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List of LGBTQ politicians in the United Kingdom

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The following is a list ofgay,lesbian,bisexual and/ortransgender individuals who have been elected as members of theHouse of Commons of the United Kingdom,European Union, other devolved parliaments and assemblies of the United Kingdom, parliaments of the countries that preceded the United Kingdom and also members of the non-electedHouse of Lords.

Following the2019 general election, the UK parliament has the largest number of self-identified LGBT members of any national legislature worldwide.[1]

Prime Ministers

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List of LGBT Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom

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PartyPortraitNameOffice heldYear elected
LiberalArchibald Primrose, 5th Earl of RoseberyPrime Minister of the United Kingdom1894

House of Commons

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List of LGBT Speakers of the House of Commons

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PartyPortraitNameConstituencyOffice heldYear elected
LabourGeorge Thomas[2][3]Cardiff WestSpeaker of the House of Commons1976

List of LGBT members of the Cabinet in the House of Commons

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Cabinet as a collection of senior ministers was informally developed over centuries. Formal membership of cabinet were not firmly established until the 1800s. The significance of different offices also vary over time. The inclusion of this list first entry,the Lord Brooke, is subject to debate, as the post ofChancellor of the Exchequer was a functional position junior to theLord High Treasurer at the time.

PartyPortraitNameConstituencyFirst cabinet-rank office heldYear appointed
IndependentThe Lord BrookeWarwickshireChancellor of the Exchequer[a]1614
ToryGeorge Germain[4][5][6]DoverSecretary of State for the Colonies1775
LiberalLewis Harcourt[7][8][9]RossendaleFirst Commissioner of Works1907
LabourHugh Dalton[10]PeckhamMinister of Economic Warfare[b]1940
ConservativeHarry CrookshankGainsboroughPostmaster General[b][c]1943
LabourHugh Gaitskell[11]Leeds SouthChancellor of the Exchequer1950
ConservativeDerick Heathcoat-Amory[12][13]TivertonMinister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food1954
ConservativeAlan Lennox-Boyd[14][15]Mid BedfordshireSecretary of State for the Colonies1954
ConservativeSelwyn Lloyd[16][17]ChelmsfordSecretary of State for Foreign Affairs1955
LabourAnthony Crosland[18][19][20][21]Great GrimsbySecretary of State for Education and Science1965
LabourRoy Jenkins[22]Birmingham StechfordHome Secretary1965
LabourRichard Crossman[23][3][24]Coventry EastLeader of the House of Commons1966
LabourGeorge Thomas[2][3]Cardiff WestSecretary of State for Wales1968
ConservativeNorman St John-Stevas[25]ChelmsfordChancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster1979
LabourNick Brown[26]Newcastle upon Tyne EastParliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)[d]1997
LabourRon Davies[27]CaerphillySecretary of State for Wales1997
LabourPeter Mandelson[28]HartlepoolMinister without Portfolio[e]1997
LabourChris Smith[29]Islington South and FinsburySecretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport1997
LabourShaun Woodward[30]St Helens South and WhistonSecretary of State for Northern Ireland2007
LabourBen Bradshaw[31]ExeterSecretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport2009
Liberal DemocratsDavid Laws[32]YeovilChief Secretary to the Treasury[e]2010
ConservativeJustine Greening[33]PutneySecretary of State for Education2011
ConservativeDavid Mundell[34]Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and TweeddaleSecretary of State for Scotland2015
LabourPeter KyleHove and PortsladeSecretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology2024
LabourWes StreetingIlford NorthSecretary of State for Health and Social Care2024
Labour Co-opSteve ReedStreatham and Croydon NorthSecretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs2024
Labour Co-opJames MurrayEaling NorthChief Secretary to the Treasury[d]2025

