November 13 1911
Andrew Bonar Law
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1858; d. October 30 1923.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Bonar Law,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026,https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-bonar-law/index.html.
November 13 1911 – March 21 1921
Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1845; d. June 3 1927
Titles:
Held the courtesy title Viscount Clanmaurice from birth until 1863.2 Held the courtesy title Earl of Kerry, 1863 – 1866.2 Succeeded as the 5th Marquess of Lansdowne in the Peerage of Great Britain, July 5 1866.1 Also held the titles Earl Wycombe of Chepping Wycombe and Viscount Calne and Calston from the same date.1
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (citation needed).
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-henry-petty-fitzmaurice/index.html.
[2] Patrick M. Geoghegan, “Fitzmaurice, Henry Charles Keith Petty,” in Dictionary of Irish Biography (Royal Irish Academy, 2009), accessed April 22, 2026, https://www.dib.ie/biography/fitzmaurice-henry-charles-keith-petty-a3224.
November 13 1911 – December 10 1916
Joseph Austen Chamberlain
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 16 1863; d. March 16 1937.
1921 – 1922
George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1859; d. March 20 1925.
1921 – 1922
Andrew Bonar Law
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1858; d. October 30 1923.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Bonar Law,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026,https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-bonar-law/index.html.
October 23 1922 – May 28 1923
Stanley Baldwin
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1867; d. December 14 1947.
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, May 28 1937.2 Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl Baldwin of Bewdley and Viscount Corvedale, June 8 1937.3
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Stanley Baldwin,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-stanley-baldwin/index.html.
[2] “No. 34403,” The London Gazette, June 1 1937, 3508, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34403/page/3508.
[3] “No. 34405,” The London Gazette, June 8 1937, 3663, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34405/page/3663.
May 22 1923 – May 28 1937
Arthur Neville Chamberlain
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1869; d. November 9 1940
1937 – 1940
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 30 1874; d. January 24 1965.
Honours:
Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, April 24 1953.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Winston Churchill,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-winston-churchill/index.html.
[2] “No. 39838,” The London Gazette, April 28 1953, 2357, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39838/page/2357/.
October 9 1940 – April 6 1955
Sir Robert Anthony Eden
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1897; d. January 14 1977
Titles of nobility: Earl of Avon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1961 – 1977).
1955 – 1957
Maurice Harold Macmillan
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 10 1894; d. December 29 1986
Titles of nobility: Earl of Stockton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1984 – 1986); Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1984 – 1986)
1957 – 1963
Sir Alexander Frederick “Alec” Douglas-Home
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1903; d. October 9 1995.
Honours:
Given the courtesy title Lord Dunglass, April 30 1918.1 Succeeded to the Peerage of Scotland as the 14th Earl of Home, July 11 1951.1 Created a Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, October 16 1962.2 Created Baron Home of the Hirsel, December 19 1974.3
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Alec Douglas-Home,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 20 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-alec-douglas-home/index.html.
[2] “No. 42815,” The London Gazette, October 23 1962, 8275, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/42815/page/8275.
[3] “No. 46441,” The London Gazette, December 24 1974, 13203, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/46441/page/.
October 18 1963 – July 28 1965
Edward Richard George “Ted” Heath
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 9 1916; d. July 17 2005.
Honours:
Appointed Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter, April 23 1992.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Edward Heath.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/195/career.
[2] “No. 52903,” The London Gazette, April 24 1992, 7175, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/52903/page/7175.
July 28 1965 – February 11 1975
Margaret Hilda Thatcher
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1925; d. April 8 2013.
Honours:
Created Baroness Thatcher, June 26 1992.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Baroness Thatcher.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/953/career.
[2] “No. 52978,” The London Gazette, July 1 1992, 11045, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/52978/page/11045.
February 11 1975 – November 28 1990
John Major
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1943.
Honours:
Appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Garter, April 23 2005.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for John Major.” Accessed April 9, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/119/career.
[2] “No. 57622,” The London Gazette, April 25 2005, 5363, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/57622/page/5363.
November 28 1990 – June 19 1997
William Jefferson Hague
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1961.
Titles:
Received a life peerage as Baron Hague of Richmond, of Richmond in the County of North Yorkshire, October 9 2015.2
Honours:
Created a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, December 30 2025.3
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Hague of Richmond.” Accessed April 9, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/379/career.
[2] “No. 27625,” The Edinburgh Gazette, Supplement, October 14 2015, 1726, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/27625/page/1726.
[3] “No. 64940,” The London Gazette, Supplement, December 30 2025, N4, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64940/supplement/N4.
June 19 1997 – September 13 2001
George Iain Duncan Smith
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1954.
Honours:
Appointed Knight Bachelor in the 2020 New Year Honours.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Iain Duncan Smith.” Accessed April 9, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/152/career.
[2] “No. 62866,” The London Gazette, Supplement, December 28 2019, N2, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62866/supplement/N2.
September 13 2001 – November 6 2003
Michael Howard
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 7 1941.
Honours:
Created Baron Howard of Lympne in the Dissolution Honours 2010.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Howard of Lympne.” Accessed April 9, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/82/career.
[2] “No. 59491,” The London Gazette, July 19 2010, 13713, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/59491/page/13713.
November 6 2003 – December 6 2005
David William Donald Cameron
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1966.
Titles:
Received a life peerage as Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton, of Chipping Norton in the County of Oxfordshire, November 17 2023.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for David Cameron.” Accessed April 9, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1467/career.
[2] “No. 64237,” The London Gazette, November 22 2023, 23554, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64237/page/23554.
December 6 2005 – July 11 2016
Theresa Mary May
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 1 1956.
Titles:
Received a life peerage as Baroness May of Maidenhead, of Sonning in the Royal County of Berkshire, August 21 2024.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Baroness May of Maidenhead.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/8/career.
[2] “No. 64499,” The London Gazette, August 28 2024, 16578, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64499/page/16578.
July 11 2016 – July 23 2019
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1964.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Boris Johnson.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1423/career.
July 23 2019 – September 5 2022
Mary Elizabeth “Liz” Truss
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1973.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Elizabeth Truss.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4097/career.
September 5 2022 – October 24 2022
Rishi Sunak
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1980.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Rishi Sunak.” Accessed April 9, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4483/career.
October 24 2022 – November 2 2024
Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke “Kemi” Badenoch
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1980.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Kemi Badenoch.” Accessed April 9, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4597/career.
November 2 2024 – present
Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party
William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1918; d. July 1 1999.
Titles:
Raised to the peerage as Viscount Whitelaw, of Penrith in the County of Cumbria, June 16 1983.2
Honours:
Created a Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, November 30 1990.3
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for The Viscount Whitelaw.” Accessed May 4, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1722/career.
[2] “No. 49394,” The London Gazette, June 21 1983, 8199, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49394/page/8199.
[3] “No. 52351,” The London Gazette, November 30 1990, 18550, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/52351/page/18550.
February 12 1975 – August 7 1991
Peter Bruce Lilley
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 23 1943.
Titles:
Received a life peerage as Baron Lilley of Offa, in the County of Hertfordshire, June 18 2018.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Lilley.” Accessed May 3, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/68/career.
[2] “No. 62331,” The London Gazette, June 22 2018, 11112, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62331/page/11112.
June 2 1998 – June 15 1999
Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 7 1945; d. October 1 2024.
Titles:
Known by the courtesy title Earl of Ancram from birth until October 11 2004. Succeeded his father as the 13th Marquess of Lothian in the Peerage of Scotland as well as to all subsidiary titles (Earl of Lothian, Earl of Ancram, Viscount of Briene, Lord Newbattle, Lord Jedburgh, Lord Kerr of Newbattle, Lord Kerr of Nisbet, Langnewtoun, and Dolphinstoun, Lord Kerr of Newbattle, Oxnam, Jedburgh, Dolphinstoun and Nisbet, and Baron Ker, of Kersheugh in the County of Roxburgh), October 11 2004. Received a life peerage as Baron Kerr of Monteviot, of Monteviot in Roxburghshire, November 22 2010.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for The Marquess of Lothian.” Accessed April 28, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/259/career.
[2] “No. 59614,” The London Gazette, November 25 2010, 22705, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/59614/page/22705.
September 18 2001 – December 6 2005
Conservative Party Administration
List of Chairs of the Conservative Party
Name
Dates in Office
Sir Michael Edward Hicks Beach, 9th Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 23 1837; d. April 30 1916.
1884
Colonel Charles Edward Howard Vincent
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 31 1849; d. April 7 1908.
1895
Arthur Neville Chamberlain
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1869; d. November 9 1940
1930 – 1931
John Lawrence Baird, 1st Baron Stonehaven
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 27 1874; d. August 20 1941.
1931 – 1936
William Stephen Ian Whitelaw
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1918; d. July 1 1999.
Titles:
Raised to the peerage as Viscount Whitelaw, of Penrith in the County of Cumbria, June 16 1983.2
Honours:
Created a Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, November 30 1990.3
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for The Viscount Whitelaw.” Accessed May 4, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1722/career.
