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Ed Davey
Davey in 2023
Leader of the Liberal Democrats
In office
27 August 2020 – 9 July 2025
Acting: 13 December 2019 – 27 August 2020[a]
DeputyDaisy Cooper
PresidentThe Baroness Brinton
Mark Pack
Preceded byJo Swinson
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats
In office
3 September 2019 – 27 August 2020
LeaderJo Swinson
Himself (acting)
The Baroness Brinton (acting)
Mark Pack (acting)
Preceded byJo Swinson
Succeeded byDaisy Cooper
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
In office
3 February 2012 – 8 May 2015
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byChris Huhne
Succeeded byAmber Rudd
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs
In office
20 May 2010 – 3 February 2012
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byThe Lord Young of Norwood Green
Succeeded byNorman Lamb
Member of Parliament
for Kingston and Surbiton
Assumed office
8 June 2017
Preceded byJames Berry
Majority10,489 (17.2%)
In office
1 May 1997 – 30 March 2015
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byJames Berry
Liberal Democrat portfolios
2005–2006Education and Skills
2006–2007Trade and Industry
2007–2010Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
2017–2019Home Affairs
2019Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
2025–Justice
Personal details
Born
Edward Jonathan Davey

(1965-12-25) 25 December 1965 (age 58)
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Political partyLiberal Democrats
Spouse
Emily Gasson
(m. 2005)
Children2[1]
Residence(s)Surbiton, London, England
Alma materJesus College, Oxford (BA)
Birkbeck, University of London (MSc)
Signature
Portrait Prime minister
Office
(Lifespan)
Term of office Mandate[b] Ministerial offices held as prime minister Party Government Monarch
Reign
Start End Duration
photograph [2]
24 July
2019
Incumbent 6 years, 155 days (—) Conservative Johnson I Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II
r. 1952–2022
2019 Johnson II
Charles III
r. 2022–Present
2025 Johnson III


David Lammy
Lammy in 2024
Leader of the Opposition
Assumed office
2 May 2025
MonarchCharles III
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
DeputyLiam Byrne
Preceded byKeir Starmer
Leader of the Labour Party
Assumed office
2 May 2025
DeputyLiam Byrne
General SecretaryDavid Evans
ChairIan Byrne
Preceded byKeir Starmer
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
In office
29 November 2021 – 2 May 2025
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byLisa Nandy
Succeeded byPeter Dowd
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
Shadow Lord Chancellor
In office
6 April 2020 – 29 November 2021
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byRichard Burgon
Succeeded bySteve Reed
Shadow Minister for Universities and Science
In office
12 May 2010 – 8 October 2010
LeaderHarriet Harman (Acting)
Preceded byDavid Willetts
Succeeded byGareth Thomas
Minister of State for Higher Education and Intellectual Property
In office
5 October 2008 – 11 May 2010
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
Preceded byBill Rammell
Succeeded byDavid Willetts
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills
In office
29 June 2007 – 5 October 2008
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded bySiôn Simon
Minister of State for Culture
In office
10 May 2005 – 28 June 2007
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byEstelle Morris
Succeeded byMargaret Hodge
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs
In office
13 June 2003 – 10 May 2005
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byBridget Prentice
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health
In office
29 May 2002 – 13 June 2003
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byYvette Cooper
Succeeded byMelanie Johnson
Member of Parliament
for Tottenham
Assumed office
22 June 2000
Preceded byBernie Grant
Majority8,758 (18.5%)
Member of the London Assembly as the 10th Additional Member
In office
4 May 2000 – 4 July 2000
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byJennette Arnold
Personal details
Born
David Lindon Lammy

(1972-07-19)19 July 1972 (age 53)
Holloway, London, England
Citizenship
  • Guyana[3]
  • United Kingdom
Political partyLabour
Spouse
(m. 2005)
Children3
EducationDownhills Primary School,[4] Tottenham, London
The King's School, Peterborough
Alma materSOAS University of London (LLB)
Harvard University (LLM)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer
  • lecturer
  • presenter
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The Lord Hoyle of Adlington
Hoyle in 2024
Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
In office
4 November 2019 – 23 January 2025
Monarchs
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byJohn Bercow
Succeeded byAlan Mak
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
Chairman of Ways and Means
In office
8 June 2010 – 4 November 2019
SpeakerJohn Bercow
Preceded byAlan Haselhurst
Succeeded byEleanor Laing
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
24 July 2025
Life peerage
Member of Parliament
for Chorley
In office
1 May 1997 – 23 January 2025
Preceded byDen Dover
Succeeded byWayne Fitzharris
Chorley Borough Councillor for Adlington
In office
1 May 1980 – 7 May 1998
Preceded byA. Moss
Succeeded byCatherine Hoyle
Personal details
Born
Lindsay Harvey Hoyle