List of LGBT ministers in the House of Commons

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PartyPortraitNameConstituencyFirst office heldYear appointed
IndependentFulke Greville[35][36]WarwickshireTreasurer of the Navy1598
LiberalLewis Harcourt[7][8][9]RossendaleFirst Commissioner of Works1905
ConservativePhilip SassoonHytheUnder-Secretary of State for Air1924
LabourHugh Dalton[10]PeckhamUnder-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs1929
ConservativeHarry CrookshankGainsboroughUnder-Secretary of State for the Home Department1934
National LiberalRobert Bernays[37][38]Bristol NorthParliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health1937
ConservativeAnthony Muirhead[39][40]WellsUnder-Secretary of State for Air1937
ConservativeRobert BoothbyAberdeen and Kincardine EastParliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food1940
LabourHarold NicolsonLeicester WestParliamentary Secretary to theMinistry of Information1940
ConservativeJames ThomasHerefordLord Commissioner of the Treasury1940
LabourHugh Gaitskell[11]Leeds SouthMinister of Fuel and Power1946
ConservativeAlan Lennox-Boyd[14][15]Mid BedfordshireMinister of State for the Colonies1951
ConservativeDerick Heathcoat-Amory[12][13]TivertonMinister of Pensions1951
ConservativeSelwyn Lloyd[16][17]ChelmsfordMinister of State for Foreign Affairs1951
ConservativeIan HarveyHarrow EastParliamentary Secretary to theMinister of Supply1956
ConservativeCharles Fletcher-CookeDarwenParliamentary Secretary to theHome Office1961
ConservativeDenzil FreethBasingstokeParliamentary Secretary for Science1961
LabourAnthony Crosland[18][19][20][21]Great GrimsbyEconomic Secretary to the Treasury1964
LabourRoy Jenkins[22]Birmingham StechfordMinister of Aviation1964
LabourRichard Crossman[23][3][24]Coventry EastMinister of Housing and Local Government1964
LabourGeorge Thomas[2][3]Cardiff WestMinister of State for Commonwealth Affairs1967
ConservativeNorman St John-Stevas[25]ChelmsfordMinister of State for the Arts1973
ConservativeSpencer Le MarchantHigh PeakComptroller of the Household1979
ConservativePeter MorrisonChesterLord Commissioner of the Treasury1979
ConservativeMichael BrownBrigg and CleethorpesAssistant Government Whip1993
ConservativeJohn BowisBatterseaParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Security1993
LabourClive BettsSheffield South EastLord Commissioner of the Treasury1998
LabourBen Bradshaw[31]ExeterParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs2001
LabourAngela EagleWallaseyParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Office2001
LabourStephen TwiggEnfield SouthgateDeputy Leader of the House of Commons2001
LabourIvor CaplinHoveParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence2003
LabourDavid CairnsInverclydeMinister of State for Scotland2005
LabourShaun Woodward[30]St Helens South and WhistonParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for theNorthern Ireland Office2005
LabourChris BryantRhondda and OgmoreDeputy Leader of the House of Commons2008
ConservativeGreg BarkerBexhill and BattleMinister of State for Climate Change2010
ConservativeCrispin BluntReigateParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Youth Justice2010
ConservativeAlan DuncanRutland and MeltonMinister of State for International Development2010
ConservativeMichael FabricantLichfieldLord Commissioner of the Treasury2010
ConservativeNick GibbBognor Regis and LittlehamptonMinister of State for School Standards2010
ConservativeJustine Greening[33]PutneyEconomic Secretary to the Treasury2010
ConservativeNick HerbertArundel and South DownsMinister of State for Policing and Criminal Justice2010
ConservativeDavid Mundell[34]Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and TweeddaleParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland2010
ConservativeNick BolesPudseyParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Decentralisation2012
Liberal DemocratsSimon HughesBermondsey & Old SouthwarkMinister of State for Justice and Civil Liberties2013
Liberal DemocratsStephen WilliamsBristol WestParliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government2013
ConservativeMargot JamesStourbridgeParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility2016
ConservativeChristopher PincherTamworthComptroller of the Household2017
ConservativeStuart AndrewPudseyParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales2018
ConservativeMike FreerFinchley and Golders GreenLord Commissioner of the Treasury2018
ConservativeConor BurnsBournemouth WestMinister of State for Trade Policy2019
ConservativeIain Stewart[41]Milton Keynes SouthParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland2020
ConservativeLee Rowley[42]North East DerbyshireParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Industry2021
ConservativeDehenna Davison[43]Bishop AucklandParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Levelling Up2022
ConservativeJacob Young[44]RedcarLord Commissioner of the Treasury2022
ConservativeDamien MooreSouthportAssistant Government Whip2022
ConservativeMark FletcherBolsoverAssistant Government Whip2023
ConservativePaul HolmesEastleighAssistant Government Whip2024
Labour Co-opStephen DoughtyCardiff South and PenarthMinister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories2024
LabourNia GriffithLlanelliParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales2024
Labour Co-opSimon LightwoodWakefield and RothwellParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Transport2024
LabourStephen MorganPortsmouth SouthParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Early Education2024
Labour Co-opJames MurrayEaling NorthExchequer Secretary to the Treasury2024
Labour Co-opLuke PollardPlymouth Sutton and DevonportParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces2024
LabourGerald JonesMerthyr Tydfil and AberdareAssistant Government Whip2024
LabourKeir MatherSelbyAssistant Government Whip2024
LabourMartin McCluskeyInverclyde and Renfrewshire WestAssistant Government Whip2024