[2] “No. 49394,” The London Gazette, June 21 1983, 8199, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49394/page/8199.
[3] “No. 52351,” The London Gazette, November 30 1990, 18550, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/52351/page/18550.
June 11 1974 – February 11 1975
Peter Leonard Brooke
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 3 1934; d. May 13 2023.
1987 – 1989
Jeremy James Hanley
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 17 1945; d. May 22 2026.
Honours:
Created a Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, August 2 1997.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Jeremy Hanley.” Accessed June 2, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/734/career.
[2] “No. 54850,” The London Gazette, Supplement, August 1 1997, 8912, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/54850/supplement/8912.
July 20 1994 – July 5 1995
Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr, Earl of Ancram
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 7 1945; d. October 1 2024.
Titles:
Known by the courtesy title Earl of Ancram from birth until October 11 2004. Succeeded his father as the 13th Marquess of Lothian in the Peerage of Scotland as well as to all subsidiary titles (Earl of Lothian, Earl of Ancram, Viscount of Briene, Lord Newbattle, Lord Jedburgh, Lord Kerr of Newbattle, Lord Kerr of Nisbet, Langnewtoun, and Dolphinstoun, Lord Kerr of Newbattle, Oxnam, Jedburgh, Dolphinstoun and Nisbet, and Baron Ker, of Kersheugh in the County of Roxburgh), October 11 2004. Received a life peerage as Baron Kerr of Monteviot, of Monteviot in Roxburghshire, November 22 2010.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for The Marquess of Lothian.” Accessed April 28, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/259/career.
[2] “No. 59614,” The London Gazette, November 25 2010, 22705, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/59614/page/22705.
December 2 1998 – September 18 2001
Theresa Mary May
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 1 1956.
Titles:
Received a life peerage as Baroness May of Maidenhead, of Sonning in the Royal County of Berkshire, August 21 2024.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Baroness May of Maidenhead.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/8/career.
[2] “No. 64499,” The London Gazette, August 28 2024, 16578, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64499/page/16578.
July 23 2002 – November 6 2003
Liam Fox
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 22 1961.
2003 – 2005
Sayeeda Hussain Warsi, Baroness Warsi
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1971.
2010 – 2012
Grant Shapps
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 14 1968.
Titles:
Created a Knight Bachelor, April 11 2025.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Grant Shapps.” Accessed May 15, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1582/career.
[2] “No. 64805,” The London Gazette, Supplement, July 28 2025, 14830, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64805/supplement/14829.
September 4 2012 – May 11 2015
Brandon Kenneth Lewis
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 20 1971.
Honours:
Created a Knight Bachelor of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, June 16 2023.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Brandon Lewis.” Accessed May 15, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4009/career.
[2] “No. 64213,” The London Gazette, October 30 2023, 21730, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64213/page/21730.
January 8 2018 – July 24 2019
James Spencer Cleverly
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 4 1969.
Honours:
Created a Knight Bachelor, April 11 2025.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir James Cleverly.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4366/career.
[2] UK Government. “Resignation Honours 2025.” Accessed May 12 2026. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67f905f16812c7adcf513f44/Resignation_Honours_List_2025.pdf
July 24 2019 – February 13 2020
Oliver James Dowden
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1978.
Honors:
Created a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, September 22 2015.2 Created a Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, July 4 2024.3
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Oliver Dowden.” Accessed April 28, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4441/career.
[2] “No. 61359,” The London Gazette, Supplement, September 22 2015, 17615, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/61359/supplement/17615.
[3] “No. 64480,” The London Gazette, Supplement, August 7 2024, 15222, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64480/supplement/15222.
September 15 2021 – June 24 2022
Andrew George Stephenson
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 17 1981.
2022
Sir James Jacob Gilchrist “Jake” Berry
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1978.
Honours:
Created a Knight Bachelor, October 14 2022.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Jake Berry.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4060/career.
[2] UK Government. “Political honours conferred: October 14 2022.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/political-honours-conferred-october-2022
September 6 2022 – October 25 2022
Nadhim Zahawi
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 2 1967.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Nadhim Zahawi.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4113/career.
October 25 2022 – January 29 2023
Gregory William “Greg” Hands
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 14 1965.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Greg Hands.” Accessed May 15, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1526/career.
February 7 2023 – November 13 2023
Conservative Party Parliamentary Leadership
Conservative Party Leadership in the House of Lords
Leader of the Conservative Party in the House of Lords
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1769; d. September 14 1852
Noble titles: Viscount Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1809 – 1852); Count of Vimeiro in the nobility of Portugal (1811 – 1852); Earl of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Marquess of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Duke of Vitória in the nobility of Portugal (1812 – 1852); Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo in the nobility of Spain (1812 – 1852); Duke of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1814 – 1852); Prince of Waterloo in the nobility of the Netherlands (1815 – 1852)
Military ranks: Major-General (1802 – 1808); Lieutenant-General (1808 – 1811); General (1811 – 1813); Field Marshal (1813 – 1852)
1834 – 1846
Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1799; d. October 23 1869.
Titles:
Held the courtesy title Lord Stanley, 1834 – 1851 (citation needed). Held the title Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe by a writ of acceleration, 1844 – 18511. Succeeded as the 14th Earl of Derby, June 30 1851.1
Honours:
Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, July 1 1859.2 Created a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, June 30 1869.3
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Edward Stanley,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/hon-edward-stanley-3/index.html.
[2] “No. 22281,” The London Gazette, July 1 1859, 2549, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22281/page/2549.
[3] “No. 7968,” The Edinburgh Gazette, July 2 1869, 794, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/7968/page/794.
June 29 1846 – February 27 1868
James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 25 1807 d. May 17 1889.
1868 – 1869
Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Baron Cairns
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 27 1819; d. April 2 1885.
1869 – 1870
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 27 1818; d. September 27 1903.
1870 – 1876
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1804; d. April 19 1881.
Honours:
Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, July 1878. (citation needed) Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl of Beaconsfield and Viscount Hughenden, August 16 1876.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Benjamin Disraeli,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-benjamin-disraeli/index.html.
[2] “No. 24355,” The London Gazette, August 18 1876, 4594, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24355/page/4594.
August 21 1876 – April 19 1881
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1830; d. August 22 1903
Titles:
Held the courtesy title Viscount Cranborne, June 1865 – April 12 1868. Succeeded as the 3rd Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of Great Britain, April 12 1868. (citations needed)
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, 1878 (citation needed).
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Lord Robert Cecil,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/lord-robert-cecil-1/index.html.
April 19 1881 – July 11 1902
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1833; d. March 24 1908.
Titles:
Held the courtesy titles Lord Cavendish of Keighley, 1834 – 1858, and Marquess of Hartington, 1858 – December 21 1891 (citation needed). Succeeded as the 8th Duke of Devonshire and associated titles (Earl of Devonshire, Earl of Burlington, Baron Cavendish of Hardwick, Baron Cavendish of Keighley), December 21 1891.1
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, 1892 (citation needed).
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Marquess of Hartington,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/marquess-of-hartington/index.html.
July 12 1902 – October 10 1903
Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1845; d. June 3 1927
Titles:
Held the courtesy title Viscount Clanmaurice from birth until 1863.2 Held the courtesy title Earl of Kerry, 1863 – 1866.2 Succeeded as the 5th Marquess of Lansdowne in the Peerage of Great Britain, July 5 1866.1 Also held the titles Earl Wycombe of Chepping Wycombe and Viscount Calne and Calston from the same date.1
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (citation needed).
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-henry-petty-fitzmaurice/index.html.
[2] Patrick M. Geoghegan, “Fitzmaurice, Henry Charles Keith Petty,” in Dictionary of Irish Biography (Royal Irish Academy, 2009), accessed April 22, 2026, https://www.dib.ie/biography/fitzmaurice-henry-charles-keith-petty-a3224.
October 13 1903 – December 10 1916
George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1859; d. March 20 1925.
1916 – 1925
James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 23 1861; d. April 4 1947.
1925 – 1931
Charles Stewart Henry Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1878; d. February 10 1949
Noble titles: Marquess of Londonderry (1915 – 1949)
1935
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1881; d. December 23 1959
Titles of nobility: Baron Irwin in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1925 – 1959); Viscount Halifax in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1934 – 1959); Earl of Halifax in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1944 – 1959).
1935 – 1938
Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip, 1st Viscount Caldecote
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 5 1876; d. October 11 1947
Titles of nobility: Viscount Caldecote in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1939 – 1947).
1940
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1881; d. December 23 1959
Titles of nobility: Baron Irwin in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1925 – 1959); Viscount Halifax in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1934 – 1959); Earl of Halifax in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1944 – 1959).
1940
Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1893; d. February 23 1972
Titles of nobility: Baron Cecil in the Peerage of England (1941 – 1972); Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of Great Britain (1947 – 1972).
