William Jowitt 1945-1951 (†1957) Labour
Gavin Simonds 1951-1954 (†1971) Conservative
David Maxwell Fyfe 1954-1962 (†1967) Conservative
Reginald Manningham-Buller 1962-1964 (†1980) Conservative
Gerald Gardiner 1964-1970 (†1990) Labour
Quintin Hogg 1970-1974 (†2001) Conservative
Frederick Elwyn Jones 1974-1979 (†1989) Labour
Quintin Hogg 1979-1987 (†2001) Conservative
Michael Havers 1987 (†1992) Conservative
James Mackay 1987-1997 Conservative
Derry Irvine 1997-2003 Labour
Charles Falconer 2003-2007 Labour
Jack Straw 2007-2010 Labour
Kenneth Clarke 2010-2012 Conservative
Chris Grayling 2012-2015 Conservative
Michael Gove 2015-2016 Conservative
Elizabeth Truss 2016-2017 Conservative
David Lidington 2017-2018 Conservative
David Gauke 2018-2019 Conservative
Robert Buckland 2019-2021 Conservative
Dominic Raab 2021-2022 Conservative
Brandon Lewis 2022
Dominic Raab 2022-2023 Conservative
Alex Chalk 2023- Conservative
 Leaders of the opposition
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Clement Attlee 1945 (†1967) Labour
Winston Churchill 1945-1951 (†1965) Conservative
Clement Attlee 1951-1955 (†1967) Labour
Herbert Morrison 1955 (†1965) Labour
Hugh Gaitskel 1955-1963 (†1963) Labour
George Brown 1963 (†1985) Labour (acting)
Harold Wilson 1963-1964 (†1995) Labour
Alec Douglas-Home 1964-1965 (†1995) Conservative
Edward Heath 1965-1970 (†2005) Conservative
Harold Wilson 1970-1974 (†1995) Labour
Edward Heath 1974-1975 (†2005) Conservative
Margaret Thatcher 1975-1979 (†2013) Conservative
James Callaghan 1979-1980 (†2005) Labour
Michael Foot 1980-1983 (†2010) Labour
Neil Kinnock 1983-1992 Labour
John Smith 1992-1994 (†1994) Labour
Margaret Beckett 1994 Labour (acting)
Tony Blair 1994-1997 Labour
John Major 1997 Conservative
William Hague 1997-2001 Conservative
Iain Duncan Smith 2001-2003 Conservative
Michael Howard 2003-2005 Conservative
David Cameron 2005-2010 Conservative
Harriet Harman 2010 Labour (acting)
Ed Miliband 2010-2015 Labour
Harriet Harman 2015 Labour (acting)
Jeremy Corbyn 2015-2020 Labour
Keir Starmer 2020- Labour
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| Speakers of the House of Commons
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Clifton Brown 1943-1951 (†1958) Conservative
William Morrison 1951-1959 (†1961) Conservative
Harry Hylton-Foster 1959-1965 (†1965) Conservative
Horace King 1965-1971 (†1986) Labour
Selwyn Lloyd 1971-1976 (†1978) Conservative
George Thomas 1976-1983 (†1997) Labour
Bernard Weatherill 1983-1992 (†2007) Conservative
Betty Boothroyd 1992-2000 Labour
Michael Martin 2000-2009 (†2018) Labour
John Bercow 2009-2019 Conservative
Lindsay Hoyle 2019- Labour
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| Lord Speakers of the House of Lords
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Helene Hayman 2006-2011 n/p
Frances D'Souza 2011-2016 n/p
Norman Fowler 2016- Conservative
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 Leaders of the Labour Party
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Leaders
Clement Attlee 1935-1955 (†1967)
Hugh Gaitskell 1955-1963 (†1963)
George Brown 1963 (†1985) (acting)
Harold Wilson 1963-1976 (†1995)
James Callaghan 1976-1980 (†2005)
Michael Foot 1980-1983 (†2010)
Neil Kinnock 1983-1992
John Smith 1992-1994 (†1994)
Margaret Beckett 1994 (acting)
Tony Blair 1994-2007
Gordon Brown 2007-2010
Harriet Harman 2010 (acting)
Ed Miliband 2010-2015
Harriet Harman 2015 (acting)
Jeremy Corbyn 2015-2020
Keir Starmer 2020-
Deputy Leaders
Arthur Greenwood 1935–1945 (†1954)
Herbert Morrison 1945–1955 (†1965)
Jim Griffiths 1955–1959 (†1975)
Nye Bevan 1959–1960 (†1960)
George Brown 1960–1970 (†1985)
