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This is a list of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom, and its predecessor state the Kingdom of Great Britain, from when the first Prime Minister (in the modern sense), Robert Walpole, took office in 1721, until the present day.

18th century Prime Ministers

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Prime Ministers during the 18th century were Prime Minister of England, Wales and Scotland (the Kingdom of Great Britain, formed by the Act of Union 1707).

Name Portrait Date Honour
Sir Robert Walpole 6 February 1742 Earl of Orford and Created KG
The Earl of Wilmington Earl prior to premiership later Created KG
Henry Pelham died in office
The Duke of Newcastle Duke prior to premiership later Created KG
The Duke of Devonshire later Created KG Duke prior to premiership
The Duke of Newcastle see above
The Earl of Bute Earl prior to premiership later Created KG
George Grenville none
The Marquess of Rockingham Marquess prior to premiership later Created KG
The Earl of Chatham, "William Pitt the Elder" crated during premiership
The Duke of Grafton Duke prior to premiership later Created KG
Lord North courtesy title used since prior to premiership later Created KG
The Marquess of Rockingham see above
The Earl of Shelburne 1784 Marquess of Lansdowne later Created KG
The Duke of Portland Duke prior to premiership later Created KG
William Pitt the Younger none

19th century Prime Ministers

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Prime Ministers during the 19th century were Prime Minister of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, following the Act of Union 1800 (which merged the Kingdom of Ireland with the Kingdom of Great Britain, forming the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, as of 1 January, 1801).

Name Portrait Date Honour
Henry Addington 1805 Viscount Sidmouth
William Pitt the Younger see above died in office
The Lord Grenville Baron prior to premiership
The Duke of Portland see above
Spencer Perceval assassinated
The Earl of Liverpool Earl prior to premiership
George Canning died in office
The Viscount Goderich created Viscount during premiership; created Earl in later career
The Duke of Wellington Duke prior to premiership later Created KG KP GCB GCH
The Earl Grey Earl prior to premiership later Created KG
The Viscount Melbourne Viscount prior to premiership
The Duke of Wellington see above
Sir Robert Peel Baronet prior to premiership
The Viscount Melbourne See above
Sir Robert Peel see above
The Lord John Russell see below
The Earl of Derby Earl prior to premiership later created KG
The Earl of Aberdeen Earl prior to premiership later created KG KT FRS
The Viscount Palmerston Viscount prior to premiership later created KG GCB
The Earl of Derby see above
The Viscount Palmerston see above
The Lord John Russell created Earl between two premierships later created KG GCMG
The Earl of Derby see above
Benjamin Disraeli see below
William Ewart Gladstone none
Benjamin Disraeli created Earl during second premiership later created KG
William Ewart Gladstone see above
The Marquess of Salisbury Marquess prior to premiership later created KG GCVO
William Ewart Gladstone see above
The Marquess of Salisbury see above
William Ewart Gladstone See above
The Earl of Rosebery Earl prior to premiership later created KG
The Marquess of Salisbury See above

20th century Prime Ministers

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There was no change in the jurisdiction of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (and hence the area the Prime Minister was Prime Minister of) until 1922, when following the Anglo-Irish War, 26 counties in Ireland seceded from the United Kingdom, forming the Irish Free State. The other 6 counties, in the northeast of Ireland, remained in the Union, becoming Northern Ireland. The official name of the United Kingdom became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Name Portrait Date Honour
Arthur Balfour created Earl in later career later created KG OM
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman later created GCB
H. H. Asquith created Earl in later career later created KG
David Lloyd George created Earl after retirement later created OM
Andrew Bonar Law none
Stanley Baldwin see below
Ramsay MacDonald see below
Stanley Baldwin see below
Ramsay MacDonald see below
Ramsay MacDonald none
Stanley Baldwin 8 June 1937 Earl Baldwin of Bewdley later created KG
Neville Chamberlain none
Winston Churchill see below
Clement Attlee 16 December 1955 Earl Attlee later created KG OM CH
Winston Churchill declined Dukedom of London on son's request created KG OM CH
Sir Anthony Eden 12 July 1961 Earl of Avon later created KG
Harold Macmillan 24 February 1984 Earl of Stockton later created OM
Sir Alec Douglas-Home 19 December 1974 Baron Home of the Hirsel (for life) later created KT was previously known as th 14th Earl of Home
Harold Wilson see below
Edward Heath 24 April 1992 Knight of the Garter
Harold Wilson File:Haroldwilson.jpg 23 April 1976; 16 September 1983 Knight of the Garter; Lord Wilson of Rievaulx (for life)
James Callaghan 23 April; 5 November 1987 Knight of the Garter; Lord Callaghan of Cardiff (for life)
Margaret Thatcher 26 June 1992; 22 April 1995 Baroness Thatcher (for life); Lady of the Garter
John Major File:G8major.JPG 23 April 2005 Knight of the Garter; has, so far, declined peerage
Tony Blair remains active in international politics

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21st century Prime Ministers

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Name Portrait Date Honour
Gordon Brown Incumbent

Timelines

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See also

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References

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  • 10 Downing Street. "Prime Ministers in History". Retrieved 2005-12-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • archontology.org. "United Kingdom: Principal Ministers of the Crown: 1730-2006". Retrieved 2006-09-02.