List of LGBT members of the House of Commons

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PartyPortraitNameConstituencyTenureReason for leavingNotes
IndependentFulke GrevilleWarwickshire1581–1621Resigned to join theHouse of Lords (as the Lord Brooke)[35][36]
IndependentPhilip SidneyShrewsbury &Kent1582–1586Killed in action[45][46][47]
IndependentAnthony Bacon[48]Wallingford1593–1598Retired[49][50]
ToryEdward HydeWiltshire &Christchurch1685–1701Resigned to becomeGovernor of New Jersey in British North America (later joined theHouse of Lords as The Earl of Clarendon)[51][52][53]
WhigJohn HerveyBury St Edmunds1725–1733Resigned to join theHouse of Lords (as The Baron Hervey)[54][55][56]
WhigStephen Fox-StrangwaysShaftesbury1726–1741Resigned to join theHouse of Lords (as the Earl of Ilchester)[54][55][56]
ToryGeorge GermainDover &East Grinstead1741–1782Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Viscount Sackville)[57][5][6]
WhigHorace WalpoleCallington,Castle Rising &Kings Lynn1741–1768Retired (later joined the House of Lords as The Earl of Orford)[58][59][60][61]
ToryJohn TylneyMalmesbury1761–1768Resigned[62][63]
ToryEdward OnslowAldborough1780–1781Resigned[64][65][66]
WhigWilliam Thomas BeckfordWells1784–1795Resigned[67][68][69]
Hindon1806-1820Retired
ToryCharles PriceCity of London1802–1812Retired[70]
ToryWilliam John BankesTruro1810-1812Retired[67][71][72]
Cambridge University1822-1826Defeated
Marlborough &Dorset1830–1835Retired
WhigHenry Grey BennetShrewsbury1811–1826Retired[73][74][75]
ToryRichard HeberOxford University1821–1826Retired[76][77][78][79]
WhigRobert KingCounty Cork1826–1832Defeated[80]
ToryHenry LygonWest Worcestershire1853–1863Resigned to join theHouse of Lords (as the Earl Beauchamp)[81][82][8]
LiberalArthur ClintonNewark1865–1868Retired[83][84][85]
LiberalRonald GowerSutherland1867–1874Retired[86][87][88][89]
ConservativeJames Agg-GardnerCheltenham1874–1880Defeated[90][91][92]
1885–1895Retired
1900–1906Defeated
1911–1928Died
LiberalReginald BrettPenryn and Falmouth1880–1885Defeated (later joined the House of Lords as the Viscount Esher)[93][94][95]
LiberalCyril FlowerLuton1880–1892Retired (later joined the House of Lords as the Lord Battersea)[96][97]
LiberalLewis HarcourtRossendale1904–1917Resigned to join theHouse of Lords (as the Viscount Harcourt)[7][8][9]
LiberalDavid Charles ErskineWest Perthshire1906–1910Retired[98][99]
LabourVictor GraysonColne Valley1907–1910Defeated[100][101]
ConservativePhilip SassoonHythe1912–1939Died[102][103]
ConservativeMalcolm BullockWaterloo &Crosby1923–1953Resigned[104][105][106]
LiberalArthur HobhouseWells1923–1924Defeated[107][108]
ConservativeVictor CazaletChippenham1924–1943Killed in action[109][110]
ConservativeRobert BoothbyAberdeen and Kincardine East &Aberdeenshire Eastern1924–1958Resigned to join theHouse of Lords (as the Baron Boothby)[111][112][113]
ConservativeHarry CrookshankGainsborough1924–1956Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Viscount Crookshanks)[114]
LabourHugh DaltonPeckham1924–1931Defeated[10]
Bishop Auckland1935–1959Retired (later joined the House of Lords as the Lord Dalton)
LabourOliver BaldwinDudley1929–1931Defeated[3][115]
Paisley1945–1947Resigned to join theHouse of Lords (as the Earl Baldwin of Bewdley)
ConservativeAnthony MuirheadBristol North1929–1939Killed in action[39][40]
National LiberalRobert BernaysBristol North1931–1945Killed in action[37][38]
ConservativeIan HorobinSouthwark Central1931–1935Defeated[116]
Oldham East1951–1959Retired
ConservativeAlan Lennox-BoydMid Bedfordshire1931–1960Resigned to join theHouse of Lords (as the Viscount Boyd of Merton)[14][15]
ConservativeJames ThomasHereford1931–1955Resigned to join theHouse of Lords (as the Viscount Cilcennin)[117]
ConservativePaul LathamScarborough and Whitby1931–1941Resigned[118][119][120]
ConservativeRonald TreeHarborough1933–1945Defeated[121][122][123]
ConservativeRonald CartlandBirmingham King's Norton1935–1940Killed in action[124][82][125][38]
ConservativeHenry ChannonSouthend &Southend West1935–1958Died[23][126]
ConservativeJohn MacnamaraChelmsford1935–1944Killed in action[127][128][129][38]
LabourHarold NicolsonLeicester West1935–1945Defeated[130][131][132]
ConservativeVictor MontaguSouth Dorset1941–1962Resigned to join theHouse of Lords (as the Earl of Sandwich)[133]
LabourTom DribergMaldon1942–1955Defeated[134][135][136]
Barking1959–1974 (Feb)Retired (later joined the House of Lords as the Lord Driberg)
LabourRichard CrossmanCoventry East1945–1974Died[23][3][24]
LabourHugh GaitskellLeeds South1945–1963Died[11]
ConservativeDerick Heathcoat-AmoryTiverton1945–1960Resigned to join theHouse of Lords (as the Viscount Amory)[12][13]
ConservativeSelwyn LloydChelmsford1945–1976Resigned to join theHouse of Lords (as the Baron Selwyn-Lloyd)[16][17]
LabourGeorge ThomasCardiff West1945–1983Retired (later joined the House of Lords as the Viscount Tonypandy)[2][3]
LabourWilliam J. FieldPaddington North1946–1953Resigned[137][138]
LabourRoy JenkinsSouthwark Central &Birmingham Stechford1948–1977Resigned[18][19][20][22]
SDPGlasgow Hillhead1982–1987Defeated (later joined the House of Lords as Lord Jenkins of Hillfield)
LiberalJeremy ThorpeNorth Devon1959–1979Defeated[139][140]
LabourAnthony CroslandSouth Gloucestershire1950–1955Defeated[18][19][20][21]
Great Grimsby1959–1977Died
ConservativeIan HarveyHarrow East1950–1959Resigned[12][13]
ConservativeCharles Fletcher-CookeDarwen1951–1983Retired[141][142][143]
ConservativeDenzil FreethBasingstoke1955–1964Retired[144]
ConservativeHumphry BerkeleyLancaster1959–1966Defeated[37][145]
ConservativeNorman St John-StevasChelmsford1964–1987Retired (later joined the House of Lords as Lord St John of Fawsley)[25]
