List of office-holders of the United Kingdom and predecessor states

This is a list of rulers and office-holders of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and predecessor states.

Heads of state

 * List of English monarchs
 * List of Scottish monarchs
 * List of rulers of Wales
 * List of British monarchs

Heads of government

 * Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1721–present)
 * List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom

Ministers

 * Cabinet of the United Kingdom
 * Chancellor of the Exchequer (1559–present)
 * Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1972–present)
 * Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1968–present)
 * Secretary of State for the Colonies (1768–1782; 1794–1801; 1854–1966)
 * Secretary of State for India (1858–1947)
 * Secretary of State for the Southern Department (1660–1782)
 * Secretary of State for the Northern Department (1660–1782)
 * Secretary of State for the Home Department (1782–present)
 * Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1782–1968)
 * Secretary of State for War (1794–1801; 1854–1964)
 * Secretary of State for War and the Colonies (1801–1854)
 * Secretary of State for Air (1918–1964)
 * Secretary of State for Defence (1964–present)
 * Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs (1925–1947)
 * Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations (1947–1966)
 * Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs (1966–1968)
 * Secretary of State for Scotland (1926–present)
 * Secretary of State for Wales (1964–present)
 * Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (1964–1969)
 * Secretary of State for International Development (1970–1979, 1997–2020)
 * Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1970–present)
 * Secretary of State for Education and Skills (and preceding positions, 1902–present)
 * Secretary of State for Employment (and preceding positions, 1916–present)
 * Secretary of State for Transport (and preceding positions, 1924–present)
 * Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (and preceding positions, 1992–present)
 * Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1972–present)
 * Secretary of State for the Environment (1970–1997)
 * Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1997–2001)
 * Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2001–present)
 * Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (2016–2020)
 * Lord Chancellor (1068–present)
 * Lord President of the Council (1678–present)
 * Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1307–present)
 * Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (and preceding positions, 1889–2001)
 * Minister of Technology (1964–1970)
 * First Lord of the Admiralty (1709–1964)
 * Paymaster General (1834–present)
 * Master-General of the Ordnance (1544–1855)
 * President of the Board of Trade (1696–1782; 1784–present)
 * Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1413–present)
 * Postmaster General (1823–1968)
 * Paymaster of the Forces (1661–1836)
 * Master-General of the Ordnance (1544–1855)
 * Master of the Mint (1572–1869)
 * Treasurer of the Navy (1544–1836)
 * Secretary at War (1661–1863)
 * First Commissioner of Woods and Forests (1810–1851)
 * First Commissioner of Works (1851–1937)
 * President of the Poor Law Board (1834–1871)
 * President of the Local Government Board (1871–1919)
 * Secretary for Scotland (1885–1926)
 * HM Treasury
 * Lord Treasurers (1126–1714)
 * First Lord of the Treasury (1714–1905)
 * Commissioners of the Treasury (1714–present)

Parliament office-holders

 * Leader of the House of Commons (1721–present)
 * Members of Parliament elected in 2001
 * Members of Parliament elected in 2005
 * Members of Parliament elected in 2010
 * Members of the House of Lords

Great Officers of State

 * Lord High Steward
 * Lord High Constable
 * Lord Great Chamberlain
 * Earl Marshal
 * Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland
 * Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland
 * Lord Clerk Register
 * Lord Lyon King of Arms

Officers of the Royal Household

 * Lord Steward
 * Lord Chamberlain
 * Historiographer Royal
 * Astronomer Royal for Scotland
 * Sculptor in Ordinary for Scotland
 * HM Painter and Limner for Scotland
 * Her Majesty's Botanist

Legal Officers

 * Attorney General for England and Wales
 * Solicitor General for England and Wales
 * Lord Advocate
 * Solicitor General for Scotland
 * Advocate General for Scotland
 * Counsel General for Wales
 * Attorney General for Northern Ireland

Court office-holders

 * Lord Chief Justice
 * Master of the Rolls
 * Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas (to 1873)
 * Chief Baron of the Exchequer (to 1873)
 * Lord Justice General
 * Lord Justice Clerk
 * Lords Justice of Appeal of England and Wales
 * Lords Justice of Appeal of Northern Ireland
 * Senators of the College of Justice

Northern Ireland

 * Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1171–1922)
 * Governors of Northern Ireland (1922–1972) (Abolished under the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973)
 * Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (1922–1972)
 * Secretaries of State for Northern Ireland (1972– 1998, 2002–2007)
 * First Minister and Deputy First Minister [1998–2002, 2007–present]
 * County Court Judges of Northern Ireland
 * Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly [1998–2002, 2007–present]

Scotland

 * Members of the Scottish Parliament
 * First Minister of Scotland
 * List of Scottish Governments

Wales

 * Members of the Senedd
 * Welsh Government
 * First Minister for Wales

Heads of colonies and overseas territories

 * British Crown dependencies
 * Overseas territories of the United Kingdom

Isle of Man

 * King of Mann
 * Lord of Mann
 * Governor of the Isle of Man
 * Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man

Channel Islands

 * Guernsey: Bailiffs of Guernsey
 * Jersey: Bailiffs of Jersey
 * Sark: Seigneurs of Sark

Anguilla

 * Governors of Anguilla

Bermuda

 * Governors of Bermuda

British Antarctic Territory

 * Commissioners of the British Antarctic Territory

British Virgin Islands

 * Colonial Heads of the British Virgin Islands
 * Presidents of the British Virgin Islands
 * Governors of the British Virgin Islands

Cayman Islands

 * Governors of the Cayman Islands

Falkland Islands

 * Governors of the Falkland Islands

Gibraltar

 * Governors of Gibraltar
 * Chief Ministers of Gibraltar

Montserrat

 * Governors of Montserrat

Pitcairn Islands

 * Rulers of the Pitcairn Islands
 * Governors of Fiji
 * High Commissioners from the United Kingdom to New Zealand

Saint Helena

 * Governors of Saint Helena

Turks and Caicos Islands

 * Governors of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Nobility

 * Duke of Devonshire
 * Tenants of Herm
 * Duke of Norfolk
 * Seigneurs of Sark
 * Tenants of Brecqhou
 * Rulers of Wales
 * Prince of Wales
 * Duke of York

Mayors

 * Heads of London Government
 * List of Lord Mayors of London

Heads of former states

 * Roman Governors of Britannia
 * Historical Kings of the Britons
 * Bretwalda (Overlord of the English kingdoms)
 * Kings of East Anglia
 * Kings of Essex
 * Kings of Hwicce
 * Kings of Kent
 * Kings of Lindsey
 * Kings of Mercia
 * Kings of Northumbria
 * Kings of Sussex
 * Kings of Wessex
 * Kings of Jorvik
 * Earls of York
 * Earls of Northumbria
 * Kings of Dál Riata
 * Kings of the Picts
 * Lords of Galloway
 * Rulers of Wales
 * Kings of Gwynedd
 * Kings of the Isle of Man and the Isles
 * Kings of the Isle of Man