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Top left: Robert Walpole is considered the first prime minister of Great Britain. Top right: Winston Churchill was prime minister during World War II. Bottom left: Margaret Thatcher was the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom. Bottom right: Rishi Sunak is the incumbent, and first British Asian prime minister.
First Lord of the Treasury (joint with the Prime Minister's Office) Chancellor of the Exchequer. Second Lord of the Treasury. Chief Secretary to the Treasury. Paymaster General (joint with the Cabinet Office) Financial Secretary to the Treasury.
The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. The prime minister advises the sovereign on the exercise of much of the royal prerogative, chairs the Cabinet and selects its ministers. As modern prime ministers hold office by virtue of their ability to command the confidence of the House of Commons ...
20 years and 314 days: Robert Walpole (1721–1742) Longest term and longest total tenure. 12 years and 126 days: William Ewart Gladstone ( 1868–1874, 1880–1885, 1886, and 1892–1894) Most non-consecutive terms. 11 years and 208 days: Margaret Thatcher (1979–1990) [3] Longest-serving prime minister in the 20th century.
2010–2016. Liz Truss [1] (1975-07-26) 26 July 1975 (age 48) 2022. Rishi Sunak. (1980-05-12) 12 May 1980 (age 44) 2022–present. This is a list of prime ministers of the United Kingdom by age. This table can be sorted to display prime ministers of the United Kingdom by name, order of office, date of birth, age at appointment, length of ...
The Tories were in power for almost 45 years, except for a Whig ministry from 1806 to 1807. Lord Liverpool was prime minister for almost 15 years; together he and Pitt held the position for almost 33 years. Under their long, consistent leadership, Cabinet government became a convention of the constitution.
United Kingdom. Queen Elizabeth II with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and former prime ministers John Major, Margaret Thatcher, James Callaghan, and Edward Heath during her Golden Jubilee in 2002. Winston Churchill was the incumbent prime minister when Elizabeth became queen. No.
The most recent prime minister born in Scotland was Gordon Brown (2007–2010). David Lloyd George was Welsh and a first-language Welsh speaker, but was born in England. No prime minister has ever been born in Northern Ireland. Four prime ministers were born outside the modern United Kingdom, the most recent being Boris Johnson (2019–2022).