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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 ...
Before the Union of England and Scotland in 1707, the Treasury of England was led by the Lord High Treasurer. [12] By the late Tudor period, the Lord High Treasurer was regarded as one of the Great 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 as lord protector to ...
Prime Minister of Tajikistan: Presidential republic 23 November 2013 11 years, 86 days Narendra Modi: 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
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 ...
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).
Johnson with former UK prime minister Gordon Brown in May 2018. Secret recordings obtained by BuzzFeed News in June 2018 revealed Johnson's dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Theresa May's negotiating style, accusing her of being too collaborative with the European Union in Brexit negotiations. Comparing May's approach to that of the US ...
Gladstone left office in March 1894, aged 84, as both the oldest person to serve as prime minister and the only prime minister to have served four non-consecutive terms. He left Parliament in 1895 and died three years later.