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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 (7 months ago) () Scottish National Party [4] Wales: First Minister: Eluned Morgan
The list includes the names of recently elected or appointed heads of state and government who will take office on an appointed date, as presidents-elect and prime ministers–designate, and those leading a government-in-exile if internationally recognised.
Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda: Constitutional monarchy 13 June 2014 10 years, 207 days Saara Kuugongelwa: Prime Minister of Namibia: Semi-presidential republic: 21 March 2015 9 years, 291 days Keith Rowley: Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago: Parliamentary republic 9 September 2015 9 years, 119 days Justin Trudeau: Prime Minister of ...
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]
Keir Starmer's tenure as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom began on 5 July 2024 when he accepted an invitation from King Charles III to form a government, succeeding Rishi Sunak of the Conservative Party. As prime minister, Starmer is serving concurrently as First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the Union.
The first overseas meeting Starmer attended as prime minister was the 2024 NATO summit held in Washington from 9 to 11 July 2024. [ 190 ] [ 191 ] On the flight to the summit, Starmer laid out a "cast iron" commitment to increase defence spending to the NATO target of 2.5 per cent of GDP in line with the NATO target, following a "root and branch ...
In a speech on welfare, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sets out plans to tackle what he describes as the UK's "sick note culture" by stripping GPs in England of their authority to sign people off work. [315] Labour sets out plans to build more housing, with priority given to brownfield sites and poor quality greenbelt land dubbed "greybelt" land. [316]
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).