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Robert Walpole is considered the first prime minister ofGreat Britain.

Winston Churchill was prime minister during much ofWorld War II.

Margaret Thatcher was the first female prime minister.

Keir Starmer is the current prime minister.

Theprime minister of the United Kingdom is the principal minister of the crown ofHis Majesty's Government, and the head of theBritish Cabinet.

There is no specific date for when the office of prime minister first appeared, as the role was not created but rather evolved over time through a merger of duties.^[1] The term was regularly, if informally, used byRobert Walpole by the 1730s.^[2] It was used in theHouse of Commons as early as 1805,^[3] and it was certainly in parliamentary use by the 1880s,^[4] although did not become the official title until 1905, whenHenry Campbell-Bannerman was prime minister.

Historians generally considerRobert Walpole, who led the government of theKingdom of Great Britain for over twenty years from 1721,^[5] to be the first prime minister. Walpole is also the longest-serving British prime minister by this definition.^[6] The first prime minister of theUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland wasWilliam Pitt the Younger at its creation on 1 January 1801.^[7] The first to use the title in an official act wasBenjamin Disraeli who signed the1878 Treaty of Berlin as "Prime Minister of Her Britannic Majesty".^[8]

In 1905, the post of prime minister was officially given recognition in theorder of precedence,^[9] with the incumbentHenry Campbell-Bannerman the first officially referred to as "prime minister". The first prime minister of the currentUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland upon its creation in 1922 (when 26 Irish counties seceded and created theIrish Free State) wasAndrew Bonar Law,^[10] although the country was not renamed officially until 1927, whenStanley Baldwin was the serving prime minister.^[11]

The current prime minister isKeir Starmer, who assumed the office on 5 July 2024.

Before the Kingdom of Great Britain

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Before theUnion of England and Scotland in 1707, theTreasury ofEngland was led by theLord High Treasurer.^[12] By the lateTudor period, the Lord High Treasurer was regarded as one of theGreat Officers of State,^[12] and was often (though not always) the dominant figure in government:Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (lord high treasurer, 1547–1549),^[13] served aslord protector to his young nephew KingEdward VI;^[13]William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (lord high treasurer, 1572–1598),^[14] was thedominant minister to QueenElizabeth I;^[14] Burghley's sonRobert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, succeeded his father asChief Minister to Elizabeth (1598–1603) and was eventually appointed by KingJames I as lord high treasurer (1608–1612).^[15]

By the lateStuart period, the Treasury was often run not by a single individual (i.e., the lord high treasurer) but by acommission oflords of the Treasury,^[16] led by thefirst lord of the Treasury. The last lords high treasurer,Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin (1702–1710) andRobert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford (1711–1714),^[17] ran the government ofQueen Anne.^[18]

From 1707 to 1721

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Following the succession ofGeorge I in 1714, the arrangement of a commission of lords of the Treasury (as opposed to a single lord high treasurer) became permanent.^[19] For the next three years, the government was headed byCharles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, who was appointedSecretary of State for the Northern Department.^[20] Subsequently, LordsStanhope andSunderland ran the government jointly,^[21] with Stanhope managing foreign affairs and Sunderland domestic.^[21] Stanhope died in February 1721 and Sunderland resigned two months later;^[21] Townshend andRobert Walpole were then invited to form the next government.^[22] From that point, the holder of theoffice of first lord also usually (albeit unofficially) held the status of prime minister. It was not until theEdwardian era that the titleprime minister was constitutionally recognised.^[23] The prime minister still holds the office of first lord by constitutional convention,^[24] the only exceptions being theEarl of Chatham and theMarquess of Salisbury.^[25]

Since 1721

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Prime ministers

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- Conservative (20)
- Whig (16)
- Tory (10)
- Labour (7)
- Liberal (7)
- Scottish Unionists (2)
- National Labour (1)
- Peelite (1)

