List of lord chancellors and lord keepers

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English 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.

Lord chancellors and lord keepers of England, 1050–1707

From the House of Wessex (1050) to the Commonwealth (1646)

Lord Chancellor and/or Lord Keeper Term of office Monarch
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Regenbald 1050 after 1066 Edward the Confessor
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Harold II
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William I
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Herfast 1068 1070
Saint Osmund,
Count of Sées and Bishop of Salisbury 		c. Template:TrimScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". c. Template:TrimScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Maurice,
Archdeacon of Le Mans 		c. Template:TrimScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". c. Template:TrimScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Gerard,
Preceptor of Rouen, later Archbishop of York 		c. 1085 before 1091
William II
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Robert Bloet after JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1091 1094
William Giffard 1094 April 1101
Henry I
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Roger of Salisbury 1101 1102 Henry I
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Waldric 1102 1107
Ranulf 1107 1123
Geoffrey Rufus 1123 1133
Robert de SigelloTemplate:Efn 1133 1135
Roger le Poer 1135 1139 Stephen
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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 		1152 1162 Henry II
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Geoffrey Ridel,
Archdeacon of Canterbury 		1162 1173
Ralph de Warneville,
Treasurer of York 		1173 1181
Geoffrey, the Bastard,
Archbishop of York 		1181 1189
William Longchamp,
Bishop of Ely 		1189 1197 Richard I
File:Royal arms of England.svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Eustace,
Dean of SalisburyTemplate:Efn 		1197 1199
Eustace,
Dean of Salisbury 		1198 1199
Hubert Walter,
Archbishop of Canterbury 		1199 1205 John
File:Royal arms of England.svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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
Henry III
File:Royal arms of England.svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Ralph Neville,
Bishop of Chichester 		1226 1240
Richard le Gras,
Abbot of Evesham 		1240 1242
Ralph Neville,
Bishop of ChichesterTemplate:Efn 		1242 1244
Silvester de Everdon,
Archdeacon of ChesterTemplate:Efn 		1244 1246
John Maunsell,
Provost of BeverleyTemplate:Efn 		1246 1247
John LexingtonTemplate:Efn 1247 1248
John MaunsellTemplate:Efn 1248 1249
John LexingtonTemplate:Efn 1249 1253
Eleanor of Provence,[1]Template:Efn
Queen Consort and Regent of EnglandTemplate:Efn 		1253 1254
William of KilkennyTemplate:Efn 1254 1255
Henry Wingham,
from 1259/1260 Bishop of London 		5 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1255 		18 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1260
Nicholas of Ely,
Archdeacon of Ely 		18 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1260 		12 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1261
Walter de Merton,
Archdeacon of Bath 		12 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1261 		19 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1263
Nicholas of Ely,
Archdeacon of Ely 		19 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1263 		NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1263
John Chishull,
Archdeacon of London 		NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1263 		1264
Thomas Cantilupe,
Archdeacon of Stafford 		1264 21 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1265
Ralph SandwichTemplate:Efn 21 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1265 		10 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1265
Walter Giffard,
Bishop of Bath and Wells 		10 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1265 		1266
Godfrey Giffard,
Archdeacon of Wells 		1266 1268
John Chishull,
Dean of St Paul's 		30 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1268 		29 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1269
Richard Middleton,
Archdeacon of Northumberland 		29 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1269 		Before 29 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1272
Walter de Merton,
Archdeacon of Bath 		Before 29 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1272 		21 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1274 		Edward I
File:Royal arms of England.svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Robert Burnell,
Bishop of Bath 		21 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1274 		17 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1292
Thomas Bek,
Archdeacon of DorsetTemplate:Efn 		1279 1279
John Langton,
Canon of Lincoln 		17 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1292 		30 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1302
William Greenfield,
Dean of Chichester 		30 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1302 		29 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1304 		Edward I
File:Royal arms of England.svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
William Hamilton,
Dean of York 		29 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1304 		21 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1307
Ralph Baldock,
Bishop of London 		21 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1307 		2 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1307
Edward II
File:Royal arms of England.svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
John Langton,
Bishop of Chichester 		18 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1307 		6 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1310
Walter Reynolds,
Bishop of Worcester 		6 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1310 		26 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1314
John Sandale,
Canon of Lincoln 		26 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1314 		11 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1318
John Hotham,
Bishop of Ely 		11 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1318 		26 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1320
John Salmon,
Bishop of Norwich 		26 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1320 		20 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1323
Robert Baldock,
Archdeacon of Middlesex 		20 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1323 		1326
William Ayermin,
Bishop of Norwich 		1326 1327
John Hotham,
Bishop of Ely 		26 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1327 		12 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1328 		Edward III
File:Coat of Arms of Edward III of England (1327-1377) (Attributed).svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Henry Burghersh,
Bishop of Lincoln 		12 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1328 		28 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1330
John de Stratford,
Bishop of Winchester 		28 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1330 		28 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1334
Richard Bury,
Bishop of Durham 		28 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1334 		6 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1335
John de Stratford,
Archbishop of Canterbury 		6 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1335 		24 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1337
Robert de Stratford,
Bishop of Chichester 		24 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1337 		6 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1338
Richard Bintworth,
Bishop of London 		6 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1338 		28 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1339
John de Stratford,
Archbishop of Canterbury 		28 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1340 		20 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1340
Robert de Stratford,
Bishop of Chichester 		20 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1340 		14 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1340
Robert Bourchier,
Baron Bourchier 		14 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1340 		28 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1341
Robert Parning 28 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1341 		29 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1343
Robert Sadington 29 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1343 		26 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1345
John de Ufford,
Dean of Lincoln 		26 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1345 		16 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1349
John Thoresby,
Bishop of Worcester 		16 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1349 		27 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1356
William Edington,
Bishop of Winchester 		27 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1356 		19 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1363
Simon Langham,
Bishop of Ely 		19 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1363 		Before 17 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1367
William of Wykeham,
Bishop of Winchester 		Before 17 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1367 		26 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1371
Robert Thorpe 26 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1371 		5 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1372
John Knyvet 5 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1372 		11 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1377
Adam Houghton,
Bishop of St David's 		11 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1377 		26 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1378 		Richard II
File:Coat of Arms of Richard II of England (1377-1399).svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Richard Scrope,
Baron Scrope of Bolton 		29 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1378 		30 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1380
Simon Sudbury,
Archbishop of Canterbury 		30 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1380 		10 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1381
Hugh SegraveTemplate:Efn 1381 1381
William Courtenay,
Bishop of London 		10 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1381 		4 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1381
Richard Scrope,
Baron Scrope of Bolton 		4 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1381 		9 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1382
Robert Braybrooke,
Bishop of London 		9 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1382 		13 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1383
Michael de la Pole,
Baron de la Pole (later Earl of Suffolk) 		13 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1383 		24 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1386
File:Thomas Arundel.jpg Thomas Arundel,
Bishop of Ely 		24 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1386 		4 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1389
William of Wykeham,
Bishop of Winchester 		4 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1389 		27 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1391
File:Thomas Arundel.jpg Thomas Arundel,
Archbishop of York 		27 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1391 		15 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1396
Edmund Stafford,
Bishop of Exeter 		15 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1396 		5 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1399
