List of Privy Counsellors (1952–present)
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This is a List of Privy Counsellors
of the United Kingdom
appointed since the accession of Queen Elizabeth II
in 1952. Due to political ties, some prime ministers from Commonwealth realms also are ascended to the British Privy Council as well.
Three Privy Counsellors have resigned during Elizabeth's reign—John Profumo
(1963), John Stonehouse
(1976), and Jonathan Aitken
(1997); one, Elliot Morley
(2011), was expelled (the first expulsion since 1921).
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
of the United Kingdom
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appointed since the accession of Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
in 1952. Due to political ties, some prime ministers from Commonwealth realms also are ascended to the British Privy Council as well.
Three Privy Counsellors have resigned during Elizabeth's reign—John Profumo
John Profumo
Brigadier John Dennis Profumo, 5th Baron Profumo CBE , informally known as Jack Profumo , was a British politician. His title, 5th Baron, which he did not use, was Italian. Although Profumo held an increasingly responsible series of political posts in the 1950s, he is best known today for his...
(1963), John Stonehouse
John Stonehouse
John Thomson Stonehouse was a British politician and minister under Harold Wilson. Stonehouse is perhaps best remembered for his unsuccessful attempt at faking his own death in 1974...
(1976), and Jonathan Aitken
Jonathan Aitken
Jonathan William Patrick Aitken is a former Conservative Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom, and British government minister. He was convicted of perjury in 1999 and received an 18-month prison sentence, of which he served seven months...
(1997); one, Elliot Morley
Elliot Morley
Elliot Anthony Morley is a former Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Glanford and Scunthorpe from 1987 to 1997 and then Scunthorpe from 1997 to 2010. In 2009, he was accused by The Daily Telegraph of continuing to claim parliamentary expenses for a mortgage that had...
(2011), was expelled (the first expulsion since 1921).
1952
- Sir Ulick Alexander (1889–1973)
- The Earl Alexander of TunisHarold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of TunisField Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis was a British military commander and field marshal of Anglo-Irish descent who served with distinction in both world wars and, afterwards, as Governor General of Canada, the 17th since Canadian...
(1891–1969) - The Earl FortescueHugh Fortescue, 5th Earl FortescueHugh William Fortescue, 5th Earl Fortescue KG, PC was a British peer and Conservative politician.Fortescue was the eldest son of Hugh Fortescue, 4th Earl Fortescue, and his wife the Hon. Emily , and succeeded his father in the earldom in 1932...
(1888–1958) - Eric HarrisonEric HarrisonSir Eric John Harrison KCMG KCVO was an Australian politician who became the first Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia....
(1892–1974) - Henry HopkinsonHenry Hopkinson, 1st Baron ColytonHenry Lennox D'Aubigne Hopkinson, 1st Baron Colyton PC , was a British diplomat and Conservative politician.Colyton was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, and then joined the Diplomatic Service...
(1902–1996) - Viscount LumleyLawrence Lumley, 11th Earl of ScarbroughRoger Lumley, 11th Earl of Scarbrough, KG, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, PC, DL TD was a British Conservative statesman....
(1896–1969) - Sir Charles MacAndrew (1888–1979)
- John MaclayJohn Maclay, 1st Viscount MuirshielJohn Scott Maclay, 1st Viscount Muirshiel KT, CH, CMG, PC, DL was a British politician, sitting as a National Liberal and Conservative Member of Parliament before the party was fully assimilated into the Unionist Party in Scotland in the early 1960s.Lord Muirshiel served as Secretary of State for...
(1905–1992) - Iain MacleodIain MacleodIain Norman Macleod was a British Conservative Party politician and government minister.-Early life:...
(1913–1970)
1953
- Sir Michael AdeaneMichael Adeane, Baron AdeaneLieutenant-Colonel Michael Edward Adeane, Baron Adeane, GCB, GCVO, PC , was Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II during the first twenty years of her reign....
(1910–1984) - Sir Edward Bridges (1892–1969)
- Sir Norman BrookNorman Brook, 1st Baron NormanbrookNorman Craven Brook, 1st Baron Normanbrook GCB, PC , known as Sir Norman Brook between 1946 and 1964, was a British civil servant...
(1902–1967) - John Edwards (1904–1959)
- Thomas Galbraith (1891–1985)
- Derick Heathcoat-AmoryDerick Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Viscount AmoryDerick Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Viscount Amory was a British Conservative politician. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1958 to 1960 and as Chancellor of the University of Exeter from 1972 to 1981.-Background and education:...
(1899–1981) - Harold HoltHarold HoltHarold Edward Holt, CH was an Australian politician and the 17th Prime Minister of Australia.His term as Prime Minister was brought to an early and dramatic end in December 1967 when he disappeared while swimming at Cheviot Beach near Portsea, Victoria, and was presumed drowned.Holt spent 32 years...
(1908–1967) - The Lord Keith of AvonholmJames Keith, Baron Keith of AvonholmJames Keith, Baron Keith of Avonholm PC was a Scottish advocate and Lord of Session.His grandfather and namesake, James Keith and his father, Sir Henry Shanks Keith James Keith, Baron Keith of Avonholm PC (20 May 1886 - 29 June 1964) was a Scottish advocate and Lord of Session.His grandfather and...
(1886–1964) - John McEwenJohn McEwenSir John "Black Jack" McEwen, GCMG, CH , was an Australian politician and the 18th Prime Minister of Australia...
(1900–1980) - The Marquess of ReadingGerald Isaacs, 2nd Marquess of ReadingGerald Rufus Isaacs, 2nd Marquess of Reading GCMG, CBE, MC, TD, PC, QC , styled Viscount Erleigh from 1917 to 1935, was a British barrister and Conservative politician.-Background and education:...
(1889–1960) - Lucien Macull Dominic de Silva (1893–1962)
- Sir Patrick SpensPatrick Spens, 1st Baron SpensWilliam Patrick Spens, 1st Baron Spens KBE, PC, KC , was a British lawyer, judge and Conservative politician. He served as Chief Justice of India from 1943 to 1947....
(1885–1973)
1954
- Sir Harold Eric BarrowcloughHarold Eric BarrowcloughMajor-General Sir Harold Eric Barrowclough, KCMG, CB, DSO & Bar, MC was a New Zealand military leader, lawyer, and Chief Justice....
(1894–1972) - Sir John Boyd-CarpenterJohn Boyd-Carpenter, Baron Boyd-CarpenterJohn Archibald Boyd-Carpenter, Baron Boyd-Carpenter PC was a British Conservative politician.-Early life:...
(1908–1998) - Arthur DeakinArthur DeakinArthur Deakin CH CBE PC was a prominent British trade unionist who was acting general secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union from 1940 and then general secretary from 1945 to 1955....
(1890–1955) - Sir Lionel HealdLionel HealdSir Lionel Frederick Heald, QC, PC, was a British barrister and Conservative Party politician.At the 1950 general election, Heald was elected as Member of Parliament for the Chertsey constituency in Surrey...
(1897–1981) - Keith HolyoakeKeith HolyoakeSir Keith Jacka Holyoake, KG, GCMG, CH, QSO, KStJ was a New Zealand politician. The only person to have been both Prime Minister and Governor-General of New Zealand, Holyoake was National Party Prime Minister from 20 September 1957 to 12 December 1957, then again from 12 December 1960 to 7...
(1904–1983) - Sir John KotelawalaJohn KotelawalaGeneral Sir John Lionel Kotelawala, KBE, CH, KStJ, CLI was a Sri Lankan soldier and politician, most notable for serving as the 3rd Prime Minister of Ceylon from 1953 to 1956....
(1897–1980) - Toby LowToby Low, 1st Baron AldingtonToby Austin Richard William Low, 1st Baron Aldington, KCMG, CBE, DSO, TD, DL, PC , was a British Conservative Party politician and businessman.-Life:...
(1914–2000) - Sir Reginald Manningham-BullerReginald Manningham-Buller, 1st Viscount DilhorneReginald Edward Manningham-Buller, 1st Viscount Dilhorne PC, QC , known as Sir Reginald Manningham-Buller, Bt, from 1954 to 1962 and as The Lord Dilhorne from 1962 to 1964, was an English lawyer and Conservative politician...
(1905–1980) - The Earl of MunsterGeoffrey FitzClarence, 5th Earl of MunsterSir Geoffrey William Richard Hugh FitzClarence, 5th Earl of Munster KBE PC , was a British peer and Conservative politician....
(1906–1975) - Anthony Nutting (1920–1999)
- Sir Hubert ParkerHubert Parker, Baron Parker of WaddingtonHubert Lister Parker, Baron Parker of Waddington PC was a British Judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of England from 1958 to 1971...
(1900–1972)
1955
- Nigel BirchNigel Birch, Baron RhylEvelyn Nigel Chetwode Birch, Baron Rhyl, PC, OBE was a British Conservative politician.The son of General Sir Noel Birch and his wife Florence Chetwode, Nigel Birch was educated at Eton. He was a partner in Cohen Laming Hoare until May 1939 when he retired to study politics...
(1906–1981) - Henry BrookeHenry Brooke, Baron Brooke of CumnorHenry Brooke, Baron Brooke of Cumnor CH, PC was a British Conservative Party politician.-Political career:...
(1903–1984) - Aubrey JonesAubrey JonesAubrey Jones was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.At the 1950 general election, he was elected as the first Member of Parliament for the new constituency of Birmingham Hall Green. He was Minister of Fuel and Power from 1955 to 1957, and the last Minister of Supply from 1957...
(1911–2003) - John HareJohn Hare, 1st Viscount BlakenhamJohn Hugh Hare, 1st Viscount Blakenham OBE, PC, DL , was a British Conservative politician.-Background and education:...
(1911–1982) - Edward HeathEdward HeathSir Edward Richard George "Ted" Heath, KG, MBE, PC was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and as Leader of the Conservative Party ....
(1916–2005) - Charles HillCharles Hill, Baron Hill of LutonCharles Hill, Baron Hill of Luton PC was a British administrator, doctor and television executive.Charles Hill was born in Islington, London and was educated at St Olave's Grammar School in Southwark, London. He won a scholarship to Trinity College, Cambridge where he gained a first class degree...
(1904–1989) - William Rankine Milligan (1898–1975)
- Reginald MaudlingReginald MaudlingReginald Maudling was a British politician who held several Cabinet posts, including Chancellor of the Exchequer. He had been spoken of as a prospective Conservative leader since 1955, and was twice seriously considered for the post; he was Edward Heath's chief rival in 1965...
(1917–1979) - The Earl of SelkirkGeorge Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of SelkirkGroup Captain George "Geordie" Nigel Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk, KT, GCMG, GBE, AFC, AE, PC, QC , was a Scottish nobleman and Conservative politician.-Early life:...
(1906–1994) - Robin TurtonRobin Turton, Baron TranmireRobert Hugh Turton, Baron Tranmire KBE, MC, PC, JP, DL was a British Conservative Party politician....
(1903–1994) - Harold WatkinsonHarold Watkinson, 1st Viscount WatkinsonHarold Arthur Watkinson, 1st Viscount Watkinson CH, PC was a British businessman and Conservative politician. He was Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation between 1955 and 1959 and a cabinet member as Minister of Defence between 1959 and 1962, when he was sacked in the Night of the Long Knives...
(1910–1995)
1956
- Henry CampbellHenry CampbellHenry Colville Montgomery Campbell MC KCVO PC was a Church of England clergyman and Bishop of London from 1956–1961.-Early life and career:...
(1887–1970) - The Viscount HailshamQuintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St MaryleboneFor the businessman and philanthropist, see Quintin Hogg Quintin McGarel Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, KG, CH, PC, QC, FRS , formerly 2nd Viscount Hailsham , was a British politician who was known for the longevity of his career, the vigour with which he campaigned for the Conservative...
(1907–2001) - Hugh MolsonHugh Molson, Baron MolsonHugh Molson, Baron Molson PC was a British Conservative politician.Born in Chelmsford, Essex, the only surviving son of Major John Elsdale Molson, Member of Parliament for Gainsborough from 1918–23, and Mary Leeson, he was educated at the Royal Naval College, Osborne and Dartmouth, at Lancing,...
(1903–1991) - Allan NobleAllan NobleSir Allan Herbert Percy Noble, DSO, DSC was an English naval commander, politician, and diplomat.-Career:Noble was the only son of Admiral Sir Percy Noble. He joined the Royal Navy in 1926 and was a destroyer commander during World War II, earning a DSO and a DSC...
(1908–1982) - Michael Ramsay (1904–1988)
1957
- John DiefenbakerJohn DiefenbakerJohn George Diefenbaker, PC, CH, QC was the 13th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 21, 1957, to April 22, 1963...
(1895–1979) - Sir Harry Hylton-FosterHarry Hylton-FosterSir Harry Braustyn Hylton-Foster , was a British Conservative Party politician who served as an Member of Parliament from 1950 until his death...
(1905–1965) - Ernest MarplesErnest MarplesAlfred Ernest Marples, Baron Marples PC was a British Conservative politician who served as Postmaster General and Minister of Transport. After his retirement from active politics in 1974 Marples was elevated to the peerage...
(1907–1978) - Sir Percy Mills, BtPercy Mills, 1st Viscount MillsPercy Herbert Mills, 1st Viscount Mills KBE , PC was a British politician. He was born at Thornaby on Tees and educated at Barnard Castle School....
(1890–1968) - Sir Benjamin OrmerodBenjamin OrmerodSir Benjamin Ormerod was a lawyer and Judge in England and Wales.Ormerod was appointed a Justice of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court of England and Wales on 25 May 1948. He was knighted a few days later. Ormerod was transferred to the Queen's Bench Division on 6 June...
(1890–1974) - David Ormsby-GoreDavid Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron HarlechWilliam David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech KCMG PC , known as David Ormsby-Gore until 1964, was a British diplomat and Conservative Party politician.-Early life:...
(1918–1985) - Sir Edward PearceEdward Pearce, Baron PearceEdward Holroyd Pearce, Baron Pearce PC was a British judge.Born in Sidcup in Kent, he was educated at Charterhouse School and Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Called to the Bar by Lincoln's Inn and Middle Temple in 1925, he became deputy chairman of the East Sussex Quarter Sessions in 1947...
(1901–1990) - The Earl of Perth (1907–2002)
- Sir Frederic SellersFrederic SellersSir Frederic Aked Sellers was a lawyer and judge in England and Wales.Sellers was appointed a Justice of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of England and Wales on 13 February 1946. A few days later he was knighted...
(1893–1979) - Sir Robert Clarkson TredgoldRobert Clarkson TredgoldSir Robert Clarkson Tredgold was a British barrister and judge who held a number of political posts in Rhodesia....
(1899–1977) - Dennis Vosper (1916–1968)
- Derek Walker-Smith (1910–1992)
- George WardGeorge Ward, 1st Viscount Ward of WitleyGeorge Reginald Ward, 1st Viscount Ward of Witley, PC , styled The Honourable George Ward until 1960, was a British Conservative politician...
(1907–1988)
1958
- William Grant (1909–1972)
- Christopher SoamesChristopher Soames, Baron SoamesArthur Christopher John Soames, Baron Soames, GCMG, GCVO, CH, CBE, PC was a British politician belonging to the Conservative Party and the son-in-law of Winston Churchill. A European Commissioner and the last Governor of Southern Rhodesia, he had previously been the longtime Member of Parliament...
(1920–1987) - Sir Godfrey Thomas, Bt (1889–1968)
- Sir Gordon WillmerGordon WillmerThe Right Honourable Sir Henry Gordon Willmer OBE, TD, , was an English lawyer.Willmer was educated at Birkenhead School, before reading for the Bar. During an illustrious career he "was the acknowledged master of Admiralty law" and sat as a Lord Justice of Appeal...
(1899–1983)
1959
- The Earl St AldwynMichael Hicks Beach, 2nd Earl St AldwynMichael John Hicks Beach, 2nd Earl St Aldwyn PC, GBE TD was a British Conservative politician.St Aldwyn was the only son of Michael Hicks Beach, Viscount Quenington, who was killed in action in 1916, and the grandson of Michael Hicks Beach, 1st Earl St Aldwyn. His mother was Marjorie, who also...
(1912–1992) - Reginald BevinsReginald BevinsReginald Bevins was a British politician who served as a Liverpool Member of Parliament for fourteen years...
(1908–1996) - The Lord CarringtonPeter Carington, 6th Baron CarringtonPeter Alexander Rupert Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, is a British Conservative politician. He served as British Foreign Secretary between 1979 and 1982 and as the sixth Secretary General of NATO from 1984 to 1988. He is the last surviving member of the Cabinets of both Harold Macmillan and Sir...
(b. 1919) - Cameron CobboldCameron Cobbold, 1st Baron CobboldCameron Fromanteel Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold KG, GCVO, PC, DL was a British banker. He served as Governor of the Bank of England from 1949 to 1961 and as Lord Chamberlain from 1963 to 1971.-Early life and career:...
(1904–1987) - The Earl of Dundee (1902–1983)
- Sir Charles HarmanCharles HarmanSir Charles Eustace Harman was a lawyer and judge in England and Wales.Charles Harman was appointed a Justice of the Chancery Division of the High Court of England and Wales on 12 December 1947. A few days later he was knighted. He was promoted to be a Lord Justice of Appeal in the Court of Appeal...
(1894–1970) - Sir Malcolm Hilbery (1883–1965)
- John HopeJohn Hope, 1st Baron GlendevonJohn Adrian Louis Hope, 1st Baron Glendevon PC , known as Lord John Hope from 1912 to 1964, was a Scottish Tory politician....
(1912–1996) - Patricia Hornsby-SmithPatricia Hornsby-SmithMargaret Patricia Hornsby-Smith, Baroness Hornsby-Smith, was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.-Early life and education:...
(1914–1985) - Sir Philip McBridePhilip McBrideSir Philip Albert Martin McBride KCMG was an Australian politician.McBride was born into a well-known pastoral family and educated at Burra Public School and Prince Alfred College in Adelaide. In 1931, he was elected as the member for Grey in the Australian House of Representatives, representing...
(1892–1982) - Kwame NkrumahKwame NkrumahKwame Nkrumah was the leader of Ghana and its predecessor state, the Gold Coast, from 1952 to 1966. Overseeing the nation's independence from British colonial rule in 1957, Nkrumah was the first President of Ghana and the first Prime Minister of Ghana...
(1909–1972) - Martin RedmayneMartin RedmayneMartin Redmayne, Baron Redmayne, Bt., DSO, TD, PC was a British Conservative politician.Redmayne was the second son of civil engineer and farmer, Leonard Redmayne and his wife Mildred and was educated at Radley College...
(1910–1983) - Sir Gordon Touche, BtSir Gordon Touche, 1st BaronetSir Gordon Cosmo Touche, 1st Baronet was a British Barrister and politician who served as a Conservative Member of Parliament for more than 30 years and became Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons...
(1895–1972) - Richard WoodRichard Wood, Baron HoldernessRichard Frederick Wood, Baron Holderness PC, DL was a British Conservative politician who held numerous ministerial positions from 1955 to 1974...
(1920–2002)
1960
- Cuthbert AlportCuthbert Alport, Baron AlportCuthbert James McCall Alport, Baron Alport was a Conservative Party politician, Cabinet Minister, and life peer.- Early life :...
(1912–1998) - Julian AmeryJulian Amery, Baron Amery of LustleighHarold Julian Amery, Baron Amery of Lustleigh, PC was a British politician of the Conservative Party, who served as a Member of Parliament for 39 of the 42 years between 1950 and 1992. He was appointed to the Privy Council in 1960. He was created a life peer upon his retirement from the House of...
(1919–1996) - Nnamdi AzikiweNnamdi AzikiweBenjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe , usually referred to as Nnamdi Azikiwe and popularly known as "Zik", was one of the leading figures of modern Nigerian nationalism who became the first President of Nigeria after Nigeria secured its independence from the United Kingdom on 1 October 1960; holding the...
(1904–1996) - The Lord BreconDavid Lewis, 1st Baron BreconDavid Vivian Penrose Lewis, 1st Baron Brecon PC was a Welsh businessman and Conservative politician.-Background and education:...
(1905–1976) - Sir Patrick DevlinPatrick Devlin, Baron DevlinPatrick Arthur Devlin, Baron Devlin, PC was a British lawyer, judge and jurist. He wrote a report on Britain's involvement in Nyasaland in 1959...
(1905–1992) - Sir Terence DonovanTerence Donovan, Baron DonovanTerence Norbert Donovan, Baron Donovan PC was a British Labour Party politician, and later a judge.Born in West Ham, London, Donovan came to office in the Labour landslide in the 1945 general election. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Leicester East...
(1898–1971) - Frederick ErrollFrederick Erroll, 1st Baron Erroll of HaleFrederick James Erroll, 1st Baron Erroll of Hale TD PC was a British Conservative politician.-Background and education:...
(1914–2000) - Enoch PowellEnoch PowellJohn Enoch Powell, MBE was a British politician, classical scholar, poet, writer, and soldier. He served as a Conservative Party MP and Minister of Health . He attained most prominence in 1968, when he made the controversial Rivers of Blood speech in opposition to mass immigration from...
(1912–1998) - John ProfumoJohn ProfumoBrigadier John Dennis Profumo, 5th Baron Profumo CBE , informally known as Jack Profumo , was a British politician. His title, 5th Baron, which he did not use, was Italian. Although Profumo held an increasingly responsible series of political posts in the 1950s, he is best known today for his...
(1915–2006) (resigned 1963) - Sir Gerald UpjohnGerald Upjohn, Baron UpjohnBrigadier Gerald Ritchie Upjohn, Baron Upjohn CBE, PC, DL was a British soldier and judge.The younger son of William Henry Upjohn served in the Welsh Guards during the Second World War, reaching the rank of brigadier. In 1948, he sat with Sir George Lynskey and Sir Godfrey Vick on the Lynskey...
(1903–1971) - Sir Roy WelenskyRoy WelenskySir Raphael "Roy" Welensky, KCMG was a Northern Rhodesian politician and the second and last prime minister of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland...
(1907–1991)
1961
- Sir Abubakar Tafawa BalewaAbubakar Tafawa BalewaAlhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, KBE was a Nigerian politician, and the only prime minister of an independent Nigeria. Originally a trained teacher, he became a vocal leader for Northern interest as one of the few educated Nigerians of his time...
(1912–1966) - Donald CogganDonald CogganFrederick Donald Coggan, Baron Coggan, PC was the 101st Archbishop of Canterbury from 1974 to 1980, during which time he visited Rome and met the Pontiff, in company with Bishop Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, future Cardinal of England and Wales.-Background:Coggan was born in Highgate, London, England...
(1909–2000) - The Lord Craigton (1904–1993)
- Sir Harold DanckwertsHarold DanckwertsSir Harold Otto Danckwerts was a lawyer and judge in England and Wales.Harold Danckwerts was appointed a Justice of the Chancery Division of the High Court of England and Wales on 1 June 1949. A few days later he was knighted. He was promoted to be a Lord Justice of Appeal in the Court of Appeal...
(1888–1978) - Sir William Arthian DaviesWilliam Arthian DaviesSir William Arthian Davies was a lawyer and judge in England and Wales.William Arthian Davies was appointed a Justice of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court of England and Wales on 1 October 1952. He was knighted a few days later. He was transferred to the Queen's Bench...
(1901–1979) - Sir Kenneth DiplockKenneth Diplock, Baron DiplockWilliam John Kenneth Diplock, Baron Diplock, KC was an English judge and Law Lord.-Early life:Born the son of a Croydon solicitor, he attended Whitgift School and University College, Oxford, where he read chemistry and was later to become an Honorary Fellow.-Career:Diplock was called to the bar by...
(1907–1985) - Jo Grimond (1913–1993)
- The Lord GuestChristopher Guest, Baron GuestChristopher William Graham Guest, Baron Guest PC was a British judge.On 20 January 1961, he was appointed Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and was created a life peer with the title Baron Guest, of Graden in the County of Berwick...
(1901–1984) - Sir Milton MargaiMilton MargaiSir Milton Augustus Strieby Margai was a Sierra Leonean politician and the first prime minister of Sierra Leone...
(1895–1964) - Sir Colin PearsonColin Pearson, Baron PearsonColin Hargreaves Pearson, Baron Pearson PC, KC, CBE was a Canadian-born English barrister and judge. Rising to sit as a judge in the House of Lords, he is best remembered for his unspectacular but efficient and courteous chairmanship of industrial inquiries and royal commissions...
(1899–1980) - Sir Jocelyn SimonJocelyn Simon, Baron Simon of GlaisdaleJocelyn Edward Salis Simon, Baron Simon of Glaisdale, QC, DL, PC known as Jack Simon, was as a Law Lord in the United Kingdom, having been, by turns, a barrister, a commissioned officer in the British Army, a barrister again, a Conservative Party politician, a government minister, and a judge.He...
(1911–2006) - Robert StopfordRobert StopfordRobert Wright Stopford KCVO CBE PC was a British clergyman.-Early life and career:He was born in Garston, Liverpool and educated at Coatham School in Redcar and Liverpool College, where he was Head of House . He continued his education at Hertford College, Oxford, where he graduated with a Master...
(1901–1976) - Sir John Vaughan-MorganJohn Vaughan-Morgan, Baron ReigateJohn Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan, Baron Reigate , known as Sir John Vaughan-Morgan, Bt, between 1960 and 1970, was a British Conservative politician. He was Member of Parliament for Reigate from 1950 until his retirement in 1970. In 1957, he was Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health...
(1905–1995)
1962
- Sir William Anstruther-Gray, BtWilliam Anstruther-Gray, Baron KilmanyWilliam John St Clair Anstruther-Gray, Baron Kilmany, Bt MC PC .The only son of Col William Anstruther-Gray of Kilmany and Clayre Jessie Tennant, he was educated at Eton College and at Christ Church, Oxford, England...
(1905–1985) - Herbert Bowden (1905–1994)
- Sir Edward Boyle, Bt (1923–1981)
- Bill DeedesBill DeedesWilliam Francis Deedes, Baron Deedes, KBE, MC, PC, DL was a British Conservative Party politician, army officer and journalist; he is to date the only person in Britain to have been both a member of the Cabinet and the editor of a major daily newspaper, The Daily Telegraph.-Early life and...
(1913–2007) - Hon. Hugh FraserHugh Fraser (politician)Major Sir Hugh Charles Patrick Joseph Fraser MBE was a British Conservative politician and first husband of the author Lady Antonia Fraser.-Youth and military career:...
(1918–1984) - Sir Keith Joseph, Bt (1918–1994)
- Sir Frank Godbould LeeFrank Godbould LeeSir Frank Godbould Lee was a British public servant and Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.Lee was born on 26 August 1903 in Colchester, Essex to Joseph Lee and Florence née Brown....
(1903–1971) - Niall MacphersonNiall Macpherson, 1st Baron DrumalbynNiall Malcolm Stewart Macpherson, 1st Baron Drumalbyn KBE, PC was a Scottish Tory and National Liberal politician.-Background and education:...
