Ministries since 1945 and Political Parties

Deputy Prime Ministers*

19 Feb 1942 - 27 Jul 1945 Clement Attlee ......................... 1883-1967 L

27 Jul 1945 - 26 Oct 1951 Herbert Stanley Morrison,

Baron Morrison of Lambeth ............. 1888-1965 L

27 Oct 1951 - 06 Apr 1955 Robert Anthony Eden .................... 1897-1977 C

13 Jul 1962 - 20 Oct 1963 Richard Austen Butler .................. 1902-1982 C

(also titled first secretary of state)

05 May 1979 - 10 Jan 1988 William Stephen Ian Whitelaw,

Viscount Whitelaw ..................... 1918-1999 C

24 Jul 1989 - 01 Nov 1990 Sir Edward Geoffrey Howell ............. 1926-2015 C

05 Jul 1995 - 02 May 1997 Michael Ray Dibdin Heseltine ........... 1933- C

(also titled first secretary of state)

02 May 1997 - 27 Jun 2007 John Leslie Prescott ................... 1938- L

(also titled first secretary of state)

11 May 2010 - 08 May 2015 Nicholas William Peter Clegg ........... 1967- LD

11 Jun - 20 Dec 2017 Damian Goward Green .................... 1956- C

(as first secretary of state)

24 Jul 2019 - 06 Sep 2022 Dominic Rennie Raab (1st Time) ......... 1974- C

(as first secretary of state to 15 Sep 2021)

06 Sep - 25 Oct 2022 Therese Anne Coffey .................... 1971- C

25 Oct 2022 - Dominic Rennie Raab (2nd Time)

Note: When not in use the most senior, but honorary role of First Secretary

of State is treated as a de facto deputy Prime Minister.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Secretaries of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

23 Dec 1940 - 27 Jul 1945 Anthony Eden ........................... 1897-1977 C

27 Jul 1945 - 09 Mar 1951 Ernest Bevin ........................... 1881-1951 L

27 Oct 1951 - 05 Apr 1955 Robert Anthony Eden .................... s.a C

07 Apr - 20 Dec 1955 Maurice Harold Macmillan ............... s.a C

20 Dec 1955 - 27 Jul 1960 John Selwyn Brook Lloyd ................ s.a C

27 Jul 1960 - 20 Oct 1963 Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home ....... s.a

(1st Time)

20 Oct 1963 - 17 Oct 1964 Richard Austen Butler .................. s.a

17 Oct 1964 - 22 Jan 1965 Patrick Chrestien Gordon Walker ........ 1907-1980 L

22 Jan 1965 - 10 Aug 1966 Robert Michael Maitland Stewart ........ 1906-1990 L

(1st Time)

10 Aug 1966 - 15 Mar 1968 George Alfred Brown .................... 1914-1985 L

15 Mar 1968 - 20 Jun 1970 Robert Michael Maitland Stewart (2nd Time)

20 Jun 1970 - 04 Mar 1974 Sir Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home

(2nd Time)

04 Mar 1974 - 08 Apr 1976 Leonard James Callaghan ................ 1913-2005 L

08 Apr 1976 - 19 Feb 1977 Charles Anthony Raven Crosland ......... 1918-1977 L

21 Feb 1977 - 04 May 1979 David Anthony Llewllyn Owen,

Baron Owen ............................ 1938- L

04 May 1979 - 06 Apr 1982 Peter Alexander Rupert Carrington ...... 1919-2018

06 Apr 1982 - 09 Jun 1983 Francis Leslie Pym ..................... 1922-2008 C

09 Jun 1983 - 24 Jul 1989 Sir Geoffrey Howell C

24 Jul - 26 Oct 1989 John Major C

26 Oct 1989 - 05 Jul 1995 Douglas Richard Hurd ................... 1930- C

05 Jul 1995 - 02 May 1997 Malcolm Leslie Rifkind ................. 1946- C

02 May 1997 - 08 Jun 2001 Robert 'Robin' Finlayson Cook .......... 1946-2005 L

08 Jun 2001 - 05 May 2006 John "Jack" Whitaker Straw ............. 1946- L

05 May 2006 - 28 Jun 2007 Margaret Mary Beckett .................. 1943- L

28 Jun 2007 - 11 May 2010 David Wright Miliband .................. 1965- L

11 May 2010 - 15 Jul 2014 William Jefferson Hague ................ 1961- C

15 Jul 2014 - 13 Jul 2016 Philip Anthony Hammond ................. 1955- C

13 Jul 2016 - 09 Jul 2018 Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson ..... 1964- C

09 Jul 2018 - 24 Jul 2019 Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt ......... 1966- C

24 Jul 2019 - 15 Sep 2021 Dominic Rennie Raab .................... s.a

15 Sep 2021 - 06 Sep 2022 Elizabeth Mary Truss ................... 1975- C

06 Sep 2022 - 13 Nov 2023 James Spencer Cleverly ................. 1969- C

13 Nov 2023 - David Donald Cameron ................... 1966- C

Ministry of Defence

Ministers for Defense

10 May 1940 - 27 Jul 1945 Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill ...... 1874-1965 C

(1st Time)

