List of lord chancellors and lord keepers

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English The following is a list of lord chancellors and lord keepers of the Great Seal of England and Great Britain. It also includes a list of commissioners of Parliament's Great Seal during the English Civil War and Interregnum.

Lord chancellors and lord keepers of England, 1050–1707

From the House of Wessex (1050) to the Commonwealth (1646)

Lord Chancellor and/or Lord Keeper		Term of office		Monarch Template:Small
	Regenbald	1050	after 1066	Edward the Confessor Template:Small
				Harold II Template:Small
				William I Template:Small
	Herfast	1068	1070
	Saint Osmund, Count of Sées and Bishop of Salisbury	Template:Circa	Template:Circa
	Maurice, Archdeacon of Le Mans	Template:Circa	Template:Circa
	Gerard, Preceptor of Rouen, later Archbishop of York	c. 1085	before 1091
				William II Template:Small
	Robert Bloet	Template:Small 1091	1094
	William Giffard	1094	April 1101
				Henry I Template:Small
	Roger of Salisbury	1101	1102	Henry I Template:Small
	Waldric	1102	1107
	Ranulf	1107	1123
	Geoffrey Rufus	1123	1133
	Robert de SigelloTemplate:Efn	1133	1135
	Roger le Poer	1135	1139	Stephen Template:Small
	Philip de Harcourt, Dean of Lincoln	1139	1140
	Robert of Ghent, Dean of York	1140	1141
	William FitzGilbert	1141	1142
	Robert of Ghent, Dean of York	1142	1154
	Thomas Becket, Archdeacon of Canterbury, later Archbishop of Canterbury	1152	1162	Henry II Template:Small
	Geoffrey Ridel, Archdeacon of Canterbury	1162	1173
	Ralph de Warneville, Treasurer of York	1173	1181
	Geoffrey, the Bastard, Archbishop of York	1181	1189
	William Longchamp, Bishop of Ely	1189	1197	Richard I Template:Small
	Eustace, Dean of SalisburyTemplate:Efn	1197	1199
	Eustace, Dean of Salisbury	1198	1199
	Hubert Walter, Archbishop of Canterbury	1199	1205	John Template:Small
	Walter de Gray, at various times Bishop of Lichfield, Bishop of Worcester, Archbishop of York	1205	1214
	Richard Marsh, later Bishop of Durham	1214	1226
				Henry III Template:Small
	Ralph Neville, Bishop of Chichester	1226	1240
	Richard le Gras, Abbot of Evesham	1240	1242
	Ralph Neville, Bishop of ChichesterTemplate:Efn	1242	1244
	Silvester de Everdon, Archdeacon of ChesterTemplate:Efn	1244	1246
	John Maunsell, Provost of BeverleyTemplate:Efn	1246	1247
	John LexingtonTemplate:Efn	1247	1248
	John MaunsellTemplate:Efn	1248	1249
	John LexingtonTemplate:Efn	1249	1253
	Eleanor of Provence,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Efn Queen Consort and Regent of EnglandTemplate:Efn	1253		1254
	William of KilkennyTemplate:Efn	1254	1255
	Henry Wingham, from 1259/1260 Bishop of London	Template:Small 1255	Template:Small 1260
	Nicholas of Ely, Archdeacon of Ely	Template:Small 1260	Template:Small 1261
	Walter de Merton, Archdeacon of Bath	Template:Small 1261	Template:Small 1263
	Nicholas of Ely, Archdeacon of Ely	Template:Small 1263	Template:Small 1263
	John Chishull, Archdeacon of London	Template:Small 1263	1264
	Thomas Cantilupe, Archdeacon of Stafford	1264	Template:Small 1265
	Ralph SandwichTemplate:Efn	Template:Small 1265	Template:Small 1265
	Walter Giffard, Bishop of Bath and Wells	Template:Small 1265	1266
	Godfrey Giffard, Archdeacon of Wells	1266	1268
	John Chishull, Dean of St Paul's	Template:Small 1268	Template:Small 1269
	Richard Middleton, Archdeacon of Northumberland	Template:Small 1269	Template:Small 1272
	Walter de Merton, Archdeacon of Bath	Template:Small 1272	Template:Small 1274	Edward I Template:Small
	Robert Burnell, Bishop of Bath	Template:Small 1274	Template:Small 1292
