= British Prime Ministers = A history of '''British prime ministers'''. The prime minister is the ''de facto'' head of state of [[UnitedKingdom/Democratization#Constitutional_Monarchy|the United Kingdom]]. The office of 'prime minister' only became an official fixture of British politics in the 20th century. Nonetheless, [[UnitedKingdom/RobertWalpole|Walpole]] is [[EighteenthCenturyBritishPremiers|considered]] the first PM due to his influence over the reigns of [[UnitedKingdom/GeorgeI|George I]] and [[UnitedKingdom/GeorgeII|George II]]. The office of the '''first lord of the Treasury''' is generally recognized as the predecessor to the PM. 10 Downing Street, often considered synonymous with the government and/or the PM, is actually the official residence of the first lord. In 1922, the two offices were permanently fused. When plotting a history of the first lords, there are exceptional periods where ministers with junior titles were the effective heads of government. For example, the crux of [[UnitedKingdom/ThomasPelhamHolles|Pelham-Holles']] strategy to government management was ''deferring'' to influential ministers for policy. Prime ministers typically name either a '''first secretary''' or a '''deputy prime minister''' as their second-in-command, but not both. ||'''Effective Heads of Government''' ||'''First Lords''' ||'''Term''' || ||[[UnitedKingdom/RobertWalpole|Robert Walpole]] ||(same, hereafter left blank) ||1721 - 1742|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/HenryPelham|Henry Pelham]] ||[[UnitedKingdom/SpencerCompton|Spencer Compton]] ||1742 - 1743|| ||Henry Pelham || ||1743 - 1746|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/JohnCarteret|John Carteret]] ||[[UnitedKingdom/WilliamPulteney|William Pulteney]] ||2 days || ||Henry Pelham || ||1746 - 1754|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/ThomasPelhamHolles|Thomas Pelham-Holles]] || ||1754 - 1756|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/WilliamCavendish|William Cavendish]] || ||1756 - 1757|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/WilliamPitt|William Pitt]] ||Thomas Pelham-Holles ||1757 - 1761|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/JohnStuart|John Stuart]] ||Thomas Pelham-Holles ||1761 - 1762|| ||John Stuart || ||1762 - 1763|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/GeorgeGrenville|George Grenville]] || ||1763 - 1765|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/CharlesWatsonWentworth|Charles Watson-Wentworth]] || ||1765 - 1766|| ||William Pitt ||[[UnitedKingdom/AugustusFitzRoy|Augustus FitzRoy]] ||1766 - 1768|| ||Augustus Fitz``Roy || ||1766 - 1768|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/FrederickNorth|Frederick North]] || ||1768 - 1782|| ||Charles Watson-Wentworth || ||1782 || ||[[UnitedKingdom/WilliamPetty|William Petty]] || ||1782 - 1783|| ||Frederick North, [[UnitedKingdom/CharlesJamesFox|Charles James Fox]]||[[UnitedKingdom/WilliamCavendishBentinck|William Cavendish-Bentinck]]||1783 || ||[[UnitedKingdom/WilliamPittII|William Pitt]] || ||1783 - 1801|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/HenryAddington|Henry Addington]] || ||1801 - 1804|| ||William Pitt || ||1804 - 1806|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/WilliamGrenville|William Grenville]] || ||1806 - 1807|| ||William Cavendish-Bentinck || ||1807 - 1809|| ||... ||... ||... || ||[[UnitedKingdom/BenjaminDisraeli|Benjamin Disraeli]] || ||1868 || ||[[UnitedKingdom/WilliamEwartGladstone|William Ewart Gladstone]] || ||1868 - 1874|| ||Benjamin Disraeli || ||1874 - 1880|| ||William Ewart Gladstone || ||1880 - 1885|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/RobertGascoyneCecil|Robert Gascoyne-Cecil]] ||[[UnitedKingdom/StaffordNorthcote|Stafford Northcote]] ||1885 - 1886|| ||William Ewart Gladstone || ||1886 || ||Robert Gascoyne-Cecil || ||1886 - 1887|| ||Robert Gascoyne-Cecil ||[[UnitedKingdom/WilliamHenrySmith|William Henry Smith]] ||1887 - 1891|| ||Robert Gascoyne-Cecil ||[[UnitedKingdom/ArthurBalfour|Arthur Balfour]] ||1891 - 1892|| ||William Ewart Gladstone || ||1892 - 1894|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/ArchibaldPrimrose|Archibald Primrose]] || ||1984 - 1895|| ||Robert Gascoyne-Cecil ||Arthur Balfour ||1895 - 1902|| ||Arthur Balfour || ||1902 - 1905|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/HenryCampbellBannerman|Henry Campbell-Bannerman]] || ||1905 - 1908|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/HerbertHenryAsquith|Herbert Henry Asquith]] || ||1908 - 1916|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/DavidLloydGeorge|David Lloyd George]] || ||1916 - 1922|| ||'''Prime Ministers''' ||'''Term''' || ||[[UnitedKingdom/BonarLaw|Bonar Law]] ||1922 - 1923|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/StanleyBaldwin|Stanley Baldwin]] ||1923 - 1924|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/RamsayMacDonald|Ramsay MacDonald]] ||1924 || ||Stanley Baldwin ||1924 - 1929|| ||Ramsay Mac``Donald ||1929 - 1935|| ||Stanley Baldwin ||1935 - 1937|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/NevilleChamberlain|Neville Chamberlain]]||1937 - 1940|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/WinstonChurchill|Winston Churchill]] ||1940 - 1945|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/ClementAttlee|Clement Attlee]] ||1945 - 1951|| ||Winston Churchill ||1951 - 1955|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/AnthonyEden|Anthony Eden]] ||1955 - 1957|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/HaroldMacmillan|Harold Macmillan]] ||1957 - 1963|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/AlecDouglasHome|Alec Douglas-Home]] ||1963 - 1964|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/HaroldWilson|Harold Wilson]] ||1964 - 1970|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/EdwardHeath|Edward Heath]] ||1970 - 1974|| ||Harold Wilson ||1974 - 1976|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/JamesCallaghan|James Callaghan]] ||1976 - 1979|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/MargaretThatcher|Margaret Thatcher]] ||1979 - 1990|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/JohnMajor|John Major]] ||1990 - 1997|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/TonyBlair|Tony Blair]] ||1997 - 2007|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/GordonBrown|Gordon Brown]] ||2007 - 2010|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/DavidCameron|David Cameron]] ||2010 - 2016|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/TheresaMay|Theresa May]] ||2016 - 2019|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/BorisJohnson|Boris Johnson]] ||2019 - 2022|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/LizTruss|Liz Truss]] ||2022 || ||[[UnitedKingdom/RishiSunak|Rishi Sunak]] ||2022 - 2024|| ||[[UnitedKingdom/KeirStarmer|Keir Starmer]] ||2024 - || ---- CategoryRicottone