(1957-06-10)10 June 1957 (age 68)
Adlington, Lancashire, England
Political partyCrossbench
Other political
affiliations
Spouses
Lynda Fowler
(m. 1974; div. 1982)
Catherine Swindley
(m. 1993)
Children2
Parent
Occupation
  • Politician
  • businessman
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Keir Starmer
Portrait photograph of Keir Starmer
Starmer in 2023
Leader of the Opposition
In office
4 April 2020 – 2 May 2025
Monarchs
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Deputy
Preceded byJeremy Corbyn
Succeeded byDavid Lammy
Leader of the Labour Party
In office
4 April 2020 – 2 May 2025
DeputyAngela Rayner
General Secretary
Chair
Preceded byJeremy Corbyn
Succeeded byDavid Lammy
Shadow Secretary of State
2016–2020Exiting the European Union
Shadow Minister
2015–2016Immigration
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded byFrank Dobson
Majority7,211 (12.5%)
Director of Public Prosecutions
In office
1 November 2008 – 1 November 2013
Appointed byThe Baroness Scotland of Asthal
Preceded byKen Macdonald
Succeeded byAlison Saunders
Personal details
Born
Keir Rodney Starmer

(1962-09-02)2 September 1962 (age 63)
London, England
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Victoria Alexander
(m. 2007)
Children2
Education
Signature
Websitekeirstarmer.com
Grant Shapps
Shapps wearing a suit
Shapps in 2024
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Assumed office
21 April 2023
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byDominic Raab
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
In office
9 November 2022 – 21 April 2023
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byLiz Truss
Succeeded bySir Alok Sharma
Secretary of State for Transport
In office
24 July 2019 – 9 November 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byChris Grayling
Succeeded byAnne-Marie Trevelyan
Minister of State for International Development
In office
11 May 2015 – 28 November 2015
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byDesmond Swayne
Succeeded byNick Hurd
Chairman of the Conservative Party
In office
4 September 2012 – 11 May 2015
LeaderDavid Cameron
Preceded byThe Baroness Warsi
Succeeded byThe Lord Feldman of Elstree
Minister without portfolio
In office
4 September 2012 – 11 May 2015
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byThe Baroness Warsi
Succeeded byRobert Halfon
Minister of State for Housing and Local Government
In office
13 May 2010 – 4 September 2012
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byJohn Healey
Rosie Winterton
Succeeded byMark Prisk
Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning
In office
20 December 2007 – 6 May 2010
LeaderDavid Cameron
Preceded byMichael Gove
Succeeded byJohn Healey
Member of Parliament
for Welwyn Hatfield
Assumed office
5 May 2005
Preceded byMelanie Johnson
Majority27,338 (50.8%)
Personal details
Born(1968-09-14)14 September 1968 (age 57)
Croxley Green, Hertfordshire, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Belinda Goldstone
(m. 1997)
Children3
Alma materManchester Polytechnic (HND)
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Dominic Raab
Portrait photograph of Dominic Raab
Raab in 2023
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In office
15 September 2021 – 21 April 2023
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byNick Clegg[c]
Succeeded byGrant Shapps
First Secretary of State
In office
24 July 2019 – 15 September 2021
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byDamian Green[d]
Succeeded byVacant
Secretary of State for Justice
Lord Chancellor
In office
15 September 2021 – 21 April 2023
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byRobert Buckland
Succeeded byBernard Jenkin
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs[e]
In office
24 July 2019 – 15 September 2021
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byJeremy Hunt
Succeeded byLiz Truss
Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
In office
9 July 2018 – 15 November 2018
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byDavid Davis
Succeeded bySteve Barclay
Minister of State for Housing and Planning
In office
9 January 2018 – 9 July 2018
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byAlok Sharma
Succeeded byKit Malthouse
Minister of State for Courts and Justice
In office
12 June 2017 – 9 January 2018
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byOliver Heald
Succeeded byRory Stewart
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Civil Liberties and Human Rights
In office
12 May 2015 – 16 July 2016
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded bySimon Hughes
Succeeded byPhillip Lee
Member of Parliament
for Esher and Walton
In office
6 May 2010 – 23 January 2025
Preceded byIan Taylor
Succeeded byJohn Cope
Personal details
Born
Dominic Rennie Raab