	Thomas Bek, Archdeacon of DorsetTemplate:Efn	1279	1279
	John Langton, Canon of Lincoln	Template:Small 1292	Template:Small 1302
	William Greenfield, Dean of Chichester	Template:Small 1302	Template:Small 1304	Edward I Template:Small
	William Hamilton, Dean of York	Template:Small 1304	Template:Small 1307
	Ralph Baldock, Bishop of London	Template:Small 1307	Template:Small 1307
				Edward II Template:Small
	John Langton, Bishop of Chichester	Template:Small 1307	Template:Small 1310
	Walter Reynolds, Bishop of Worcester	Template:Small 1310	Template:Small 1314
	John Sandale, Canon of Lincoln	Template:Small 1314	Template:Small 1318
	John Hotham, Bishop of Ely	Template:Small 1318	Template:Small 1320
	John Salmon, Bishop of Norwich	Template:Small 1320	Template:Small 1323
	Robert Baldock, Archdeacon of Middlesex	Template:Small 1323	1326
	William Ayermin, Bishop of Norwich	1326	1327
	John Hotham, Bishop of Ely	Template:Small 1327	Template:Small 1328	Edward III Template:Small
	Henry Burghersh, Bishop of Lincoln	Template:Small 1328	Template:Small 1330
	John de Stratford, Bishop of Winchester	Template:Small 1330	Template:Small 1334
	Richard Bury, Bishop of Durham	Template:Small 1334	Template:Small 1335
	John de Stratford, Archbishop of Canterbury	Template:Small 1335	Template:Small 1337
	Robert de Stratford, Bishop of Chichester	Template:Small 1337	Template:Small 1338
	Richard Bintworth, Bishop of London	Template:Small 1338	Template:Small 1339
	John de Stratford, Archbishop of Canterbury	Template:Small 1340	Template:Small 1340
	Robert de Stratford, Bishop of Chichester	Template:Small 1340	Template:Small 1340
	Robert Bourchier, Baron Bourchier	Template:Small 1340	Template:Small 1341
	Robert Parning	Template:Small 1341	Template:Small 1343
	Robert Sadington	Template:Small 1343	Template:Small 1345
	John de Ufford, Dean of Lincoln	Template:Small 1345	Template:Small 1349
	John Thoresby, Bishop of Worcester	Template:Small 1349	Template:Small 1356
	William Edington, Bishop of Winchester	Template:Small 1356	Template:Small 1363
	Simon Langham, Bishop of Ely	Template:Small 1363	Template:Small 1367
	William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester	Template:Small 1367	Template:Small 1371
	Robert Thorpe	Template:Small 1371	Template:Small 1372
	John Knyvet	Template:Small 1372	Template:Small 1377
	Adam Houghton, Bishop of St David's	Template:Small 1377	Template:Small 1378	Richard II Template:Small
	Richard Scrope, Baron Scrope of Bolton	Template:Small 1378	Template:Small 1380
	Simon Sudbury, Archbishop of Canterbury	Template:Small 1380	Template:Small 1381
	Hugh SegraveTemplate:Efn	1381	1381
	William Courtenay, Bishop of London	Template:Small 1381	Template:Small 1381
	Richard Scrope, Baron Scrope of Bolton	Template:Small 1381	Template:Small 1382
	Robert Braybrooke, Bishop of London	Template:Small 1382	Template:Small 1383
	Michael de la Pole, Baron de la Pole (later Earl of Suffolk)	Template:Small 1383	Template:Small 1386
	Thomas Arundel, Bishop of Ely	Template:Small 1386	Template:Small 1389
	William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester	Template:Small 1389	Template:Small 1391
	Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of York	Template:Small 1391	Template:Small 1396
	Edmund Stafford, Bishop of Exeter	Template:Small 1396	Template:Small 1399
	Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury	Template:Small 1399	1399
	John Scarle, Archdeacon of Lincoln	1399	Template:Small 1401	Henry IV Template:Small
	Edmund Stafford, Bishop of Exeter	Template:Small 1401	Template:Small 1403