(1908–1987) - Michael NobleMichael Noble, Baron GlenkinglasMichael Antony Cristobal Noble, Baron Glenkinglas PC was a Scottish Tory politician.Noble was the youngest son of Sir John Noble, 1st Baronet, and the grandson of Sir Andrew Noble, 1st Baronet, and was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford...
(1913–1984) - Sir George Nugent, BtGeorge Nugent, Baron Nugent of GuildfordGeorge Richard Hodges Nugent, Baron Nugent of Guildford PC, JP , known as Sir George Nugent, 1st Baronet between 1960 and 1966, was a British Conservative politician.-Background:...
(1907–1994) - The Lord ReaPhilip Rea, 2nd Baron ReaPhilip Russell Rea, 2nd Baron Rea PC was a British peer, Liberal politician and Merchant Banker.The eldest son of Walter Rea, a Liberal politician, and his first wife, Evelyn, Rea was educated at Westminster School, and then at Oxford University, where he graduated BA and later MA, and lastly at...
(1900–1981) - David RentonDavid Renton, Baron RentonDavid Lockhart-Mure Renton, Baron Renton, KBE, QC, TD, DL, PC was a British politician. He served for over 60 years in Parliament, 34 in the House of Commons and then 28 in the House of Lords...
(1908–2007) - Geoffrey RipponGeoffrey RipponGeoffrey Frederick Rippon, Baron Rippon of Hexham, PC, was a British Conservative politician. He was Chairman of the European-Atlantic Group....
(1924–1997) - Sir Roland Robinson (1907–1989)
- Sir Charles RussellCharles Ritchie Russell, Baron Russell of KillowenCharles Ritchie Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen PC, , was a British judge and law lord.The son of the Lord Russell of Killowen, Russell was Lord Justice of Appeal from 1962 to 1975, having been made also a Privy Councillor in 1962.On 30 September 1975, he was appointed Lord of Appeal in Ordinary...
(1908–1986) - Ian Shearer (1914–1996)
- Sir John Smyth, Bt (1893–1983)
1963
- Sir Adetokunbo AdemolaAdetokunbo AdemolaAdetokunbo Adegboyega Ademola, KBE, GCON was a Nigerian jurist, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, and son of King Ladapo Ademola II, paramount leader as the Alake of the Egba clan of Nigeria....
(1906–1993) - Anthony BarberAnthony Barber, Baron BarberAnthony Perrinott Lysberg Barber, Baron Barber, PC, DL was a British Conservative politician who served as a member of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords....
(1920–2005) - Sir David CampbellDavid Campbell (South Belfast MP)Sir David Callender Campbell was an Ulster Unionist politician in Northern Ireland. He was elected Member of Parliament for Belfast South in a 1952 by-election, and served until his death in 1963...
(1891–1963) - Robert Carr (b. 1916)
- Sir John Clayden (1904–1986)
- Sir John HobsonJohn Hobson (politician)Sir John Gardiner Sumner Hobson PC was a British Conservative Party politician.-Career:He was first elected to the House of Commons at a 1957 by-election in the Warwick and Leamington constituency, caused by the resignation due to ill-health of the Conservative MP and former Prime Minister,...
(1912–1967) - Joseph GodberJoseph GodberJoseph Bradshaw Godber, Baron Godber of Willington PC was a British Conservative Party politician and cabinet minister.-Background:...
(1914–1980) - Sir Kenneth Gresson (1891–1974)
- The Earl JellicoeGeorge Jellicoe, 2nd Earl JellicoeGeorge Patrick John Rushworth Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe, KBE, DSO, MC, PC, FRS was a British politician and statesman, diplomat and businessman....
(1918–2007) - Sir Frank KittoFrank KittoSir Frank Walters Kitto, AC, KBE, QC , Australian judge, was a Justice of the High Court of Australia.Kitto was born in Melbourne in 1903, but his family moved to Sydney, when his father James Kitto became the Deputy Director of Posts and Telegraphs in New South Wales. There he was educated at...
(1903–1994) - Sir Edward McTiernanEdward McTiernanSir Edward Aloysius McTiernan, KBE , was an Australian jurist, lawyer and politician. He served as an Australian Labor Party member of both the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and federal House of Representatives before being appointed to the High Court of Australia in 1930...
(1892–1990) - Sir Douglas MenziesDouglas MenziesSir Douglas Ian Menzies KBE , Australian judge, was a Justice of the High Court of Australia.-Biography:Menzies was born in Ballarat, Victoria, in 1907. He was educated at Hobart High School and Devonport High School in Tasmania, before returning to Victoria to study at the University of Melbourne...
(1907–1974) - Sir William Owen (1899–1972)
- Lester B. PearsonLester B. PearsonLester Bowles "Mike" Pearson, PC, OM, CC, OBE was a Canadian professor, historian, civil servant, statesman, diplomat, and politician, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for organizing the United Nations Emergency Force to resolve the Suez Canal Crisis...
(1897–1972) - The Lord PooleOliver Poole, 1st Baron PooleOliver Brian Sanderson Poole, 1st Baron Poole CBE, TD, PC , was a British Conservative politician, soldier and businessman.Poole was the eldest son of Donald Louis Poole, and was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford...
(1911–1993) - James Ramsden (b. 1923)
- Sir Alan TaylorAlan Taylor (jurist)Sir Alan Russell Taylor KBE KC, 25 November 1901 – 3 August 1969) Australian judge, was a Justice of the High Court of Australia.Taylor was born in 1901 in the city of Newcastle, New South Wales...
(1901–1969) - Georges VanierGeorges VanierMajor-General Georges-Philéas Vanier was a Canadian soldier and diplomat who served as Governor General of Canada, the 19th since Canadian Confederation....
(1888–1967) - Sir Victor WindeyerVictor WindeyerMajor General Sir William John Victor Windeyer KBE CB DSO and Bar PC KC Australian judge, soldier and educator, was a Justice of the High Court of Australia....
(1900–1987)
1964
- Sir Garfield BarwickGarfield BarwickSir Garfield Edward John Barwick, was the Attorney-General of Australia , Minister for External Affairs and the seventh and longest serving Chief Justice of Australia...
(1903–1997) - Sir Thomas Beadle (1905–1980)
- Tony BennTony BennAnthony Neil Wedgwood "Tony" Benn, PC is a British Labour Party politician and a former MP and Cabinet Minister.His successful campaign to renounce his hereditary peerage was instrumental in the creation of the Peerage Act 1963...
(b. 1925) - Sir William Bustamante (1884–1977)
- James CallaghanJames CallaghanLeonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, KG, PC , was a British Labour politician, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1976 to 1980...
(1912–2005) - Barbara Castle (1911–2002)
- The Lord Chalfont (b. 1919)
- The Lord CheshamJohn Cavendish, 5th Baron CheshamJohn Charles Compton Cavendish, 5th Baron Chesham, PC , was a British Conservative politician.A member of the Cavendish family headed by the Duke of Devonshire, Chesham was the son of John Compton Cavendish, 4th Baron Chesham and Margot Mills...
(1916–1989) - Frank CousinsFrank CousinsFrank Cousins PC was a British trade union leader and Labour politician.He was born in Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, and became a full-time official in the road transport section of the Transport and General Workers' Union in July 1938...
(1904–1986) - Richard CrossmanRichard CrossmanRichard Howard Stafford Crossman OBE was a British author and Labour Party politician who was a Cabinet Minister under Harold Wilson, and was the editor of the New Statesman. A prominent socialist intellectual, he became one of the Labour Party's leading Zionists and anti-communists...
(1907–1974) - Edward du CannEdward du CannSir Edward Dillon Lott du Cann is a retired politician from the United Kingdom. He was a Member of Parliament from 1956–87, and served as Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1965–67, and Chairman of party's 1922 Committee from 1972-84.Du Cann was educated at Colet Court, Woodbridge School and...
(b. 1924) - The Duke of DevonshireAndrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of DevonshireAndrew Robert Buxton Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire KG, MC, PC , styled Lord Andrew Cavendish until 1944 and Marquess of Hartington from 1944 to 1950, was a British Conservative politician...
(1920–2004) - Tom FraserTom FraserTom Fraser PC was a Labour Member of Parliament for the Hamilton constituency between 1943 and 1967.He was Minister of Transport from October 16, 1964 until December 23, 1965...
(1911–1988) - The Lord GardinerGerald Gardiner, Baron GardinerGerald Austin Gardiner, Baron Gardiner, CH, QC, PC , was a British Labour politician, who served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain from 1964 to 1970 and during that time he introduced into British law as many reforms as any Lord Chancellor had done before or since...
(1900–1990) - Anthony Greenwood (1911–1982)
- Raymond Gunter (1909–1977)
- Denis HealeyDenis HealeyDenis Winston Healey, Baron Healey CH, MBE, PC is a British Labour politician, who served as Secretary of State for Defence from 1964 to 1970 and Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1974 to 1979.-Early life:...
(b. 1917) - Margaret HerbisonMargaret HerbisonMargaret McCrorie Herbison was a Scottish Labour politician.Educated at Bellshill Academy and the University of Glasgow, her early career was spent as a teacher of English and history and as an economics lecturer for the National Council of Labour Colleges. The daughter of a miner, she would later...
(1907–1996) - Douglas Houghton (1898–1996)
- Roy JenkinsRoy JenkinsRoy Harris Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead OM, PC was a British politician.The son of a Welsh coal miner who later became a union official and Labour MP, Roy Jenkins served with distinction in World War II. Elected to Parliament as a Labour member in 1948, he served in several major posts in...
(1920–2003) - Sir Elwyn JonesElwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-JonesFrederick Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones CH, PC was a Welsh barrister and Labour politician.-Background and education:...
(1909–1989) - The Marquess of LansdowneGeorge Petty-FitzMaurice, 8th Marquess of LansdowneGeorge John Charles Mercer Nairne Petty-Fitzmaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne DL , known as George Petty-Fitzmaurice until 1944, was a British peer and Conservative politician.-Background:...
(1912–1999) - Frederick Lee (1906–1984)
- The Lord Merthyr (1901–1977)
- Frederick MulleyFrederick MulleyFrederick William Mulley, Baron Mulley PC was a British Labour politician, barrister-at-law, and economist.Mulley attended Warwick School between 1929 and 1936. He served in the Worcestershire Regiment in the Second World War, reaching the rank of sergeant, but was captured in 1940 and spent five...
(1918–1995) - (Thomas) Charles PannellCharles PannellCharles Pannell, Baron Pannell was a British Labour Party politician. He was elected Member of Parliament for Leeds West at a 1949 by-election, and served until his retirement at the February 1974 general election....
(1902–1980) - Fred PeartFred Peart, Baron PeartThomas Frederick "Fred" Peart, Baron Peart, PC was a British Labour politician who served in the Labour governments of the 1960s and 1970s and was a candidate for Deputy Leader of the Party....
(1914–1988) - Sir Kenneth Pickthorn, Bt (1892–1975)
- Kenneth RobinsonKenneth RobinsonSir Kenneth Robinson PC was a British Labour politician who served as Minister of Health in Harold Wilson's first government, from 1964 to 1968, when the position was merged into the new title of Secretary of State for Social Services.-Early life:The son of Dr Clarence Robinson and a nurse, Ethel...
(1911–1996) - Peter RawlinsonPeter Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of EwellPeter Anthony Grayson Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell, PC, QC was an English barrister, politician and author. He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Epsom for 23 years, from 1955 to 1978, and held the offices of Solicitor General and Attorney General for England and Wales and for...
(1919–2006) - William RossWilliam Ross, Baron Ross of MarnockWilliam 'Willie' Ross, Baron Ross of Marnock MBE was the longest serving Secretary of State for Scotland, holding office from 1964 to 1970 and again from 1974 to 1976, throughout the Prime Ministership of Harold Wilson....
(1911–1988) - Cyril SalmonCyril Salmon, Baron SalmonCyril Barnet Salmon, Baron Salmon PC was a British judge.Invested to the Privy Council in 1964, Salmon was Lord Justice of Appeal from 1964 to 1972. On 10 January 1972, he was appointed Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and was created additionally a life peer with the title Baron Salmon, of Sandwich in...
(1903–1991) - Edward ShortEdward Short, Baron GlenamaraEdward Watson Short, Baron Glenamara, CH PC is a former Labour Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne Central, England. He was a minister during the Labour Governments of Harold Wilson...
(b. 1912) - Michael StewartMichael Stewart, Baron Stewart of FulhamRobert Michael Maitland Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham, CH, PC was a British Labour politician and Fabian Socialist who served twice as Foreign Secretary in the first cabinet of Harold Wilson.- Early life :...
(1906–1990) - Gordon StottGeorge Gordon StottGeorge Gordon Stott was Lord Advocate of Scotland from 1964 to 1967. He became a member of the Privy Council in 1964....
(1909–1999) - Peter Thomas (1920–2008)
- The Duke of WestminsterGerald Grosvenor, 4th Duke of WestminsterColonel Gerald Hugh Grosvenor, 4th Duke of Westminster DSO PC was the son of Captain Lord Hugh William Grosvenor and Lady Mabel Crichton and a grandson of Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster....
(1907–1967) - George Wigg (1900–1983)
- The Lord WilberforceRichard Wilberforce, Baron WilberforceRichard Orme Wilberforce, Baron Wilberforce, PC was a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in the House of Lords from 1964 to 1982....
(1907–2003) - Frederick WilleyFrederick WilleyFrederick Thomas Willey was a British Labour politician.Willey was educated at Johnston School and St. John's College, Cambridge, and was called to the Bar in 1936...
(1910–1987) - Eric WilliamsEric WilliamsEric Eustace Williams served as the first Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. He served from 1956 until his death in 1981. He was also a noted Caribbean historian, and is widely regarded as "The Father of The Nation."...
(1911–1981)
1965
- Anthony CroslandAnthony CroslandCharles Anthony Raven Crosland , otherwise Tony Crosland or C.A.R. Crosland, was a British Labour Party politician and author. He served as Member of Parliament for South Gloucestershire and later for Great Grimsby...
(1918–1977) - John DiamondJohn Diamond, Baron DiamondJohn Diamond, Baron Diamond, PC , also known as Jack Diamond, was a British Labour Party politician....
(1907–2004) - Horace King (1901–1986)
- The Lord Ritchie of Dundee (1902–1978)
- The Lord ShepherdMalcolm Shepherd, 2nd Baron ShepherdMalcolm Newton Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd [Hereditary] and also Baron Shepherd of Spalding [Life Peerage] PC , was a British Labour politician and peer who served as Leader of the House of Lords under Harold Wilson and James Callaghan.Shepherd was the son of the Labour politician George...
(1918–2001) - Sir Wintringham Stable (1888–1977)
- Sir Rodger WinnRodger WinnSir Charles Rodger Noel Winn, CB, OBE, QC, was a British judge and Royal Navy intelligence officer who led the tracking of German U-boat operations during World War II.-Early life:...
(1903–1972)
1966
- Charles AdermannCharles AdermannSir Charles Frederick Adermann KBE was an Australian federal politician and government minister.Adermann was born at Vernor Siding, near Lowood, Queensland, the son of German immigrants and educated at Lowood and Wooroolin State schools until he was 13...
(1896–1979) - Alice BaconAlice Bacon, Baroness BaconAlice Martha Bacon, Baroness Bacon, CBE was a British Labour Party politician. At the 1945 general election, she was elected as Member of Parliament for Leeds North East...
(1911–1993) - The Earl of Cromer (1918–1991)
- George Darling (1905–1985)
- Sir Edmund DaviesEdmund Davies, Baron Edmund-DaviesHerbert Edmund Edmund-Davies, Baron Edmund-Davies, PC was a British judge.Born Herbert Edmund Davies at Mountain Ash in Mid Glamorgan, he was the third son of Morgan John Davies and Elizabeth Maud Edmunds...
(1906–1992) - John Freeman (b. 1915)
- Paul HasluckPaul HasluckSir Paul Meernaa Caedwalla Hasluck KG GCMG GCVO KStJ was an Australian historian, poet, public servant and politician, and the 17th Governor-General of Australia.-Early life:...
(1905–1993) - Cledwyn HughesCledwyn HughesCledwyn Hughes, Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos, CH, PC, , was a Welsh Labour politician.Born in Holyhead and educated at the Holyhead Grammar School and at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, he served in the RAFVR in the Second World War. He became a solicitor and a town clerk of Holyhead...
(1916–2001) - Jennie Lee (1904–1988)
- William McMahonWilliam McMahonSir William "Billy" McMahon, GCMG, CH , was an Australian Liberal politician and the 20th Prime Minister of Australia...
(1908–1988) - Richard MarshRichard Marsh, Baron MarshRichard William Marsh, Baron Marsh PC was an English politician and business executive.Marsh was educated at Woolwich Polytechnic and was elected as Labour Party Member of Parliament for Greenwich at the 1959 general election...
(1928–2011) - Jack MarshallJack MarshallSir John Ross Marshall, GBE, CH, , generally known as Jack Marshall, was a New Zealand politician. After spending twelve years as Deputy Prime Minister, he served as the 28th Prime Minister for most of 1972....
(1912–1988) - Sir Alfred North (1900–1981)
- Reg Prentice (1923–2001)
- Sir Eric Sachs (1898–1979)
- The Lord ShackletonEdward Shackleton, Baron ShackletonEdward Arthur Alexander Shackleton, Baron Shackleton, KG AC OBE PC FRS , was a British geographer and Labour Party politician....
(1911–1994) - Hon. John SilkinJohn SilkinJohn Ernest Silkin, PC was an English Labour politician and solicitor.He was the third son of Lewis Silkin, 1st Baron Silkin, and a younger brother of Samuel Silkin, Baron Silkin of Dulwich. He was educated at Dulwich College, the University of Wales, and Trinity Hall at the University of...
(1923–1987) - Sir William Spooner (1897–1966)
- George ThomsonGeorge Thomson, Baron Thomson of MonifiethGeorge Morgan Thomson, Baron Thomson of Monifieth, KT, PC, DL, FRSE, was a journalist and British politician belonging to the Labour Party. In the 1980s, he joined the Social Democratic Party. Following the SDP's merger with the Liberal Party, he became a Liberal Democrat and sat as a Liberal...
(1921–2008) - Sir Richard WildRichard WildSir Herbert Richard Churton Wild, GBE, KCMG, QC, was the ninth Chief Justice of New Zealand. Wild was born in Blenheim but attended Feilding Agricultural High School. In 1930 he enrolled at Victoria University College, graduating LLB in 1934 and LLM in 1935...
(1912–1978) - Sir Hugh Wooding (1904–1974)
1967
- The Lord ChampionArthur Champion, Baron ChampionArthur Joseph Champion, Baron Champion PC was a British Labour Party politician.He was born in Glastonbury as the youngest of six children and went on to work on the railways after serving in the First World War...
(1897–1985) - Arthur CalwellArthur CalwellArthur Augustus Calwell Australian politician, was a member of the Australian House of Representatives for 32 years from 1940 to 1972, Immigration Minister in the government of Ben Chifley from 1945 to 1949 and Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 1960 to 1967.-Early life:Calwell was born in...
(1896–1973) - The Viscount CobhamCharles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount CobhamCharles John Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham, KG, GCMG, GCVO, TD, PC was the ninth Governor-General of New Zealand and an English cricketer.-Early life and family:...
(1909–1977) - Sir Geoffrey de FreitasGeoffrey de FreitasSir Geoffrey Stanley de Freitas was a British politician and diplomat. For many years a Labour Member of Parliament, he also served as British High Commissioner in Accra and Nairobi, and later as President of the Council of Europe....
(1913–1982) - Sir Dingle FootDingle FootSir Dingle Mackintosh Foot, Q.C. was a British lawyer and politician, born in Plymouth, Devon.-Education and career:...
(1905–1978) - Judith Hart (1924–1991)
- Sir Seymour Karminski (1902–1974)
- Bob MellishBob Mellish, Baron MellishRobert Joseph Mellish, Baron Mellish, PC was a British politician. He was a long-serving Labour Party MP and served as the Labour Chief Whip from 1969 until 1976 but in his later years he fell out with his local Constituency Labour Party which had become dominated by left-wingers, and eventually...
(1913–1998) - Peter ShorePeter ShorePeter David Shore, Baron Shore of Stepney PC was a British Labour politician and former Cabinet Minister, noted in part for his opposition to the United Kingdom's entry into the European Economic Community. His idiosyncratic left-wing nationalism led to comparison with the French politician...
(1924–2001) - Jeremy ThorpeJeremy ThorpeJohn Jeremy Thorpe is a British former politician who was leader of the Liberal Party from 1967 to 1976 and was the Member of Parliament for North Devon from 1959 to 1979. His political career was damaged when an acquaintance, Norman Scott, claimed to have had a love affair with Thorpe at a time...
(b. 1929) - William WhitelawWilliam Whitelaw, 1st Viscount WhitelawWilliam Stephen Ian Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw, KT, CH, MC, PC, DL , often known as Willie Whitelaw, was a British Conservative Party politician who served in a wide number of Cabinet positions, most notably as Home Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister.-Early life:Whitelaw was born in Nairn, in...
(1918–1999) - George Willis (1903–1987)
- Henry WilsonHenry Wilson, Baron Wilson of LangsideHenry Stephen Wilson, Baron Wilson of Langside PC QC was a Scottish lawyer, Labour politician and life peer....
(1916–1997) - George WoodcockGeorge Woodcock (trade unionist)George Woodcock was a British trade unionist and general secretary of the Trades Union Congress from 1960 to 1969....
(1904–1979)
1968
- Sir Fenton Atkinson (1906–1980)
- The Lord BeswickFrank Beswick, Baron BeswickFrank Beswick, Baron Beswick was a British Labour Co-operative politician.Born in 1911 in Nottingham, Beswick's father was a coal miner. He was educated in Nottingham and then at the Working Men's College in London. He became a journalist and was elected to the London County Council...
(1911–1987) - The Lord CaradonHugh Foot, Baron CaradonHugh Mackintosh Foot, Baron Caradon, GCMG KCVO OBE PC was a British colonial administrator and diplomat who oversaw moves to independence in various colonies and was UK representative to the United Nations....
(1907–1990) - Sir John GortonJohn GortonSir John Grey Gorton, GCMG, AC, CH , Australian politician, was the 19th Prime Minister of Australia.-Early life:...
(1911–2002) - Morrice James (1916–1989)
- Sir Thaddeus McCarthyThaddeus McCarthy (jurist)Sir Thaddeus Pearcey McCarthy, ONZ, KBE was a New Zealand jurist.McCarthy was educated at St Bede's College, Christchurch, and then studied law at Victoria University College, New Zealand and graduated in 1928. He was admitted as a solicitor only in 1929, completed an LLM degree , and in 1931 was...
(1907–2001) - Roy Mason (b. 1924)
- Sir Josceline Phillimore (1910–1974)
- Gerry ReynoldsGerry Reynolds (UK politician)Gerald William Reynolds , known as Gerry Reynolds was a British Labour Party politician.Reynolds was elected as Member of Parliament for Islington North in a 1958 by-election following the death of the sitting MP Wilfred Fienburgh...
(1927–1969) - Goronwy Roberts (1913–1981)
- George ThomasGeorge Thomas, 1st Viscount TonypandyThomas George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy PC was a British Labour Party politician and Speaker of the House of Commons. Born in Port Talbot, Wales, he initially worked as a teacher in both London and Cardiff...
(1909–1997) - Sir Alexander Turner (1901–1993)
- John WidgeryJohn Widgery, Baron WidgeryJohn Passmore Widgery, Baron Widgery, OBE, TD, QC, PC was an English judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of England from 1971 to 1980...
(1911–1981)
1969
- Errol BarrowErrol BarrowErrol Walton Barrow, PC, QC was a Caribbean statesman and the first Prime Minister of Barbados. Born into a family of political and civic activists in the parish of Saint Lucy and educated at Harrison College, his sister Dame Nita Barrow also became a social activist, humanitarian leader and later...
(1920–1987) - Sir Geoffrey CrossGeoffrey Cross, Baron Cross of ChelseaGeoffrey Neale Cross, Baron Cross of Chelsea PC was a British judge.Geoffrey Cross was invested to the Privy Council in 1969. He was Lord Justice of Appeal from 1969 to 1971...
(1904–1989) - Harold DaviesHarold Davies, Baron Davies of LeekHarold Davies, Baron Davies of Leek, PC was a British Labour Party politician.He was elected at the 1945 general election as Member of Parliament for Leek in Staffordshire, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1970 general election by the Conservative candidate David Knox...
(1904–1985) - The Lord Delacourt-SmithGeorge Delacourt-Smith, Baron Delacourt-SmithCharles George Percy Delacourt-Smith, Baron Delacourt-Smith PC, JP , commonly known as George Delacourt-Smith was a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician.-Background and education:...
(1917–1972) - Sir Humphrey GibbsHumphrey GibbsSir Humphrey Vicary Gibbs, GCVO, KCMG, OBE was the penultimate Governor of the colony of Southern Rhodesia who served through, and opposed, the Unilateral Declaration of Independence in 1965....
(1902–1990) - James Hoy (1909–1976)
- Sydney IrvingSydney IrvingSydney Irving, Baron Irving of Dartford was a British Labour Co-operative politician.Irving was educated at Pendower School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and the London School of Economics...
(1918–1989) - Harold LeverHarold Lever, Baron Lever of ManchesterHarold Lever, Baron Lever of Manchester, PC was a barrister and Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom....
(1914–1995) - Sir John Megaw (1909–1997)
- The Lord Rhodes (1895–1987)
- Hugh ShearerHugh ShearerHugh Lawson Shearer, ON, OJ, PC was the third Prime Minister of Jamaica, from 1967 to 1972.Born in Martha Brae, Trelawny Parish, Jamaica, near the sugar and banana growing areas, Shearer attended St Simon's College after winning a parish scholarship to the school.In 1941 he took a job on the staff...
(1923–2004) - The Lord StonhamVictor Collins, Baron StonhamVictor John Collins, Baron Stonham PC was a British Labour Party politician.Born in Whitechapel, London, he was elected at the 1945 general election as Member of Parliament for Taunton, in Somerset. He lost his seat at the 1950, to the Conservative Henry Hopkinson...
(1903–1971) - Stephen SwinglerStephen SwinglerStephen Thomas Swingler, PC was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was a Member of Parliament from 1945 to 1950, and from 1951 to 1969....
(1915–1969)
1970
- The Lord Brown (1908–1985)
- Sir Denys Buckley (1906–1998)
- Sir David Cairns (1902–1987)
- Gordon CampbellGordon Campbell, Baron Campbell of CroyGordon Thomas Calthrop Campbell, Baron Campbell of Croy, MC, PC, DL , born in Lossiemouth, Moray, and a Scottish Conservative & Unionist politician....
(1921–2005) - Christopher ChatawayChristopher ChatawaySir Christopher John Chataway is a British former middle- and long-distance runner, television news broadcaster, and a Conservative politician...
