List of lord chancellors and lord keepers facts for kids
The following is a list of lord chancellors and lord keepers of the Great Seal of England and Great Britain. It also includes a list of commissioners of Parliament's Great Seal during the English Civil War and Interregnum.
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Lord chancellors and lord keepers of England, 1050–1707
11th century
- Regenbald (1050 – after 1066)
- Herfast (1068–1070)
- Saint Osmund, count of Sées and bishop of Salisbury (c. 1070)
- Maurice, Archdeacon of Le Mans (c. 1078)
- Gerard, Preceptor of Rouen, later Archbishop of York (c. 1085 – before 1091)
- Robert Bloet (after January 1091)
- William Giffard (1094–1101)
12th century
- Roger of Salisbury (1101–1102)
- Waldric (1102–1107)
- Ranulf (1107–1123)
- Geoffrey Rufus (1123–1133)
- Robert de Sigello (1133–1135) (Keeper of the Great Seal)
- Roger le Poer (1135–1139)
- Philip de Harcourt, Dean of Lincoln (1139–1140)
- Robert of Ghent, Dean of York (1140–1141)
- William FitzGilbert (1141–1142)
- Robert of Ghent, Dean of York (1142–1154)
- Thomas Becket, Archdeacon of Canterbury, later Archbishop of Canterbury (1155–1162)
- Geoffrey Ridel, Archdeacon of Canterbury (1162–1173)
- Ralph de Warneville, Treasurer of York (1173–1181)
- Geoffrey, the Bastard, Plantagenet (1181–1189)
- William Longchamp, Bishop of Ely (1189–1197)
- Eustace, Dean of Salisbury (1197–1199) (Keeper of the Great Seal)
- Eustace, Dean of Salisbury (1198–1199)
13th century
- Hubert Walter, Archbishop of Canterbury (1199–1205)
- Walter de Gray, at various times Bishop of Lichfield, Bishop of Worcester, Archbishop of York (1205–1214)
- Richard Marsh, later Bishop of Durham (1214–1226)
- Ralph Neville, Bishop of Chichester (1226–1240)
- Richard le Gras, Abbot of Evesham (1240–1242)
- Ralph Neville, Bishop of Chichester (1242–1244)
- Silvester de Everdon, Archdeacon of Chester (1244–1246) (Keeper of the Great Seal)
- John Maunsell, Provost of Beverley (1246–1247) (Keeper of the Great Seal)
- John Lexington (1247–1248) (Keeper of the Great Seal)
- John Maunsell (1248–1249) (Keeper of the Great Seal)
- John Lexington (1249–1253) (Keeper of the Great Seal)
- Eleanor of Provence, Queen Consort and Regent of England (1253–1254) (Keeper of the Great Seal)
- William of Kilkenny (1254–1255) (Keeper of the Great Seal)
- Henry Wingham, from 1259/1260 Bishop of London (1255–1260)
- Nicholas of Ely, Archdeacon of Ely (1260–1261)
- Walter de Merton, Archdeacon of Bath (1261–1263)
- Nicholas of Ely, Archdeacon of Ely (1263)
- John Chishull, Archdeacon of London (1263–1264)
- Thomas Cantilupe, Archdeacon of Stafford (1264–1265)
- Ralph Sandwich (1265) (Keeper of the Great Seal)
- Walter Giffard, Bishop of Bath and Wells (1265–1266)
- Godfrey Giffard, Archdeacon of Wells (1266–1268)
- John Chishull, Dean of St Paul's (1268–1269)
- Richard Middleton, Archdeacon of Northumberland (1269–1272)
- Walter de Merton, Archdeacon of Bath (1272–1274)
- Robert Burnell, Bishop of Bath (1274–1292)
- Thomas Bek, Archdeacon of Dorset (1279) (Keeper of the Great Seal)
- John Langton, Canon of Lincoln (1292–1302)
14th century
- William Greenfield, Dean of Chichester (1302–1305)
- William Hamilton, Dean of York (1305–1307)
- Ralph Baldock, Bishop of London (1307)
- John Langton, Bishop of Chichester (1307–1310)
- Walter Reynolds, Bishop of Worcester (1310–1314)
- John Sandale, Canon of Lincoln (1314–1318)
- John Hotham, Bishop of Ely (1318–1320)
- John Salmon, Bishop of Norwich (1320–1323)
- Robert Baldock, Archdeacon of Middlesex (1323–1326)
- William Ayermin, Bishop of Norwich (1326–1327)
- John Hotham, Bishop of Ely (1327–1328)
- Henry Burghersh, Bishop of Lincoln (1328–1330)
- John de Stratford, Bishop of Winchester (1330–1334)
- Richard Bury, Bishop of Durham (1334–1335)
- John de Stratford, Archbishop of Canterbury (1335–1337)
- Robert de Stratford, Bishop of Chichester (1337–1338)
- Richard Bintworth, Bishop of London (1338–1339)
- John de Stratford, Archbishop of Canterbury (1340)
- Robert de Stratford, Bishop of Chichester (1340)
- Robert Bourchier, 1st Baron Bourchier (1340–1341)
- Robert Parning (1341–1343)
- Robert Sadington (1343–1345)
- John de Ufford, Dean of Lincoln (1345–1349)
- John Thoresby, Bishop of Worcester (1349–1356)
- William Edington, Bishop of Winchester (1356–1363)
- Simon Langham, Bishop of Ely (1363–1367)
- William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester (1367–1371)
- Robert Thorpe (1371–1372)
- John Knyvet (1372–1377)
- Adam Houghton, Bishop of St David's (1377–1378)
- Lord Scrope of Bolton (1378–1380)