27 Jul 1945 - 20 Dec 1946 Clement Richard Attlee ................. s.a

20 Dec 1946 - 28 Feb 1950 Albert Victor Alexander ................ 1885-1965 L

28 Feb 1950 - 26 Oct 1951 Emanuel Shinwell ....................... 1884-1986 L

26 Oct 1951 - 01 Mar 1952 Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchil (2nd Time)

01 Mar 1952 - 18 Oct 1954 FM. Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander,

Viscount Alexander of Tunis ........... 1891-1969 C

18 Oct 1954 - 07 Apr 1955 Harold Maurice Macmillan ............... s.a

07 Apr - 20 Dec 1955 John Selwyn Brook Lloyd ................ s.a

20 Dec 1955 - 18 Oct 1956 Walter Turner Monckton ................. 1891-1965 C

18 Oct 1956 - 14 Jan 1957 Anthony Henry Head ..................... 1906-1983 C

14 Jan 1957 - 14 Oct 1959 Edwin Duncan Sandys .................... 1908-1987 C

14 Oct 1959 - 13 Jul 1962 Harold Arthur Watkinson ................ 1910-1965 C

13 Jul 1962 - 17 Oct 1964 George Edward Peter Thorneycroft ....... s.a

Secretaries of State for Defence

17 Oct 1964 - 19 Jun 1970 Denis Winston Healey ................... s.a

19 Jun 1970 - 08 Jan 1974 Peter Alexander Rupert Carrington,

Baron Carrington ...................... s.a

08 Jan - 04 Mar 1974 Ian Hedworth John Little Gilmour,

Baron Gilmour of Craigmiller .......... 1926-2007 C

04 Mar 1974 - 10 Sep 1976 Roy Mason, Baron Mason ................. 1924- L

10 Sep 1976 - 04 May 1979 Frederick William Mulley ............... 1918-1995 L

05 May 1979 - 05 Jan 1981 Francis Leslie Pym ..................... s.a

05 Jan 1981 - 06 Jan 1983 John William Frederic Nott ............. 1932- C

06 Jan 1983 - 09 Jan 1986 Michael Ray Dibdin Heseltine ........... s.a

09 Jan 1986 - 24 Jul 1989 George Kenneth Hotson Younger .......... 1931- C

24 Jul 1989 - 09 Apr 1992 Thomas Jeremy King ..................... 1933- C

09 Apr 1992 - 05 Jul 1995 Malcolm Leslie Rifkind ................. s.a

05 Jul 1995 - 02 May 1997 Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo ......... 1953- C

02 May 1997 - 11 Oct 1999 George Islay MacNeil Robertson,

Baron Robertson of Port Ellen ......... 1946- L

11 Oct 1999 - 06 May 2005 Geoffrey William Hoon .................. 1953- C

06 May 2005 - 05 May 2006 John Reid .............................. s.a L

05 May 2006 - 03 Oct 2008 Desmond Henry Browne ................... s.a L

03 Oct 2008 - 05 Jun 2009 John Matthew Patrick Hutton ............ 1955- L

05 Jun 2009 - 11 May 2010 Robert William Ainsworth ............... 1952- L

12 May 2010 - 14 Oct 2011 Dr Liam Fox ............................ 1961- C

14 Oct 2011 - 15 Jul 2014 Philip Anthony Hammond ................. s.a

15 Jul 2014 - 01 Nov 2017 Michel Cathel Fallon ................... 1952- C

02 Nov 2017 - 01 May 2019 Gavin Alexander Williamson ............. 1976- C

01 May - 24 Jul 2019 Penelope Mary Mordaunt ................. 1973- C

24 Jul 2019 - 31 Aug 2023 Robert Ben Lobban Wallace .............. 1970- C

01 Sep 2023 - Grant Shapps

Her Majesty's Treasury

Chancellors of the Exchequer

12 May 1940 - 21 Sep 1943 Sir Howard Kingsley Wood ............... 1881-1943 C

21 Sep 1943 - 26 Jul 1945 Sir John Anderson ...................... 1882-1958 C

27 Jul 1945 - 15 Nov 1947 Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton .......... 1887-1962 L

15 Nov 1947 - 19 Oct 1950 Sir Richard Stafford Cripps ............ 1889-1952 L

19 Oct 1950 - 26 Oct 1951 Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell ............. 1906-1963 L

26 Oct 1951 - 24 Dec 1955 Richard Austen Butler .................. s.a

24 Dec 1955 - 14 Jan 1957 Maurice Harold Macmilan ................ s.a

14 Jan 1957 - 07 Jan 1958 George Edward Peter Thorneycroft ....... 1909-1994 C

07 Jan 1958 - 27 Jul 1960 Derick Heathcoat-Amory ................. 1899-1981 C

27 Jul 1960 - 13 Jul 1962 John Selwyn Brook Lloyd ................ s.a

13 Jul 1962 - 17 Oct 1964 Reginald Maudling ...................... 1917-1979 C

17 Oct 1967 - 19 Jun 1970 Roy Harris Jenkins,

Baron Jenkins of Hillhead ............. 1920-2003 L

19 Jun - 20 Jul 1970 Iain Norman Macleod .................... 1913-1970 C

25 Jul 1970 - 05 Mar 1974 Anthony Perrinott Lysberg Barber ....... 1920-2005 C

05 Mar 1974 - 05 May 1979 Denis Winston Healey ................... 1917-2015 L

05 May 1979 - 11 Jun 1983 Sir Geoffrey Howell

11 Jun 1983 - 26 Oct 1989 Nigel Lawson, Baron Lawson of Blaby .... 1932- C

26 Oct 1989 - 28 Nov 1990 John Major ............................. 1943- C

28 Nov 1990 - 27 May 1993 Norman Stewart Hughson Lamont,

Baron Lawson of Lerwick ............... 1942- C

27 May 1993 - 02 May 1997 Kenneth Henry Clark .................... 1940- C

02 May 1997 - 27 Jun 2007 James Gordon Brown ..................... s.a L

27 Jun 2007 - 11 May 2010 Alistair Maclean Darling ............... 1953-202 L

11 May 2010 - 13 Jul 2016 George Gideon Oliver Osborn ............ 1971- C

13 Jul 2016 - 24 Jul 2019 Philip Anthony Hammond ................. s.a

24 Jul 2019 - 13 Feb 2020 Sajid Javid ............................ 1969- C

13 Feb 2020 - 06 Sep 2022 Rishi Sunak ............................ 1980- C

06 Sep - 14 Oct 2022 Kwasi Addo Alfred Kwarteng ............. 1975- C

14 Oct 2022 - Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt ......... 1966- C

Home Office

Home Secretaries

04 Oct 1940 - 28 May 1945 Herbert Morrisson ...................... 1888-1965 C

28 May - 03 Aug 1945 Sir Donald Bradley Somervell ........... 1889-1960 C

03 Aug 1945 - 26 Oct 1951 James Chuter Ede ....................... 1882-1965 L

27 Oct 1951 - 19 Oct 1954 Sir David Patrick Maxwell Fyfe

19 Oct 1954 - 14 Jan 1957 Gwilym Lloyd George .................... 1894-1967 LD/C

