Civilisation/List of British Prime Ministers

British Prime Ministers
Name	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Party Affiliation	Time in office	General Elections held	Constituency when in office	Selected major events during time in office	Monarch(s)	Spouse	Misc.
Robert Walpole	26 Aug 1676	18 Mar 1745	Whig	1721 -1742	1722 / 1727 / 1734 / 1741	King's Lynn (1713-1742)	Recovery from South Sea Bubble financial crisis / War of Austrian Succession begins  (1740-1748)	George I / George II	Catherine (née Shorter) d 1737 / Maria (née Skerret) d 1738	Longest serving PM (20 years 314 days)
Spencer Compton (1st Earl of Wilmington)	c1673	2 Jul 1743	Whig	1742 - 1743 (1 year 136 days)		House of Lords		George II		Died in office
Henry Pelham	23 Sep 1694	6 Mar 1754	Whig	1743 - 1754	1747	Sussex (1727-1754)	Jacobite Rebellion (1745/1746) / Gregorian calendar adopted (1752)	George II	(Lady) Katherine (née Manners)	Known as the Broad Bottom Ministry / Died in office
Thomas Pelham-Holles (Duke of Newcastle)	21 Jul 1693	17 Nov 1768	Whig	1754 - 1756	1754	House of Lords	Seven Years' War begins (1756-1763)	George II	(Lady) Henrietta (née Godolphin)	Henry & Thomas Pelham are the only brothers to both serve as PM
William Cavendish (Duke of Devonshire	8 May 1720	2 Oct 1764	Whig	1756 - 1757		House of Lords		George II	Charlotte (née Boyle - Baroness Clifford)
Thomas Pelham-Holles (Duke of Newcastle)	21 Jul 1693	17 Nov 1768	Whig	1757 - 1762	1761	House of Lords		George II / George III	(Lady) Henrietta (née Godolphin)
John Stuart (Earl of Bute)	25 May 1713	10 Mar 1762	Tory	1762 - 1763 (317 days)		House of Lords	Treaty of Paris ends  Seven Years' War (1763)	George III	Mary (née Montagu)	1st PM born in Scotland
George Grenville	14 Oct 1712	13 Nov 1770	Whig	1763 - 1765		Buckingham (1741-1770)	Stamp Act (1765) sparks unrest in the colonies ("No taxation without representation")	George III	Elizabeth (née Wyndham)
Charles Watson-Wentworth (Marquess of Rockingham)	13 May 1730	1 Jul 1782	Whig	1765 - 1766		House of Lords	Stamp Act repealed (1766)	George III	Mary (née Bright)
William Pitt the Elder (Earl of Chatham)	15 Nov 1708	11 May 1778	Whig	1766 - 1768	1768	Bath (1757–1766) Accepted title in 1766 - House of Lords	Townshend Acts (1767-1768) - series of taxes and regulations to fund administration of the British colonies in America.	George III	Hester (née Grenville)	The Great Commoner'
Augustus Henry Fitzroy (Duke of Grafton	28 Sep 1735	14 Mar 1811	Whig	1768 - 1770		House of Lords	Corsican crisis (1768-69)	George III	Anne (née Liddell) (div. 1769)​ Elizabeth (née Wrottesley) ​(m. 1769)
Frederick North (Lord North)	13 Apr 1732	5 Aug 1792	Tory	1770 - 1782	1774 / 1780	Banbury (1754-1790)	Boston Massacre (1770) / Tea Act sparks Boston Tea Party (1773) / American War of Independence (1775 - 1783)	George III
Charles Watson-Wentworth (Marquess of Rockingham)	13 May 1730	1 Jul 1782	Whig	1782		House of Lords	Relief of the Poor Act (1782)	George III	Mary (née Bright)	Died in office
William Petty (Earl of Shelburne)	2 May 1737	7 May 1805	Whig	1782 - 1783		House of Lords	Resigns after his terms for Treaty of Paris rejected	George III	Sophia (née Carteret) (d. 1771)​ Louisa (née FitzPatrick) (m. 1779)
William Cavendish-Bentinck (Duke of Portland)	14 Apr 1738	30 Oct 1809	Whig	1783		House of Lords	Treaty of Paris ends American War of Independence (Sep 1783)	George III	Dorothy (née Lady Dorothy Cavendish - dau of William Cavendish (PM)	Fox–North coalition of Whigs & Tories / owner of Portland Vase
