Miscellany Index
British Prime Ministers
From 1721 to the present day
Prime Minister |
Entered office |
Left office |
Party |
Sir Robert Walpole (from 1742 as Earl of Orford) |
4 April 1721 (15 May 1730) |
11 February 1742 |
Whig |
The Earl of Wilmington |
16 February 1742 |
2 July 1743 |
Whig |
Henry Pelham |
27 August 1743 |
7 March 1754 |
Whig |
The Duke of Newcastle |
16 March 1754 |
16 November 1756 |
Whig |
The Duke of Devonshire |
16 November 1756 |
25 June 1757 |
Whig |
The Duke of Newcastle |
2 July 1757 |
26 May 1762 |
Whig |
The Earl of Bute |
26 May 1762 |
16 April 1763 |
Tory |
George Grenville |
16 April 1763 |
13 July 1765 |
Whig |
The Marquess of Rockingham |
13 July 1765 |
30 July 1766 |
Whig |
The Earl of Chatham |
30 July 1766 |
14 October 1768 |
Whig |
The Duke of Grafton |
14 October 1768 |
28 January 1770 |
Whig |
Lord North |
28 January 1770 |
22 March 1782 |
Tory |
The Marquess of Rockingham |
27 March 1782 |
1 July 1782 |
Whig |
The Earl of Shelburne |
4 July 1782 |
2 April 1783 |
Whig |
The Duke of Portland |
2 April 1783 |
19 December 1783 |
Whig/Fox-North Coalition |
William Pitt the Younger |
19 December 1783 |
14 March 1801 |
Tory |
Henry Addington |
17 March 1801 |
10 May 1804 |
Tory |
William Pitt the Younger |
10 May 1804 |
23 January 1806 |
Tory |
The Lord Grenville |
11 February 1806 |
31 March 1807 |
Whig/Ministry of All the Talents |
The Duke of Portland |
31 March 1807 |
4 October 1809 |
Tory |
Spencer Perceval |
4 October 1809 |
11 May 1812 |
Tory |
The Earl of Liverpool |
9 June 1812 |
10 April 1827 |
Tory |
George Canning |
10 April 1827 |
8 August 1827 |
Tory |
The Viscount Goderich |
31 August 1827 |
22 January 1828 |
Tory |
The Duke of Wellington |
22 January 1828 |
22 November 1830 |
Tory |
The Earl Grey |
22 November 1830 |
16 July 1834 |
Whig |
The Viscount Melbourne |
16 July 1834 |
17 November 1834 |
Whig |
The Duke of Wellington (caretaker) |
17 November 1834 |
9 December 1834 |
Conservative |
Sir Robert Peel |
10 December 1834 |
18 April 1835 |
Conservative |
The Viscount Melbourne |
18 April 1835 |
30 August 1841 |
Whig |
Sir Robert Peel |
30 August 1841 |
30 June 1846 |
Conservative |
The Lord John Russell (afterwards PM as Earl Russell) |
30 June 1846 |
23 February 1852 |
Whig |
The Earl of Derby |
23 February 1852 |
19 December 1852 |
Conservative |
The Earl of Aberdeen |
19 December 1852 |
6 February 1855 |
Peelite/ Coalition |
The Viscount Palmerston |
6 February 1855 |
20 February 1858 |
Whig |
The Earl of Derby |
20 February 1858 |
12 June 1859 |
Conservative |
The Viscount Palmerston |
12 June 1859 |
18 October 1865 |
Liberal |
The Earl Russell (previously PM as Lord John Russell) |
29 October 1865 |
28 June 1866 |
Liberal |
The Earl of Derby |
28 June 1866 |
27 February 1868 |
Conservative |
Benjamin Disraeli |
27 February 1868 |
3 December 1868 |
Conservative |
William Ewart Gladstone |
3 December 1868 |
20 February 1874 |
Liberal |
Benjamin Disraeli (from 1876 as Earl of Beaconsfield) |
20 February 1874 |
23 April 1880 |
Conservative |
William Ewart Gladstone |
23 April 1880 |
23 June 1885 |
Liberal |
The Marquess of Salisbury |
23 June 1885 |
1 February 1886 |
Conservative |
William Ewart Gladstone |
1 February 1886 |
25 July 1886 |
Liberal |
The Marquess of Salisbury |
3 August 1886 |
15 August 1892 |
Conservative |
William Ewart Gladstone |
15 August 1892 |
5 March 1894 |
Liberal |
The Earl of Rosebery |
5 March 1894 |
25 June 1895 |
Liberal |
The Marquess of Salisbury |
25 June 1895 |
12 July 1902 |
Conservative/ Unionist |
Arthur Balfour |
12 July 1902 |
5 December 1905 |
Conservative/ Unionist |
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman |
5 December 1905 |
7 April 1908 |
Liberal |
Herbert Henry Asquith |
7 April 1908 |
7 December 1916 |
Liberal (afterwards Coalition) |
David Lloyd George |
7 December 1916 |
23 October 1922 |
National Liberal/ Coalition |
Andrew Bonar Law |
23 October 1922 |
22 May 1923 |
Conservative |
Stanley Baldwin |
22 May 1923 |
22 January 1924 |
Conservative |
Ramsay MacDonald |
22 January 1924 |
4 November 1924 |
Labour |
Stanley Baldwin |
4 November 1924 |
5 June 1929 |
Conservative |
Ramsay MacDonald |
5 June 1929 |
24 August 1931 |
Labour |
Ramsay MacDonald 1 |
24 August 1931 |
7 June 1935 |
National Labour/National Government |
Stanley Baldwin |
7 June 1935 |
28 May 1937 |
Conservative/National Government |
Neville Chamberlain |
28 May 1937 |
10 May 1940 |
Conservative/National Government |
Winston Churchill |
10 May 1940 |
23 May 1945 |
Conservative/Coalition |
Winston Churchill 1 |
23 May 1945 |
26 July 1945 |
Conservative/Caretaker Government |
Clement Attlee |
26 July 1945 |
26 October 1951 |
Labour |
Winston Churchill |
26 October 1951 |
6 April 1955 |
Conservative |
Sir Anthony Eden |
6 April 1955 |
10 January 1957 |
Conservative |
Harold Macmillan |
10 January 1957 |
19 October 1963 |
Conservative |
The Earl of Home (from 1963 as Sir Alec Douglas-Home) |
19 October 1963 |
16 October 1964 |
Conservative |
Harold Wilson |
16 October 1964 |
19 June 1970 |
Labour |
Edward Heath |
19 June 1970 |
4 March 1974 |
Conservative |
Harold Wilson |
4 March 1974 |
5 April 1976 |
Labour |
James Callaghan |
5 April 1976 |
4 May 1979 |
Labour |
Margaret Thatcher |
4 May 1979 |
28 November 1990 |
Conservative |
John Major |
28 November 1990 |
2 May 1997 |
Conservative |
Tony Blair |
2 May 1997 |
in office |
Labour |
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