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Portrait of John Acton

Acton, Sir John

(1834 - 1902)

1st Baron Acton

Liberal MP for Carlow Borough 1859-65, Bridgnorth 1865-66

Portrait of Paul Addison

Addison, Paul

(1943 - )

Former Director of the Centre for Second World War Studies

Portrait of Christopher Addison

Addison, Christopher

(1869 - 1951)

1st Viscount Addison

Liberal MP for Hoxton Jan 1910-1918; Shoredich 1918-1922; Labour MP for Swindon 1929-1931, 1934-1935

Minister of Munitions 1917-18, Minister of Reconstruction 1917-19, President of the Local Government Board 1919, Minister of Health 1919-21, Minister Without Portfolio 1921, Minister of Agriculture 1930-1931, Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs 1945-47

Portrait of Max Aitken

Aitken, Max

(1879 - 1964)

1st Baron Beaverbrook

Conservative MP for Ashton-under-Lyne December 1910-16

Minister of Information 1918, Minister of Aircraft Production 1940-41, Minister of Supply 1941-42, Lord Privy Seal 1943-45

Portrait of Danny Alexander

Alexander, Sir Danny

(1972 - )

Liberal Democrat MP for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey 2005-2015

Secretary of State for Scotland 2010, Chief Secretary to the Treasury 2010-2015

Portrait of Norman Angell

Angell, Sir Norman

(1872 - 1967)

Labour MP for Bradford North 1929-1931

Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1933

Portrait of Joseph Arch

Arch, Joseph

(1826 - 1919)

Liberal MP for North West Norfolk 1885-86 and 1892-1900

Portrait of Paddy Ashdown

Ashdown, Paddy

(1941 - 2018)

Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon

Liberal/Liberal Democrat MP for Yeovil 1983-2001

Leader of the Liberal Democrats 1988-99

Portrait of Herbert Henry Asquith

Asquith, Herbert Henry

(1852 - 1928)

1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith

Liberal MP for East Fife 1886-1918, Paisley 1920-24

Leader of the Liberal Party 1908-26

Home Secretary 1892-95, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1905-08, Prime Minister 1908-16

Portrait of Raymond Asquith

Asquith, Raymond

3rd Earl of Oxford and Asquith

The Earl of Oxford and Asquith, (Raymond Asquith) the great-grandson of H H Asquith and currently the newest member of the Liberal Democrat team in the House of Lords.