	Henry Beaufort, Bishop of Lincoln	Template:Small 1403	Template:Small 1405
	Thomas Langley, Dean of York	Template:Small 1405	Template:Small 1407
	Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury	Template:Small 1407	Template:Small 1410
	Sir Thomas Beaufort	Template:Small 1410	Template:Small 1412
	Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury	Template:Small 1412	Template:Small 1413
	Henry Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester	Template:Small 1413	Template:Small 1417	Henry V Template:Small
	Thomas Langley, Bishop of Durham	Template:Small 1417	Template:Small 1424Template:Efn
				Henry VI Template:Small
	Henry Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester	Template:Small 1424	Template:Small 1426
Error creating thumbnail:	John Kemp, Archbishop of York	Template:Small 1426	Template:Small 1432
	John Stafford, Bishop of Bath (later Archbishop of Canterbury)	Template:Small 1432	Template:Small 1450
Error creating thumbnail:	John Kemp, Archbishop of York	Template:Small 1450	Template:Small 1454
File:Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury seule.jpg	Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury	Template:Small 1454	Template:Small 1455
File:Cardinal Thomas Bourchier.jpg	Thomas Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury	Template:Small 1455	Template:Small 1456
File:WilliamWaynflete.jpg	William Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester	Template:Small 1456	Template:Small 1460
	George Neville, Bishop of Exeter	Template:Small 1460	Template:Small 1467Template:Efn
				Edward IV File:Coat of Arms of Edward IV of England (1461-1483).svg Template:Small
	Robert Stillington, Bishop of Bath	Template:Small 1467	Template:Small 1470
	George Neville, Archbishop of York	Template:Small 1470	1471	Henry VI Template:Small
	Robert Stillington, Bishop of Bath	1471	Template:Small 1473	Edward IV File:Coat of Arms of Edward IV of England (1461-1483).svg Template:Small
	Laurence Booth, Bishop of Durham	Template:Small 1473	Template:Small 1474
File:Jesus College Glass.jpg	John Alcock, Bishop of RochesterTemplate:Efn	Template:Small 1475	Template:Small 1475
File:Archbishop Thomas Rotherham.jpg	Thomas Rotheram, Bishop of Lincoln	Template:Small 1475	Template:Small 1483
	John Russell, Bishop of Lincoln	Template:Small 1483	Template:Small 1485Template:Efn	Richard III File:Coat of Arms of Richard III of England (1483-1485).svg Template:Small
File:Archbishop Thomas Rotherham.jpg	Thomas Rotheram, Archbishop of York	Template:Small 1485	Template:Small 1485	Henry VII File:Coat of Arms of Henry VII of England (1485-1509).svg Template:Small
File:Jesus College Glass.jpg	John Alcock, Bishop of Worcester	Template:Small 1485	Template:Small 1487
File:Cardinal John Morton.jpg	John Morton, Cardinal Archbishop of Canterbury	Template:Small 1487	Template:Small 1504
	Henry Deane, Archbishop of CanterburyTemplate:Efn	Template:Small 1500	Template:Small 1502	Henry VII File:Coat of Arms of Henry VII of England (1485-1509).svg Template:Small
File:Hans Holbein d. J. 066.jpg	William Warham, Archbishop of CanterburyTemplate:Efn	Template:Small 1502Template:Efn	Template:Small 1515
				Henry VIII File:Coat of Arms of England (1509-1554) - Dragon with pizzle.png Template:Small
File:Cardinal Thomas Wolsey.jpg	Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal Archbishop of York	Template:Small 1515	Template:Small 1529
File:Hans Holbein, the Younger - Sir Thomas More - Google Art Project.jpg	Thomas MoreTemplate:Efn	Template:Small 1529	Template:Small 1532