(b. 1931) - Sir Frederick CorfieldFrederick CorfieldSir Frederick Vernon Corfield, QC, PC was a British Conservative politician and minister.Corfield was the son of Brigadier Frederick Alleyne Corfield and Mary Graham Vernon...
(1915–2005) - John DaviesJohn Davies (businessman)John Emerson Harding Harding-Davies, MBE, PC was a successful British businessman who served as Director-General of the Confederation of British Industry during the 1960s...
(1916–1979) - Edmund DellEdmund DellEdmund Emanuel Dell was a British politician and businessman.Dell was born in London, the son of a Jewish manufacturer. In World War II he served in the Rifle Corps and the Royal Artillery, leaving as a first lieutenant...
(1921–1999) - David EnnalsDavid Ennals, Baron EnnalsDavid Hedley Ennals, Baron Ennals PC was a British Labour Party politician and campaigner for human rights...
(1922–1995) - Ernest FernyhoughErnest FernyhoughErnest Fernyhough was a British Labour Party politician.Fernyhough worked for the National Union of Distributive and Allied Workers from 1936....
(1908–1993) - The Lord HughesWilliam Hughes, Baron HughesWilliam Hughes, Baron Hughes PC CBE was a Labour party politician in the United Kingdom.He unsuccessfully stood twice to become a Member of Parliament before becoming a life peer on 7 February 1961 as Baron Hughes, of Hawkhill in the County of the City of Dundee.In Harold Wilson's first...
(1911–1999) - Sir Arthur IrvineArthur IrvineSir Arthur James Irvine, QC was a British politician.Irvine was educated at Edinburgh Academy and Oriel College, Oxford, where he was president of the Oxford Union in 1932. He became a barrister in 1935, when he was called by Middle Temple, and became secretary to the Lord Chief Justice 1935-40...
(1909–1978) - John MorrisJohn Morris, Baron Morris of AberavonJohn Morris, Baron Morris of Aberavon, KG, PC, QC is a retired British politician. He was a Labour Member of Parliament from 1959 to 2001 and Secretary of State for Wales from 1974 to 1979.-Background and education:...
(b. 1931) - Sir Leslie O'Brien (1908–1995)
- John PeytonJohn Peyton, Baron Peyton of YeovilJohn Wynne William Peyton, Baron Peyton of Yeovil PC, FZS was a British politician. He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Yeovil for 32 years, from 1951 to 1983, and an early and leading member of the Conservative Monday Club...
(1919–2006) - James PriorJames Prior, Baron PriorJames Michael Leathes Prior, Baron Prior, PC, known as "Jim Prior" , is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he was a Member of Parliament from 1959 to 1987, representing the constituency of Lowestoft from 1959 to 1983 and the renamed constituency of Waveney from 1983 to 1987...
(b. 1927) - Francis Pym (1922–2008)
- Margaret ThatcherMargaret ThatcherMargaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
(b. 1925) - Peter WalkerPeter Walker, Baron Walker of WorcesterPeter Edward Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester, MBE, PC , was British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet as the Environment Secretary , Trade and Industry Secretary , Agriculture Minister , Energy Secretary and Welsh Secretary...
(1932–2010) - Norman WylieNorman WylieNorman Russell Wylie, Lord Wylie was a Scottish Conservative and Unionist politician.Born in Elderslie, he was educated at Paisley Grammar School, St Edmund Hall, Oxford, and the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. He served in the Fleet Air Arm from 1942 to 1946...
(1923–2005)
1971
- Doug AnthonyDoug AnthonyJohn Douglas Anthony, AC, CH , is a former Australian politician. He was leader of the National Party from 1971 to 1984, and Deputy Prime Minister from 1971 to 1972 and again from 1975 to 1983.-Early life:...
(b. 1929) - Sir George BakerGeorge Baker (judge)Sir George Gillespie Baker was a British judge. He was President of the Family Division of the High Court of Justice from 1971 to 1979....
(1910–1984) - Robert Grant-Ferris (1907–1997)
- The Lord KilbrandonCharles Shaw, Baron KilbrandonCharles James Dalrymple Shaw, Baron Kilbrandon PC was a Scottish judge and law lord.-Family and education:...
(1906–1989) - The Lord Maclean (1916–1990)
- Sir Alan Stewart Orr (1911–1991)
- Sir Seewoosagur RamgoolamSeewoosagur RamgoolamSir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam KT,GCMG,KCMG,LRCP, MRCS is the first Chief Minister, Prime Minister and sixth Governor General of Mauritius....
(1900–1985) - Eustace RoskillEustace Roskill, Baron RoskillEustace Wentworth Roskill, Baron Roskill PC, JP was a British lawyer and public servant.-Background and education:...
(1911–1996) - Sir Blanshard StampBlanshard StampSir Edward Blanshard Stamp QC , also styled The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Stamp, was an English lawyer, a Lord Justice of Appeal and a member of the Privy Council....
(1905–1984) - Sir John Stephenson (1910–1998)
- The Lord TryonCharles Tryon, 2nd Baron TryonBrigadier Charles George Vivian Tryon, 2nd Baron Tryon GCVO, KCB, PC, DSO was a British peer, British Army officer, and a member of the Royal Household....
(1906–1976) - Sir Cyril WalshCyril WalshSir Cyril Ambrose Walsh KBE , Australian judge, was a Justice of the High Court of Australia.Walsh was born in Sydney, New South Wales, the son of Michael and Mary Walsh. He grew up in the western suburb of Werrington, where his father owned a dairy farm...
(1909–1973)
1972
- Lord BalnielRobert Lindsay, 29th Earl of CrawfordRobert Alexander Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford and 12th Earl of Balcarres, , styled Lord Balniel between 1940 and 1975, is a Scottish hereditary peer and Conservative politician. The elder son of the 28th Earl of Crawford and 11th Earl of Balcarres, he succeeded to the titles in 1975...
(b. 1927) - The Lord Byers (1915–1984)
- Hon. Martin CharterisMartin Charteris, Baron Charteris of AmisfieldMartin Michael Charles Charteris, Baron Charteris of Amisfield, GCB, GCVO, OBE, QSO, PC was a courtier of Queen Elizabeth II....
(1913–1999) - Sir John Eden, BtJohn Eden, Baron Eden of WintonJohn Benedict Eden, Baron Eden of Winton, Bt, PC is a British Conservative politician.-Background:Eden was educated at Eton College and St Paul's School, United States. He served as a Lieutenant with the Rifle Brigade, 2nd Gurkha Rifles and the Gilgit Scouts during the Second World War...
(b. 1925) - George EmslieGeorge Emslie, Baron EmslieGeorge Carlyle Emslie, Baron Emslie. PC, MBE , was a Scottish judge.Educated at the High School of Glasgow and the University of Glasgow, he was commissioned in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and served in World War II in North Africa, Italy, Greece and Austria, rising to the rank of Brigade...
(1919–2002) - Sir Harry GibbsHarry GibbsSir Harry Talbot Gibbs, GCMG, AC, KBE, QC was Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1981 to 1987 after serving as a member of the High Court between 1970 and 1981...
(1917–2005) - Sir Geoffrey HoweGeoffrey HoweRichard Edward Geoffrey Howe, Baron Howe of Aberavon, CH, QC, PC is a former British Conservative politician. He was Margaret Thatcher's longest-serving Cabinet minister, successively holding the posts of Chancellor of the Exchequer, Foreign Secretary, and finally Leader of the House of Commons...
(b. 1926) - Sir Frederick Lawton (1911–2001)
- Maurice Macmillan (1921–1984)
- Sir Graham PageGraham PageFor the American automobile company, see Graham-Paige.Sir Graham Page was a British Conservative Party politician....
(1911–1981) - Sir Billy SneddenBilly SneddenSir Billy Mackie Snedden, KCMG, QC was an Australian politician representing the Liberal Party. He was Leader of the Opposition at the 1974 federal election, failing to defeat the Labor incumbent Gough Whitlam.-Early life:...
(1926–1987) - Burke TrendBurke Trend, Baron TrendBurke St John Trend, Baron Trend, GCB, CVO, PC was a British civil servant and later Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford....
(1914–1987)
1973
- Sir William ArmstrongWilliam Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of SandersteadWilliam Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of Sanderstead GCB, MVO, PC was a British civil servant and banker.The son of William Armstrong and Priscilla Hopkins, he was born in Clapton in London. Armstrong was educated at Bec School in Tooting and Exeter College, Oxford...
(1915–1980) - Humphrey Atkins (1922–1996)
- Gerald EllisonGerald EllisonGerald Ellison KCVO PC was an Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of Chester from 1955 to 1973 and the Bishop of London from 1973 to 1981.-Early life and career:...
(1910–1992) - Ian GilmourIan Gilmour, Baron Gilmour of CraigmillarIan Hedworth John Little Gilmour, Baron Gilmour of Craigmillar, PC, was a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. He was styled Sir Ian Gilmour, 3rd Baronet from 1977, having succeeded to his father's baronetcy, until he became a life peer in 1992. He served as Secretary of State for...
(1926–2007) - Sir Arthur JamesArthur James (judge)Sir Arthur Evan James was a British judge and was a member of the Court of Appeal from 1973 to his death.-Early life:...
(1916–1976) - Patrick JenkinPatrick Jenkin, Baron Jenkin of RodingCharles Patrick Fleeming Jenkin, Baron Jenkin of Roding, PC is a British Conservative politician and the great-grandson of the scientist Fleeming Jenkin....
(b. 1926) - Norman KirkNorman KirkNorman Eric Kirk was the 29th Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1972 until his sudden death in 1974. He led the Parliamentary wing of the New Zealand Labour Party from 1965 to 1974. He was the fourth Labour Prime Minister of New Zealand, but the first to be born in New Zealand...
(1923–1974) - Sir Kamisese MaraKamisese MaraRatu Sir Kamisese Mara, CF, GCMG, KBE is considered the founding father of the modern nation of Fiji. He was Chief Minister from 1967 to 1970, when Fiji gained its independence from the United Kingdom, and, apart from one brief interruption in 1987, the first Prime Minister from 1970 to 1992...
(1920–2004) - The Duke of NorthumberlandHugh Percy, 10th Duke of NorthumberlandHugh Algernon Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland KG, GCVO, KStJ, PC, TD, FRS was the son of Alan Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland and Lady Helen Gordon-Lennox.-Career:...
(1914–1988) - Sir Clifford Richmond (1914–1997)
- Sir Leslie Scarman (1911–2004)
- Sir Melford StevensonMelford StevensonSir Aubrey Melford Steed Stevenson PC was a British lawyer and High Court judge who served in many high-profile cases. He defended Ruth Ellis and prosecuted suspected serial killer John Bodkin Adams, both unsuccessfully.-Career:Stevenson was educated at Dulwich College. He became a barrister in...
(1902–1987) - Anthony Stodart (1916–2003)
- The Lord WindleshamDavid Hennessy, 3rd Baron WindleshamDavid James George Hennessy, 3rd Baron Windlesham and Baron Hennessy, CVO, PC, FBA was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who held visiting professorships at various universities....
(1932–2010)
1974
- The Lord AberdareMorys Bruce, 4th Baron AberdareMorys George Lyndhurst Bruce, 4th Baron Aberdare, KBE, PC, DL was a Conservative politician, and from 1999 until his death, one of ninety-two elected hereditary peers in the British House of Lords...
(1919–2005) - Betty Harvie Anderson (1913–1979)
- Joel BarnettJoel Barnett, Baron BarnettJoel Barnett, Baron Barnett, PC , is a Labour Party member of the House of Lords.Barnett was educated at Manchester Central High School. He worked as an accountant...
(b. 1923) - Sir Patrick Browne (1907–1996)
- Michael FootMichael FootMichael Mackintosh Foot, FRSL, PC was a British Labour Party politician, journalist and author, who was a Member of Parliament from 1945 to 1955 and from 1960 until 1992...
(1913–2010) - Ian FraserIan Fraser, Baron Fraser of TullybeltonWalter Ian Reid Fraser, Baron Fraser of Tullybelton was a British judge.Fraser was made a Privy Counsellor in 1974. One year later he was appointed as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, and as a Law lord he was subsequently created a life peer. He took the title Baron Fraser of Tullybelton, of Bankfoot...
(1911–1989) - David Gibson-Watt (1918–2002)
- Sir Robert LowryRobert Lowry, Baron LowrySir Robert Lynd Erskine Lowry, Baron Lowry PC , often known as Robbie Lowry, was a Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary...
(1919–1999) - Ronald King Murray (b. 1922)
- Stanley OrmeStanley Orme, Baron OrmeStanley Orme, Baron Orme PC was a British Labour Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament from 1964 to 1997, and served as a cabinet minister in the 1970s.-Early life:Stan Orme was born in Sale, Cheshire...
(1923–2005) - Sir Roger OrmrodRoger OrmrodSir Roger Fray Greenwood Ormrod was a Privy Councillor and Lord Justice of Appeal ; he was also a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.Ormrod was educated at Shrewsbury School and The Queen's College, Oxford...
(1911–1992) - Sir John Pennycuick (1899–1982)
- Merlyn ReesMerlyn Rees, Baron Merlyn-ReesMerlyn Rees, later Merlyn Merlyn-Rees, Baron Merlyn-Rees, PC was a Welsh-born Labour party Member of Parliament from 1963 until 1992, having served as Home Secretary...
(1920–2006) - Bill RowlingBill RowlingSir Wallace Edward Rowling, KCMG , often known as Bill Rowling, was the 30th Prime Minister of New Zealand. He was in office for just over a year, having been appointed Prime Minister following the death of the highly popular Norman Kirk...
(1927–1995) - Hon. Samuel SilkinSamuel Silkin, Baron Silkin of DulwichSamuel Charles Silkin, Baron Silkin of Dulwich, PC, QC was a British Labour Party politician and cricketer....
(1918–1988) - The Lady TweedsmuirPriscilla Buchan, Baroness TweedsmuirPriscilla Buchan, Baroness Tweedsmuir and Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie, PC was a Unionist and Conservative politician....
(1915–1978) - Eric Varley (1932–2008)
- Hugh WattHugh WattHugh Watt was a Labour member of Parliament and Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1972 – 1974. He was briefly the Acting Prime Minister of New Zealand between 1 September 1974 – 6 September 1974 following the death of Norman Kirk....
(1912–1980) - Shirley WilliamsShirley Williams, Baroness Williams of CrosbyShirley Williams, Baroness Williams of Crosby PC is a British politician and academic. Originally a Labour Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister, she was one of the "Gang of Four" rebels who founded the Social Democratic Party in 1981...
(b. 1930) - Sir Owen WoodhouseOwen WoodhouseArthur "Owen" Woodhouse, ONZ, KBE, DSC is a New Zealand jurist and chair of government commissions.He was born in Napier and graduated from the University of Auckland with an LL.B. in 1940. During the World War II he served as a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve...
(b. 1916)
1975
- Stuart BlanchStuart Blanch, Baron BlanchStuart Yarworth Blanch, Baron Blanch, PC was Bishop of Liverpool from 1966 to 1975, when he was invested as a Privy Counsellor and enthroned as Archbishop of York in the same year, holding the post until 1983.-Life:...
(1918–1994) - Sir Nigel BridgeNigel Bridge, Baron Bridge of HarwichNigel Cyprian Bridge, Baron Bridge of Harwich PC was a British barrister and judge. Bridge was the presiding judge at the trial of the Birmingham six in 1975, the verdict of which was quashed by the Court of Appeal in 1991, and he later served as a Law Lord.-Early and private life:Bridge's father...
(1917–2007) - Sir Maurice GibsonMaurice GibsonSir Maurice Gibson PC was a Lord Justice of Appeal in Northern Ireland, he was killed, along with his wife Cecily, Lady Gibson, during an attack by the Provisional Irish Republican Army ....
(1913–1987) - Sir Reginald Goff (1907–1980)
- Roy HattersleyRoy HattersleyRoy Sydney George Hattersley, Baron Hattersley is a British Labour politician, author and journalist from Sheffield. He served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1983 to 1992.-Early life:...
(b. 1932) - Sir Geoffrey LaneGeoffrey Lane, Baron LaneGeoffrey Dawson Lane, Baron Lane AFC PC QC was a British Judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of England from 1980 to 1992. The later part of his term was marred by a succession of disputed convictions...
(1918–2005) - The Baroness Llewellyn-Davies of Hastoe (1915–1997)
- Sir Ambrose McGonigalAmbrose McGonigalSir Ambrose Joseph McGonigal, KBE, MC , QC was educated at Clongowes Wood College and Queen's University Belfast....
(1917–1979) - Brian O'MalleyBrian O'MalleyBrian Kevin O'Malley was a British Labour Party politician.O'Malley was educated at Mexborough Grammar School and Manchester University. He was a teacher and lecturer and a trade union branch official....
(1930–1976) - Bruce MillanBruce MillanBruce Millan is a Scottish Labour politician. He was born in Dundee and educated at the Harris Academy in that city.He was elected as Member of Parliament for Glasgow Craigton at the 1959 general election and served for that seat, and after its abolition for Glasgow Govan, until 1988...
(b. 1927) - William RodgersWilliam Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry BankWilliam Thomas Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank, PC , usually known as William Rodgers but also often known as Bill Rodgers, was one of the "Gang of Four" of senior British Labour Party politicians who defected to form the Social Democratic Party...
(b. 1928) - Sir Sebag ShawSebag ShawSir Sebag Shaw PC was a British barrister and judge.Shaw served from 1958 to 1968 as Honorary Recorder of Ipswich, succeeding Sir Stephen Gerald Howard, QC, MP . Shaw was succeeded by the Hon...
(1906–1982)
1976
- Albert BoothAlbert BoothAlbert Edward Booth was a British Labour Party politician.Booth was educated at Marine School, South Shields and Rutherford College of Technology . He was a design draughtsman. He served as a councillor on Tynemouth Council 1962-65.Booth contested Tynemouth in 1964...
(1928–2010) - Michael Cocks (1929–2001)
- Malcolm FraserMalcolm FraserJohn Malcolm Fraser AC, CH, GCL, PC is a former Australian Liberal Party politician who was the 22nd Prime Minister of Australia. He came to power in the 1975 election following the dismissal of the Whitlam Labor government, in which he played a key role...
(b. 1930) - Reg Freeson (1926–2006)
- Denis Howell (1923–1998)
- The Lord Keith of KinkelHenry Keith, Baron Keith of KinkelHenry Shanks Keith, Baron Keith of Kinkel GBE, PC, QC was a Scottish judge.He was educated in the Edinburgh Academy, at the Magdalen College, Oxford, where he graduated with a Master of Arts and the University of Edinburgh, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Law...
(1922–2002) - Sir Robert MuldoonRobert MuldoonSir Robert David "Rob" Muldoon, GCMG, CH served as the 31st Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1975 to 1984, as leader of the governing National Party. Muldoon had been a prominent member of the National party and MP for the Tamaki electorate for some years prior to becoming leader of the party...
(1921–1992) - Len MurrayLen MurrayLionel Murray, Baron Murray of Epping Forest, OBE PC, known as Len Murray was a British Labour politician and union leader.-Early life:...
(1922–2004) - Oscar Murton (1914–2009)
- David Owen (b. 1938)
- Sir Lynden PindlingLynden PindlingSir Lynden Oscar Pindling KCMG, OM, JP , is generally regarded as the "Father of the Nation" of the Bahamas, having led it to Majority Rule on 10 January 1967 and then to independence on 10 July 1973. He served as the first black premier of the Colony of the Bahama Islands from 1967 to 1969 and as...
(1930–2000) - Gordon RichardsonGordon Richardson, Baron Richardson of DuntisbourneGordon William Humphreys Richardson, Baron Richardson of Duntisbourne, KG, MBE, TD, PC, DL was a British banker, former lawyer, and former Governor of the Bank of England.-Biography:...
(1915–2010) - Sir George WallerGeorge WallerGeorge Waller VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
(1911–1999)
1977
- Tom AdamsJohn Michael Geoffrey Manningham AdamsJon Michael Geoffrey Manningham "Tom" Adams was a Barbadian politician who served as Prime Minister of Barbados from 1976 until 1985.-Personal life:...
(1931–1985) - Peter ArcherPeter Archer, Baron Archer of SandwellPeter Kingsley Archer, Baron Archer of Sandwell, PC , is a Labour Party member of the House of Lords.He was previously the Member of Parliament for Rowley Regis and Tipton and for Warley West, having first been elected in the 1966 general election until his leaving the House of Commons at the 1992...
(b. 1926) - Edward Bishop (1920–1984)
- Sir Robin CookeRobin Cooke, Baron Cooke of Thorndon-External links:*, The Times, 22 September 2006*, The Daily Telegraph, 26 September 2006* House of Lords minutes of proceedings, 9 October 2006*, 4 September 2006...
(1926–2006) - Hon. Sir Roualeyn Cumming-BruceRoualeyn Cumming-BruceSir James Roualeyn Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce PC was a British barrister and judge who was a Lord Justice of Appeal from 1977-1985....
(1912–2000) - Sir William Douglas (1921–2003)
- Sir Edward Eveleigh (b. 1917)
- Sir Eric GairyEric GairySir Eric Matthew Gairy was the first Prime Minister of Grenada, serving from Grenada`s independence in 1974 until his overthrow in a coup by Maurice Bishop in 1979...
(1922–1997) - Walter HarrisonWalter HarrisonWalter Harrison is a British Labour politician.Harrison was educated at Dewsbury Technical College and School of Art. He was a foreman electrician and was active in the Electricians' Trade Union...
(b. 1921) - Sir Michael HaversMichael Havers, Baron HaversRobert Michael Oldfield Havers, Baron Havers PC, QC was a British barrister and Conservative politician. From his knighthood in 1972 until becoming a peer in 1987 he was known as Sir Michael Havers.- Early life :...
(1923–1992) - Sir John Kerr (1914–1991)
- Sir Phillip LynchPhillip LynchSir Phillip Reginald Lynch KCMG was an Australian Liberal politician.Lynch held the House of Representatives seat of Flinders from 1966 to 1982. Between 1968 and 1972, he served variously as Minister for the Army, Minister for Immigration, and Minister for Labour and National Service, under Prime...
(1933–1984) - Dickson MabonDickson MabonDr. Jesse Dickson "Dick" Mabon PC FRSA was a Scottish politician, physician and company director. He was the founder of The Manifesto Group of Labour MPs, an alliance of moderate MPs against the perceived leftward drift of the Labour Party in the 1970s. He was a Labour Co-operative MP until...
(1925–2008) - Gregor MackenzieGregor MackenzieJames Gregor Mackenzie was a British Labour Party politician.Mackenzie was educated at the Royal Technical College and Glasgow University...
(1927–1992) - Sir Philip MoorePhilip Moore, Baron Moore of WolvercotePhilip Brian Cecil Moore, Baron Moore of Wolvercote, GCB, GCVO, CMG, QSO, PC was educated at the Dragon School, Cheltenham College and Brasenose College, Oxford and fought as a Bomber during World War II....
(1921–2009) - Robert SheldonRobert Sheldon, Baron SheldonRobert Edward Sheldon, Baron Sheldon, PC is a Labour politician.Sheldon was educated at Burnley Grammar School, technical colleges and the University of London...
(b. 1923) - Ian SinclairIan SinclairIan McCahon Sinclair AC , is an Australian politician and former leader of the National Party of Australia.Sinclair was born in Sydney, the son of a suburban accountant. He was educated at Knox Grammar School and at the University of Sydney, where he graduated in arts and law...
(b. 1929) - Sir Michael SomareMichael SomareSir Michael Thomas Somare, GCL, GCMG, CH, CF, KStJ, MP was Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea from 2002 to 2011; he had previously been Prime Minister from independence in 1975 until 1980 and again from 1982 until 1985. Somare's first two terms were as a member of the Pangu Party, but he then...
(b. 1936) - David Steel (b. 1938)
- Donald Stewart (1920–1992)
- Sir Brian TalboysBrian TalboysSir Brian Edward Talboys, CH, KCB, AC, is a former New Zealand politician. He served as Deputy Prime Minister for the first two terms of Robert Muldoon's premiership. If the abortive "Colonels' Coup" against Muldoon had been successful, Talboys would have become Prime Minister himself.-Early...
(b. 1921) - Charles, Prince of WalesCharles, Prince of WalesPrince Charles, Prince of Wales is the heir apparent and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Since 1958 his major title has been His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay...
(b. 1948) - Alan WilliamsAlan WilliamsAlan John Williams is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Swansea West from 1964 to 2010.-Early life:...
(b. 1930) - Reg WithersReg WithersReginald Greive 'Reg' Withers is a former long-serving member of the Australian Senate, a former government minister, and former Lord Mayor of Perth....
(b. 1924)
1978
- Sir Henry BrandonHenry Brandon, Baron Brandon of OakbrookHenry Vivian Brandon, Baron Brandon of Oakbrook PC MC was a British judge.He was educated at Winchester College and after university served as an officer in the British Army where he won the Military Cross...
(1920–1999) - Don ConcannonDon ConcannonJohn Dennis Concannon, known as Don Concannon, , was a British Labour Party politician.Born in Doncaster, Concannon was educated at Rossington secondary school and through the extramural department of the University of Nottingham...
(1930–2003) - Denzil DaviesDenzil DaviesDavid John Denzil Davies is a former British Treasury Minister . He served for 35 years as the Member of Parliament for Llanelli for the Labour Party from 1970 to 2005, and is a member of the Privy Council.-Early life:He attended Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School for Boys in Carmarthen, and then...
(b. 1938) - Sir Ronald DavisonRonald DavisonSir Ronald Keith Davison, GBE, CMG, QC was the tenth Chief Justice of New Zealand from 1978 to 1989.Sir Ronald headed the government inquiry into certain matters related to overseas company taxation, popularly known as the Winebox Inquiry. This involved allegations against a number of parties...
(b. 1920) - John GilbertJohn Gilbert, Baron GilbertJohn William Gilbert, Baron Gilbert PC is a British Labour politician.Gilbert was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood, St John's College, Oxford and New York University....
(b. 1927) - Peter Gordon (1921–1991)
- Gerald KaufmanGerald KaufmanSir Gerald Bernard Kaufman is a British Labour Party politician, who has been a Member of Parliament since 1970, first for Manchester Ardwick, and then subsequently for Manchester Gorton...
(b. 1930) - Charles MorrisCharles Morris (politician)Charles Richard Morris is a retired British Labour politician.Morris was educated at Brookdale Park School, Manchester. He was a postal and telegraph officer and a national executive member of the Union of Post Office Workers 1959–63...
(b. 1926) - Roland MoyleRoland MoyleRoland Dunstan Moyle is a British Labour politician.Moyle's father, Arthur Moyle, became a Labour Member of Parliament and served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Clement Attlee...
(b. 1928) - Sir Robert MegarryRobert MegarrySir Robert Edgar Megarry FBA PC QC was a British lawyer and judge.Originally a solicitor, he requalified as a barrister and also pursued a parallel career as a legal academic. He later became a High Court judge and served as Vice-Chancellor of the Chancery Division from 1976 to 1981...
