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Chairman of the Conservative Party

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Position of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom

Chairman of the Conservative Party
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Incumbent Kevin Hollinrake since 22 July 2025
Appointer	Leader of the Conservative Party
Term length	At the pleasure of theleader of the Conservative Party
Inaugural holder	Arthur Steel-Maitland
Formation	1911
Deputy	Matt Vickers

Thechairman of the Conservative Party in theUnited Kingdom is responsible for party administration and overseeing theConservative Campaign Headquarters, formerlyConservative Central Office.

When theConservatives are in government, the officeholder is usually a member of theCabinet holding asinecure position such asMinister 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 isMatt Vickers.^[1]

The role was created in 1911 in response to the Conservative Party's defeat in thesecond 1910 general election. The position is not subject to election, as it is given by the party leader.^[2]

List

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Key

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	Member of the House of Commons
	Member of the House of Lords
	Non-parliamentarian

List

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	Term of office		Election	Ministerial offices	Leader	Ref
Arthur Steel-Maitland MP forBirmingham East	1911	1916	—		Bonar Law	^[3]
Sir George Younger, 1st Baronet. MP forAyr Burghs	1916	1923	1918 1922 1923		Bonar Law	^[4]
Sir George Younger, 1st Baronet. MP forAyr Burghs	1916	1923	1918 1922 1923		Stanley Baldwin
Stanley Jackson MP forHowdenshire	1923	1926	1924			^[3]
John Davidson MP forHemel Hempstead	1926	1930	1929			^[3]^[4]
Neville Chamberlain MP forBirmingham Edgbaston	23 June 1930	15 April 1931	—			^[3]^[4]
John Baird 1st Viscount Stonehaven	1931	1936	1931 1935
SirDouglas Hacking MP forChorley	1936	1942	—
					Neville Chamberlain
					Winston Churchill
Thomas Dugdale MP forRichmond	1942	29 October 1944	—
Ralph Assheton MP forCity of London	29 October 1944	1 July 1946	1945			^[3]
Frederick Marquis 1st Earl of Woolton	1 July 1946	1 November 1955	1950 1951 1955	Lord President of the Council(1951–1952) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster(1952–1955) Minister of Materials(1952–1954)		^[3]
Frederick Marquis 1st Earl of Woolton	1 July 1946	1 November 1955	1950 1951 1955		Anthony Eden
Oliver Poole	1 November 1955	18 September 1957	—		Anthony Eden	^[3]^[5]
Oliver Poole	1 November 1955	18 September 1957	—		Harold Macmillan
Quintin Hogg 2nd Viscount Hailsham	18 September 1957	14 October 1959	1959	Lord President of the Council(1957–1959)		^[3]
Rab Butler MP forSaffron Walden	14 October 1959	10 October 1961	—	Home Secretary(1957–1962) Leader of the House of Commons(1955–1961)		^[3]
Iain Macleod MP forEnfield West	10 October 1961	21 October 1963	—	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster(1961–1963) Leader of the House of Commons(1961–1963)		^[a]
Oliver Poole 1st Baron Poole	17 April 1963 (Jointly)	21 October 1963	—			^[3]^[a]
John Hare 1st Viscount Blakenham	21 October 1963	21 January 1965	1964	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster(1963–1964)
John Hare 1st Viscount Blakenham	21 October 1963	21 January 1965	1964	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster(1963–1964)	Alec Douglas-Home
Edward du Cann MP forTaunton	21 January 1965	11 September 1967	1966		Alec Douglas-Home	^[3]
Edward du Cann MP forTaunton	21 January 1965	11 September 1967	1966		Edward Heath
Anthony Barber MP forAltrincham and Sale	11 September 1967	31 July 1970	1970
Peter Thomas MP forHendon South	31 July 1970	7 April 1972	—	Secretary of State for Wales(1970–1974)
Peter Carington 6th Baron Carrington	7 April 1972	11 June 1974	Feb 1974	Secretary of State for Defence(1970–1974) Secretary of State for Energy(1974)