- Simon Sudbury, Archbishop of Canterbury (1380–1381)
- Hugh Segrave (1381) (Keeper of the Great Seal)
- William Courtenay, Bishop of London (1381)
- Lord Scrope of Bolton (1381–1382)
- Robert Braybrooke, Bishop of London (1382–1383)
- Lord de la Pole (later Earl of Suffolk) (1383–1386)
- Thomas Arundel, Bishop of Ely (1386–1389)
- William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester (1389–1391)
- Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of York (1391–1396)
- Edmund Stafford, Bishop of Exeter (1396–1399)
- Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury (1399)
15th century
- John Scarle, Archdeacon of Lincoln (1399–1401)
- Edmund Stafford, Bishop of Exeter (1401–1403)
- Henry Beaufort, Bishop of Lincoln (1403–1405)
- Thomas Langley, Dean of York (1405–1407)
- Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury (1407–1410)
- Thomas Beaufort (1410–1412)
- Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury (1412–1413)
- Henry Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester (1413–1417)
- Thomas Langley, Bishop of Durham (1417–1424)
- Henry Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester (1424–1426)
- John Kemp, Archbishop of York (1426–1432)
- John Stafford, Bishop of Bath (later Archbishop of Canterbury) (1432–1450)
- John Kemp, Archbishop of York (1450–1454)
- Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury (1454–1455)
- Thomas Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury (1455–1456)
- William Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester (1456–1460)
- George Neville, Bishop of Exeter (1460–1467)
- Robert Stillington, Bishop of Bath (1467–1470)
- George Neville, Archbishop of York (1470–1471)
- Robert Stillington, Bishop of Bath (1471–1473)
- Laurence Booth, Bishop of Durham (1473–1474)
- John Alcock, Bishop of Rochester (1475) (Keeper of the Great Seal)
- Thomas Rotheram, Bishop of Lincoln (1475–1483)
- John Russell, Bishop of Lincoln (1483–1485)
- Thomas Rotheram, Archbishop of York (1485)
- John Alcock, Bishop of Worcester (1485–1486)
- John Morton, Cardinal Archbishop of Canterbury (1486–1500)
1500–1654
Image | Name | Term of office | Monarch (reign) |
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Henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury, Keeper | 1500 | 1502 | Henry VII (1485–1509) |
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William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury, Keeper to 1504 | 1502 | 1515 | ||
Henry VIII (1509–1547) |
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Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal Archbishop of York | 1515 | 1529 | ||
Thomas More | 1529 | 1532 | ||
Thomas Audley (Lord Audley of Walden from 1538) |
1532 | 1544 | ||
Lord Wriothesley | 1544 | 1547 | ||
Edward VI (1547–1553) |
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Lord St John, Keeper | 1547 | 1547 | ||
Lord Rich | 1547 | 1551 | ||
Thomas Goodrich, Bishop of Ely | 1552 | 1553 | ||
Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester | 1553 | 1555 | Mary I (1553–1558) |
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Nicholas Heath, Archbishop of York | 1555 | 1558 | ||
Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper | 1558 | 1579 | Elizabeth I (1558–1603) |
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Thomas Bromley | 1579 | 1587 | ||
Christopher Hatton | 1587 | 1591 | ||
In commission:
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1591 | 1592 | ||
John Puckering, Lord Keeper | 1592 | 1596 | ||
Thomas Egerton, Lord Keeper to 19 July 1603 (Lord Ellesmere from 1603; Viscount Brackley from 1616) |
6 May 1596 |
5 March 1617 |
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James I (1603–1625) |
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Francis Bacon, Lord Keeper to 1618 (Lord Verulam from 1618 Viscount St Alban from 1621) |
7 March 1617 |
1621 | ||
In commission:
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1621 | 1621 | ||
John Williams, Bishop of Lincoln, Lord Keeper | 1621 | 1625 | ||
Thomas Coventry, Lord Keeper (Lord Coventry from 1628) |
1625 | 1640 | Charles I (1625–1649) |
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Lord Finch, Lord Keeper | 1640 | 1641 | ||
Lord Lyttleton of Mounslow, Lord Keeper (Took Great Seal to the King in 1642) |
1641 | 1645 | ||
Richard Lane, Lord Keeper | 1645 | 1650 | ||
Charles II Court in exile from 1649 |
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Vacant | 1650 | 1653 | ||
Edward Herbert, Lord Keeper | 1653 | 1654 |
The Great Seal was captured and destroyed by Parliament on 11 August 1646.