File:Thomas Arundel.jpg Thomas Arundel,
Archbishop of Canterbury 		5 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1399 		1399
John Scarle,
Archdeacon of Lincoln 		1399 9 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1401 		Henry IV
File:Coat of Arms of Henry IV of England (1399-1413).svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:Face EdmundStafford Died1419 BishopOfExeter ExeterCathedral.xcf Edmund Stafford,
Bishop of Exeter 		9 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1401 		26 February–1 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1403
File:Joan of arc interrogation.jpg Henry Beaufort,
Bishop of Lincoln 		26 February–1 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1403 		c. 28 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1405
Thomas Langley,
Dean of York 		c. 28 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1405 		30 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1407
File:Thomas Arundel.jpg Thomas Arundel,
Archbishop of Canterbury 		30 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1407 		31 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1410
Sir Thomas Beaufort 31 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1410 		5 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1412
Thomas Arundel,
Archbishop of Canterbury 		5 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1412 		21 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1413
File:Joan of arc interrogation.jpg Henry Beaufort,
Bishop of Winchester 		21 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1413 		23 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1417 		Henry V
File:Coat of Arms of Henry IV & V of England (1413-1422).svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Thomas Langley,
Bishop of Durham 		23 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1417 		6 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1424Template:Efn
Henry VI
File:Coat of Arms of Henry VI of England (1422-1471).svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:Joan of arc interrogation.jpg Henry Beaufort,
Bishop of Winchester 		6 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1424 		16 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1426
File:Cardinal John Kemp.jpg John Kemp,
Archbishop of York 		16 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1426 		4 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1432
John Stafford,
Bishop of Bath (later Archbishop of Canterbury) 		4 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1432 		31 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1450
File:Cardinal John Kemp.jpg John Kemp,
Archbishop of York 		31 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1450 		2 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1454
File:Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury seule.jpg Richard Neville,
Earl of Salisbury 		2 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1454 		7 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1455
File:Cardinal Thomas Bourchier.jpg Thomas Bourchier,
Archbishop of Canterbury 		7 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1455 		11 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1456
File:WilliamWaynflete.jpg William Waynflete,
Bishop of Winchester 		11 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1456 		25 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1460
George Neville,
Bishop of Exeter 		25 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1460 		20 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1467Template:Efn
Edward IV
File:Coat of Arms of Edward IV of England (1461-1483).svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Robert Stillington,
Bishop of Bath 		20 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1467 		29 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1470
George Neville,
Archbishop of York 		29 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1470 		1471 Henry VI
File:Coat of Arms of Henry VI of England (1422-1471).svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Robert Stillington,
Bishop of Bath 		1471 27 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1473 		Edward IV
File:Coat of Arms of Edward IV of England (1461-1483).svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Laurence Booth,
Bishop of Durham 		27 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1473 		Before 28 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1474
File:Jesus College Glass.jpg John Alcock,
Bishop of RochesterTemplate:Efn 		10 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1475 		28 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1475
File:Archbishop Thomas Rotherham.jpg Thomas Rotheram,
Bishop of Lincoln 		Before 28 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1475 		9 April–13 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1483
John Russell,
Bishop of Lincoln 		9 April–13 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1483 		18 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1485Template:Efn 		Richard III
File:Coat of Arms of Richard III of England (1483-1485).svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:Archbishop Thomas Rotherham.jpg Thomas Rotheram,
Archbishop of York 		18 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1485 		7 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1485 		Henry VII
File:Coat of Arms of Henry VII of England (1485-1509).svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:Jesus College Glass.jpg John Alcock,
Bishop of Worcester 		7 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1485 		6 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1487
File:Cardinal John Morton.jpg John Morton,
Cardinal Archbishop of Canterbury 		6 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1487 		21 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1504
Henry Deane,
Archbishop of CanterburyTemplate:Efn 		13 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1500 		27 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1502 		Henry VII
File:Coat of Arms of Henry VII of England (1485-1509).svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:Hans Holbein d. J. 066.jpg William Warham,
Archbishop of CanterburyTemplate:Efn 		21 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1502Template:Efn 		24 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1515
Henry VIII
File:Coat of Arms of England (1509-1554) - Dragon with pizzle.png
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:Cardinal Thomas Wolsey.jpg Thomas Wolsey,
Cardinal Archbishop of York 		24 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1515 		26 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1529
File:Hans Holbein, the Younger - Sir Thomas More - Google Art Project.jpg Thomas MoreTemplate:Efn 26 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1529 		16 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1532
File:Thomas Audley (c.1488–1544), Lord Audley, 1569.jpg Thomas Audley
(Baron Audley of Walden from 1538)Template:Efn 		26 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1533Template:Efn 		3 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1544
File:Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton by Hans Holbein the Younger.jpg Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Baron Wriothesley 3 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1544Template:Efn 		1547
Edward VI
File:Coat of Arms of England (1509-1554) - Dragon with pizzle.png
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester from NPG.jpg William Paulet,
Baron St John
Keeper 		1547 23 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1547
File:Hans Holbein the Younger - Sir Richard Rich, later 1st Baron Rich RL 12238.jpg Richard Rich, 1st Baron RichTemplate:Efn 23 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1547 		19 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1552
File:ThomasGoodrich.jpg Thomas Goodrich,
Bishop of Ely 		19 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1552 		23 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1553
File:Stephen Gardiner.jpg Stephen Gardiner,
Bishop of Winchester 		23 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1553 		14 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1555 		Mary I
File:Coat of Arms of England (1554-1558).svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:Nicholas Heath by Hans Eworth.jpg Nicholas Heath,
Archbishop of York 		14 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1555 		18 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1558
With the queen 18 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1558 		22 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1558 		Elizabeth I
File:Coat of Arms of England (1558-1603).svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:Sir Nicholas Bacon.jpeg Nicholas Bacon,
Lord Keeper 		22 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1558 		20 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1579
With the queen 20 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1579 		26 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1579
File:ThomasBromley.jpg Thomas Bromley 26 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1579 		29 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1587
File:Sir Christopher Hatton from NPG (2) cropped.jpg Christopher Hatton 29 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1587 		22 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1591
File:Coat of Arms of England (1558-1603).svg In commission: 22 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1591 		28 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1592
File:Sir John Puckering.jpg John Puckering,
Lord KeeperTemplate:Efn 		28 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1592 		6 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1596
File:Thomas Egerton, 1st Viscount Brackley from NPG.jpg Sir Thomas Egerton,
Lord Keeper to 19 July 1603
(Lord Ellesmere from 1603;
Viscount Brackley from 1616) 		6 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1596 		5 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1617
James I
File:Coat of Arms of England (1603-1649).svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:William Larkin Francis Bacon.jpg Francis Bacon,
Lord Keeper to 1618
(Lord Verulam from 1618
Viscount St Alban from 1621) 		7 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1617 		1 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1621
File:Coat of Arms of England (1603-1649).svg In commission: 1 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1621 		16 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1621
File:Abp John Williams by Gilbert Jackson.jpg John Williams,
Bishop of Lincoln, Lord Keeper 		16 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1621 		1 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1625
Charles I
File:Coat of Arms of England (1603-1649).svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:1stLordCoventry.jpg Thomas Coventry,
Lord Keeper
(Lord Coventry from 1628) 		1625 1640
File:John Finch, 1st Baron Finch by Sir Anthony Van Dyck lowres color.jpg John Finch,
Baron Finch, Lord KeeperTemplate:Efn 		1640 1641
File:Edward Littleton, Baron Littleton by Sir Anthony Van Dyck.jpg Edward Littleton, 1st Baron Lyttelton,
Lord Keeper
(Took Great Seal to the King in 1642) 		1641 1645
Richard Lane,
Lord Keeper 		1645 1650
Charles II
File:Coat of Arms of England (1660-1689).svg
Court in exile
from 1649Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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