File:Thomas Audley (c.1488–1544), Lord Audley, 1569.jpg	Thomas Audley (Baron Audley of Walden from 1538)Template:Efn	Template:Small 1533Template:Efn	Template:Small 1544
File:Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton by Hans Holbein the Younger.jpg	Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Baron Wriothesley	Template:Small 1544Template:Efn	1547
				Edward VI File:Coat of Arms of England (1509-1554) - Dragon with pizzle.png Template:Small
File:William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester from NPG.jpg	William Paulet, Baron St John Keeper	1547	Template:Small 1547
File:Hans Holbein the Younger - Sir Richard Rich, later 1st Baron Rich RL 12238.jpg	Richard Rich, 1st Baron RichTemplate:Efn	Template:Small 1547	Template:Small 1552
File:ThomasGoodrich.jpg	Thomas Goodrich, Bishop of Ely	Template:Small 1552	Template:Small 1553
File:Stephen Gardiner.jpg	Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester	Template:Small 1553	Template:Small 1555	Mary I File:Coat of Arms of England (1554-1558).svg Template:Small
File:Nicholas Heath by Hans Eworth.jpg	Nicholas Heath, Archbishop of York	Template:Small 1555	Template:Small 1558
	With the queen	Template:Small 1558	Template:Small 1558	Elizabeth I File:Coat of Arms of England (1558-1603).svg Template:Small
File:Sir Nicholas Bacon.jpeg	Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper	Template:Small 1558	Template:Small 1579
	With the queen	Template:Small 1579	Template:Small 1579
File:ThomasBromley.jpg	Thomas Bromley	Template:Small 1579	Template:Small 1587
File:Sir Christopher Hatton from NPG (2) cropped.jpg	Christopher Hatton	Template:Small 1587	Template:Small 1591
File:Coat of Arms of England (1558-1603).svg	In commission: Commissioners of the Great Seal William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham Thomas Sackville, 1st Baron Buckhurst Commissioners to hear causes Gilbert Gerard and others	Template:Small 1591	Template:Small 1592
File:Sir John Puckering.jpg	John Puckering, Lord KeeperTemplate:Efn	Template:Small 1592	Template:Small 1596
File:Thomas Egerton, 1st Viscount Brackley from NPG.jpg	Sir Thomas Egerton, Lord Keeper to 19 July 1603 (Lord Ellesmere from 1603; Viscount Brackley from 1616)	Template:Small 1596	Template:Small 1617
				James I File:Coat of Arms of England (1603-1649).svg Template:Small
File:William Larkin Francis Bacon.jpg	Francis Bacon, Lord Keeper to 1618 (Lord Verulam from 1618 Viscount St Alban from 1621)	Template:Small 1617	Template:Small 1621
File:Coat of Arms of England (1603-1649).svg	In commission: Commissioners to hear causes in the Court of Chancery Julius Caesar and others Commissioners to hear causes in the House of Lords James Ley and others Commissioners to use the Great Seal Henry Montagu, 1st Viscount Mandeville Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel	Template:Small 1621	Template:Small 1621
File:Abp John Williams by Gilbert Jackson.jpg	John Williams, Bishop of Lincoln, Lord Keeper	Template:Small 1621	Template:Small 1625
				Charles I File:Coat of Arms of England (1603-1649).svg Template:Small
File:1stLordCoventry.jpg	Thomas Coventry, Lord Keeper (Lord Coventry from 1628)	1625	1640
File:John Finch, 1st Baron Finch by Sir Anthony Van Dyck lowres color.jpg	John Finch, Baron Finch, Lord KeeperTemplate:Efn	1640	1641
File:Edward Littleton, Baron Littleton by Sir Anthony Van Dyck.jpg	Edward Littleton, 1st Baron Lyttelton, Lord Keeper (Took Great Seal to the King in 1642)	1641	1645
	Richard Lane, Lord Keeper	1645	1650
				Charles II File:Coat of Arms of England (1660-1689).svg Template:Small
Vacant		1650	1653
	Edward Herbert, Lord Keeper	1653	1654