List of prime ministers of Great Britain or the United Kingdom since 1721
Portrait	Prime minister Office (lifespan)	Term of office			Mandate^[a]	Ministerial offices held as prime minister	Party	Government	Monarch Reign
Portrait	Prime minister Office (lifespan)	Start	End	Duration	Mandate^[a]	Ministerial offices held as prime minister	Party	Government	Monarch Reign
	Robert Walpole ^[26] MP forKing's Lynn (to 1742) 1stEarl of Orford (from 1742)^[b] (1676–1745)	3 April 1721	11 February 1742	20 years, 315 days	1722	Chancellor of the Exchequer First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons	Whig	Walpole–Townshend	George I r. 1714–1727
					1727			Walpole–Townshend	George II r. 1727–1760
					1734			Walpole
					1741			Walpole
	Spencer Compton ^[27] 1stEarl of Wilmington (1673–1743)	16 February 1742	2 July 1743	1 year, 137 days^[c]	—	First Lord of the Treasury		Carteret
	Henry Pelham ^[28] MP forSussex (1694–1754)	27 August 1743^[d]	6 March 1754^[d]	10 years, 192 days^[c]	—	Chancellor of the Exchequer First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons		Broad Bottom I
	Henry Pelham ^[28] MP forSussex (1694–1754)	27 August 1743^[d]	6 March 1754^[d]	10 years, 192 days^[c]	1747			Broad Bottom II
	Thomas Pelham-Holles ^[29] 1stDuke of Newcastle (1693–1768)	16 March 1754	11 November 1756	2 years, 241 days	1754	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords		Newcastle I
	William Cavendish ^[30] 4thDuke of Devonshire (1720–1764)	16 November 1756	29 June 1757	226 days	—	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords Lord Treasurer of Ireland		Pitt–Devonshire
	William Cavendish ^[30] 4thDuke of Devonshire (1720–1764)	16 November 1756	29 June 1757	226 days	—			1757 Caretaker
	Thomas Pelham-Holles ^[31] 1stDuke of Newcastle (1693–1768)	29 June 1757	26 May 1762	4 years, 332 days	1761	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords		Pitt–Newcastle
	Thomas Pelham-Holles ^[31] 1stDuke of Newcastle (1693–1768)	29 June 1757	26 May 1762	4 years, 332 days	1761	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords		Bute–Newcastle (Tory–Whig)	George III r. 1760–1820
	John Stuart ^[32] 3rdEarl of Bute^[e] (1713–1792)	26 May 1762	8 April 1763	318 days	—	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords	Tory	Bute
	George Grenville ^[33] MP forBuckingham (1712–1770)	16 April 1763	10 July 1765	2 years, 86 days	—	Chancellor of the Exchequer First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons	Whig (Grenvillite)	Grenville (mainlyWhig)
	Charles Watson-Wentworth ^[34] 2ndMarquess of Rockingham (1730–1782)	13 July 1765	30 July 1766	1 year, 18 days	—	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords	Whig (Rockinghamite)	Rockingham I
	William Pitt the Elder ^[35] MP forBath (to 1766) 1stEarl of Chatham (from 1766)^[f] (1708–1778)	30 July 1766	14 October 1768	2 years, 77 days	1768	Lord Privy Seal	Whig (Chathamite)	Chatham
	Augustus FitzRoy ^[36] 3rdDuke of Grafton (1735–1811)	14 October 1768	28 January 1770	1 year, 107 days	—	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords	Whig (Chathamite)	Grafton
	Frederick North ^[37] Lord North MP forBanbury^[g] (1732–1792)	28 January 1770	27 March 1782	12 years, 59 days	1774	Chancellor of the Exchequer First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons	Tory (Northite)	North
		28 January 1770	27 March 1782	12 years, 59 days	1780		Tory (Northite)	North
	Charles Watson-Wentworth ^[34] 2ndMarquess of Rockingham (1730–1782)	27 March 1782	1 July 1782	97 days^[c]	—	First Lord of the Treasury	Whig (Rockinghamite)	Rockingham II
	William Petty ^[38] 2ndEarl of Shelburne (1737–1805)	4 July 1782	26 March 1783	266 days	—	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords	Whig (Chathamite)	Shelburne
	William Cavendish-Bentinck ^[39] 3rdDuke of Portland (1738–1809)	2 April 1783	18 December 1783	261 days	—	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords	Whig	Fox–North
	William Pitt the Younger ^[40] MP forAppleby, laterCambridge University^[h] (1759–1806)	19 December 1783	14 March 1801	17 years, 86 days	1784	Chancellor of the Exchequer First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons	Tory (Pittite)	Pitt I
					1790
					1796
	Henry Addington ^[41] MP forDevizes (1757–1844)	17 March 1801	10 May 1804	3 years, 55 days	1801	Chancellor of the Exchequer First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons	Tory (Addingtonian)	Addington
	Henry Addington ^[41] MP forDevizes (1757–1844)	17 March 1801	10 May 1804	3 years, 55 days	1802		Tory (Addingtonian)	Addington
	William Pitt the Younger ^[42] MP forCambridge University (1759–1806)	10 May 1804	23 January 1806	1 year, 259 days^[c]	—	Chancellor of the Exchequer First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons	Tory (Pittite)	Pitt II
	William Grenville ^[43] 1stBaron Grenville (1759–1834)	11 February 1806	25 March 1807	1 year, 43 days	1806	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords	Whig	All the Talents (Whig–Tory)
	William Cavendish-Bentinck ^[44] 3rdDuke of Portland (1738–1809)	31 March 1807	4 October 1809	2 years, 188 days	1807	First Lord of the Treasury	Tory (Pittite)	Portland II
