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The first regular salary was £400 per year, introduced in 1911. For comparison, average annual earnings were £70 in 1908. [6] Salaries were reduced 10% in the 1930s, during the Great Depression. [1] Some subsequent salary levels were £1,000 in 1946, £3,250 in 1964, £11,750 in 1980, and £26,701 in 1990. [2]
This is a list of salaries of heads of state and government per year, ... (Prime Minister) ... This page was last edited on 13 December 2024, ...
During the premiership of Gordon Brown, the prime minister received an salary of £193,885 on 1 April 2009 which was higher than the salary of £166,786 as of 2024. The reasons for such reductions are Brown's cuts to voluntary pay at around £150,000 during pre-election in the May 2010 election, and when David Cameron became prime minister the ...
Salary Office Claimed salary (April 2020) MP Not MP MP Peer £76,762 Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury: £75,440 N/A £68,827 Chancellor of the Exchequer: £67,505 N/A £68,827 £101,038 Lord Chancellor: £67,505 N/A Secretary of State: £67,505 N/A Cabinet members who hold the offices of: Lord President of the Council, Lord Privy Seal,
The Senior Salaries Review Body, established 1971 provides advice to the Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Defence relating to remuneration of holders of public office. Additionally it advises the Prime Minister on pay and pensions of Members of Parliament.
The act set out salaries for government ministers and certain members of the opposition. Although applying to "ministers" it did not define ministers and indeed excluded two of them: the Lord Chancellor and Attorney General for England and Wales. The act first gave the salary for the prime minister, which was set at £10,000 a year.
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 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]