14 Jan 1957 - 13 Jul 1962 Richard Austen Butler .................. 1902-1982 C

14 Jul 1962 - 16 Oct 1964 Henry Brooke, Baron Brooke of Cumnor ... 1903-1984 C

17 Oct 1964 - 23 Dec 1965 Frank Soskice, Baron Stow Hill ......... 1902-1979 L

23 Dec 1965 - 30 Nov 1967 Roy Harris Jenkins (1st Time)

01 Dec 1967 - 19 Jun 1970 Leonard James Callagham ................ s.a

20 Jun 1970 - 18 Jul 1972 Reginald Maudling ...................... s.a

18 Jul 1972 - 04 Mar 1974 Leonard Robert Carr .................... 1916-2012 C

05 Mar 1974 - 10 Sep 1976 Roy Harris Jenkins (2nd Time)

10 Sep 1976 - 04 May 1979 Merlyn Rees ............................ 1920-2006 L

05 May 1979 - 11 Jun 1983 William Stephen Ian Whitelaw,

Viscount Whitelaw

11 Jun 1983 - 02 Sep 1985 Leon Brittan ........................... 1939-2015 C

02 Sep 1985 - 26 Oct 1989 Douglas Richard Hurd

26 Oct 1989 - 28 Nov 1990 David Charles Waddington ............... 1929- C

28 Nov 1990 - 10 Apr 1992 Kenneth Wilfred Baker .................. 1934- C

10 Apr 1992 - 27 May 1993 Kenneth Henry Clarke

27 May 1997 - 02 May 1997 Michael Howard ......................... 1941- C

02 May 1997 - 08 Jun 2001 John "Jack" Whitaker Straw

08 Jun 2001 - 15 Dec 2004 David Blunkett ......................... 1947- L

15 Dec 2004 - 05 May 2006 Charles Rodway Clarke .................. 1950- L

05 May 2006 - 27 Jun 2007 John Reid

27 Jun 2007 - 05 Jun 2009 Jacqueline Jill Smith .................. 1962- L

05 Jun 2009 - 11 May 2010 Alan Arthur Johnson .................... 1950- L

12 May 2010 - 13 Jul 2016 Theresa Mary May ....................... 1956- C

13 Jul 2016 - 30 Apr 2018 Amber Rudd ............................. 1963- C

30 Apr 2018 - 24 Jul 2019 Sajid Javid ............................ s.a C

24 Jul 2019 - 06 Sep 2022 Priti Sushil Patel ..................... 1972- C

06 Sep - 19 Oct 2022 Sue-Ellen Cassiana Braverman (1st Time) 1980- C

19 Oct - 25 Oct 2022 Grant Shapps ........................... 1968- C

25 Oct 2022 - 13 Nov 2023 Sue-Ellen Cassiana Braverman (2nd Time)

13 Nov 2023 - James Spencer Cleverly ................. s.a

Department of Health

Secretaries of State for Health

12 May 1940 - 08 Feb 1941 Malcolm John MacDonald ................. 1901-1981 NL

08 Feb 1941 - 11 Nov 1943 Alfred Ernest Brown .................... 1881-1962 NL

11 Nov 1943 - 26 Jul 1945 Sir Henry Urmston Willink .............. 1894-1973 C

27 Jul 1945 - 17 Jan 1951 Aneurin "Nye" Bevan .................... 1897-1960 L

17 Jan - 26 Oct 1951 Hilary Adair Marquand .................. 1901-1972 L

30 Oct 1951 - 07 May 1952 Henry Frederick Comfort Crookshank ..... 1893-1961 C

07 May 1952 - 20 Dec 1955 Iain Norman Macleod .................... s.a

20 Dec 1955 - 16 Jan 1957 Robert Hugh Turton ..................... 1903-1994 C

16 Jan - 17 Sep 1957 Dennis Forwood Vosper, Baron Runcorn ... 1916-1968 C

17 Sep 1957 - 27 Jul 1960 Derek Colclough Walker-Smith ........... 1910-1992 C

27 Jul 1960 - 18 Oct 1963 John Enoch Powell ...................... 1912-1998 C

18 Oct 1963 - 16 Oct 1964 Anthony Perrinott Lysberg Barber ....... s.a

17 Oct 1964 - 01 Nov 1968 Sir Kenneth Robinson ................... 1911-1996 L

01 Nov 1968 - 16 Jun 1970 Richard Howard Stafford Crossman ....... 1907-1974 L

16 Jun 1970 - 04 Mar 1974 Keith Sinjohn Joseph ................... 1918-1994 C

05 Mar 1974 - 08 Apr 1976 Barbara Anne Castle,

Baroness Castle of Blackburn .......... 1910-2002 L

08 Apr 1976 - 04 May 1979 David Hedley Ennals .................... 1922-1995 L

05 May 1979 - 14 Sep 1981 Charles Patrick Fleeming Jenkin ........ 1926-2016 C

14 Sep 1981 - 13 Jun 1987 Peter Norman Fowler .................... 1938- C

13 Jun 1987 - 25 Jul 1988 John Edward Michael Moore .............. 1937- C

25 Jul 1988 - 02 Nov 1990 Kenneth Henry Clarke ................... s.a

02 Nov 1990 - 10 Apr 1992 William Arthur Waldegrave .............. 1946- C

10 Apr 1992 - 05 Jul 1995 Virginia Bottomley ..................... 1948- C

05 Jul 1995 - 02 May 1997 Stephen James Dorrell .................. 1952- C

02 May 1997 - 11 Oct 1999 Frank Gordon Dobson .................... 1940- L

11 Oct 1999 - 13 Jun 2003 Alan Milburn ........................... 1958- L

13 Jun 2003 - 05 May 2005 John Reid .............................. s.a

06 May 2005 - 27 Jun 2007 Patricia Hope Hewitt ................... 1948- L

27 Jun 2007 - 05 Jun 2009 Alan Arthur Johnson .................... s.a

05 Jun 2009 - 11 May 2010 Andrew Murray Burnham .................. 1970- L

12 May 2010 - 04 Sep 2012 Andrew David Lansley ................... 1956- C

04 Sep 2012 - 09 Jul 2018 Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt ......... s.a C

09 Jul 2018 - 26 Jul 2021 Matthew John David Hancock ............. 1978- C

26 Jul 2021 - 05 Jul 2022 Sajid Javid ............................ s.a

05 Jul - 06 Sep 2022 Stephen Paul Barclay (1st Time) ........ 1972- C

06 Sep - 25 Oct 2022 Therese Anne Coffey .................... s.a

25 Oct 2022 - Stephen Paul Barclay (2n Time)

Department of Education

Ministers for Education

03 Apr 1940 - 20 Jul 1941 Herwald Ramsbotham ..................... 1887-1971 C

20 Jul 1941 - 25 May 1945 Richard Austen Butler .................. 1902-1982 C

25 May - 26 Jul 1945 Richard Kidston Law .................... 1901-1980 C

03 Aug 1945 - 06 Feb 1947 Ellen Cicely Wilkinson ................. 1891-1947 L

10 Feb 1947 - 26 Oct 1951 George Tomlinson ....................... 1890-1952 L

02 Nov 1951 - 18 Oct 1954 Baroness Florence Gertrude Horsbrugh ... 1889-1969 C

18 Oct 1954 - 13 Jan 1957 David McAdam Eccles, Viscount Eccles ... 1904-1999 C

(1st Time)

