Chairman of the Conservative Party
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In the United Kingdom, the Chairman of the Conservative Party is responsible for running the party machine, overseeing Conservative Central Office. When the Conservatives are in power, the Chairman is usually a member of the Cabinet. Since 2003, Michael Howard has split the role.
- Lord Poole (1955-1957)
- Quintin McGarel Hogg, 2nd Viscount Hailsham (1957-1959)
- Rab Butler (1959-1961)
- Iain Macleod (1961-1963)
- Lord Poole (1963, joint chairman)
- Lord Blakenham (1963-1965)
- Edward du Cann (1965-1967)
- Anthony Barber (1967-1970)
- Peter Thomas (1970-1972)
- Lord Carrington (1972-1974)
- William Whitelaw (1974-1975)
- Peter Thorneycroft (1975-1981)
- Cecil Parkinson (1981-1983)
- John Gummer (1983-1985)
- Norman Tebbit (1985-1987)
- Peter Brooke (1987-1989)
- Kenneth Baker (1989-1990)
- Chris Patten (1990-1992)
- Sir Norman Fowler (1992-1994)
- Jeremy Hanley (1994-1995)
- Brian Mawhinney (1995-1997)
- Cecil Parkinson (1997-1998)
- Michael Ancram (1998-2001)
- David Davis (2001-2002)
- Theresa May (2002-2003)
- Liam Fox and Maurice Saatchi (2003- 2005)
- Francis Maude (2005-)