ConservativeSpencer Le MarchantHigh Peak1970–1983Retired[146]
LabourMaureen ColquhounNorthampton North1974 (Feb)–1979Defeated[147]
ConservativeKeith HampsonRipon &Leeds North West1974 (Feb)–1997Defeated[148]
ConservativePeter MorrisonCity of Chester1974 (Feb)–1992Retired[149][150]
ConservativeCharles IrvingCheltenham1974 (Oct)–1992Retired[151][92]
ConservativeDavid AtkinsonBournemouth East1977–2005Retired[152]
LabourGeorge MortonManchester Moss Side1978–1983Retired[153]
ConservativeMichael BrownBrigg and Cleethorpes1979–1997Defeated[154]
ConservativeMatthew ParrisWest Derbyshire1979–1986Resigned[155][156][157]
ConservativeHarvey ProctorBillericay1979–1987Retired[158][159][160]
LabourAllan RogersBootle1979–1990Died[161]
ConservativeMartin StevensFulham1979–1986Died[162]
LabourRoger ThomasCarmarthen1979–1987Retired[163]
ConservativeDavid AshbyNorth West Leicestershire1983–1997Retired[164]
LabourNick BrownNewcastle upon Tyne East1983–2023Resigned from Labour and became an Independent[26]
Independent2023–2024Retired
LabourRon DaviesCaerphilly1983–2001Retired[27]
ConservativeJerry HayesHarlow1983–1997Defeated[citation needed]
ConservativeRobert HaywardKingswood1983–1992Defeated (later joined the House of Lords as the Lord Hayward)[165]
ConservativeMichael HirstStrathkelvin and Bearsden1983–1987Defeated[166][167][168]
Liberal DemocratsSimon HughesBermondsey and Old Southwark1983–2015Defeated[169]
LabourChris SmithIslington South and Finsbury1983–2005Retired (later joined the House of Lords as Lord Smith of Finsbury)[29]
ConservativeAlan AmosHexham1987–1992Retired[170]
ConservativeJohn BowisBattersea1987–1997Defeated[171]
LabourClive BettsSheffield South East1992–presentServing[172][173]
ConservativeAlan DuncanRutland and Melton1992–2019Retired[174]
LabourAngela EagleWallasey1992–presentServing[175]
ConservativeNigel EvansRibble Valley1992–2024Defeated[176]
ConservativeMichael FabricantLichfield1992–2024Defeated[177]
LabourPeter MandelsonHartlepool1992–2004Resigned to becomeEuropean Commissioner for Trade (later joined the House of Lords as Lord Mandelson)[28][178][179]
ConservativeCrispin BluntReigate1997–2023Suspended from the Conservatives, became an Independent[180][173]
Independent2023–2024Retired
LabourDavid BorrowSouth Ribble1997–2010Defeated[181]
LabourBen BradshawExeter1997–2024Retired[31]
LabourIvor CaplinHove1997–2005Retired[182][183]
ConservativeNick GibbBognor Regis and Littlehampton1997–2024Retired[184][185]
LabourGordon MarsdenBlackpool South1997–2019Defeated[186]
Liberal DemocratsMark OatenWinchester1997–2010Retired[187][188]
LabourStephen TwiggEnfield Southgate1997–2005Defeated[31]
Liverpool West Derby2010–2019Retired[189]
ConservativeShaun WoodwardWitney1997–2001Resigned from the Conservative Party, joined the Labour Party[30]
LabourSt Helens South and Whiston2001–2015Retired
ConservativeGreg BarkerBexhill and Battle2001–2015Retired (later joined the House of Lords as Lord Barker of Battle)[190]
LabourChris BryantRhondda and Ogmore2001–presentServing[191]
LabourDavid CairnsInverclyde2001–2011Died[192]
Liberal DemocratsDavid LawsYeovil2001–2015Defeated[32]
Plaid CymruAdam PriceCarmarthen East and Dinefwr2001–2010Retired[193]
LabourNia GriffithLlanelli2005–presentServing[191]
ConservativeJustine GreeningPutney2005–2019Stripped of Conservative whip, became an independent[33]
Independent2019Retired
ConservativeNick HerbertArundel and South Downs2005–2019Retired (later joined the House of Lords as Lord Herbert)[194]
ConservativeDaniel KawczynskiShrewsbury and Atcham2005–2024Defeated[195]
ConservativeDavid MundellDumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale2005–presentServing[34]
Liberal DemocratsStephen WilliamsBristol West2005–2015Defeated[196]
ConservativeStuart AndrewPudsey2010–2024Changed constituency[191]
Daventry2024–presentServing
ConservativeNick BolesGrantham and Stamford2010–2019Resigned from the Conservative Party, became an independent Conservative[197]
Ind. Progressive Conservative2019Retired
ConservativeConor BurnsBournemouth West2010–2024Defeated[198]
ConservativeMike FreerFinchley and Golders Green2010–2024Retired[199]
Liberal DemocratsSteve GilbertSt Austell and Newquay2010–2015Defeated[200]
ConservativeMargot JamesStourbridge2010–2019Retired[191]
ConservativeMark MenziesFylde2010–2024Suspended from the Conservatives, became an Independent[201][202]
Independent2024Retired
ConservativeEric OllerenshawLancaster and Fleetwood2010–2015Defeated[201]
ConservativeChristopher PincherTamworth2010–2023Resigned[191][203]
ConservativeIain StewartMilton Keynes South2010–2024Defeated[191]
Labour Co-opStephen DoughtyCardiff South and Penarth2012–presentServing[204]
Labour Co-opSteve ReedStreatham and Croydon North2012–presentServing[205]
SNPHannah BardellLivingston2015–2024Defeated[191]
SNPMhairi BlackPaisley and Renfrewshire South2015–2024Retired[206]
SNPKirsty BlackmanAberdeen North2015–presentServing[207]
SNPJoanna CherryEdinburgh South West2015–2024Defeated[191]
SNPAngela CrawleyLanark and Hamilton East2015–2024Retired[191]
SNPMartin DochertyWest Dunbartonshire2015–2024Defeated[191]
SNPPatrick GradyGlasgow North2015–2022Resigned from the SNP, became an Independent.[208]
Independent2022Whip restored
SNP2022–2024Retired
ConservativeBen HowlettBath2015–2017Defeated[191]
LabourGerald JonesMerthyr Tydfil and Aberdare2015–presentServing[191]
LabourPeter KyleHove and Portslade2015–presentServing[209]
SNPStewart McDonaldGlasgow South2015–2024Defeated[191]
SNPStuart McDonaldCumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East2015–2024Defeated[191]
SNPJohn NicolsonEast Dunbartonshire2015–2017Defeated[191]
Ochil and South Perthshire2019–2024Defeated inAlloa and Grangemouth