14 Jan - 17 Sep 1957 Quintin McGarel Hogg, Viscount Hailsham 1907-2001 C

17 Sep 1957 - 14 Oct 1959 Baron Geoffrey William-Lloyd ........... 1902-1984 C

14 Oct 1959 - 13 Jul 1962 David McAdam Eccles, Viscount Eccles (2nd Time)

13 Jul 1962 - 01 Apr 1964 Edward Charles Gurney Boyle,

Baron Boyle of Handsworth ............. 1923-1981 C

18 Oct 1964 - 22 Jan 1965 Robert Michael Maitland Stewart,

Baron Stewart of Fulham ............... 1906-1990 L

22 Jan 1965 - 29 Aug 1967 Charles Anthony Raven Crosland ......... 1918-1977 L

29 Aug 1967 - 06 Apr 1968 Baron Patrick Chrestien Gordon Walker .. 1907-1980 L

06 Apr 1968 - 20 Jun 1970 Edward Watson Short, Baron Glenamara ... 1912-2012 L

20 Jun 1970 - 04 Mar 1974 Margaret Hilda Thatcher ................ 1925-2013 C

05 Mar 1974 - 10 Jun 1975 Baron Reginald Ernest Prentice ......... 1923-2001 L

10 Jun 1975 - 10 Sep 1976 Baron Frederick William Mulley ......... 1918-1995 L

10 Sep 1976 - 04 May 1979 Shirley Vivian Teresa Brittain Williams 1930- L

05 May 1979 - 14 Sep 1981 Mark Carlisle .......................... 1929-2005 C

14 Sep 1981 - 21 May 1986 Baron Keith St John Joseph ............. 1918-1994 C

21 May 1986 - 24 Jul 1989 Kenneth Wilfred Baker .................. 1934- C

24 Jul 1989 - 02 Nov 1990 John Roddick Russell McGregor .......... 1937- C

02 Nov 1990 - 10 Apr 1992 Kenneth Henry Clark C

10 Apr 1992 - 20 Jul 1994 John Haggitt Charles Patten ............ 1945- C

20 Jul 1994 - 02 May 1997 Gillian Patricia Shephard .............. 1940- C

02 May 1997 - 08 Jul 2001 David Blunket L

08 Jul 2001 - 24 Oct 2002 Estelle Morris ......................... 1952- L

24 Oct 2002 - 15 Dec 2004 Charles Rodway Clark L

15 Dec 2004 - 05 May 2006 Ruth Maria Kelly ....................... 1968- L

05 May 2006 - 28 Jun 2007 Allen Arthur Johnson L

28 Jun 2007 - 11 May 2010 Edward Michael Balls ................... 1967- L

11 May 2010 - 15 Jul 2014 Michael Andrew Gove .................... 1967- C

15 Jul 2014 - 14 Jul 2016 Nicola Anne Morgan ..................... 1972- C

14 Jul 2016 - 08 Jan 2018 Justine Greening ....................... 1969- C

08 Jan 2018 - 24 Jul 2019 Damian Patrick George Hinds ............ 1969- C

24 Jul 2019 - 15 Sep 2021 Gavid Alexander Williamson ............. 1976- C

15 Sep 2021 - 06 Sep 2022 Nadhim Zahawi .......................... 1967- C

06 Sep - 25 Oct 2022 Christopher Laurie Malthouse ........... 1966- C

25 Oct 2022 - Gillian Keegan ......................... 1968- C

Secretaries of State for Energy and Climate Change

08 Jan 1974 Department of Energy

11 Apr 1992 - 03 Oct 2010 Post Abolished

14 Jul 2016 - Merged with the Deparment of Business

Secretaries of Energy and Climate Change

08 Jan - 04 Mar 1974 Peter Alexander Rupert Carington ....... (s.a) C

05 Mar 1974 - 10 Jun 1975 Eric Graham Varley ..................... 1932-2008 L

10 Jun 1975 - 04 May 1979 Anthony "Tony" Neil Wedgwood Benn ...... 1925-2014 L

(Viscount Stansgate to 1963)

05 May 1979 - 14 Sep 1981 David Arthur Russell Howell ............ 1936- C

14 Sep 1981 - 11 Jun 1983 Nigel Lawson ........................... (s.a) C

11 Jun 1983 - 13 Jun 1987 Peter Edward Walker .................... 1932-2010 C

13 Jun 1987 - 24 Jun 1989 Cecil Parkinson ........................ 1931- C

24 Jun 1989 - 11 Apr 1992 John Wakeham ........................... 1932- C

11 Apr 1992 - 03 Oct 2010 Post Abolished

03 Oct 2008 - 11 May 2010 Edward Samuel Miliband ................. 1969- L

12 May 2010 - 03 Feb 2012 Christopher Murray Paul Huhne .......... 1954- LD

03 Feb 2012 - 08 May 2015 Edward Jonathan Davey .................. 1965- LD

11 May 2015 - 14 Jul 2016 Amber Rudd ............................. 1963- C

Exiting the European Union

Secretary for Exiting the European Union

14 Jul 2016 - 09 Jul 2018 David Michael Davis .................... 1948- C

09 Jul - 16 Nov 2018 Dominic Rennie Raab .................... 1974- C

16 Nov 2018 - 31 Jan 2020 Stephan Paul Barclay ................... 1972- C

Department of Justice

Ministers for Justice (Lord Chancellors to 2007)

10 May 1940 - 27 Jul 1945 John Allsebrook Simon .................. s.a

28 Jul 1945 - 25 Oct 1951 William Allen Jowitt,

Baron Jowitt .......................... 1885-1957 L

26 Oct 1951 - 18 Oct 1954 Gavin Turnbull Simonds,

Baron Simonds ......................... 1881-1971 C

19 Oct 1954 - 16 Jul 1962 David Patrick Maxwell Fyfe,

Viscont Kilmuir ....................... 1900-1967 C

17 Jul 1962 - 26 Oct 1964 Reginald Edward Manningham-Butler,

Baron Dilhorne ........................ 1905-1980 C

27 Oct 1964 - 27 Jun 1970 Gerald Austin Gardiner,

Baron Gardiner ........................ 1900-1990 L

28 Jun 1970 - 04 Mar 1974 Quintin McGarel Hogg,

Baron Hailsham ........................ 1907-2001 C

(1st Time)

05 Mar 1974 - 04 May 1979 Frederick Elwyn-Jones,

Baron Elwyn-Jones ..................... 1909-1989 L

05 May 1979 - 12 Jun 1987 Quintin McGarel Hogg,

Baron Hailsham (2nd Time)