Commissioners of Parliament's Great Seal 1643–1660
Image | Name | Term |
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In commission:
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Nov 1643 – Oct 1646 | |
In commission:
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1646–1648 | |
In commission: | 1648–1649 | |
In commission: | 1649–1654 | |
In commission: | 1654–1656 | |
In commission: | 1656–1659 | |
In commission: | January–June 1659 | |
In commission:
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June 1659 – 1660 | |
In commission:
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1660–1660 |
From the Restoration (1660) to the Act of Union (1707)
Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper | Term of office | Other peerage(s) | Monarch (reign) |
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Edward Hyde | 13 January 1658 |
30 August 1667 |
Baron Hyde in 1660 Earl of Clarendon in 1661 |
Charles II (1660–1685) |
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Orlando Bridgeman | 31 August 1667 |
17 November 1672 |
— | ||
Anthony Ashley Cooper 1st Earl of Shaftesbury |
17 November 1672 |
9 November 1673 |
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Heneage Finch (Lord Keeper until 1675) (Lord Finch from 10 January 1673, Earl of Nottingham from 12 May 1681) |
9 November 1673 |
18 December 1682† |
— | ||
Francis North | 20 December 1682 |
5 September 1685† |
Baron Guilford in 1683 | ||
James II (1685–1688) |
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Lord Jeffreys | 28 September 1685 |
December 1688 |
— | ||
In commission:
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4 March 1689 |
14 May 1690 |
— | Mary II (1689–1694) & William III (1689–1702) |
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In commission:
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14 May 1690 |
22 March 1693 |
— | ||
John Somers (Lord Keeper until 1697) (Lord Somers from 1697) |
23 March 1693 |
27 April 1700 |
— | ||
In commission:
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27 April 1700 |
31 May 1700 |
— | ||
Nathan Wright | 31 May 1700 |
11 October 1705 |
— | ||
Anne (1702–1714) |
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William Cowper | 11 October 1705 |
4 May 1707 |
Baron Cowper in 1706 |
Lord high chancellors and lord keepers of Great Britain (1707–present)
Tory Whig Conservative Liberal Labour National Labour National Liberal | |||||||||
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High Chancellor and Lord Keeper | Term of office | Party | Ministry | Other peerage(s) | Monarch (Reign) |
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William Cowper 1st Baron Cowper |
4 May 1707 |
23 September 1710 |
— | Godolphin–Marlborough |
see below | Anne (1702–1714) |
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Oxford–Bolingbroke | |||||||||
In commission:
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26 September 1710 |
19 October 1710 |
— | — | |||||
Simon Harcourt 1st Baron Harcourt |
19 October 1710 |
21 September 1714 |
Tory | Viscount Harcourt in 1721 | |||||
William Cowper 1st Baron Cowper |
21 September 1714 |
15 April 1718 |
— | Townshend | Earl Cowper in 1718 | George I (1714–1727) |
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Stanhope–Sunderland I | |||||||||
In commission:
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18 April 1718 |
12 May 1718 |
— | Stanhope–Sunderland II | — | ||||
Thomas Parker 1st Baron Parker |
12 May 1718 |
7 January 1725 |
Whig | Earl of Macclesfield in 1721 | |||||
Walpole–Townshend | |||||||||
In commission:
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7 January 1725 |
1 June 1725 |
— | — | |||||
Peter King 1st Baron King |
1 June 1725 |
29 November 1733 |
— | — | |||||
George II (1727–1760) |
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Walpole | |||||||||
