Party Leaders

Portrait of Henry Campbell-Bannerman

Campbell-Bannerman, Sir Henry

(1836 - 1908)

Liberal MP for Stirling Burghs 1868-1908

Leader of the Liberal Party 1899-1908

Chief Secretary for Ireland 1884-1885, Secretary of State for War 1886, 1892-95, Prime Minister 1905-08

Portrait of George Hamilton-Gordon

Hamilton-Gordon, George

(1784 - 1860)

4th Earl of Aberdeen

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1828, Foreign Secretary 1828-30, 1841-46, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies 1834-35, Prime Minister 1852-55

British Ambassador to Austria 1813-14

Portrait of Charles Kennedy

Kennedy, Charles

(1959 - 2015)

Liberal Democrat MP for Ross, Cromarty & Skye 1983-1997, Ross, Skye & Inverness West 1997-2005, Ross, Skye & Lochaber 2005-2015

President of the Liberal Democrats 1991-1994, Leader of the Liberal Democrats 1999-2006

Portrait of Charles Grey

Grey, Charles

(1764 - 1845)

2nd Earl Grey

Whig MP for Northumberland 1786-1807, Appleby 1807, Tavistock 1807

Leader of the Whig Party 1830-34

First Lord of the Admiralty 1806, Foreign Secretary 1806-07,

Prime Minister 1830-34

Portrait of Granville George Leveson-Gower

Leveson-Gower, Granville George

(1815 - 1891)

2nd Earl Granville

Whig MP for Morpeth 1837-40, Lichfield 1841-46

Paymaster General 1848-52, Foreign Secretary 1851-52, 1870-74, 1880-85, Lord President of the Council 1852-54, 1855-58, 1859-66, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1854-55, Secretary of State for the Colonies 1868-70, 1886

Leader of the Whig Party in the House of Lords 1855-59, Leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Lords 1859-68, 1868-91

Joint Leader of the Liberal Party 1875-80

Portrait of Hartington

Hartington, Marquess of

(1833 - 1908)

8th Duke of Devonshire

Whig/Liberal MP for North Lancashire 1857-68, Radnor 1869-80, North East Lancashire 1880-85, Liberal/Liberal Unionist MP for Rossendale 1885-91

Secretary of State for War 1866, 1882-85, Postmaster General 1868-71, Chief Secretary for Ireland 1871-74, Secretary of State for India 1880-82

Leader of the Liberal Party 1875-80

Leader of the Liberal Unionists 1886-1903

Portrait of Archibald Philip Primrose Rosebery

Primrose, Archibald Philip

(1847 - 1929)

5th Earl of Rosebery

Leader of the Liberal Party 1894-96

First Commissioner of Works 1885, Lord Privy Seal 1885, Foreign Secretary 1886 & 1892-94, Prime Minister 1894-95

Portrait of Nick Clegg

Clegg, Sir Nick

(1967 - )

Liberal Democrat MP for Sheffield Hallam 2005-17

Liberal Democrat MEP for the East Midlands 1999-2004

Leader of the Liberal Democrats 2007-15

Lord President of the Council & Deputy Prime Minister 2010-15

Portrait of David Lloyd George

Lloyd George, David

(1863 - 1945)

1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor

Liberal MP for Caernarvon Boroughs 1890-1945

Leader of the Liberal Party 1926-31

President of the Board of Trade 1905-08, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1908-15, Minister of Munitions 1915-16, Secretary of State for War 1916, Prime Minister 1916-22

Portrait of Vince Cable

Cable, Sir Vince

(1943 - )

Liberal Democrat MP for Twickenham 1997-2015, 2017-19

Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats 2006-10, Leader of the Liberal Democrats 2017-19

Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills 2010-15

Portrait of Menzies Campbell

Campbell, Menzies

(1941 - )

Baron Campbell of Pittenweem

Liberal/Liberal Democrat MP for North East Fife 1987-2015

Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats 2003-06, Leader of the Liberal Democrats 2006-07

Portrait of Clement Davies

Davies, Clement

(1884 - 1962)

Liberal/National Liberal MP for Montgomeryshire 1929-62

Leader of the Liberal Party 1945-56