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UK Prime Ministers
Head of her majestey's government, the Prime Minister office dates back to 1721. Prime Ministers traditionally live at 10 Downing Street in London. The Prime Minister is appointed by the queen, and is felt to inspire confidence in the House of Commons.
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Who will be the UK prime minister in 2014?
The UK Prime Minister in 2014 was David Cameron. Cameron is a member of the Conservative Party and served as Prime Minister from May 2010 until his resignation in July 2016 when he was replaced by Theresa May.
Who was the british prime minister before Winston Churchill?
The Prime Minister when the war started in 1939 was Neville Chamberlain.
Neville Chamberlain from 1937 until May 1940. He was preceded by Stanley Baldwin and succeeded by Winston Churchill.
Who was the british prime minister before Neville Chamberlain?
In May of 1937, Neville Chamberlain replaced Stanley Baldwin as the prime minister of the UK. Chamberlain was extremely concerned about a war in Europe and was prepared to end the risk of an armed conflict at almost all costs.
Which Australian state capital was named after a British prime minister?
Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, was named after Queen Adelaide.
How did churchill run his country?
Churchill served as Prime Minister for two terms. He also was an officer in the British army. He also did many other things; he was a writer, which gained him additional income during the time when he was in the British Army. Just to emphisize: he did many many many many other things to get him to his place in history. One example: without Churchill, Hitler could of won the second World War.
Who was the british prime minister in1938?
Neville Chamberlain- he took over as Conservative Prime Minister the previous year, replacing Stanley Baldwin, and attempted to forestall another European war at the Munich Peace Summit in '38, when he and other major European leaders persuaded Hitler to sign a declaration agreeing not to expand the Reich into any further territory than it already had done. But Hitler broke his promise the following year and invaded Poland in early September '39, forcing Chamberlain to declare war on Germany on 3rd Sept.
He went on to send an enormous British taskforce numbering some 150,000 men to back up the French Army when German troops invaded France, but despite both the British and French inflicting heavy losses on the Nazis, they were pushed back to the West coast of France by the might of the advancing Panzer divisions. This led to the disastrous evacuations at Dunkirk and to Chamberlain's resignation in May 1940, when he was replaced by Winston Churchill.
Which British prime minister was assassinated?
Spencer Percival was the ony British prime minister to be assassinated on May eleventh 1812 in the lobby of the house of commons by John Bellingham.
The Rt Hon Spencer Perceval is the only British Prime Minister to have been assassinated. John Bellingham shot him through the heart with a pistol in the lobby of the House of Commons at 5:15pm on 11 May 1812.
He is the Prime Minister and nominal head of the government which works largely through the Cabinet.
Somehow, the Cabinet agree what is to be done. Then, under collective Cabinet Responsibility, the whole Cabinet accepts the decision.
The PM is solely responsible for selecting all Cabinet Ministers etc.
What place is named after a famous British prime minister?
There are many places named after British Prime Ministers. Pittsburgh, Melbourne and Sydney are a few examples - though obviously not the capital of their countries.
Wellington, the capital of New Zealand was named after the Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley who was Prime Minister from 1828 to 1830.
Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1983?
Margaret Hilda Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1982.
Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 May 4 to 1990 November 28. Margaret Thatcher was originally a research chemist before entering politics. She was elected as an MP in 1959, and became Secretary of State for Education and Science in 1970. She would challenge for leadership of the Conservatives in 1975 and win it becoming the Leader of Opposition. After bringing down the Labour party in a vote of non-confidence in 1979, she would lead the Conservatives to a majority in parliament.
As Prime Minister, Thatcher led the country through the recession of the early 80's, lowering taxes and reducing spending. She crushed the power of the unions and helped privatize several of the nation's industries including coal mining, gas, water, and electricity. In foreign affairs, she presided over the Falklands War, the bombing of Libya, and the beginning of Glastnost. She argued against the formation of the EU, and argued for the independence of Croatia and Slovenia during the Yugoslavian war.
Rising dissent within the Conservative party caused Michael Heseltine to challenge Margaret Thatcher for the leadership. Although Thatcher retained a majority of votes in the first ballot, the split in the party was evident enough to force her to resign. She would later become a Baroness in 1992.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland contains England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, which do not have separate prime ministers.
Which British Prime Minister held the longest term?
Lord Liverpool, who was in office from 1812 to '27. During his term he saw the defeat of Napoleon, the victory of US forces in the American War of Independence, the notorious Peterloo Massacre in Manchester of 1819, and the expansion of Britain's influence and dominion in India.
Which individuals was a British cabinet minister and was responsible for all financial matters?
Charles Townshend
Who was prime minister of England in 1940-1945?
This depends on the country:
UK: There was a general election in July 1945 Winston Churchill (Conservative) lost to Clement Attlee(Labour).
Canada: William Lyon Mackenzie King (Liberal) was the Prime Minister of Canada in 1945.
What is UK prime minister address?
No. 10 Downing Street, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Finance Minister) lives next door at No.11. When Tony Blair was Prime Minister he moved into the accommodation above No. 11 but still retained his offices at No. 10 because it was larger and Gordon Brown (who used to be Chancellor) did the same but ended up moving back to No. 10.
How did Tony Blair become the prime minister of UK?
Tony Blair was elected leader of the Labour party in 1994 after the sudden death of the previous leader John Smith the Conservative Party had been in power for 15 years at that time and was very unpopular so it was highly likely that whoever won the leadership election would become Prime Minister in due course. This was the case and Labour won the General Election in May 1997 and Blair as their leader became Prime Minister.