Charles Talbot 1st Baron Talbot |
29 November 1733 |
14 February 1737† |
— | — | |||||
Philip Yorke 1st Baron Hardwicke |
21 February 1737 |
19 November 1756 |
Whig | Earl of Hardwicke in 1754 | |||||
Carteret | |||||||||
Broad Bottom (I & II) |
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Newcastle I | |||||||||
In commission:
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19 November 1756 |
30 June 1757 |
— | Pitt–Devonshire | — | ||||
1757 Caretaker | |||||||||
Robert Henley 1st Baron Henley |
30 June 1757 |
30 July 1766 |
Whig | Pitt–Newcastle | Earl of Northington in 1764 | ||||
George III (1760–1820) |
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Bute | |||||||||
Grenville (Whig–Tory) |
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Rockingham I | |||||||||
Charles Pratt 1st Baron Camden |
30 July 1766 |
17 January 1770 |
Whig | Chatham (Whig–Tory) |
Earl Camden in 1786 | ||||
Grafton (Whig–Tory) |
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Charles Yorke MP for Cambridge University |
17 January 1770 |
20 January 1770† |
Whig | ||||||
In commission:
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21 January 1770 |
23 January 1771 |
— | North | — | ||||
Henry Bathurst 1st Baron Apsley |
23 January 1771 |
3 June 1778 |
Tory | Succeeded as Earl Bathurst in 1775 | |||||
Edward Thurlow 1st Baron Thurlow |
3 June 1778 |
7 April 1783 |
Tory | ||||||
Rockingham II | see below | ||||||||
Shelburne (Whig–Tory) |
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In commission:
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9 April 1783 |
23 December 1783 |
— | Fox–North (Whig–Tory) |
— | ||||
Edward Thurlow 1st Baron Thurlow |
23 December 1783 |
15 June 1792 |
Tory | Pitt I | Baron Thurlow in 1792 | ||||
In commission:
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15 June 1792 |
28 January 1793 |
— | — | |||||
Alexander Wedderburn 1st Baron Loughborough |
28 January 1793 |
14 April 1801 |
— | Earl of Rosslyn in 1801 | |||||
John Scott 1st Baron Eldon |
14 April 1801 |
7 February 1806 |
Tory | Addington | see below | ||||
Pitt II | |||||||||
Thomas Erskine 1st Baron Erskine |
7 February 1806 |
1 April 1807 |
Whig | All the Talents (Whig–Tory) |
— | ||||
John Scott 1st Baron Eldon |
1 April 1807 |
12 April 1827 |
Tory | Portland II | Earl of Eldon in 1821 | ||||
Perceval | |||||||||
Liverpool | |||||||||
George IV (1820–1830) |
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John Copley 1st Baron Lyndhurst |
2 May 1827 |
24 November 1830 |
Tory | Canning (Canningite–Whig) |
— | ||||
Goderich (Canningite–Whig) |
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Wellington–Peel | |||||||||
William IV (1830–1837) |
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Henry Brougham 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux |
24 November 1830 |
21 November 1834 |
Whig | Grey | Baron Brougham and Vaux in 1860 | ||||
Melbourne I | |||||||||
John Copley 1st Baron Lyndhurst |
21 November 1834 |
8 April 1835 |
Conservative | Wellington Caretaker | — | ||||
Peel I | |||||||||
In commission:
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23 April 1835 |
16 January 1836 |
— | Melbourne II | — | ||||
Charles Pepys 1st Baron Cottenham |
16 January 1836 |
30 August 1841 |
Whig | see below | |||||
Victoria (1837–1901) |
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John Copley 1st Baron Lyndhurst |
3 September 1841 |
27 June 1846 |
Conservative | Peel II | — | ||||
Charles Pepys 1st Baron Cottenham |
6 July 1846 |
19 June 1850 |
Whig | Russell I | Earl of Cottenham in 1850 | ||||
In commission:
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19 June 1850 |
15 July 1850 |
— | — | |||||
Thomas Wilde 1st Baron Truro |
15 July 1850 |
21 February 1852 |
Whig | — | |||||
Edward Sugden 1st Baron St Leonards |
27 February 1852 |
17 December 1852 |