William Pitt the Younger	28 May 1759	23 Jan 1806	Tory	1783 - 1801	1784 / 1790 / 1796	Appleby (1781-1784) / Cambridge University (1784-1806)	Regency Bill (1789) proposed but King recovers / French Revolutionary  and Napoleonic Wars (Battle of the Nile 1797)	George III		Son of William Pitt the Elder / 1st PM of United Kingdom from 1801 / 'The Incorruptible'
Henry Addington (Lord Sidmouth)	30 May 1757	15 Feb 1844	Tory	1801 - 1804	1802	Devizes (1784-1805)	Treaty of Amiens (1802) brief pause in Napoleonic Wars	George III	Ursula (née Hammond)
William Pitt the Younger	28 May 1759	23 Jan 1806	Tory	1804 - 1806		Cambridge University (1784-1806)	Battle of Trafalgar (1805)	George III		Died in office
William Grenville (Baron Grenville)	24 Oct 1759	12 Jan 1834	Whig	1806 - 1807	1806	House of Lords	Slave Trade Act (1807) made the slave trade illegal throughout the British Empire	George III	Anne (née Pitt) grand-neice of William Pitt the Elder	"Ministry of All the Talents"
William Cavendish-Bentinck (Duke of Portland)	14 Apr 1738	30 Oct 1809	Tory	1807 - 1809	1807	House of Lords		George III	Dorothy (née Lady Dorothy Cavendish)	Cabinet members Canning and Castlereagh fight duel (1809) / longest gap between his 2 terms in office as PM (24 years)
Spencer Perceval	1 Nov 1762	11 May 1812	Tory	1809 - 1812		Northampton (1796-1812)	Care of King During his Illness, etc. Act (1811) - in effect a Regency Act	George III	Jane (née Wilson)	Shot dead by John Bellingham in House of Commons. Only PM to be assassinated.
Robert Jenkinson (Earl of Liverpool)	7 Jun 1770	4 Dec 1828	Tory	1812 - 1827	1812 / 1818 / 1820 / 1826	House of Lords	War of 1812 (1812-1815) / Battle of Waterloo and End of Napoleonic Wars (1815) /   Congress of Vienna (1814-15) / Corn Laws (1815) / Peterloo Massacre (1819)	George III / George IV	Louisa (née Hervey) (d.1821)​ Mary (née Chester) ​(m. 1822)	Most recent PM to win 4 General Elections
George Canning	11 Apr 1770	8 Aug 1827	Tory	1827 (119 days)		Seaford (1827)	Failed in attempt to repeal Corn Laws	George IV	Joan (née Scott)	Died in office - shortest term as PM until Liz Truss
Frederick Robinson (Viscount Goderich)	30 Oct 1782	28 Jan 1859	Tory	1827 - 1828 (144 days)		House of Lords		George IV	Sarah (née Hobart)	Never met in session in Parliament
Arthur Wellesley (Duke of Wellington)	c1 May 1769	14 Sep 1852	Tory	1828 - 1830	1830	House of Lords	Catholic Relief Act (aka Catholic Emancipation Act) (1829)	William IV	Catherine (née Pakenham)
Charles Grey	13 Mar 1764	17 Jul 1845	Whig	1830 - 1834	1831 / 1832	House of Lords	Reform Act (1832) / Slavery Abolition Act (1833) abolished slavery in most of the British Empire - compensation paid to slave-owners.	William IV	Mary (née Ponsonby)
William Lamb (Viscount Melbourne)	15 Mar 1779	24 Nov 1848	Whig	1834		House of Lords		William IV	Lady Caroline (née Ponsonby) d. 1828 - had an affair with Lord Byron in 1812
Arthur Wellesley (Duke of Wellington)	c1 May 1769	14 Sep 1852	Tory	1834 (22 days as caretaker PM)		House of Lords		William IV	Catherine (née Pakenham)	Caretaker PM awaiting Peel's return from Sardinia
Sir Robert Peel	5 Feb 1788	2 Jul 1850	Tory / Conservative	1834 - 1835		Tamworth (1830-1850)	Tamworth Manifesto (1834) - outlined objectives for a British Conservative Party	William IV	Julia (née Floyd)
William Lamb (Viscount Melbourne)	15 Mar 1779	24 Nov 1848	Whig	1835 - 1841	1835 / 1837	House of Lords	Municipal Reform Act (1835) / Dissenters' Marriage Bill (1836) - legalised civil marriage outside of the Church	William IV / Victoria	Lady Caroline (née Ponsonby)
Sir Robert Peel	5 Feb 1788	2 Jul 1850	Conservative	1841 - 1846	1841	Tamworth (1830-1850)	Factory Act (1844) - improved working conditions for women and children /  Importation Act (1846) effectively repealed the Corn Laws but on same day it passed Peel resigned after failure of Irish Coercion Bill intended to ameliorate situation resulting from Irish famine.	Victoria	Julia (née Floyd)
