Who was the British Prime Minister in 1940?

Answer 1

Neville Chamberlain until May 1940 and Winston Churchhill from then on.
Arthur Neville Chamberlain was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at the start of 1940. He was replaced on May 10 by Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill.

Neville Chamberlain was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1937 May 28 to 1940 May 10 as leader of the Conservative Party. Chamberlain is most well known for his policy of appeasement, a policy which would attempt to avoid another great war, but not succeed. As a result, Britain was eventually forced to declare war on Germany in 1939. Domestically, Chamberlain also oversaw the nationalization of coal, gave workers paid holidays, and improved housing. However, domestic issues took a back seat to the war. Due to the need for national unity in the government, Chamberlain eventually resigned in 1940. Winston Churchill would lead after him.

Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1940 May 10 to 1945 July 26 and again from 1951 October 26 to 1955 April 7. Churchill was most famously known as the leader who led the United Kingdom to victory in World War 2. A military office in the army, Churchill also won the Nobel Prize in Literature, and was the first person to be made an honourary citizen of the United States.

Due to the war, Churchill and the Conservatives had formed a coalition government with Clement Attlee and the Labour Party. Churchill's primary focus was the war, while the Deputy Prime Minister Attlee focused on domestic issues.

In 1945, Germany would surrender. Though Churchill would remain prime minister for another 2 months, the resulting election would land a victory for Attlee and the Labour party as a post-war party.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland contains England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, which do not have separate prime ministers.

Answer 2

Neville Chamberlain 1937 - 1940, Winston Churchill 1940 - 1945, Clement Attlee 1945 - 1951.