Conservative | Who? Who? | — | ||||
Robert Rolfe 1st Baron Cranworth |
28 December 1852 |
21 February 1858 |
Whig | Aberdeen (Peelite–Whig) |
— | ||||
Palmerston I | |||||||||
Frederic Thesiger 1st Baron Chelmsford |
26 February 1858 |
11 June 1859 |
Conservative | Derby–Disraeli II | — | ||||
John Campbell 1st Baron Campbell |
18 June 1859 |
24 June 1861 |
Liberal | Palmerston II | — | ||||
Richard Bethell 1st Baron Westbury |
26 June 1861 |
7 July 1865 |
Liberal | — | |||||
Robert Rolfe 1st Baron Cranworth |
7 July 1865 |
26 June 1866 |
Liberal | — | |||||
Russell II | |||||||||
Frederic Thesiger 1st Baron Chelmsford |
6 July 1866 |
29 February 1868 |
Conservative | Derby–Disraeli III | — | ||||
Hugh Cairns 1st Baron Cairns |
29 February 1868 |
1 December 1868 |
Conservative | see below | |||||
William Wood 1st Baron Hatherley |
9 December 1868 |
15 October 1872 |
Liberal | Gladstone I | — | ||||
Roundell Palmer 1st Baron Selborne |
15 October 1872 |
17 February 1874 |
Liberal | see below | |||||
Hugh Cairns 1st Baron Cairns |
21 February 1874 |
21 April 1880 |
Conservative | Disraeli II | Earl Cairns in 1878 | ||||
Roundell Palmer 1st Baron Selborne |
28 April 1880 |
9 June 1885 |
Liberal | Gladstone II | Earl of Selborne in 1882 | ||||
Hardinge Giffard 1st Baron Halsbury |
24 June 1885 |
28 January 1886 |
Conservative | Salisbury I | see below | ||||
Farrer Herschell 1st Baron Herschell |
6 February 1886 |
20 July 1886 |
Liberal | Gladstone III | — | ||||
Hardinge Giffard 1st Baron Halsbury |
3 August 1886 |
11 August 1892 |
Conservative | Salisbury II | — | ||||
Farrer Herschell 1st Baron Herschell |
18 August 1892 |
21 June 1895 |
Liberal | Gladstone IV | — | ||||
Rosebery | |||||||||
Hardinge Giffard 1st Baron Halsbury |
29 June 1895 |
4 December 1905 |
Conservative | Salisbury (III & IV) (Con.–Lib.U.) |
Earl of Halsbury in 1898 | ||||
Edward VII (1901–1910) |
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Balfour (Con.–Lib.U.) |
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Robert Reid 1st Baron Loreburn |
10 December 1905 |
10 June 1912 |
Liberal | Campbell-Bannerman | Earl Loreburn in 1911 | ||||
Asquith (I–III) |
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George V (1910–1936) |
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Richard Haldane 1st Viscount Haldane |
10 June 1912 |
25 May 1915 |
Liberal | — | |||||
Stanley Buckmaster 1st Baron Buckmaster |
25 May 1915 |
5 December 1916 |
Liberal | Asquith Coalition (Lib.–Con.–Lab.) |
Viscount Buckmaster in 1933 | ||||
Robert Finlay 1st Baron Finlay |
10 December 1916 |
10 January 1919 |
Conservative | Lloyd George (I & II) (Lib.–Con.–Lab.) |
Viscount Finlay in 1919 | ||||
F. E. Smith 1st Baron Birkenhead |
10 January 1919 |
19 October 1922 |
Conservative | Viscount Birkenhead in 1921 Earl of Birkenhead in 1922 |
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George Cave 1st Viscount Cave |
24 October 1922 |
22 January 1924 |
Conservative | Law | — | ||||
Baldwin I | |||||||||
Richard Haldane 1st Viscount Haldane |
22 January 1924 |
6 November 1924 |
Labour | MacDonald I | — | ||||
George Cave 1st Viscount Cave |
6 November 1924 |
28 March 1928 |
Conservative | Baldwin II | — | ||||
Douglas Hogg 1st Baron Hailsham |
28 March 1928 |
4 June 1929 |
Conservative | Viscount Hailsham in 1929 | |||||
John Sankey 1st Baron Sankey |
7 June 1929 |
7 June 1935 |
Labour | MacDonald II | Viscount Sankey in 1932 | ||||
National Labour | National I (N.Lab.–Con.–N.Lib. –Lib. |
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National II (N.Lab.–Con.–N.Lib. –Lib. until 1932) |
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Douglas Hogg 1st Viscount Hailsham |
7 June 1935 |
9 March 1938 |
Conservative | National III (Con.–N.Lab.–N.Lib.) |
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Edward VIII (1936) |