William Whitelaw MP forPenrith and The Border	11 June 1974	27 February 1975	Oct 1974
Peter Thorneycroft Baron Thorneycroft	27 February 1975	14 September 1981	1979		Margaret Thatcher	^[3]
Cecil Parkinson MP forSouth Hertfordshire	14 September 1981	14 September 1983	1983	Paymaster General(1981–1983) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster(1982–1983) Secretary of State for Trade and Industry(1983)		^[3]
John Gummer MP forSuffolk Coastal	14 September 1983	2 September 1985	—	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of Employment(1983) Minister of State for Employment(1983–1985) Paymaster General(1984–1985)
Norman Tebbit MP forChingford	2 September 1985	2 November 1987	1987	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster(1985–1987)		^[3]
Peter Brooke MP forCity of London and Westminster South	2 November 1987	24 July 1989	—	Paymaster General(1987–1989)
Kenneth Baker MP forMole Valley	24 July 1989	28 November 1990	—	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Chris Patten MP forBath	28 November 1990	10 May 1992	1992	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	John Major	^[6]
Sir Norman Fowler MP forSutton Coldfield	10 May 1992	20 July 1994	—	Attended Cabinet
Jeremy Hanley MP forRichmond and Barnes	20 July 1994	5 July 1995	—	Minister without portfolio
Brian Mawhinney MP forPeterborough → North West Cambridgeshire	5 July 1995	20 June 1997	1997	Minister without portfolio
Cecil Parkinson Baron Parkinson	20 June 1997	2 December 1998	—		William Hague
Michael Ancram Earl of Ancram MP forDevizes	2 December 1998	18 September 2001	2001		William Hague
David Davis MP forHaltemprice and Howden	18 September 2001	23 July 2002	—		Iain Duncan Smith
Theresa May MP forMaidenhead	23 July 2002	6 November 2003	—		Iain Duncan Smith	^[5]
Liam Fox MP forWoodspring	6 November 2003	6 May 2005	2005		Michael Howard	^[b]
Maurice Saatchi Baron Saatchi	10 November 2003 (Jointly)	6 May 2005	2005			^[5]^[b]
Francis Maude MP forHorsham	6 May 2005	2 July 2007	—
Francis Maude MP forHorsham	6 May 2005	2 July 2007	—		David Cameron
Caroline Spelman MP forMeriden	2 July 2007	19 January 2009	—
Eric Pickles MP forBrentwood and Ongar	19 January 2009	12 May 2010	2010
Andrew Feldman Baron Feldman of Elstree	12 May 2010 (Jointly 2010–15)	14 July 2016	2015			^[3]^[c]^[d]
Sayeeda Warsi Baroness Warsi	12 May 2010 (Jointly)	4 September 2012	—	Minister without portfolio		^[7]^[c]
Grant Shapps MP forWelwyn Hatfield	4 September 2012 (Jointly)	11 May 2015	2015	Minister without portfolio		^[d]
SirPatrick McLoughlin MP forDerbyshire Dales	14 July 2016	8 January 2018	2017	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	Theresa May
Brandon Lewis MP forGreat Yarmouth	8 January 2018	24 July 2019	—	Minister without portfolio	Theresa May	^[8]
Ben Elliot	24 July 2019 (Jointly)	5 September 2022	2019		Boris Johnson	^[e]^[f]^[g]^[h]
James Cleverly MP forBraintree	24 July 2019 (Jointly)	13 February 2020	2019	Minister without portfolio		^[9]^[e]
Amanda Milling MP forCannock Chase	13 February 2020 (Jointly)	15 September 2021	—			^[10]^[f]
Oliver Dowden MP forHertsmere	15 September 2021 (Jointly)	24 June 2022	—			^[g]
Andrew Stephenson MP forPendle	7 July 2022 (Jointly)	6 September 2022	—			^[h]
SirJake Berry MP forRossendale and Darwen	6 September 2022	25 October 2022	—		Liz Truss
Nadhim Zahawi MP forStratford-on-Avon	25 October 2022	29 January 2023	—		Rishi Sunak
Greg Hands MP forChelsea and Fulham	7 February 2023	13 November 2023	—
Richard Holden MP forNorth West Durham	13 November 2023	5 July 2024	2024
Richard Fuller MP forNorth Bedfordshire	8 July 2024	4 November 2024	—
Nigel Huddleston MP forDroitwich and Evesham	4 November 2024	22 July 2025	—		Kemi Badenoch
Dominic Johnson Lord Johnson of Lainston	4 November 2024	22 July 2025	—
Kevin Hollinrake MP forThirsk and Malton	22 July 2025	Incumbent	—