John Russell (Earl Russell)	18 Aug 1792	28 May 1878	Whig	1846 - 1852	1847	City of  London (1841-1861)	Factory Act (1847) - limited working hours / Public Health Act (1848) / Don Pacifico affair (1850) - 'gunboat diplomacy'	Victoria	Adelaide (née Lister) m. 1835; d.1838 Frances (née Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound) m.1841	Dickens dedicated 'A Tale of Two Cities' to Russell: "In remembrance of many public services and private kindnesses"
Edward Smith-Stanley (Earl of Derby)	29 Mar 1799	23 Oct 1869	Conservative	1852	1852	House of Lords		Victoria	Emma (née Bootle-Wilbraham)	Known as the "Who? Who?" ministry after Wellington asked the question as each new cabinet member was announced in the House of Lords.
George Hamilton-Gordon (Earl of Aberdeen)	28 Jan 1784	14 Dec 1860	Tory / Peelite	1852 - 1855		House of Lords	Crimean War (1853-1856)	Victoria	Lady Catherine (née Hamilton) d.1812) Harriet (née Douglas) d.1833
Henry Temple (Viscount Palmerston)	20 Oct 1784	18 Oct 1865	Liberal	1855 - 1858	1857	Tiverton (1835-1865)	Indian Rebellion (aka Indian Mutiny) (1857) / Government of India Bill (1858) - transferred control of the East India Company to the Crown, establishing the Raj.	Victoria	Emily (née Lamb) - sister of PM Lord Melbourne (William Lamb)	Oldest person at age 70 to become PM for 1st time
Edward Smith-Stanley (Earl of Derby)	29 Mar 1799	23 Oct 1869	Conservative	1858 - 1859		House of Lords	Jews Relief Act (1858) ended the disbarment for Jews to sit in Parliament	Victoria	Emma (née Bootle-Wilbraham)	Benjamin Disraeli was Chancellor of the Exchquer in all 3 Derby Ministries and 'ran' the ministries from the Commons
Henry Temple (Viscount Palmerston)	20 Oct 1784	18 Oct 1865	Liberal	1859 - 1865	1859 / 1865	Tiverton (1835-1865)	Maintained a mostly neutral stance during American Civil War	Victoria	Emily (née Lamb)	Died in office
John Russell (Earl Russell)	18 Aug 1792	28 May 1878	Liberal	1865 - 1866		House of Lords (1861-1878)		Victoria	Adelaide (née Lister) m. 1835; d.1838 Frances (née Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound) m.1841
Edward Smith-Stanley (Earl of Derby)	29 Mar 1799	23 Oct 1869	Conservative	1866 - 1868		House of Lords	Second Reform Act (1867)	Victoria	Emma (née Bootle-Wilbraham)
Benjamin Disraeli (Earl of Beaconsfield)	21 Dec 1804	19 Apr 1881	Conservative	1868		Buckinghamshire (1847-1876)		Victoria	Mary Anne (née Evans)	First and only Jewish Prime Minister to date
William Gladstone	29 Dec 1809	19 May 1898	Liberal	1868 - 1874	1868	Greenwich (1868-1880)		Victoria	Catherine (née Glynne)
Benjamin Disraeli (Earl of Beaconsfield)	21 Dec 1804	19 Apr 1881	Conservative	1874 - 1880	1874	Buckinghamshire (1847-1876) / House of Lords (1876-1881)	Purchase of Suez Canal Company (1875) / Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act (1875) - decriminalised work of trade unions and allowed peaceful picketing / Royal Titles Act (1876) - officially recognised Queen Victoria as “Empress of India” / Anglo-Zulu War - Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift (1879)	Victoria	Mary Anne (née Evans)
William Gladstone	29 Dec 1809	19 May 1898	Liberal	1880 - 1885	1880	Midlothian (1880-1895)	First Boer War (1880-1881) / Representation of the People Act (1884) - increased the number of men eligible to vote in an election	Victoria	Catherine (née Glynne)
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil (Marquess of Salisbury)	3 Feb 1830	22 Aug 1903	Conservative	1885 - 1886	1885	In House of Lords (1868-1903)		Victoria	Georgina (née Alderson) d.1899