LabourCat SmithLancaster and Fleetwood2015–2024New constituency[209]
Lancaster and Wyre2024–presentServing
LabourWes StreetingIlford North2015–presentServing[209]
ConservativeWilliam WraggHazel Grove2015–2024Resigned from the Conservatives, became an Independent[210]
Independent2024Retired
LabourDan CardenLiverpool Walton2017–presentServing[211]
Labour Co-opGerard KillenRutherglen and Hamilton West2017–2019Defeated[211]
LabourSandy MartinIpswich2017–2019Defeated[211]
ConservativeDamien MooreSouthport2017–2024Defeated[211]
Liberal DemocratsLayla MoranOxford West and Abingdon2017–presentServing[212]
LabourStephen MorganPortsmouth South2017–presentServing[213]
Labour Co-opLuke PollardPlymouth Sutton and Devonport2017–presentServing[211]
ConservativeLee RowleyNorth East Derbyshire2017–2024Defeated[211]
Labour Co-opLloyd Russell-MoyleBrighton Kemptown2017–2024Blocked from standing at the2024 General Election following a complaint about his behaviour.[214][211]
ConservativeRoss ThomsonAberdeen South2017–2019Retired[211]
ConservativeScott BentonBlackpool South2019–2023Suspended from the Conservatives, became an Independent[215][216]
Independent2023-2024Resigned
LabourOlivia BlakeSheffield Hallam2019–presentServing[217]
ConservativeChris ClarksonHeywood and Middleton2019–2024Defeated[218]
ConservativeElliot ColburnCarshalton and Wallington2019–2024Defeated[218]
ConservativeDehenna DavisonBishop Auckland2019–2024Retired[219]
ConservativeMark FletcherBolsover2019–2024Defeated[218]
ConservativePeter GibsonDarlington2019–2024Defeated[220]
SNPNeale HanveyKirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath2019–2021Resigned from the SNP, joined Alba Party[218]
Alba2021–2024Defeated
ConservativeAntony HigginbothamBurnley2019–2024Defeated[218]
ConservativePaul HolmesEastleigh2019–2024Changed constituency[218]
Hamble Valley2024–presentServing
ConservativeImran Ahmad KhanWakefield2019–2021Suspended and later expelled from the Conservatives, became an Independent[221][222]
Independent2021–2022Resigned
ConservativeKieran MullanCrewe and Nantwich2019–2024Changed constituency[218]
Bexhill and Battle2024–presentServing
Labour Co-opJames MurrayEaling North2019–presentServing[223]
LabourCharlotte NicholsWarrington North2019–presentServing[224]
LabourKate OsborneJarrow and Gateshead East2019–presentServing[225]
ConservativeRob RobertsDelyn2019–2021Suspended from the Conservatives, became an Independent[226]
Independent2021–2024Defeated
ConservativeGary SambrookBirmingham Northfield2019–2024Defeated[227]
SNPAlyn SmithStirling2019–2024Defeated[218]
ConservativeJamie WallisBridgend2019–2024Retired[228][229]
LabourNadia WhittomeNottingham East2019–presentServing[230]
ConservativeJacob YoungRedcar2019–2024Defeated[218]
LabourKim LeadbeaterSpen Valley2021–presentServing[231]
Labour Co-opSimon LightwoodWakefield and Rothwell2022–presentServing[232]
LabourAshley DaltonWest Lancashire2023–presentServing[233][234]
Liberal DemocratsSarah DykeGlastonbury and Somerton2023–presentServing[235]
LabourKeir MatherSelby2023–presentServing[236][237]
LabourDamien EganBristol North East2024–presentServing[238]
LabourDan AldridgeWeston-super-Mare2024–presentServing[239]
LabourJames AsserWest Ham and Beckton2024–presentServing[239]
Liberal DemocratsJosh BabarindeEastbourne2024–presentServing[239]
LabourOlivia BaileyReading West and Mid Berkshire2024–presentServing[239]
LabourAntonia BanceTipton & Wednesbury2024–presentServing[239]
LabourAlex Barros-CurtisCardiff West2024–presentServing[240]
LabourDanny BealesUxbridge and South Ruislip2024–presentServing[239]
LabourPolly BillingtonEast Thanet2024–presentServing[239]
LabourDavid Burton-SampsonSouthend West and Leigh2024–presentServing[239]
LabourSam CarlingNorth West Cambridgeshire2024–presentServing[241]
LabourBen ColemanChelsea and Fulham2024–presentServing[239]
LabourDeirdre CostiganEaling Southall2024–presentServing[239]
Liberal DemocratsAdam DanceYeovil2024–presentServing[242]: 9 
GreenCarla DenyerBristol Central2024–presentServing[239]
LabourAlan GemmellCentral Ayrshire2024–presentServing[239]
Liberal DemocratsOlly GloverDidcot and Wantage2024–presentServing[239]
Liberal DemocratsTom GordonHarrogate and Knaresborough2024–presentServing[239]
LabourLloyd HattonSouth Dorset2024–presentServing[239]
LabourTom HayesBournemouth East2024–presentServing[239]
LabourTerry JermySouth West Norfolk2024–presentServing[243]
LabourJosh MacAlisterWhitehaven and Workington2024–presentServing[239]
Liberal DemocratsBen MaguireNorth Cornwall2024–presentServing[239]
LabourMartin McCluskeyInverclyde and Renfrewshire West2024–presentServing[239]
LabourKevin McKennaSittingbourne and Sheppey2024–presentServing[244]
LabourLuke MurphyBasingstoke2024–presentServing[239]
LabourChris MurrayEdinburgh East and Musselburgh2024–presentServing[245]
LabourLuke MyerMiddlesbrough South and East Cleveland2024–presentServing[239]
LabourJosh NewburyCannock Chase2024–presentServing[239]
LabourTris OsborneChatham and Aylesford2024–presentServing[246]
Labour Co-opAndrew PakesPeterborough2024–presentServing[239]
LabourMichael PayneGedling2024–presentServing[239]
LabourSteve RaceExeter2024–presentServing[239][247]
Liberal DemocratsJoshua ReynoldsMaidenhead2024–presentServing[248]
LabourTim RocaMacclesfield2024–presentServing[239]
LabourTom RutlandEast Worthing and Shoreham2024–presentServing[239]
Labour Co-opOliver RyanBurnley2024–presentServing[239]
ConservativeBlake StephensonMid Bedfordshire2024–presentServing[239]
LabourAlan StricklandNewton Aycliffe and Spennymoor2024–presentServing[239]
LabourPeter SwallowBracknell2024–presentServing[249]
LabourRachel TaylorNorth Warwickshire and Bedworth2024–presentServing[239]
LabourMatt TurmaineWatford2024–presentServing[250]