	Spencer Perceval ^[45] MP forNorthampton (1762–1812)	4 October 1809	11 May 1812	2 years, 221 days^[c]	—	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Chancellor of the Exchequer Commissioner of the Treasury for Ireland(1810–1812) First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons		Perceval
	Robert Jenkinson ^[46] 2ndEarl of Liverpool (1770–1828)	8 June 1812	9 April 1827	14 years, 306 days	1812	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords		Liverpool
					1818				George IV r. 1820–1830
					1820
					1826
	George Canning ^[47] MP forSeaford (1770–1827)	12 April 1827	8 August 1827	119 days^[c]	—	Chancellor of the Exchequer First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons	Tory (Canningite)	Canning (Canningite–Whig)
	Frederick John Robinson ^[48] 1stViscount Goderich (1782–1859)	31 August 1827	8 January 1828	131 days	—	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords	Tory (Canningite)	Goderich
	Arthur Wellesley ^[49] 1stDuke of Wellington (1769–1852)	22 January 1828	16 November 1830	2 years, 299 days	—	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords	Tory	Wellington–Peel
	Arthur Wellesley ^[49] 1stDuke of Wellington (1769–1852)	22 January 1828	16 November 1830	2 years, 299 days	(1830)	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords	Tory	Wellington–Peel	William IV r. 1830–1837
	Charles Grey ^[50] 2ndEarl Grey (1764–1845)	22 November 1830	9 July 1834	3 years, 230 days	1831	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords	Whig	Grey
	Charles Grey ^[50] 2ndEarl Grey (1764–1845)	22 November 1830	9 July 1834	3 years, 230 days	1832	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords		Grey
	William Lamb ^[51] 2ndViscount Melbourne (1779–1848)	16 July 1834	14 November 1834	122 days	—	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords		Melbourne I
	Arthur Wellesley ^[52] 1stDuke of Wellington (1769–1852)	17 November 1834	9 December 1834	23 days	(—)	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords Sec. of State for Foreign Affairs Sec. of State for the Home Dept Sec. of State for War & Colonies	Tory	Wellington Caretaker
	Robert Peel ^[53] Baronet MP forTamworth (1788–1850)	10 December 1834	8 April 1835	120 days	(—)	Chancellor of the Exchequer First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons	Conservative	Peel I
	William Lamb ^[54] 2ndViscount Melbourne (1779–1848)	18 April 1835	30 August 1841	6 years, 135 days	1835	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords	Whig	Melbourne II
	William Lamb ^[54] 2ndViscount Melbourne (1779–1848)	18 April 1835	30 August 1841	6 years, 135 days	1837	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords	Whig	Melbourne II	Victoria r. 1837–1901
	Robert Peel ^[53] Baronet MP forTamworth (1788–1850)	30 August 1841	29 June 1846	4 years, 304 days	1841	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons	Conservative	Peel II
	John Russell ^[55] MP forCity of London (1792–1878)	30 June 1846	21 February 1852	5 years, 237 days	(1847)	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons	Whig	Russell I
	Edward Smith-Stanley ^[56] 14thEarl of Derby (1799–1869)	23 February 1852	17 December 1852	299 days	1852	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords	Conservative	Who? Who?
	George Hamilton-Gordon ^[57] 4thEarl of Aberdeen (1784–1860)	19 December 1852	30 January 1855	2 years, 43 days	(—)	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords	Peelite	Aberdeen (Peelite–Whig–others)
	Henry John Temple ^[58] 3rdViscount Palmerston MP forTiverton^[i] (1784–1865)	6 February 1855	19 February 1858	3 years, 14 days	1857	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons	Whig	Palmerston I
	Edward Smith-Stanley ^[59] 14thEarl of Derby (1799–1869)	20 February 1858	11 June 1859	1 year, 112 days	(—)	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords	Conservative	Derby–Disraeli II
	Henry John Temple ^[60] 3rdViscount Palmerston MP forTiverton^[i] (1784–1865)	12 June 1859	18 October 1865	6 years, 129 days^[c]	1859	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons	Liberal	Palmerston II
		12 June 1859	18 October 1865	6 years, 129 days^[c]	1865	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons		Palmerston II
	John Russell ^[55] 1stEarl Russell (1792–1878)	29 October 1865	26 June 1866	241 days	—	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords		Russell II
	Edward Smith-Stanley ^[61] 14thEarl of Derby (1799–1869)	28 June 1866	25 February 1868	1 year, 243 days	(—)	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords	Conservative	Derby–Disraeli III
	Benjamin Disraeli ^[62] MP forBuckinghamshire (1804–1881) Premierships	27 February 1868	1 December 1868	279 days	(—)	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons	Conservative	Derby–Disraeli III
	William Ewart Gladstone ^[63] MP forGreenwich (1809–1898) Premierships	3 December 1868	17 February 1874	5 years, 77 days	1868	Chancellor of the Exchequer(1873–1874) First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons	Liberal	Gladstone I
