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The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is the leader of His Majesty's Government. They chair Cabinet meetings. It is the highest civil office in the United Kingdom.
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 ]
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Sir Robert Walpole is generally considered to have been Britain’s first prime minister. This is a chronologically ordered list of the prime ministers, from the earliest to the most recent.
The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. The prime minister advises the sovereign on the exercise of much of the royal prerogative , chairs the Cabinet , and selects its ministers .
Since 1945, the UK has had 16 Prime Ministers. Ten of those Prime Ministers first took office between elections: Winston Churchill (in 1940); Anthony Eden; Harold MacMillan; Sir Alec Douglas Home; James Callaghan; John Major; Gordon Brown; Theresa May; Boris Johnson and Liz Truss.
The Prime Minister is the political leader of the United Kingdom and is the head of the Government. There were 15 Prime Ministers during the 70 year reign of Queen Elizabeth II, some more than once. The official residence of the Prime Minister of Britain is 10 Downing Street , London.
On this page you can find biographies for all 58 past and present Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom. Learn about their individual achievements, failures, decisions and key moments during their premiership.
List of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom (1721 – 2022) Britain’s first proper Prime Minister, Robert Walpole, formerly held the post of First Lord of the Treasury. He became George I Chief Minister because the German born King had little interest in British affairs, and since he spoke no English, he was unable to follow Cabinet ...
This is a graphical timeline of prime ministers of Great Britain and the United Kingdom from when the first prime minister of Great Britain in the modern sense, Robert Walpole, took office in 1721, until the present day.