1942 – 1957
Alexander Frederick “Alec” Douglas-Home, 14th Earl of Home
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1903; d. October 9 1995.
1957 – 1960
William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1918; d. July 1 1999.
Titles:
Raised to the peerage as Viscount Whitelaw, of Penrith in the County of Cumbria, June 16 1983.2
Honours:
Created a Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, November 30 1990.3
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for The Viscount Whitelaw.” Accessed May 4, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1722/career.
[2] “No. 49394,” The London Gazette, June 21 1983, 8199, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49394/page/8199.
[3] “No. 52351,” The London Gazette, November 30 1990, 18550, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/52351/page/18550.
June 11 1983 – January 10 1988
John Wakeham, Baron Wakeham
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 22 1932.
1992 – 1994
Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 22 1906; d. February 25 1995
1994 – 1998
Nicholas Edward True, Baron True
Date of birth/date of death:
Born July 31 1951.
Titles:
Received a life peerage as Baron True, of East Sheen in the County of Surrey, December 23 2010.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord True.” Accessed May 16, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4200/career.
[2] “No. 59656,” The London Gazette, December 30 2010, 24903, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/59656/page/24903.
September 6 2022 – present
Chief Whip of the Conservative Party in the House of Lords
Name
Dates in Office
Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 31 1868; d. May 6 1938
Titles of nobility: Duke of Devonshire in the Peerage of England (1908 – 1938)
1911 – 1916
Thomas Henry Ashton, 4th Baron Ashton of Hyde
Date of birth/date of death:
Born July 18 1958.
Titles:
Succeeded to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as 4th Baron Ashton of Hyde, of Hyde in the County of Chester, August 2 2008.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Ashton of Hyde.” Accessed May 16, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4247/career.
July 26 2019 – September 7 2022
Susan Frances Maria Williams, Baroness Williams of Trafford
Date of birth/date of death:
Born May 16 1967.
Titles:
Received a life peerage as Baroness Williams of Trafford, of Hale in the County of Greater Manchester, September 20 2013.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Baroness Williams of Trafford.” Accessed May 16, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4311/career.
[2] “No. 60638,” The London Gazette, September 25 2013, 18895, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/60638/page/18895.
September 7 2022 – present
Conservative Party Leadership in the House of Commons
Leader of the Conservative Party in the House of Commons
Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1788; d. July 2 1850.
Titles:
Succeeded to the Peel baronetcy of Drayton Manor and Bury, May 3 1830.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Robert Peel,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-robert-peel-1/index.html.
December 18 1834 – June 29 1846
Lord William George Frederick Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 27 1802; d. September 21 1848.
1846 – 1847
Charles Cecil John Manners, Marquess of Granby
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 16 1815; d. March 3 1888.
1848
Benjamin Disraeli
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1804; d. April 19 1881.
Honours:
Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, July 1878. (citation needed) Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl of Beaconsfield and Viscount Hughenden, August 16 1876.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Benjamin Disraeli,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-benjamin-disraeli/index.html.
[2] “No. 24355,” The London Gazette, August 18 1876, 4594, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24355/page/4594.
February 1 1849 – August 21 1876
Charles Cecil John Manners, Marquess of Granby
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 16 1815; d. March 3 1888.
1849 – 1851
John Charles Herries
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 1778; d. April 24 1855.
1849 – 1851
Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, 8th Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1818; d. January 12 1887.
1876 – 1885
Sir Michael Edward Hicks Beach, 9th Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 23 1837; d. April 30 1916.
1885 – 1886
William Henry Smith
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1825; d. October 6 1891.
1887 – 1891
Arthur James Balfour
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1848; d. March 19 1930
Titles of nobility: Earl of Balfour in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1922 – 1930)
1891 – 1906
Andrew Bonar Law
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1858; d. October 30 1923.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Bonar Law,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026,https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-bonar-law/index.html.
November 13 1911 – March 21 1921
Joseph Austen Chamberlain
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 16 1863; d. March 16 1937.
1921 – 1922
John Wakeham
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 22 1932.
1987 – 1989
Alexander Jesse Norman
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1962.
2024 – present
Chief Whip of the Conservative Party in the House of Commons
Edward Richard George “Ted” Heath
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 9 1916; d. July 17 2005.
1955 – 1959
William Stephen Ian Whitelaw
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1918; d. July 1 1999.
Titles:
Raised to the peerage as Viscount Whitelaw, of Penrith in the County of Cumbria, June 16 1983.2
Honours:
Created a Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, November 30 1990.3
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for The Viscount Whitelaw.” Accessed May 4, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1722/career.
[2] “No. 49394,” The London Gazette, June 21 1983, 8199, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49394/page/8199.
[3] “No. 52351,” The London Gazette, November 30 1990, 18550, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/52351/page/18550.
November 27 1964 – June 20 1970
John Wakeham
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 22 1932.
1983 – 1987
David John Maclean
Date of birth/date of death:
Born May 16 1953.
Titles:
Received a life peerage as Baron Blencathra, of Penrith in the County of Cumbria, February 28 2011.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Blencathra.” Accessed May 16, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/497/career.
[2] “No. 59717,” The London Gazette, March 3 2011, 3923, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/59717/page/3923.
September 18 2001 – December 7 2005
Michael Andrew Gove
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1967.
Titles:
Received a life peerage as Baron Gove, of Torry in the City of Aberdeen, May 13 2025.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Gove.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1571/career.
[2] “No. 64736,” The London Gazette, May 19 2025, 10278, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64736/page/10278.
July 15 2014 – May 9 2015
Gavin Alexander Williamson
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 25 1976.
2016 – 2017
Julian Richard Smith
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 30 1971.
2017 – 2019
Mark Steven Spencer
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 20 1970.
Titles:
Created a Knight Bachelor, April 16 2024.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Mark Spencer.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4055/career.
[2] “No. 64374,” The London Gazette, April 22 2024, 7898, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64374/page/7898.
July 24 2019 – February 8 2022
Wendy Morton
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 9 1967.
2022
Dame Elizabeth Rebecca Scott Harris
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1967.
Honours:
Created a Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, June 15 2024.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Rebecca Harris.” Accessed May 14, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/3948/career.
[2] “No. 64423,” The London Gazette, Supplement, June 15 2024, B8, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64423/supplement/B8.
November 4 2024 – present
Scottish Conservative Party
Administration of the Scottish Conservative Party
Chair of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Richard Sanderson Keen, Baron Keen of Elie
Date of birth/date of death:
Born March 29 1954.
Titles:
Received a life peerage as Baron Keen of Elie, of Elie in Fife, June 8 2015.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Keen of Elie.” Accessed May 16, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4538/career.
[2] “No. 61254,” The London Gazette, June 12 2015, 10852, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/61254/page/10852.
January 2014 – May 28 2015
Green Party of England and Wales
Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales
Carla Suzanne Denyer
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 24 1985.
2021 – present
Labour Party
Leader of the Labour Party
Arthur Henderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1863; d. October 20 1935.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Henderson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-henderson/index.html.
January 28 1908 – February 14 1910
James Ramsay MacDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1866; d. November 9 1937.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Ramsay MacDonald,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-ramsay-macdonald/index.html.
February 6 1911 – August 5 1914
Arthur Henderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1863; d. October 20 1935.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Henderson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-henderson/index.html.
August 5 1914 – October 24 1917
Arthur Henderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1863; d. October 20 1935.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Henderson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-henderson/index.html.
August 28 1931 – October 25 1932
James Ramsay MacDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1866; d. November 9 1937.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Ramsay MacDonald,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-ramsay-macdonald/index.html.
November 22 1922 – August 28 1931
George Lansbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1859; d. May 7 1940.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “George Lansbury,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-george-lansbury/index.html.
October 25 1932 – October 8 1935
Clement Richard Attlee
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1883; d. October 8 1967.
Honours:
Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl Attlee and Viscount Prestwood, December 16 1955.2 Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, April 7 1956.3
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Clement Attlee,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-clement-attlee/index.html.
[2] “No. 40656,” The London Gazette, December 16 1955, 7079, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40656/page/7079.
[3] “No. 40751,” The London Gazette, April 10 1956, 2095, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40751/page/2095/.
October 25 1935 – December 7 1955
Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1906; d. January 18 1963.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Hugh Gaitskell,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-hugh-gaitskell/index.html.
December 14 1955 – January 18 1963
James Harold Wilson
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1916; d. May 23 1995.
Honours:
Created Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, April 23 1976.2 Created Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, September 16 1983.3
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Harold Wilson.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1016/career.
[2] “No. 46885,” The London Gazette, April 27 1976, 6047, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/46885/page/6047.
[3] “No. 49485,” The London Gazette, September 21 1983, 12361, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49485/page/12361.
February 14 1963 – April 5 1976
Leonard James Callaghan
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 27 1912; d. March 26 2005.
Honours:
Created Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, November 5 1987.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Callaghan of Cardiff.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/3326/career.