	Benjamin Disraeli ^[64] MP forBuckinghamshire (to 1876) Earl of Beaconsfield (from 1876)^[j] (1804–1881) Premierships	20 February 1874	21 April 1880	6 years, 62 days	1874	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons(1874–1876) Leader of the House of Lords(1876–1880) Lord Privy Seal(1876–1878)	Conservative	Disraeli II
	William Ewart Gladstone ^[65] MP forMidlothian (1809–1898) Premierships	23 April 1880	9 June 1885	5 years, 48 days	1880	Chancellor of the Exchequer(1880–1882) First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons	Liberal	Gladstone II
	Robert Gascoyne-Cecil ^[66] 3rdMarquess of Salisbury (1830–1903)	23 June 1885	28 January 1886	220 days	(—)	Leader of the House of Lords Sec. of State for Foreign Affairs	Conservative	Salisbury I
	William Ewart Gladstone ^[65] MP forMidlothian (1809–1898) Premierships	1 February 1886	20 July 1886	170 days	(1885)	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons Lord Privy Seal	Liberal	Gladstone III
	Robert Gascoyne-Cecil ^[67] 3rdMarquess of Salisbury (1830–1903)	25 July 1886	11 August 1892	6 years, 18 days	(1886)	First Lord of the Treasury(1886–1887) Leader of the House of Lords Sec. of State for Foreign Affairs(1887–1892)	Conservative	Salisbury II
	William Ewart Gladstone ^[65] MP forMidlothian (1809–1898) Premierships	15 August 1892	2 March 1894	1 year, 200 days	(1892)	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons Lord Privy Seal	Liberal	Gladstone IV
	Archibald Primrose ^[68] 5thEarl of Rosebery (1847–1929)	5 March 1894	22 June 1895	1 year, 110 days	(—)	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords Lord President of the Council	Liberal	Rosebery
	Robert Gascoyne-Cecil ^[69] 3rdMarquess of Salisbury (1830–1903)	25 June 1895	11 July 1902	7 years, 17 days	1895	Leader of the House of Lords Lord Privy Seal(1900–1902) Sec. of State for Foreign Affairs(1895–1900)	Conservative	Salisbury III (Con–Lib.U)
					1900			Salisbury IV (Con–Lib.U)
					1900			Salisbury IV (Con–Lib.U)	Edward VII r. 1901–1910
	Arthur Balfour ^[70] MP forManchester East (1848–1930)	12 July 1902	4 December 1905	3 years, 146 days	—	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons Lord Privy Seal(1902–1903)		Balfour (Con–Lib.U)
	Henry Campbell-Bannerman ^[71] MP forStirling Burghs (1836–1908)	5 December 1905	3 April 1908	2 years, 121 days	1906	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons	Liberal	Campbell-Bannerman
	H. H. Asquith ^[72] MP forEast Fife (1852–1928)	8 April 1908	5 December 1916	8 years, 243 days	—	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons Sec. of State for War (1914)		Asquith I
					(^Jan.1910)			Asquith II	George V r. 1910–1936
					(^Dec.1910)			Asquith III
					(—)			Asquith Coalition (Lib–Con–others)
	David Lloyd George ^[73] MP forCarnarvon Boroughs (1863–1945)	6 December 1916	19 October 1922	5 years, 318 days	(—)	First Lord of the Treasury		Lloyd George War
		6 December 1916	19 October 1922	5 years, 318 days	1918	First Lord of the Treasury		Lloyd George II (Lib–Con)
	Bonar Law ^[74] MP forGlasgow Central (1858–1923)	23 October 1922	20 May 1923	210 days	1922	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons	Conservative (Scot.U.)	Law
	Stanley Baldwin ^[75] MP forBewdley (1867–1947)	22 May 1923	22 January 1924	246 days	—	Chancellor of the Exchequer (1923) First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons	Conservative	Baldwin I
	Ramsay MacDonald ^[76] MP forAberavon (1866–1937)	22 January 1924	4 November 1924	288 days	(1923)	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons Sec. of State for Foreign Affairs	Labour	MacDonald I
	Stanley Baldwin ^[77] MP forBewdley (1867–1947)	4 November 1924	4 June 1929	4 years, 213 days	1924	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons	Conservative	Baldwin II
	Ramsay MacDonald ^[78] MP forSeaham (1866–1937)	5 June 1929	7 June 1935	6 years, 3 days	(1929)	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons	Labour	MacDonald II
					(—)		National Labour	National I (Nat.Lab–Con–others)
					1931		National Labour	National II
	Stanley Baldwin ^[79] MP forBewdley (1867–1947)	7 June 1935	28 May 1937	1 year, 356 days	1935	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons	Conservative	National III
									Edward VIII r. 1936
									George VI r. 1936–1952
	Neville Chamberlain ^[80] MP forBirmingham Edgbaston (1869–1940)	28 May 1937	10 May 1940	2 years, 349 days	—	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons		National IV
		28 May 1937	10 May 1940	2 years, 349 days	—	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons		Chamberlain War
	Winston Churchill ^[81] MP forEpping (1874–1965)	10 May 1940	26 July 1945	5 years, 78 days	—	First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons(1940–1942) Minister of Defence		Churchill War
	Winston Churchill ^[81] MP forEpping (1874–1965)	10 May 1940	26 July 1945	5 years, 78 days	—			Churchill Caretaker (Con–Nat.Lib)
	Clement Attlee ^[82] MP forLimehouse (1883–1967)	26 July 1945	26 October 1951	6 years, 93 days	1945	First Lord of the Treasury Minister of Defence(1945–1946)	Labour	Attlee I
