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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 ...
The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the principal minister of the crown of His Majesty's Government, and the head of the British 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 oldest prime minister to be appointed overall, and oldest to win a General Election, was William Ewart Gladstone, who was born on 29 December 1809 and appointed for the final time on 15 August 1892 at the age of 82 years and 231 days, following that year's General Election.
Name Position Born Died Age 1: Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum: Acting Prime Minister of Cambodia (1962) 1905: 2009: 103 years, 143 days 2: Celâl Bayar: Prime Minister of Turkey (1937–1939) 1883: 1986: 103 years, 98 days President of Turkey (1950–1960) 3: Antoine Pinay: Prime Minister of France (1952–1953) 1891: 1994: 102 years, 348 days 4: André ...
Prime Minister of India: Parliamentary republic 26 May 2014 10 years, 267 days Gaston Browne: Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda: Constitutional monarchy 13 June 2014 10 years, 249 days Saara Kuugongelwa: Prime Minister of Namibia: Semi-presidential republic: 21 March 2015 9 years, 333 days Keith Rowley: Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
Several Prime Ministers of Northern Ireland when it had its own parliamentary government between 1921 and 1972 while remaining in the UK came to serve in Westminster as follows: James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon , Prime Minister of Northern Ireland 1921–40, MP for East Down 1906–18 and Mid Down 1918–21; in House of Lords 1927–40.
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).
Robert Walpole is regarded as the first prime minister; he became First Lord of the Treasury of Great Britain in 1721. This list includes all prime ministers of the Kingdom of Great Britain, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the modern-day United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.