The Great Seal was captured and destroyed by Parliament on 11 August 1646.

Commissioners of Parliament's Great Seal 1643–1660

Name<ref>Cook and Wroughton, English Historical Facts, 1603–1688, pp. 8–9</ref>	Term
In commission: Henry Grey, 10th Earl of Kent Oliver St John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke died July 1646 Oliver St John John Wilde Samuel Browne Edmund Prideaux William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury replacing Bolingbroke	Nov 1643 – Oct 1646
In commission: William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester William Lenthall (as Speaker of the House of Commons)	1646–1648
In commission: Henry Grey, 10th Earl of Kent William Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Werke Thomas Widdrington Bulstrode Whitelocke	1648–1649
In commission: Bulstrode Whitelocke John Lisle Richard Keble	1649–1654
In commission: Bulstrode Whitelocke Thomas Widdrington John Lisle	1654–1656
In commission: Nathaniel Fiennes John Lisle	1656–1659
In commission: Nathaniel Fiennes John Lisle Bulstrode Whitelocke	January–June 1659
In commission: John Bradshaw Thomas Tyrrell John Fountaine	June 1659 – 1660
In commission: William Lenthall Thomas Widdrington Thomas Tyrrell John Fountaine Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester	1660–1660

From the Restoration (1660) to the Act of Union (1707)

Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper		Term of office		Other peerage(s)	Monarch Template:Small
File:Peter Lely (1618-1680) (after) - Sir Edward Hyde (1609–1674), 1st Earl of Clarendon - 1257076 - National Trust.jpg	Edward Hyde	Template:Small 1658	Template:Small 1667	Baron Hyde in 1660 Earl of Clarendon in 1661	Charles II File:Coat of Arms of England (1660-1689).svg Template:Small
File:SirOrlandoBridgemanLC.jpg	Orlando BridgemanTemplate:Efn	Template:Small 1667	Template:Small 1672	—
File:Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury.jpg	Anthony Ashley Cooper 1st Earl of Shaftesbury	Template:Small 1672	Template:Small 1673
File:Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt.jpg	Heneage Finch Baron Finch (Lord Keeper until 1675)	Template:Small 1673	Template:Small 1682†	Earl of Nottingham from 12 May 1681
File:Francis-North-1st-Baron-Guilford.jpg	Francis NorthTemplate:Efn	Template:Small 1682	Template:Small 1685†	Baron Guilford in 1683
					James II File:Coat of Arms of England (1660-1689).svg Template:Small
File:George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem by William Wolfgang Claret.jpg	George Jeffreys 1st Baron Jeffreys	Template:Small 1685	Template:Small 1688	—
File:Coat of arms of England (1694–1702).svg	In commission: John Maynard Anthony Keck William Rawlinson	Template:Small 1689	Template:Small 1690	—	Mary II File:Coat of Arms of England (1689-1694).svg Template:Small & William III File:Coat of arms of England (1694–1702).svg Template:Small
File:Coat of arms of England (1694–1702).svg	In commission: John Trevor William Rawlinson George Hutchins	Template:Small 1690	Template:Small 1693	—
File:Portrait of John Somers, Baron Somers.jpg	John Somers (Lord Keeper until 1697)	Template:Small 1693	Template:Small 1700	Baron Somers from 1697
File:Coat of arms of England (1694–1702).svg	In commission: John Holt, Template:Small George Treby, Template:Small Edward Ward, Template:Small	Template:Small 1700	Template:Small 1700	—
File:Sir Nathan Wright LC by JB Closterman.jpg	Nathan WrightTemplate:Efn	Template:Small 1700	Template:Small 1705	—
					Anne File:Coat of Arms of England (1702-1707).svg Template:Small
File:William Earl Cowper LC by Jonathan Richardson.jpg	William CowperTemplate:Efn	Template:Small 1705	Template:Small 1707	Baron Cowper in 1706