Name[2] Term
In commission: Nov 1643 – Oct 1646
In commission: 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: June 1659 – 1660
In commission: 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)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:Peter Lely (1618-1680) (after) - Sir Edward Hyde (1609–1674), 1st Earl of Clarendon - 1257076 - National Trust.jpg Edward Hyde 13 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1658 		30 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1667 		Baron Hyde in 1660
Earl of Clarendon in 1661 		Charles II
File:Coat of Arms of England (1660-1689).svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:SirOrlandoBridgemanLC.jpg Orlando BridgemanTemplate:Efn 31 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1667 		17 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1672 		—
File:Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury.jpg Anthony Ashley Cooper
1st Earl of Shaftesbury 		17 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1672 		9 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1673
File:Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt.jpg Heneage Finch
Baron Finch
(Lord Keeper until 1675)
 9 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1673 		18 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1682† 		Earl of Nottingham from 12 May 1681
File:Francis-North-1st-Baron-Guilford.jpg Francis NorthTemplate:Efn 20 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1682 		5 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1685† 		Baron Guilford in 1683
James II
File:Coat of Arms of England (1660-1689).svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem by William Wolfgang Claret.jpg George Jeffreys
1st Baron Jeffreys 		28 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1685 		DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1688 		—
File:Coat of arms of England (1694–1702).svg In commission: 4 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1689 		14 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1690 		— Mary II
File:Coat of Arms of England (1689-1694).svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
&
William III
File:Coat of arms of England (1694–1702).svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:Coat of arms of England (1694–1702).svg In commission: 14 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1690 		22 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1693 		—
File:Portrait of John Somers, Baron Somers.jpg John Somers (Lord Keeper until 1697)
 23 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1693 		27 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1700 		Baron Somers from 1697
File:Coat of arms of England (1694–1702).svg In commission: 27 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1700 		31 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1700 		—
File:Sir Nathan Wright LC by JB Closterman.jpg Nathan WrightTemplate:Efn 31 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1700 		11 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1705 		—
Anne
File:Coat of Arms of England (1702-1707).svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:William Earl Cowper LC by Jonathan Richardson.jpg William CowperTemplate:Efn 11 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1705 		4 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1707 		Baron Cowper in 1706

Lord high chancellors and lord keepers of Great Britain (1707–present)

