2005 British leaders

British Incumbents
Year = 2005
Last Year = 2004
Next Year = 2006|

Government

* Monarch
** Head of State - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (since 1952)
* Prime Minister
** Head of Government - Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service (since 1997)
*Deputy Prime Minister
** Deputy Head of Government - John Prescott, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and First Secretary of State (since 1997)
*Chancellor of the Exchequer
** Head of the Treasury - Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Second Lord of the Treasury (since 1997)
*Foreign Secretary
** Jack Straw, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (since 2001)
*Secretary of State for the Home Department
**Charles Clarke, Secretary of State for the Home Department (since 2004)
*Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
** Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (since 2001)
*Secretary of State for Transport
** Alistair Darling, Secretary of State for Transport (since 2002)
*Secretary of State for Scotland
** Alistair Darling, Secretary of State for Scotland (since 2003)
*Secretary of State for Health
*# John Reid, Secretary of State for Health (2003-2005)
*# Patricia Hewitt, Secretary of State for Health (since 2005)
*Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
** Peter Hain, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (since 2002)
*Secretary of State for Defence
** John Reid, Secretary of State for Defence (since 1999)
*Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
** Patricia Hewitt, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (since 2001)
*Minister for Women and Equality
** Patricia Hewitt, Minister for Women and Equality (since 2001)
*Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
** Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (since 2005)
*Secretary of State for Education and Skills
** Ruth Kelly, Secretary of State for Education and Skills (since 2002)
*Secretary of State for Wales
** Secretary of State for Wales (since 2005)
*Leader of the House of Commons
** Peter Hain, Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal (since 2003)
*Leader of the House of Lords
** Baroness Amos, Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council (since 2003)
*Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs
** Charles Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton, Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor (since 2003)
*Secretary of State for International Development
** Hilary Benn, Secretary of State for International Development (since 2003)
*Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
** Alan Johnson, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (since 2004)
*Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
** Alan Milburn, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (since 2004)
*First Minister of Scotland
** Jack McConnell, First Minister of Scotland (since 2001)
*Deputy First Minister of Scotland
** Jim Wallace then Nicol Stephen
*First Minister of Wales
**Rhodri Morgan

Religion

* Archbishop of Canterbury
**Dr Rowan Douglas Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury (2002- )
* Archbishop of York
*# Dr David Hope, Archbishop of York (1995-2005)
*# Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York (2005- )

Royalty

"In order of precedence"
* Consort
** Husband of the Queen - Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1947-)
* Prince of Wales
** 1st son of the Queen - Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (1958-)
* Grandson of the Monarch
** 1st son of Prince Charles - Prince William (life: 1982-)
* Grandson of the Monarch
** 2nd son of Prince Charles - Prince Harry (life: 1984-)
* Duke of York
** 2nd son of the Queen - Prince Andrew, Duke of York (1986-)