House of Lords

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List of LGBT members of the Cabinet in the House of Lords

[edit]
PartyPortraitNameFirst office heldYear appointed
WhigJohn Hervey, 2nd Baron HerveyLord Privy Seal1740
LiberalArchibald Primrose, 5th Earl of RoseberyLord Privy Seal1885
LiberalWilliam Lygon, 7th Earl BeauchampLord President of the Council1910
LabourAndrew Adonis, Baron AdonisSecretary of State for Transport2009
LabourPeter MandelsonLord President of the Council2009

List of LGBT ministers in the House of Lords

[edit]
PartyPortraitNameFirst office heldYear appointed
LiberalArchibald Primrose, 5th Earl of RoseberyUnder-Secretary of State for the Home Department1881
LiberalCyril Flower, 1st Baron BatterseaLord-in-waiting1886
ConservativeNicholas Eden, 2nd Earl of AvonLord-in-waiting1980
LabourAndrew Adonis, Baron AdonisParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools and Learners2005
ConservativeIan Duncan, Baron Duncan of SpringbankParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland2017
ConservativeDeborah Stedman-Scott, Baroness Stedman-ScottBaroness-in-Waiting2017
ConservativeStephen Parkinson, Baron Parkinson of Whitley BayLord-in-Waiting2020
LabourRay Collins, Baron Collins of HighburyLord-in-Waiting2024
LabourSpencer Livermore, Baron LivermoreFinancial Secretary to the Treasury2024

List of LGBT members of the House of Lords

[edit]
PartyPortraitTitleCreationTenureNotes
IndependentFulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke6 June 1621
(hereditary)		1621–1628[35][36]
ToryEdward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon31 October 1709
(hereditary)		1709–1723[63]
WhigJohn Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey11 June 1733
(hereditary)		1733–1743[54][55]
WhigStephen Fox-Strangways, 1st Earl of Ilchester6 November 1741
(hereditary)		1741–1776[56]
ToryGeorge Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville9 February 1782
(hereditary)		1782–1785[4][251][6]
WhigWilliam Courtenay, 9th Earl of Devon14 October 1788
(hereditary)		1788–1835[252]
WhigHorace Walpole5 December 1791
(hereditary)		1791–1797[253][254]
WhigThe Lord Byron19 May 1798
(hereditary)		1798–1824[255][256]
WhigRobert King, 4th Earl of Kingston18 October 1839
(hereditary)		1839–1867
ToryHenry Lygon, 5th Earl Beauchamp8 September 1863
(hereditary)		1863–1868[81][82][8]
LiberalArchibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery4 March 1868
(hereditary)		1868–1929[257]
LiberalWilliam Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp19 February 1891
(hereditary)		1891–1938[258]
LiberalCyril Flower, 1st Baron Battersea14 May 1892
(hereditary)		1892–1907[96][97]
LiberalThe Marquess of Anglesey13 October 1898
(hereditary)		1898–1905[259][260]
LiberalReginald Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher24 May 1899
(hereditary)		1899–1930[261][262]
LiberalGeorge Hamilton-Gordon, 2nd Baron Stanmore30 January 1912
(hereditary)		1912–1930[263]
ConservativeGeorge Seymour, 7th Marquess of Hertford23 March 1912
(hereditary)		1912–1940[264]
LiberalLewis Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt28 August 1917
(hereditary)		1917–1922[7][8]
CrossbenchThe Lord Berners23 March 1918
(hereditary)		1918–1950[265]
ConservativeNapier Sturt, 3rd Baron Alington30 July 1919
(hereditary)		1919–1940[266]
ConservativeUrban Huttleston Broughton, 1st Baron Fairhaven15 May 1929
(hereditary)		1929–1966[267]
ConservativeIan Maitland, 15th Earl of Lauderdale14 September 1931
(hereditary)		1931–1953[268][269][270]
LabourGavin Henderson, 2nd Baron Faringdon17 March 1934
(hereditary)		1934–1977[271]
ConservativeEvan Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar3 May 1934
(hereditary)		1934–1949[272]
LiberalPatrick Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross17 March 1939
(hereditary)		1939–1976[273][274]
LiberalJohn Maynard Keynes17 April 1942
(hereditary)		1942–1946[275][276]
LiberalBasil Mackenzie, 2nd Baron Amulree5 May 1942
(hereditary)		1942–1983[277][278]
ConservativeGerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington16 September 1943
(hereditary)		1943–1972[268][269][270]
ConservativeSheridan Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 5th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava25 March 1945
(hereditary)		1945–1988[279]
LiberalJohn Seely, 2nd Baron Mottistone7 November 1947
(hereditary)		1947–1963[280][281][282]
ConservativeEdward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu14 November 1947
(hereditary)		1947–2015[272]
LabourOliver Baldwin, 2nd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley14 December 1947
(hereditary)		1947–1958[283][115]
ConservativeJames Thomas, 1st Viscount Cilcennin22 March 1955
(hereditary)		1955–1960[117]
ConservativeHarry Crookshank17 June 1956
(hereditary)		1956–1961[114]
ConservativeRobin Maugham23 March 1958
(hereditary)		1958–1981[284]
ConservativeRobert Boothby, Baron Boothby22 August 19581958–1986[111][112][113]
ConservativeArthur Gore, 7th Earl of Arran19 December 1958
(hereditary)		1958[285]
LabourHugh Dalton28 January 19601960–1962[10]
ConservativeAlan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton21 September 1960
(hereditary)		1960–1983[14][15]
ConservativeDerick Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Viscount Amory29 October 1960
(hereditary)		1960–1981[12][13]
LiberalEdward Sackville-West, 5th Baron Sackville8 May 1962
(hereditary)		1962–1965[286][287][288]
ConservativeVictor Montagu15 June 1962
(hereditary)		1962–1964[289]
ConservativeGraham Eyres-Monsell, 2nd Viscount Monsell21 March 1969
(hereditary)		1969–1993[290]
LabourTom Driberg21 January 19761976[134]
CrossbenchSelwyn Lloyd8 March 19761976–1978[17][16]
CrossbenchBenjamin Britten15 July 19761976[291]
ConservativeNicholas Eden, 2nd Earl of Avon14 January 1977
(hereditary)		1977–1985[292]
CrossbenchGeorge Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy14 June 1983
(hereditary)		1983–1997[283][115]
ConservativeJohn Hervey, 7th Marquess of Bristol10 March 1985
(hereditary)		1985–1999[293]
Liberal DemocratsRoy Jenkins12 May 19871987–2003[283][115]
ConservativeNorman St John-Stevas19 October 19871987–2012[25]
LabourJennifer Hilton, Baroness Hilton of Eggardon14 June 19911991–2021[191]
LabourMichael Montague, Baron Montague of Oxford1 November 19971997–1999[294]
LabourWaheed Alli, Baron Alli18 July 19981998–present[191]
Liberal DemocratsElizabeth Barker, Baroness Barker31 July 19991999–present[295][296]
CrossbenchJohn Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley28 June 20012001–present[297]
LabourAndrew Adonis, Baron Adonis16 May 20052005–present[298]
LabourChris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury22 June 20052005–present[299]
LabourPeter Mandelson13 October 20082008–present[300]
ConservativeGuy Black, Baron Black of Brentwood9 July 20102010–present[301][302]
ConservativeDeborah Stedman-Scott, Baroness Stedman-Scott12 July 20102010–present[303]
LabourRay Collins, Baron Collins of Highbury20 January 20112011–present[191]
ConservativeMichael Bishop, Baron Glendonbrook22 March 20112011–present[191]
ConservativeStephen Sherbourne12 September 20132013–present[304]
Liberal DemocratsBrian Paddick, Baron Paddick12 September 20132013–2022[305]
Independent2022-present
LabourCharles Allen, Baron Allen of Kensington2 October 20132013–present[306]
Liberal DemocratsPaul Scriven19 September 20142014–present
LabourMichael Cashman23 September 20142014–present[307]
ConservativeRobert Hayward, Baron Hayward28 September 20152015–present[308]
Liberal DemocratsJonny Oates, Baron Oates5 October 20152015–present[191]
ConservativeGreg Barker, Baron Barker of Battle12 October 20152015–present[309]
LabourSpencer Livermore, Baron Livermore21 October 20152015–present[310]
ConservativeIan Duncan, Baron Duncan of Springbank14 July 20172017–present[311]
ConservativeStephen Parkinson, Baron Parkinson of Whitley Bay9 October 20192019–present[312]
CrossbenchRuth Hunt, Baroness Hunt of Bethnal Green16 October 20192019–present[313]
Labour Co-opDebbie Wilcox, Baroness Wilcox of Newport21 October 20192019–present[314]
ConservativeNick Herbert1 September 20202020–present[315]
ConservativeDaniel Moylan, Baron Moylan9 September 20202020–present[316]
CrossbenchTerence Etherton, Baron Etherton1 March 20212021–present[317]
ConservativeRuth Davidson20 July 20212021–present[318]
CrossbenchGuglielmo Verdirame, Baron Verdirame3 November 20222022–present[319]

