This is a list of Jews who served as politicians in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states or who were born in the United Kingdom and had notable political careers abroad.
Pre–1900
Benjamin Disraeli (1868–1881) Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1900–1974
Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel (1931–1935) Leader of the Liberal Party (UK)
1974–2000
Michael Howard (2003–2005) Leader of the Conservative Party (UK)
2000–2020
Ed Miliband (2010–2015) Leader of the Labour Party (UK)
2020–present
Zack Polanski Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales
A law in place until the 1850s stated that no member of the Jewish religion could be elected to Parliament. Some Christian denominations were similarly prohibited. If elected, a member would be excluded if he refused to swear an oath of abjuration with a strong Christian wording.
British Members of Parliament listed chronologically by first election date (in brackets)
Cambridge University Liberal Association (CULA) is the student branch of the Liberal Democrats for students at Cambridge University.
In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, the administrative counties of Cumberland and Westmorland were abolished, and were combined with parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire to form the non-metropolitan county of Cumbria.
Stanley Clinton Clinton-Davis, Baron Clinton-Davis, was a British politician and solicitor. A member of the Labour Party, he served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney Central from 1970 to 1983, and was a minister in the Labour governments of Harold Wilson, James Callaghan and Tony Blair. He was European Commissioner in the Delors Commission (1985–1989). In 1990, he became a life peer, sitting on the Labour benches in the House of Lords until his retirement in 2018.
Sir Percy Alfred Harris, 1st Baronet, PC was a British Liberal Party politician. He was Liberal Chief Whip and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Parliamentary Party.
In the United Kingdom, general elections occur at least every five years. About 650 constituencies return a member of Parliament. Prior to 1945, electoral competition in the United Kingdom exhibited features which make meaningful comparisons with modern results difficult. Hence, unless otherwise stated, records are based on results since the 1945 general election, and earlier exceptional results are listed separately.
Sir Gerald Bernard Kaufman, HPk was a British politician and author who served as a minister throughout the Labour government of 1974 to 1979. Elected as a member of parliament (MP) at the 1970 general election, he became Father of the House in 2015 and served until his death in 2017.
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