UK GOVERNMENT OFFICE

Cabinet position established in the 16th century, presides over the Privy Council.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Henry Addington	Head of State	30-May-1757	15-Feb-1844	UK Prime Minister, 1801-04
John Anderson	Politician	8-Jul-1882	4-Jan-1958	Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1943-45
Clement Attlee	Head of State	3-Jan-1883	8-Oct-1967	UK Prime Minister, 1945-51
Stanley Baldwin	Head of State	3-Aug-1867	14-Dec-1947	UK Prime Minister three times
Arthur Balfour	Head of State	25-Jul-1848	19-Mar-1930	UK Prime Minister, 1902-05
Margaret Beckett	Government	15-Jan-1943		UK Foreign Secretary, 2006-07
John Biffen	Politician	3-Nov-1930	14-Aug-2007	Leader, House of Commons, 1982-87
Herbert Bowden	Politician	20-Jan-1905	30-Apr-1994	Leader, House of Commons, 1964-66
Robert Carr	Politician	11-Nov-1916	17-Feb-2012	UK Home Secretary, 1972-74
Neville Chamberlain	Head of State	18-Mar-1869	9-Nov-1940	Architect of appeasement
Robin Cook	Politician	28-Feb-1946	6-Aug-2005	UK Foreign Secretary, 1997-2001
Richard Crossman	Politician	15-Dec-1907	5-Apr-1974	Leader, House of Commons, 1966-68
George Nathaniel Curzon	Government	11-Jan-1859	20-Mar-1925	Created the Kingdom of Jordan
Alec Douglas-Home	Head of State	2-Jul-1903	9-Oct-1995	UK Prime Minister, 1963-64
Michael Foot	Politician	23-Jul-1913	3-Mar-2010	Leader, House of Commons, 1976-79
Geoffrey Howe	Politician	20-Dec-1926	9-Oct-2015	UK Foreign Secretary, 1983-89
Ramsay MacDonald	Head of State	12-Oct-1866	9-Nov-1937	First Labour Prime Minister of UK
John MacGregor	Politician	14-Feb-1937		Leader, House of Commons, 1990-92
Herbert Morrison	Politician	3-Jan-1888	6-Mar-1965	UK Home Secretary, 1940-45
Tony Newton	Politician	29-Aug-1937		Leader, House of Commons, 1992-97
Fred Peart	Politician	30-Apr-1914	26-Aug-1988	Leader, House of Commons, 1968-70
James Prior	Politician	11-Oct-1927		Minister for Northern Ireland, 1981-84
Francis Pym	Politician	13-Feb-1922	6-Mar-2008	UK Foreign Secretary, 1982-83
John Reid	Politician	8-May-1947		British MP, Airdrie and Shotts
Edward Short	Politician	17-Dec-1912	4-May-2012	Leader, House of Commons, 1974-76
Ann Taylor	Politician	2-Jul-1947		Leader, House of Commons, 1997-98
John Wakeham	Politician	22-Jun-1932		Baron Wakeham of Maldon
William Whitelaw	Politician	28-Jun-1918	1-Jul-1999	UK Deputy Prime Minister, 1979-88

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