Oxford University Liberal Democrats - Alumni

Alumni

Some former members of the society and its predecessors have gone on to have notable careers, including:

• Danny Alexander, Lib Dem MP for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey since 2005
• Clement Attlee, later Labour Prime Minister, 1945–1951
• Alec Beechman, Liberal Club President 1919-20, National Liberal MP 1937-50
• Alan Beith, Lib Dem MP for Berwick upon Tweed since 1973
• Frank Byers, Liberal Club President in 1935, Liberal MP for North Dorset, 1945–1950, later Leader of the Liberal peers in the House of Lords
• Benazir Bhutto, Prime Minister of Pakistan, 1988-1990 & 1993-1996
• Ed Davey, Lib Dem MP for Kingston and Surbiton since 1997
• Robin Day, television interviewer and political broadcaster
• Dingle Foot, Liberal Club Secretary in 1926 and President in 1927, Liberal MP for Dundee, 1931–1945, and Labour MP for Ipswich, 1951–1970
• John Foot, Liberal Club President in 1930, Liberal politician and peer.
• Michael Foot, Liberal Club President in 1934, cabinet minister 1974-9, Labour party leader 1980-3
• Paul Foot, Liberal Club President in 1960, journalist
• Andrew George, Lib Dem MP for St Ives since 1997
• John Gray, Liberal Club President in 1967, philosopher
• Jo Grimond, Liberal MP for Orkney and Shetland and Leader of the Liberal Party, 1956–1967
• Duncan Hames, Lib Dem MP for Chippenham since 2010
• Evan Harris, OULD President in 1987, former Lib Dem MP for Oxford West and Abingdon
• Stephen Hawking, physicist
• David Heath, Lib Dem MP for Somerton and Frome and Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
• John Hemming, Lib Dem MP for Birmingham Yardley since 2005
• Martin Horwood, Oxford Student Liberal Society President in 1983, Lib Dem MP for Cheltenham since 2005
• Susan Kramer, Lib Dem 2000 London mayoral candidate and former MP for Richmond Park
• Keith Kyle, Liberal Club President in 1949, journalist
• Eric Lubbock, winner of the Orpington by-election, and Liberal MP, 1962–1970
• Lord Razzall, Lib Dem campaign strategist
• Nick St Aubyn, Liberal Club Secretary in 1975, Conservative MP for Guildford 1997-2001
• Matthew Taylor, former Lib Dem MP for Truro and St Austell
• Jeremy Thorpe, Liberal Club President in 1950, Liberal MP for North Devon 1959-1979, and Leader of the Liberal Party, 1967–1976
• Liz Truss, OULD President in 1993, Conservative MP for South West Norfolk since 2010
• Paul Tyler, Liberal Club Secretary in 1962, Liberal MP for Bodmin February–October 1974, Liberal Democrat MP for North Cornwall 1992-2005
• Helen Wallace (née Rushworth), Lady Wallace of Saltaire, Liberal Club President in 1965, academic
• Steve Webb, Lib Dem MP for Northavon since 1997
• Harold Wilson, Liberal Club Treasurer in 1935, later the Labour Prime Minister, 1964–1970 and 1974–1976