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In the United Kingdom, various titles are used for the head of government of each of the countries of the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies, and Overseas Territories. Following elections to the assembly or parliament, the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats is invited to form a government.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was created by the Acts of Union 1800. [70] The union of Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom occurred in 1801 under George III. From 1811 to 1820, George III was rendered incapable of ruling by mental illness. His son, the future George IV, ruled in his stead as Prince Regent.
The government of the United Kingdom, officially His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government, is the central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. [2] [3] The government is led by the prime minister (Keir Starmer since 5 July 2024) who selects all the other ministers.
United Kingdom: King – Charles III [II] Prime Minister – Keir Starmer United States: President – Donald Trump Uruguay: President – Luis Lacalle Pou: President-elect – Yamandú Orsi Uzbekistan: President – Shavkat Mirziyoyev [V] Prime Minister – Abdulla Aripov Vanuatu: President – Nikenike Vurobaravu: Prime Minister – Jotham Napat
It was formerly known as the Brexit Party and is a supplantation of the now extraparliamentary United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) Plaid Cymru, the centre-left to left Welsh nationalist party, has had continuous representation in Parliament since 1974, and currently hold four of the 32 Welsh seats. They currently have four MPs.
These are the approximate categories which present monarchies fall into: [citation needed]. Commonwealth realms.King Charles III is the monarch of fifteen Commonwealth realms (Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and the United ...
Sir Robert Walpole was the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, though his predecessors as First Lord of the Treasury also held a similar position. [36] Walpole is considered the first "de facto prime minister" due to his influence over policy and control of government affairs. [ 37 ]
This article lists successive British governments, also referred to as ministries, from the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707, continuing through the duration of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1801 to 1922, and since then dealing with those of the present-day United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.