List of Current Members of The British Privy Council - H

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The Lord Habgood 1983 Archbishop of York (1983–1995) William Hague 10 July 1995 Secretary of State for Wales (1995–1997)
Leader of the Opposition (1997–2001)
Shadow Foreign Secretary; "Senior Member of the Shadow Cabinet" (2005–2010)
Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of State (2010–) Peter Hain 18 July 2001 Minister for Europe (2000–2002)
Secretary of State for Wales (2002–2008, 2009–2010)
Lord Privy Seal; Leader of the House of Commons (2003–2005)
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (2005–2007)
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (2007–2008)
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales (2010–2012) The Baroness Hale of Richmond 1999 Lord Justice of Appeal (1999–2004)
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2004–2009)
Justice of the Supreme Court (2009–) Dame Heather Hallett 15 November 2005 Lord Justice of Appeal (2005–) Lord Hamilton 26 March 2002 Senator of the College of Justice, Inner House (2002–2005)
Lord President of the Court of Session; Lord Justice General (2005–2012) The Lord Hamilton of Epsom 1991 Minister at the Ministry of Defence (1986–1993)
Chairman of the 1922 Committee (1997–2001) Philip Hammond 13 May 2010 Secretary of State for Transport (2010–2011)
Secretary of State for Defence (2011–) Sir Jeremy Hanley 1994 Chairman of the Conservative Party; Minister without portfolio (1994–1995)
Minister at the Foreign Office (1995–1997) David Hanson 6 March 2007 Minister in the Ministry of Justice (2007–2009)
Minister for Security (2009–2010) The Lord Hardie 20 May 1997 Lord Advocate (1997–2000)
Senator of the College of Justice, Inner House (2010–) Sir Michael Hardie Boys 1989 Court of Appeal of New Zealand (1989–1996)
Governor-General of New Zealand (1996–2001) Harriet Harman 1997 Secretary of State for Social Security (1997–1998)
Minister for Women and Equality (1997–1998; 2007–2010)
Solicitor General (2001–2005)
Minister in the Department for Constitutional Affairs (2005–2007)
Minister in the Ministry of Justice (2007)
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party; Labour Party Chair (2007–)
Leader of the House of Commons; Lord Privy Seal (2007–2010)
Leader of the Labour Party; Leader of the Opposition (2010) Sir Alan Haselhurst 1999 Chairman of Ways and Means (1997–2010) The Lord Hattersley 1975 Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1974–1976)
Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection

(1976–1979)
Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment (1979–1980)
Shadow Home Secretary (1980–1983; 1987–1992)
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (1983–1992)
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (1983–1987)