12 Jun 1987 - 02 May 1997 James Peter Hymers Mackay,

Baron Mackay of Clashfern ............. 1927- C

02 May 1997 - 12 Jun 2003 Alexander Andrew Mackay Irvine,

Baron Irvine of Lairg ................. 1940- L

12 Jun 2003 - 27 Jun 2007 Charles Leslie Falconer,

Baron Falconer of Thoroton ............ 1951- L

27 Jun 2007 - 11 May 2010 John "Jack" Whitaker Straw

12 May 2010 - 04 Sep 2012 Kenneth Henry Clarke

04 Sep 2012 - 11 May 2015 Christopher Stephen Grayling ........... 1962- C

11 May 2015 - 14 Jul 2016 Michael Andrew Gove .................... s.a C

14 Jul 2016 - 11 Jun 2017 Mary Elizabeth Truss ................... 1975- C

11 Jun 2017 - 08 Jan 2018 David Roy Lidington .................... 1956- C

08 Jan 2018 - 24 Jul 2019 David Michael Gauke .................... 1971- C

24 Jul 2019 - 15 Sep 2021 Robert James Buckland .................. 1968- C

15 Sep 2021 - 06 Sep 2022 Dominic Rennie Raab (1st Time) ......... s.a

06 Sep - 25 Oct 2022 Brandon Kenneth Lewis .................. 1971- C

25 Oct 2022 - Dominic Rennie Raab (2nd Time)

Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Stratergy

- Presidents of the Board of Trade -

27 Jul 1945 - 29 Sep 1947 Sir Richard Stafford Cripps ............ 1889-1952 L

29 Sep 1947 - 23 Apr 1951 James Harold Wilson .................... s.a L

24 Apr - 26 Oct 1951 Sir Hartley William Shawcross .......... 1902-2003

26 Oct 1951 - 13 Jun 1957 George Edward Peter Thorneycroft ....... s.a

13 Jun 1957 - 14 Oct 1959 David McAdem Eccles .................... s.s C

14 Oct 1959 - 09 Oct 1961 Reginald Maudling ...................... s.a C

09 Oct 1961 - 20 Oct 1963 Frederick James Erroll ................. 1914-2000 C

- Secretaries of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development -

20 Oct 1963 - 16 Oct 1964 Edward Richard George Heath

- Presidents of the Board of Trade -

18 Oct 1964 - 29 Aug 1967 Douglas Patrick Thomas Jay ............. 1907-1996 L

29 Oct 1967 - 06 Oct 1969 Charles Anthony Raven Crosland ......... s.a L

06 Oct 1969 - 19 Jun 1970 Roy Mason .............................. s.a L

19 Jun - 15 Oct 1970 Michael Anthony Cristobal Noble ........ 1913-1984 C

- Presidents of State for Trade and Industry -

15 Oct 1970 - 05 Nov 1972 John Emerson Harding Harding-Davies .... 1916-1979 C

05 Nov 1972 - 04 Mar 1974 Peter Edward Walker .................... s.a C

- Secretaries of State for Prices and Consumer Protection -

05 May 1974 - 10 Sep 1976 Shirley Williams ....................... s.a L

10 Sep 1976 - 04 May 1979 Roy Sidney George Hattersley ........... 1932- L

- Secretaries of State for Industry -

05 May 1974 - 10 Jun 1975 Anthony Wedgwood Benn .................. s.a L

10 Jun 1975 - 04 May 1979 Eric Graham Varley ..................... 1932-2008 L

04 May 1979 - 14 Sep 1981 Keith Sinjohn Joseph ................... 1918-1994 C

14 Sep 1981 - 12 Jun 1983 Charles Patrick Fleeming Jenkin ........ s.a C

- Secretaries of State for Trade -

05 May 1974 - 08 Apr 1976 Peter David Shore ...................... s.a L

08 Apr 1976 - 11 Nov 1978 Edmund Emanuel Dell .................... 1921-1999 L

11 Nov 1978 - 04 May 1979 John Smith ............................. s.a L

05 May 1979 - 05 Jan 1981 John William Frederic Nott ............. s.a C

05 Jan 1981 - 06 Apr 1982 William John Biffen .................... s.a C

06 Apr 1982 - 12 Jun 1983 Francis Arthur Cockfield ............... 1916-2007 C

- Secretaries of State for Trade and Industry -

11 Oct 1983 - 02 Sep 1985 Norman Beresford Tebbit ................ s.a C

02 Sep 1985 - 22 Jan 1986 Leon Brittan ........................... s.a C

24 Jan 1986 - 13 Jun 1987 Henry Paul Guinness Channon ............ s.a C

13 Jun 1987 - 24 Jul 1989 David Ivor Young ....................... 1932- C

24 Jul 1989 - 13 Jul 1990 Nicholas Ridley ........................ s.a

14 Jul 1990 - 10 Apr 1992 Peter Bruce Lilley ..................... 1943- C

10 Apr 1992 - 05 Jul 1995 Michael Ray Dibdin Heseltine ........... s.a C

05 Jul 1995 - 02 May 1997 Ian Bruce Lang ......................... 1940- C

02 May 1997 - 27 Jul 1998 Margaret Mary Beckett .................. s.a L

27 Jul - 23 Dec 1998 Peter Benjamin Mandelson ............... s.a L

(1st Time)

