United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Political office-holders

Our database contains 8,539 politicians connected with the United Kingdom.

PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
member of the 59th Parliament of the United Kingdom-32623
member of Manchester City Council-5494
Member of the 7th Scottish Parliament-1129
member of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council-7934
member of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council-7928
member of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council-8323
member of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council-7431
member of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council-7033
member of Leeds City Council--99
member of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council-7622
member of Salford City Council-3859
member of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council-6327
member of Bury Metropolitan Borough Council-5627
High Court judge-163
Assistant Whip-407
Member of the London Assembly-435
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury-295
member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority-128
Member of the Parliament of Gibraltar-215
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)212-
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions-121
member of Bristol City Council-210
Senator of the College of Justice--12
Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities-111
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland-91
Parliamentary Secretary-18
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)27-
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster-71
Shadow Minister for Railways-61
Director of the Government Communications Headquarters-15
Director-General of the BBC-51
Lord Mayor of Manchester-51
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)-6-
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)-6-
President of the Board of Trade-51
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales-51
spouse of the prime minister of the United Kingdom-15
Treasurer of the Household-51
Attorney General for England and Wales-32
Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis-23
Leader of the UK Independence Party-23
Lord President of the Council-41
Member of the Corporation of the City of Adelaide--5
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice-23
Bishop of Crediton--4
Director of the Number 10 Policy Unit-31
Downing Street Director of Communications-31
HM Trade Commissioner for China and Hong Kong121
HM Trade Commissioner for Europe-31
HM Trade Commissioner for the Middle East and Pakistan121
Leader of the Conservative Party-31
Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales-22
Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party-13
Mayor of Gibraltar-13
member of Bromley London Borough Council-13
member of Cornwall Council-31
Member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland-13
Permanent Secretary to the Department for International Trade-4-
Permanent Secretary to the Department for Transport-13
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero-4-
Archbishop of Canterbury-21
Archbishop of Wales-21
Cabinet Secretary-21
Commissioner of Transport for London-12
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party-21
Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General12-
HM Trade Commissioner for Africa111
HM Trade Commissioner for Latin America and the Caribbean111
HM Trade Commissioner for South Asia-21
leader of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council-21
leader of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council-21
leader of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council-21
Leader of the House of Lords-21
Lord Mayor of Birmingham-21
Mayor of Hackney-21
Mayor of Lewisham-21
member of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs--3
Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner-21
North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner-3-
Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner-12
Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner-12
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans and People)12-
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice-21
Permanent Secretary to the Home Office-21
Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government-21
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer--3
Shadow Home Secretary-21
Shadow Minister for Armed Forces-21
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence-12
Shadow Secretary of State for Education-21
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs--3
Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government--3
Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly-12
Victims' Commissioner-21
Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner-21
Admiral president of the Royal Naval College--2
Advocate General for Scotland-11
archbishop of Westminster-11
Attorney-General of South Australia-11
Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner-11
Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner-11
Bishop of Down and Connor-11
chair of the London Assembly police and crime committee-2-
Chairman of Reform UK-11
Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner-11
Chief of the General Staff-11
City Minister-11
Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner-11
Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner-11
deputy First Minister-11
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats--2
Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester-11
Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester for Policing and Crime-11
Deputy Mayor of Salford--2
Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner-11
Director of Public Prosecutions-11
First Secretary of State-11
Government Chief Scientific Adviser-11
Governor of Bermuda-11
Governor of South Australia-11
Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner-11
Heir Apparent of the United Kingdom-11
Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner-11
HM Trade Commissioner for Asia Pacific-11
Independent adviser on ministerial standards-11
Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner-11
leader of Manchester City Council-11
leader of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council-2-
Leader of the Alba Party-11
Leader of the Labour Party-11
Leader of the Liberal Democrats--2
Leader of the Scottish Labour Party--2
Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats-11
leader of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council-11
leader of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council-11
Lord Chamberlain-11
Lord Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire--2
Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland-11
Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire-11
Lord Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear-11
Lord Mayor of Adelaide-11
Lord Mayor of Leeds-11
Lord Provost of Edinburgh-11
Lord Speaker-11
Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough--2
Mayor of Greater Manchester-2-
Mayor of Middlesbrough-11
Mayor of Newham--2
Mayor of North Tyneside-11
Mayor of South Yorkshire-11
Mayor of the West Midlands-11
Mayor of the West of England-11
Mayor of Tower Hamlets-11
member of Cheshire West and Chester Council-11
member of Colchester City Council--2
member of Hackney London Borough Council-11