High Chancellor and Lord Keeper Term of office Party Ministry Other peerage(s) Monarch
(Reign)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:William Earl Cowper LC by Jonathan Richardson.jpg William Cowper,
1st Baron Cowper
(1st time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		4 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1707 		23 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1710[3] 		rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | — Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | Godolphin–Marlborough see below Anne
File:Coat of Arms of Great Britain (1707-1714).svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Tories | Oxford–Bolingbroke
File:Coat of Arms of Great Britain (1707-1714).svg In commission: 26 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1710 		19 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1710 		— —
File:Simon Viscount Harcourt LC by Godfrey Kneller.jpg Simon Harcourt,
1st Baron HarcourtTemplate:Efn 		19 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1710 		21 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1714 		Template:Party shading/Tories | Tory Viscount Harcourt in 1721
File:William Earl Cowper LC by Jonathan Richardson.jpg William Cowper,
1st Baron Cowper
(2nd time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		21 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1714 		15 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1718 		rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | — Template:Party shading/Whigs | Townshend Earl Cowper in 1718 George I
File:Coat of Arms of Great Britain (1714-1801).svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Party shading/Whigs | Stanhope–Sunderland I
File:Coat of Arms of Great Britain (1714-1801).svg In commission: 18 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1718 		12 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1718 		— Template:Party shading/Whigs rowspan=2 | Stanhope–Sunderland II —
File:The Rt. Honble. Thomas Ld. Parker Barn. of Macclesfield and Ld. High Chancelor of Great Britain etc NYPL Hades-286750-1253707) crop.jpg Thomas Parker,
1st Baron Parker 		12 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1718 		7 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1725 		rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Whigs | Whig Earl of Macclesfield in 1721
rowspan=4 Template:Party shading/Whigs | Walpole–Townshend
File:Coat of Arms of Great Britain (1714-1801).svg In commission: 7 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1725 		1 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1725 		— —
File:Lord King LC.jpg Peter King,
1st Baron King 		1 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1725 		29 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1733 		rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | — —
George II
File:Coat of Arms of Great Britain (1714-1801).svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Whigs | Walpole
File:Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot of Hensol by John Vanderbank.jpg Charles Talbot,
1st Baron Talbot 		29 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1733 		14 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1737† 		Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | — —
File:Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764) by William Hoare of Bath.jpg Philip Yorke,
1st Baron Hardwicke 		21 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1737 		19 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1756 		rowspan=4 Template:Party shading/Whigs | Whig Earl of Hardwicke in 1754
Template:Party shading/Whigs | Carteret
Template:Party shading/Whigs | Broad Bottom
(I & II)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Party shading/Whigs | Newcastle I
File:Coat of Arms of Great Britain (1714-1801).svg In commission: 19 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1756 		30 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1757 		— Template:Party shading/Whigs | Pitt–Devonshire —
Template:Party shading/Whigs | 1757 Caretaker
File:Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington by Thomas Hudson.jpg Robert Henley,
1st Baron HenleyTemplate:Efn 		30 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1757 		30 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1766 		rowspan=5 Template:Party shading/Whigs | Whig rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Whigs | Pitt–Newcastle Earl of Northington in 1764
George III
File:Coat of Arms of Great Britain (1714-1801).svg
(1760–1820)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Efn
Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | Bute
Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | Grenville
(WhigTemplate:NdashTory)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Party shading/Whigs | Rockingham I
File:Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden by Nathaniel Dance, (later Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland, Bt).jpg Charles Pratt,
1st Baron Camden 		30 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1766 		17 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1770 		rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Whigs | Whig Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | Chatham
(WhigTemplate:NdashTory)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Earl Camden in 1786
rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | Grafton
(WhigTemplate:NdashTory)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:Charles Yorke by Thomas Hudson.jpg Charles Yorke
MP for Cambridge UniversityScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		17 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1770 		20 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1770† 		Template:Party shading/Whigs | Whig Template:Efn
File:Coat of Arms of Great Britain (1714-1801).svg In commission: 21 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1770 		23 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1771 		— rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Tories | North —
File:2ndEarlBathurst.jpg Henry Bathurst,
1st Baron Apsley 		23 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1771 		3 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1778 		Template:Party shading/Tories | Tory Succeeded as Earl Bathurst in 1775
File:Edward Thurlow.jpg Edward Thurlow,
1st Baron Thurlow
(1st time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		3 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1778 		7 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1783 		rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Tories | Tory see below
Template:Party shading/Whigs | Rockingham II
Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | Shelburne
(WhigTemplate:NdashTory)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:Coat of Arms of Great Britain (1714-1801).svg In commission: 9 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1783 		23 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1783 		— Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | Fox–North
(WhigTemplate:NdashTory)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		—
File:Edward Thurlow.jpg Edward Thurlow,
1st Baron Thurlow
(2nd time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		23 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1783 		15 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1792 		Template:Party shading/Tories | Tory rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Tories | Pitt I Baron Thurlow in 1792
File:Coat of Arms of Great Britain (1714-1801).svg In commission: 15 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1792 		28 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1793 		— —
File:Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn (Lord Loughborough) by William Owen.jpg Alexander Wedderburn,
1st Baron Loughborough 		28 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1793 		14 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1801 		Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | — Earl of Rosslyn in 1801
File:John Scott Lord High Chancellor of England 1801–1806 by William Cowen.jpg John Scott,
1st Baron Eldon
(1st time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		14 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1801 		7 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1806 		rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Tories | Tory Template:Party shading/Tories | Addington see below
Template:Party shading/Tories | Pitt II
File:Lord Erskine LC.jpg Thomas Erskine,
1st Baron Erskine 		7 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1806 		1 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1807 		Template:Party shading/Whigs | Whig Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | All the Talents
