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  2. List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom by length of tenure

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    The term prime minister appeared in the early eighteenth century as an unofficial title for the leader of the government, usually the head of the Treasury. [1] Jonathan Swift, for example, wrote that in 1713 there had been "those who are now commonly called Prime Minister among us", referring to Sidney Godolphin and Robert Harley , Queen Anne's ...

  3. List of political term limits - Wikipedia

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    No term limits, but traditionally serves for one 5-year term. Palau: President: Two 4-year terms Vice President: Two 4-year terms Papua New Guinea: King / Queen: No set terms (hereditary succession) Prime Minister: No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Parliament, which has a term of five years. Governor ...

  4. Records of prime ministers of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    However, neither Pulteney or Waldegrave formed an effective government, and so there are other contenders for the record of shortest term of office. In November 1834, the Duke of Wellington declined to become prime minister for a second term, but formed a "caretaker" administration for 25 days (17 November – 9 December 1834) while his ...

  5. Parliamentary records of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The longest single sitting of the House of Lords lasted from 11:00 on 10 March 2005 to 19:31 on 11 March 2005, a duration of 32.5 hours (excluding breaks). The sitting centred on consideration of Commons amendments to the Prevention of Terrorism Bill.

  6. Term of office - Wikipedia

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    A term of office, electoral term, or parliamentary term is the length of time a person serves in a particular elected office. In many jurisdictions there is a defined limit on how long terms of office may be before the officeholder must be subject to re-election .

  7. List of British governments - Wikipedia

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    "Ministry" refers collectively to all the ministers of a government, including Cabinet members and junior ministers alike. Only the Civil Service is considered outside of the ministry. While the term was in common parlance in the 19th and early 20th centuries, it has become rarer, except in official and academic uses. [1]

  8. Records of members of parliament of the United Kingdom ...

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    Since regular parliamentary government was established by the start of the UK Parliament, contenders for longest span of continuous service include the four brothers Sir Robert Peel (also twice prime minister), William Yates Peel, Jonathan Peel and Edmund Peel, with a span of 59 years from Robert's by-election return on 15 April 1809 as MP for ...

  9. Politics of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    However the Lords still retain a full veto in acts which would extend the life of parliament beyond the 5-year term limit introduced by the Parliament Act 1911. The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 outlined plans for a Supreme Court of the United Kingdom to replace the role of the Law Lords.