(1910–2006) - Ivor RichardsonIvor RichardsonSir Ivor Lloyd Morgan Richardson, PCNZM is an eminent New Zealand and Commonwealth jurist and legal writer and a member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.-Education:...
(b. 1930) - John Smith (1938–1994)
- Sir Sydney TemplemanSydney Templeman, Baron TemplemanSydney William Templeman, Baron Templeman, MBE, PC, is a former British judge. He served as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary from 1982 to 1995 in the House of Lords and was created a life peer as Baron Templeman, of White Lackington in the County of Somerset....
(b. 1920)
1979
- Ernest ArmstrongErnest ArmstrongErnest Armstrong was a British Labour Party politician.Armstrong was educated at Wolsingham Grammar School and City of Leeds Teacher Training College, and ultimately became a headmaster...
(1915–1996) - Sir John ArnoldJohn Arnold (judge)Sir John Lewis Arnold was a British judge. He was President of the Family Division of the High Court of Justice from 1979 to 1988.Educated Wellington College. Served War of 1939–45 in Army -References:...
(1915–2004) - Jack AshleyJack Ashley, Baron Ashley of StokeJack Ashley, Baron Ashley of Stoke, CH PC , is a Labour member of the United Kingdom House of Lords. He was Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent South for 26 years, from 1966 to 1992....
(b. 1922) - John Biffen (1930–2007)
- Sir John BrightmanJohn Brightman, Baron BrightmanJohn Anson Brightman, Baron Brightman was an English Chancery barrister and judge, ultimately of the House of Lords.-Early life and career:...
(1911–2006) - Mark CarlisleMark CarlisleMark Carlisle, Baron Carlisle of Bucklow QC DL PC was a Conservative British politician and was Member of Parliament for Runcorn 1964-1983 and Warrington South 1983-1987...
(1929–2005) - Sir John DonaldsonJohn Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of LymingtonJohn Francis Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Lymington PC, QC was a senior British judge who served as Master of the Rolls for 10 years, from 1982 to 1992.- Early and private life :...
(1920–2005) - Nicholas EdwardsNicholas Edwards, Baron CrickhowellRoger Nicholas Edwards, Baron Crickhowell, PC is a British Conservative Party politician and a former Secretary of State for Wales.-Background:...
(b. 1934) - Norman Fowler (b. 1938)
- Michael HeseltineMichael HeseltineMichael Ray Dibdin Heseltine, Baron Heseltine, CH, PC is a British businessman, Conservative politician and patron of the Tory Reform Group. He was a Member of Parliament from 1966 to 2001 and was a prominent figure in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major...
(b. 1933) - Terence HigginsTerence Higgins, Baron HigginsTerence Langley Higgins, Baron Higgins KBE DL PC is a British Conservative politician.He was Member of Parliament for Worthing from 1964 to 1997, and Financial Secretary to the Treasury between 1972 and 1974....
(b. 1928) - David HowellDavid Howell, Baron Howell of GuildfordDavid Arthur Russell Howell, Baron Howell of Guildford, PC , is a British Conservative politician, journalist, and economic consultant. Having been successively Secretary of State for Energy and then for Transport under Margaret Thatcher, Howell is now a Minister of State in the Foreign Office...
(b. 1936) - Michael JoplingMichael Jopling, Baron JoplingThomas Michael Jopling, Baron Jopling, PC is a politician in the United Kingdom, and sits in the House of Lords as a member of the Conservative Party....
(b. 1930) - Alec JonesAlec JonesAlec Jones was a British Labour Party politician.Jones was Member of Parliament for Rhondda West from the Rhondda West by-election, 1967 until the constituency was abolished in 1974, and for Rhondda from 1974 until he died in office shortly before the 1983 general election at the age of 58...
(1924–1983) - Sir Edward Warburton JonesEdward Warburton JonesSir Edward Warburton Jones PC PC QC was a Northern Irish barrister, judge and politician.Teddy Jones was educated at Portora Royal School and Trinity College, Dublin...
(1912–1993) - Sir Peter KeniloreaPeter KeniloreaSir Peter Kenilorea KBE is a Solomon Islands politician, officially styled The Rt. Hon. Sir Peter Kenilorea as a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom....
(b. 1943) - Tom KingTom King, Baron King of BridgwaterThomas Jeremy King, Baron King of Bridgwater, CH, PC , is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet from 1983–92, and was the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Bridgwater in Somerset from 1970-2001...
(b. 1933) - Jules LegerJules LégerJules Léger was a Canadian diplomat and statesman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 21st since Canadian Confederation....
(1913–1980) - Sir Toaripi LautiToaripi LautiSir Toaripi Lauti, GCMG, PC was born Toalipi Lauti on November 28, 1928.-Pre-Independence career:He was the chief minister of Tuvalu, the former Ellice Islands, from October 2, 1975 to October 1, 1978. The Tuvalu archipelago, located about halfway between Australia and Hawaii, consists of six...
(b. 1928) - The Lord Mackay of Clashfern (b. 1927)
- Angus MaudeAngus MaudeAngus Edmund Upton Maude, Baron Maude of Stratford-upon-Avon PC , was a Conservative Party politician and British cabinet member from 1979 until 1981. He was the father of Conservative MP Francis Maude....
(1912–1993) - Alfred Morris (b. 1928)
- Sir John NottJohn NottSir John William Frederic Nott KCB is a former British Conservative Party politician prominent in the late 1970s and early 1980s...
(b. 1932) - Turlough O'Donnell (b. 1924)
- Gordon OakesGordon OakesGordon James Oakes was a British Labour Party politician.Oakes was educated at Wade Deacon grammar school, Widnes and at Liverpool University...
(1931–2005) - Sally Oppenheim-Barnes (b. 1930)
- Norman St John-StevasNorman St John-Stevas, Baron St John of FawsleyNorman Anthony Francis St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley, PC, FRSL , is a British politician, author, constitutional expert and barrister. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as the Leader of the House of Commons in the government of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher from 1979 to 1981...
(b. 1929) - Sir Ninian StephenNinian StephenSir Ninian Martin Stephen, is a retired politician and judge, who served as the 20th Governor-General of Australia and as a Justice in the High Court of Australia.-Early life:...
(b. 1923) - Thomas Urwin (1912–1985)
- Hon. George YoungerGeorge Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of LeckieGeorge Kenneth Hotson Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie KT KCVO TD PC was a British politician and banker....
(1931–2003) - Harold Walker (1927–2003)
1980
- Sir Desmond AcknerDesmond Ackner, Baron AcknerDesmond James Conrad Ackner, Baron Ackner, PC, QC was a British judge and Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.-Early life:...
(1920–2006) - Lancelot Adams-Schneider (1919–1995)
- Paul Channon (1935–2007)
- Sir Antony Duff (1920–2000)
- Sir Robin Dunn (b. 1918)
- Sir Hugh GriffithsHugh Griffiths, Baron GriffithsWilliam Hugh Griffiths, Baron Griffiths, known as Hugh Griffiths, PC, QC, MC is a British judge and barrister....
(b. 1923) - Duncan McIntyreDuncan MacIntyre (New Zealand)Brigadier-General Duncan MacIntyre, CMG, DSO, OBE, ED, PC was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. He served as Deputy Prime Minister from 1981 to 1984 under Prime Minister Robert Muldoon.-Member of Parliament:...
(1915–2001) - Duncan McMullin (b. 1927)
- Sir Patrick O'Connor (1914–2001)
- Sir Peter OliverPeter Oliver, Baron Oliver of AylmertonPeter Raymond Oliver, Baron Oliver of Aylmerton PC, QC was a British judge and barrister.Oliver was born in Cambridge, where his father, David Thomas Oliver, was a professor of law and Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He was educated at The Leys School, Cambridge and Trinity Hall, Cambridge,...
(1921–2007) - Robert RuncieRobert RuncieRobert Alexander Kennedy Runcie, Baron Runcie, PC, MC was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1980 to 1991.-Early life:...
(1921–2000) - Sir Tasker WatkinsTasker WatkinsThe Rt Hon Sir Tasker Watkins VC GBE PC was a Lord Justice of Appeal and deputy Lord Chief Justice...
(1918–2007) - Bernard Weatherill (1920–2007)
1981
- Michael AlisonMichael AlisonMichael James Hugh Alison was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.Born in Margate, Kent, Alison was educated at Eton College, Wadham College, Oxford and Ridley Hall, Cambridge...
(1926–2004) - Leon BrittanLeon Brittan, Baron Brittan of SpennithorneSir Leon Brittan, Baron Brittan of Spennithorne, QC, PC, DL is a British barrister, politician and former Conservative Member of Parliament, as well as former member of the European Commission and former Home Secretary of the United Kingdom...
(b. 1938) - Alick Buchanan-SmithAlick Buchanan-SmithAlick Laidlaw Buchanan-Smith was a Scottish Conservative and Unionist politician.The second son of Alick Drummond Buchanan-Smith, Baron Balerno and Mary Kathleen Smith, he was educated at Edinburgh Academy, Glenalmond College, Pembroke College, Cambridge and University of Edinburgh...
(1932–1991) - Milton CatoMilton CatoRobert Milton Cato was the first Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and also held the offices Premier of Saint Vincent and Chief Minister of Saint Vincent before independence...
(1915–1997) - Sir Julian ChanJulius ChanSir Julius Chan GCL GCMG KBE was Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea from 1980 to 1982 and from 1994 to 1997. He is currently Member of Parliament for New Ireland Province, having won the seat in the 2007 national election...
(b. 1939) - Sir Zelman CowenZelman CowenSir Zelman Cowen, was the 19th Governor-General of Australia. He is currently the oldest living former Governor-General of Australia.-Early life:...
(b. 1919) - The Lord DenhamBertram Bowyer, 2nd Baron DenhamBertram Stanley Mitford Bowyer, 2nd Baron Denham KBE PC is a British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords as one of the remaining hereditary peers...
(b. 1927) - Sir Michael FoxMichael Fox (judge)Sir Michael John Fox was a British barrister and judge. He was a High Court judge from 1975 to 1981 and a Lord Justice of Appeal from 1981 until 1992....
(1921–2007) - Sir Michael Kerr (1921–2002)
- Nigel Lawson (b. 1932)
- Graham LeonardGraham LeonardGraham Douglas Leonard KCVO was a British priest. His principal ministry was as a bishop of the Church of England but, after his retirement as the Bishop of London, he became a Roman Catholic, becoming the most senior Anglican cleric to do so since the English Reformation...
(1921–2010) - Sir Allan LouisyAllan LouisySir Allan Fitzgerald Laurent Louisy, KCMG, PC was the second prime minister of independent St Lucia, following Sir John Compton in office...
(1916–2011) - Sir Neil MartenNeil MartenHarry Neil Marten was a British Conservative Party politician.Born in Lambeth, Marten was educated at Rossall School. During World War II he was parachuted into France to work with French resistance and later served with Norwegian resistance...
(1916–1985) - Cecil Parkinson (b. 1931)
- Edward SeagaEdward SeagaEdward Philip George Seaga ON PC was the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica from 1980 to 1989 and Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party from 1974 to 2005. He served as leader of the opposition from 1974 to 1980 and again from 1989 until January 2005...
(b. 1930) - Sir Edward Somers (1928–2002)
- David Spence ThomsonDavid Spence ThomsonDavid Spence Thomson, MC was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.He was a dairy farmer, born in Stratford, the son of former Stratford mayor Percy Thomson....
(1915–1999) - Norman Tebbit (b. 1931)
- The Baroness YoungJanet Young, Baroness YoungJanet Mary Baker Young, Baroness Young PC , was a British Conservative politician. She served as the first ever female Leader of the House of Lords from 1981 to 1983, first as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and from 1982 as Lord Privy Seal...
(1926–2002)
1982
- Vere BirdVere BirdSir Vere Cornwall Bird Sr. was the first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. His son, Lester Bryant Bird, succeeded him as Prime Minister. In 1994 he was declared a national hero....
(1910–1999) - Sir Brian Dillon (1925–2003)
- The Earl FerrersRobert Shirley, 13th Earl FerrersRobert Washington Shirley, 13th Earl Ferrers PC , styled Viscount Tamworth between 1937 and 1954, is British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords as one of the remaining hereditary peers...
(b. 1929) - Sir Robert GoffRobert Goff, Baron Goff of ChieveleyRobert Lionel Archibald Goff, Baron Goff of Chieveley PC DCL FBA is a retired British Judge.Lord Goff, High Steward of the University of Oxford, retired in 1998 as Senior Law Lord after more than a decade as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in the House of Lords...
(b. 1926) - Hamish GrayHamish Gray, Baron Gray of ContinJames Hector Northey Gray, Baron Gray of Contin, PC, DL, , known as Hamish Gray, was a Scottish politician and life peer....
(1927–2006) - Hon. Douglas Hurd (b. 1930)
- Godman IrvineGodman IrvineSir Bryant Godman Irvine was a Canadian-born British Conservative politician.Irvine was born to William Henry and Ada Mary Irvine and raised in Toronto. He was educated at Upper Canada College in Toronto and then moved to Britain to attend St Paul's School and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he...
(1909–1992) - Sir John May (1923–1997)
- Sir Patrick NairnePatrick NairneThe Rt Hon Sir Patrick Nairne, GCB, MC was a senior British civil servant. He was formerly Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Security and Master of St Catherine's College, Oxford ....
(b. 1921) - George Cadle PriceGeorge Cadle PriceGeorge Cadle Price PC was the first Prime Minister of Belize and is considered to have been one of the principal architects of the country's independence, and is today referred to by many as "the Father of the Nation"....
(1919-2011) - Sir Tomasi PuapuaTomasi PuapuaSir Tomasi Puapua, GCMG, KBE, PC is a political figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu.-Prime minister:He was the second Prime Minister of Tuvalu from 1981-1989...
(b. 1938) - Sir Francis Purchas (1919–2003)
- Timothy RaisonTimothy RaisonSir Timothy Hugh Francis Raison , was a British Conservative politician who began his career as a journalist, first working on Picture Post , then New Scientist...
(1929–2011) - Sir Christopher Slade (b. 1927)
1983
- The Lord BelsteadJohn Ganzoni, 2nd Baron BelsteadJohn Julian Ganzoni, 2nd Baron Belstead PC was a British Conservative politician and peer who served as Leader of the House of Lords under Margaret Thatcher from 1988 to 1990.-Background and education:...
(1932–2005) - Peter BlakerPeter Blaker, Baron BlakerSir Peter Allan Renshaw Blaker, Baron Blaker KCMG PC was an English Conservative politician.Blaker was born in Hong Kong, son of Cedric Blaker. He was educated at Shrewsbury School before being evacuated to Canada in 1939. There he took a degree in classics, before being commissioned in the...
(1922–2009) - Sir Stephen BrownStephen Brown (judge)Sir Stephen Brown, GBE is a judge. He was a Lord Justice of Appeal and a President of the Family Division of the High Court of England and Wales.-Personal life:...
(b. 1924) - Sir Nicolas Browne-Wilkinson (b. 1930)
- Sir John ComptonJohn ComptonSir John George Melvin Compton, KBE, PC was the first, fifth and eighth Prime Minister of Saint Lucia in 1979, from 1982 to 1996, and from 2006 until his death. Compton, who previously led Saint Lucia under British rule from 1964 to 1979, was the country's first leader when it became independent...
(1926–2007) - John HabgoodJohn Habgood, Baron HabgoodJohn Stapylton Habgood, Baron Habgood PC , was Bishop of Durham from 1973 to 1983, and Archbishop of York from 18 November 1983 to 1995....
(b. 1927) - Sir Frank CooperFrank CooperFrank Arthur Cooper was Premier of Queensland from 1942 to 1946 for the Australian Labor Party.He was born on 16 July 1872 at Blayney, New South Wales and died at Kedron, Queensland..-External links:...
(1922–2002) - Neil Kinnock (b. 1942)
- James Molyneaux (b. 1920)
- Sir Michael PalliserMichael PalliserSir Arthur Michael Palliser GCMG is the vice chairman of the Salzburg Seminar's Board of Directors and a former senior British Diplomat....
(b. 1922) - Sir Roger Parker (1923–2011)
- Sir Ian PercivalIan PercivalSir Walter Ian Percival QC , known as Ian Percival, was a British Conservative Party politician.Percival was educated at Latymer Upper School and St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. He was commissioned from Sandhurst into The Buffs in 1941 and served in World War II in North Africa and Burma,...
(1921–1998) - Sir Lynden PindlingLynden PindlingSir Lynden Oscar Pindling KCMG, OM, JP , is generally regarded as the "Father of the Nation" of the Bahamas, having led it to Majority Rule on 10 January 1967 and then to independence on 10 July 1973. He served as the first black premier of the Colony of the Bahama Islands from 1967 to 1969 and as...
(1930–2000) - Peter Rees (1926–2008)
- Hon. Nicholas RidleyNicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of LiddesdaleNicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale, PC was a British Conservative Party politician and government minister.-Personal life:...
(1929–1993) - John Wakeham (b. 1932)
1984
- The Earl of AirlieDavid Ogilvy, 13th Earl of AirlieDavid George Coke Patrick Ogilvy, 8th Earl of Airlie, KT, GCVO, PC, JP is the eldest son of David Ogilvy, 7th Earl of Airlie and Lady Alexandra Coke. His younger brother was Sir Angus Ogilvy, the husband of HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent.Born in London, Lord Airlie was educated at Eton, and...
(b. 1926) - Kenneth Baker (b. 1934)
- Hon. Adam ButlerAdam Butler (British politician)Sir Adam Courtauld Butler, DL was a British Conservative Party politician, serving as an MP for 17 years and holding several junior ministerial offices....
(1931–2008) - The Lord Cameron of LochbroomKenneth Cameron, Baron Cameron of LochbroomKenneth John Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochbroom, is a retired Scottish judge.Born in Edinburgh, he was educated at Edinburgh Academy, at Corpus Christi, Oxford and at the University of Edinburgh. He became an Advocate in 1958 and Queen's Counsel in 1972...
(b. 1931) - Kenneth ClarkeKenneth ClarkeKenneth Harry "Ken" Clarke, QC, MP is a British Conservative politician, currently Member of Parliament for Rushcliffe, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice. He was first elected to Parliament in 1970; and appointed a minister in Edward Heath's government, in 1972, and is one of...
(b. 1940) - Sir David Croom-Johnson (1914–2000)
- The Earl of Gowrie (b. 1939)
- Sir Basil KellyBasil KellySir John William Basil Kelly, QC, PC, PC was a Northern Irish barrister, judge and politician.He was born in Belfast and was educated at Methodist College Belfast and Trinity College, Dublin. He was called to the Northern Irish Bar in 1944 and took silk in 1958. He served as senior Crown Counsel...
(1920–2008) - David LangeDavid LangeDavid Russell Lange, ONZ, CH , served as the 32nd Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1984 to 1989. He headed New Zealand's fourth Labour Government, one of the most reforming administrations in his country's history, but one which did not always conform to traditional expectations of a...
(1942–2005) - Sir Anthony LloydAnthony Lloyd, Baron Lloyd of BerwickAnthony John Leslie Lloyd, Baron Lloyd of Berwick PC is a retired British judge, and member of the House of Lords.He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge. He became a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and was raised to the House of Lords with the title Baron Lloyd of Berwick, of...
(b. 1929) - Kennedy SimmondsKennedy SimmondsDr. the Right Honourable Sir Kennedy Alphonse Simmonds was a founding member of the People's Action Movement party. He was Premier of Saint Kitts and Nevis from 21 February 1980, until the twin-island state gained independence from the United Kingdom on 19 September 1983. Upon Independence, he...
(b. 1936) - John StanleyJohn Stanley (politician)Sir John Paul Stanley PC is a British Conservative Party politician, and the Member of Parliament for Tonbridge and Malling.-Education:...
(b. 1942) - The Lord Young of GraffhamDavid Young, Baron Young of GraffhamDavid Ivor Young, Baron Young of Graffham, PC DL is a British Conservative politician and businessman.-Early life:Young is the elder son of a businessman who imported flour and later set up as a manufacturer of coats for children...
(b. 1932)
1985
- Sir John BalcombeJohn BalcombeSir John Balcombe was a Lord Justice of Appeal from 1985-95.-Career:He was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn, 1950 ; he practised at the Chancery Bar, 1951-77. He was appointed a QC in 1969. He was a Judge of the High Court of Justice, Family Division, 1977-85...
(1925–2000) - Sir Frederic Bennett (1918–2002)
- Sir Bernard BraineBernard BraineBernard Richard Braine, Baron Braine of Wheatley, PC was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was educated at Hendon County Grammar School, and served with the North Staffordshire Regiment in the Second World War, rising to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel...
(1914–2000) - James Fitz-Allen MitchellJames Fitz-Allen MitchellSir James Fitz-Allen Mitchell was the second Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the founder of the New Democratic Party . He also served as Premier of the then colony from 1972 to 1974.-Life and career:...
(b. 1931) - Sir Barney Hayhoe (b. 1925)
- Sir Ralph Gibson (1922–2004)
- Sir Iain GlidewellIain GlidewellSir Iain Glidewell is a former Lord Justice of Appeal, and Judge of Appeal of the High Court of the Isle of Man. He was made a privy councillor in 1985....
(b. 1924) - John GummerJohn GummerJohn Selwyn Gummer, Baron Deben, PC is a British Conservative Party politician, formerly Member of Parliament for Suffolk Coastal, now a member of the House of Lords. He is Chairman of the environmental consultancy company Sancroft International and Chairman of Veolia Water...
(b. 1939) - John MacGregor (b. 1937)
- Sir Michael MustillMichael Mustill, Baron MustillMichael John Mustill, Baron Mustill PC is a British judge and barrister.The son of Clement William and Marion Mustill was educated in Oundle School and St John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Doctor of Laws in 1992...
(b. 1931) - Sir Brian Neill (b. 1923)
- Sir Martin Nourse (b. 1932)
- Donald Ross (b. 1927)
- The Baroness SeearBeatrice Seear, Baroness SeearNancy Seear, Baroness Seear PC was a British social scientist and politician. She was leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Lords from 1984 to 1988, and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords from 1988 to 1997...
(1913–1997)
1986
- Sir Thomas BinghamThomas Bingham, Baron Bingham of CornhillThomas Henry Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill, KG PC QC FBA , was a British judge and jurist. He served in the highest judicial offices of the United Kingdom as Master of the Rolls, Lord Chief Justice and as Senior Law Lord before his retirement, when he focused his work as a teacher and lecturer...
(1933–2010) - Herbert BlaizeHerbert BlaizeHerbert Augustus Blaize was a Grenadian politician and leader of the Grenada National Party. When Grenada was still a British Crown Colony he served as the first Chief Minister from 1960-61, and again, from 1962-67. He became the first Premier of the autonomous Associated State of Grenada briefly...
(1918–1989) - Sir Maurice CaseyMaurice CaseyMaurice Casey is British scholar of New Testament and early Christianity. He is currently Emeritus Professor at the University of Nottingham, having served there as Professor of New Testament Languages and Literature at the Department of Theology....
(b. 1923) - Fraser ColmanFraser ColmanFraser MacDonald Colman QSO was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.He represented the electorates of Petone from 1967 to 1978, and then when Petone was renamed, Pencarrow from 1978 to 1987, when he retired. He was replaced in Pencarrow by Sonya Davies.-Early life:Colman was born in...
(1925–2008) - Manuel EsquivelManuel EsquivelSir Manuel Esquivel, KCMG, PC is a Belizean politician. As leader of the United Democratic Party, he served as Prime Minister from 1984 to 1989, and then again from 1993 to 1998.-Biography:...
(b. 1940) - Philip Telford Georges (b. 1923)
- Sir William HeseltineWilliam HeseltineSir William Frederick Payne Heseltine, GCB, GCVO, AC, QSO was Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II from 1986 to 1990.He is the son of H. W. Heseltine, a primary school master in East Fremantle, Western Australia...
(b. 1930) - Norman Lamont (b. 1942)
- Sir John LateyJohn LateyJohn Latey was a British journalist and writer.Latey was a son of John Lash Latey , editor of the Illustrated London News from 1858 to 1890. He himself wrote parliamentary sketches for the ILN under the pseudonym 'The Silent Member'. He also wrote novels and translated Dumas and Paul Féval...
(1914–1999) - Richard LuceRichard Luce, Baron LuceRichard Napier Luce, Baron Luce, was Lord Chamberlain to HM The Queen from 2000 to 2006, and was previously Governor of Gibraltar and a Conservative Member of Parliament and Government Minister.-Early career:...
(b. 1936) - Sir Patrick MayhewPatrick MayhewPatrick Barnabas Burke Mayhew, Baron Mayhew of Twysden, PC is a British barrister, and Conservative Party politician.He was educated at Tonbridge School and Balliol College, Oxford...
(b. 1929) - John MooreJohn Moore, Baron Moore of Lower MarshJohn Edward Michael Moore, Baron Moore of Lower Marsh PC is a British politician who was Member of Parliament for Croydon Central from February 1974 until 1992. During the Premiership of Margaret Thatcher he enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of government which culminated in him serving as...
(b. 1937) - Sir Donald NichollsDonald Nicholls, Baron Nicholls of BirkenheadDonald James Nicholls, Baron Nicholls of Birkenhead, PC , is a British lawyer and retired Law Lord .-Biography:...
(b. 1933) - Geoffrey Palmer (b. 1942)
- Malcolm RifkindMalcolm RifkindSir Malcolm Leslie Rifkind KCMG QC MP is a British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament for Kensington. He served in various roles as a cabinet minister under Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and John Major, including Secretary of State for Scotland , Defence Secretary and...
(b. 1946) - Sir John Dexter Stocker (1918–1996)
- Robert TizardRobert TizardThe Right Honourable Robert James "Bob" Tizard, CNZM is a former Labour politician from New Zealand, former Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand, Minister of Finance and Minister of Health and Minister of Defence.- Early life and family :...
(b. 1924) - Sir Harry WoolfHarry Woolf, Baron WoolfHarry Kenneth Woolf, Baron Woolf, PC, FBA, , born 2 May 1933, was Master of the Rolls from 1996 until 2000 and Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from 2000 until 2005. The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 made him the first Lord Chief Justice to be President of the Courts of England and Wales...
(b. 1933)
1987
- Sir Gordon BissonGordon BissonThe Right Honourable Sir Gordon Ellis Bisson, Kt. PC LLB was a Court of Appeal judge and a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom.-Early life and education:...
(b. 1918) - Sir Rhodes BoysonRhodes BoysonSir Rhodes Boyson is a British educator, author and politician and a former Conservative Member of Parliament for Brent North...
(b. 1925) - Lynda Chalker (b. 1942)
- Anerood JugnauthAnerood JugnauthSir Anerood Jugnauth , KCMG, QC, GCSK, PC, LLB, GOLH, GOP, ORS is the President of Mauritius and all its dependencies...
