Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1922?

Answer 1

The Prime Minister of Britain in 1927 was Stanley Baldwin. He was Prime Minister from 1924-29 and again from 1935-37. During Ramsay MacDonald's third premiership of 1931-35, real prime ministerial power was wielded by Baldwin. He is widely regarded as one of the very worst prime ministers that Britain has ever had. He was a defeatist through and through and the key architect of appeasement. Churchill turned down the invitation to his funeral in 1947 with the comment, 'It would have been better if he had never been born".

(Ramsay McDonald had already headed 2 Labour governments when he formed the so-called National Government with Baldwin, supported by the Conservatives plus a very few Labour MP's (soon to be known as "National Labour") and a few Liberals (also to be known as "National Liberals"). By the 1945 general election both National Labour and National Liberal disappeared as party titles, their candidates standing, more honestly, described as "Conservatives")

Answer 2

Clement Richard Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1947.

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1945 July 26 to 1951 October 26. He was also the first ever Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1942 February 19 to 1945 May 23, as part of a coalition government during World War Two.

After World War Two ended in Europe, an election was called. Labour was heavily victorious in the election, with 'full employment' being the major issue of the post-war climate. Attlee implemented heavy social reforms, including creation of a national health service, national assistance act, and national insurance act. Labour also nationalized the Bank of England, aviation, coal mining, railways, cable, wireless, steel, electric and gas industries. The government heavily invested in basic infrastructure, improving education and transportation.

This spending caused budget problems with the government, but they were assisted by loans from the US government. Although the pound was at first convertible directly to dollars, this practice was ended, and the pound had to be devalued.

Foreign policy in the post war era was marked by rising Soviet influence; Britain hoped to counter this by way of NATO and other European co-operation, as well as development of its own nuclear program. Decolonization was started under the Labour government, with India, Ceylon and Burma being the first countries to gain independence.

By the 1950 elections, public support for Labour had declined, and Labour's majority shrunk significantly. By 1951, with Labour finding themselves unable to govern, another election was called and the Conservatives regained power.

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

Answer 3

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Answer 4

David Lloyd George , 7 December 1916 - 22 October 1922 and Bonar Law , 23 October 1922 - 22 May 1923 .

Answer 5

Henry Campbell-Bannerman ; 5 December 1905 - 3 April 1908 .

Answer 6

David Lloyd George

Answer 7

Stanley Baldwin (Conservative)