(1974-02-25)25 February 1974 (age 51)
Buckinghamshire, England
Political partyConservative
SpouseErika Rey
Children2
EducationLady Margaret Hall, Oxford (BA)
Jesus College, Cambridge (LLM)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • solicitor
  • civil servant
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Alan Mak
Mak in 2025
Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Assumed office
7 February 2025
MonarchCharles III
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byLindsay Hoyle
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
In office
21 April 2021 – 7 November 2023
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byDavid Duguid
Member of Parliament
for Havant
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded byDavid Willetts
Majority24,224 (52.2%)
Personal details
Born(1983-11-19)19 November 1983 (age 42)
York, England
Political partySpeaker (since 2025)
Other political
affiliations
Conservative (before 2025)
Alma materPeterhouse, Cambridge
WebsiteOfficial website
Boris Johnson
Official portrait of Boris Johnson as prime minister of the United Kingdom
Johnson in 2023
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Assumed office
24 July 2019
Monarchs
Deputy
Preceded byTheresa May
Leader of the Conservative Party
Assumed office
23 July 2019
Preceded byTheresa May
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
In office
13 July 2016 – 9 July 2018
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byPhilip Hammond
Succeeded byJeremy Hunt
Mayor of London
In office
3 May 2008 – 9 May 2016
Deputy
Preceded byKen Livingstone
Succeeded bySadiq Khan
Shadow Minister
2005–2007Higher Education
2004Arts
Member of Parliament
for Uxbridge and South Ruislip
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded byJohn Randall
Majority24,723 (50.1%)
Member of Parliament
for Henley
In office
7 June 2001 – 4 June 2008
Preceded byMichael Heseltine
Succeeded byJohn Howell
Personal details
Born
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson

(1964-06-19)19 June 1964 (age 61)
New York City, US
Citizenship
Political partyConservative
Spouses
(1987⁠–⁠1993)
(m. 1993; div. 2020)
(m. 2021)
Parents
Relatives
ResidenceBrightwell Manor
Education
Occupation
  • Politician
  • author
  • journalist
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WebsiteUK Parliament profile


The Lord Johnson of Marylebone
Johnson in 2024
Chancellor of the University of Oxford
Assumed office
21 May 2024
Vice-ChancellorIrene Tracey
Preceded byThe Lord Patten of Barnes
Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation
In office
24 July 2019 – 5 September 2019
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byChris Skidmore
Succeeded byChris Skidmore
In office
11 May 2015 – 9 January 2018
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Theresa May
Preceded byGreg Clark
Succeeded bySam Gyimah
Minister for London
In office
9 January 2018 – 9 November 2018
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byGreg Hands
Succeeded byNick Hurd
Minister of State for Transport
In office
9 January 2018 – 9 November 2018
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byJohn Hayes
Succeeded byJesse Norman
Minister of State at the Cabinet Office
In office
15 July 2014 – 11 May 2015
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byGreg Clark
Succeeded byChris Skidmore
Director of the Number 10 Policy Unit
In office
25 April 2013 – 21 May 2015
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byNick Pearce
Succeeded byCamilla Cavendish
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
29 October 2020
Life Peerage
Member of Parliament
for Orpington
In office
6 May 2010 – 6 November 2019
Preceded byJohn Horam
Succeeded byGareth Bacon
Personal details
Born
Joseph Edmund Johnson

(1971-12-23)23 December 1971 (age 54)
London, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
(m. 2005)
Children2
Parents
Relatives
EducationBalliol College, Oxford (BA)
Université libre de Bruxelles
INSEAD (MBA)
WebsiteOfficial website
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  3. ^ Office vacant between May 2015 and September 2021.
  4. ^ Office vacant between December 2017 and July 2019.
  5. ^ Raab served as Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Secretary from 2019 to 2020. In September 2020, Raab took over the duties of the former role of Secretary of State for International Development, held by Anne-Marie Trevelyan until the role was abolished. Raab then became Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Secretary.
  6. ^ Raab deputised for Johnson as First Secretary of State from July 2019 to September 2021, then as Deputy Prime Minister from September 2021 until September 2022.
  1. ^ "About Ed Davey". Ed Davey MP. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  2. ^ BBC News 2019; Kuenssberg 2019; UK Parliament 2022.
  3. ^ Ram, Ryan (12 September 2017). "David Lammy is Proud of his Guyanese Roots! | THE WEST INDIAN ONLINE". www.thewestindianonline.com.
  4. ^ David Lammy (22 April 2021). "David Lammy: the teachers who inspired me". The Tablet. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  5. ^ "List of Ministers' Interests: May 2022 (HTML)". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  6. ^ Croucher, Shane (23 July 2019). "Britain's new prime minister was a U.S. citizen for decades—until the IRS caught up with him". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.