Lord high chancellors and lord keepers of Great Britain (1707–present)

Timeline since the Acts of Union

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bar:Harcourt
 from: 1710 till: 1714 color:Tory         text:"Simon Harcourt"
bar:Parker
 from: 1718 till: 1725 color:Whig         text:"Thomas Parker"
bar:King
 from: 1725 till: 1733 color:Independent  text:"Peter King"
bar:Talbot
 from: 1733 till: 1737 color:Independent  text:"Charles Talbot"
bar:Hardwicke
 from: 1737 till: 1756 color:Whig         text:"Philip Yorke"
bar:Henley
 from: 1757 till: 1766 color:Whig         text:"Robert Henley"
bar:Camden
 from: 1766 till: 1770 color:Whig         text:"Charles Pratt"
bar:Yorke
 from: 1770 till: 1770 color:Whig         text:"Charles Yorke"
bar:Apsley
 from: 1771 till: 1778 color:Tory         text:"Henry Bathurst"
bar:Thurlow
 from: 1778 till: 1783 color:Tory
 from: 1783 till: 1792 color:Tory         text:"Edward Thurlow"
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 from: 1793 till: 1801 color:Independent  text:"Alexander Wedderburn"
bar:Eldon
 from: 1801 till: 1806 color:Tory
 from: 1807 till: 1827 color:Tory         text:"John Scott"
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 from: 1806 till:  1807 color:Whig        text:"Thomas Erskine"
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 from: 1827 till: 1830 color:Tory        
 from: 1834 till: 1835 color:Conservative
 from: 1841 till: 1846 color:Conservative text:"John Copley"
bar:Vaux
 from: 1830 till: 1834 color:Whig         text:"Henry Brougham"
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 from: 1836 till: 1841 color:Whig
 from: 1846 till: 1850 color:Whig         text:"Charles Pepys"
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 from: 1850 till: 1852 color:Whig         text:"Thomas Wilde"
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 from: 1852 till: 1852 color:Conservative text:"Edward Sugden"
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 from: 1852 till: 1858 color:Whig    
 from: 1865 till: 1866 color:Liberal      text:"Robert Rolfe"
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 from: 1858 till: 1859 color:Conservative
 from: 1866 till: 1868 color:Conservative text:"Frederic Thesiger"
bar:Campbell
 from: 1859 till: 1861 color:Liberal      text:"John Campbell"
bar:Westbury
 from: 1861 till: 1865 color:Liberal      text:"Richard Bethell"
bar:Cairns
 from: 1868 till: 1868 color:Conservative
 from: 1874 till: 1880 color:Conservative text:"Hugh Cairns"
bar:Hatherley 
 from: 1868 till: 1872 color:Liberal      text:"William Wood"
bar:Selborne
 from: 1872 till: 1874 color:Liberal
 from: 1880 till: 1885 color:Liberal      text:"Roundell Palmer"
bar:Halsbury
 from: 1885 till: 1886 color:Conservative
 from: 1886 till: 1892 color:Conservative
 from: 1895 till: 1905 color:Conservative text:"Hardinge Giffard
bar:Herschell
 from: 1886 till: 1886 color:Liberal
 from: 1892 till: 1895 color:Liberal      text:"Farrer Herschell"
bar:Loreburn
 from: 1905 till: 1912 color:Liberal      text:"Robert Reid"
bar:Haldane
 from: 1912 till: 1915 color:Liberal
 from: 1924 till: 1924 color:Labour       text:"Richard Haldane"