[2] “No. 51118,” The London Gazette, November 12 1987, 13941, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/51118/page/13941.
April 5 1976 – November 10 1980
Michael Mackintosh Foot
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1913; d. March 3 2010.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Michael Foot.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/831/career.
November 10 1980 – October 2 1983
Neil Gordon Kinnock
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1942.
Honours:
Created Baron Kinnock, January 31 2005.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Kinnock.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/693/career.
[2] “No. 57549,” The London Gazette, February 2 2005, 1249, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/57549/page/1249.
October 2 1983 – July 18 1992
John Smith
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1938; d. May 12 1994.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for John Smith.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/564/career.
July 18 1992 – May 12 1994
Anthony Charles Lynton “Tony” Blair
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1953.
Honours:
Appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Garter, January 1 2022.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Tony Blair.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/512/career.
[2] “No. 63581,” The London Gazette, January 10 2022, 214, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63581/page/214.
July 21 1994 – June 24 2007
James Gordon Brown
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1951.
2007 – 2010
Edward Samuel “Ed” Miliband
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 24 1969.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Ed Miliband.” Accessed April 9, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1510/career.
September 25 2010 – May 8 2015
Jeremy Bernard Corbyn
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1949.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Jeremy Corbyn.” Accessed April 9, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/185/career.
September 12 2015 – April 4 2020
Sir Keir Rodney Starmer
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1962.
Honors:
Created a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, December 31 2013.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Keir Starmer.” Accessed April 9, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4514/career.
[2] “No. 60728,” The London Gazette, Supplement, December 31, 2013, 3, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/60728/supplement/3.
April 4 2020 – present
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Clement Richard Attlee
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1883; d. October 8 1967.
Honours:
Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl Attlee and Viscount Prestwood, December 16 1955.2 Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, April 7 1956.3
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Clement Attlee,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-clement-attlee/index.html.
[2] “No. 40656,” The London Gazette, December 16 1955, 7079, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40656/page/7079.
[3] “No. 40751,” The London Gazette, April 10 1956, 2095, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40751/page/2095/.
October 25 1932 – October 25 1935
Arthur Greenwood
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 8 1880; d. June 9 1954.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Greenwood,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-greenwood/index.html.
November 26 1935 – May 25 1945
Herbert Stanley Morrison
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1888; d. March 6 1965.
Honours:
Created Baron Morrison of Lambeth, November 2 1959.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Herbert Morrison,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026,https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-herbert-morrison/index.html.
[2] “No. 41860,” The London Gazette, November 3 1959, 6942, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/41860/page/6942.
July 26 1945 – December 14 1955
George Alfred Brown
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1914; d. June 2 1985.
Honours:
Created Baron George-Brown, November 6 1970.2
References:
[1] [1] UK Parliament, “George Brown,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-george-brown-1/index.html.
[2] “No. 45229,” The London Gazette, November 10 1970, 12333, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/45229/page/12333.
November 10 1960 – June 19 1970
Roy Harris Jenkins
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1920; d. January 5 2003.
1970 – 1972
Edward Watson Short
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1912; d. May 4 2012.
Titles:
Received a life peerage as Baron Glenamara, of Glenridding in the County of Cumbria, January 28 1977.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Glenamara.” Accessed May 4, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1692/career.
[2] “No. 47138,” The London Gazette, February 1 1977, 1427, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/47138/page/1427.
April 25 1972 – April 8 1976
Michael Mackintosh Foot
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1913; d. March 3 2010.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Michael Foot.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/831/career.
April 5 1976 – November 10 1980
Denis Winston Healey
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 30 1917; d. October 3 2015.
Titles:
Received a life peerage as Baron Healey, of Riddlesden in the County of West Yorkshire, June 29 1992.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Healey.” Accessed May 4, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/979/career.
[2] “No. 52979,” The London Gazette, July 2 1992, 11141, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/52979/page/11141.
November 13 1980 – October 2 1983
Roy Sydney George Hattersley
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 28 1932.
Titles:
Received a life peerage as Baron Hattersley, of Sparkbrook in the County of West Midlands, November 24 1997.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Hattersley.” Accessed May 3, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/858/career.
[2] “No. 54961,” The London Gazette, November 27 1997, 13331, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/54961/page/13331.
October 2 1983 – July 18 1992
Margaret Mary Beckett
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1943.
Titles:
Received a life peerage as Baroness Beckett, of Old Normanton in the City of Derby, August 14 2024.2
Honours:
Created a Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, December 31 2012.3 Created a Dame Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, December 31 2023.4
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Baroness Beckett.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/328/career.
[2] “No. 64493,” The London Gazette, August 20 2024, 16086, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64493/page/16086.
[3] “No. 60367,” The London Gazette, Supplement, December 29 2012, 6, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/60367/supplement/6.
[4] “No. 64269,” The London Gazette, Supplement, December 30 2023, N8, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64269/supplement/N8.
July 18 1992 – July 21 1994
John Leslie Prescott
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 31 1938; d. November 20 2024.
Titles:
Received a life peerage as Baron Prescott, of Kingston upon Hull in the County of East Yorkshire, June 15 2010.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Prescott.” Accessed May 3, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/374/career.
[2] “No. 59459,” The London Gazette, Supplement, June 15 2010, 11151, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/59459/supplement/11151.
July 21 1994 – June 24 2007
Harriet Ruth Harman
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1950.
Titles:
Received a life peerage as Baroness Harman, of Peckham in the London Borough of Southwark, August 19 2024.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Harriet Harman.” Accessed April 9, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/150/career.
[2] “No. 64496,” The London Gazette, August 22, 2024, 16342, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64496/page/16342.
June 24 2007 – September 12 2015
Thomas Anthony “Tom” Watson
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 8 1967.
Titles:
Received a life peerage as Baron Watson of Wyre Forest, of Kidderminster in the County of Worcestershire, November 21 2022.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest.” Accessed May 13, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1463/career.
[2] “No. 63887,” The London Gazette, November 25 2022, 22606, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63887/page/22606.
September 12 2015 – December 13 2019
Angela Rayner
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1980.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Angela Rayner.” Accessed April 28, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4356/career.
April 4 2020 – September 5 2025
Chair of the Labour Party
Arthur Henderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1863; d. October 20 1935.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Henderson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-henderson/index.html.
1908 – 1910
Arthur Henderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1863; d. October 20 1935.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Henderson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-henderson/index.html.
1914 – 1917
James Ramsay MacDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1866; d. November 9 1937.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Ramsay MacDonald,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-ramsay-macdonald/index.html.
1923 – 1924
George Lansbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1859; d. May 7 1940.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “George Lansbury,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-george-lansbury/index.html.
October 7 1927 – October 5 1928
Herbert Stanley Morrison
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1888; d. March 6 1965.
Honours:
Created Baron Morrison of Lambeth, November 2 1959.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Herbert Morrison,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026,https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-herbert-morrison/index.html.
[2] “No. 41860,” The London Gazette, November 3 1959, 6942, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/41860/page/6942.
1928 – 1929
Harold Joseph Laski
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 30 1893; d. March 24 1950.
1944 – 1945
Emanuel “Manny” Shinwell
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 18 1884; d. May 8 1986.
Titles:
Received a life peerage as Baron Shinwell, of Easington in the County of Durham, June 29 1970.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Emanuel Shinwell,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed May 13 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-emanuel-shinwell/index.html.
[2] “No. 45134,” The London Gazette, June 23 1970, 6943, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/45134/page/6943.
1947 – 1948
Arthur Greenwood
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 8 1880; d. June 9 1954.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Greenwood,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-greenwood/index.html.
1952 – 1953
James Harold Wilson
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1916; d. May 23 1995.
1961 – 1962
Leonard James Callaghan
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 27 1912; d. March 26 2005.
Honours:
Created Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, November 5 1987.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Callaghan of Cardiff.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/3326/career.
[2] “No. 51118,” The London Gazette, November 12 1987, 13941, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/51118/page/13941.
1973 – 1974
Neil Gordon Kinnock
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1942.
Honours:
Created Baron Kinnock, January 31 2005.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Kinnock.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/693/career.
[2] “No. 57549,” The London Gazette, February 2 2005, 1249, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/57549/page/1249.
1987 – 1988
Josephine “Jo” Richardson
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 28 1923; d. February 1 1994.
1989 – 1990
Lawrence “Tom” Sawyer
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1943; d. August 2025.
1990 – 1991
Anthony James “Tony” Clarke
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 17 1932.
1992 – 1993
John Reid
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 8 1947.
2002 – 2003
Harriet Ruth Harman
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1950.
Titles:
Received a life peerage as Baroness Harman, of Peckham in the London Borough of Southwark, August 19 2024.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Harriet Harman.” Accessed April 9, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/150/career.
[2] “No. 64496,” The London Gazette, August 22, 2024, 16342, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64496/page/16342.
June 24 2007 – September 12 2015
Thomas Anthony “Tom” Watson
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 8 1967.