member of Islington London Borough Council-2-
member of Lewisham London Borough Council-2-
member of Newham London Borough Council--2
member of Peterborough City Council--2
member of Sutton London Borough Council-2-
member of Waltham Forest London Borough Council-11
Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner--2
Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade)2--
Monarch of the United Kingdom-11
Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner-11
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Cabinet Office)-2-
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Minister for Equalities)2--
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Culture, Media and Sport) (Women and Equalities) (jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)-2-
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)-2-
Permanent Secretary to the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero-11
Premier of South Australia-11
President of the Bishops' Conference of Scotland--2
President of the British Society for the History of Science-11
President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales--2
President of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal-11
President of the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference--2
President of the South Australian Legislative Council-11
Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury11-
Private Secretary to the Sovereign-11
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cardiff--2
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool-11
Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster--2
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury-11
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons--2
Shadow Minister for Aviation and Maritime-11
Shadow Minister for Buses and Local Transport--2
Shadow Minister for Transport--2
Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade-11
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport--2
Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care-11
Shadow Secretary of State for Housing-11
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development--2
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland--2
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport--2
Solicitor General for Scotland--2
South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner-11
Treasurer of South Australia-11
Advocate General for Northern Ireland--1
Anglican Archbishop of Armagh--1
Anglican Archbishop of York--1
Antiochian Orthodox Metropolitan of the British Isles and Ireland--1
Archbishop of Melanesia--1
Attorney General for Northern Ireland--1
Auditor General for Scotland--1
Bishop of Argyll and The Isles-1-
Bishop of Brechin--1
Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane--1
Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning--1
Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform--1
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy--1
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care-1-
Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans--1
Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport-1-
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands--1
Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government-1-
Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture--1
Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner--1
chair of the London Assembly economy committee-1-
Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party--1
Chairman of Ways and Means--1
Chancellor of the Exchequer and First Secretary of State-1-
Chancellor of the University of St Andrews-1-
Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister1--
Common Councilman of the City of London--1
Conservative Chief Whip--1
COP26 President-1-
Counsel General for Wales-1-
Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis--1
Deputy Foreign Secretary-1-
Deputy Leader of the Opposition--1
Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party--1
Deputy Mayor of Ashdod-1-
Deputy Mayor of West Yorkshire for Policing and Crime--1
Deputy Premier--1
Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner--1
Director General of MI5--1
Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum--1
Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner--1
Durham Police and Crime Commissioner--1
Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner--1
Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner--1
Exchequer Secretary (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with HM Treasury)1--
First Secretary of State, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Minister for the Cabinet Office1--
Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of State-1-
Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1--
Gloucestershire Police and Crime Commissioner--1
Grand Master of the Order of the British Empire--1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner--1
High Sheriff of Essex-1-
High Sheriff of Greater London-1-
Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner--1
Kent Police and Crime Commissioner--1
King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1--
Labour Chief Whip--1
leader of Bury Metropolitan Borough Council--1
Leader of Camden Borough Council--1
leader of Hillingdon borough council-1-
Leader of Mebyon Kernow--1
leader of Newcastle City Council--1
Leader of Plaid Cymru--1
leader of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council--1
leader of Southwark borough council--1
Leader of the Australian Labor Party--1
Leader of the House of Lords & Lord Privy Seal1--
Leader of the Monster Raving Loony Party--1
Leader of the Opposition--1
leader of Westminster City Council-1-
Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner--1
Liberal Democrats Chief Whip--1
Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner--1
Lord Advocate--1
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice1--
Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Antrim--1
Lord Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute--1
Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran--1
Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Belfast--1
Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire-1-
Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Caithness--1
Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire-1-
Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Clwyd--1
Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall--1
Lord Lieutenant of County Durham--1
Lord Lieutenant of County Londonderry--1
Lord Lieutenant of Cumbria-1-
Lord Lieutenant of Devon--1
Lord Lieutenant of Dorset--1
Lord Lieutenant of Dyfed--1
Lord Lieutenant of East Lothian--1
Lord Lieutenant of Fermanagh--1
Lord Lieutenant of Fife--1
Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Greater London--1
Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester-1-
Lord Lieutenant of Gwent--1
Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Inverness-1-
Lord Lieutenant of Kent--1
Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside--1
Lord Lieutenant of Midlothian--1
Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk--1
Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Orkney--1
Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire-1-
Lord Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross--1
Lord Lieutenant of Powys--1
Lord Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale-1-