^^a ^bIain Macleod andBaron Poole jointly held the chairmanship from 17 April to 10 October 1961.
^^a ^bLiam Fox andLord Saatchi jointly held the chairmanship from 11 November 2003 to 6 May 2005.
^^a ^bLord Feldman of Elstree andBaroness Warsi jointly held the chairmanship from 12 May 2010 to 4 September 2012.
^^a ^bLord Feldman of Elstree andGrant Shapps jointly held the chairmanship from 4 September 2012 to 11 May 2015.
^^a ^bBen Elliot andJames Cleverly jointly held the chairmanship from 24 July 2019 to 13 February 2020.
^^a ^bBen Elliot andAmanda Milling jointly held the chairmanship from 13 February 2020 to 15 September 2021.
^^a ^bBen Elliot andOliver Dowden jointly held the chairmanship from 15 September 2021 to 24 June 2022.
^^a ^bBen Elliot andAndrew Stephenson jointly held the chairmanship from 7 July 2022 to 5 September 2022.

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References

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Notes

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^Lightfoot, Gareth (2025-07-23)."Stockton MP Matt Vickers appointed as Conservatives deputy chair".Teesside Live. Retrieved2025-07-24.
^Harris, Robin (2011).The Conservatives – A History. London: Bantam Press.ISBN 9780593065112.(p. 249) After the second election defeat of 1910 there was an unstoppable pressure for an enquiry into the party's failures. A committee recommended that two new posts be created - that of party treasurer and that of chairman of the party (enjoying 'Cabinet rank'). ... Balfour accepted the changes but tried to reduce the status of the chairman, a position which he significantly (and permanently) re-titled 'chairman of the party organization'. He also concealed, as long as he could, the 'Cabinet rank' pledge. Finally he appointed a rather junior but, as it turned out, vigorous and assertive Birmingham member of parliament,Arthur Steel-Maitland, to the chairmanship.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^oHarris, Robin (2011).The Conservatives – A History. London: Bantam Press.ISBN 9780593065112.
^^a ^b ^cStewart, Graham (1999).Burying Caesar – Churchill, Chamberlain and the Battle for the Tory Party. London: Phoenix.ISBN 9780753810606.
^^a ^b ^cSampson, Anthony (2004).Who Runs This Place?. London: John Murray.ISBN 0719565642.
^Patten, Chris (2005).Not Quite the Diplomat. London: Allen Lane.ISBN 0713998555.
^"Baroness Warsi".UK Parliament. Retrieved27 July 2021.
^"Rt Hon Brandon Lewis MP".UK Parliament. Retrieved26 July 2021.
^"Rt Hon James Cleverly MP".UK Parliament. Retrieved26 July 2021.
^"Rt Hon Amanda Milling MP".UK Parliament. Retrieved26 July 2021.

Bibliography

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Ball, Stuart, ed. (1998)The Conservative Party Since 1945, Manchester: Manchester University Press.ISBN 9780719040139
Conservatives Party Structure and Organisation

External links

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Meet the Chairmen –conservatives.com

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Chairmen (1911–)	Steel-Maitland Younger Jackson Davidson N. Chamberlain Baird Hacking Dugdale Assheton Woolton Poole Hailsham Butler Macleod / Poole Blakenham du Cann Barber Thomas Carrington Whitelaw Thorneycroft Parkinson Gummer Tebbit Brooke Baker Patten Fowler Hanley Mawhinney Parkinson Ancram Davis May Fox / Saatchi Maude Spelman Pickles Warsi / Feldman Shapps / Feldman Feldman McLoughlin Lewis Cleverly / Elliot Milling / Elliot Dowden / Elliot Stephenson / Elliot Berry Zahawi Hands Holden Huddleston / Johnson Fuller
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