Titles:
Received a life peerage as Baron Watson of Wyre Forest, of Kidderminster in the County of Worcestershire, November 21 2022.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest.” Accessed May 13, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1463/career.
[2] “No. 63887,” The London Gazette, November 25 2022, 22606, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63887/page/22606.
September 12 2015 – June 14 2017
Angela Rayner
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1980.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Angela Rayner.” Accessed April 28, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4356/career.
April 5 2020 – May 8 2021
General Secretary of the Labour Party
James Ramsay MacDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1866; d. November 9 1937.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Ramsay MacDonald,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-ramsay-macdonald/index.html.
1900 – 1912
Arthur Henderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1863; d. October 20 1935.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Henderson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-henderson/index.html.
1912 – 1934
John Lawrence Whitty
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1943.
1985 – 1994
Lawrence “Tom” Sawyer
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1943; d. August 2025.
1994 – 1998
Margaret Josephine McDonagh
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 26 1961; d. June 24 2023.
1998 – 2001
David Maxim Triesman
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 30 1943; d. January 30 2026.
2001 – 2003
Treasurer of the Labour Party
Arthur Henderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1863; d. October 20 1935.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Henderson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-henderson/index.html.
1904 – 1912
James Ramsay MacDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1866; d. November 9 1937.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Ramsay MacDonald,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-ramsay-macdonald/index.html.
1912 – 1929
Arthur Henderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1863; d. October 20 1935.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Henderson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-henderson/index.html.
1929 – 1936
Arthur Greenwood
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 8 1880; d. June 9 1954.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Greenwood,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-greenwood/index.html.
1943 – 1954
Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1906; d. January 18 1963.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Hugh Gaitskell,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-hugh-gaitskell/index.html.
1954 – 1956
Leonard James Callaghan
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 27 1912; d. March 26 2005.
Honours:
Created Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, November 5 1987.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Callaghan of Cardiff.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/3326/career.
[2] “No. 51118,” The London Gazette, November 12 1987, 13941, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/51118/page/13941.
1967 – 1976
Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party
James Ramsay MacDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1866; d. November 9 1937
1911 – 1914
Cledwyn Hughes
Date of birth/date of death:
Born September 14 1916. Died February 22 2001.
Titles:
Received a life peerage as Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos, of Holyhead in the Isle of Anglesey, July 16 1979.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Cledwyn Hughes,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed June 5 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-cledwyn-hughes/index.html.
[2] “No. 47908,” The London Gazette, July 19 1979, 9066, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/47908/page/9066.
1974 – 1979
Clive Stafford Soley
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1939.
1997 – 2001
Jean Ann Corston
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 5 1942.
2001 – 2005
Ann Clwyd Roberts
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1937; d. July 21 2023.
2005 – 2006
John Robert Cryer
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1964.
2015 – 2024
Jessica Elizabeth Morden
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 29 1968.
2024 – present
Parliamentary Leadership of the Labour Party
Labour Party Leadership in the House of Lords
Leader of the Labour Party in the House of Lords
Charles Alfred Cripps, 1st Baron Parmoor
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 3 1852; d. June 30 1941.
1928 – 1931
Arthur Augustus William Harry Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 16 1871; d. March 23 1946.
1931 – 1935
Cledwyn Hughes, Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos
Date of birth/date of death:
Born September 14 1916. Died February 22 2001.
Titles:
Received a life peerage as Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos, of Holyhead in the Isle of Anglesey, July 16 1979.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Cledwyn Hughes,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed June 5 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-cledwyn-hughes/index.html.
[2] “No. 47908,” The London Gazette, July 19 1979, 9066, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/47908/page/9066.
November 4 1982 – July 18 1992
Gareth Wyn Williams, Baron Williams of Mostyn
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1941; d. September 20 2003.
2001 – 2003
Chief Whip of the Labour Party in the House of Lords
Name
Dates in Office
Roy Francis Kennedy, Baron Kennedy of Southwark
Date of birth/date of death:
Born November 9 1962.
Honours:
Received a life peerage as Baron Kennedy of Southwark, of Newington in the London Borough of Souuthwark, June 21 2010.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Kennedy of Southwark.” Accessed May 16, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4153/career.
[2] “No. 59648,” The London Gazette, June 24 2010, 11914, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/59468/page/11914.
June 1 2021 – present
Leader of the Labour Party in the House of Commons
Rosalie “Rosie” Winterton
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1958.
2010
Chief Whip of the Labour Party in the House of Commons
Arthur Henderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1863; d. October 20 1935.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Henderson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-henderson/index.html.
February 8 1906 – January 28 1908
Arthur Henderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1863; d. October 20 1935.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Henderson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-henderson/index.html.
February 9 1914 – August 5 1914
Arthur Henderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1863; d. October 20 1935.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Henderson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-henderson/index.html.
February 14 1921 – December 6 1923
Arthur Henderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1863; d. October 20 1935.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Henderson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-henderson/index.html.
March 10 1925 – February 10 1927
Edward Watson Short
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1912; d. May 4 2012.
Titles:
Received a life peerage as Baron Glenamara, of Glenridding in the County of Cumbria, January 28 1977.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Glenamara.” Accessed May 4, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1692/career.
[2] “No. 47138,” The London Gazette, February 1 1977, 1427, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/47138/page/1427.
October 16 1964 – July 4 1966
Donald Campbell Dewar
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 21 1937; d. October 11 2000.
1995 – 1997
Winifred Ann Taylor
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1947.
1998 – 2001
Rosalie “Rosie” Winterton
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1958.
2010 – 2016
Scottish Labour Party
List of Leaders of the Scottish Labour Party
Name
Dates in Office
Donald Campbell Dewar
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 21 1937; d. October 11 2000.
1998 – 2000
Anas Sarwar*
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1983.
2014
James Francis “Jim” Murphy
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 23 1967.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Jim Murphy.” Accessed May 15, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/595/career.
December 13 2014 – June 13 2015
Anas Sarwar
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1983.
2021 – present
Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
Anas Sarwar
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1983.
2011 – 2014
Leader of Welsh Labour
Alun Edward Michael
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 22 1943.
1998 – 2000
Hywel Rhodri Morgan
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 29 1939; d. May 17 2017.
2000 – 2009
Chair of the Fabian Society
Clement Richard Attlee
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1883; d. October 8 1967.
1931 – 1934
Harold Joseph Laski
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 30 1893; d. March 24 1950.
1946 – 1948
James Harold Wilson
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1916; d. May 23 1995.
1954 – 1955
Roy Harris Jenkins
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1920; d. January 5 2003.
1957 – 1958
Peter Brereton Townsend
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 6 1928; d. June 8 2009.
1965 – 1966
Benjamin John “Ben” Pimlott
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 4 1945; d. April 10 2004.
1993 – 1994
Denis MacShane
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1948.
2001 – 2002
Edward Michael “Ed” Balls
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1967.
2006 – 2007
Liberal Democrats
Leadership of the Liberal Democrats
Leader of the Liberal Democrats
Jeremy John Durham “Paddy” Ashdown
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 27 1941; d. December 22 2018.
1988 – 1999
Charles Peter Kennedy
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 25 1959; d. June 1 2015.
1999 – 2006
Sir Walter Menzies Campbell
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 22 1941.
2006 – 2007
John Vincent “Vince” Cable (acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 9 1943.
Honours:
Created a Knight Bachelor, September 22 2015.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Vince Cable.” Accessed May 13, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/207/career.
[2] “No. 61359,” The London Gazette, Supplement, September 22 2015, 17615, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/61359/supplement/17615.
October 15 2007 – December 18 2007
Nicholas William Peter “Nick” Clegg
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1967.
Honours:
Created a Knight Bachelor, December 30 2017.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Nick Clegg.” Accessed May 15, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1563/career
[2] “No. 62150,” The London Gazette, Supplement, December 30 2017, N2, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62150/supplement/N2.
December 18 2007 – July 16 2015
Timothy James “Tim” Farron
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1970.
2015 – 2017
Sir John Vincent “Vince” Cable
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 9 1943.
Honours:
Created a Knight Bachelor, September 22 2015.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Vince Cable.” Accessed May 13, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/207/career.
[2] “No. 61359,” The London Gazette, Supplement, September 22 2015, 17615, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/61359/supplement/17615.
July 20 2017 – July 22 2019
Joanne Kate “Jo” Swinson
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1980.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Jo Swinson.” Accessed May 13, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1513/career.
July 22 2019 – December 13 2019
Sarah Virginia “Sal” Brinton, Baroness Brinton (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 1 1955.
2019 – 2020
Sir Edward Jonathan “Ed” Davey
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1965.
2020 – present
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats
Sir Walter Menzies Campbell
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 22 1941.
2003 – 2006
John Vincent “Vince” Cable
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 9 1943.
Honours:
Created a Knight Bachelor, September 22 2015.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Vince Cable.” Accessed May 13, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/207/career.