Lord Lieutenant of Rutland--1
Lord Lieutenant of Shetland--1
Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Somerset--1
Lord Lieutenant of South Glamorgan--1
Lord Lieutenant of South Yorkshire-1-
Lord Lieutenant of Surrey--1
Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland--1
Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight--1
Lord Lieutenant of the West Midlands-1-
Lord Lieutenant of the Western Isles--1
Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone--1
Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of West Glamorgan--1
Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire--1
Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire--1
Lord Mayor of Liverpool--1
Lord Provost of Aberdeen--1
Lord Provost of Dundee-1-
master of the Worshipful Company of Brewers-1-
Mayor of Bangor-1-
Mayor of Bristol-1-
Mayor of Croydon--1
Mayor of Doncaster--1
Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire--1
Mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire--1
Mayor of Leicester--1
Mayor of Liverpool-1-
Mayor of Mansfield--1
Mayor of Marion--1
Mayor of North of Tyne-1-
Mayor of Port Augusta--1
Mayor of Salford--1
Mayor of the East Midlands--1
Mayor of the Liverpool City Region--1
Mayor of the North East--1
Mayor of the Tees Valley--1
Mayor of Warrington--1
Mayor of Watford--1
Mayor of West Torrens--1
Mayor of West Yorkshire--1
Mayor of York and North Yorkshire--1
member of Bath and North East Somerset Council--1
member of Bedford Borough Council-1-
member of Bexley London Borough Council--1
member of Birmingham City Council-1-
member of Blackpool Borough Council-1-
member of Carlisle City Council-1-
member of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council-1-
member of Great Yarmouth Borough Council--1
member of Halton Borough Council--1
member of Harrogate Borough Council-1-
member of Harrow London Borough Council--1
member of Hillingdon London Borough Council--1
member of Liverpool City Council--1
member of Medway Council--1
member of Merton London Borough Council--1
member of Newcastle City Council--1
member of North Tyneside Council-1-
member of North Yorkshire County Council--1
member of Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council--1
member of Sevenoaks District Council--1
member of Sheffield City Council-1-
member of Southwark London Borough Council-1-
Member of the Corporation of the City of Marion--1
Member of the Corporation of the Town of Gawler--1
Member of the District Council of Tatiara--1
member of Thurrock Council-1-
member of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council--1
member of Wandsworth London Borough Council--1
member of Westminster City Council--1
Minister for Energy--1
Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Technology)1--
Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)1--
Minister of State (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) (Trade, Investment and Consumer Affairs) (also Department for International Development)-1-
Minister of State (Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills) (Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education)-1-
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Pensions Reform)-1-
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Work)-1-
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development and Africa)-1-
Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Jointly with the Cabinet Office)1--
Minister of State (Minister for Climate)-1-
Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)-1-
Minister of State (Regional Affairs) (South East)-1-
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council-1-
North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner--1
Parliamentary Secretary and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government)1--
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) (Trade and Consumer Affairs) (also Department for International Development)-1-
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Women and Equality)-1-
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Creative Industries)-1-
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Sport and the Olympics)-1-
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Marine, Landscape and Rural Affairs)-1-
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Rural Affairs and Environment)-1-
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills) (Further Education)-1-
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)1--
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Women and Equalities)-1-
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Americas and Caribbean-1-
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Industry and Economic Security--1
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Investment Security Unit--1
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan--1
Parliamentary Under-Secretary(Department for International Development) (Trade Policy) (also Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform)-1-
Permanent Secretary to the Department for Work and Pensions--1
Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government--1
president of Arsenal FC--1
President of the Family Division--1
President of the Liberal Democrats--1
President of the Medical Women's Federation--1
President of the Royal College of Physicians--1
President of the Royal Society--1
President of the Socialist International-1-
President of Tynwald--1
Princess Royal--1
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh--1
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Birmingham--1
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Glasgow--1
Roman Catholic Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh--1
Salford City Council cabinet member-1-
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade1--
Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport--1
Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office-1-
Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales--1
Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons--1
Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords--1
Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury--1
Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury--1
Shadow Lord Chancellor-1-
Shadow Minister for Childcare and Early Years-1-
Shadow Minister for Disabled People-1-
Shadow Minister for Equalities-1-
Shadow Minister for Fire and Emergency Services-1-
Shadow Minister for Green Transport--1
Shadow Minister for Northern Ireland-1-
Shadow Minister for Scotland-1-
Shadow Minister for the Olympics-1-
Shadow Paymaster General-1-
Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights and Protections--1
Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade-1-
Shadow Solicitor General for England and Wales-1-
South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner-1-
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Montserrat--1
Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner--1
Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner--1
Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner--1
Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner--1
Titular Bishop of Elmhama--1
Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner--1
West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner--1
West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner--1
Windrush commissioner--1

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