23 Dec 1998 - 08 Jun 2001 Stephen John Byers ..................... s.a L

08 Jun 2001 - 06 May 2005 Patricia Hope Hewitt ................... s.a L

06 May 2005 - 05 May 2006 Alan Arthur Johnson .................... s.a L

05 May 2006 - 27 Jun 2007 Alistair Darling ....................... s.a L

- Secretaries of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform -

27 Jun 2007 - 03 Oct 2008 John Matthew Patrick Hutton ............ s.a L

03 Oct 2008 - 11 May 2010 Peter Benjamin Mandelson (2nd Time)

- Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills -

12 May 2010 - 08 May 2015 John Vincent Cable ..................... 1943- LD

11 May 2015 - 14 Jul 2016 Sajid Javid ............................ s.a C

- Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy -

14 Jul 2016 - 24 Jul 2019 Gregory David Clark .................... 1967- C

24 Jul 2019 - 13 Feb 2020 Andrea Jaqueline Leadsom ............... 1963- C

13 Feb 2020 - 08 Jan 2021 Alok Sharma ............................ 1967- C

08 Jan 2021 - 06 Sep 2022 Kwasi Alfred Addo Kwarteng ............. 1975- C

06 Sep - 25 Oct 2022 Jacob William Rees-Mogg ................ 1971- C

25 Oct 2022 - Grant Shapps ........................... s.a

Transport

- Minister for War Transport and Civil Aviation -

01 May 1941 - 26 Jul 1945 Frederick James Leathers,

Viscount Leathers ..................... 1883-1965 C

04 Aug 1945 - 26 Oct 1951 Alfred John Barnes ..................... 1887-1974 L

31 Oct 1951 - 07 May 1952 John Scott Maclay ...................... 1905-1992 C

- Minister for Transport and Civil Aviation -

07 May 1952 - 28 Jul 1954 Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd ................ 1904-1983 C

28 Jul 1954 - 20 Dec 1955 John Archibald Boyd-Carpenter .......... 1908-1998 C

20 Dec 1955 - 14 Oct 1959 Harold Arthur Watkinson ................ 1910-1995 C

- Minister for Transport -

14 Oct 1959 - 16 Oct 1964 Alfred Ernest Marples .................. 1907-1978 C

16 Oct 1964 - 23 Dec 1965 Thomas Fraser .......................... 1911-1988 L

23 Dec 1965 - 06 Apr 1968 Barbara Anne Castle .................... 1910-2002 L

06 Apr 1968 - 06 Oct 1969 Richard William Marsh .................. 1928-2011 L

06 Oct 1969 - 19 Jun 1970 Frederick William Mulley ............... 1918-1995 L

23 Jun - 15 Oct 1970 John Wynne William Peyton .............. 1919-2006 C

- Secretary of State for Transport -

10 Sep 1976 - 04 May 1979 William Thomas Rodgers ................. 1928- L

11 May 1979 - 14 Sep 1981 Peter Norman Fowler .................... 1938- C

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

02 May 1997 - 08 Jun 2001 John Leslie Prescott ................... s.a

- Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and Regions -

08 Jun 2001 - 29 May 2002 Stephen John Byers ..................... 1953- L

- Secretary of State for Transport -

29 May 2002 - 05 May 2006 Alistair Maclean Darling ............... 1953- L

05 May 2006 - 27 Jun 2007 Douglas Garven Alexander ............... 1967- L

28 Jun 2007 - 03 Oct 2008 Ruth Maria Kelly ....................... 1968- L

03 Oct 2008 - 05 Jun 2009 Geoffrey William Hoon .................. s.a

05 Jun 2009 - 11 May 2010 Andrew Adonis .......................... 1963- L

12 May 2010 - 14 Oct 2011 Philip Hammond ......................... s.a

14 Oct 2011 - 04 Sep 2012 Justine Greening ....................... s.a

04 Sep 2012 - 14 Jul 2016 Patrick Allen McLoughlin ............... 1957- C

14 Oct 2016 - 24 Jul 2019 Christopher Stephen Grayling ........... 1962- C

24 Jul 2019 - 06 Sep 2022 Grant Shapps ........................... 1968- C

06 Sep - 25 Oct 2022 Anne-Marie Belinda Trevelyan ........... 1969- C

25 Oct 2022 - Mark James Harper ...................... 1970- C

Department of Culture, Media and Sport

- Secretaries of National Heritage -

11 Apr - 22 Sep 1992 David John Mellor ...................... s.a

22 Sep 1992 - 20 Jul 1994 Peter Leonard Brooke ................... 1934- C

20 Jul 1994 - 05 Jul 1995 Stephen James Dorrell .................. s.a

05 Jul 1995 - 02 May 1997 Virginia Bottomley ..................... s.a

- Secretaries of State for Culture, Media and Sport -

02 May 1997 - 08 Jun 2001 Christopher Robert Smith ............... 1951- L

08 Jun 2001 - 27 Jun 2007 Tessa Jane Jowell ...................... s.a

27 Jun 2007 - 24 Jan 2008 James Mark Dakin Purnell ............... 1970- L

24 Jan 2008 - 05 Jun 2009 Andrew Murray Burnham .................. s.a L

05 Jun 2009 - 11 May 2010 Benjamin Peter James Bradshaw .......... s.a L

- Secretaries of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport -

12 May 2010 - 04 Sep 2012 Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt ......... s.a C

- Secretaries of State for Culture, Media and Sport -

04 Sep 2012 - 09 Apr 2014 Maria Francis Lewis Miller ............. 1964- C

09 Apr 2014 - 11 May 2015 Sajid Javid ............................ s.a

11 May 2015 - 14 Jul 2016 John Flasby Lawrance Whittingdale ...... 1959- C

14 Jul 2016 - 08 Jan 2018 Karen Ann Bradley ...................... 1970- C

08 Jan - 09 Jul 2018 Matthew John David Hancock ............. 1978- C

09 Jul 2018 - 24 Jul 2019 Jeremy Paul Wright ..................... 1972- C

- Secretaries for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport -

24 Jul 2019 - 13 Feb 2020 Nicola Ann Morgan ...................... 1972- C

13 Feb 2020 - 15 Sep 2021 Oliver James Dowden .................... 1978- C

15 Sep 2021 - 06 Sep 2022 Nadine Vanessa Dorries ................. 1957- C

06 Sep 2022 - Michelle Emma May Elizabeth Donelan .... 1984- C

Department of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Secretaries of State for Communities and Local Government