	Clement Attlee ^[82] MP forLimehouse (1883–1967)	26 July 1945	26 October 1951	6 years, 93 days	1950	First Lord of the Treasury Minister of Defence(1945–1946)	Labour	Attlee II
	Winston Churchill ^[83] MP forWoodford (1874–1965)	26 October 1951	5 April 1955	3 years, 162 days	1951	First Lord of the Treasury Minister of Defence(1951–1952)	Conservative	Churchill III
	Winston Churchill ^[83] MP forWoodford (1874–1965)	26 October 1951	5 April 1955	3 years, 162 days	1951	First Lord of the Treasury Minister of Defence(1951–1952)		Churchill III	Elizabeth II r. 1952–2022
	Anthony Eden ^[84] MP forWarwick and Leamington (1897–1977)	6 April 1955	9 January 1957	1 year, 279 days	1955	First Lord of the Treasury		Eden
	Harold Macmillan ^[85] MP forBromley (1894–1986)	10 January 1957	18 October 1963	6 years, 282 days	—	First Lord of the Treasury		Macmillan I
	Harold Macmillan ^[85] MP forBromley (1894–1986)	10 January 1957	18 October 1963	6 years, 282 days	1959	First Lord of the Treasury		Macmillan II
	Alec Douglas-Home ^[86] 14thEarl of Home (to 1963) MP forKinross and Western Perthshire (from 1963)^[k] (1903–1995)	19 October 1963	16 October 1964	364 days	—	First Lord of the Treasury	Conservative (Scot.U.)	Douglas-Home
	Harold Wilson ^[87] MP forHuyton (1916–1995) Premiership	16 October 1964	19 June 1970	5 years, 247 days	1964	First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service(1968–1970)	Labour	Wilson I
	Harold Wilson ^[87] MP forHuyton (1916–1995) Premiership	16 October 1964	19 June 1970	5 years, 247 days	1966		Labour	Wilson II
	Edward Heath ^[88] MP forBexley (1916–2005)	19 June 1970	4 March 1974	3 years, 259 days	1970	First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service	Conservative	Heath
	Harold Wilson ^[87] MP forHuyton (1916–1995) Premiership	4 March 1974	5 April 1976	2 years, 33 days	(^Feb.1974)	First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service	Labour	Wilson III
	Harold Wilson ^[87] MP forHuyton (1916–1995) Premiership	4 March 1974	5 April 1976	2 years, 33 days	^Oct.1974	First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service		Wilson IV
	James Callaghan ^[89] MP forCardiff South East (1912–2005)	5 April 1976	4 May 1979	3 years, 30 days	—	First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service		Callaghan
	Margaret Thatcher ^[90] MP forFinchley (1925–2013) Premiership	4 May 1979	28 November 1990	11 years, 209 days	1979	First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service	Conservative	Thatcher I
					1983			Thatcher II
					1987			Thatcher III
	John Major ^[91] MP forHuntingdon (born 1943) Premiership	28 November 1990	2 May 1997	6 years, 156 days	—	First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service		Major I
	John Major ^[91] MP forHuntingdon (born 1943) Premiership	28 November 1990	2 May 1997	6 years, 156 days	1992	First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service		Major II
	Tony Blair ^[92] MP forSedgefield (born 1953) Premiership	2 May 1997	27 June 2007	10 years, 57 days	1997	First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service	Labour	Blair I
					2001			Blair II
					2005			Blair III
	Gordon Brown ^[93] MP forKirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (born 1951) Premiership	27 June 2007	11 May 2010	2 years, 319 days	—	First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service		Brown
	David Cameron ^[94] MP forWitney (born 1966) Premiership	11 May 2010	13 July 2016	6 years, 64 days	(2010)	First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service	Conservative	Cameron–Clegg (Con–Lib.Dem)
	David Cameron ^[94] MP forWitney (born 1966) Premiership	11 May 2010	13 July 2016	6 years, 64 days	2015	First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service		Cameron II
	Theresa May ^[95] MP forMaidenhead (born 1956) Premiership	13 July 2016	24 July 2019	3 years, 12 days	—	First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service		May I
		13 July 2016	24 July 2019	3 years, 12 days	(2017)	First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service		May II (DUP confidence & supply)
	Boris Johnson ^[96] MP forUxbridge and South Ruislip (born 1964) Premiership	24 July 2019	6 September 2022	3 years, 45 days	(—)	First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service Minister for the Union		Johnson I (DUP confidence & supply)
		24 July 2019	6 September 2022	3 years, 45 days	2019			Johnson II
	Liz Truss ^[97] MP forSouth West Norfolk (born 1975) Premiership	6 September 2022	25 October 2022	50 days	—	First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service Minister for the Union		Truss
		6 September 2022	25 October 2022	50 days	—			Truss	Charles III r. 2022–present
	Rishi Sunak ^[98] MP forRichmond (Yorks) (born 1980) Premiership	25 October 2022	5 July 2024	1 year, 255 days	—	First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service Minister for the Union		Sunak
	Keir Starmer ^[99] MP forHolborn and St Pancras (born 1962) Premiership	5 July 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 144 days	2024	First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service Minister for the Union	Labour	Starmer