[2] “No. 61359,” The London Gazette, Supplement, September 22 2015, 17615, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/61359/supplement/17615.
March 2 2006 – May 26 2010
Joanne Kate “Jo” Swinson
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1980.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Jo Swinson.” Accessed May 13, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1513/career.
June 20 2017 – July 22 2019
Sir Edward Jonathan “Ed” Davey
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1965.
2019 – 2020
Daisy Cooper
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 29 1981.
2020 – present
Chair of the Liberal Democrats
Mark Oaten
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 8 1964.
2001 – 2003
President of the Liberal Democrats
Charles Peter Kennedy
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 25 1959; d. June 1 2015.
1991 – 1994
Timothy James “Tim” Farron
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1970.
2011 – 2015
Sarah Virginia “Sal” Brinton, Baroness Brinton
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 1 1955.
2015 – 2020
Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords
Roy Harris Jenkins
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1920; d. January 5 2003.
1988 – 1997
James Robert “Jim” Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1954; d. January 29 2026.
2013 – 2016
Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Commons
Charles Peter Kennedy
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 25 1959; d. June 1 2015.
1997 – 1999
David William St John Heath
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1954.
2005 – 2007
David William St John Heath
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1954.
2009 – 2010
Thomas Anthony “Tom” Brake
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1962.
2015 – 2017
Chief Whip of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Commons
James Robert “Jim” Wallace
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1954; d. January 29 2026.
1988 – 1992
Alexander Morrison “Alistair” Carmichael
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 15 1965.
2010 – 2013
Donald Michael Ellison “Don” Foster
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1947.
2013 – 2015
Thomas Anthony “Tom” Brake
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1962.
2015 – 2017
Alexander Morrison “Alistair” Carmichael
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 15 1965.
2017 – 2020
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats
James Robert “Jim” Wallace
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1954; d. January 29 2026.
1992 – 2005
Michael Kevin Moore (acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 3 1965.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Michael Moore.” Accessed May 15, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/638/career.
July 2 2008 – August 26 2008
Deputy Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats
Michael Kevin Moore
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 3 1965.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Michael Moore.” Accessed May 15, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/638/career.
October 2 2002 – September 20 2010
Joanne Kate “Jo” Swinson
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1980.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Jo Swinson.” Accessed May 13, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1513/career.
September 20 2010 – September 23 2012
Alexander Morrison “Alistair” Carmichael
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 15 1965.
2012 – present
Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats
Lembit Öpik
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1965.
2001 – 2007
Plaid Cymru
Leadership of Plaid Cymru
Leader of Plaid Cymru
Ieuan Wyn Jones
Date of birth/date of death:
Born May 22 1949.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Ieuan Wyn Jones.” Accessed June 5, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/550/career.
August 4 2000 – March 16 2012
Rhun ap Iorweth
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1972.
2023 – present
Deputy Leader of Plaid Cymru
Rhun ap Iorweth
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1972.
2018 – 2023
Reform UK
Leader of the Brexit Party
Nigel Paul Farage
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1964.
2019 – 2021
Leader of Reform UK
Nigel Paul Farage
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1964.
2024 – present
Scottish National Party
Leader of the Scottish National Party
Arthur William Donaldson
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 13 1901; d. January 18 1993.
1960 – 1969
William Cuthbertson “Billy” Wolfe
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1924; d. March 18 2010.
1969 – 1979
Robert Gordon Wilson
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1938; d. June 25 2017.
1979 – 1990
Alexander Elliot Anderson “Alex” Salmond
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1954; d. October 12 2024.
1990 – 2000
John Ramsay Swinney
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1964.
2000 – 2004
Alexander Elliot Anderson “Alex” Salmond
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1954; d. October 12 2024.
2004 – 2014
Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1970.
2014 – 2023
Humza Haroon Yousaf
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 7 1985.
2023 – 2024
John Ramsay Swinney
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1964.
2024 – present
Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party
William Cuthbertson “Billy” Wolfe
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1924; d. March 18 2010.
1966 – 1969
Douglas Henderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 16 1935; d. September 15 2006.
1971 – 1973
Robert Gordon Wilson
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1938; d. June 25 2017.
1973 – 1974
Margo Symington MacDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 19 1943; d. April 4 2014.
1974 – 1979
Douglas Henderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 16 1935; d. September 15 2006.
1979 – 1981
Alexander Elliot Anderson “Alex” Salmond
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1954; d. October 12 2024.
1987 – 1990
James “Jim” Sillars
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 4 1937.
1991 – 1992
William John Alan Macartney
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 17 1941; d. August 25 1998.
1992 – 1998
John Ramsay Swinney
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1964.
1998 – 2000
Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1970.
2004 – 2014
Angus Struan Carolus Robertson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1969.
2016 – 2018
President of the Scottish National Party
William Cuthbertson “Billy” Wolfe
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1924; d. March 18 2010.
1980 – 1982
Ian Stewart Hudghton
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 19 1951.
2005 – 2020
National Secretary of the Scottish National Party
Robert Gordon Wilson
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1938; d. June 25 2017.
1964 – 1971
John Ramsay Swinney
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1964.
1986 – 1992
Scottish National Party in the House of Commons
Leader of the Scottish National Party in the House of Commons
Angus Struan Carolus Robertson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1969.
2007 – 2017
Stephen Mark Flynn
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1988.
2022 – present
Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party in the House of Commons
Kirsty Blackman
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1986.
2017 – 2020
Chief Whip of the Scottish National Party in the House of Commons
Kirsty Blackman
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1986.
2024 – present
UK Independence Party
Leader of the UK Independence Party
Nigel Paul Farage
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1964.
2006 – 2009
Nigel Paul Farage
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1964.
2010 – 2016
Nigel Paul Farage
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1964.
2016
Chairman of the UK Independence Party
Nigel Paul Farage
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1964.
1998 – 2000
Ulster Unionist Party
Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party
Sir Edward Henry Carson
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1854; d. October 22 1935.
Honours:
Created a Knight Bachelor, May 11 1900.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Edward Carson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-edward-carson/index.html.
[2] “No. 27192,” The London Gazette, Supplement, May 15 1900, 3070, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27192/page/3070.
June 1911 – February 10 1921
Sir Reginald Norman Morgan “Reg” Empey
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1947.
2005 – 2010
Chair of the Ulster Unionist Party
Reginald Norman Morgan “Reg” Empey, Baron Empey
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1947.
2012 – 2019
Defunct political parties
Home Rule League
Leader of the Home Rule League
Charles Stewart Parnell
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 27 1846; d. October 6 1891.
1880 – 1882
Independent Labour Party
Chairman of the Independent Labour Party
Philip Snowden
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 18 1864; d. May 15 1937.
1903 – 1906
James Ramsay MacDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1866; d. November 9 1937
1906 – 1909
Philip Snowden
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 18 1864; d. May 15 1937.
1917 – 1920
Irish Parliamentary Party
Leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party
Charles Stewart Parnell
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 27 1846; d. October 6 1891.
1882 – 1891
Irish Unionist Alliance
Leader of the Irish Unionist Alliance
Sir Edward Henry Carson
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1854; d. October 22 1935.
Honours:
Created a Knight Bachelor, May 11 1900.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Edward Carson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-edward-carson/index.html.
[2] “No. 27192,” The London Gazette, Supplement, May 15 1900, 3070, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27192/page/3070.
February 21 1910 – June 1921
Liberal Party
Leadership of the Liberal Party
Leader of the Liberal Party
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1784; d. October 18 1865.
Titles:
Succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Palmerston in the Peerage of the Ireland, April 17 1802. (citation needed)
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, July 12 1856.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Viscount Palmerston,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/viscount-palmerston/index.html.
[2] “No. 21901,” The London Gazette, July 15 1856, 2451, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/21901/page/2451.
June 12 1859 – October 18 1865
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1792; d. May 28 1878.
Titles:
Known by the courtesy title Lord John Russell from birth until July 27 1861. Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl Russell and Viscount Amberley, July 27 1861.1
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, May 21 1862.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Lord John Russell,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/lord-john-russell/index.html.
[2] “No. 22534,” The London Gazette, July 30 1861, 3193, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22534/page/3193.
October 29 1865 – December 25 1867
William Ewart Gladstone
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1809; d. May 19 1898.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “W.E. Gladstone,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-we-gladstone/index.html.
December 25 1867 – February 3 1875
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1815; d. March 31 1891.
1875 – 1880
William Ewart Gladstone
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1809; d. May 19 1898.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “W.E. Gladstone,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-we-gladstone/index.html.
April 23 1880 – March 2 1894
Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1847; d. May 21 1929.
Titles:
Held the courtesy title Lord Dalmeny, January 23 1851 – March 4 1868.1 Succeeded as the 5th Earl of Rosebery in the Peerage of Scotland and the 2nd Baron Rosebery in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, March 4 1868.1 Created Earl of Midlothian, Viscount Mentmore, and Baron Epsom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, July 3 1911.2
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, 1892 (citation needed).
