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.
Aliases (3)
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| instanceOf |
party leadership position
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political office → |
| appliesToPoliticalParty |
Conservative Party (UK)
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| associatedWithIdeology |
British conservatism
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| associatedWithLegislativeBody |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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| canBeRemovedBy |
Conservative Party (UK) internal rules
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| hasAuthorityOver |
Conservative Party (UK) central organisation
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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
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| isPositionHeldBy |
Conservative Party (UK) MP
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| isUsually |
Member of Parliament (UK)
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom → |
| jurisdiction |
United Kingdom national politics
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| nativeLabel |
Leader of the Conservative Party
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| officeHolder |
Rishi Sunak
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| officeHolderStartTime |
2022-10-24
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| partOf |
Conservative Party (UK) leadership
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| politicalAlignment |
centre-right politics
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conservatism → |
| precededBy |
Liz Truss
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| reportsTo |
Conservative Party (UK) membership
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Conservative Party (UK) parliamentary party → |
| residence |
United Kingdom
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| scope |
national-level party leadership in the United Kingdom
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| seatRequirement |
normally must hold a seat in the House of Commons
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| selectionMethod |
election by Conservative Party (UK) members and MPs
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| termLength |
no fixed term
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| usedLanguage |
English
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| whenInGovernmentUsuallyHoldsOffice |
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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| whenInOppositionUsuallyHoldsOffice |
Leader of the Opposition (UK)
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Referenced by (20)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Alec Douglas-Home
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Anthony Eden → Anthony Eden → Arthur Balfour → Benjamin Disraeli → Boris Johnson → Boris Johnson → David Cameron → David Cameron → Edward Heath → Edward Heath → Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby → John Major → Margaret Hilda Roberts → Neville Chamberlain → William Hague → |
positionHeld |
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Leader of the Conservative Party (UK)
("Conservative Party (UK) leadership")
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partOf |
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2016 Witney by-election
("Leader of the Conservative Party")
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preByElectionMPPosition |
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Philip May
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spousePositionHeld |
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poll tax (Community Charge)
("Conservative Party leadership")
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supportedBy |