Living former prime ministers

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Living former prime minister showing periods in office with dates of birth and age
John Major
(1990–1997)
(1943-03-29)29 March 1943 (age 82)
Tony Blair
(1997–2007)
(1953-05-06)6 May 1953 (age 72)
Gordon Brown
(2007–2010)
(1951-02-20)20 February 1951 (age 74)
David Cameron
(2010–2016)
(1966-10-09)9 October 1966 (age 59)
Theresa May
(2016–2019)
(1956-10-01)1 October 1956 (age 69)
Boris Johnson
(2019–2022)
(1964-06-19)19 June 1964 (age 61)
Liz Truss
(2022)
(1975-07-26)26 July 1975 (age 50)
Rishi Sunak
(2022–2024)
(1980-05-12)12 May 1980 (age 45)

Currently, there are eight living former Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom. The most recent death of a former prime minister was that ofMargaret Thatcher (1979–1990) on 8 April 2013.

Disputed prime ministers

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Due to the gradual evolution of the post of prime minister, the title is applied to early prime ministers only retrospectively;^[23] this has sometimes given rise to academic dispute.William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, andJames Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave, are sometimes listed as prime ministers.^[100] Bath was invited toform a ministry byGeorge II whenHenry Pelham resigned in 1746,^[101] as was Waldegrave in 1757 after the dismissal ofWilliam Pitt the Elder,^[102] who dominated the affairs of governmentduring the Seven Years' War. Neither was able to command sufficient parliamentary support to form a government; Bath stepped down after two days^[100] and Waldegrave after four.^[102] Modern academic consensus does not consider either man to have held office as prime minister;^[103]^{[failed verification]} they are therefore listed separately.