(WhigTemplate:NdashTory)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		—
File:John Scott Lord High Chancellor of England 1801–1806 by William Cowen.jpg John Scott,
1st Baron Eldon
(2nd time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		1 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1807 		12 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1827 		rowspan=4 Template:Party shading/Tories | Tory Template:Party shading/Tories | Portland II Earl of Eldon in 1821
Template:Party shading/Tories | Perceval
rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Tories | Liverpool
George IV
File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1816-1837).svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:Lord Lyndhurst LC by HW Pickersgill.jpg John Copley,
1st Baron Lyndhurst
(1st time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1827 		24 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1830 		rowspan=4 Template:Party shading/Tories | Tory Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | Canning
(Canningite–Whig)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		—
Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | Goderich
(Canningite–Whig)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Tories | [[WellingtonTemplate:NdashPeel ministry|WellingtonTemplate:NdashPeel]]
William IV
File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1816-1837).svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:Lord Brougham & Vaux mezzotint.jpg Henry Brougham,
1st Baron Brougham and Vaux 		24 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1830 		21 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1834 		rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Whigs | Whig Template:Party shading/Whigs | Grey Baron Brougham and Vaux in 1860
Template:Party shading/Whigs | Melbourne I
File:Lord Lyndhurst LC by HW Pickersgill.jpg John Copley,
1st Baron Lyndhurst
(2nd time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		21 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1834 		8 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1835 		rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative Template:Party shading/Tories | Wellington Caretaker —
Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Peel I
File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1816-1837).svg In commission: 23 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1835 		16 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1836 		— rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Whigs | Melbourne II —
File:Charles Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham by Charles Robert Leslie cropped.jpg Charles Pepys,
1st Baron Cottenham
(1st time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		16 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1836 		30 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1841 		rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Whigs | Whig see below
Victoria
File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:Lord Lyndhurst LC by HW Pickersgill.jpg John Copley,
1st Baron Lyndhurst
(3rd time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		3 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1841 		27 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1846 		Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Peel II —
File:Charles Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham by Charles Robert Leslie cropped.jpg Charles Pepys,
1st Baron Cottenham
(2nd time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		6 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1846 		19 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1850 		Template:Party shading/Whigs | Whig rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Whigs | Russell I Earl of Cottenham in 1850
File:Coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg In commission: 19 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1850 		15 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1850 		— —
File:Thomas Wilde, 1st Baron Truro by Thomas Youngman Gooderson.jpg Thomas Wilde,
1st Baron Truro 		15 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1850 		21 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1852 		Template:Party shading/Whigs | Whig —
File:1stLordStLeonards.jpg Edward Sugden,
1st Baron St LeonardsTemplate:Efn 		27 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1852 		17 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1852 		Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Who? Who? —
File:Robert Monsey Rolfe, Baron Cranworth by George Richmond.jpg Robert Rolfe,
1st Baron Cranworth
(1st time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		28 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1852 		21 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1858 		rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Whigs | Whig Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | Aberdeen
(Peelite–Whig)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		—
Template:Party shading/Whigs | Palmerston I
File:Lord Chelmsford LC by EU Eddis (crop).jpg Frederic Thesiger,
1st Baron Chelmsford
(1st time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		26 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1858 		11 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1859 		Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | [[Second DerbyTemplate:NdashDisraeli ministry|DerbyTemplate:NdashDisraeli II]] —
File:Lord Campbell LC by GF Watts.jpg John Campbell,
1st Baron CampbellTemplate:Efn 		18 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1859 		24 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1861 		Template:Party shading/Liberal (UK) | Liberal rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Liberal (UK) | Palmerston II —
File:Lord Westbury LC.jpg Richard Bethell,
1st Baron Westbury 		26 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1861 		7 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1865 		Template:Party shading/Liberal (UK) | Liberal —
File:Robert Monsey Rolfe, Baron Cranworth by George Richmond.jpg Robert Rolfe,
1st Baron Cranworth
(2nd time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		7 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1865 		26 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1866 		rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Liberal (UK) | Liberal —
Template:Party shading/Liberal (UK) | Russell II
File:Lord Chelmsford LC by EU Eddis (crop).jpg Frederic Thesiger,
1st Baron Chelmsford
(2nd time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		6 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1866 		29 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1868 		Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | [[Third DerbyTemplate:NdashDisraeli ministry|DerbyTemplate:NdashDisraeli III]] —
File:Lord Cairns LC by LC Dickinson.jpg Hugh Cairns,
1st Baron Cairns
(1st time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		29 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1868 		1 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1868 		Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative see below
File:Lord Hatherley LC by George Richmond.jpg William Wood,
1st Baron Hatherley 		9 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1868 		15 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1872 		Template:Party shading/Liberal (UK) | Liberal rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Liberal (UK) | Gladstone I —
File:Lord Selborne LC by Bassano.jpg Roundell Palmer,
1st Baron Selborne
(1st time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		15 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1872 		17 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1874 		Template:Party shading/Liberal (UK) | Liberal see below
File:Lord Cairns LC by LC Dickinson.jpg Hugh Cairns,
1st Baron Cairns
(2nd time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		21 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1874 		21 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1880 		Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Disraeli II Earl Cairns in 1878
File:Lord Selborne LC by Bassano.jpg Roundell Palmer,
1st Baron Selborne
(2nd time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		28 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1880 		9 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1885 		Template:Party shading/Liberal (UK) | Liberal Template:Party shading/Liberal (UK) | Gladstone II Earl of Selborne in 1882
File:Hardinge Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury.jpg Hardinge Giffard,
