Leader of the Conservative Party (UK)
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The Leader of the Conservative Party (UK) is the head of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party and typically serves as its chief political strategist and, when in government, often as Prime Minister.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
party leadership position
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political office ⓘ |
| appliesToPoliticalParty | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| associatedWithIdeology | British conservatism ⓘ |
| associatedWithLegislativeBody | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| canBeRemovedBy | Conservative Party (UK) internal rules ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Conservative Party (UK)
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surface form:
Conservative Party (UK) central organisation
Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
surface form:
Conservative Party (UK) parliamentary party
Conservative Party (UK) policy direction ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
appoint senior party officials
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form a government when the Conservative Party (UK) has a majority in the House of Commons ⓘ lead national election campaigns for the Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ shape legislative agenda of the Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalHolder |
Benjamin Disraeli
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Boris Johnson ⓘ David Cameron ⓘ John Major ⓘ Liz Truss ⓘ Margaret Thatcher ⓘ Robert Peel ⓘ Theresa May ⓘ Winston Churchill ⓘ |
| hasRole |
chief political strategist of the Conservative Party (UK)
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head of the Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ party leader ⓘ principal public representative of the Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| inception | 1834 ⓘ |
| isPositionHeldBy | Conservative Party (UK) MP ⓘ |
| isUsually |
Member of Parliament (UK)
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom national politics ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | Leader of the Conservative Party ⓘ |
| officeHolder | Rishi Sunak ⓘ |
| officeHolderStartTime | 2022-10-24 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Leader of the Conservative Party (UK)
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surface form:
Conservative Party (UK) leadership
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| politicalAlignment |
centre-right politics
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conservatism ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Rishi Sunak
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surface form:
Liz Truss
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| reportsTo |
Conservative Party (UK) membership
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Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
surface form:
Conservative Party (UK) parliamentary party
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| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| scope | national-level party leadership in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| seatRequirement | normally must hold a seat in the House of Commons ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | election by Conservative Party (UK) members and MPs ⓘ |
| termLength | no fixed term ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | English ⓘ |
| whenInGovernmentUsuallyHoldsOffice | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| whenInOppositionUsuallyHoldsOffice | Leader of the Opposition (UK) ⓘ |
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Conservative Party leadership
Leader of the Conservative Party (UK)
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Conservative Party (UK) leadership
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Edward Heath
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Leader of the Conservative Party
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David Cameron
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Boris Johnson
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Anthony Eden
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Stanley Baldwin
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Alec Douglas-Home
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Michael Howard
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Leader of the Conservative Party (United Kingdom)
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Anthony Eden
2019 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election
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