Roy Jenkins 1970–1972 (†2003)
Edward Short 1972–1976 (†2012)
Michael Foot 1976–1980 (†2010)
Denis Healey 1980–1983 (†2015)
Roy Hattersley 1983–1992
Margaret Beckett 1992–1994
John Prescott 1994–2007
Harriet Harman 2007–2015
Tom Watson 2015-2019
Angela Rayner 2020-
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 Leaders of the Conservative Party
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Winston Churchill 1940-1955 (†1965)
Anthony Eden 1955-1957 (†1977)
Harold Macmillan 1957-1963 (†1986)
Alec Douglas-Home 1963-1965 (†1995)
Edward Heath 1965-1975 (†2005)
Margaret Thatcher 1975-1990 (†2013)
John Major 1990-1997
William Hague 1997-2001
Iain Duncan Smith 2001-2003
Michael Howard 2003-2005
David Cameron 2005-2016
Theresa May 2016-2019
Boris Johnson 2019-2022
Elizabeth Truss 2022
Rishi Sunak 2022-
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 Heads of the Liberal Democrats
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Leaders
Archibald Sinclair 1935-1945 (†1970)
Clement Davies 1945-1956 (†1962)
Jo Grimond 1956-1967 (†1993)
Jeremy Thorpe 1967-1976 (†2014)
Jo Grimond 1976-1978 (†1993) (acting)
David Steel 1978-1988
David Steel +
Robert Maclennan 1988 (†2020) (acting)
Paddy Ashdown 1988-1999 (†2018)
Charles Kennedy 1999-2006 (†2015)
Menzies Campbell 2006-2007
Vincent Cable 2007 (acting)
Nick Clegg 2007-2015
Tim Farron 2015-2017
Vince Cable 2017-2019
Jo Swinson 2019
Ed Davey +
Sal Brinton 2019-2020 (acting)
Ed Davey +
Mark Pack 2020 (acting)
Ed Davey 2020-
Presidents
Ian Wrigglesworth 1989-1990
Charles Kennedy 1991-1994
Robert Maclennan 1995-1998 (†2020)
Diana Maddock 1999-2000
Navnit Dholakia 2001-2004
Simon Hughes 2005-2009
Rosalind Scott 2009-2010
Timothy Farron 2011-2014
Sarah Brinton 2015-2019
Mark Pack 2020-
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The party was called Liberal Party (LP) to 3 Mar 1988, when it merged with the SDP (see below) to form the Social and Liberal Democrats (SLD). In Oct 1989 the party adopted the name of Liberal Democrats (Lib Dems), sometimes referred as the Liberal Democratic Party.
 Heads of the Social Democratic Party (1982-1988)
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Leaders
Roy Jenkins 1982-1983 (†2003)
David Owen 1983-1987
Robert Maclennan 1987-1988 (†2020)
Presidents
Shirley Williams 1982-1987 (†2021)
John Cartwright 1987-1988
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The Social Democratic Party (SDP) was founded on 2 Jul 1982 by splinters of the Labour Party. It merged with the Liberal Party on 3 Mar 1988 to form the SLD (see above), ceasing to exist.
 Leaders of the UK Independence Party
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Alan Sked 1993-1997
Craig Mackinlay 1997 (acting)
Michael Holmes 1997-2000
Jeffrey Titford 2000-2002
Roger Knapman 2002-2006
Nigel Farage 2006-2009
Malcolm Pearson 2009-2010
Jeffrey Titford 2010 (acting)
Nigel Farage 2010-2016
Diane James 2016 (elected, not installed)
Nigel Farage 2016 (acting)
Paul Nuttall 2016-2017
Steve Crowther 2017 (acting)
Henry Bolton 2017-2018
Gerard Batten 2018-2019 (acting to 2018)
Piers Wauchope 2019 (acting)
Richard Braine 2019
Patricia Mountain 2019-2020 (acting)
** vacant ** 2020-
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 Leaders of Brexit Party and Reform UK
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Catherine Blaiklock 2019
Nigel Farage 2019-2021
Richard Tice 2021-
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The Brexit Party was launched on 23 Nov 2018 by splinters of UKIP. On 6 Jan 2021 the party was re-registered as Reform UK.
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