William Gladstone	29 Dec 1809	19 May 1898	Liberal	1886		Midlothian (1880-1895)	Home Rule Bill (1886) -  failed	Victoria	Catherine (née Glynne)
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil (Marquess of Salisbury)	3 Feb 1830	22 Aug 1903	Conservative	1886 - 1892	1886 / 1892	In House of Lords (1868-1903)	Naval Defence Act (1889) -  greatly enlarged the size of Royal Navy / Founded London County Council (1889)	Victoria	Georgina (née Alderson)
William Gladstone	29 Dec 1809	19 May 1898	Liberal	1892 - 1894		Midlothian (1880-1895)	Home Rule Bill (1893) - defeated in House of Lords	Victoria	Catherine (née Glynne)
Archibald Primrose (Earl of Rosebery)	7 May 1847	21 May 1929	Liberal	1894 - 1895		In House of Lords (1868-1929)		Victoria	Hannah (née de Rothschild)	Rosebery succeeded in his declared ambitions to marry an heiress, own a horse that won the Derby and be PM
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil (Marquess of Salisbury)	3 Feb 1830	22 Aug 1903	Conservative	1895 - 1902	1895 / 1900	In House of Lords (1868-1903)	Second Boer War (1899-1902) / "khaki election" (1900) / Anglo-Japanese alliance (1902)	Victoria / Edward VII	Georgina (née Alderson) d.1899	Last peer to serve as PM (except Douglas-Home who served briefly before renouncing his peerage)
Arthur Balfour	25 Jul 1848	19 Mar 1930	Conservative	1902 - 1905		Manchester East (1885-1906)	Education Act (1902) - established Local Education Authorities / Entente Cordiale signed with France (1904)	Edward VII		Balfour was nephew of the previous PM, Lord Salisbury
Henry Campbell-Bannerman	7 Sep 1836	22 Apr 1908	Liberal	1905 - 1908	1906	Stirling Burghs (1868-1908)	Probation Act (1907) -  beginning of the modern Probation Service / Anglo-Russian Entente (1907) forming Triple Entente with France and Russia	Edward VII	Charlotte (née Bruce) d.1906
Herbert Asquith	12 Sep 1852	15 Feb 1928	Liberal	1908 - 1916	1910	East Fife (1886-1918)	Old Age Pensions Act (1908) - provided for a non-contributory old age pension for eligible people over 70 / National Insurance Act (1911) - intended to create a national system of insurance for working people against illness and unemployment / Parliament Act (1911) - removed right of the House of Lords to veto money bills and gave it the ability to delay other public bills for a maximum of 2 years. Reduced maximum term of a parliament from 7 years to 5 / Outbreak of WWI (1914) /Defence of the Realm Act (DORA) ( 1914) - gave the government wide-ranging powers during the war	Edward VII / George V	Helen (née  Melland) d. 1891 Emma Margaret "Margot" (née Tennant) m.1894	Only PM to have taken office on foreign soil as Edward VII was in Biarritz at the time
David Lloyd-George	17 Jan 1863	26 Mar 1945	Liberal	1916 - 1922	1918	Carnarvon Boroughs (1890-1945)	Education Act (1918) - raised the school leaving age to 14 / 'Balfour Declaration' (1917) - supported the establishment of a Jewish Homeland in Palestine (Balfour was Foreign Secretary) / end of WWI (1918) / Representation of the People Act (1918) - extended the franchise in parliamentary elections to men aged over 21 and to women aged over 30 who occupied land or premises with a rateable value above £5, or whose husbands did / Treaty of Versailles (1919)	George V	Margaret (née Owen) d.1941  Frances (née Stevenson) m. 1943	Only PM to have spoken Welsh as his first language
Andrew Bonar Law	16 Sep 1858	30 Oct 1923	Conservative	1922 - 1923 (209 days)	1922	Glasgow Central (1918-1923)		George V	Annie (née Robley) d.1909	Resigned after contracting terminal throat cancer
