Library Note House of Lords: Public Offices and Positions Held by Members This House of Lords Library briefing presents lists of public offices and positions previously or currently held by Members of the House of Lords as at 23 March 2016. As at this date, the House included: Four former First Secretaries of State Two former deputy Prime Ministers Three former Chancellors of the Exchequer Five former Home Secretaries Four former Foreign Secretaries Eight former UK political party leaders 186 former Members of the House of Commons (MPs) 25 former Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) Nine former or current Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) Six former or current Members of the National Assembly for Wales (AMs) Seven former or current Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLAs) Six former or current Members of the London Assembly Five former Cabinet Secretaries Six former Heads of the Home Civil Service Three former Heads of the Diplomatic Service Two former Director-Generals of the Security Service (MI5) Seven former Chiefs of the Defence Staff Eleven former or current Justices of the Supreme Court Eight former European Commissioners Two former Secretary-Generals of NATO This briefing updates the House of Lords Library Note House of Lords: Profile of Membership (2 June 2015), which provided background information on the membership and age profile of the House of Lords, together with information on the public positions held by Members, as the House was composed on 30 March 2015—the date on which the 2010–15 Parliament was dissolved. Thomas Brown 29 March 2016 LLN 2016/019 Table of Contents 1. Government.................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 First Secretary of State .................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Deputy Prime Minister ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Chancellor of the Exchequer .......................................................................................................... 1 1.4 Chief Secretary to the Treasury .................................................................................................... 1 1.5 Secretary of State for the Home Department ........................................................................... 1 1.6 Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs .................................................... 2 1.7 Lord Chancellor................................................................................................................................. 2 1.8 Secretary of State for Business (Trade) ....................................................................................... 2 1.9 Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport ....................................................................... 2 1.10 Secretary of State for Defence .................................................................................................... 3 1.11 Secretary of State for Education .................................................................................................. 3 1.12 Secretary of State for Employment/Social Security/Work and Pensions ........................... 3 1.13 Secretary of State for Energy ....................................................................................................... 4 1.14 Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ................................................ 4 1.15 Secretary of State for Health ....................................................................................................... 5 1.16 Secretary of State for International Development .................................................................. 5 1.17 Secretary of State for Transport ................................................................................................. 6 1.18 Secretary of State for Scotland .................................................................................................... 6 1.19 Secretary of State for Wales ........................................................................................................ 6 1.20 Secretary of State for Northern Ireland .................................................................................... 7 1.21 Leader of the House of Commons ............................................................................................. 7 1.22 Chief Whip in the House of Commons ..................................................................................... 7 1.23 Leader of the House of Lords ...................................................................................................... 7 1.24 Chief Whip in the House of Lords ............................................................................................. 8 1.25 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster ....................................................................................... 8 1.26 Lord Privy Seal ................................................................................................................................. 9 1.27 Lord President of the Council ..................................................................................................... 9 2. Party Leaders .............................................................................................................................................. 10 2.1 United Kingdom............................................................................................................................... 10 2.2 Scotland ............................................................................................................................................. 10 2.3 Wales ................................................................................................................................................. 11 2.4 Northern Ireland ............................................................................................................................. 11 3. Parliament .................................................................................................................................................... 12 3.1 Speaker of the House of Commons ........................................................................................... 12 3.2 Lord Speaker .................................................................................................................................... 12 3.3 Conservative Leader in the House of Lords ............................................................................. 12 3.4 Labour Leader in the House of Lords ........................................................................................ 12 3.5 Liberal Democrat Leader in the House of Lords ..................................................................... 12 3.6 Convenor of the Crossbench Peers in the House of Lords ................................................. 13 3.7 Chairman of Committees .............................................................................................................. 13 3.8 Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees .............................................................................. 13 3.9 Clerk of the House of Commons ................................................................................................ 13 4. Legislative Bodies ....................................................................................................................................... 13 4.1 Members of the House of Commons (MPs) ............................................................................. 13 4.2 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) .......................................................................... 22 4.3 First Minister of Scotland .............................................................................................................. 23 4.4 Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament ............................................................................. 23 4.5 Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) ............................................................................. 23 4.6 Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales........................................................... 23 4.7 Members of the National Assembly for Wales (AMs) ............................................................ 23 4.8 First Minister of Northern Ireland .............................................................................................. 24 4.9 Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly .............................................................................. 24 4.10 Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLAs) ........................................................... 24 4.11 Members of the London Assembly ........................................................................................... 24 5. Civil Service ................................................................................................................................................ 25 5.1 Cabinet Secretary ............................................................................................................................ 25 5.2 Head of the Home Civil Service .................................................................................................. 25 5.3 Permanent Secretary