The Lord Hayhoe 1985 Minister at the Department of Health and Social Security (1985–1986) The Baroness Hayman 14 February 2001 Minister at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1999–2001)
Lord Speaker (2006–2011) John Healey 5 November 2008 Minister for Local Government (2007–2009)
Minister of State for Housing and Planning (2009–2010)
Shadow Secretary of State for Health (2010–2011) The Lord Healey 1964 Secretary of State for Defence (1964–1970)
Shadow Foreign Secretary (1970–1972; 1980–1987)
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (1972–1974)
Chancellor of the Exchequer (1974–1979)
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (1980–1983) David Heathcoat-Amory 14 February 1996 Paymaster General (1994–1996)
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury (1997–2000)
Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (2000–2001) Sir John Henry 19 November 1996
22 July 1997 Court of Appeal of New Zealand (1995–?) Nick Herbert 9 June 2010
21 July 2010 Minister of State at the Home Office and Ministry of Justice (2010–2012) The Lord Heseltine 1979 Secretary of State for the Environment (1979–1983; 1990–1992)
Secretary of State for Defence (1983–1986)
President of the Board of Trade (1992–1995)
Deputy Prime Minister; First Secretary of State (1995–1997) Sir William Heseltine 1986 Private Secretary to the Queen (1986–1990) The Lord Hesketh 1991 Government Chief Whip in the Lords; Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms (1991–1993) Patricia Hewitt 2001 Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, and Minister for Women (2001–2005)
Secretary of State for Health (2005–2007) The Lord Higgins 1979 Financial Secretary to the Treasury (1972–1974)
Long-serving MP (1964–1997) Sir Malachy Higgins 7 February 2007 Lord Justice of Appeal, Northern Ireland (2007–) Keith Hill 2003 Minister for Housing and Planning (2003–2005)
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister (2005–2007) Margaret Hodge 2003 Minister for Children (2003–2005)
Minister for Work (2005–2006)
Minister at the Department of Trade and Industry (2006–2007)
Minister for Culture, Creative Industries and Tourism (2007–2008)
Minister for Department for Culture, Media and Sport (2009–2010)
Chair of the Commons Public Accounts Committee (2010–) The Lord Hoffmann 1992 Lord Justice of Appeal (1992–2005)
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (1995–2009) Douglas Hogg 1992 Minister at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (1992–1995)
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1995–1997) The Baroness Hollis of Heigham 1999 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions (1997–2005) Geoff Hoon 1999 Secretary of State for Defence (1999–2005)
Leader of the House of Commons; Lord Privy Seal (2005–2006)
Minister of State for Europe (2006–2007)
Government Chief Whip in the Commons and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (2007–2008)
Secretary of State for Transport (2008–2009) Sir Anthony Hooper 6 May 2004
10 June 2004 Lord Justice of Appeal (2004–2012) The Lord Hope of Craighead 1989 Lord President of the Court of Session & Lord Justice General (1989–1996)
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (1996–2009)
Deputy President of the Supreme Court (2009–) The Lord Hope of Thornes 1991 Bishop of London (1991–1995)
Archbishop of York (1995–2005) Sir Peter Hordern 1993 Long-serving MP (1964–1997) The Lord Howard of Lympne 1990 Secretary of State for Employment (1990–1992)
Secretary of State for the Environment (1992–1993)
Home Secretary (1993–1997)
Shadow Foreign Secretary (1997–1999)
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (2001–2003)
Leader of the Opposition (2003–2005) The Lord Howarth of Newport 15 November 2000 Minister for the Arts (1998–2001) George Howarth 12 October 2005 Long-serving MP (1986–) The Lord Howe of Aberavon 1972 Minister at the DTI (1972–1974)
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (1975–1979)
Chancellor of the Exchequer (1979–1983)
Foreign Secretary (1983–1989)
Deputy Prime Minister; Leader of the House of Commons; Lord President of the Council (1989–1990) The Lord Howell of Guildford 1979 Secretary of State for Energy (1979–1981)
Secretary of State for Transport (1981–1983)
Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords (2005–2010)
Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs (2007–2010)
Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2010–2012) Dr Kim Howells 11 February 2009
18 March 2009 Long serving MP (1989–2010)
Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee (2008–2010) Sir Anthony Hughes 19 July 2006 Lord Justice of Appeal (2006–) The Baroness Hughes of Stretford 11 February 2004 Minister for Immigration and Counter-Terrorism (2003–2004)
Minister for Children, Young People and Families (2005–2009)
Minister for the North West (2007–2009) Simon Hughes 15 December 2010
9 February 2011 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats (2010–) Chris Huhne 13 May 2010 Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (2010–2012) Jeremy Hunt 13 May 2010 Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (2010–2012)
Secretary of State for Health (2012–) Jonathan Hunt 1989 Long-serving MP (1966–2005)
Deputy Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives (c. 1984–1990)
Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives (1999–2005) The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath 8 July 2009 Deputy Leader of the House of Lords (2008–2010)
Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords (2010–2011) The Lord Hunt of Wirral 1990 Secretary of State for Wales (1990–1993; Acting 1995)
Secretary of State for Employment (1993–1994)
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1994–1995) The Lord Hurd of Westwell 1982 Minister of State for Europe (1979–1983)
Minister at the Home Office (1983–1984)
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1984–1985)
Home Secretary (1985–1989)
Foreign Secretary (1989–1995) Sir Michael Hutchison 15 March 1995 Lord Justice of Appeal (1995–1999) The Lord Hutton 1988 Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland (1988–1997)
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (1997–2004) The Lord Hutton of Furness 18 July 2001 Minister for Health (2001–2005)
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster; Minister for the Cabinet Office (2005)
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (2005–2007)
Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (2007–2008)
Secretary of State for Defence (2008–2009)