1st Baron Halsbury
(1st time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		24 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1885 		28 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1886 		Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Salisbury I see below
File:Farrer Lord Herschell LC by Hubert von Herkomer.jpg Farrer Herschell,
1st Baron Herschell
(1st time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		6 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1886 		20 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1886 		Template:Party shading/Liberal (UK) | Liberal Template:Party shading/Liberal (UK) | Gladstone III —
File:Hardinge Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury.jpg Hardinge Giffard,
1st Baron Halsbury
(2nd time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		3 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1886 		11 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1892 		Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Salisbury II —
File:Farrer Lord Herschell LC by Hubert von Herkomer.jpg Farrer Herschell,
1st Baron Herschell
(2nd time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		18 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1892 		21 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1895 		rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Liberal (UK) | Liberal Template:Party shading/Liberal (UK) | Gladstone IV —
Template:Party shading/Liberal (UK) | Rosebery
File:Hardinge Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury.jpg Hardinge Giffard,
1st Baron Halsbury
(3rd time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		29 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1895 		4 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1905 		rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | Salisbury
(III & IV)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
(Con.–Lib.U.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Earl of Halsbury in 1898
Edward VII
File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | Balfour
(Con.–Lib.U.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:1stEarlLoreburn crop.jpg Robert Reid,
1st Baron Loreburn 		10 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1905 		10 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1912 		rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Liberal (UK) | Liberal Template:Party shading/Liberal (UK) | Campbell-Bannerman Earl Loreburn in 1911
rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Liberal (UK) | Asquith
(I–III)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
George V
File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:Viscount Haldane LC by Vandyk.jpg Richard Haldane,
1st Viscount Haldane
(1st time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		10 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1912 		25 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1915 		Template:Party shading/Liberal (UK) | Liberal —
File:1stViscountBuckmaster.jpg Stanley Buckmaster,
1st Baron Buckmaster 		25 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1915 		5 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1916 		Template:Party shading/Liberal (UK) | Liberal Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | Asquith Coalition
(Lib.–Con.–Lab.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Viscount Buckmaster in 1933
File:1stViscountFinlay.jpg Robert Finlay,
1st Baron Finlay 		10 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1916 		10 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1919 		Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | Lloyd George
(I & II)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
(Lib.–Con.–Lab.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Viscount Finlay in 1919
File:FE Smith Earl of Birkenhead LC.jpg F. E. Smith,
1st Baron Birkenhead 		10 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1919 		19 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1922 		Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative Viscount Birkenhead in 1921
Earl of Birkenhead in 1922
File:1stViscountCave.jpg George Cave,
1st Viscount Cave
(1st time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		24 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1922 		22 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1924 		rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Law —
Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Baldwin I
File:Viscount Haldane LC by Vandyk.jpg Richard Haldane,
1st Viscount Haldane
(2nd time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		22 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1924 		6 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1924 		Template:Party shading/Labour | Labour Template:Party shading/Labour | MacDonald I —
File:1stViscountCave.jpg George Cave,
1st Viscount Cave
(2nd time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		6 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1924 		28 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1928 		Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Baldwin II —
File:Hailsham1.JPG Douglas Hogg,
1st Baron Hailsham
(1st time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		28 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1928 		4 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1929 		Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative Viscount Hailsham in 1929
File:1stViscountSankey.jpg John Sankey,
1st Baron Sankey 		7 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1929 		7 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1935 		Template:Party shading/Labour | Labour Template:Party shading/Labour | MacDonald II Viscount Sankey in 1932
rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/National Labour | National Labour Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | National I
(N.Lab.–Con.–N.Lib.
–Lib.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | National II
(N.Lab.–Con.–N.Lib.
–Lib. until 1932)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:Hailsham1.JPG Douglas Hogg,
1st Viscount Hailsham
(2nd time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		7 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1935 		9 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1938 		rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | National III
(Con.–N.Lab.–N.Lib.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		—
Edward VIII
File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg
(1936)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | National IV
(Con.–N.Lab.–N.Lib.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		George VI
File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:Lord Maugham LC.jpg Frederic Maugham,
Baron Maugham 		9 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1938 		3 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1939 		Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative Viscount Maugham in 1939
File:Viscount Caldecote LC.jpg Thomas Inskip,
1st Viscount Caldecote 		3 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1939 		12 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1940 		Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | Chamberlain War
(Con.–N.Lab.–N.Lib.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		—
File:Viscount Simon.jpg John Simon,
1st Viscount Simon 		10 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1940 		27 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1945 		rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Liberal National | National Liberal Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | Churchill War
(All parties)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		—
Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | Churchill Caretaker
(Con.–N.Lib.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:William Jowitt.png William Jowitt,
1st Baron Jowitt 		27 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1945 		26 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1951 		Template:Party shading/Labour | Labour Template:Party shading/Labour | Attlee
(I & II)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Viscount Jowitt in 1947
Earl Jowitt in 1951
Gavin Simonds,
Baron Simonds 		30 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1951 		18 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1954 		rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Churchill III Baron Simonds in 1952
Viscount Simonds in 1954
Elizabeth II
File:Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom.svg
(Template:R.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:David Maxwell Fyfe, Nuremberg, 1946 (Art. IWM ART LD 5863).jpg David Maxwell Fyfe,