05 May 2005 - 05 May 2006 David Wright Miliband .................. s.a L

06 May 2006 - 27 Jun 2007 Ruth Maria Kelly ....................... s.a L

27 Jun 2007 - 05 Jun 2009 Hazel Anne Blears ...................... 1956- L

05 Jun 2009 - 11 May 2010 John Yorck Denham ...................... s.a L

12 May 2010 - 11 May 2015 Eric Jack Pickles ...................... 1952- C

11 May 2015 - 14 Jul 2016 Gregory David Clark (1st Time) ......... s.a

14 Jul 2016 - 30 Apr 2018 Sajid Javid ............................ s.a

30 Apr 2018 - 24 Jul 2019 James Peter Brokenshire ................ 1968- C

24 Jul 2019 - 15 Sep 2021 Robert Edward Jenrick .................. 1982- C

15 Sep 2021 - 07 Jul 2022 Michael Andrew Gove .................... s

07 Jul - 06 Sep 2022 Gregory David Clark (2nd Time)

06 Sep 2022 - Simeon Richard Clarke .................. 1984- C

Cabinet Secretaries

01 Jan 1947 - 31 Dec 1962 Norman Craven Brook, Baron Brook ....... 1902-1967

01 Jan 1963 - 31 Dec 1973 Burke Frederick St. John Trend,

Baron Trend ........................... 1914-1987

01 Jan 1974 - 31 Dec 1979 John Joseph Benedict Hunt,

Baron of Tanworth ..................... 1919-2008

01 Jan 1980 - 31 Dec 1987 Robert Temple Amstrong,

Baron of Ilminster .................... 1927-

01 Jan 1988 - 31 Dec 1997 Frederick Edward Robin Butler,

Baron of Brockwell .................... 1938-

01 Jan 1998 - 31 Aug 2002 Richard Thomas Wilson, Baron of Dinton . 1942-

01 Sep 2002 - 31 Aug 2005 Andrew Turnbull, Baron Turnbull ........ 1945-

01 Sep 2005 - 31 Dec 2011 Sir Augustine Thomas O'Donnell ......... 1945-

01 Jan 2012 - 24 Oct 2018 Sir Jeremy John Heywood ................ 1961-2018

24 Oct 2018 - 09 Sep 2020 Mark Philip Sedwill, Baron Sedwill ..... 1964-

09 Sep 2020 - Simon Case ............................. 1978-

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Parliament

House of Lords

Lord Speakers

01 May 1707 - 04 Jul 2006 The Lord Chancellors

04 Jul 2006 - 31 Aug 2011 Helene Valerie Hayman, Baroness Hayman . 1949-

01 Sep 2011 - 31 Aug 2016 Frances Gertrude Clair D'Souza,

Baroness D'Souza ...................... 1944-

01 Sep 2016 - 30 Apr 2021 Peter Norman Fowler, Baron Fowler ...... 1938-

01 May 2021 - John Francis McFall, Baron McFall ...... 194

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House of Commoms

Speakers of the House of Commons

09 Mar 1943 - 31 Oct 1951 Douglas Clifton Brown,

Viscount Ruffside ..................... 1879-1958 C

01 Nov 1951 - 20 Oct 1959 William Shepherd Morrison,

Viscount Dunrossil .................... 1893-1961 C

20 Oct 1959 - 02 Sep 1965 Sir Henry Braustyn Hylton-Foster ...... 1905-1965 C

26 Oct 1965 - 12 Jan 1971 Horace Maybray King,

Baron Maybray-King .................... 1901-1986 L

12 Jan 1971 - 03 Feb 1976 Baron John Selwyn Brook Lloyd .......... 1904-1978 C

03 Feb 1976 - 15 Jun 1983 Thomas George Thomas,

Viscount Tonypandy .................... 1909-1997 L

15 Jun 1983 - 27 Apr 1992 Bruce Bernard Weatherill,

Baron Weatherill ...................... 1920-2007 C

27 Apr 1992 - 23 Oct 2000 Betty Boothroyd,

Baroness Boothroyd .................... 1929- L

23 Oct 2000 - 21 Jun 2009 Michael John Martin,

Baron Springburn ...................... 1945-2018 L

22 Jun 2009 - 04 Nov 2019 John Simon Bercow ...................... 1963- C

04 Nov 2019 - Sir Lindsay Harvey Hoyle ............... 1957- L

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Attorney General for England and Wales

Attorneys General for England and Wales

04 May 1945 - 24 Apr 1951 Sir Hartley William Shawcross .......... s.a

24 Apr - 26 Oct 1951 Sir Frank Soskice ...................... s.a

26 Oct 1951 - 18 Oct 1954 Sir Lionel Frederick Heald ............. 1897-1981

18 Oct 1954 - 16 Jul 1962 Sir Reginald Edward Manningham-Buller .. 1905-1980

16 Jul 1962 - 16 Oct 1964 Sir John Gardiner Sumner Hobson ........ 1912-1967

16 Oct 1964 - 19 Jun 1970 Sir Frederick Elwyn Jones .............. 1909-1989

23 Jun 1970 - 04 Mar 1974 Peter Anthony Grayson Rawlinson ........ 1919-2006

07 Mar 1974 - 04 May 1979 Samuel Charles Silkin .................. 1918-1988

06 May 1979 - 13 Jun 1987 Sir Robert Michael Oldfield Havers ..... 1923-1992

13 Jun 1987 - 10 Apr 1992 Patrick Barnabas Burke Mayhew .......... 1929-

10 Apr 1992 - 02 May 1997 Sir Nicholas Walter Lyell .............. 1938-2010 C

02 May 1997 - 29 Jul 1999 Sir John Morris ........................ 1931- C

29 Jul 1999 - 11 Jun 2001 Lord Gareth Wyn Williams of Mostyn ..... 1941-2003 L

11 Jun 2001 - 27 Jun 2007 Peter Henry Goldsmith .................. 1950- L

27 Jun 2007 - 11 May 2010 Patricia Janet,

Baroness Scotland of Asthal ........... 1955- L

11 May 2010 - 14 Jul 2014 Dominic Charles Roberts Grieve ......... 1956- C

14 Jul 2014 - 09 Jul 2018 Jeremy Paul Wright ..................... 1972- C

09 Jul 2018 - 13 Feb 2020 Charles Geoffrey Cox ................... 1960- C

13 Feb 2020 - 02 Mar 2021 Sue-Ellen Cassiana Braverman ........... 1980- C

02 Mar - 10 Sep 2021 Michael Tyrone Ellis (1st Time) ........ 1967- C

10 Sep 2021 - 06 Sep 2022 Sue-Ellen Cassiana Braverman (2nd Time)

06 Sep - 25 Oct 2022 Michael Tyrone Ellis (2nd Time)

25 Oct 2022 - Victoria Mary Boswell Prentis .......... 1971- C

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Non-Ministerial government departments

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Crown Prosecutions Service (England and Wales)