Whig (2)

List of disputed prime ministers of the United Kingdom since 1721
Portrait	Prime minister Office (lifespan)	Term of office			Mandate^[a]	Ministerial offices held as prime minister	Party	Government	Monarch Reign
Portrait	Prime minister Office (lifespan)	Start	End	Duration	Mandate^[a]	Ministerial offices held as prime minister	Party	Government	Monarch Reign
	William Pulteney 1stEarl of Bath (1684–1764)	10 February 1746	12 February 1746	3 days	–	First Lord of the Treasury	Whig	Short-lived	George II r. 1727–1760
	James Waldegrave 2ndEarl Waldegrave (1715–1763)	8 June 1757	12 June 1757	5 days	–	First Lord of the Treasury	Whig	Waldegrave	George II r. 1727–1760

List notes

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^^a ^bLegend for the
Mandate
column:
1722
a year
indicates a general election won by the government or that led to the formation of a government (the year links to the election's article);
(1830)
a parenthesised year
indicates an election resulting in no single party winning a Commons majority (the year links to the election's article);
—
a dash
indicates the formation of amajority government without an election;
(—)
a parenthesised dash
indicates the formation of aminority orcoalition government during ahung parliament.
^Walpole was made a peer five days before his resignation as Prime Minister (6 February) and thus relinquished his seat in the House of Commons.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^gDied in office
^^a ^bResigned on 10 February 1746, reappointed by George II on 12 February 1746.
^As apeer of Scotland, Lord Bute sat in the House of Lords as a Scottishrepresentative peer.
^Pitt served as a Member of Parliament for the first five days of his premiership (30 July – 4 August 1766). He relinquished his Commons seat in order to take the office of Lord Privy Seal, which required his elevation to the House of Lords.
^Lord North was the heir to an earldom and himself a commoner while using thecourtesy title.
^Pitt was returned an MP for a different constituency in the1784 British general election.
^^a ^bAs apeer of Ireland, Lord Palmerston sat in the House of Commons as a Member of Parliament for an English constituency which was enabled by theActs of Union 1800.
^Disraeli was elevated to the House of Lords in 1876, two years into his second premiership. Consequently, he relinquished his Commons seat as MP for Buckinghamshire.
^Douglas-Home disclaimed his peerage as theEarl of Home on 23 October 1963, 4 days after his appointment as Prime Minister. He wasreturned an MP and took his seat in the House of Commons on 12 November 1963. He had no seats in either of the Houses of Parliament between the two dates.

Timeline

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Further information:Timeline of prime ministers of Great Britain and the United Kingdom