Stanley Baldwin	3 Aug 1867	14 Dec 1947	Conservative	1923 - 1924	1923	Bewdley (1908-1937)		George V	Lucy (née Ridsdale)
James Ramsay Macdonald	12 Oct 1866	9 Nov 1937	Labour	1924		Aberavon (1922-1929)	Housing (Financial Provisions) Act (1924) - increased government subsidies to be paid to local authorities to build municipal housing / Recognised Soviet Union (1924) / 'Campbell Case' (1924) - involved charges against J. R. Campbell, a British communist editor of 'Workers Weekly', for alleged "incitement to mutiny" and was instrumental in bringing down the short-lived first Labour government	George V	Margaret (née Gladstone) d.1911	Minority Govt. / 1st Labour PM
Stanley Baldwin	3 Aug 1867	14 Dec 1947	Conservative	1924 - 1929	1924	Bewdley (1908-1937)	General Strike (1926) / Trade Disputes Act (1927) - introduced to limit powers and of trade union movement after General Strike / Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act (1928) - widened suffrage by giving women electoral equality with men.Gave the vote to all women over 21 years old	George V	Lucy (née Ridsdale)	1924 General Election was influenced by 'Zinoviev Letter' from head of Comintern which urged sedition should be encouraged in UK to promote a revolution (now seen as a forgery)
James Ramsay Macdonald	12 Oct 1866	9 Nov 1937	Labour	1929 - 1935	1929 / 1931	Aberavon (1922-1929) / Seaham (1929-1935)	Margaret Bondfield first female minister (Minister of Labour) (1929-1931)/ Great Depression (1929-1939) / Unemployment Act (1934) - introduced Unemployment Assistance Boards	George V	Margaret (née Gladstone) d.1911	1929 General Election was known as the 'flapper election' / National Government formed after 1931 General Election with Conservatives, Liberal Nationals and National Labour, plus Independents
Stanley Baldwin	3 Aug 1867	14 Dec 1947	Conservative	1935 - 1937	1935	Bewdley (1908-1937)	Government of India Act (1935) gave limited powers of self-government / Abdication crisis (1936) / Public Order Act (1936) -: introduced to deal with street disturbances following marches by British Union of Fascists and their opponents	George V / Edward VIII / George VI	Lucy (née Ridsdale)	National Government
Neville Chamberlain	18 Mar 1869	9 Nov 1940	Conservative	1937 - 1940		Birmingham Edgbaston (1929-1940)	Factories Act (1937) - limited hours worked by women and children / policy of appeasement / Munich crisis - "Peace for our Time" speech at Heston Aerodrome, holding Anglo-German Agreement (1938) / Outbreak of WWII (1939)	George VI	Anne (née de Vere Cole)	National Government / Resigned after 'Norway Debate' (May 1940)
Winston Churchill	30 Nov 1874	24 Jan 1965	Conservative	1940 - 1945		Epping (1924-1945)	Took offfice on 10 May 1940 - the day Germany invaded France and the Low Countries / Education Act (1944) - 'Butler Act' - introduction of the 11+ and primary/secondary education system	George VI	Clementine (née Hozier)	National Government dissolved after defeat of Germany (May 1945)
Clement Atlee	3 Jan 1883	8 Oct 1967	Labour	1945 - 1951	1945 / 1950	Limehouse (1922-1950) / Walthamstow West (1950-1955)	End of WWII / National Health Service Act (1946) - made healthcare free on the basis of citizenship and need rather than the payment of fees or insurance premiums / National Insurance Act (1946) - introduced social security. Workers paid a weekly contribution and in return were entitled to benefits when they could no longer work / Coal Industry Nationalisation Act (1946), Electricity Act (1947) and Transport Act (1947) - nationalised the coal industry, electricity utilities, railways and long-distance haulage / Town and Country Planning Act (1947) - planning permission required for land development / Independence for India and Pakistan (1947) / National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act (1949) - allowed the creation of National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England and Wales, gave the public rights of way and access to open land / Parliament Act (1949) reduced House of Lords delay of bills to 1 year.	George VI	Violet (née Millar)