References:
[1] Hugh Chisholm, “Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of,” in Encyclopædia Britannica (1911), Vol. 23 (11th ed.).
[2] “No. 28512,” The London Gazette, July 11 1911, 5168, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28512/page/5168.
March 5 1894 – October 6 1896
Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1827; d. October 1 1904.
Honours:
Created a Knight Bachelor, June 29 1873.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “William Vernon-Harcourt,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-william-vernon-harcourt/index.html.
[2] Britannica Editors. “Sir William Harcourt.” Encyclopedia Britannica, October 10, 2025. https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Harcourt.
October 6 1896 – December 8 1898
John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1826; d. April 8 1902.
Noble titles: Earl of Clarendon in the Peerage of Great Britain (1838 – 1870)
1897 – 1902
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 7 1836; d. April 22 1908.
Honours:
Created a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, June 29 1895.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-henry-campbell-bannerman/index.html.
[2] “No. 26639,” The London Gazette, July 2 1895, 3740, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26639/page/3740.
February 6 1899 – April 22 1908
John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1835; d. August 13 1910.
1902 – 1905
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 12 1852; d. February 15 1928.
Honours:
Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl of Oxford and Asquith and Viscount Asquith, February 9 1925.2 Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, June 1 1925.3
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Herbert Asquith,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-herbert-asquith/index.html.
[2] “No. 33019,” The London Gazette, February 10 1925, 1004, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33019/page/1004.
[3] “No. 33055,” The London Gazette, June 9 1925, 3869, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33055/page/3869.
April 30 1908 – October 14 1926
David Lloyd George
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1863; d. March 26 1945
Titles of nobility: Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1945)
1926 – 1931
John Jeremy Thorpe
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 29 1929; d. December 4 2014.
1967 – 1976
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party
Lady Megan Arvon Lloyd George
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 22 1902. Died May 14 1966.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Megan Lloyd George,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed June 5 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/miss-megan-lloyd-george/index.html.
January 12 1949 – October 25 1951
Leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Lords
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1815; d. March 31 1891.
1859 – 1865
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1792; d. May 28 1878.
Titles:
Known by the courtesy title Lord John Russell from birth until July 27 1861. Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl Russell and Viscount Amberley, July 27 1861.1
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, May 21 1862.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Lord John Russell,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/lord-john-russell/index.html.
[2] “No. 22534,” The London Gazette, July 30 1861, 3193, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22534/page/3193.
October 29 1865 – 1868
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1815; d. March 31 1891.
1868 – 1891
John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1826; d. April 8 1902.
Noble titles: Earl of Clarendon in the Peerage of Great Britain (1838 – 1870)
1891 – 1894
Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1847; d. May 21 1929.
Titles:
Held the courtesy title Lord Dalmeny, January 23 1851 – March 4 1868.1 Succeeded as the 5th Earl of Rosebery in the Peerage of Scotland and the 2nd Baron Rosebery in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, March 4 1868.1 Created Earl of Midlothian, Viscount Mentmore, and Baron Epsom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, July 3 1911.2
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, 1892 (citation needed).
References:
[1] Hugh Chisholm, “Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of,” in Encyclopædia Britannica (1911), Vol. 23 (11th ed.).
[2] “No. 28512,” The London Gazette, July 11 1911, 5168, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28512/page/5168.
March 5 1894 – October 6 1896
John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1826; d. April 8 1902.
Noble titles: Earl of Clarendon in the Peerage of Great Britain (1838 – 1870)
1897 – 1902
John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1835; d. August 13 1910.
1902 – 1905
George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1827; d. July 9 1909
Noble titles: Earl of Ripon (1859 – 1909); Marquess of Ripon (1871 – 1909)
1905 – 1908
Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1858; d. June 20 1945.
1908 – 1923
William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1872; d. November 14 1938.
1924 – 1931
Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1858; d. June 20 1945.
1936 – 1944
Chief Whip of the Liberal Party in the House of Lords
Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 16 1874; d. June 24 1954.
1907 – 1911
Leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Commons
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1784; d. October 18 1865.
Titles:
Succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Palmerston in the Peerage of the Ireland, April 17 1802. (citation needed)
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, July 12 1856.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Viscount Palmerston,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/viscount-palmerston/index.html.
[2] “No. 21901,” The London Gazette, July 15 1856, 2451, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/21901/page/2451.
June 12 1859 – October 18 1865
William Ewart Gladstone
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1809; d. May 19 1898.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “W.E. Gladstone,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-we-gladstone/index.html.
October 29 1865 – February 3 1875
Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1833; d. March 24 1908.
Titles:
Held the courtesy titles Lord Cavendish of Keighley, 1834 – 1858, and Marquess of Hartington, 1858 – December 21 1891 (citation needed). Succeeded as the 8th Duke of Devonshire and associated titles (Earl of Devonshire, Earl of Burlington, Baron Cavendish of Hardwick, Baron Cavendish of Keighley), December 21 1891.1
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, 1892 (citation needed).
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Marquess of Hartington,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/marquess-of-hartington/index.html.
February 3 1875 – April 23 1880
William Ewart Gladstone
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1809; d. May 19 1898.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “W.E. Gladstone,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-we-gladstone/index.html.
April 23 1880 – March 2 1894
Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1827; d. October 1 1904.
Honours:
Created a Knight Bachelor, June 29 1873.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “William Vernon-Harcourt,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-william-vernon-harcourt/index.html.
[2] Britannica Editors. “Sir William Harcourt.” Encyclopedia Britannica, October 10, 2025. https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Harcourt.
1894 – December 8 1898
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 7 1836; d. April 22 1908.
Honours:
Created a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, June 29 1895.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-henry-campbell-bannerman/index.html.
[2] “No. 26639,” The London Gazette, July 2 1895, 3740, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26639/page/3740.
February 6 1899 – April 3 1908
Herbert Henry Asquith
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 12 1852; d. February 15 1928.
Honours:
Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl of Oxford and Asquith and Viscount Asquith, February 9 1925.2 Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, June 1 1925.3
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Herbert Asquith,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-herbert-asquith/index.html.
[2] “No. 33019,” The London Gazette, February 10 1925, 1004, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33019/page/1004.
[3] “No. 33055,” The London Gazette, June 9 1925, 3869, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33055/page/3869.
April 30 1908 – October 9 1924
David Lloyd George
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1863; d. March 26 1945
Titles of nobility: Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1945)
1924 – 1931
Chief Whip of the Liberal Party in the House of Commons
James Robert “Jim” Wallace
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1954; d. January 29 2026.
1987 – 1988
President of the Liberal Party
Joseph Chamberlain
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 8 1836; d. July 2 1914
1877 – 1881
Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1847; d. October 9 1926.
1906 – 1907
Sir Donald Maclean
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1864; d. June 15 1932.
Honours:
Created a Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, June 4 1917.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Donald Maclean,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-donald-maclean-1/index.html.
[2] “No. 30250,” The London Gazette, Supplement, February 10 1925, 8795, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30250/supplement/8795.
May 31 1923 – May 14 1926
President of the Scottish Liberal Federation
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 7 1836; d. April 22 1908.
Honours:
Created a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, June 29 1895.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-henry-campbell-bannerman/index.html.
[2] “No. 26639,” The London Gazette, July 2 1895, 3740, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26639/page/3740.
1901 – 1908
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 12 1852; d. February 15 1928.
Honours:
Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl of Oxford and Asquith and Viscount Asquith, February 9 1925.2 Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, June 1 1925.3
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Herbert Asquith,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-herbert-asquith/index.html.
[2] “No. 33019,” The London Gazette, February 10 1925, 1004, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33019/page/1004.
[3] “No. 33055,” The London Gazette, June 9 1925, 3869, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33055/page/3869.
1909 – February 15 1928
President of the Welsh Liberal Federation
Henry Neville Gladstone
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 2 1852; d. April 28 1935.
1922 – 1925
Liberal Unionist Party
Leader of the Liberal Unionist Party
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1833; d. March 24 1908.
Titles:
Held the courtesy titles Lord Cavendish of Keighley, 1834 – 1858, and Marquess of Hartington, 1858 – December 21 1891 (citation needed). Succeeded as the 8th Duke of Devonshire and associated titles (Earl of Devonshire, Earl of Burlington, Baron Cavendish of Hardwick, Baron Cavendish of Keighley), December 21 1891.1
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, 1892 (citation needed).
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Marquess of Hartington,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/marquess-of-hartington/index.html.
1886 – 1903
Leader of the Liberal Unionist Party in the House of Lords
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1833; d. March 24 1908.
Titles:
Held the courtesy titles Lord Cavendish of Keighley, 1834 – 1858, and Marquess of Hartington, 1858 – December 21 1891 (citation needed). Succeeded as the 8th Duke of Devonshire and associated titles (Earl of Devonshire, Earl of Burlington, Baron Cavendish of Hardwick, Baron Cavendish of Keighley), December 21 1891.1
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, 1892 (citation needed).