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National IV (Con.–N.Lab.–N.Lib.) |
George VI (1936–1952) |
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Frederic Maugham Baron Maugham |
9 March 1938 |
3 September 1939 |
Conservative | Viscount Maugham in 1939 | |||||
Thomas Inskip 1st Viscount Caldecote |
3 September 1939 |
12 May 1940 |
Conservative | Chamberlain War (Con.–N.Lab.–N.Lib.) |
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John Simon 1st Viscount Simon |
10 May 1940 |
27 July 1945 |
National Liberal | Churchill War (All parties) |
— | ||||
Churchill Caretaker (Con.–N.Lib.) |
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William Jowitt 1st Baron Jowitt |
27 July 1945 |
26 October 1951 |
Labour | Attlee (I & II) |
Viscount Jowitt in 1947 Earl Jowitt in 1951 |
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Gavin Simonds Baron Simonds |
30 October 1951 |
18 October 1954 |
Conservative | Churchill III | Baron Simonds in 1952 Viscount Simonds in 1954 |
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Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |
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David Maxwell Fyfe 1st Viscount Kilmuir |
18 October 1954 |
13 July 1962 |
Conservative | Earl of Kilmuir in 1962 | |||||
Eden | |||||||||
Macmillan (I & II) |
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Reginald Manningham-Buller 1st Baron Dilhorne |
13 July 1962 |
16 October 1964 |
Conservative | Viscount Dilhorne in 1962 | |||||
Douglas-Home | |||||||||
Gerald Gardiner Baron Gardiner |
16 October 1964 |
19 June 1970 |
Labour | Wilson (I & II) |
— | ||||
Quintin Hogg Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone |
20 June 1970 |
4 March 1974 |
Conservative | Heath | — | ||||
Frederick Elwyn Jones Baron Elwyn-Jones |
5 March 1974 |
4 May 1979 |
Labour | Wilson (III & IV) |
— | ||||
Callaghan | |||||||||
Quintin Hogg Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone |
4 May 1979 |
13 June 1987 |
Conservative | Thatcher I | — | ||||
Thatcher II | |||||||||
Michael Havers Baron Havers |
13 June 1987 |
26 October 1987 |
Conservative | Thatcher III | — | ||||
James Mackay Baron Mackay of Clashfern |
28 October 1987 |
2 May 1997 |
Conservative | — | |||||
Major I | |||||||||
Major II | |||||||||
Derry Irvine Baron Irvine of Lairg |
2 May 1997 |
12 June 2003 |
Labour | Blair I | — | ||||
Blair II | |||||||||
Charlie Falconer Baron Falconer of Thoroton |
12 June 2003 |
27 June 2007 |
Labour | — | |||||
Blair III | |||||||||
Jack Straw MP for Blackburn |
28 June 2007 |
11 May 2010 |
Labour | Brown | — | ||||
Kenneth Clarke MP for Rushcliffe |
12 May 2010 |
4 September 2012 |
Conservative | Cameron–Clegg (Con.–L.D.) |
Baron Clarke of Nottingham for Life in 2020 | ||||
Chris Grayling MP for Epsom and Ewell |
4 September 2012 |
9 May 2015 |
Conservative | — | |||||
Michael Gove MP for Surrey Heath |
9 May 2015 |
14 July 2016 |
Conservative | Cameron II | — | ||||
Liz Truss MP for South West Norfolk |
14 July 2016 |
11 June 2017 |
Conservative | May I | — | ||||
David Lidington MP for Aylesbury |
11 June 2017 |
8 January 2018 |
Conservative | May II | — | ||||
David Gauke MP for South West Hertfordshire |
8 January 2018 |
24 July 2019 |
Conservative | — | |||||
Robert Buckland MP for South Swindon |
24 July 2019 |
15 September 2021 |
Conservative | Johnson I | — | ||||
Johnson II | |||||||||
Dominic Raab MP for Esher and Walton |
15 September 2021 |
6 September 2022 |
Conservative | — | |||||
Brandon Lewis MP for Great Yarmouth |
6 September 2022 |
25 October 2022 |
Conservative | Truss | — | ||||
Charles III (2022–present) |
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Dominic Raab MP for Esher and Walton |
27 October 2022 |
21 April 2023 |
Conservative | Sunak | — | ||||
Alex Chalk MP for Cheltenham |
26 April 2023 |
Incumbent | Conservative | — |
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