1st Viscount Kilmuir 		18 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1954 		13 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1962 		rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative Earl of Kilmuir in 1962
Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Eden
rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Macmillan
(I & II)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:BullerArms.PNG Reginald Manningham-Buller,
1st Baron Dilhorne 		13 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1962 		16 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1964 		rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative Viscount Dilhorne in 1962
Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Douglas-Home
File:Gardiner Escutcheon.png Gerald Gardiner,
Baron Gardiner 		16 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1964 		19 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1970 		Template:Party shading/Labour | Labour Template:Party shading/Labour | Wilson
(I & II)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		—
File:Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham Allan Warren.jpg Quintin Hogg,
Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone
(1st time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		20 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1970 		4 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1974 		Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Heath —
File:Elwyn Jones in Romania (cropped).jpg Frederick Elwyn Jones,
Baron Elwyn-Jones 		5 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1974 		4 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1979 		rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Labour | Labour Template:Party shading/Labour | Wilson
(III & IV)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		—
Template:Party shading/Labour | Callaghan
File:Lord Hailsham appearing on "After Dark", 28 May 1988 (cropped).jpg Quintin Hogg,
Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone
(2nd time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		4 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1979 		13 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1987 		rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Thatcher I —
Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Thatcher II
Michael Havers,
Baron Havers 		13 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1987 		26 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1987 		Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Thatcher III —
File:James Mackay LSE (cropped).jpg James Mackay,
Baron Mackay of Clashfern 		28 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1987 		2 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1997 		rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative —
Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Major I
Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Major II
File:The Lord Chancellor, Lord Irvine of Lairg.jpg Derry Irvine,
Baron Irvine of Lairg 		2 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1997 		12 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2003 		rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Labour | Labour Template:Party shading/Labour | Blair I —
rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Labour | Blair II
File:Lord Falconer 2007 (cropped).jpg Charlie Falconer,
Baron Falconer of Thoroton 		12 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2003 		27 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2007 		rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Labour | Labour —
Template:Party shading/Labour | Blair III
File:Jack Straw 2.jpg Jack StrawTemplate:Efn
MP for BlackburnScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		28 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2007 		11 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2010 		Template:Party shading/Labour | Labour Template:Party shading/Labour | Brown —
File:Kenneth-clarke-hi-res (cropped).jpg Kenneth Clarke
MP for RushcliffeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		12 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2010 		4 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2012 		Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | Cameron–Clegg
(Con.–L.D.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Baron Clarke of Nottingham for Life in 2020
File:Chris Grayling Official.jpg Chris Grayling
MP for Epsom and EwellScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		4 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2012 		9 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2015 		Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative Baron Grayling for Life in 2024
File:Michael Gove government portrait 2015 (cropped).jpg Michael Gove
MP for Surrey HeathScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		9 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2015 		14 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2016 		Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Cameron II Baron Gove for Life in 2025
File:Official portrait of Elizabeth Truss crop 2.jpg Liz TrussTemplate:Efn
MP for South West NorfolkScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		14 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2016 		11 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2017 		Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | May I —
File:Official portrait of Mr David Lidington crop 2.jpg David Lidington
MP for AylesburyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		11 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2017 		8 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2018 		Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | May II —
File:David Gauke Official Portrait 2018 (cropped).jpg David Gauke
MP for South West HertfordshireScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		8 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2018 		24 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2019 		Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative —
File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Robert Buckland MP crop 2.jpg Robert Buckland
MP for South SwindonScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		24 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2019 		15 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2021 		rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Johnson I —
rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Johnson II
File:Dominic Raab Official Cabinet Portrait, September 2021 (cropped).jpg Dominic Raab
MP for Esher and WaltonScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
(1st time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		15 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2021 		6 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2022 		Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative —
File:Brandon Lewis Official Cabinet Portrait, September 2022 (cropped).jpg Brandon Lewis
MP for Great YarmouthScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		6 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2022 		25 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2022 		rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Truss —
Charles III
File:Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (Tudor crown).svg
(2022–present)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:Dominic Raab Official Cabinet Portrait, October 2022 (cropped).jpg Dominic Raab
MP for Esher and WaltonScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
(2nd time)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		27 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2022 		21 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2023[4] 		Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Sunak —
File:Alex Chalk Announced as Secretary of State for Justice (cropped).jpg Alex Chalk
MP for CheltenhamScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		26 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2023 		5 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2024 		Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative —
File:Shabana Mahmood Official Cabinet Portrait, July 2024 (cropped) 2.jpg Shabana Mahmood
MP for Birmingham LadywoodScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		5 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2024 		5 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2025 		Template:Party shading/Labour Party (UK) | Labour Rowspan="2" Template:Party shading/Labour Party (UK) | Starmer —
File:David Lammy Official Cabinet Portrait, September 2025 (cropped).jpg David Lammy