bar:Buckmaster
 from: 1915 till: 1916 color:Liberal      text:"Stanley Buckmaster"
bar:Finlay
 from: 1916 till: 1919 color:Conservative text:"Robert Finlay"
bar:Birkenhead
 from: 1919 till: 1922 color:Conservative text:"Frederick Smith"
bar:Cave
 from: 1922 till: 1924 color:Conservative
 from: 1924 till: 1928 color:Conservative text:"George Cave"
bar:Halisham
 from: 1928 till: 1929 color:Conservative
 from: 1935 till: 1938 color:Conservative text:"Douglas Hogg"
bar:Sankey
 from: 1929 till: 1931 color:Labour
 from: 1931 till: 1935 color:NatLabour    text:"John Sankey"
bar:Maugham
 from: 1938 till: 1939 color:Conservative text:"Frederick Maugham"
bar:Caldecote 
 from: 1939 till: 1940 color:Conservative text:"Thomas Inskip"
bar:Simon
 from: 1940 till: 1945 color:NatLiberal   text:"John Simon"
bar:Jowitt
 from: 1945 till: 1951 color:Labour       text:"William Jowitt"
bar:Simonds
 from: 1951 till: 1954 color:Conservative text:"Gavin Simonds"
bar:Kilmuir
 from: 1954 till: 1962 color:Conservative text:"David Maxwell Fyfe"
bar:Dilhorne
 from: 1962 till: 1964 color:Conservative text:"Reginald Manningham-Buller"
bar:Gardiner
 from: 1964 till: 1970 color:Labour       text:"Gerald Gardiner
bar:Hogg
 from: 1970 till: 1974 color:Conservative
 from: 1979 till: 1987 color:Conservative text:"Quintin Hogg"
bar:Elwyn-Jones
 from: 1974 till: 1979 color:Labour       text:"Frederick Elwyn Jones"
bar:Havers
 from: 1987 till: 1987 color:Conservative text:"Michael Havers"
bar:Clashfern
 from: 1987 till: 1997 color:Conservative text:"James Mackay"
bar:Irvine
 from: 1997 till: 2003 color:Labour       text:"Derry Irvine"
bar:Falconer
 from: 2003 till: 2007 color:Labour       text:"Charles Falconer"
bar:Straw
 from: 2007 till: 2010 color:Labour       text:"Jack Straw"
bar:Clarke
 from: 2010 till: 2012 color:Conservative text:"Kenneth Clarke"
bar:Grayling
 from: 2012 till: 2015 color:Conservative text:"Chris Grayling"
bar:Gove
 from: 2015 till: 2016 color:Conservative text:"Michael Gove"
bar:Truss
 from: 2016 till: 2017 color:Conservative text:"Liz Truss"
bar:Lidington
 from: 2017 till: 2018 color:Conservative text:"David Lidington"
bar:Gauke
 from: 2018 till: 2019 color:Conservative text:"David Gauke"
bar:Buckland
 from: 2019 till: 2021 color:Conservative text:"Robert Buckland"
bar:Raab
 from: 2021 till: 2022 color:Conservative
 from: 2022 till: 2023 color:Conservative text:"Dominic Raab"
bar:Lewis
 from: 2022 till: 2022 color:Conservative text:"Brandon Lewis"
bar:Chalk
 from: 2023 till: 2024 color:Conservative text:"Alex Chalk"
bar:Mahmood
 from: 2024 till: 2025 color:Labour       text:"Shabana Mahmood"
bar:Lammy
 from: 2025 till: $Now color:Labour       text:"David Lammy"

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Sources

• John Haydn and Horace Ockerby, The Book of Dignities, third edition, W.H. Allen and Co. Ltd, London 1894, reprinted Firecrest Publishing Limited, Bath 1969, p. 352–358
• John Lord Campbell (1845) Lives of the Lords Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England. 5th ed. (1868) London: Murray, vol. 10
• Template:Cite book

External links

• Department for Constitutional Affairs' list