References

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Citations

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^Hennessy 2001, pp. 39–40.
^"Walpole, Robert, first earl of Orford (1676–1745), prime minister".Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press.doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/28601. Retrieved11 April 2025. (Subscription,Wikipedia Library access orUK public library membership required.)
^Castlereagh 1805.
^Eardley-Wilmot 1885;Macfarlane 1885.
^Clarke 1999, p. 266;Hennessy 2001, pp. 39–40.
^BBC News 1998.
^Burt 1874, p. 106;Castlereagh 1805.
^Bogdanor 1997.
^Marriott 1923, p. 83.
^Law 1922.
^Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927.
^^a ^bChisholm 1911f.
^^a ^bPollard 1904.
^^a ^bChisholm 1911a.
^Chisholm 1911c.
^Chapman 2002.
^Fisher Russell Barker 1890;Stephen 1890.
^Morrill 2018.
^Chapman 2002, p. 15.
^McMullen Rigg 1899.
^^a ^b ^cChisholm 1911d;Chisholm 1911e.
^Chisholm 1911b;McMullen Rigg 1899.
^^a ^bLeonard 2010, p. 1.
^UK Government 2013.
^Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, p. 413;Locker-Lampson 1907, p. 497.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, pp. 1, 5;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 1–5;Pryde et al. 1996, pp. 45–46.
^Cook & Stevenson 1988, p. 41;Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 14;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 7–10;Jones & Jones 1986, p. 222.
^Cook & Stevenson 1988, pp. 41–42;Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 17;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 11–15.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 28;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 16–21.
^Cook & Stevenson 1988, p. 44;Courthope 1838, p. 19;Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 34;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 23–26;Schumann & Schweizer 2012, p. 143.
^Cook & Stevenson 1980, p. 11;Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 28;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 16–21;Pryde et al. 1996, p. 46;Tout 1910, p. 740.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 36;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 28–31;Jones & Jones 1986, p. 223;Tout 1910, p. 740.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 42;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 33–35;Tout 1910, p. 740.
^^a ^bThe British Magazine and Review 1782, p. 79;Eccleshall & Walker 2002, pp. 46, 50;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 39–43.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 54;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 45–50;Kebbel 1864, p. 143;Venning 2005, p. 93.
^Courthope 1838, p. 9;Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 61;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 52–56;Venning 2005, p. 93;Vincitorio 1968, p. 156.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 64;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 58–62;Whiteley 1996, p. 24.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 73;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 64–68;Venning 2005, p. 93.
^Cook & Stevenson 1980, p. 11;Courthope 1838, p. 25;Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 77;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 69–74;Venning 2005, p. 93.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 85;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 75–78;Evans 2008, p. 4.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 94;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 83–85;Styles 1829, p. 266.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 85;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 75–77;Evans 2008, p. 4.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 98;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 90–92;Tout 1910, p. 740.
^Courthope 1838, p. 25;Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 77;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 69–74;Evans 2008, p. 4.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 101;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 98–101;Evans 2008, p. 4.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 106;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 104–108;Evans 2008, p. 4;Pryde et al. 1996, p. 47.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, pp. 116, 133;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 110–115.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, pp. 120, 133;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 118–120.
^Courthope 1838, p. 33;Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 123;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 124–130;Pryde et al. 1996, p. 47;Shaw 1906, p. 447;Tout 1910, p. 740.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 128;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 133–139.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 136;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 141–143.
^Courthope 1838, p. 33;Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 123;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 124–130;Evans 2001, p. 471;Mahon & Cardwell 1856, p. 17;Shaw 1906, p. 447.
^^a ^bEccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 142;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 148–153.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 136;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 141–145;Pryde et al. 1996, p. 47.
^^a ^bEccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 151;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 155–160.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 161;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 162–164.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, pp. 159, 167;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 169–174;Royal Society of Edinburgh 2006, p. 375;Tout 1910, p. 741.
^Disraeli 1855;Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 174;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 177–184;Royal Society 2007, p. 349.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 161;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 162–164;Tout 1910, p. 741.
^Balfour 1910;Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 174;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 177–184;Royal Society 2007, p. 349.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 161;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 162–167;Tout 1910, p. 741.
^Disraeli 1868;Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 183;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 187–189;Tout 1910, p. 741.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 196;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 195–198;Royal Statistical Society 1892, p. 9.
^Chamberlain 1884;Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 183;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 187–192.
^^a ^b ^cEccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 196;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 195–202;Royal Statistical Society 1892, p. 9.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 213;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 205–210;Mosley 2003, p. 3505.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 213;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 205–210;Locker-Lampson 1907, p. 497;Mosley 2003, p. 3505;Sandys 1910, p. 287.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 222;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 212–215.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, pp. 213, 221;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 205–210;Mosley 2003, p. 3505;Pryde et al. 1996, p. 47;Sandys 1910, p. 287.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 231;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 217–221;Mosley 1999, p. 173;Tout 1910, p. 741.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 239;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 223–227.
^Butler & Butler 2010, p. 5;Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 244;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 229–235;Pryde et al. 1996, p. 48.
^Butler & Butler 2010, pp. 6–9;The Constitutional Yearbook 1919, p. 42;Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 252;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 237–243.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 262;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 246–248;Scully 2018.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 273;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 253–255;Mosley 1999, p. 172.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 281;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 262–264.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 273;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 253–259;Mosley 1999, p. 172.
^Butler & Butler 2010, p. 13;Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 281;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 262–268.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 273;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 253–259;Mosley 1999, p. 172;Pryde et al. 1996, p. 48.
^The Annual Register 1941, p. 11;Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 289;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 270–274.
^The Annual Register 1946, p. 11;Butler & Butler 2010, pp. 17–21, 77;Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 295;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 276–282;The London Gazette 1924.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 305;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 284–289.
^BBCOn This Day 2005;Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 295;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 276–282;The London Gazette 1924;Mosley 1999, p. 1868;Pryde et al. 1996, p. 48.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 315;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 291–295.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 320;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 297–303.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 329;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 306–310;Scully 2018.
^^a ^bEccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 333;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 313–320.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 343;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 322–328;UK Parliament 2005a.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 350;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 331–333;UK Parliament 2005b.
^Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 358;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 340–347;UK Parliament 2013.
^Butler & Butler 2010, p. 61;Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 384;Englefield, Seaton & White 1995, pp. 350–352.
^Butler & Butler 2010, pp. 61, 270;Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 392;Seldon 2007, pp. 77, 371, 647;UK Parliament 2017b.
^Butler & Butler 2010, pp. 61, 86;UK Parliament 2012.
^Butler & Butler 2010, pp. 61, 65;Lee & Beech 2011;Royal Communications 2016;Wheeler 2016.
^BBC News 2017;Stamp 2016;UK Parliament 2017a.
^BBC News 2019;Kuenssberg 2019;UK Parliament 2022.
^BBC News 2022a;Nevett & Whannel 2022;UK Parliament 2024a.
^BBC News 2022b;Nevett 2022;UK Parliament 2024b.
^BBC News 2024c;UK Parliament 2024e.
^^a ^bCarpenter 1992, p. 37.
^Leonard 2010, p. 47.
^^a ^bLeonard 2010, p. 65.
^Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2011.

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