Scottish Parliament

[edit]

List of LGBT Government ministers of the Scottish Parliament

[edit]
PartyPortraitNameConstituencyPost heldYear appointed
Liberal DemocratsIain SmithNorth East FifeDeputy Minister for Parliament[320]1999
SNPDerek MackayRenfrewshire North and WestMinister for Local Government and Planning2011
SNPJoe FitzPatrickDundee City WestMinister for Cabinet and Parliamentary Business2012
SNPMarco BiagiEdinburgh CentralMinister for Local Government and Community Empowerment2014
SNPJeane FreemanCarrick, Cumnock and Doon ValleyMinister for Social Security2016
SNPKevin StewartAberdeen CentralMinister for Local Government, Housing and Planning2016
SNPJenny GilruthMid Fife and GlenrothesMinister for Culture, Europe and International Development2020
GreenPatrick HarvieGlasgowMinister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants' Rights2021
GreenLorna SlaterLothianMinister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity2021
SNPEmma RoddickHighlands and IslandsMinister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees2023

List of LGBT members of the Scottish Parliament

[edit]
PartyPortraitNameConstituencyTenureReason for leavingNotes
ConservativeDavid MundellSouth of Scotland1999–2005Resigned to become MP forDumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale[321]
Liberal DemocratsIain SmithNorth East Fife1999–2011Defeated[322]
Liberal DemocratsMargaret SmithEdinburgh West1999–2011Defeated[323]
GreenPatrick HarvieGlasgow2003–presentServing[324]
SNPJoe FitzPatrickDundee City West2007–presentServing[325]
SNPMarco BiagiEdinburgh Central2011–2016Retired[326]
ConservativeRuth DavidsonGlasgow2011–2016Retired[318]
Edinburgh Central2016–2021
Labour Co-opKezia DugdaleLothian2011–2019Resigned[327]
SNPJim EadieEdinburgh Southern2011–2016Defeated[328]
SNPDerek MackayRenfrewshire North and West2011–2019Suspended from the SNP, became an Independent[329]
Independent2019–2021Retired
SNPKevin StewartAberdeen Central2011–presentServing[330]
SNPJeane FreemanCarrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley2016–2021Retired[328]
SNPJenny GilruthMid Fife and Glenrothes2016–presentServing[327]
ConservativeJamie GreeneWest Scotland2016–presentServing[331]
GreenRoss GreerWest Scotland2016–presentServing[332]
ConservativeRoss ThomsonNorth East Scotland2016–2017Resigned to become MP forAberdeen South[333]
ConservativeAnnie WellsGlasgow2016–presentServing[334]
ConservativeCraig HoySouth Scotland2021–presentServing[335]
Labour Co-opPaul O'KaneWest Scotland2021–presentServing[336]
SNPEmma RoddickHighlands and Islands2021–presentServing[337]
GreenLorna SlaterLothian2021–presentServing
ConservativeTess WhiteNorth East Scotland2021–presentServing[338]

