Chief Whip of the Conservative Party

Chief Whip of the Conservative Party
Incumbent Gavin Williamson MP since 14 July 2016
Appointer	Leader of the Conservative Party
Inaugural holder	William Holmes
Formation	circa 1802

Chief Whip of the Conservative Party
Incumbent The Lord Taylor of Holbeach since 2014
Appointer	Leader of the Conservative Party
Inaugural holder	The 3rd Earl Nelson
Formation	before 1852

The Chief Whip of the Conservative Party is responsible for administering the whipping system in the party which ensures that members attend and vote in parliament when the party leadership requires a majority vote. Whips, of which two are appointed in the party, a member of the House of Commons and a member of the House of Lords also help to organise their party’s contribution to parliamentary business. On some occasions, the party leadership may allow MP's to have a free vote based on their own conscience rather than party policy, of which the chief whip is not required to direct votes.

This is a list of people who have served as Chief Whip of the Conservative Party, previously the Tory Party, in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.