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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 retirement, or lifespan. Age at appointment is determined by the day a prime minister assumed office for the first time. Length of retirement is determined from the day a prime minister ...
In 1905, the post of prime minister was officially given recognition in the order of precedence, [9] with the incumbent Henry Campbell-Bannerman the first officially referred to as "prime minister". The first prime minister of the current United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland upon its creation in 1922 (when 26 Irish counties ...
[n 3] The prime minister was officially granted a place in the order of precedence in December 1905, and the first statutory reference to the Prime Minister was present in the Chequers Estate Act 1917, which specified Chequers as a prime-ministerial residence. Public recognition of the existence of a 'Prime Minister's Office' in the Civil ...
Prime Minister Title State's political system Date of assumption Current length of term Hassanal Bolkiah: Prime Minister of Brunei: Absolute monarchy: 1 January 1984 41 years, 30 days Ralph Gonsalves: Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Constitutional monarchy: 29 March 2001 23 years, 308 days Roosevelt Skerrit: Prime Minister ...
Since he became prime minister Starmer has sought to "reset" UK relations with the European Union following Brexit, which he opposed. He met with a number of European leaders during his first few months in office. [196] [197] Starmer and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz holding a joint press conference in Berlin, 27 August 2024
This list give the names of British prime ministers by their birthplace. [1] [2] 46 of the past 58 prime ministers were born in England, including the incumbent Keir Starmer. Of them, nineteen were born in Central London, most recently Keir Starmer (2024–present).
William Pitt the Younger was the youngest prime minister ever appointed (at age 24). The youngest prime minister to be appointed was William Pitt the Younger on 19 December 1783 at the age of 24 years and 208 days. William Ewart Gladstone was appointed more times (4) than any other prime minister. He was also the oldest person ever appointed ...
Name Portrait Since Party [note 1] Ref Northern Ireland [2] First Minister: Michelle O'Neill: 3 February 2024 (11 months ago) () Sinn Féin [3] Deputy First Minister: Emma Little-Pengelly: Democratic Unionist Party Scotland: First Minister: John Swinney: 8 May 2024 (8 months ago) () Scottish National Party [4] Wales: First Minister: Eluned Morgan