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Politicians connected to United Kingdom through party membership and office-holding in the PoliticaHub knowledge graph.
King of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms since 2022 (born 1948)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951. Led the Labour government that created the National Health Service, nationalized major industries, and built the modern British welfare state.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016. Conservative leader who held the Brexit referendum.
Leader of the Liberal Democrats since 2020. Veteran British liberal politician and a prominent figure in the 2024 general election campaign.
Leader of the Labour Party from 2010 to 2015 and cabinet minister in the Starmer government. Contested the 2015 general election against David Cameron.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974. Led Britain into the European Economic Community and faced the three-day week amid industrial conflict.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010. Long-serving Chancellor of the Exchequer and senior Labour strategist.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1970 and 1974 to 1976. Won four out of five general elections and modernized the British economy but struggled with devaluation and industrial relations.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979. Labour leader who governed during the Winter of Discontent and lost the 1979 election to Thatcher.
Leader of the UK Labour Party from 2015 to 2020 and opposition challenger in the 2019 general election.
Speaker of the House of Commons from 2009 to 2019. Conservative-turned-independent parliamentary figure known for a highly assertive speakership during the Brexit era.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 to 1997. Succeeded Margaret Thatcher and won the 1992 election before internal Conservative divisions over Europe ended his government.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024. Former Director of Public Prosecutions and Labour leader.
Speaker of the House of Commons since 2019. Former Labour MP and Deputy Speaker who now serves as the Commons' impartial presiding officer.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2022. Her government lasted 49 days, the shortest premiership in modern British history.
First female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1925–2013) who served from 1979 to 1990 and reshaped British politics through privatization, union reform, and ideological commitment to free-market economics. Thatcherism became a global export, influencing centre-right parties worldwide.
Leader of the Labour Party from 1980 to 1983. Led Labour through its 1983 election defeat on a left-wing manifesto later described as the longest suicide note in history.
Leader of the Conservative Party from 2003 to 2005. Former Home Secretary who led the opposition challenge against Tony Blair in the 2005 election.
Leader of the Labour Party from 1983 to 1992. Modernized Labour's internal structures and policy positions but lost two general elections to the Conservatives.
Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2007 to 2015 and Deputy Prime Minister in the 2010-2015 coalition government with the Conservatives.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 2022-2024. Former Chancellor of the Exchequer. Conservative Party leader.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019. Conservative leader during the early Brexit period.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007. Transformed Labour into New Labour and won three consecutive general elections. His legacy is dominated by domestic reform and the Iraq War.
Leader of the Conservative Party from 1997 to 2001. Led the party through its difficult post-Thatcher rebuilding period and opposed Tony Blair in the 2001 election.
British statesman and Prime Minister (1874–1965) whose defiant wartime leadership from 1940 to 1945 is credited with holding Britain together against Nazi Germany when victory seemed impossible. He was also a prolific writer, winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953.
