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The deputy prime minister of the United Kingdom is the second highest ranking minister of the Crown and a member of the British Cabinet. The title is not always in use and prime ministers have been known to appoint informal deputies without the title of deputy prime minister. The incumbent deputy prime minister is Oliver Dowden who also serves ...
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.
Oliver James Dowden CBE (born 1 August 1978) is a British politician and the current Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. A member of the Conservative Party, he is also Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office [1] [2] and has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hertsmere since 2015.
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.
Three consecutive 3-year terms. Russia. President. Two 6-year terms [3] Prime Minister. No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the President, who has a term of six years, as well as the support of the State Duma, which has a term of five years. South Korea. President. One 5-year term.
Term length: While leader of the largest political party in the House of Commons that is not in government: Inaugural holder: The Lord Grenville: Formation: March 1807 1 July 1937 (Statutory) Deputy: Shadow Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom: Salary: £144,649 (including £81,932 MP salary) Website: His Majesty's Official Opposition ...
The position was created on 9 February 2023. The position is unusually styled as secretary of state in rather than secretary of state for, the style used by other secretaries of state in the United Kingdom. The incumbent is Oliver Dowden who also serves as deputy prime minister of the United Kingdom and chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. List