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MOVERS & SHAKERS OF THE SOCIETY JUST DON’T GO TO ANY UNIVERSITY…THEY CHOOSE WISELY & INTELLIGENTLY…

The Russell Group of Universities…

Russell Group universities are committed to the highest levels of academic excellence in both teaching and research.

Through their outstanding research and teaching, unrivalled links with businesses and a commitment to civic responsibility, Russell Group universities make an enormous impact on the economic, social and cultural wellbeing of the UK.

University

 of Birmingham
University of Bristol
University of Cambridge
Cardiff University
Durham University
University of Edinburgh
University of Exeter
University of Glasgow
Imperial College London
King’s College London
University of Leeds
University of Liverpool
London School of Economics & Political Science
University of Manchester
Newcastle University
University of Nottingham
University of Oxford
Queen Mary, University of London
Queen’s University Belfast
University of Sheffield
University of Southampton
University College London
University of Warwick
University of York

Enough Said. 

“Russell Group universities make an enormous impact on the economic, social and cultural wellbeing of the UK.”

This is where The Prime Ministers, Cabinet Minister emerge from. Otherwise go to the Southbanks and the Greenwichs …

 
 

British Prime Ministers Educated at Oxford

Twenty-six British Prime Ministers have been educated at Oxford University. Of these, thirteen were educated at Christ Church, three at Trinity, three at Balliol, two at Brasenose and and one each at Hart Hall (now Hertford), Jesus, St John’s, Somerville, and University.

Century
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NAME

COLLEGE

TERMS AS PRIME MINISTER

POLITICAL PARTY
David Cameron
(1966 – )		 Brasenose May 2010- Conservative
Tony Blair
(1953-)		 St John’s May 1997 – Jun 2007 Labour
Margaret Thatcher 
(1925-)		 Somerville May 1979 – Nov 1990 Conservative
Harold Wilson 
(1916-1995)		 Jesus Oct 1964 – Jun 1970 Labour
Mar 1974 – Apr 1976
Edward Heath 
(1916-2005)		 Balliol Jun 1970 – Mar 1974 Conservative
Sir Alec Douglas-Home (1903-1995) Christ Church Oct 1963 – Oct 1964 Unionist/Conservative
Harold Macmillan 
(1894-1986)		 Balliol Jan 1957 – Oct 1963 Conservative
Anthony Eden 
(1897-1977)		 Christ Church Apr 1955 – Jan 1957 Conservative
Clement Attlee 
(1883-1967)		 University Jul 1945 – Oct 1951 Labour
H H Asquith 
(1852-1928)		 Balliol Apr 1908 – May 1915 Liberal Coalition
May 1915 – Dec 1916
Marquess of Salisbury (1839-1903) Christ Church Jun 1885 – Jan 1886 Conservative
Jul 1886 – Aug 1892
Jun 1895 – Jul 1902
Earl of Rosebery 
(1847-1929)		 Christ Church Mar 1894 – Jun 1895 Liberal
William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898) Christ Church Dec 1868 – Feb 1874 Liberal
Apr 1880 – Jun 1885
Feb 1886 – Jul 1886
Aug 1892 – Mar 1894
Earl of Derby 
(1799-1869)		 Christ Church Feb 1852 – Feb 1852 Conservative
Feb 1858 – Jun 1859
June 1866 – Feb 1868
Sir Robert Peel 
(1788-1850)		 Christ Church Dec 1834 – Apr 1835 Tory
Aug 1841 – Jun 1846
George Canning 
(1770-1827)		 Christ Church Apr 1827 – Aug 1827 Tory/Whig coalition
Earl of Liverpool 
(1770-1828)		 Christ Church Jun 1812 – Apr 1827 Tory
Lord Grenville
(1759-1834)		 Christ Church Feb 1806 – Mar 1807 Whig
Henry Addington 
(1757-1844)		 Brasenose Mar 1801 – May 1804 Tory
Earl of Shelburne 
(1737-1805)		 Christ Church Jul 1782 – Mar 1783 Whig
Duke of Portland 
(1738-1809)		 Christ Church Apr 1783 – Dec 1783 Whig/Tory coalition
Mar 1807 – Oct 1809 Tory
Lord North 
(1732-1792)		 Trinity Jan 1770 – Mar 1782 Tory
Earl of Chatham 
(1708-1778)		 Trinity Aug 1766 – Oct 1768 Whig
George Grenville 
(1712-1770)		 Christ Church Apr 1763 – Jul 1765 Whig
Henry Pelham 
(1694-1754)		 Hart Hall (later Hertford) Aug 1743 – Mar 1754 Whig
Earl of Wilmington 
(1673-1743)		 Trinity College Feb 1742 – Jul 1743 Whig