(b. 1930) - Robin Leigh-PembertonRobin Leigh-Pemberton, Baron KingsdownRobert "Robin" Leigh-Pemberton, Baron Kingsdown, is a crossbencher on the House of Lords, and was formerly a lawyer and banker....
(b. 1927) - John MacDermott (b. 1927)
- John MajorJohn MajorSir John Major, is a British Conservative politician, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990–1997...
(b. 1943) - Francis O'Flynn (b. 1918)
- Sir Geoffrey PattieGeoffrey PattieSir Geoffrey Edwin Pattie is a former British Conservative politician and Member of Parliament. He was educated at Durham School, and St Catharine’s College, Cambridge where he obtained an MA Honours Degree in Law...
(b. 1936) - Sir Patrick RussellThomas Patrick RussellSir Thomas Patrick Russell PC, QC , styled The Rt Hon Lord Justice Russell was a British high court judge and Lord Justice....
(1926–2002) - David WaddingtonDavid Waddington, Baron WaddingtonDavid Charles Waddington, Baron Waddington, GCVO, DL, QC, PC , is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons from 1968 to 1990, and was then made a life peer...
(b. 1929) - Paias WingtiPaias WingtiPaias Wingti is a Papua New Guinean political figure. He served as the third Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea between 1985 and 1988, and again from 1992 to 1994.Wingti is a member of the Jika Tribe of the Western Highlands province...
(b. 1951)
1988
- Ezekiel AlebuaEzekiel AlebuaEzekiel Alebua was the third Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands from 1 December 1986 - 28 March 1989. He was the foreign minister of that country from 1981 to 1982. He was the premier of Guadalcanal province from 1998 to 2003, and antagonized some people in that area for not supporting moves to...
(b. 1947) - Hon. Peter Brooke (b. 1934)
- Dame Elizabeth Butler-SlossElizabeth Butler-Sloss, Baroness Butler-SlossAnne Elizabeth Oldfield Butler-Sloss, Baroness Butler-Sloss, GBE, PC is a retired English judge. She was the first female Lord Justice of Appeal and, until 2004, was the highest-ranking female judge in the United Kingdom. Until June 2007, she chaired the inquests into the deaths of Diana, Princess...
(b. 1933) - John CopeJohn Cope, Baron Cope of BerkeleyJohn Ambrose Cope, Baron Cope of Berkeley, PC is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.He was educated at Oakham School before qualifying as a Chartered Accountant. He served as Member of Parliament for South Gloucestershire from 1974 to 1983...
(b. 1937) - Sir Brian HuttonBrian Hutton, Baron HuttonJames Brian Edward Hutton, Baron Hutton, PC, QC , is a former Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and British Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.- Background :...
(b. 1931) - The Lord Jauncey of TullichettleCharles Jauncey, Baron Jauncey of TullichettleCharles Eliot Jauncey, Baron Jauncey of Tullichettle PC was a British judge and advocate. He was often praised as one of the finest legal minds of his generation in Scotland, and his legal opinions - both as a practising advocate and as a judge - commanded immense respect.-Biography:Jauncey was...
(1925–2007) - Sir Michael Mann (1930–1998)
- Tony NewtonTony NewtonAntony Harold "Tony" Newton, Baron Newton of Braintree, PC, OBE , is a British Conservative politician and former Cabinet member...
(b. 1937) - Cranley OnslowCranley OnslowCranley Gordon Douglas Onslow, Baron Onslow of Woking KCMG PC was a British politician and served as the Conservative MP for Woking from 1964 to 1997....
(1926–2001) - Sir Christopher StaughtonChristopher StaughtonSir Christopher Staughton QC is a British barrister and retired judge, sitting as a justice of the High Court of Justice, Court of Appeal of England and Wales and President of the Court of Appeal of Gibraltar. Born on 24 May 1933, Staughton was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he...
(b. 1933) - Sir Murray Stuart-Smith (b. 1927)
- Sir Peter TaylorPeter Taylor, Baron Taylor of GosforthPeter Murray Taylor, Baron Taylor of Gosforth PC was the Lord Chief Justice of England from 1992 until his premature retirement in 1996, due to poor health which led to his death the following year.-Family:...
(1930–1997)
1989
- Paddy AshdownPaddy AshdownJeremy John Durham Ashdown, Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, GCMG, KBE, PC , usually known as Paddy Ashdown, is a British politician and diplomat....
(b. 1941) - Sir Roy Beldam (b. 1925)
- Sir Thomas EichelbaumThomas EichelbaumSir Johann Thomas Eichelbaum, GBE, QC was the eleventh Chief Justice of New Zealand.-Early life:He was born in Königsberg, Germany, and his family emigrated to Wellington, New Zealand in 1938 to escape the persecution of Jews...
(b. 1931) - Sir Donald FarquharsonDonald Farquharson (judge)Sir Donald Henry Farquharson was a British judge, who served as a High Court Judge for eight years and as a judge of the Court of Appeal for six years.-Life:...
(1928-2011) - The Lord Fraser of CarmylliePeter Fraser, Baron Fraser of CarmylliePeter Lovat Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie, PC, QC is a Scottish politician and advocate.He was educated at Loretto School, Musselburgh, East Lothian, and graduated BA and LLM , Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, before going to the University of Edinburgh...
(b. 1945) - Sir Michael Hardie BoysMichael Hardie Boys-External links:*-References:...
(b. 1931) - Lord HopeDavid Hope, Baron Hope of CraigheadJames Arthur David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead, is a Scottish judge and Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, having previously been the Second Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.-Early life:...
(b. 1938) - Jonathan HuntJonathan Hunt (New Zealand)Jonathan Lucas Hunt, ONZ is a New Zealand politician, and was New Zealand's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2005 to March 2008. He formerly served as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives. He is a member of the Labour Party, and was until recently the longest-serving MP...
(b. 1938) - Sir Anthony McCowanAnthony McCowanSir Anthony James Denys McCowan QC PC was a British barrister and judge of the High Court of Justice and Court of Appeal best known for trying the case of Clive Ponting in 1985. After studying at Epsom College he won a scholarship to study history at Brasenose College, Oxford, where he switched to...
(1928-2003) - Michael ManleyMichael ManleyMichael Norman Manley ON OCC was the fourth Prime Minister of Jamaica . Manley was a democratic socialist....
(1924–1997) - Sir Donald MurrayDonald MurraySir Donald Bruce Murray was a Lord Justice of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Northern Ireland. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, he was educated at Belfast Royal Academy and the Queen's University, Belfast as well as Trinity College Dublin...
(b. 1923) - Rabbie NamaliuRabbie NamaliuSir Rabbie Langanai Namaliu, GCL, CSM, KCMG is a Papua New Guinea politician. He served as the fourth Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea from 1988 to 1992 as leader of the Pangu Party...
(b. 1947) - Chris PattenChris PattenChristopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC , is the last Governor of British Hong Kong, a former British Conservative politician, and the current chairman of the BBC Trust....
(b. 1944) - Tim RentonTim Renton, Baron Renton of Mount HarryRonald Timothy Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry, PC , is a British Conservative Party politician. He served as a Minister of State in both the Foreign Office and the Home Office, and as a Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury. He was promoted to the Cabinet serving as Margaret Thatcher's Chief...
(b. 1932) - Lloyd Erskine SandifordLloyd Erskine SandifordSir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, KA is a Barbadian politician. He served as the fourth Prime Minister of Barbados from 1987 to 1994....
(b. 1937) - Nicholas ScottNicholas ScottThe Rt. Hon. Sir Nicholas Paul Scott, PC, JP , was a British Conservative Party politician.Scott was educated at Clapham College and was national chairman of the Young Conservatives in 1963...
(1933–2004) - Ian Stewart (b. 1935)
- The Lord TrefgarneDavid Trefgarne, 2nd Baron TrefgarneDavid Garro Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne, PC , is a British Conservative politician.The son of George Morgan Trefgarne, 1st Baron Trefgarne, Trefgarne succeeded his father as 2nd Baron Trefgarne in 1960 at the age of 19, having attended Haileybury and Imperial Service College. He took his seat...
(b. 1941)
1990
- The Earl of CaithnessMalcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of CaithnessMalcolm Ian Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness, PC is a British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords as one of the remaining hereditary peers. He is also chief of Clan Sinclair...
(b. 1948) - Helen ClarkHelen ClarkHelen Elizabeth Clark, ONZ is a New Zealand political figure who was the 37th Prime Minister of New Zealand for three consecutive terms from 1999 to 2008...
(b. 1950) - Sir William ClarkWilliam Clark, Baron Clark of KempstonWilliam Gibson Haig Clark, Baron Clark of Kempston, PC was a British Conservative Party politician.Clark was educated at Battersea Polytechnic, qualifying in accountancy in 1941. From 1941 until 1946, he served in World War II in Britain and India in the Royal Ordnance Corps, gaining the rank of...
(1917–1994) - Sir Robert FellowesRobert Fellowes, Baron FellowesRobert Fellowes, Baron Fellowes, GCB, GCVO, QSO, PC is a former Private Secretary to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 1990–1999, and is also known as a brother-in-law of Diana, Princess of Wales.-Family background:...
(b. 1941) - Michael HowardMichael HowardMichael Howard, Baron Howard of Lympne, CH, QC, PC is a British politician, who served as the Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from November 2003 to December 2005...
(b. 1941) - David Hunt (b. 1942)
- Ian LangIan LangIan Bruce Lang, Baron Lang of Monkton PC is a former British Conservative MP for Galloway from 1979 to 1983 and for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale from 1983 to 1997....
(b. 1940) - Sir Andrew Leggatt (b. 1930)
- Peter LilleyPeter LilleyPeter Bruce Lilley MP is a British Conservative Party politician who has been a Member of Parliament MP since 1983. He currently represents the constituency of Hitchin and Harpenden and, prior to boundary changes, represented St Albans...
(b. 1943) - Sir Nicholas Lyell (1938–2010)
- David MellorDavid MellorDavid John Mellor, QC is a British politician, non-practising barrister, broadcaster, journalist and football pundit. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet of Prime Minister John Major as Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Secretary of State for National Heritage , before...
(b. 1949) - Mike Moore (b. 1949)
- John PattenJohn Patten, Baron PattenJohn Haggitt Charles Patten, Baron Patten, PC is a former Conservative Party Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons...
(b. 1945) - Richard RyderRichard Ryder, Baron Ryder of WensumRichard Andrew Ryder, Baron Ryder of Wensum, OBE, PC , is a British Conservative Party politician. A former Member of Parliament and government minister, he was made a Life Peer in 1997 and is now a member of the House of Lords. He is a nephew of the late Sue Ryder, the Baroness Ryder of Warsaw,...
(b. 1949) - Hon. William WaldegraveWilliam Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North HillWilliam Arthur Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill, PC , is an English Conservative politician who served in the Cabinet from 1990 until 1997 and is a Life Member of the Tory Reform Group. He is now a life peer. Lord Waldegrave is also the Chairman of the Rhodes Trust and the Chairman of...
(b. 1946)
1991
- Jim BolgerJim BolgerJames Brendan "Jim" Bolger, ONZ was the 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1990 to 1997. Bolger was elected on the promise of delivering a "Decent Society" following the previous Labour government's economic reforms, known as Rogernomics...
(b. 1935) - Nicholas BrathwaiteNicholas BrathwaiteSir Nicholas Alexander Brathwaite was the prime minister of Grenada from 1983 to 1984 and from 1990 to 1995.Brathwaite was born in Carriacou, Grenada. Following the 1983 invasion of Grenada, Brathwaite, a member of the National Democratic Congress, was appointed by Governor-General Sir Paul Scoon...
(b. 1925) - George Carey (b. 1935)
- Hon. Alan ClarkAlan ClarkAlan Kenneth Mackenzie Clark was a British Conservative MP and diarist. He served as a junior minister in Margaret Thatcher's governments at the Departments of Employment, Trade, and Defence, and became a privy counsellor in 1991...
(1928–1999) - Sir Paul Dean (1924–2009)
- Hon. Archie HamiltonArchie Hamilton, Baron Hamilton of EpsomArchibald Gavin Hamilton, Baron Hamilton of Epsom, PC is a British Conservative Party politician.-Background and education:...
(b. 1941) - David HopeDavid Hope, Baron Hope of ThornesDavid Michael Hope, Baron Hope of Thornes KCVO PC was the Archbishop of York in the Church of England from 1995 to 2005.-Early career:...
(b. 1940) - The Lord Hesketh (b. 1950)
- Sir Michael NolanMichael Nolan, Baron NolanMichael Patrick Nolan, Baron Nolan, was a judge in the United Kingdom, and the first chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life 1994 to 1997. In the words of his obituary in The Guardian, "Lord Nolan ....
(1928–2007) - Bikenibeu PaeniuBikenibeu PaeniuThe Rt Hon Bikenibeu Paeniu is a politician from Tuvalu. He has served twice as the third Prime Minister of Tuvalu.-Political career:...
(b. 1956) - Wyn Roberts (b. 1930)
- Dame Angela RumboldAngela RumboldDame Angela Claire Rosemary Rumbold, DBE was a British Conservative Party Member of Parliament until 1997.- Education :...
(1932–2010) - Sir Richard ScottRichard Scott, Baron Scott of FoscoteRichard Rashleigh Folliott Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote PC, QC , is a British judge, who formerly held the office of Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.-Early life:...
(b. 1934)
1992
- Sir Alan BeithAlan BeithSir Alan James Beith is a British Liberal Democrat politician and Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed.-Early life:Alan Beith was born in 1943 in Poynton, in Cheshire...
(b. 1943) - Sir Bill BirchBill BirchSir William Francis Birch, GNZM , usually known as Bill Birch, is a former New Zealand politician. He served as Minister of Finance for several years in the fourth National government.-Early life:...
(b. 1934) - Betty Boothroyd (b. 1929)
- Hon. Robert BoscawenRobert BoscawenRobert Thomas Boscawen is a retired British Conservative politician.-Background and education:The son of Evelyn Hugh John Boscawen, eighth Viscount Falmouth, of Tregothnan, near Truro, and a member of a very old Cornish family, Boscawen was educated at West Downs School and Eton College...
(b. 1923) - Virginia BottomleyVirginia BottomleyVirginia Bottomley, Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone, PC, DL is a British Conservative Party politician. She was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons from 1984 to 2005. She was raised to the peerage in 2005...
(b. 1948) - Sir Simon BrownSimon Brown, Baron Brown of Eaton-under-HeywoodSimon Denis Brown, Baron Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood, PC, is a British lawyer and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.-Early life:...
(b. 1937) - Sir Anthony EvansAnthony EvansAnthony Evans may refer to:* Anthony Evans , head basketball coach at Norfolk State University* Sir Anthony Evans , retired judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales* Anthony Walton White Evans , American civil engineer...
(b. 1934) - Sir Vincent FloissacVincent FloissacSir Vincent Floissac, QC, OBE, CMG, PC was a Saint Lucian jurist and politician. He was styled The Rt. Hon...
(1928–2010) - Tristan Garel-Jones (b. 1941)
- Thomas GaultThomas GaultSir Thomas Munro Gault, KNZM, QC, PC was a Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand and is a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom as well as a non-permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong....
(b. 1938) - Alastair GoodladAlastair Goodlad, Baron GoodladAlastair Robertson Goodlad, Baron Goodlad, KCMG, PC, is a British Conservative politician who served as the British High Commissioner to Australia from 2000 until 2005....
(b. 1943) - Sir David HirstDavid Hirst (judge)Sir David Hirst is a member of the Privy Council and was a Lord Justice of Appeal from 1992 to 1999.- References :...
(b. 1925) - Sir Leonard HoffmannLeonard Hoffmann, Baron HoffmannLeonard Hubert "Lenny" Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann, PC is a retired senior British judge. He served as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary from 1995 to 2009...
(b. 1934) - Hon. Douglas HoggDouglas Hogg, 3rd Viscount HailshamDouglas Martin Hogg, 3rd Viscount Hailsham PC, QC is a British politician and barrister. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food from 1995-97, and was a Member of Parliament from 1979 to 2010.Hogg's claim for cleaning of the...
(b. 1945) - Sir Paul Kennedy (b. 1935)
- Hon. Francis MaudeFrancis MaudeFrancis Anthony Aylmer Maude is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he currently serves as the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, and as a Member of Parliament representing the constituency of Horsham...
(b. 1953) - Sir Ian McKay (b. 1929)
- Don McKinnonDon McKinnonSir Donald Charles "Don" McKinnon, ONZ, GCVO is a former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand. He was the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations from 2000 until 2008.-Early life:...
(b. 1939) - Michael PortilloMichael PortilloMichael Denzil Xavier Portillo is a British journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative Party politician and Cabinet Minister...
(b. 1953) - The Lord Rodger of EarlsferryAlan Rodger, Baron Rodger of EarlsferryAlan Ferguson Rodger, Baron Rodger of Earlsferry, FRSE, FBA, PC was a Scottish lawyer and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom....
(1944–2011) - Sir Christopher RoseChristopher Rose (judge)Sir Christopher Rose was a judge, as Lord Justice Rose, in the Court of Appeal of England and Wales and a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom. He became Vice-President of the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal...
(b. 1937) - Hon. Tim SainsburyTim SainsburySir Timothy Alan Davan Sainsbury is a politician and businessman in the United Kingdom.-Early life:Sainsbury is the youngest son of Lord Sainsbury and his wife Doreen...
(b. 1932) - The Lord Slynn of HadleyGordon Slynn, Baron Slynn of HadleyGordon Slynn, Baron Slynn of Hadley, GBE, PC, QC was a British jurist specialising in European and International Law, and a former judge of the European Court of Justice and Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.-Early life:...
(1930–2009) - Gillian Shephard (b. 1940)
- Sir Johan SteynJohan Steyn, Baron SteynJohan van Zyl Steyn, Baron Steyn PC is a South African/English jurist, and until September 2005 a Law Lord.Born in Cape Town in 1932 he studied law at the University of Stellenbosch before reading English as a Rhodes Scholar at University College, Oxford...
(b. 1932) - The Baroness TrumpingtonJean Barker, Baroness TrumpingtonJean Alys Barker, Baroness Trumpington, DCVO, PC is a Conservative member of the House of Lords.Born Jean Alys Campbell-Harris to Major Arthur Campbell-Harris and Doris Robson, she was educated privately. During World War II, she worked in Naval intelligence at Bletchley Park...
(b. 1922) - Edward ZaccaEdward ZaccaEdward Zacca was Chief Justice of the Jamaican Supreme Court from 1985 to 1996. Under the constitution of Jamaica, the Chief Justice serves as Acting Governor General when that office is vacant, and Chief Justice Zacca served in that capacity from March to August 1991. Zacca was succeeded as Chief...
(b. 1931)
1993
- The Baroness BlatchEmily Blatch, Baroness BlatchEmily Blatch, Baroness Blatch, CBE, PC, FRSA was a British Conservative politician.Born as Emily May Triggs, the daughter of Stephen and Sarah Triggs, she was educated at Prenton and at Huntingdonshire College...
(1937–2005) - Margaret BeckettMargaret BeckettMargaret Mary Beckett is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Derby South since 1983, rising to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party under John Smith, from 18 July 1992 to 12 May 1994, and briefly serving as Leader of the Party following Smith's death...
(b. 1943) - Sir Percy CradockPercy CradockSir Percy Cradock, GCMG was a British diplomat, civil servant and sinologist who served as British Ambassador to the People's Republic of China from 1978 to 1983, playing a significant role in the Sino-British negotiations which led up to the signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration in...
(1923–2010) - Sir Robert CarswellRobert Carswell, Baron CarswellRobert Douglas Carswell, Baron Carswell, PC, QC , is a retired Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.The son of Alan and Nance Carswell was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and Pembroke College, Oxford, where he received a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in classics and law in 1956...
(b. 1934) - Jack Cunningham (b. 1939)
- Sir Peter EmeryPeter EmerySir Peter Frank Hannibal Emery was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.Emery was born in London, but was evacuated to the United States during World War II. He was educated at Scotch Plains High School, New Jersey before serving with the Royal Air Force. He attended Oriel...
(1926–2004) - Derek FosterDerek Foster, Baron Foster of Bishop AucklandDerek Foster, Baron Foster of Bishop Auckland, PC, DL was the British member of Parliament for Bishop Auckland, County Durham from 1979 to 2005. He is a member of the Labour Party....
(b. 1937) - Roger FreemanRoger Freeman, Baron FreemanRoger Norman Freeman, Baron Freeman, PC , is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in the Cabinet of Prime Minister John Major from 1995 to 1997...
(b. 1942) - Sir Peter Gibson (b. 1934)
- Sir Denis Henry (1931–2010)
- Sir John HobhouseJohn Hobhouse, Baron Hobhouse of WoodboroughJohn Stewart Hobhouse, Baron Hobhouse of Woodborough, PC , was a British judge and Law Lord.He was born in Mossley Hill, Liverpool. He was educated at St Andrew's, Pangbourne, and Eton. After working abroad in Australia and New Zealand on a sheep farm, Hobhouse returned to Christ Church, Oxford in...
(1932–2004) - Sir Peter HordernPeter HordernSir Peter Maudslay Hordern, D.L., P.C., is a British Conservative Party politician.Hordern was educated at Geelong Grammar School, Australia and Christ Church, Oxford. He served with the 60th Rifles, 1947–49, joining the regiment of his father and great uncle : Brig...
(b. 1929) - Hubert IngrahamHubert IngrahamHubert Alexander Ingraham is the Prime Minister of the Bahamas. He first served as Prime Minister from August 1992 until May 2002 and became Prime Minister again in 2007. He is a member of the Free National Movement Party . The Rt. Hon. Hubert A...
(b. 1947) - Percival Patterson (b. 1935)
- The Lord RichardIvor Richard, Baron RichardIvor Seward Richard, Baron Richard, PC , is a British politician belonging to the Labour Party and former member of the Commission of the European Communities.-Background:...
(b. 1932) - Sir John Roch (b. 1934)
- Sir John WaiteJohn WaiteJohn Charles Waite is an English rock singer and musician. He was lead vocalist for The Babys and Bad English. As a solo artist, he scored several international hits, including 1984's "Missing You", a top ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart, reaching #1 in the...
(b. 1932) - Sir John WheelerJohn Wheeler (politician)Sir John Daniel Wheeler, DL, JP, KStJ is a British Conservative politician who served as Security Minister in Northern Ireland.-Early career:...
(b. 1940) - John RedwoodJohn RedwoodJohn Alan Redwood is a British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament for Wokingham. He was formerly Secretary of State for Wales in Prime Minister John Major's Cabinet and was an unsuccessful challenger for the leadership of the Conservative Party in 1995...
(b. 1951) - Sir George Young, BtSir George Young, 6th BaronetSir George Samuel Knatchbull Young, 6th Baronet is a British politician. He is currently the Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal, and has served as a Conservative Party Member of Parliament since 1974, having represented North West Hampshire since 1997, and Ealing Acton before...
(b. 1941)
1994
- Jonathan AitkenJonathan AitkenJonathan William Patrick Aitken is a former Conservative Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom, and British government minister. He was convicted of perjury in 1999 and received an 18-month prison sentence, of which he served seven months...
(b. 1942) (resigned 1997) - Tony BlairTony BlairAnthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
(b. 1953) - Viscount CranborneRobert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of SalisburyRobert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury, PC, DL , is a British Conservative politician. During the 1990s, he was Leader of the House of Lords under his courtesy title of Viscount Cranborne...
(b. 1946) - Stephen DorrellStephen DorrellStephen James Dorrell is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet of Prime Minister John Major as Secretary of State for National Heritage and Secretary of State for Health...
(b. 1952) - Jeremy HanleyJeremy HanleySir Jeremy James Hanley, KCMG , is a politician and chartered accountant from the United Kingdom. He served as the Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1994-95, and as a Member of Parliament representing the constituency of Richmond and Barnes from 1983-97.Hanley was educated at Rugby School,...
(b. 1945) - The Lord KingslandChristopher Prout, Baron KingslandChristopher James Prout, Baron Kingsland TD QC PC was a British barrister and politician in the Conservative Party. He is perhaps most well known for serving as the leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament and his role in initiating their association with the European People's Party...
(1942–2009) - Sir Peter LloydPeter Lloyd (politician)Sir Peter Robert Cable Lloyd, is a retired English Conservative Party politician.Sir Peter was Member of Parliament for Fareham in the south of England from 1979 to 2001, when he retired and was succeeded by Mark Hoban....
(b. 1937) - Brian Mawhinney (b. 1940)
- Sir Peter MillettPeter Millett, Baron MillettPeter Julian Millett, Baron Millett, PC, QC is a British former judge and barrister.The son of Denis and Adele Millett was educated at Harrow School, London and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he received a Master of Arts in classics and law in 1954. From 1955 to 1957, he served as Flying Officer...
(b. 1932) - Michael MorrisMichael Morris, Baron NasebyMichael Wolfgang Laurence Morris, Baron Naseby, PC is a British Conservative Party politician.Born in London, he was first elected to the House of Commons in the February 1974 general election for Northampton South. His majority was just 179 votes in February 1974, and 141 in October 1974. In 1983...
(b. 1936) - Sir Andrew MorrittAndrew MorrittSir Robert Andrew Morritt CVO is a British judge, currently the Chancellor of the High Court.He attended Magdalene College, Cambridge....
(b. 1938) - Richard NeedhamRichard NeedhamRichard Francis Needham, 6th Earl of Kilmorey, Kt, PC usually known as Sir Richard Needham is a former Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom...
(b. 1942) - John PrescottJohn PrescottJohn Leslie Prescott, Baron Prescott is a British politician who was Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007. Born in Prestatyn, Wales, he represented Hull East as the Labour Member of Parliament from 1970 to 2010...
(b. 1938) - Sir Mark SavilleMark Saville, Baron Saville of NewdigateMark Oliver Saville, Baron Saville of Newdigate PC, QC is a British judge and former Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.-Early life:...
(b. 1936) - Sir Swinton Thomas (b. 1931)
- The Viscount UllswaterNicholas Lowther, 2nd Viscount UllswaterNicholas James Christopher Lowther, 2nd Viscount Ullswater, LVO, PC , succeeded his great-grandfather in the Viscountcy of Ullswater in 1949...
(b. 1942)
1995
- Sir William AldousWilliam AldousSir William Aldous was appointed to the High Court bench from 1980 to 1988. He was made a Lord Justice of Appeal in 1996 and was appointed a member of the Privy Council in 1995....
(b. 1936) - The Lord AmpthillGeoffrey Russell, 4th Baron AmpthillGeoffrey Denis Erskine Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill, CBE, PC was a British hereditary peer and businessman, whose paternity and succession to the peerage were famously disputed in the "Ampthill Baby Case"....
(1921–2011) - Owen ArthurOwen ArthurOwen Seymour Arthur, MP was the fifth Prime Minister of Barbados who was in office from 1994 to 2008 and is the current Leader of Opposition in Barbados. To date, he is the longest serving Barbadian Prime Minister....
