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Overview of the events of 2020 in the United Kingdom
4 January – Kay Ullrich , Scottish politician (b. 1943)
8 January – Michael Shaw, Baron Shaw of Northstead , English politician (b. 1920)
23 January – Robert Rowland , English politician (b. 1966)[ 57]
24 January – Bobby McKee , Northern Irish politician (b. 1941)
2 February – Maureen Colquhoun , English politician; first openly lesbian British MP (b. 1928)[ 58]
6 February – Andrew Fraser, Baron Fraser of Corriegarth , Scottish politician and peer (b. 1946)
4 April – Dame Cheryl Gillan , politician, MP (since 1992), Secretary of State for Wales (2010–2012) (b. 1952).[ 59]
6 April – Peter Ainsworth , politician, MP (1992–2010) (b. 1956)[ 60]
9 April – Ian Gibson , politician, MP (1997–2009) (b. 1938)[ 61]
12 April – Shirley Williams , politician, MP (1964–1979, 1981–1983), Secretary of State for Education and Paymaster General (1976–1979) (b. 1930)[ 62]
17 April – Frank Judd, Baron Judd , politician, MP (1966–1979) (b. 1935).[ 63]
24 April – Trevor Smith, Baron Smith of Clifton , politician and life peer (b. 1937)
15 May – George Little , Scottish-Canadian politician (b. 1937)[ 64]
18 June – Andrew Welsh , Scottish politician, MP (1974–1979, 1987–2001), MSP (1999–2011) (b. 1944).[ 65]
20 June – Gordon Dunne , politician, MLA (2011–2021) (b. 1959).[ 66]
24 June – Dick Leonard , journalist and politician, MP (1970–1974) (b. 1930).[ 67]
7 July – Elystan Morgan, Baron Elystan-Morgan , Welsh politician, MP (1966–1974) and member of the House of Lords (1981–2020) (b. 1932).[ 68]
2 August – Peter Smith, Baron Smith of Leigh , politician and life peer, member of the House of Lords (since 1999) (born 1945).[ 69] [ 70]
18 August – Austin Mitchell , politician, MP (1977–2015) (b. 1934).[ 71]
27 August – Noel Cringle , Manx politician, President of Tynwald (2000–2011) (b. 1937).[ 72]
9 September – Bruce McFee , Scottish politician, MSP (2003–2007), complications from a stroke (b. 1961).[ 73]
24 September – Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie , Irish-born politician, businessman, and arts administrator, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1984–1985) (b. 1939).[ 74]
1 October – Sir Dennis Walters , politician, MP (1964–1992) (b. 1928).[ 75]
7 October – James Brokenshire , politician, MP (since 2005), secretary of state for Northern Ireland (2016–2018) and housing, communities and local government (2018–2019), lung cancer (b. 1968).[ 76]
15 October – Sir David Amess , politician, MP (since 1983), stabbed (b. 1952).[ 77]
17 October – Ernie Ross , politician, MP (1979–2005) (b. 1942).[ 78]
26 October – Isabel Turner , Scottish-born Canadian politician, mayor of Kingston, Ontario (2000–2003), pneumonia (b. 1936).[ 79]
31 October – Sir Jim Lester , politician, MP (1974–1997) (b. 1932).[ 80]
7 November – Sir John Butterfill , politician, MP (1983–2010) (b. 1941).[ 81]
1 December – Bertram Bowyer, 2nd Baron Denham , politician, member of the House of Lords (1949–2021) and captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (1979–1991) (b. 1927).[ 82]
2 December – Bill McKenzie, Baron McKenzie of Luton , politician and life peer, member of the House of Lords (since 2004) (b. 1946).[ 83] General politics timelines by year
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