Winston Churchill	30 Nov 1874	24 Jan 1965	Conservative	1951 - 1955	1951	Woodford (1945-1964)		George VI / Elizabeth II	Clementine (née Hozier)
Sir Anthony Eden	12 Jun 1897	14 Jan 1977	Conservative	1955 - 1957	1955	Warwick and Leamington (1923-1957)	Clean Air Act (1956) / Resigned after 'Suez Crisis' (1956-1957)	Elizabeth II	Beatrice (née Beckett) div. 1950) Clarissa (née Spencer-Churchill) m. 1952 - niece of Winston Churchill
Harold Macmillan	10 Feb 1894	29 Dec 1986	Conservative	1957 - 1963	1959	Bromley (1945 - 1964)	Era of 'decolonisation' and self-governance / Housing Act (1957) / "You've never had it so good" general election (1959) / UK founding member of European Free Trade Association (EFTA) (1960) / Vassall affair (1962) / 'Night of the Long Knives' cabinet re-shuffle (1962) / Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (1963) / Profumo affair (1963)	Elizabeth II	Dorothy (née Cavendish)	Given nickname "Supermac" by cartoonist "Vicky" (Victor Weisz) in 1958
Sir Alec Douglas-Home	2 Jul 1903	9 Oct 1995	Conservative	1963 - 1964 (363 days)		House of Lords (4 days) / Kinross and Western Perthshire (1963-1974)		Elizabeth II	Elizabeth (née Alington)	Re-enobled in 1974 as Baron Home of the Hirsel
Harold Wilson	11 Mar 1916	24 May 1995	Labour	1964 - 1970	1964 / 1966	Huyton (1950-1983)	Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act (1965) - suspended the death penalty in England, Wales and Scotland / Southern Rhodesian government Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) from the United Kingdom (1965) / Sexual Offences Act (1967) - decriminalised certain homosexual offences / Abortion Act (1967) - legalised abortions on certain grounds / Iron and Steel Act (1967) - created the British Steel Corporation / devaluation of £ (1967) / Race Relations Act (1968) made it illegal to refuse housing, employment, or public services to a person on the grounds of colour, race, ethnic or national origins / Open University (1969) / phasing out of 11+ and grammar schools and replacement by comprehensives / beginning of Troubles in Northern Ireland	Elizabeth II	Gladys Mary (née Baldwin)
Edward Heath	9 Jul 1916	17 Jul 2005	Conservative	1970 - 1974	1970	Bexley (1950-1974)	Decimalisation of British coinage (1971) / Industrial relations Act (1971) - legislation to curb union power repealed in 1974 / 'Bloody Sunday' (1972) / miners’ strikes (1972 and 1974) / 3-day week with electricity limited to 3 consecutive days’ use (1974) / UK entered the European Communities (EC) on 1 January 1973 / Oil Crisis (1973)	Elizabeth II
Harold Wilson	11 Mar 1916	24 May 1995	Labour	1974 -1976	1974 (2)	Huyton (1950-1983)	Referendum confirmed the UK's membership of the European Communities (1975)	Elizabeth II	Gladys Mary (née Baldwin)	Wilson's  Resignation Honours List became known as the "Lavender List"
James Callaghan	27 Mar 1912	26 Mar 2005	Labour	1976 - 1979		Cardiff South East (1950-1983)	Race Relations Act (1976) - amended 1968 Act / 'Lib-Lab Pact (1977/78) / 'Winter of Discontent' (1978/79) / Oil Crisis (1979) / devolution referenda held in Scotland and Wales (1979) - neither led to devolved governments	Elizabeth II	Audrey (née Moulton)	Only PM to come to office having held the other 3 great offices of state: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary