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Marquess of Hartington,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/marquess-of-hartington/index.html.
December 21 1891 – 1903
Leader of the Liberal Unionist Party in the House of Commons
Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1833; d. March 24 1908.
Titles:
Held the courtesy titles Lord Cavendish of Keighley, 1834 – 1858, and Marquess of Hartington, 1858 – December 21 1891 (citation needed). Succeeded as the 8th Duke of Devonshire and associated titles (Earl of Devonshire, Earl of Burlington, Baron Cavendish of Hardwick, Baron Cavendish of Keighley), December 21 1891.1
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, 1892 (citation needed).
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Marquess of Hartington,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/marquess-of-hartington/index.html.
1886 – December 21 1891
National Labour Party
Leader of the National Labour Party
James Ramsay MacDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1866; d. November 9 1937.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Ramsay MacDonald,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-ramsay-macdonald/index.html.
1931 – 1937
Social Democratic Party
Leader of the Social Democratic Party
Roy Harris Jenkins
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1920; d. January 5 2003.
1982 – 1983
David Anthony Llewellyn Owen
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1938.
1983 – 1987
Deputy Leader of the Social Democratic Party
David Anthony Llewellyn Owen
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1938.
1982 – 1983
Tory Party
Leader of the Tory Party
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1769; d. September 14 1852.
Titles:
Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Viscount Wellington and Baron Douro, August 16 1809.2 Created Earl of Wellington, February 22 1812.3 Created Marquess of Wellington, August 18 1812.4 Created Duke of Wellington and Marquess Douro, May 3 1814.5
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, September 1 18046 (converted to a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, January 2 18157). Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, March 4 1813.8
Military ranks:
Promoted to colonel, May 14 1796.9 Promoted to brigadier-general, July 25 1801.10 Promoted to major-general, May 11 1802.11 Promoted to lieutenant-general, May 7 1808.12 Promoted to brevet general (Spain and Portugal only), August 6 1811.13 Promoted to field marshal, June 21 1813.14
Elections:
Elected to the constituency of Rye, April 12 1806.15
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Arthur Wellesley,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-arthur-wellesley/index.html.
[2] “No. 16291,” The London Gazette, August 22 1809, 1342, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16291/page/1342.
[3] “No. 16576,” The London Gazette, February 18 1812, 335, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16576/page/335.
[4] “No. 16636,” The London Gazette, August 18 1812, 1677, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16636/page/1677.
[5] “No. 16894,” The London Gazette, May 3 1814, 936, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16894/page/936.
[6] “No. 15732,” The London Gazette, August 28 1804, 1069, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15732/page/1069.
[7] “No. 16972,” The London Gazette, January 4 1815, 18, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16972/page/18.
[8] “No. 16708,” The London Gazette, March 2 1813, 458, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16708/page/458.
[9] “No. 13892,” The London Gazette, May 14 1796, 460, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/13892/page/460.
[10] “No. 15389,” The London Gazette, July 21 1801, 894, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15389/page/894.
[11] “No. 15478,” The London Gazette, May 8 1802, 467, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15478/page/467.
[12] “No. 16142,” The London Gazette, May 3 1808, 622, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16142/page/622.
[13] “No. 16510,” The London Gazette, August 3 1811, 1526, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16510/page/1526.
[14] “No. 16746,” The London Gazette, July 3 1813, 1270, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16746/page/1270.
[15] “No. 15908,” The London Gazette, April 12 1806, 449, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15908/page/449.
1828 – 1834
Leader of the Tory Party in the House of Lords
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1769; d. September 14 1852.
Titles:
Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Viscount Wellington and Baron Douro, August 16 1809.2 Created Earl of Wellington, February 22 1812.3 Created Marquess of Wellington, August 18 1812.4 Created Duke of Wellington and Marquess Douro, May 3 1814.5
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, September 1 18046 (converted to a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, January 2 18157). Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, March 4 1813.8
Military ranks:
Promoted to colonel, May 14 1796.9 Promoted to brigadier-general, July 25 1801.10 Promoted to major-general, May 11 1802.11 Promoted to lieutenant-general, May 7 1808.12 Promoted to brevet general (Spain and Portugal only), August 6 1811.13 Promoted to field marshal, June 21 1813.14
Elections:
Elected to the constituency of Rye, April 12 1806.15
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Arthur Wellesley,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-arthur-wellesley/index.html.
[2] “No. 16291,” The London Gazette, August 22 1809, 1342, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16291/page/1342.
[3] “No. 16576,” The London Gazette, February 18 1812, 335, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16576/page/335.
[4] “No. 16636,” The London Gazette, August 18 1812, 1677, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16636/page/1677.
[5] “No. 16894,” The London Gazette, May 3 1814, 936, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16894/page/936.
[6] “No. 15732,” The London Gazette, August 28 1804, 1069, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15732/page/1069.
[7] “No. 16972,” The London Gazette, January 4 1815, 18, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16972/page/18.
[8] “No. 16708,” The London Gazette, March 2 1813, 458, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16708/page/458.
[9] “No. 13892,” The London Gazette, May 14 1796, 460, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/13892/page/460.
[10] “No. 15389,” The London Gazette, July 21 1801, 894, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15389/page/894.
[11] “No. 15478,” The London Gazette, May 8 1802, 467, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15478/page/467.
[12] “No. 16142,” The London Gazette, May 3 1808, 622, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16142/page/622.
[13] “No. 16510,” The London Gazette, August 3 1811, 1526, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16510/page/1526.
[14] “No. 16746,” The London Gazette, July 3 1813, 1270, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16746/page/1270.
[15] “No. 15908,” The London Gazette, April 12 1806, 449, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15908/page/449.
1828 – 1834
Whig Party
Leader of the Whig Party
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 13 1764; d. July 17 1845
Titles of nobility: Earl Grey in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1807 – 1845)
1830 – 1834
Henry William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1779; d. November 24 1848.
Titles:
Succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Melbourne in the Peerage of the Ireland and Baron Melbourne in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, July 22 1828.1
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “William Lamb,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 25 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-william-lamb/index.html.
July 16 1834 – October 23 1842
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1780; d. January 31 1863.
1842 – 1846
Lord John Russell
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1792; d. May 28 1878.
Titles:
Known by the courtesy title Lord John Russell from birth until July 27 1861. Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl Russell and Viscount Amberley, July 27 1861.1
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, May 21 1862.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Lord John Russell,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/lord-john-russell/index.html.
[2] “No. 22534,” The London Gazette, July 30 1861, 3193, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22534/page/3193.
October 23 1842 – January 30 1855
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1784; d. October 18 1865.
Titles:
Succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Palmerston in the Peerage of the Ireland, April 17 1802. (citation needed)
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, July 12 1856.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Viscount Palmerston,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/viscount-palmerston/index.html.
[2] “No. 21901,” The London Gazette, July 15 1856, 2451, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/21901/page/2451.
February 6 1855 – June 9 1859
Leader of the Whig Party in the House of Lords
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 13 1764; d. July 17 1845
Titles of nobility: Earl Grey in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1807 – 1845)
1830 – 1834
Henry William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1779; d. November 24 1848.
Titles:
Succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Melbourne in the Peerage of the Ireland and Baron Melbourne in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, July 22 1828.1
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “William Lamb,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 25 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-william-lamb/index.html.
July 16 1834 – October 23 1842
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1780; d. January 31 1863.
1842 – 1846
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1815; d. March 31 1891.
1855 – 1859
Leader of the Whig Party in the House of Commons
George Ponsonby
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 5 1755; d. July 8 1817.
1808 – 1817
George Tierney
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1761; d. January 25 1830.
1818 – 1821
John Charles Spencer, Viscount Althorp
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1782; d. October 1 1845.
Titles:
Held the courtesy title Viscount Althorp, 1783 – 1834. Succeeded as the 3rd Earl Spencer and to the associated subsidiary titles (Viscount Spencer, Baron Spencer of Althorp) in the Peerage of Great Britain, November 10 1834.1
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Viscount Althorp,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 26 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/viscount-althorp-1/index.html.
November 22 1830 – November 10 1834
Lord John Russell
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1792; d. May 28 1878.
Titles:
Known by the courtesy title Lord John Russell from birth until July 27 1861. Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl Russell and Viscount Amberley, July 27 1861.1
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, May 21 1862.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Lord John Russell,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/lord-john-russell/index.html.
[2] “No. 22534,” The London Gazette, July 30 1861, 3193, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22534/page/3193.
November 1834 – January 30 1855
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1784; d. October 18 1865.
Titles:
Succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Palmerston in the Peerage of the Ireland, April 17 1802. (citation needed)
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, July 12 1856.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Viscount Palmerston,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/viscount-palmerston/index.html.
[2] “No. 21901,” The London Gazette, July 15 1856, 2451, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/21901/page/2451.
February 6 1855 – June 9 1859