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List of prime ministers by religious affiliation

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Name Party Religion Branch Denomination Term of office Notes
William Ewart Gladstone Christian Protestant Church of England
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery Christian Protestant Church of England
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil Christian Protestant Church of England
Arthur Balford Christian Protestant Church of England Born a Presbyterian, however became an Anglican when he moved to England
Henry Campbell-Bannerman Christian Protestant Church of Scotland
H. H. Asquith Christian Protestant Congregationalism
David Lloyd George Christian Protestant Church in Wales Born in a devout Anglican family, however he became disillusioned with the Church and became a non-conformist member. Led the disestablishment of Anglian Church in Wales to create the Church in Wales.
Bonar Law Liberal-Conservative Christian Protestant Church of Scotland
Ramsey McDonald Liberal Christian Protestant Unitarian Born a member of Church of Scotland, later became a low-church member of the Free Church of Scotland as an adult. Later in life got involved in the Unitarian church in London. Later buried in a Catholic graveyard in Moray, Scotland.
Stanley Baldwin Liberal-Conservative Christian Protestant Church of England
Neville Chamberlain Liberal-Conservative Christian Protestant Unitarian Neville, who disliked attending worship services of any kind and showed no interest in organised religion, described himself as a Unitarian with no stated faith and also a "reverent agnostic". [1]
Winston Churchill Conservative (historical) Agnosticism Churchill had been christened in the Church of England but underwent a virulently anti-Christian phase in his youth, and as an adult was an agnostic.
Clement Attlee Conservative (historical) Agnosticism In an interview he described himself as "incapable of religious feeling", saying that he believed in "the ethics of Christianity" but not "the mumbo-jumbo". When asked whether he was an agnostic, Attlee replied "I don't know". [2]
Anthony Eden Liberal Christian Protestant Church of England
Harold McMillian Conservative (historical) Christian Protestant Church of England
Alec Douglas-Home Conservative (historical) Christian Protestant Scottish Episcopal Church
Harold Wilson Liberal Christian Protestant Church of England
Edward Heath Conservative (historical) Christian Protestant Church of England
James Callaghan Progressive Conservative Christian Protestant Baptist Was also a Baptist Sunday school teacher. Had allegations in later life he was an atheist, which his son Michael denies. [3]
Margaret Thatcher Liberal Christian Protestant Church of England Daughter of a Methodist preacher, married Denis in a Methodist church, later converted to low church Anglicanism.
John Major Liberal Christian Protestant Church of England Describes himself as a Christian, but keeps his religious views to very low profile. [4] He shied away from the topic when in office, stating that "I have always been a little wary of politicians who parade their faith, and prefer a little English reserve on the subject." [5]
Tony Blair Progressive Conservative Christian Protestant Church of England Grew up an non-practising Anglican, attended Catholic services with his family, and later converted to Catholicism after his prime-ministership. See Religious faith
Gordon Brown Liberal Christian Protestant Church of Scotland Son of a Church of Scotland minister
David Cameron Progressive Conservative Christian Protestant Church of England Mentioned his faith during the time of the death of his son, Ivan
Theresa May Progressive Conservative Christian Protestant Church of England Daughter of an Anglican vicar. Notably went to weekly Sunday service.
Boris Johnson Liberal Christian Catholic Latin Church Born into the Catholic Church, later confirmed into the Church of England. Came back to the Catholic Church in 2022 so he could marry Carrie Johnson at Westminster Cathedral
Liz Truss Liberal Christian Protestant Church of England
Rishi Sunak Conservative (modern) Hindu Unknown Unknown
Keir Starmer Labour Christian Protestant Church of England His wife Victoria is Jewish, and raising their children in the Jewish faith with practicing Shabbat.


References

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  1. ^ Ruston, Alan. "Neville Chamberlain". Unitarian Universalist Historical Society. Archived from the original on 21 February 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Clement Attlee". Humanist Heritage. Humanists UK. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. ^ Callaghan, Michael (12 January 2023). "James Callaghan's religion". The Economist.
  4. ^ Major 2000, pp. 13–14.
  5. ^ Philip Giddings (December 1999). "John Major – The Autobiography review". Third Way.