Who was Prime Minister...?
Created | Updated Jul 19, 2013
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This page is designed to act purely as a reference. It lists British Prime Ministers in chronological order since 1721. Use the link on the side for a detailed description of each Prime Minister.
| Time in Office | Name |
|---|---|
| 1721 - 1742 | Walpole |
| 1742 - 1743 | Compton |
| 1743 - 1754 | Pelham |
| 1754 - 1756 | Pelham-Holles |
| 1756 - 1757 | Cavendish |
| 1757 - 1761 | Pitt The Elder |
| 1761 - 1762 | Pelham-Holles |
| 1762 - 1763 | Stuart |
| 1763-1765 | Grenville |
| 1765 - 1766 | Rockingham |
| 1766 - 1768 | Pitt The Elder |
| 1768 - 1770 | Grafton |
| 1770 - 1782 | North |
| 1782 | Rockingham |
| 1782 - 1783 | Shelburne |
| 1783 - 1801 | Pitt The Younger |
| Time in Office | Name |
|---|---|
| 1801 - 1804 | Addington |
| 1804 - 1806 | Pitt The Younger |
| 1806 - 1807 | Grenville |
| 1807 - 1809 | Bentinck |
| 1809 - 1812 | Perceval |
| 1812 - 1827 | Jenkinson |
| 1827 | Canning |
| 1827 - 1828 | Wellington |
| 1828 - 1834 | Grey |
| 1834 | Lamb |
| 1834 - 1835 | Peel |
| 1835 - 1841 | Lamb |
| 1841 - 1846 | Peel |
| 1846 - 1852 | Russell |
| 1852 | Derby |
| 1852 - 1855 | Aberdeen |
| 1855 - 1858 | Palmerston |
| 1858 - 1859 | Derby |
| 1859 - 1865 | Palmerston |
| 1865 - 1866 | Russell |
| 1866 - 1868 | Derby |
| 1868 | Disraeli |
| 1868 - 1874 | Gladstone |
| 1874 - 1880 | Disraeli |
| 1880 - 1885 | Gladstone |
| 1885 - 1886 | Salisbury |
| 1886 | Gladstone |
| 1886 - 1892 | Salisbury |
| 1892 - 1894 | Gladstone |
| 1894 - 1895 | Rosebery |
| 1895 - 1901 | Salisbury |
| Time in Office | Name |
|---|---|
| 1902 - 1905 | Balfour |
| 1905 - 1908 | Campbell - Bannerman |
| 1908 - 1916 | Asquith |
| 1916 - 1922 | George |
| 1922 - 1923 | Law |
| 1923 - 1924 | Baldwin |
| 1924 | MacDonald |
| 1924 - 1929 | Baldwin |
| 1929 - 1935 | MacDonald |
| 1935 - 1937 | Baldwin |
| 1937 - 1940 | Chamberlin |
| 1940 - 1945 | Churchill |
| 1945 - 1951 | Atlee |
| 1951 - 1955 | Churchill |
| 1955 - 1957 | Eden |
| 1957 - 1963 | Macmillan |
| 1963 - 1964 | Douglas - Home |
| 1964 - 1970 | Wilson |
| 1970 - 1974 | Heath |
| 1974 - 1976 | Wilson |
| 1976 - 1979 | Callaghan |
| 1979 - 1990 | Thatcher |
| 1990 - 1997 | Major |
| 1997 - 2001 | Blair |
| 2001 - ? | Blair |