(b. 1949) - Robert AtkinsRobert Atkins (politician)Sir Robert James Atkins is a British Conservative politician. Educated at Highgate School, he served as a councillor for the London Borough of Haringey from 1968 to 1977. He was the Member of Parliament for Preston North and South Ribble from 1979 to 1997 and became a Member of the European...
(b. 1946) - Sir Robin AuldRobin AuldSir Robin Ernest Auld was a Lord Justice of Appeal in the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.Sir Robin was educated at Brooklands College and King's College London. He graduated with a first class honours degree in Law in 1958, obtained a doctorate in Law in 1963, and he became a Fellow of...
(b. 1937) - Richard ChartresRichard ChartresRichard John Carew Chartres KCVO FSA is the current Bishop of London, a position he has held since 1995. Before this appointment, he was Bishop of Stepney and Gresham Professor of Divinity .-Early life:...
(b. 1947) - Timothy EggarTimothy EggarTimothy John Crommelin Eggar is a company director, a Governor of Shiplake College, an independent school for boys in the village of Shiplake in Oxfordshire, and is a former British Conservative Member of Parliament....
(b. 1951) - Michael ForsythMichael Forsyth, Baron Forsyth of DrumleanMichael Bruce Forsyth, Baron Forsyth of Drumlean PC, Kt is a British financier and politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Stirling from 1983 to 1997 and served in the cabinet of John Major as Secretary of State for Scotland from 1995 to 1997...
(b. 1954) - Sir Marcus FoxMarcus FoxSir John Marcus Fox MBE was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as the Member of Parliament for Shipley from 1970 to 1997. He was chairman of the 1922 Committee and he directly oversaw candidate selection for the Conservative Party in the 1979 General Election.-Early life:Fox had...
(1927–2002) - William HagueWilliam HagueWilliam Jefferson Hague is the British Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of State. He served as Leader of the Conservative Party from June 1997 to September 2001...
(b. 1961) - Sir Michael Hutchison (b. 1933)
- Gregory Knight (b. 1949)
- David MacleanDavid MacleanDavid John Maclean, Baron Blencathra is a Conservative Party life peer. He was the Member of Parliament for Penrith and The Border from 1983 to 2010.-Biography:...
(b. 1953) - Hector MonroHector Monro, Baron Monro of LangholmHector Seymour Peter Monro, Baron Monro of Langholm, AE, PC , was a Conservative & Unionist Party politician. He was Member of Parliament for Dumfries for 33 years, from 1964 to 1997, and then a life peer in the House of Lords....
(1922–2006) - Hon. Sir Peter MorrisonPeter MorrisonSir Peter Hugh Morrison PC was a British Conservative politician, MP for Chester from 1974 to 1992, and Parliamentary Private Secretary to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.-Education:...
(1944–1995) - Sir Michael Nicholson (b. 1933)
- Sir Philip Otton (b. 1933)
- Sir Nicholas PhillipsNicholas Phillips, Baron Phillips of Worth MatraversNicholas Addison Phillips, Baron Phillips of Worth Matravers, KG PC is the President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. Before 1 October 2009 his title was Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary. He was Master of the Rolls from 2000 to 2005 and Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from 2005...
(b. 1938) - Sir Malcolm PillMalcolm PillSir Malcolm Thomas Pill is the longest-serving Lord Justice of Appeal, and the most senior member of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales who does not head a division of that court or of the High Court....
(b. 1938) - Sir Konrad Schiemann (b. 1937)
- The Lord StrathclydeThomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron StrathclydeThomas Galloway Dunlop du Roy de Blicquy Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde, PC , is a British politician. He is currently the Leader of the House of Lords and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster as well as being the leader of the Conservative Party in the House of Lords...
(b. 1960) - Sir Mathew ThorpeMathew ThorpeSir Mathew Alexander Thorpe , styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Thorpe, is one of the senior judges in the Court of Appeal of England and Wales where he was appointed on 2 October 1995...
(b. 1938) - Sir Alan WardAlan Ward (judge)Sir Alan Hylton Ward , styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Ward, is a judge in the Court of Appeal of England and Wales and a member of the Privy Council. He is married to leading London divorce solicitor, Helen Ward , a partner in Manches...
(b. 1938)
1996
- Michael AncramMichael AncramMichael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian, PC, QC , known as Michael Ancram, is a United Kingdom Conservative Party politician. He is a member of the House of Lords, former Member of Parliament, and a former member of the Shadow Cabinet...
(b. 1945) - Sir Henry BrookeHenry Brooke (judge)Sir Henry Brooke is a retired British judge. He became a Lord Justice of Appeal in 1996, and became Vice-President of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales in 2003...
(b. 1936) - Gordon BrownGordon BrownJames Gordon Brown is a British Labour Party politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 until 2010. He previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labour Government from 1997 to 2007...
(b. 1951) - The Lord ClydeJames Clyde, Baron ClydeJames John Clyde, Baron Clyde PC, QC was a Scottish judge.The son of James Latham Clyde, Lord Clyde and grandson of James Avon Clyde, Lord Clyde, was educated at Edinburgh Academy, Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Literae Humaniores in 1954, and at the...
(1932–2009) - Robin CookRobin CookRobert Finlayson Cook was a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Livingston from 1983 until his death, and notably served in the Cabinet as Foreign Secretary from 1997 to 2001....
(1946–2005) - David CurryDavid CurryDavid Maurice Curry is a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Skipton and Ripon from 1987 to 2010.-Early life:...
(b. 1944) - Donald DewarDonald DewarDonald Campbell Dewar was a British politician who served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament in Scotland from 1966-1970, and then again from 1978 until his death in 2000. He served in Tony Blair's cabinet as Secretary of State for Scotland from 1997-1999 and was instrumental in the creation...
(1937–2000) - Donald DixonDonald Dixon, Baron DixonDonald Dixon, Baron Dixon, PC, DL is a British Labour politician.He was Member of Parliament for Jarrow from 1979 until his retirement in 1997, serving as a party whip...
(b. 1929) - Lord James Douglas-HamiltonJames Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of DouglasJames Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, PC, QC , briefly The 11th Earl of Selkirk and styled Lord James Douglas-Hamilton until 1997, is a Scottish Conservative politician who served as Member of Parliament for Edinburgh West then Member of the Scottish Parliament for the...
(b. 1942) - David Heathcoat-AmoryDavid Heathcoat-AmoryDavid Philip Heathcoat-Amory is a British politician, accountant and farmer. He was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Wells from 1983 until he lost his seat in the 2010 general election.-Education and professional life:...
(b. 1949) - John HenryJohn Henry (New Zealand Justice)Sir John Steele Henry, KNZM, QC, is a New Zealand jurist and former Court of Appeal judge, and member of the well-known Henry Family.The son of former High Court judge, the Hon...
- Sir Igor Judge (b. 1941)
- Sir Kamuta LatasiKamuta LatasiRt Hon Sir Kamuta Latasi KCMG, OBE, MP, PC is a political figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu. Latasi served as the 4th Prime Minister of Tuvalu from 1993 until 1996. He has served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Tuvalu from 2006 to 2010....
(b. 1936) - The Lord MacKay of Ardbrecknish (1938–2001)
- The Lord Mackay of DrumadoonDonald Mackay, Baron Mackay of DrumadoonDonald Sage Mackay, Baron Mackay of Drumadoon, PC, QC is a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, and a former Lord Advocate, the country's senior Law Officer. He is one of five additional Lords of Appeal in the House of Lords....
(b. 1946) - Sir John MummeryJohn MummerySir John Mummery PC, DL is a Lord Justice of Appeal and President of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal and member of the Court of Ecclesiastical Causes Reserved in the UK.-Biography:...
(b. 1938) - Sir Mark PotterMark Potter (judge)Sir Mark Howard Potter PC is an English judge who was President of the Family Division and Head of Family Justice for England and Wales from 7 April 2005 to 5 April 2010.-Education:...
(b. 1937) - Sir Geoffrey Johnson SmithGeoffrey Johnson SmithSir Geoffrey Johnson-Smith, PC, DL was a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. He was a Member of Parliament from 1959 to 2001, with only a brief interruption in the 1960s....
(1924–2010) - Edmund ThomasEdmund Thomas (jurist)He educated at Fielding Agricultural High School and Victoria University of Wellington graduating with a BA and LLB in 1956. He was admitted to the bar as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand....
(b. 1934) - Sir Mark WallerMark Waller (judge)Sir George Mark Waller is the Vice-President of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.Waller was educated at Oundle School and read law at Durham University before being called to the Bar in 1964 and is a Bencher at Gray's Inn. He became a Queen's Counsel in 1979, and was...
(b. 1940)
1997
- David BlunkettDavid BlunkettDavid Blunkett is a British Labour Party politician and the Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, having represented Sheffield Brightside from 1987 to 2010...
(b. 1947) - Nick BrownNick BrownNicholas Hugh "Nick" Brown is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne East since 1983...
(b. 1950) - Sir Richard Buxton (b. 1938)
- The Lord CarterDenis Carter, Baron CarterDenis Victor Carter, Baron Carter PC was a British agriculturalist and Labour Co-operative politician.Carter was born in Elephant and Castle in London, where his parents, Albert and Annie Carter, worked in a tea warehouse and as an office cleaner, respectively...
(1932–2006) - The Lord Camoys (b. 1940)
- Sir John Chadwick (b. 1941)
- David ClarkDavid Clark, Baron Clark of WindermereDavid George Clark, Baron Clark of Windermere PC DL is a British Labour politician, former cabinet minister and author.-Education and early career:...
(b. 1939) - Tom Clarke (b. 1941)
- Lord CullenWilliam Cullen, Baron Cullen of WhitekirkWilliam Douglas Cullen, Baron Cullen of Whitekirk, is one of the senior members of the Scottish judiciary. He formerly served as Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session, and was an additional Lord of Appeal in the House of Lords prior to the transfer of its judicial...
(b. 1935) - Alistair DarlingAlistair DarlingAlistair Maclean Darling is a Scottish Labour Party politician who has been a Member of Parliament since 1987, currently for Edinburgh South West. He served as the Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2007 to 2010...
(b. 1953) - Ron Davies (b. 1946)
- David DavisDavid Davis (British politician)David Michael Davis is a British Conservative Party politician who is the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Haltemprice and Howden...
(b. 1948) - Frank DobsonFrank DobsonFrank Gordon Dobson, is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Holborn and St. Pancras since 1979...
(b. 1940) - Frank FieldFrank Field (UK politician)Frank Ernest Field DL is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Birkenhead since 1979. From 1997 to 1998, he served as the Minister of Welfare Reform, before leaving the Government, following differences with Prime Minister Tony Blair...
(b. 1942) - Eric ForthEric ForthEric Forth was a British politician. He was the Conservative Member of the European Parliament for Birmingham North, then Member of Parliament for Mid Worcestershire and finally Bromley and Chislehurst at his death. He served as a junior minister in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John...
(1944–2006) - The Lord HardieAndrew Hardie, Baron HardieAndrew Rutherford Hardie, Baron Hardie, PC, QC is a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, and a former Lord Advocate, the country's senior Law Officer...
(b. 1946) - Harriet HarmanHarriet HarmanHarriet Ruth Harman QC is a British Labour Party politician, who is the Member of Parliament for Camberwell and Peckham, and was MP for the predecessorPeckham constituency from 1982 to 1997...
(b. 1950) - The Lord Irvine of LairgDerry Irvine, Baron Irvine of LairgAlexander Andrew Mackay Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg, PC, QC , known as Derry Irvine, is a British lawyer and political figure who served as Lord Chancellor under his former pupil barrister Tony Blair....
(b. 1940) - Michael JackMichael JackJohn Michael Jack is the interim Chairman of the Office of Tax Simplification. Before he took upon this unpaid position that will be filled by a new appointment in 2011, he was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom and was Member of Parliament for Fylde between 1987 and 2010, ...
(b. 1946) - Sir William McCollum (b. 1933)
- Robert MaclennanRobert Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of RogartRobert Adam Ross "Bob" Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of Rogart PC is a British Liberal Democrat life peer. He was the last leader of the Social Democratic Party , serving during the negotiations that led to its merger with the Liberal Party in 1988...
(b. 1936) - Sir Charles Mantell (1937–2010)
- Michael MeacherMichael MeacherMichael Hugh Meacher is a British Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Oldham West and Royton since 1997. Previously he had been the MP for Oldham West, first elected in 1970. On 22 February 2007 he declared that he would be standing for the Labour Leadership, challenging...
(b. 1939) - Mo MowlamMo MowlamMarjorie "Mo" Mowlam was a British Labour Party politician. She was the Member of Parliament for Redcar from 1987 to 2001 and served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.Mowlam's time as Northern...
(1949–2005) - Hon. Sir Angus OgilvyAngus OgilvySir Angus James Bruce Ogilvy, was a British businessman best known as the husband of Princess Alexandra of Kent, a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II....
(1928–2004) - George RobertsonGeorge Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port EllenGeorge Islay MacNeill Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen, is a British Labour Party politician who was the tenth Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, between October 1999 and early January 2004; he succeeded Javier Solana in that position...
(b. 1946) - Clare ShortClare ShortClare Short is a British politician, and a member of the Labour Party. She was the Member of Parliament for Birmingham Ladywood from 1983 to 2010; for most of this period she was a Labour Party MP, but she resigned the party whip in 2006 and served the remainder of her term as an Independent. She...
(b. 1946) - Andrew Smith (b. 1951)
- Chris SmithChris Smith, Baron Smith of FinsburyChristopher "Chris" Robert Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury PC is a British Labour Party politician, and a former Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister...
(b. 1951) - Gavin StrangGavin StrangGavin Steel Strang is a British politician who served in the House of Commons for forty years , representing Edinburgh East in the Labour interest. He served as a minister in the 1974-1979 government under Prime Ministers Harold Wilson and James Callaghan as well as in the Cabinet under Tony Blair...
(b. 1943) - Jack StrawJack StrawJack Straw , British politician.Jack Straw may also refer to:* Jack Straw , English* "Jack Straw" , 1971 song by the Grateful Dead* Jack Straw by W...
(b. 1946) - Ann TaylorAnn Taylor, Baroness Taylor of BoltonWinifred Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton, PC is a British Labour Party politician, who was Minister for International Defence and Security, based at both the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, from October 2008 until 11 May 2010.-Member of Parliament:Taylor was the...
(b. 1947) - David Trimble (b. 1944)
- Sir Robert WalkerRobert Walker, Baron Walker of GestingthorpeRobert Walker, Baron Walker of Gestingthorpe, PC, QC is an English barrister and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom...
(b. 1938) - Ann WiddecombeAnn WiddecombeAnn Noreen Widdecombe is a former British Conservative Party politician and has been a novelist since 2000. She is a Privy Councillor and was the Member of Parliament for Maidstone from 1987 to 1997 and for Maidstone and The Weald from 1997 to 2010. She was a social conservative and a member of...
(b. 1947) - Dafydd WigleyDafydd WigleyDafydd Wigley, Baron Wigley is a Welsh politician. He served as Plaid Cymru Member of Parliament for Caernarfon from 1974 until 2001 and as an Assembly Member for Caernarfon from 1999 until 2003. He was leader of the Plaid Cymru party from 1991 to 2000...
(b. 1943)
1998
- James ArbuthnotJames ArbuthnotJames Norwich Arbuthnot, MP is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament for North East Hampshire.-Early life:...
(b. 1952) - Peter Blanchard (b. 1942)
- Stephen ByersStephen ByersStephen John Byers is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for North Tyneside from 1997 to 2010; in the previous parliament, from 1992, he represented Wallsend...
(b. 1953) - Sir Anthony Clarke (b. 1943)
- The Lord Clinton-Davis (b. 1928)
- The Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde (b. 1943)
- Paul EastPaul EastPaul Clayton East, CNZM, QC, is a former New Zealand politician.-Early life:Paul East was educated at King's College and The University of Auckland He was a Member of Parliament from 1978 to 1999, representing the National Party....
(b. 1946) - Sir Douglas GrahamDoug GrahamSir Douglas Arthur Montrose "Doug" Graham KNZM is a former New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1984 to 1999, representing the National Party.-Early life:...
(b. 1942) - The Lord Graham of Edmonton (b. 1925)
- The Lord Harris of Greenwich (1930–2001)
- Adam IngramAdam Ingram (Labour politician)Adam Paterson Ingram is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow from 1987 to 2010.-Early life:...
(b. 1947) - Sir Robin JanvrinRobin JanvrinRobin Berry Janvrin, Baron Janvrin, GCB, GCVO, QSO, PC was the Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II from February 1999 to September 2007. Janvrin was also a .-Early life:...
(b. 1946) - The Baroness Jay of PaddingtonMargaret Jay, Baroness Jay of PaddingtonMargaret Ann Jay, Baroness Jay of Paddington, PC is a British politician for the Labour Party.-Background:Her father was former Labour Prime Minister James Callaghan, and she was educated at Blackheath High School, Blackheath and Somerville College, Oxford.Between 1965 and 1977 she held production...
(b. 1939) - Tessa JowellTessa JowellTessa Jowell is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Dulwich and West Norwood since 1992. Formerly a member of both the Blair and Brown Cabinets, she is currently the Shadow Minister for the Olympics and Shadow Minister for London.-Early life:Tessa Jane...
(b. 1947) - Sir Kenneth KeithKenneth KeithSir Kenneth James Keith, ONZ, KBE, QC is a New Zealand judge appointed to the International Court of Justice in November 2005....
(b. 1937) - Helen LiddellHelen LiddellHelen Lawrie Liddell, Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Monklands East from 1994 to 1997, and then for Airdrie and Shotts until 2005, whereafter she became the British High Commissioner to Australia until 2009...
(b. 1950) - Andrew MacKay (b. 1949)
- Peter Mandelson (b. 1953)
- Sir Anthony MayAnthony May (judge)Sir Anthony Tristram Kenneth May, PC is a British judge.On 1 October 2008, he succeeded Sir Igor Judge as President of the Queen's Bench Division. He was called to the Bar in 1967, became a Queen's Counsel in 1979, and a Recorder in 1985. He was appointed to the Queen's Bench Division in 1991,...
(b. 1940) - Alun MichaelAlun MichaelAlun Edward Michael is a British Labour Co-operative politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Cardiff South and Penarth since 1987. He was formerly First Minister of Wales and leader of the Welsh Labour Party from 1999 to 2000.-Education:Michael was born at Bryngwran Anglesey, son of...
(b. 1943) - Alan MilburnAlan MilburnAlan Milburn is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Darlington from 1992 until 2010...
(b. 1958) - Winston PetersWinston PetersWinston Raymond Peters is a New Zealand politician and leader of New Zealand First, a political party he founded in 1993. Peters has had a turbulent political career since entering Parliament in 1978. He served as Minister of Maori Affairs in the Bolger National Party Government before being...
(b. 1946) - Joyce QuinJoyce Quin, Baroness QuinJoyce Gwendolen Quin, Baroness Quin, PC is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.Quin was educated at Whitley Bay Grammar School, University of Newcastle and the London School of Economics...
(b. 1944) - John Reid (b. 1947)
- Jenny ShipleyJenny ShipleyDame Jenny Shipley, DNZM , served as the 36th Prime Minister of New Zealand from December 1997 to December 1999, the first woman to hold this office and the first, and to date only, woman to serve as parliamentary leader of the National Party of New Zealand.-Early life:Shipley was born as Jennifer...
(b. 1952) - Andrew Tipping (b. 1942)
- Sir Simon Tuckey (b. 1941)
1999
- Hilary ArmstrongHilary ArmstrongHilary Jane Armstrong, Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for North West Durham from 1987 to 2010.-Early life:...
(b. 1945) - Paul BoatengPaul BoatengPaul Yaw Boateng, Baron Boateng is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Brent South from 1987 to 2005, becoming the UK's first black Cabinet Minister in May 2002, when he was appointed as Chief Secretary to the Treasury...
(b. 1951) - Richard CabornRichard CabornRichard George Caborn PC is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Sheffield Central from 1983 to 2010...
(b. 1943) - Sir Anthony CampbellAnthony Campbell (judge)Sir Anthony Campbell PC, is a former Lord Justice of Appeal in Northern Ireland .-Background:Campbell, the son of Harold Campbell CBE, attended Campbell College, Belfast and Queens' College, Cambridge...
(b. 1936) - Menzies CampbellMenzies CampbellSir Walter Menzies "Ming" Campbell, CBE, QC, MP is a British Liberal Democrat politician and advocate, and a retired sprinter. He is the Member of Parliament for North East Fife, and was the Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2 March 2006 until 15 October 2007.Campbell held the British record...
(b. 1941) - Wyatt CreechWyatt CreechWyatt Beetham Creech, CNZM is a former New Zealand politician. He served as Deputy Prime Minister in Jenny Shipley's National Party government from August 1998 to December 1999.-Early life:...
(b. 1946) - Terry Davis (b. 1938)
- Dame Sian EliasSian EliasDame Sian Seerpoohi Elias, GNZM, PC, QC is the Chief Justice of New Zealand, and is therefore the most senior member of the country's judiciary. She is the presiding judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand...
(b. 1949) - Derek FatchettDerek FatchettDerek John Fatchett PC, QC, FRS was a British politician. He became member of Parliament for Leeds Central in 1983 and was a member of the Labour Party.-Early life:...
(1945–1999) - Edward GeorgeEdward George, Baron GeorgeEdward Alan John George, Baron George, GBE, PC, DL , known as Eddie George, or "Steady Eddie", was Governor of the Bank of England from 1993 to 2003 and sat on the board of Rothschild.-Personal life:...
(1938–2009) - Dame Brenda HaleBrenda Hale, Baroness Hale of RichmondBrenda Marjorie Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond, DBE, QC, PC, FBA is a British legal academic, barrister, judge and a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom....
(b. 1945) - Sir Alan HaselhurstAlan HaselhurstSir Alan Gordon Barraclough Haselhurst is a British Conservative politician who is the Member of Parliament for Saffron Walden and was Chairman of Ways and Means from 14 May 1997 to 8 June 2010.-Early life, education and career:...
(b. 1937) - The Baroness Hollis of HeighamPatricia Hollis, Baroness Hollis of HeighamPatricia Lesley Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham PC, DL is a Labour member of the House of Lords.She was educated at Plympton Grammar School, at Cambridge University, the University of California and Columbia University, New York , and at Nuffield College, Oxford .She was a lecturer in modern...
(b. 1941) - Geoff HoonGeoff HoonGeoffrey "Geoff" William Hoon is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Ashfield from 1992 to 2010...
(b. 1953) - Barry JonesBarry Jones, Baron JonesStephen Barry Jones, Baron Jones, PC is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.-Early life:Jones was educated at Hawarden Grammar School and Bangor College of Education. A teacher, he was president of the Flint County National Union of Teachers...
(b. 1937) - Charles KennedyCharles KennedyCharles Peter Kennedy is a British Liberal Democrat politician, who led the Liberal Democrats from 9 August 1999 until 7 January 2006 and is currently a Member of Parliament for the Ross, Skye and Lochaber constituency....
(b. 1959) - Sir John LawsJohn LawsRichard John Sinclair "John" Laws, CBE , an Australian radio presenter, sometimes known as Lawsie, was from the 1970s until his retirement in 2007, the host of a hugely successful morning radio program, which mixed music with interviews, opinion, live advertising readings and listener talkback...
(b. 1945) - Ian McCartneyIan McCartneySir Ian McCartney is a former politician, who was the British Labour Party Member of Parliament for the Makerfield constituency between 1987 to 2010, and served in the Cabinet, from 2003 to 2007, when Gordon Brown became Prime Minister...
(b. 1951) - The Lord Macdonald of TradestonGus Macdonald, Baron Macdonald of TradestonAngus John "Gus" Macdonald, Baron Macdonald of Tradeston, CBE, PC , is a member of the House of Lords, taking the Labour Party Whip....
(b. 1940) - Sir Jonathan ManceJonathan Mance, Baron ManceJonathan Hugh Mance, Baron Mance, PC is a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.-Early life:Mance was born on 6 June 1943, one of four children of Sir Henry Mance, an important figure in Lloyd's Register. Like his father, he attended Charterhouse, a boarding school in Godalming, Surrey...
(b. 1943) - Estelle Morris (b. 1952)
- Paul Murphy (b. 1948)
- Giles RadiceGiles Radice, Baron RadiceGiles Heneage Radice, Baron Radice PC is a Labour member of the House of Lords.Radice contested the Chippenham constituency unsuccessfully for Labour at the 1966 general election....
(b. 1936) - Jeff RookerJeff Rooker, Baron RookerJeffrey William Rooker, Baron Rooker, PC is a British politician, who served as the Labour Member of Parliament for Birmingham Perry Barr from 1974 until 2001...
(b. 1941) - Sir Stephen SedleyStephen SedleySir Stephen Sedley, , styled The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Sedley was a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales from 1999 to 2011.- Family background:...
(b. 1939) - Simon UptonSimon UptonSimon David Upton, QSO is a former New Zealand politician and member of Parliament from 1981 to 2001, representing the National Party.-Early life:...
(b. 1958) - The Lord Williams of MostynGareth Williams, Baron Williams of MostynGareth Wyn Williams, Baron Williams of Mostyn, PC, QC, was a Welsh barrister and Labour politician who was Leader of the House of Lords, Lord President of the Council and a member of the Cabinet at the time of his sudden death in 2003.Williams was born near Prestatyn, in North Wales, a son of...
(1941–2003)
2000
- Donald AndersonDonald Anderson, Baron Anderson of SwanseaDonald Anderson, Baron Anderson of Swansea, PC, DL , is a British Labour Party politician, who was a Member of Parliament for Swansea East from 1966 to 1970 and from 1974 to 2005....
(b. 1939) - Dame Mary ArdenMary Arden (judge)Mary Howarth Arden, Baroness Mance, DBE , styled The Rt Hon. Lady Justice Arden, is a British judge.She was born in Liverpool. Her grandfather was a partner in Gamon Arden and Co., a Liverpool firm of solicitors. Her father and brother, Roger, joined the family firm which merged with Hill Dickinson...
(b. 1947) - Colin BoydColin Boyd, Baron Boyd of DuncansbyColin Boyd, Baron Boyd of Duncansby, PC, QC, was Lord Advocate for Scotland from 24 February 2000 until his resignation on 4 October 2006. On 11 April 2006, Downing Street announced that Colin Boyd would take a seat as a crossbench life peer; however he took the Labour whip after resigning as...
(b. 1953) - Lord Coulsfield (b. 1934)
- John Denham (b. 1953)
- Bruce GeorgeBruce GeorgeBruce Thomas George is a British Labour Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliament for Walsall South from February 1974 until April 2010....
(b. 1942) - The Baroness HaymanHelene Hayman, Baroness HaymanHelene Valerie Hayman, Baroness Hayman, PC was Lord Speaker of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. As a member of the Labour Party she was a Member of Parliament from 1974 to 1979, and became a Life Peer in 1996...
