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Civil Service Yearbook
Information about holders of key government positions for the UK and devolved administrations.
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Dods People
In-depth biographical profiles on political representatives in the UK, including institutions, elections and constituencies.
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International Yearbook and Statesmen's Who's Who
Biographical details of over 6,000 politicians, diplomats and other figures. Also includes 'Who's Who in Public International Law'.
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Biographies of people who have shaped British history and culture and who died in, or before, 2017.
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Who's Who and Who Was Who
Access to the electronic version of the current edition of Who's Who and a cumulated Who Was Who, going back to 1897.
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Dictionaries and encyclopedias
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