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Portrait of Ed Randall

Randall, Ed

Co-editor of the Dictionary of Liberal Thought

Portrait of Robert Reid

Reid, Robert

(1846 - 1923)

1st Earl Loreburn

Liberal MP for Hereford 1880-85, Dumfries Burghs 1886-1905

Solicitor General 1894, Attorney General 1894-95, Lord Chancellor 1905-12

Portrait of David Rendel

Rendel, David

(1949 - 2016)

Liberal Democrat MP for Newbury 1993-2005

Portrait of Chris Rennard

Rennard, Chris

(1960 - )

Baron Rennard of Wavertree

Chief Executive of the Liberal Democrats 2003-09

Portrait of Ben Rich

Rich, Ben

Vice Chair of the Liberal Democrats Federal Policy Committee

Portrait of Richard Rigg

Rigg, Richard

(1877 - 1942)

Liberal MP for North Westmorland, 1900-05

Portrait of Keith Robbins

Robbins, Keith

former Vice Chancellor of the University of Wales at Lampeter

Portrait of Edmund Robertson

Robertson, Edmund

(1845 - 1911)

1st Baron Lochee of Gowrie

Liberal MP for Dundee 1885-1908

Civil Lord of the Admiralty 1892-95, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty 1905-08

Portrait of George Robinson

Robinson, George

(1827 - 1909)

1st Marquess of Ripon

Whig/Liberal MP for Kingston upon Hull 1852-53, Huddersfield 1853-57, West Riding of Yorkshire 1857-59

Secretary of State for War 1863-66, Secretary of State for India 1866, Lord President of the Council 1868-73, First Lord of the Admiralty 1886, Secretary of State for the Colonies 1892-95, Lord Privy Seal 1905-08

Viceroy of India 1880-84

Portrait of William Robson

Robson, William

(1852 - 1918)

Baron Robson of Jesmond

Liberal MP for Bow & Bromley 1885-86, South Shields 1895-1910

Solicitor General 1905-08, Attorney General 1908-10

Portrait of Karen Robson

Robson, Karen

Senior Archivist at the University of Southampton Library

Portrait of Bill Rodgers

Rodgers, Bill

(1928 - )

Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank

Labour (SDP from 1981) MP for Stockton-on-Tees 1962-83

Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords 1997-2001

Secretary of State for Transport 1976-79

Portrait of James de Rothschild

Rothschild, James de

(1878 - 1957)

Liberal MP for the Isle of Ely 1929-45

Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Supply 1940-45

Portrait of Walter Runciman

Runciman, Walter

(1870 - 1949)

1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford

Liberal/Liberal National MP for Oldham 1899-1900, Dewsbury 1902-18, Swansea West 1924-29, St Ives 1929-37

President of the Board of Education 1908-11, President of the Board of Agriculture 1911-14, President of the Board of Trade 1914-16, 1931-37, Lord President of the Council 1938-39

Portrait of John Russell

Russell, Lord John

(1792 - 1878)

1st Earl Russell

Whig MP for Tavistock 1813-20, Huntingdonshire 1820-26, Bandon 1826-30, Devonshire 1831-32, Devon, Southern 1832-35, Stroud 1835-41, City of London 1847-61

Paymaster of the Forces 1830-34, Home Secretary 1835-39, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies 1839-41, Prime Minister 1846-52, 1865-66, Foreign Secretary 1852-53, 1859-65, Lord President of the Council 1854-55, Colonial Secretary 1855