Members of Parliament (Commons)

Portrait of Shirley Williams

Williams, Shirley

(1930 - )

Baroness Williams of Crosby

Labour MP for Hitchin 1964-74, Hertford & Stevenage 1974-79; SDP MP for Crosby 1981-83

President of the SDP 1982-87; Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords 2001-04

Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection 1974-76, Secretary of State for Education and Science 1976-79

Portrait of Aneurin Williams

Williams, Aneurin

(1859 - 1924)

Liberal MP for Plymouth January-December 1910, North West Durham 1914-18, Consett 1918-22

Portrait of Josiah Clement Wedgwood

Wedgwood, Josiah Clement

(1872 - 1943)

1st Baron Wedgwood

Liberal MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme 1906-19; Labour MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme 1919-42

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1924

Portrait of David Steel

Steel, David

(1938 - )

Baron Steel of Aikwood

Liberal/Liberal Democrat MP for Roxburgh, Selkirk & Peebles 1965-83, Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale 1983-97

Liberal Democrat MSP for Lothians 1999-2003

Liberal Chief Whip 1970-76, Leader of the Liberal Party 1976-88

Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament 1999-2003

Portrait of John Simon

Simon, Sir John

(1873 - 1954)

1st Viscount Simon

Liberal MP for Walthamstow 1906-18, Spen Valley 1922-31, Liberal National MP for Spen Valley 1931-40

Leader of the Liberal National Party 1931-40

Solicitor General 1910-13, Attorney General 1913-15, Home Secretary 1915-16, Foreign Secretary 1931-35, Home Secretary 1935-37, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1937-40 Lord Chancellor 1940-45

British politician and statesman and Leader of the Liberal National Party 1931-40

Portrait of Archibald Sinclair

Sinclair, Sir Archibald

(1890 - 1970)

1st Viscount Thurso

Liberal MP for Caithness & Sutherland 1922-45

Liberal Chief Whip 1930-31, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party 1931-35, Leader of the Liberal Party 1935-45

Secretary of State for Scotland 1931-32, Secretary of State for Air 1940-45

Portrait of Tommy Shaw

Shaw, Tommy

(1850 - 1937)

1st Baron Craigmyle

Liberal MP for Hawick Burghs 1892-1909

Solicitor General for Scotland 1894-95, Lord Advocate 1905-09

Portrait of Herbert Samuel

Samuel, Herbert (1st Viscount Samuel)

(1870 - 1963)

Liberal MP for Cleveland 1902-1918, Darwen 1929-1935

Leader of the Liberal Party 1931-1935

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1909-1910, 1915-1916; Postmaster General 1910-1914, 1915-1916; President of the Local Goverment Board 1914-1915; Home Secretary 1916, 1931-1932

Portrait of Jo Swinson

Swinson, Jo

(1980 - )

Liberal Democrat MP for East Dunbartonshire 2005-15, 2017-19

Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats 2017-19, Leader of the Liberal Democrats 2019

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 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 Democrat Peers 1997-2001

Secretary of State for Transport 1976-79

Portrait of Henry John Temple

Temple, Henry John

(1784 - 1865)

3rd Viscount Palmerston

Tory MP for Newport, Isle of Wight 1807-11, Cambridge University 1811-30, Whig (later Liberal) MP for Cambridge University 1830-31, Bletchingly 1831-32, Hampshire South 1832-35, Tiverton 1835-65

Leader of the Whig/Liberal Party 1855-65

Secretary at War 1809-28, Foreigh Secretary 1830-34, 1835-41 & 1846-51, Home Secretary 1852-55, Prime Minister 1855-58 & 1859-65

Portrait of John Morley

Morley, John

(1838 - 1923)

1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn

Liberal MP for Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1883-1895, Montrose Burghs 1896-1908

Chief Secretary for Ireland 1886, 1892-95, Secretary of State for India 1905-10, 1911, Lord President of the Council 1910-14

Portrait of Alfred Mond

Mond, Sir Alfred

(1868 - 1930)

1st Baron Melchett

Liberal MP for Chester 1906-10, Swansea 1910-18, Swansea West 1918-23, Carmarthen 1924-28 (Conservative from 1926)

First Commissioner of Works 1916-21, Minister of Health 1921-22

Portrait of Edwin Montagu

Montagu, Edwin

(1879 - 1924)

Liberal MP for Chesterton 1906-18, Cambridgeshire 1918-22

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1915, 1916, Minister of Munitions 1916, Secretary of State for India 1917-22

Portrait of Robert Maclennan

Maclennan, Robert

(1936 - 2020)

Baron Maclennan of Rogart

Labour MP for Caithness and Sutherland 1966-81, SDP MP for Caithness and Sutherland 1981-1988, Liberal Democrat MP for Caithness and Sutherland 1988-97, Caithness Sutherland & Easter Ross 1997-2001

Leader of the SDP 1987-88

Portrait of Frank Medlicott

Medlicott, Sir Frank

(1903 - 1972)

National Liberal MP for East Norfolk 1939-1947, Conservativevative and National Liberal MP for East Norfolk 1947-50, Central Norfolk 1950-59