Directors of Public Prosecutions

1944 - 1964 Sir Theobald Mathew

1964 - 1977 Sir Norman Skelhorn

1977 - 1987 Sir Thomas Hetherington

1987 - 1992 Sir Allen Green

1992 - 1998 Dame Barbara Mills

1998 - 2003 Sir David Calvert-Smith

2003 - 2008 Sir Kenneth McDonald

2008 - 2013 Sir Keir Starmer

01 Nov 2013 - 31 Oct 2018 Alison Saunders

01 Nov 2018 - Max Benjamin Rowland Hill

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British Armed Forces

Chief of the Defence Staff

13 Jun 1959 - 15 Jul 1965 Adm. Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas,

Earl Mountbatten of Burma .............. 1900-1979

09 Dec 1988 - 01 Apr 1991 MRAF. David Brownrigg Craig ............ 1929-

02 Apr 1991 - 31 Dec 1992 FM. Richard Frederick Vincent .......... 1931-

01 Jan 1993 - 15 Mar 1994 Air Mshl. Sir Peter Robin Harding ...... 1933-

15 Mar 1994 - 01 Apr 1997 FM. Sir Peter Anthony Inge ............. 1935-

02 Apr 1997 - 15 Feb 2001 Gen. Sir Charles Ronald Llewelyn Guthrie 1938-

16 Feb 2001 - 02 May 2003 Adm. Michael Cecil Boyce ............... 1943-

02 May 2003 - 28 Apr 2006 Gen. Sir Michael John Dawson Walker .... 1944-

28 Apr 2006 - 29 Oct 2010 ACM. Sir Graham Eric Stirrup ........... 1949-

29 Oct 2010 - 18 Jul 2013 Gen. David Julian Richards ............. 1952-

18 Jul 2013 - 14 Jul 2016 Gen. Sir John Nicholas Reynolds Houghton 1954-

14 Jul 2016 - 11 Jun 2018 ACM. Sir Stuart William Peach .......... 1951-

11 Jun 2018 - 30 Nov 2021 Gen. Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter ....... 1959-

30 Nov 2021 - Adm. Sir Antony David Radakin .......... 1965-

Political Parties

Conservative Party and Unionist Party

Leaders of the Conservative Party

10 May 1940 - 07 Apr 1955 Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill .. 1874-1965

07 Apr 1955 - 10 Jan 1957 Robert Anthony Eden .................... s.a

10 Jan 1957 - 18 Oct 1963 Maurice Harold Macmillan ............... s.a

18 Oct 1963 - 28 Jul 1965 Sir Alec Douglas Home .................. s.a

28 Jul 1965 - 11 Feb 1975 Edward Heath ........................... 1916-2005

11 Feb 1975 - 28 Nov 1990 Margaret Hilda Thatcher ................ s.a

28 Nov 1990 - 19 Jun 1997 John Major ............................. s.a

19 Jun 1997 - 18 Sep 2001 William Jefferson Hague ................ s.a

18 Sep 2001 - 06 Nov 2003 George Ian Duncan Smith ................ s.a

06 Nov 2003 - 06 Dec 2005 Michael Howard ......................... s.a

06 Dec 2005 - 11 Jul 2016 David William Donald Cameron ........... 1966-

11 Jul 2016 - 23 Jul 2019 Theresa Mary May ....................... s.a

23 Jul 2019 - Alexander Boris Johnson ................ s.a

24 Oct 2022 - Rishi Sunak

Labour Party

Leaders of the Labour Party

17 Feb 1906 - 22 Jan 1908 James Keir Hardie ...................... 1856-1915

08 Oct 1935 - 14 Dec 1955 Clement Richard Attlee ................. s.a

14 Dec 1955 - 18 Jan 1963 Hugh Toff Naylor Gaitskell ............. 1906-1963

18 Jan - 14 Feb 1963 George Alfred Brown .................... 1914-1985

14 Feb 1963 - 04 Mar 1976 James Harrold Wilson ................... s.a

04 May 1976 - 04 Nov 1980 Leonard James Callaghan ................ s.a

04 Nov 1980 - 02 Oct 1983 Michael Mackintosh Foot ................ 1913-2010

02 Oct 1983 - 18 Jul 1992 Neil Gordon Kinnock .................... 1942-

18 Jul 1992 - 12 May 1994 John Smith ............................. 1938-1994

12 May - 21 Jul 1994 Margaret Mary Beckett .................. s.a

(acting)

21 Jul 1994 - 27 Jun 2007 Anthony Charles Lynton Blair ........... 1953-

27 Jun 2007 - 11 May 2010 James Gordon Brown ..................... s.a

11 May - 25 Sep 2010 Harriet Ruth Hartman (1st Time) ........ s.a

(acting)

25 Sep 2010 - 08 May 2015 Edward Samuel Miliband ................. 1969-

08 May - 12 Sep 2015 Harriet Ruth Hartman (2nd Time)

(acting)

12 Sep 2015 - 04 Apr 2020 Jeremy Bernard Corbyn .................. 1949-

04 Apr 2020 - Keir Starmer ........................... 1962-

Liberal Democrats

Leaders of the Liberal Democratic Party

1945 - 05 Nov 1956 Edawrd Clement Davis ................... 1884-1962

05 Nov 1956 - 17 Jan 1967 Joseph Grimond ......................... 1913-1993

18 Jan 1967 - 18 May 1976 John Jeremy Thorpe

07 Jul 1976 - 16 Jul 1988 David Martin Scott Steel ............... 1938-

16 Jul 1988 - 11 Aug 1999 Jeremy John Durham 'Paddy' Ashdown ..... 1941-2018

09 Aug 1999 - 07 Jan 2006 Charles Peter Kennady .................. 1959-2015

02 Mar 2006 - 15 Oct 2007 Sir Walter Menzies Campbell ............ 1941-

15 Oct - 18 Dec 2007 John Vincent Cable ..................... 1943-

(acting)

18 Dec 2007 - 16 Jul 2015 Nicholas William Peter Clegg ........... 1967-

16 Jul 2015 - 20 Jul 2017 Thimothy James Farron .................. 1970-

20 Jul 2017 - 22 Jul 2019 Sir John Vincent Cable (2nd Time)

22 Jul - 13 Dec 2019 Joanne Kate Swinson .................... 1980-

13 Dec - 31 Dec 2019 Sara Virginia Brinton,

Baroness Brinton ...................... 1955-

(co-leader), (acting)

13 Dec 2019 - Sir Edward Jonathan Davey .............. 1965-

(co-leader), (acting)

01 Jan 2020 - Mark Anthony Pack ...................... 1970-

(co-leader), (acting).

Social Democratic Party (Now Defunct, joined Liberal Democrats)

07 Jul 1981 - 13 Jun 1983 Roy Jenkins

21 Jun 1983 - 06 Aug 1987 David Anthony Llewllyn Owen

28 Aug 1987 - 16 Jul 1988 Robert Adam Ross Maclennan

Scottish National Party

Leaders

09 Jun 1945 - May 1947 Mears Bruce Watson ..................... 1910-1988

May 1947 - Jun 1956 Dr. Robert Douglas McIntyre ............ 1913-1998

Jun 1956 - 05 Jun 1960 James Halliday ......................... 1927-2013

05 Jun 1960 - 01 Jun 1969 Arthur William Donaldson ............... 1901-1993

01 Jun 1969 - 15 Sep 1979 William Cuthburtson Wolfe .............. 1924-2010

15 Sep 1979 - 22 Sep 1990 Robert Gordon Wilson ................... 1938-2017

22 Sep 1990 - 26 Sep 2000 Alexander Elliot Salmond (1st Time) .... 1954-

26 Sep 2000 - 03 Sep 2004 John Ramsey Swinney .................... 1964-

03 Sep 2004 - 14 Nov 2014 Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond

(2nd Time)

14 Sep 2014 - Nicola Fergason Sturgeon ............... 1970-

Green Party of England and Wales

Principal Speakers of the Green Party

1973-1977 Sara Parkin

1977-198. James Berreen

198.-198. Andrew Simms

1989-1991 David Spaven

1989-1992 Dr Derek Wall

1992-1993 Jean Lambert

1992-1995 Dr Richard Lawson

1995-1997 David Taylor

1995-1996 Jan Clark

1996-1998 Peg Alexander

1998-2004 Dr Michael Edward Woodin ............................... 1965-2004

1999-2002 Margaret Wright

2002-2003 Darrel Paul Johnson

2003-2006 Caroline Patricia Lucas (1st Time)

2004-2006 Keith Taylor

2006-2007 Siân Berry (1st Time)

2007-2008 Caroline Patricia Lucas (2nd Time)

Leader of the Green Party

05 Sep 2008 - 02 Sep 2012 Caroline Patricia Lucas ................ 1960-

02 Sep 2012 - 02 Sep 2016 Natalie Louise Bennett ................. 1966-

Co-Leaders

02 Sep 2016 - Jonathan Charles Bartley

02 Sep 2016 - Siân Berry (2nd Time)

Note: No official leader until 2008, party had two principal speakers.