(b. 1949) - The Lord Holme of CheltenhamRichard Holme, Baron Holme of CheltenhamRichard Gordon Holme, Baron Holme of Cheltenham PC was a British Liberal Democrat politician.Educated at University of Oxford and Harvard Business School, Holme joined the Liberal Party in 1959, and was elected as the party's President in 1980 and 1981...
(1936–2008) - Alan HowarthAlan Howarth, Baron Howarth of NewportAlan Thomas Howarth, Baron Howarth of Newport, CBE, PC, is a British Labour Party politician who was a Member of Parliament from 1983 until 2005.-Early life:...
(b. 1944) - Sir John KayJohn Kay (judge)Sir John William Kay PC was a Lord Justice of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales and member of the Privy Council from 2000 until his death....
(1943–2004) - Sir David KeeneDavid KeeneDavid A. Keene , President of the National Rifle Association as of May 2, 2011, was the chairman of the American Conservative Union, from 1984 to 2011. Additionally, he is the managing associate at the Carmen Group Lobbying, a lobbying firm based in Washington, D.C...
(b. 1941) - Archy KirkwoodArchy Kirkwood, Baron Kirkwood of KirkhopeSir Archibald Johnstone Kirkwood, Baron Kirkwood of Kirkhope, PC is a politician in the United Kingdom.-Education:Lord Kirkwood was educated at Cranhill School in Cranhill, Glasgow and studied Pharmacy at Heriot-Watt University, gaining a BSc in 1971...
(b. 1932) - Sir David Latham (b. 1942)
- Henry McLeishHenry McLeishHenry Baird McLeish is a Scottish Labour Party politician, author and academic. Formerly a professional association football player, McLeish was the Member of Parliament for Central Fife from 1987 to 2001 and the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Fife from 1999 to 2003, during which...
(b. 1948) - Michael MartinMichael Martin (politician)Michael John Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn, PC is a British politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Glasgow Springburn from 1979 to 2005, and then for Glasgow North East until 2009...
(b. 1945) - Lord Milligan (1934–2005)
- Rhodri MorganRhodri MorganHywel Rhodri Morgan is a Welsh Labour politician who, as First Secretary for Wales, and subsequently First Minister, was leader of the Welsh Assembly Government from 2000 to 2009. A former leader of Welsh Labour, he was the Assembly Member for Cardiff West from 1999 to 2011...
(b. 1939) - Sir Jonathan Parker (b. 1937)
- Tom PendryTom Pendry, Baron PendryThomas Pendry, Baron Pendry PC is a Labour politician and member of the House of Lords. He was previously the Labour member of parliament for Stalybridge and Hyde from 1970 to 2001. In 2000, prior to his retirement as an MP he was made a member of the Privy council on the recommendation of Tony...
(b. 1934) - Lord Prosser (b. 1934)
- Sir Bernard RixBernard RixSir Bernard Anthony Rix , styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Rix, is an English judge, who has been a Lord Justice of Appeal since 2000.-Family:...
(b. 1944) - Lord Sutherland (b. 1932)
- Jim Wallace (b. 1954)
2001
- Kevin BarronKevin BarronKevin John Barron is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Rother Valley since 1983.-Early life:...
(b. 1946) - The Baroness BlackstoneTessa Blackstone, Baroness BlackstoneTessa Ann Vosper Blackstone, Baroness Blackstone , PC, born 1942, is an English politician and university administrator.-Academic background:Blackstone was educated at Ware Grammar School for Girls and the London School of Economics, where she gained a doctorate...
(b. 1942) - Keith BradleyKeith Bradley, Baron BradleyKeith John Charles Bradley, Baron Bradley PC is a British Labour Party politician and life peer. He was formerly the Labour Member of Parliament for Manchester Withington from 1987 until 2005.-Early life:...
(b. 1950) - Charles ClarkeCharles ClarkeCharles Rodway Clarke is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Norwich South from 1997 until 2010, and served as Home Secretary from December 2004 until May 2006.-Early life:...
(b. 1950) - Iain Duncan SmithIain Duncan SmithGeorge Iain Duncan Smith is a British Conservative politician. He is currently the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and was previously leader of the Conservative Party from September 2001 to October 2003...
(b. 1954) - Sir John DysonJohn DysonJohn Dyson is a former international cricketer who is now a cricket coach, most recently in charge of the West Indies....
(b. 1943) - Peter HainPeter HainPeter Gerald Hain is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for the Welsh constituency of Neath since 1991, and has served in the Cabinets of both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, firstly as Leader of the House of Commons under Blair and both Secretary of State for...
(b. 1950) - Patricia HewittPatricia HewittPatricia Hope Hewitt is an Australian-born British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Leicester West from 1997 until 2010. She served in the Cabinet until 2007, most recently as Health Secretary....
(b. 1948) - John HuttonJohn Hutton (Labour MP)John Matthew Patrick Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Barrow and Furness in Cumbria from 1992 to 2010, and has served in a number of Cabinet offices, including Defence Secretary and Business Secretary...
(b. 1955) - Sir Andrew LongmoreAndrew LongmoreSir Andrew Centlivres Longmore, QC , styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Longmore, is a British lawyer and judge.Educated at Winchester College and Lincoln College, Oxford, he was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple in 1966 and was appointed a QC in 1983...
(b. 1944) - Lord MacLeanRanald MacLean, Lord MacLeanRanald Norman Munro MacLean, Lord MacLean is a retired Scottish judge.Born on 18 December 1938, MacLean was educated at Fettes College in Edinburgh, where he was Head of School. He graduated BA from Clare College, Cambridge, LLB from the University of Edinburgh and LLM from Yale University...
(b. 1938) - Jack McConnellJack McConnellJack Wilson McConnell, Baron McConnell of Glenscorrodale is a British Labour life peer in the House of Lords. He was third First Minister of Scotland from 2001 to 2007, making him the longest serving First Minister in the history of the Scottish Parliament...
(b. 1960) - The Lord McIntosh of HaringeyAndrew McIntosh, Baron McIntosh of HaringeyAndrew Robert McIntosh, Baron McIntosh of Haringey PC was a British Labour politician and last elected Principal of the Working Men's College....
(1933–2010) - Lord Marnoch (b. 1938)
- Sir Mekere MorautaMekere MorautaSir Mekere Morauta, KCMG is a Papua New Guinean political figure. He served as the sixth Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea between 1999 and 2002, and later as Leader of the Opposition. He is the sitting member for Moresby North-West in the national parliament, and he was until recently the...
(b. 1946) - Lord OsborneKenneth Osborne, Lord OsborneKenneth Hilton Osborne, Lord Osborne PC is a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session...
(b. 1937) - Lord PenroseGeorge William Penrose, Lord PenroseGeorge William Penrose, Lord Penrose, PC is a Scottish judge and member of the Privy Council who sat in the Court of Session, the supreme civil court. He is best known for heading the Penrose Inquiry into the near-collapse of the mutual life assurance company Equitable Life. In 2001, Lord Penrose...
(b. 1938) - Nick RaynsfordNick RaynsfordWyvill Richard Nicolls Raynsford , known as Nick Raynsford, is a British Labour Party politician. A government minister from 1997 to 2005, he has been the Member of Parliament for Greenwich & Woolwich since 1997, having previously been MP for Greenwich from 1992 to 1997, and for Fulham from 1986...
(b. 1945) - The Baroness Scotland of AsthalPatricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of AsthalPatricia Janet, Baroness Scotland of Asthal, PC, QC is a British barrister, and served in many ministerial positions within the UK Government, most notably as the Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland.-Early life and career:Baroness Scotland was born in...
(b. 1955) - John SpellarJohn SpellarJohn Francis Spellar is a British Labour Party politician, and the Member of Parliament for Warley. He served as a Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office, before returning to the backbenches in 2005...
(b. 1947) - The Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanElizabeth Symons, Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanElizabeth Conway Symons, Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean, PC is a British life peer and former General Secretary of the FDA Trade Union and a Minister of State...
(b. 1951)
2002
- Sir Scott BakerScott Baker (judge)Sir Thomas Scott Gillespie Baker , styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Scott Baker , is an English Court of Appeal judge....
(b. 1937) - John BattleJohn Battle (politician)John Dominic Battle, KC*SG is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Leeds West from 1987 to 2010.-Early life:...
(b. 1951) - Sir Robert CarnwathRobert CarnwathSir Robert John Anderson Carnwath CVO is a British judge.Carnwath was called to the Bar at Middle Temple in 1968. He practised in parliamentary law, planning and local government, revenue law and administrative law. He held the appointment of Junior Counsel to the Inland Revenue from 1980 to...
(b. 1945) - George FoulkesGeorge Foulkes, Baron Foulkes of CumnockGeorge Foulkes, Baron Foulkes of Cumnock, PC is a British Labour Party life peer. He has been a member of the House of Commons, the House of Lords and the Scottish Parliament...
(b. 1942) - Lord GillBrian Gill, Lord GillBrian Gill, Lord Gill is Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland, the country's second most senior judge, and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. In February 2007 the Scottish Executive announced that Lord Gill was to head a review of Scotland's civil courts...
(b. 1942) - The Lord GoldsmithPeter Goldsmith, Baron GoldsmithPeter Henry Goldsmith, Baron Goldsmith, PC, QC , is a former Attorney General for England and Wales and Northern Ireland. On 22 June 2007, Goldsmith announced his resignation which took effect on 27 June 2007, the same day that prime minister, Tony Blair, stepped down. Goldsmith was the longest...
(b. 1950) - The Lord GrocottBruce Grocott, Baron GrocottBruce Joseph Grocott, Baron Grocott PC is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.Grocott was born in Kings Langley near Watford, and was educated at Leicester University. He obtained an MA from Manchester University after conducting research on Local Government...
(b. 1940) - Lord HamiltonArthur Hamilton, Lord HamiltonArthur Campbell Hamilton, Lord Hamilton, PC , is Scotland's most senior judge. He was chosen as Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session in November 2005, succeeding Lord Cullen.-Early life:...
(b. 1942) - Oliver LetwinOliver LetwinOliver Letwin MP FRSA is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he is currently the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office, and a Member of Parliament representing the constituency of West Dorset...
(b. 1956) - Lord Macfadyen (1945–2008)
- Dawn PrimaroloDawn PrimaroloDawn Primarolo is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Bristol South since 1987. She was Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families at the Department for Children, Schools and Families from June 2009 to May 2010 and is now a Deputy Speaker of...
(b. 1954) - Dame Janet Smith (b. 1940)
- Colman TreacyColman TreacySir Colman Maurice Treacy , styled The Hon. Mr Justice Treacy, is a British High Court Judge.He attended Stonyhurst College and Jesus College, Cambridge. In 1971 he was called to the Bar, Middle Temple, and appointed as QC in 1990....
(b. 1949) - Rowan WilliamsRowan WilliamsRowan Douglas Williams FRSL, FBA, FLSW is an Anglican bishop, poet and theologian. He is the 104th and current Archbishop of Canterbury, Metropolitan of the Province of Canterbury and Primate of All England, offices he has held since early 2003.Williams was previously Bishop of Monmouth and...
(b. 1950)
2003
- The Baroness AmosValerie Amos, Baroness AmosValerie Ann Amos, Baroness Amos, PC is the eighth and current UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. Before her appointment to the UN, she had been British High Commissioner to Australia. She was made a Labour life peer in 1997 and served as Leader...
(b. 1954) - Hilary BennHilary BennHilary James Wedgwood Benn is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Leeds Central since 1999. He served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for International Development from 2003 to 2007 and as the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...
(b. 1953) - Jean CorstonJean Corston, Baroness CorstonJean Ann Corston, Baroness Corston, PC is a British Labour politician.-Early life:Jean Ann Parkin went to Yeovil Girls' High School on Stiby Road in Yeovil and the Somerset College of Arts and Technology. She worked at the Inland Revenue. At the London School of Economics, she gained an LLB in 1989...
(b. 1942) - Lady CosgroveHazel Cosgrove, Lady CosgroveThe Right Honourable Hazel Josephine Cosgrove, Lady Cosgrove, CBE , is a Scottish lawyer, and was the first woman to be appointed a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of Scotland's Supreme Courts....
(b. 1946) - The Lord Falconer of ThorotonCharles Falconer, Baron Falconer of ThorotonCharles Leslie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton, PC is a British Labour politician, who became the Lord Chancellor and the first Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs in 2003...
(b. 1951) - Keith Hill (b. 1943)
- Margaret HodgeMargaret HodgeMargaret Hodge MBE MP, also known as Lady Hodge by virtue of her husband's knighthood, is a British Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Barking since 1994. She was the first Minister for Children in 2003 and was Minister of State for Culture and Tourism at the Department...
(b. 1944) - Alan JohnsonAlan JohnsonAlan Arthur Johnson is a British Labour Party politician who served as Home Secretary from June 2009 to May 2010. Before that, he filled a wide variety of cabinet positions in both the Blair and Brown governments, including Health Secretary and Education Secretary. Until 20 January 2011 he was...
(b. 1950) - Jane KennedyJane Kennedy (politician)Jane Elizabeth Kennedy is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Liverpool Wavertree from 1992 until she stood down in 2010...
(b. 1958) - Tommy McAvoyTommy McAvoyThomas McLaughlin McAvoy, Baron McAvoy PC is a British Labour Co-operative politician who was the Member of Parliament for Rutherglen and Hamilton West from 2005 to 2010, having previously been MP for Rutherglen from 1987 to 2005...
(b. 1943) - Theresa MayTheresa MayTheresa Mary May is a British Conservative politician who is Home Secretary in the Conservative – Liberal Democrat Coalition government. She was elected to Parliament in 1997 as the Member of Parliament for Maidenhead, and served as the Chairman of the Conservative Party, 2003–04...
(b. 1956) - Jacqui SmithJacqui SmithJacqueline Jill "Jacqui" Smith is a member of the British Labour Party. She served as the Member of Parliament for Redditch from 1997 until 2010 and was the first ever female Home Secretary, thus making her the third woman to hold one of the Great Offices of State — after Margaret Thatcher and...
(b. 1962) - Sir John ThomasJohn Thomas (judge)Sir Roger John Laugharne Thomas, PC, is a member of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales and Vice-President of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. He has been appointed President of the Queen's Bench Division effective 3 October 2011.Thomas was called to the Bar in 1969...
(b. 1947) - Brian Wilson (b. 1948)
2004
- The Lord Butler of BrockwellRobin Butler, Baron Butler of BrockwellFrederick Edward Robin Butler, Baron Butler of Brockwell, is a retired British civil servant, now sitting in the House of Lords as a Life Peer.-Life:Butler was born in Lytham St Annes on on 3 January, 1938...
(b. 1938) - Sir Dennis ByronDennis ByronCharles Michael Dennis Byron is the President of the Caribbean Court of Justice. He also serves as President of the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute, and is former President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda , and former Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court...
(b. 1943) - Sir John ChilcotJohn ChilcotThe Rt. Hon. Sir John Chilcot, GCB, PC is a Privy Counsellor and former civil servant. His appointment as chair of an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the March 2003 invasion of Iraq and its aftermath was announced in June 2009....
(b. 1939) - Perry ChristiePerry ChristiePerry Gladstone Christie is a Bahamian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of the Bahamas from 2002 to 2007...
(b. 1944) - Ann ClwydAnn ClwydAnn Clwyd Roberts is a Welsh Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Cynon Valley since 1984.-Early life:Ann Clwyd is the daughter of Gwilym Henri Lewis and Elizabeth Ann Lewis...
(b. 1937) - Michael de la Bastide (b. 1937)
- The Lord Elis-Thomas (b. 1946)
- Sir William Gage (b. 1938)
- Sir Anthony Hooper (b. 1937)
- Beverley HughesBeverley HughesBeverley June Hughes, Baroness Hughes of Stretford is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Stretford and Urmston from 1997 to 2010. In 2004, she was appointed to the Privy Council...
(b. 1950) - The Lord IngePeter Inge, Baron IngeField Marshal Peter Anthony Inge, Baron Inge was the Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, between 1992 and 1994. He then served as Chief of the Defence Staff before retiring in 1997.-Army career:...
(b. 1935) - Sir Robin JacobRobin Jacob (judge)Robert Raphael Hayim "Robin" Jacob , now styled The Rt Hon. Professor Sir Robin Jacob, was as Lord Justice Jacob a judge in the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.His primary area of expertise is intellectual property rights...
(b. 1941) - Sir Maurice Kay (b. 1942)
- Ruth KellyRuth KellyRuth Maria Kelly is a British Labour Party politician of Irish descent who was the Member of Parliament for Bolton West from 1997 until she stood down in 2010...
(b. 1968) - Sir Brian KerrBrian Kerr (Judge)Brian Francis Kerr, Baron Kerr of Tonaghmore, PC, is a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and former Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.-Early life:...
(b. 1942) - John McFall (b. 1944)
- Michael MatesMichael MatesMichael John Mates is a Conservative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for the constituency of East Hampshire from 1974 to 2010.He has been a member of the Privy Council since February 2004.-Education:...
(b. 1934) - Keith MitchellKeith MitchellKeith Claudius Mitchell is a Grenadian politician who served as Prime Minister of Grenada from 1995 to 2008. He was the longest serving Prime Minister Grenada has ever had, serving just over 13 years as Prime Minister...
(b. 1946) - Sir David Neuberger (b. 1948)
- George ReidGeorge Reid (Scottish politician)George Newlands Reid, PC , is a Scottish politician. From February 1974 to 1979 he served as a Scottish National Party Member of Parliament for Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire. He was elected in 1999 as a Member of the newly established Scottish Parliament as a regional MSP for Mid Scotland and...
(b. 1939) - Dame Joan SawyerJoan SawyerDame Joan Augusta Sawyer, DBE, PC was President of the Bahamas Court of Appeal from September 5, 2001. Formerly Chief Justice of the Commonwealth of the Bahama islands from October 26, 1996 to September 4, 2001, Sawyer was the first woman to ever serve as Chief Justice and President of the Court...
(b. 1940) - Sir Nicholas WallNicholas Wall (judge)Sir Nicholas Peter Rathbone Wall is an English judge. He was appointed President of the Family Division and Head of Family Justice for England and Wales on 13 April 2010....
(b. 1945)
2005
- Lord AbernethyJohn Cameron, Lord AbernethyJohn Alastair Cameron, Lord Abernethy is a Scottish lawyer, and a former Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the country's Supreme Courts, serving from 1992 to 2007, when he retired...
(b. 1938) - Bob AinsworthBob AinsworthRobert William Ainsworth is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Coventry North East since 1992, and was the Secretary of State for Defence from 2009 to 2010...
(b. 1952) - Douglas AlexanderDouglas AlexanderDouglas Garven Alexander is a British Labour Party politician, who is currently the Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in the shadow cabinet of Ed Miliband. He has held cabinet posts under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, including Secretary of State for Scotland and...
(b. 1967) - Hazel BlearsHazel BlearsHazel Anne Blears is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Salford and Eccles since 2010 and was previously the MP for Salford since 1997...
(b. 1956) - Des BrowneDes BrowneDesmond Henry Browne, Baron Browne of Ladyton is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Kilmarnock and Loudoun from 1997 to 2010...
(b. 1952) - David CameronDavid CameronDavid William Donald Cameron is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service and Leader of the Conservative Party. Cameron represents Witney as its Member of Parliament ....
(b. 1966) - Sir David Edward (b. 1934)
- Dame Heather HallettHeather HallettDame Heather Carol Hallett, DBE , styled The Rt Hon. Lady Justice Hallett, is an English judge of the Court of Appeal...
(b. 1949) - George HowarthGeorge HowarthGeorge Edward Howarth is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Knowsley North from 1986 until 1997, and since then for its replacement Knowsley North and Sefton East....
(b. 1949) - Sir Francis Jacobs (b. 1939)
- Lord JohnstonAlan Johnston, Lord JohnstonAlan Charles Macpherson Johnston was a Senator of the College of Justice until his death in 2008 at the age of 66. He was appointed in 1994. He served as Chairman of the Scottish Division of the Employment Appeal Tribunal from 1996 to 2005. He graduated from Jesus College, Cambridge with a BA...
(1942–2008) - Sir Timothy LloydTimothy LloydSir Timothy Andrew Wigram Lloyd , styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Lloyd, is an English judge, a member of the Court of Appeal....
(b. 1946) - Denis MacShaneDenis MacShaneDenis MacShane is a British politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Rotherham since the 1994 by-election and served as the Minister for Europe from 2002 until 2005, as well as being a current Policy Council member for Labour Friends of Israel.On 14 October 2010, it was announced...
(b. 1948) - Patrick McLoughlinPatrick McLoughlinPatrick Allen McLoughlin is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been a Member of Parliament since 1986, initially for West Derbyshire and since 2010 for its successor, the Derbyshire Dales constituency...
(b. 1957) - The Lord McNallyThomas McNally, Baron McNallyTom McNally, Baron McNally, PC is a British politician and the current Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords and a Minister of State for Justice.-Early life:...
(b. 1943) - David MilibandDavid MilibandDavid Wright Miliband is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for South Shields since 2001, and was the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from 2007 to 2010. He is the elder son of the late Marxist theorist Ralph Miliband...
(b. 1965) - Sir Martin Moore-Bick (b. 1946)
- Sir Alan MosesAlan MosesAlan Moses is a Lord Justice of Appeal, a Court of Appeal Judge.He was born on 29 November 1945 and was educated at Bryanston School and University College, Oxford...
(b. 1945) - Said MusaSaid MusaSaid Wilbert Musa is a Belizean lawyer and politician. He was the Prime Minister of Belize from August 28, 1998 to February 8, 2008.-Early life and education:Said Musa was born in San Ignacio, Cayo District, Belize...
(b. 1944) - Lord Nimmo-SmithWilliam Nimmo Smith, Lord Nimmo SmithWilliam Austin Nimmo Smith is a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session...
(b. 1942) - Ian PaisleyIan PaisleyIan Richard Kyle Paisley, Baron Bannside, PC is a politician and church minister in Northern Ireland. As the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party , he and Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness were elected First Minister and deputy First Minister respectively on 8 May 2007.In addition to co-founding...
(b. 1926) - Lord PhilipAlexander Philip, Lord PhilipThe Rt. Hon. Alexander Morrison Philip, Lord Philip is a Scottish lawyer and former Senator of the College of Justice.-Early life:...
(b. 1942) - Sir Stephen Richards (b. 1950)
- John SentamuJohn SentamuJohn Tucker Mugabi Sentamu is the 97th Archbishop of York, Metropolitan of the province of York, and Primate of England. He is the second most senior cleric in the Church of England, after the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams.-Life and career:...
(b. 1949) - Sir John SheilJohn SheilSir John Joseph Sheil PC was born in 1938 and educated at Clongowes Wood College, Queen's University Belfast and Trinity College, Dublin. He served as a Lord Justice of Appeal in Northern Ireland from 2005 to 2007. He was knighted in 1989.-References:...
(b. 1938) - The Lord WhittyLarry Whitty, Baron WhittyJohn Lawrence Whitty, Baron Whitty, PC , known as Larry Whitty, is a British Labour Party politician.Born in 1943, Whitty was educated at Latymer Upper School and graduated from St John's College, Cambridge with a BA degree in Economics...
(b. 1943) - Sir Nicholas WilsonNicholas Wilson, Lord Wilson of CulworthNicholas Allan Roy Wilson, Lord Wilson of Culworth PC is a British judge. On 26 May 2011, he became a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, having previously served as a Lord Justice of Appeal since 2005....
(b. 1945)
2006
- Elish Angiolini (b. 1960)
- The Baroness Ashton of UphollandCatherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of UphollandCatherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, , is a British Labour politician who in 2009 became the European Union's High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy...
(b. 1956) - Malcolm BruceMalcolm BruceMalcolm Gray Bruce, MP is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Gordon. He has been the chairman of the International Development Select Committee since 2005.-Early life:...
(b. 1944) - The Lord Davies of OldhamBryan Davies, Baron Davies of OldhamBryan Davies, Baron Davies of Oldham, PC, is a Labour member of the House of Lords. He served as Government Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords from 2003 to 2010, and as usual for a holder of that position, also held the position of Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard.He was educated at...
(b. 1939) - Sir Anthony HughesAnthony HughesSir Anthony Philip Gilson Hughes , styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Hughes, became a Lord Justice of Appeal on 24 April 2006, following the retirement of Lord Justice Rose...
(b. 1948) - Lord KingarthDerek Emslie, Lord KingarthDerek Robert Alexander Emslie, Lord Kingarth QC is a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session...
(b. 1949) - Sir Brian LevesonBrian LevesonBrian Henry Leveson QC , previously styled as the Honourable Mr Justice Leveson, now styled as the Right Honourable Lord Justice Leveson, is an English Judge, a Lord Justice of Appeal for England and Wales and, since 2010, head of the Sentencing Council for England and Wales.It was announced on 13...
(b. 1949) - The Earl PeelWilliam Peel, 3rd Earl PeelWilliam James Robert Peel, 3rd Earl Peel GCVO, PC, DL , styled Viscount Clanfield until 1969, is a cross-bench member of the House of Lords and Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Household.-Background and education:...
(b. 1947) - Stephen TimmsStephen TimmsStephen Creswell Timms is a British Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for East Ham since 1994. He is a former Cabinet Minister having served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2006 to 2007...
(b. 1955) - Keith VazKeith VazNigel Keith Anthony Standish Vaz, known as Keith Vaz, was born 26 November 1956 in Aden, Yemen.Keith Vaz is a British Labour Party politician and a Member of Parliament for Leicester East, He is the longest serving Asian MP and has been the Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee since July...
(b. 1956) - The Lord WarnerNorman Warner, Baron WarnerNorman Reginald Warner, Baron Warner, PC , is a Labour member of the House of Lords.He was Senior Policy Adviser to Jack Straw when he was the Home Secretary from 1997 to 2001...
(b. 1940) - Rosie WintertonRosie WintertonRosalie "Rosie" Winterton is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Doncaster Central since 1997. Formerly a minister within both the Blair and Brown Governments, she first entered the Shadow Cabinet in May 2010 as the Shadow Leader of the House of Commons...
(b. 1958)
2007
- Ed BallsEd BallsEdward Michael Balls, known as Ed Balls, is a British Labour politician, who has been a Member of Parliament since 2005, currently for Morley and Outwood, and is the current Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer....
(b. 1967) - Andy Burnham (b. 1970)
- Sir Lawrence Collins (b. 1941)
- Yvette CooperYvette CooperYvette Cooper is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford since 2010, having previously been MP for Pontefract and Castleford since 1997. She served in the Cabinet between 2008 and 2010. She is the Shadow Home Secretary...
(b. 1969) - Jeffrey DonaldsonJeffrey DonaldsonJeffrey Mark Donaldson, MP is a Northern Irish politician and Member of Parliament for Lagan Valley belonging to the Democratic Unionist Party...
