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List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom. Top left: Robert Walpole is considered the first prime minister of Great Britain. Top right: Winston Churchill was prime minister during World War II. Bottom left: Margaret Thatcher was the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom.
The current prime minister has been Rishi Sunak since 25 October 2022. [ source? Present prime minister Rishi Sunak in front of 10 Downing Street during his first speech as Prime Minister
The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. The prime minister advises the sovereign on the exercise of much of the royal prerogative , chairs the Cabinet and selects its ministers .
Sir Robert Walpole is generally considered to have been Britain’s first prime minister. This is a chronologically ordered list of the prime ministers, from the earliest to the most recent. Robert Walpole (1721–42) Spencer Compton (1742–43) Henry Pelham (1743–54) Thomas Pelham-Holles (1754–56; 1st time) William Cavendish (1756–57)
Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister on 25 October 2022. He was previously appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer from 13 February 2020 to 5 July 2022.
Modern historians generally consider Robert Walpole, who led the government of the Kingdom of Great Britain for over twenty years from 1721, as the first prime minister. Walpole is also the longest-serving British prime minister by this definition.
Sep 6, 2022 · Liz Truss officially became the UK’s new prime minister today after meeting Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Truss, the foreign secretary for the past year, defeated rival...
