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Members of the Privy Council

Members of the Privy Council is kept by Privy Council Office. Every member and the year they joined. Membership is for life.

Kept by
Privy Council Office
Who is on it
Senior ministers past and present, senior judges, archbishops and royals
What it shows
Every member and the year they joined. Membership is for life.
How to search it
The full list is on this site, linked to each member's page.
Cost
Free to search
Levels of power
level 6: national
Official register
privycouncil.independent.gov.uk, read 4 November 2026 · saved copy

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All 741 members

From the Privy Council Office's own downloadable list, read 4 November 2026 (saved copy). Appointment is for life, so the list includes former ministers and retired judges. Names link to the person's page on this site where we hold one; the year is the year they joined.

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Privy Council Members - The Privy Council Office, read 4 November 2026 · saved copy. The description above summarises what the official page says the register contains. Report an error.