(b. 1962) - Sir Christopher GeidtChristopher GeidtSir Christopher Edward Wollaston MacKenzie Geidt, KCVO, OBE is currently the Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II.Geidt joined the Royal Household in 2002 after serving with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the United Nations in Sarajevo, Geneva, and Brussels...
(b. 1961) - Sir Paul GirvanPaul Girvan (judge)Sir Frederick Paul Girvan, styled Rt Hon Lord Justice Girvan was educated at Larne Grammar School, Belfast Royal Academy, Clare College, Cambridge and Queen's University, Belfast....
(b. 1948) - David HansonDavid Hanson (politician)David George Hanson is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Delyn since 1992. He was the Minister of State for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing from 2009 to 2010...
(b. 1957) - Sir Malachy HigginsMalachy HigginsSir Malachy Joseph Higgins QC is a Northern Ireland Lord Justice of Appeal and is styled as The Hon Mr Justice Higgins.-Education:...
(b. 1944) - Tony McNultyTony McNultyAnthony "Tony" James McNulty is a former British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Harrow East from 1997 to 2010 and was a government minister from 2002 to 2009. He was Minister for London and Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform at the Department for...
(b. 1958) - The Lord Malloch-Brown (b. 1953)
- Ed MilibandEd MilibandEdward Samuel Miliband is a British Labour Party politician, currently the Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition...
(b. 1969) - Elliot MorleyElliot MorleyElliot Anthony Morley is a former Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Glanford and Scunthorpe from 1987 to 1997 and then Scunthorpe from 1997 to 2010. In 2009, he was accused by The Daily Telegraph of continuing to claim parliamentary expenses for a mortgage that had...
(b. 1952) (expelled 2011) - Lady PatonAnn Paton, Lady PatonAnn Paton, is a Scottish lawyer and Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the country's Supreme Courts, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session...
- Sir Nicholas PumfreyNicholas PumfreySir Nicholas Richard Pumfrey, styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Pumfrey, was a British barrister. He served as a High Court judge for 10 years, and was promoted to the Court of Appeal little more than a month before his sudden death.- Early life and education :The son of Peter and Maureen Pumfrey,...
(1951–2007) - James PurnellJames PurnellJames Mark Dakin Purnell is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Stalybridge and Hyde from 2001 to 2010. He is currently the Head of the Open Left project at the left leaning think tank Demos...
(b. 1970) - Sir Colin RimerColin RimerSir Colin Percy Farquharson Rimer is an English judge of the Court of Appeal.He was educated at Dulwich College from 1954 to 1962 and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge....
(b. 1944) - Peter RobinsonPeter Robinson (politician)Peter David Robinson is the current First Minister of Northern Ireland and leader of the Democratic Unionist Party...
(b. 1948) - Alex SalmondAlex SalmondAlexander Elliot Anderson "Alex" Salmond MSP is a Scottish politician and current First Minister of Scotland. He became Scotland's fourth First Minister in May 2007. He is the Leader of the Scottish National Party , having served as Member of the Scottish Parliament for Gordon...
(b. 1954) - Sir Roger ToulsonRoger ToulsonSir Roger Grenfell Toulson QC PC is a British judge and member of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. He was educated at Mill Hill School, to which he won the top scholarship for his year and was one of the most talented pupils, taking 'O' levels at 13, 'A' levels in Greek, Latin and Ancient...
(b. 1946) - Lord WheatleyJohn Wheatley, Lord WheatleyJohn Francis Wheatley, Lord Wheatley is a Scottish lawyer and Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session. He is an authority on road traffic law...
(b. 1941) - The Lord Williamson of HortonDavid Williamson, Baron Williamson of HortonDavid Francis Williamson, Baron Williamson of Horton GCMG, CB, PC was a senior British and European civil servant and is an active member of the House of Lords....
(b. 1934) - Shaun WoodwardShaun WoodwardShaun Anthony Woodward is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for St Helens South since 2001. He served in the Cabinet from 28 June 2007 to 11 May 2010 as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland...
(b. 1958)
2008
- Sir Richard AikensRichard AikensSir Richard John Pearson Aikens PC is a member of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.-Career:Aikens was called to the Bar in 1973 and made a Bencher in 1994. He became a Queen's Counsel in 1986. He was appointed a Recorder in 1993...
(b. 1948) - Sir Stanley BurntonStanley BurntonSir Stanley Jeffrey Burnton , styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Stanley Burnton, is a Lord Justice of Appeal.He was educated at Hackney Downs Grammar School and St Edmund Hall, Oxford, where he read Jurisprudence. He was called to the Bar by Middle Temple in 1965 and was made a Bencher in 1991...
(b. 1942) - Liam ByrneLiam ByrneLiam Dominic Byrne is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Birmingham Hodge Hill since 2004, and was the Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2009 to 2010 before being appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on 20 January 2011.-Early...
(b. 1970) - Lord CarlowayColin Sutherland, Lord CarlowayColin John MacLean Sutherland, Lord Carloway is a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session.-Early life:...
(b. 1954) - Nick CleggNick CleggNicholas William Peter "Nick" Clegg is a British Liberal Democrat politician who is currently the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord President of the Council and Minister for Constitutional and Political Reform in the coalition government of which David Cameron is the Prime Minister...
(b. 1967) - The Lord DraysonPaul Drayson, Baron DraysonPaul Rudd Drayson, Baron Drayson PC is a British businessman, amateur racing driver and politician. He was Minister of Science in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills until May 2010, where he replaced Ian Pearson. In June 2009 he was additionally appointed as Minister of State for...
(b. 1960) - Sir Terence EthertonTerence EthertonSir Terence Michael Elkan Barnet Etherton , styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Etherton, is a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.-Early life:...
(b. 1951) - Caroline FlintCaroline FlintCaroline Louise Flint is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Don Valley since 1997. She served as the Minister of State for Housing and Planning in 2008, and later as the Minister for Europe until her resignation in 2009, citing the leadership of Gordon...
(b. 1961) - Sir John GoldringJohn GoldringSir John Bernard Goldring is a member of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.-Career:He was called to the bar in 1969 and made a Bencher in 1996. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1987. He was a Recorder in the Crown Court from 1987 to 1999, and was appointed a Deputy High Court Judge in...
(b. 1944) - John HealeyJohn HealeyJohn Healey is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Wentworth and Dearne since 1997, and former Minister of State for Housing and Planning. In 2010 he was elected to the shadow cabinet and appointed shadow health secretary...
(b. 1960) - Sir Rupert JacksonRupert JacksonSir Rupert Matthew Jackson is a member of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.- Career :Jackson was educated at Christ's Hospital and Jesus College, Cambridge, of which he is an Honorary Fellow. He was called to the Bar in 1972 and made a Bencher in 1995. He became a Queen's Counsel in 1987...
(b. 1948) - Jim KnightJim KnightJames Philip Knight, Baron Knight of Weymouth is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for South Dorset from 2001 until 2010, when he lost his seat. Knight held several ministerial posts during his time as an MP including Minister for the South West and Minister for...
(b. 1965) - David LammyDavid LammyDavid Lindon Lammy is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Tottenham since 2000.Lammy has commented on Britain's history of slavery.-Early life and Education:...
(b. 1972) - Pat McFaddenPat McFadden (British politician)Patrick Bosco McFadden is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton South East since 2005...
(b. 1965) - Anne McGuireAnne McGuireAnne Catherine McGuire is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Stirling since 1997.-Early life:...
(b. 1949) - Jim MurphyJim MurphyJames Francis "Jim" Murphy is a British Labour Party politician and is the Member of Parliament for East Renfrewshire....
(b. 1967) - Lord ReedRobert Reed, Lord ReedRobert John Reed, Lord Reed is a Scottish lawyer and has been a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the country's supreme courts, since 1998. He sat as the principal judge in the Commercial Court before being promoted to the Inner House of the Court of Session in 2008, and has sat as a...
(b. 1956) - The Baroness Royall of BlaisdonJanet Royall, Baroness Royall of BlaisdonJanet Anne Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon, PC is a British Labour politician. She is the current Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords.-Education and early political career:...
(b. 1955) - Malcolm WicksMalcolm WicksMalcolm Hunt Wicks is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Croydon North since 1997. He was MP for Croydon North West from 1992 to 1997.-Early life and education:...
(b. 1947) - Michael WillsMichael WillsMichael David Wills, Baron Wills is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Swindon North from 1997 to 2010. He was a Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice, a position he held from 29 June 2007....
(b. 1952)
2009
- The Lord AdonisAndrew Adonis, Baron AdonisAndrew Adonis, Baron Adonis is a British academic, journalist, Labour Party politician and Life Peer, who was Secretary of State for Transport between 2009-2010....
(b. 1963) - The Baroness Anelay of St JohnsJoyce Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St JohnsJoyce Anne Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St. Johns, DBE, PC is a Conservative member of the House of Lords and has been the Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords since 12 May 2010, having previously been Opposition Chief Whip before the May 2010 General Election.-Early life:She was born Joyce...
(b. 1947) - The Lord Bassam of Brighton (b. 1953)
- John BercowJohn BercowJohn Simon Bercow is a British politician who has been the Speaker of the House of Commons in the United Kingdom since June 2009. Prior to his election to Speaker he was a member of the Conservative party....
(b. 1963) - Ben BradshawBen BradshawBenjamin Peter James Bradshaw is a British Labour politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Exeter since 1997, and served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport....
(b. 1960) - Sir Patrick Coghlin (b. 1945)
- The Lord Darzi of Denham (b. 1960)
- The Baroness D'SouzaFrances D'Souza, Baroness D'SouzaFrances Gertrude Claire D'Souza, Baroness D'Souza, CMG, PC is a British scientist and life peer in the House of Lords. She is currently Lord Speaker, having taken office on 1 September 2011.-Biography:...
(b. 1944) - Sir Patrick Elias (b. 1947)
- Angela Evans SmithAngela Evans SmithAngela Evans Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon is a British Labour Co-operative politician who was the Member of Parliament for Basildon from 1997 till she was defeated in 2010...
(b. 1959) - Sir Lawrence FreedmanLawrence FreedmanSir Lawrence David Freedman, KCMG, CBE, PC, FBA, FKC is Professor of War Studies at King's College London, and was a foreign policy adviser to Tony Blair...
(b. 1948) - Sir Martin GilbertMartin GilbertSir Martin John Gilbert, CBE, PC is a British historian and Fellow of Merton College, University of Oxford. He is the author of over eighty books, including works on the Holocaust and Jewish history...
(b. 1936) - Paul GogginsPaul GogginsPaul Gerard Goggins is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Wythenshawe and Sale East since 1997, and was a Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office.-Early life:...
(b. 1953) - Kim HowellsKim HowellsKim Scott Howells is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Pontypridd from 1989 to 2010, and held a number of ministerial positions within the Government.-Biography:...
(b. 1946) - The Lord Hunt of Kings HeathPhilip Hunt, Baron Hunt of Kings HeathPhilip Hunt, Baron Hunt of Kings Heath OBE, PC is a former health administrator and a Labour member of the House of Lords.-Early life and career:...
(b. 1949) - Sir Roderic LyneRoderic LyneSir Roderic Michael John Lyne KCMG is a former British diplomat who served as British Ambassador to the Russian Federation from 2000 to 2004.-Early life and education:...
(b. 1948) - Sadiq KhanSadiq KhanSadiq Aman Khan is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Tooting since 2005, succeeding Tom Cox as the Labour MP for the seat...
(b. 1970) - Sir Declan MorganDeclan MorganSir Charles Declan Morgan, QC is the current Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.-Early life:Morgan was born in 1952 and educated at St Columb's College in Derry, Peterhouse, Cambridge, and Queen's University, Belfast. He was called to the Bar in 1976 and became a Queen's Counsel in 1993....
(b. 1952) - Sir James MunbyJames MunbySir James Munby QC, styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Munby, is a British Court of Appeal judge, and the present chairman of the Law Commission for England and Wales....
(b. 1948) - Mike O'Brien (b. 1954)
- Sir Nicholas PattenNicholas PattenSir Nicholas John Patten PC is a member of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.-Career:Patten was called to the Bar in 1974 and made a Bencher in 1997. He became a Queen's Counsel in 1988. He was appointed a Deputy High Court judge in 1998...
(b. 1950) - The Lord Paul (b. 1931)
- The Baroness PrasharUsha Prashar, Baroness PrasharUsha Kumari Prashar, Baroness Prashar, CBE, is a Cross Bench member of the House of Lords. Since the 1970s, she has served as a director or chairman of a variety of public and private sector organisations...
(b. 1948) - The Lord Shutt of GreetlandDavid Shutt, Baron Shutt of GreetlandDavid Trevor Shutt, Baron Shutt of Greetland, OBE, PC is a British Liberal Democrat politician, currently serving as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard and Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords.-Career:...
(b. 1942) - Sir Jeremy SullivanJeremy SullivanSir Jeremy Mirth Sullivan PC has been a Lord Justice of Appeal since 2009.He was educated at Framlingham College and King's College London and was called to the Bar at Inner Temple in 1968 where he became a bencher in 1993.By 1976 Sullivan was Counsel for the Department of Environment's M25...
(b. 1945) - The Baroness Vadera (b. 1962)
2010
- Danny AlexanderDanny AlexanderDaniel Grian Alexander is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has been Chief Secretary to the Treasury since 2010. He has been the Member of Parliament for the Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey constituency since 2005....
(b. 1972) - Lord BonomyIain Bonomy, Lord BonomyThe Rt Hon. Iain Bonomy, Lord Bonomy PC, is a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session...
(b. 1946) - Vince Cable (b. 1943)
- Alistair CarmichaelAlistair CarmichaelAlexander Morrison "Alistair" Carmichael is a Liberal Democrat politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for the Scottish seat of Orkney and Shetland since the 2001 general election.-Early life:...
(b. 1965) - Greg ClarkGreg ClarkRt. Hon. Gregory David Clark is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Tunbridge Wells since 2005. Clark is currently a Minister of State in the Department for Communities and Local Government, with responsibility for overseeing decentralisation, a key...
(b. 1967) - The Lord DholakiaNavnit Dholakia, Baron DholakiaNavnit Dholakia, Baron Dholakia OBE PC DL is a British Liberal Democrat politician and the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords. Lord Dholakia is one of the most senior Asian politicians in Britain.-Education:...
(b. 1937) - Nigel DoddsNigel DoddsNigel Alexander Dodds, OBE, MP, BL is a barrister and Northern Irish unionist politician. He is Member of Parliament for Belfast North, and deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party. He has been Lord Mayor of Belfast twice, and from 1993 has been General Secretary of the DUP...
(b. 1958) - Alan DuncanAlan DuncanAlan James Carter Duncan is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Rutland and Melton, and a Minister of State in the Department for International Development....
(b. 1957) - Don FosterDon FosterDonald Michael Ellison Foster is a British Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament, representing Bath in southwest England.-Early life:...
(b. 1947) - Liam FoxLiam FoxLiam Fox MP is a British Conservative politician, Member of Parliament for North Somerset, and former Secretary of State for Defence....
(b. 1961) - Mark FrancoisMark FrancoisMark Gino Francois is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Rayleigh and Wickford.-Early life:...
(b. 1965) - Alex Fergusson (b. 1949)
- Cheryl GillanCheryl GillanCheryl Elise Kendall Gillan is a British Conservative Party politician. She is currently the Secretary of State for Wales, and the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Chesham and Amersham in Buckinghamshire....
(b. 1952) - Michael GoveMichael GoveMichael Andrew Gove, MP is a British politician, who currently serves as the Secretary of State for Education and as the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for the Surrey Heath constituency. He is also a published author and former journalist.Born in Edinburgh, Gove was raised in Aberdeen...
(b. 1967) - Chris GraylingChris GraylingChristopher Stephen "Chris" Grayling, PC, MP , is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Shadow Cabinet from 2005 to 2010 and was the party's Shadow Home Secretary from 2009 to 2010. Following the 2010 general election, he was appointed a Minister of State in the...
(b. 1962) - Dominic GrieveDominic GrieveDominic Charles Roberts Grieve, QC MP is a British Conservative politician, barrister and Queen's Counsel.He is the Member of Parliament for Beaconsfield and the Attorney General for England and Wales and the Advocate General for Northern Ireland.-Early life:Grieve was born in Lambeth, the son of...
(b. 1956) - Philip HammondPhilip HammondPhilip Hammond MP is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the current Defence Secretary in the Coalition government led by David Cameron, having succeeded Liam Fox on 14 October 2011...
(b. 1955) - Nick HerbertNick HerbertNicholas Le Quesne "Nick" Herbert is a British Conservative Party politician and the Member of Parliament for Arundel and South Downs...
(b. 1963) - Chris HuhneChris HuhneChristopher Murray Paul-Huhne, generally known as Chris Huhne is a British politician and cabinet minister, who is the current Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for the Eastleigh constituency in Hampshire...
(b. 1954) - Simon HughesSimon HughesSimon Henry Ward Hughes is a British politician and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats. He is Member of Parliament for the constituency of Bermondsey and Old Southwark. Until 2008 he was President of the Liberal Democrats...
(b. 1951) - Jeremy Hunt (b. 1966)
- Carwyn JonesCarwyn JonesCarwyn Howell Jones is a Welsh politician and the First Minister of Wales. The third official to lead the Welsh Government, Jones has been Assembly Member for Bridgend since 1999. In the coalition government of Welsh Labour and Plaid Cymru, he was appointed Counsel General for Wales and Leader of...
(b. 1967) - Andrew LansleyAndrew LansleyAndrew David Lansley, CBE, MP is the UK Secretary of State for Health, who has been the Conservative Member of Parliament for South Cambridgeshire since the 1997 general election, and was Shadow Secretary of State for Health from June 2004 until becoming Secretary of State for Health in May 2010...
(b. 1956) - David LawsDavid LawsDavid Anthony Laws is a British politician. He is Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Yeovil and former Chief Secretary to the Treasury....
(b. 1965) - David LidingtonDavid LidingtonDavid Roy Lidington PC is a British Conservative Party politician, who has been Member of Parliament for Aylesbury since 1992...
(b. 1956) - Andrew MitchellAndrew MitchellThe Right Honourable Andrew John Bower Mitchell MP is a British Conservative Party politician and the Member of Parliament for Sutton Coldfield...
(b. 1956) - Michael MooreMichael Moore (UK politician)Michael Kevin Moore is a British Liberal Democrat politician, currently the Secretary of State for Scotland in the UK coalition government, and the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk....
(b. 1965) - David MundellDavid MundellDavid Gordon Mundell is a British Conservative politician and, since 2005, he has been the only Conservative Member of Parliament representing a Scottish Westminster constituency...
(b. 1962) - The Baroness Neville-Jones (b. 1939)
- George OsborneGeorge OsborneGeorge Gideon Oliver Osborne, MP is a British Conservative politician. He is the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom, a role to which he was appointed in May 2010, and has been the Member of Parliament for Tatton since 2001.Osborne is part of the old Anglo-Irish aristocracy, known in...
(b. 1971) - James PaiceJames PaiceJames Edward Thornton "Jim" Paice MP is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He is the Member of Parliament for South East Cambridgeshire, and was first elected in the 1987 general election...
(b. 1949) - Dame Janet ParaskevaJanet ParaskevaThe Rt Hon. Dame Janet Paraskeva DBE is a British government official.She was appointed as the First Civil Service Commissioner on 1 January 2006. On 15 November 2007 Paraskeva was announced by Peter Hain, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, as first Chair of the Child Maintenance and...
(b. 1946) - Owen PatersonOwen PatersonOwen William Paterson is a British Conservative Party politician and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. He is the Member of Parliament for North Shropshire.-Early life and career:Paterson was born in Whitchurch, Shropshire...
(b. 1956) - Eric PicklesEric PicklesEric Jack Pickles is a British Conservative Party politician. Pickles was appointed Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government of the coalition government headed by Prime Minister David Cameron on 12 May 2010....
(b. 1952) - Sir Christopher PitchfordChristopher PitchfordSir Christopher John Pitchford, QC is a senior British judge, currently a Justice of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales....
(b. 1947) - John RandallJohn Randall (UK politician)Alexander John Randall, known as John Randall, is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom, and is the Member of Parliament for Uxbridge and South Ruislip.-Early life:...
(b. 1955) - Peter RiddellPeter RiddellThe Rt Hon. Peter Riddell is a British journalist and author. From 1991 to 2010 he was a political commentator for The Times and has been an Assistant Editor since 1991. Prior to this, he was US Editor and Washington Bureau Chief at The Financial Times between 1989 and 1991.He has been a member of...
(b. 1949) - Andrew RobathanAndrew RobathanAndrew Robert George Robathan is a British Conservative politician, and Member of Parliament for South Leicestershire in Leicestershire...
(b. 1951) - Joan RuddockJoan RuddockJoan Mary Ruddock is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Lewisham Deptford since 1987. She is a feminist and is the wife of Frank Doran, the Labour MP for Aberdeen North...
(b. 1943) - Grant ShappsGrant ShappsGrant V Shapps MP is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Welwyn Hatfield in the United Kingdom and Minister of State for Housing and Planning...
(b. 1968) - Caroline SpelmanCaroline SpelmanCaroline Alice Spelman is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who has served as the Member of Parliament for Meriden in the West Midlands since 1997...
(b. 1958) - Hugo SwireHugo SwireHugo George William Swire is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for East Devon since 2001. He is currently a Minister of State for Northern Ireland in the current Government....
(b. 1959) - Theresa VilliersTheresa VilliersTheresa Anne Villiers is a British Conservative Party politician. She is the Member of Parliament for Chipping Barnet and the Minister of State for Transport.She was appointed as a Privy Counsellor on 9 June 2010.-Early life:...
(b. 1968) - The Baroness Warsi (b. 1971)
- The Lord West of SpitheadAlan West, Baron West of SpitheadAdmiral Alan William John West, Baron West of Spithead GCB DSC PC was, from June 2007 to May 2010, a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the British Home Office with responsibility for Security and a Security Advisor to Prime Minister Gordon Brown...
(b. 1948) - David WillettsDavid WillettsDavid Linsay Willetts is a British Conservative Party politician and the Minister of State for Universities and Science. He is the Member of Parliament representing the constituency of Havant in Hampshire.-Education:...
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- Dame Jill BlackJill BlackDame Jill Margaret Black DBE, PC, QC is a member of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.Black was educated at the University of Durham, and was called to the Bar in 1976 . She became a Queen's Counsel in 1994 and was appointed a Deputy High Court judge in 1996 and a Recorder in 1998...
(b. 1954) - Tom BrakeTom BrakeThomas Anthony Brake, known as Tom Brake, British Liberal Democrat politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Carshalton and Wallington.-Early life:Tom Brake was born in Melton Mowbray, moving to France when he was eight...
(b.1962) - Simon BurnsSimon BurnsSimon Hugh McGuigan Burns is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He has been Member of Parliament for Chelmsford since the 1987 general election...
(b. 1952) - Sir Nigel DavisNigel Davis-Career:Davis was called to the Bar in 1975. In 1992, he became a Queen's Counsel. He was appointed a Recorder in 1998. The next year, he was named a Deputy High Court Judge. Davis was appointed to the High Court of Justice on 1 October 2001 and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division; he was...
(b. 1951) - Sir Desmond de SilvaDesmond Lorenz de SilvaSir Desmond Lorenz de Silva, QC, KStJ, is a prominent British lawyer, and former United Nations Chief War Crimes Prosecutor in Sierra Leone.-Family background:...
(b. 1939) - Denzil DouglasDenzil DouglasDenzil Llewellyn Douglas has been Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis since July 1995. He leads the Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party. He is the longest serving Prime Minister Saint Kitts and Nevis has ever had....
(b. 1953) - Lord EmslieGeorge Emslie, Lord EmslieGeorge Nigel Hannington Emslie, Lord Emslie PC is a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland. He is the son of former Lord President George Emslie, Baron Emslie, and older brother of fellow judge Derek Emslie, Lord Kingarth.-Early life:...
(b. 1947) - Justine GreeningJustine GreeningJustine Greening is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. She has been the Member of Parliament for Putney since 2005. She was appointed Economic Secretary to the Treasury in May 2010, and became Secretary of State for Transport on 14 October 2011...
(b. 1969) - Sir Peter GrossPeter Gross (judge)Sir Peter Henry Gross PC is a member of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.Gross was called to the Bar in 1977 . He became a Queen's Counsel in 1992. Gross was appointed a Recorder in 1995 and a Deputy High Court judge in 1999...
(b. 1952) - Sir David KitchinDavid Kitchin-Career:Having studied Natural Sciences as an undergraduate at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, Kitchin switched to Law in his final year and was called to the Bar in 1977; he has been a Bencher since 2003. During his university days, he also coxed the Cambridge team that won the 1975 Boat Race.He...
(b. 1955) - Sir Kim LewisonKim Lewison-Career:Lewison was called to the Bar in 1975 and has been a Bencher since 2003. He became a Queen's Counsel in 1991. He was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1994 and a Recorder in 1997. In 2000, he was appointed a Deputy High Court Judge. He was appointed to the High Court of Justice on 29...
(b. 1952) - Elfyn LlwydElfyn LlwydElfyn Llwyd, PC is a Welsh barrister and politician. He has been a Member of Parliament since 1992, representing Meirionnydd Nant Conwy in the House of Commons from 1992 to 2010 and Dwyfor Meirionnydd since 2010...
(b. 1951) - Sir Andrew McFarlaneAndrew McFarlane (judge)Sir Andrew Ewart McFarlane is a judge of the High Court of Justice in England and Wales and has been appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal with effect from 28 July 2011.-Career:...
(b. 1954) - Frank MulhollandFrank MulhollandFrank Mulholland QC is a Scottish lawyer and has been Lord Advocate, one of the Great Officers of State of Scotland and the country's chief Law Officer, since 19 May 2011, having previously been Solicitor General, the junior Law Officer...
(b. 1959) - Dame Anne RaffertyAnne RaffertyDame Anne Judith Rafferty DBE is a Lord Justice of Appeal.-Career:Educated at Wolverhampton Girls' High School and a graduate of the University of Sheffield, Rafferty was the first woman Chair of the Criminal Bar Association. She became a Queen's Counsel in 1990 and a Recorder the following year....
(b. 1950) - Hon. Nicholas SoamesNicholas SoamesArthur Nicholas Winston Soames MP , known as Nicholas Soames, is a British Conservative Party Member of Parliament for the constituency of Mid Sussex....
(b.1948) - Desmond SwayneDesmond SwayneDesmond Angus Swayne TD MP , is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He is Member of Parliament for the constituency of New Forest West in Hampshire, and is currently also Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, David Cameron, having been his PPS during his time...
(b. 1956) - Sir Peter Tapsell (b. 1930)
- Sir Stephen TomlinsonStephen TomlinsonSir Stephen Miles Tomlinson PC is a member of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.-Career:Tomlinson graduated from Worcester College, Oxford. He was called to the Bar in 1974 and became a Queen's Counsel in 1988. He was appointed a Recorder in 1995 and a Deputy High Court judge in 1996...
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