Margaret Thatcher (née Roberts)	13 Oct 1925	8 Apr 2013	Conservative	1979 - 1990	1979 / 1983 / 1987	Finchley (1959-1992)	Housing Act (1980) -  gave  right to buy homes to tenants of local authorities / Falklands War (1982) / miners' strike (1984/85) / privatisation including British Telecom (1984) and British Gas (1986) / UK joined Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) (1990) / demonstrations against the introduction of the Community Charge (aka poll tax) in Scotland (1989) and in England and Wales (1990)	Elizabeth II	Denis Thatcher	Assassination attempt by the Provisional IRA in the 1984 Brighton hotel bombing
John Major	29 Mar 1943		Conservative	1990 - 1997	1992	Huntingdon (1979-2001)	Community Charge (aka poll tax) abolished (1991) and replaced by Council Tax / Gulf War (1990/91) / Treaty on European Union, (aka Maastricht Treaty) forms European Union (1992) / UK leaves Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) after 'Black Wednesday' (1992) / National Lottery Act (1993) / privatisation of British Rail (1994-1997)	Elizabeth II	Norma (née Johnson)
Tony Blair	6 May 1953		Labour	1997 - 2007	1997 / 2001 / 2005	Sedgefield (1983-2007)	Belfast Agreement (aka Good Friday Agreement) (1998) / Scotland Act (1998) - established devolved Scottish Parliament / Government of Wales Act (1998) - created a Welsh Assembly / National Minimum Wage Act (1998) / Human Rights Act (1998) - aimed to incorporate into UK law the rights contained in the European Convention on Human Rights / War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) / Iraq War (2003-2011) / Civil Partnership Act (2004) -legal recognition of civil partnerships between  people of the same sex	Elizabeth II	Cherie (née Booth)
Gordon Brown	20 Feb 1951		Labour	2007 - 2010		Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (Dunfermline East) (1983-2015)	Climate Change Act (2008) - set a target for the year 2050 for the reduction of targeted greenhouse gas emissions / 'Credit Crunch' (2008)	Elizabeth II	Sarah (née Macaulay)
David Cameron	9 Oct 1966		Conservative	2010 - 2016	2010 / 2015	Witney (2001-2016)	Coalition with Liberal Democrats (2010-2015) / Fixed Term Parliaments Act (2010) / Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act (2013) / Succession to the Crown Act (2013) / Scottish Referendum on withdrawal from UK (2014) /  Resigned after result of Brexit referendum announced (2016)	Elizabeth II	Samantha (née Sheffield)
Theresa May (née Brasier)	1 Oct 1956		Conservative	2016 - 2019	2017	Maidenhead (1997-)	Brexit negotiations - European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act (2017) / European Union (Withdrawal) Act (2018)	Elizabeth II	Philip May
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson	19 Jun 1964		Conservative	2019 - 2022	2019	Uxbridge and South Ruislip (2015-)	Further Brexit negotiations / COVID / 'Partygate'	Elizabeth II	Allegra (née Mostyn-Owen) div.⁠1993)​ Marina (née Wheeler) m. 1993; div. 2020​ Carrie (née Symonds) m. 2021
Mary Elizabeth Truss	26 Jul 1975		Conservative	2022 (49 days)		South West Norfolk (2010-)	Financial instability following mini-budget forced resignation	Elizabeth II / Charles III	Hugh O'Leary	Shortest-serving PM in the history of the UK
Rishi Sunak	12 May 1980		Conservative	2022 - 2024	2024	Richmond (Yorks) (2015-)	Economic stability / Rwanda asylum plan . Windsor Framework	Charles III	Akshata Murty	1st British Asian and Hindu to hold the office of prime minister
Kier Starmer	2 Sep 1962		Labour	2024 -	2024	Holborn and St Pancras (2015-)		Charles III	Victoria Alexander