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The chancellor of the exchequer, often abbreviated to chancellor, [3] is a senior minister of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom, and the head of His Majesty’s Treasury. As one of the four Great Offices of State, the chancellor is a high-ranking member of the British Cabinet.
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 George Cave 1st Viscount Cave: 24 October 1922 22 January 1924 Conservative: Law — Baldwin I: Richard Haldane 1st Viscount ...
Apart from retired Lords Spiritual and the surviving hereditary peers excluded under the House of Lords Act 1999, including the Marquess of Cholmondeley who was exempt from the 1999 Act by virtue of his position as Lord Great Chamberlain until the accession of Charles III in September 2022, [1] there are a number of living peers who have permanently ceased to be members of the House.
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This article lists successive British governments, also referred to as ministries, from the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707, continuing through the duration of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1801 to 1922, and since then dealing with those of the present-day United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
billionaire donor to conservative organizations [150] David H. Koch: 1940–2019 billionaire industrialist and donor to conservative organizations and candidates [143] [149] Richard Land: 1946– former lobbyist for the Southern Baptist Convention [151] Robert Mercer: 1946– donor to conservative organizations such as Breitbart News [152 ...
Chairman of the Conservative Party Conservative Theresa May : Theresa May : David Lidington CBE MP for Aylesbury (1956–) 8 January 2018: 24 July 2019 Minister for the Cabinet Office: Conservative Michael Gove MP for Surrey Heath (1967–) 24 July 2019 15 September 2021: Conservative Boris Johnson : Boris Johnson : Minister for the Cabinet Office
The modern political history of the United Kingdom (1979–present) began when Margaret Thatcher gained power in 1979, giving rise to 18 years of Conservative government. Victory in the Falklands War (1982) and the government's strong opposition to trade unions helped lead the Conservative Party to another three terms in government.