MP for TottenhamScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

5 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2025 		Incumbent Template:Party shading/Labour Party (UK) | Labour —

Timeline since the Acts of Union

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bar:Camden
bar:Yorke
bar:Apsley
bar:Thurlow
bar:Loughborough
bar:Eldon
bar:Erskine
bar:Lyndhurst
bar:Vaux
bar:Cottenham
bar:Truro
bar:Leonards
bar:Cranworth
bar:Chelmsford
bar:Campbell
bar:Westbury
bar:Cairns
bar:Hatherley
bar:Selborne
bar:Halsbury
bar:Herschell
bar:Loreburn
bar:Haldane
bar:Buckmaster
bar:Finlay
bar:Birkenhead
bar:Cave
bar:Halisham
bar:Sankey
bar:Maugham
bar:Caldecote
bar:Simon
bar:Jowitt
bar:Simonds
bar:Kilmuir
bar:Dilhorne
bar:Gardiner
bar:Hogg
bar:Elwyn-Jones
bar:Havers
bar:Clashfern
bar:Irvine
bar:Falconer
bar:Straw
bar:Clarke
bar:Grayling
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bar:Lewis
bar:Chalk
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bar:Cowper
 from: 1707 till: 1710 color:Independent
 from: 1714 till: 1718 color:Independent  text:"William Cowper" 
bar:Harcourt
 from: 1710 till: 1714 color:Tory         text:"Simon Harcourt"
bar:Parker
 from: 1718 till: 1725 color:Whig         text:"Thomas Parker"
bar:King
 from: 1725 till: 1733 color:Independent  text:"Peter King"
bar:Talbot
 from: 1733 till: 1737 color:Independent  text:"Charles Talbot"
bar:Hardwicke
 from: 1737 till: 1756 color:Whig         text:"Philip Yorke"
bar:Henley
 from: 1757 till: 1766 color:Whig         text:"Robert Henley"
bar:Camden
 from: 1766 till: 1770 color:Whig         text:"Charles Pratt"
bar:Yorke
 from: 1770 till: 1770 color:Whig         text:"Charles Yorke"
bar:Apsley
 from: 1771 till: 1778 color:Tory         text:"Henry Bathurst"
bar:Thurlow
 from: 1778 till: 1783 color:Tory
 from: 1783 till: 1792 color:Tory         text:"Edward Thurlow"
bar:Loughborough
 from: 1793 till: 1801 color:Independent  text:"Alexander Wedderburn"
bar:Eldon
 from: 1801 till: 1806 color:Tory
 from: 1807 till: 1827 color:Tory         text:"John Scott"
bar:Erskine
 from: 1806 till:  1807 color:Whig        text:"Thomas Erskine"
bar:Lyndhurst
 from: 1827 till: 1830 color:Tory        
 from: 1834 till: 1835 color:Conservative
 from: 1841 till: 1846 color:Conservative text:"John Copley"
bar:Vaux
 from: 1830 till: 1834 color:Whig         text:"Henry Brougham"
bar:Cottenham
 from: 1836 till: 1841 color:Whig
 from: 1846 till: 1850 color:Whig         text:"Charles Pepys"
bar:Truro
 from: 1850 till: 1852 color:Whig         text:"Thomas Wilde"
bar:Leonards
 from: 1852 till: 1852 color:Conservative text:"Edward Sugden"
bar:Cranworth
 from: 1852 till: 1858 color:Whig    
 from: 1865 till: 1866 color:Liberal      text:"Robert Rolfe"
bar:Chelmsford
 from: 1858 till: 1859 color:Conservative
 from: 1866 till: 1868 color:Conservative text:"Frederic Thesiger"
bar:Campbell
 from: 1859 till: 1861 color:Liberal      text:"John Campbell"
bar:Westbury
 from: 1861 till: 1865 color:Liberal      text:"Richard Bethell"
bar:Cairns
 from: 1868 till: 1868 color:Conservative
 from: 1874 till: 1880 color:Conservative text:"Hugh Cairns"
bar:Hatherley 
 from: 1868 till: 1872 color:Liberal      text:"William Wood"
bar:Selborne
 from: 1872 till: 1874 color:Liberal
 from: 1880 till: 1885 color:Liberal      text:"Roundell Palmer"
bar:Halsbury
 from: 1885 till: 1886 color:Conservative
 from: 1886 till: 1892 color:Conservative
 from: 1895 till: 1905 color:Conservative text:"Hardinge Giffard
bar:Herschell
 from: 1886 till: 1886 color:Liberal
 from: 1892 till: 1895 color:Liberal      text:"Farrer Herschell"
bar:Loreburn
 from: 1905 till: 1912 color:Liberal      text:"Robert Reid"
bar:Haldane
 from: 1912 till: 1915 color:Liberal
 from: 1924 till: 1924 color:Labour       text:"Richard Haldane"
bar:Buckmaster
 from: 1915 till: 1916 color:Liberal      text:"Stanley Buckmaster"
bar:Finlay
 from: 1916 till: 1919 color:Conservative text:"Robert Finlay"
bar:Birkenhead
 from: 1919 till: 1922 color:Conservative text:"Frederick Smith"
bar:Cave
 from: 1922 till: 1924 color:Conservative
 from: 1924 till: 1928 color:Conservative text:"George Cave"
bar:Halisham
 from: 1928 till: 1929 color:Conservative
 from: 1935 till: 1938 color:Conservative text:"Douglas Hogg"
bar:Sankey
 from: 1929 till: 1931 color:Labour
 from: 1931 till: 1935 color:NatLabour    text:"John Sankey"
bar:Maugham
 from: 1938 till: 1939 color:Conservative text:"Frederick Maugham"
bar:Caldecote 
 from: 1939 till: 1940 color:Conservative text:"Thomas Inskip"
bar:Simon
 from: 1940 till: 1945 color:NatLiberal   text:"John Simon"
bar:Jowitt
 from: 1945 till: 1951 color:Labour       text:"William Jowitt"
bar:Simonds
 from: 1951 till: 1954 color:Conservative text:"Gavin Simonds"
bar:Kilmuir
 from: 1954 till: 1962 color:Conservative text:"David Maxwell Fyfe"
bar:Dilhorne
 from: 1962 till: 1964 color:Conservative text:"Reginald Manningham-Buller"
bar:Gardiner
 from: 1964 till: 1970 color:Labour       text:"Gerald Gardiner
bar:Hogg
 from: 1970 till: 1974 color:Conservative
 from: 1979 till: 1987 color:Conservative text:"Quintin Hogg"
bar:Elwyn-Jones
 from: 1974 till: 1979 color:Labour       text:"Frederick Elwyn Jones"
bar:Havers
 from: 1987 till: 1987 color:Conservative text:"Michael Havers"
bar:Clashfern
 from: 1987 till: 1997 color:Conservative text:"James Mackay"
bar:Irvine
 from: 1997 till: 2003 color:Labour       text:"Derry Irvine"
bar:Falconer
 from: 2003 till: 2007 color:Labour       text:"Charles Falconer"
bar:Straw
 from: 2007 till: 2010 color:Labour       text:"Jack Straw"
bar:Clarke
 from: 2010 till: 2012 color:Conservative text:"Kenneth Clarke"
bar:Grayling
 from: 2012 till: 2015 color:Conservative text:"Chris Grayling"
bar:Gove
 from: 2015 till: 2016 color:Conservative text:"Michael Gove"
bar:Truss
 from: 2016 till: 2017 color:Conservative text:"Liz Truss"
bar:Lidington
 from: 2017 till: 2018 color:Conservative text:"David Lidington"
bar:Gauke
 from: 2018 till: 2019 color:Conservative text:"David Gauke"
bar:Buckland
 from: 2019 till: 2021 color:Conservative text:"Robert Buckland"
bar:Raab
 from: 2021 till: 2022 color:Conservative
 from: 2022 till: 2023 color:Conservative text:"Dominic Raab"
bar:Lewis
 from: 2022 till: 2022 color:Conservative text:"Brandon Lewis"
bar:Chalk
 from: 2023 till: 2024 color:Conservative text:"Alex Chalk"
bar:Mahmood
 from: 2024 till: 2025 color:Labour       text:"Shabana Mahmood"
bar:Lammy
 from: 2025 till: $Now color:Labour       text:"David Lammy"

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Notes

Template:Notelist

References

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

  1. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ Cook and Wroughton, English Historical Facts, 1603–1688, pp. 8–9
  3. ↑ Geoffrey Treasure, ‘Cowper, William, first Earl Cowper (1665–1723)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, September 2004; online edn, January 2009 accessed 27 March 2009
  4. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Sources

  • John Haydn and Horace Ockerby, The Book of Dignities, third edition, W.H. Allen and Co. Ltd, London 1894, reprinted Firecrest Publishing Limited, Bath 1969, p. 352–358
  • John Lord Campbell (1845) Lives of the Lords Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England. 5th ed. (1868) London: Murray, vol. 10
  • Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

External links

sv:Lordkansler#Lista över Englands och Storbritanniens lordkanslerer och storsigillbevarare

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