Senedd

[edit]

List of LGBT Government ministers of the Senedd

[edit]
PartyPortraitNameConstituencyPost heldYear appointed
LabourHannah BlythynDelynDeputy Minister for Environment2017
Labour Co-opJeremy MilesNeathCounsel General for Wales2017

List of LGBT members of the Senedd

[edit]
PartyPortraitNameConstituencyTenureReason for leavingNotes
LabourRon DaviesCaerphilly1999–2003Retired[27]
LabourHannah BlythynDelyn2016–presentServing[339]
Labour Co-opJeremy MilesNeath2016–presentServing[339]
Plaid CymruAdam PriceCarmarthen East and Dinefwr2016–presentServing[339]

Northern Ireland Assembly

[edit]

List of LGBT Government ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive

[edit]
PartyPortraitNameConstituencyPost heldYear appointed
AllianceAndrew MuirNorth DownMinister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs2024

List of LGBT members of the Northern Ireland Assembly

[edit]
PartyPortraitNameConstituencyTenureReason for leavingNotes
AllianceJohn BlairSouth Antrim2018–presentServing[340]
AllianceAndrew MuirNorth Down2019–presentServing[341]
AllianceEóin TennysonUpper Bann2022–presentServing[342]

European Parliament

[edit]

List of LGBT members of the European Parliament

[edit]
PartyPortraitNameConstituencyTenureReason for leavingNotes
ConservativeTom SpencerDerbyshire1979–1984Defeated[343][344]
Surrey1989–1999Retired
LabourAlan DonnellyTyne and Wear &North East England1989–1999Resigned[345]
ConservativeJohn BowisLondon1999–2009Retired[171]
LabourMichael CashmanWest Midlands1999–2014Retired[346]
SNPAlyn SmithScotland2004–2019Resigned to becomemember of Parliament forStirling[347]
UKIPNikki SinclaireWest Midlands2009–2010Resigned from UKIP[348]
Independent2010–2012Created We Demand a Referendum Now
We Demand a Referendum2012–2014Defeated
UKIPDavid CoburnScotland2014–2019Joined the Brexit Party[349]
Brexit Party2019Retired
LabourSeb DanceLondon2014–2020Post abolished[350]
ConservativeIan DuncanScotland2014–2017Resigned to join theHouse of Lords[311]
Brexit PartyLouis Stedman-BryceScotland2019–2019Resigned from the Brexit Party[351][54]
Independent2019–2020Post abolished
Brexit PartyDavid BullNorth West England2019–2020Post abolished[352]

Greater London Authority

[edit]

Deputy Mayors of London

[edit]
PartyPortraitNameRoleYear appointed
ConservativeRichard BarnesDeputy Mayor of London2008
ConservativeSimon MiltonDeputy Mayor of London for Policy and Planning2008
ConservativeRoger EvansDeputy Mayor of London2015
Labour Co-opJames MurrayDeputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development2016
Labour Co-opTom CopleyDeputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development2020
Labour Co-opSeb DanceDeputy Mayor for Transport2022

London Assembly

[edit]

List of LGBT members of the London Assembly

[edit]
PartyPortraitNameConstituencyTenureReason for leavingNotes
ConservativeEric OllerenshawLondon-wide2000–2004Defeated
ConservativeRichard BarnesEaling and Hillingdon2000–2012Defeated[353]
ConservativeBrian ColemanBarnet and Camden2000–2012Defeated[354]
ConservativeRoger EvansHavering and Redbridge2000–2016Retired[262]
GreenDarren JohnsonLondon-wide2000–2016Retired[355]
ConservativeAndrew BoffLondon-wide2008–presentServing[356]
Labour Co-opTom CopleyLondon-wide2012–2020Resigned[357]
UKIPPeter WhittleLondon-wide2016–2018Resigned from UKIP[358]
Independent2018–2021Retired
ConservativeEmma BestLondon-wide2021–presentServing[359]
ConservativeNicholas RogersSouth West2021–2024Retired[360]
GreenZack PolanskiLondon-wide2021–presentServing[361]
GreenZoë GarbettLondon-wide2024–presentServing
ReformAlex WilsonLondon-wide2024–presentServing

Police and crime commissioners

[edit]

List of LGBT police and crime commissioners

[edit]
PartyPortraitNameConstituencyTenureReason for leavingNotes
Labour Co-opOlly MartinsBedfordshire2012–2016Defeated[362]
ConservativeDavid MunroSurrey2016–2021Defeated[363][364]

Combined authorities and county combined authorities

[edit]

List of LGBT directly elected mayors of combined authorities

[edit]
PartyPortraitNameAreaTenureReason for leavingNotes
ConservativeAndy StreetMayor of the West Midlands2017–2024Defeated[365]

Local authorities

[edit]

List of LGBT directly elected mayors

[edit]
PartyPortraitNameAreaTenureReason for leavingNotes
Mayor 4 StokeMike WolfeMayor of Stoke-on-Trent2002–2005Defeated[366]
LabourMark MeredithMayor of Stoke-on-Trent2005–2009Post abolished[367]
LabourPaul DennettMayor of Salford2016–presentServing[368]
Labour Co-opPhilip GlanvilleMayor of Hackney2016–2023Expelled from the Labour Party, became an Independent[369]
Independent2023Resigned
Labour Co-opDamien EganMayor of Lewisham2018–2024Resigned to stand in the2024 Kingswood by-election[370]

See also

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^Whether the Lord Brooke was a senior minister is subject to debate, as the post ofChancellor of the Exchequer was a functional position junior to theLord High Treasurer at the time.
  2. ^abcabinet rank minister outside of war cabinet
  3. ^Formally became a member of a functioning cabinet in 1951 asMinister of Health andLeader of the House of Commons
  4. ^abdesignated as "also attending cabinet meetings"
  5. ^abas full cabinet member with secretary of state salary

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