 

The following UK Prime Ministers attended university at either Oxford or Cambridge. Thus, of the 55 Prime Ministers to date, 41 studied at Oxbridge, 11 did not go to university, and only 3, Earl Russell, Neville Chamberlain, and Gordon Brown, went to other universities (Edinburgh, Birmingham and Edinburgh respectively).  
PM PM dates College
Robert Walpole 1721-1742 King’s, Cambridge
Earl of Wilmington 1742-1743 Trinity, Oxford
Henry Pelham 1743-1746 Hart Hall, Oxford
Earl of Bath 1746 Christ Church, Oxford
Duke of Newcastle 1754-1756 Clare, Cambridge
George Grenville 1763-1765 Christ Church, Oxford
Marquess of Rockingham 1765-1766
1782		 St John’s, Cambridge
Earl of Chatham 1766-1768 Trinity, Oxford
Duke of Grafton 1768-1770 Peterhouse, Cambridge
Lord North 1770-1782 Trinity, Oxford
Earl of Shelburne 1782-1783 Christ Church, Oxford
Duke of Portland 1783
1807-1809		 Christ Church, Oxford
William Pitt 1783-1801
1804-1806		 Pembroke, Cambridge
Henry Addington 1801-1804 Brasenose, Oxford
Baron Grenville 1806-1807 Christ Church, Oxford
Spencer Perceval 1809-1812 Trinity, Cambridge
Earl of Liverpool 1812-1827 Christ Church, Oxford
George Canning 1827 Christ Church, Oxford
Viscount Goderich 1827-1828 St John’s, Cambridge
Earl Grey 1830-1834 Trinity, Cambridge
Viscount Melbourne 1834 Trinity, Cambridge
Robert Peel 1841-1846 Christ Church, Oxford
Earl of Derby 1852
1858-1859
1866-1868		 Christ Church, Oxford
Earl of Aberdeen 1852-1855 St John’s, Cambridge
Viscount Palmerston 1855-1858
1859-1865		 St John’s, Cambridge
William Gladstone 1868-1874
1880-1885
1886
1892-1894		 Christ Church, Oxford
Marquess of Salisbury 1885-1886
1886-1892
1895-1902		 Christ Church, Oxford
Earl of Rosebery 1894-1895 Christ Church, Oxford
Arthur Balfour 1902-1905 Trinity, Cambridge
Henry Campbell-Bannerman 1905-1908 Trinity, Cambridge
Herbert Asquith 1908-1916 Balliol, Oxford
Stanley Baldwin 1923-1924
1924-1929
1935-1937		 Trinity, Cambridge
Clement Atlee 1945-1951 University, Oxford
Anthony Eden 1955-1957 Christ Church, Oxford
Harold Macmillan 1957-1963 Balliol, Oxford
Alec Douglas-Home 1963-1964 Christ Church, Oxford
Harold Wilson 1964-1970
1974-1976		 Jesus, Oxford
Edward Heath 1970-1974 Balliol, Oxford
Margaret Thatcher 1979-1990 Somerville, Oxford
Tony Blair 1997-2007 St John’s, Oxford
David Cameron 2010- Brasenose, Oxford

 

14 attended Cambridge (including 6 at Trinity), and 27 attended Oxford (including 14 at Christ Church).

 

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