The chairman of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom is responsible for party administration and overseeing the Conservative Campaign Headquarters, formerly Conservative Central Office.
When the Conservatives are in government, the officeholder is usually a member of the Cabinet holding a sinecure position such as Minister without Portfolio. Deputy or Vice Chairmen of the Conservative Party may also be appointed, with responsibility for specific aspects of the party.
The current Deputy Chairman is Matt Vickers.
The role was created in 1911 in response to the Conservative Party's defeat in the second 1910 general election. The position is not subject to election, as it is given by the party leader.
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! colspan="3" |Chairman
! colspan=2|Term of office
! Election
! Ministerial offices
!Leader
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| Arthur Steel-Maitland<br>
| 1911
| 1916
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| rowspan="2" |Bonar Law
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| rowspan="2" | Sir George Younger, 1st Baronet<br>
| rowspan="2" | 1916
| rowspan="2" | 1923
| rowspan="2" | 1918<br>1922<br>1923
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| rowspan="6" |Stanley Baldwin
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| 75px
| Stanley Jackson<br>
| 1923
| 1926
| 1924
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| rowspan="6" |Harold Macmillan
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| 75px
| Quintin Hogg<br />2nd Viscount Hailsham
| <br>1957
| <br>1959
| 1959
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| Sir Norman Fowler<br>
| <br>1992
| <br>1994
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| style="text-align:left;" | <small>Attended Cabinet</small>
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| Jeremy Hanley<br>
| <br>1994
| <br>1995
| —
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | <small>Minister without portfolio</small>
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| Brian Mawhinney<br>
| <br>1995
| <br>1997
| 1997
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| Cecil Parkinson<br />Baron Parkinson
| <br>1997
| <br>1998
| —
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| rowspan="2" |William Hague
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| Michael Ancram<br />Earl of Ancram<br>
| <br>1998
| <br>2001
| 2001
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| David Davis<br>
| <br>2001
| <br>2002
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| rowspan="2" |Iain Duncan Smith
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| Theresa May<br>
| <br>2002
| <br>2003
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| Grant Shapps<br>
| <br>2012<br>
| <br>2015
| 2015
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| 100x100px
| Sir Patrick McLoughlin<br>
| <br>2016
| <br>2018
| 2017
| style="text-align:left;" |<small>Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster</small>
| rowspan="2" |Theresa May
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| 75px
| Brandon Lewis<br>
| <br>2018
| <br>2019
|—
| style="text-align:left;" |<small>Minister without portfolio</small>
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| Ben Elliot
| rowspan="2" | <br>2019<br>
| <br>2022
| rowspan=2|2019
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| rowspan="5" |Boris Johnson
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| 100x100px
| James Cleverly<br>
| <br>2020
| rowspan="8" style="text-align:left;" |<small>Minister without portfolio</small>
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| Amanda Milling<br />
| <br>2020<br>
| <br>2021
| —
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| Oliver Dowden<br>
| <br>2021<br>
| <br>2022
|—
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| Andrew Stephenson<br>
| <br>2022<br>
| <br>2022
|—
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| Sir Jake Berry<br>
| <br>2022
| <br>2022
|—
|Liz Truss
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| Nadhim Zahawi<br>
| <br>2022
| <br>2023
|—
| rowspan="4" |Rishi Sunak
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| Greg Hands<br>
| <br>2023
| <br>2023
|—
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| Richard Holden<br>
| <br>2023
| <br>2024
|2024
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| Richard Fuller<br>
| <br>2024
| <br>2024
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|Nigel Huddleston<br>
| rowspan="2" |<small>4 November</small><br>2024
| rowspan="2" | <br>2025
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| rowspan="3" |Kemi Badenoch
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|Dominic Johnson<br>Lord Johnson of Lainston
|—
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| Kevin Hollinrake<br>
| <br>2025
| Incumbent
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Timeline
See also
- 1922 Committee – the parliamentary body of the Conservative Party, which has its own Chairman
References
Notes
Bibliography
- Ball, Stuart, ed. (1998) The Conservative Party Since 1945, Manchester: Manchester University Press.
- Conservatives Party Structure and Organisation
External links
- Meet the Chairmen – conservatives.com