It is alleged that there was a pact between Gordon Brown and Blair that Brown would not contest the leadership election in return for influence and on condition that Blair would eventually resign so that Brown could take over. This is sometimes called the Granita pact after the restaurant where the deal was allegedly made.
Who was the Prime Minister of the Uk from 1997 to 2007?
John Major was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at the beginning of 1997.
Tony Blair replaced Major as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on May 2.
Sir John Major was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 November 28 to 1997 May 2. Major first became prime minister when rising dissent within the Conservative party caused Michael Heseltine to challenge Margaret Thatcher for the leadership. As a result, Major became the leader of the Conservative Party and thus prime minister. Major's role as prime minister saw him lead negotiations in the formation of the EU, as well as participating in the Gulf War and the crisis in Serbia.
Meanwhile, Tony Blair had become the leader of the Labour Party on 1994 July 21, and served as Leader of the Opposition. Blair drove his party away from traditional socialism, towards a 'new capitalism', courting business interests and corporations in an attempt to gain the middle class vote. The public's continued disenchantment with the Conservative Party after 17 years led to a large victory for Labour in the 1997 elections.
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 May 2 to 2007 June 27. Major would continue on as Leader of the Opposition for a few months before resigning.
Blair resigned in 2007 due to low approval ratings, in part due to the Iraq War and resulting terrorist attacks on London.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland contains England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, which do not have separate prime ministers.
Can a girl become prime minister in the UK?
In the UK most people could stand to be elected to parliament. The leader of the largest political party is generally the Prime Minister - this may not be true if there is no overall control and a coalition of smaller parties puts one of their own members into that position.
However, Catholics may not, at present , be the Prime Minister of Great Britain. When Tony Blair was talking about becoming a Catholic, like his wife Cherie, there was discussion of changing this law, but he waited until after he left office before changing his religious affiliations.
Who was the Prime Minister of Britain during September 11th?
Tony Blair- he had been in office for four years when the tragedy happened.
Who was the UK Prime Minister previous to Tony Blair?
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Before Gordon Brown, forty-six different people have held the office of Prime Minister since it was created in 1721. They are (alphabetically)
- Alec Douglas-Home (1903-1995) [Sir]
- Andrew Bonar Law (1858-1923)
- Anthony Eden (1897-1977) [Sir]
- Archibald Primrose,5th Earl of Rosebery (1847-1929)
- Arthur Balfour(1848-1930)
- Arthur Wellesley,1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852)
- Augustus FitzRoy,3rd Duke of Grafton (1735-1811)
- Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)
- Charles Grey,2nd Earl Grey (1764-1845)
- Charles Watson-Wentworth,2nd Marquess of Rockingham (1730-1782)
- Clement Attlee (1883-1967)
- David Lloyd George (1863-1945)
- Edward Heath (1916-2005)
- Edward Smith-Stanley,14th Earl of Derby (1799-1869)
- Frederick John Robinson,1st Viscount Goderich (1782-1859)
- Frederick North,Lord North (1732-1792)
- George Canning (1770-1827)
- George Grenville (1712-1770)
- George Hamilton-Gordon,4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784-1860)
- Harold Macmillan (1894-1986)
- Harold Wilson (1916-1995)
- Henry Addington (1757-1844)
- Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1836-1908) [Sir]
- Henry John Temple,3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865)
- Herbert Henry Asquith (1852-1928)
- James Callaghan (1912-2005)
- John Major (1943- )
- John Russell (1792-1878) [Lord]
- John Stuart,3rd Earl of Bute (1713-1792)
- Margaret Thatcher (1925- )
- Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940)
- Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937)
- Robert Banks Jenkinson,2nd Earl of Liverpool (1770-1828)
- Robert Gascoyne-Cecil,3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830-1903)
- Robert Peel (1788-1850) [Sir]
- Spencer Perceval (1762-1812)
- Stanley Baldwin (1867-1947)
- Tony Blair (1953- )
- William Cavendish-Bentinck,3rd Duke of Portland (1738-1809)
- William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898)
- William Lamb,2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779-1848)
- William Petty-FitzMaurice,2nd Earl of Shelburne (1737-1805)
- William Pitt the Elder,1st Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
- William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806)
- William Wyndham Grenville,1st Lord Grenville(1759-1834)
- Winston Churchill (1874-1965) [Sir]
Some of them held the office for multiple terms, some contiguously, others not.
Prior to 1721, the position we now know as the Prime Minister was called the First Lord of the Treasury (a title that still comes with becoming the Prime Minister), and going back even further it was called the Lord High Treasurer, a title which began in medieval times beginning with Nigel - Bishop of Ely, in about 1126.
Out of the 47 former Prime Ministers including Gordon Brown, only four (8.5%) are still alive - an amusing if fairly pointless statistic. They are Margaret Thatcher, John Major, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1922?
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")
Who is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2014?
In 2012 the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom was the Right Honourable David Cameron MP.
Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the 1960's?
James Harold Wilson was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1966.
Harold Wilson was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1964 October 16 to 1970 June 19 and again from 1974 March 4 March to 1976 April 5.
Harold Wilson led the Labour Party from 1963 February 14 to 1976 April 5. A election in 1964 gave Labour a slim 4 seat majority in the assembly. However after the 1966 election their margin increased to 96 seats.
During Wilson's first term there was an unsuccessful attempt to avoid devaluing the pound. He re-nationalized the steel industry. Wilson allowed for social reforms while limiting immigration into the United Kingdom. Attempts were made to improve education, but a promise to raise the education age to 16 was left unfulfilled. Labour was defeated in 1970 by the Conservatives.
After the first 1974 election Labour was able to form a coalition with the Liberals to return to power. In Wilson's second term, there was increased social spending, with price controls and taxes on the rich. Wilson resigned in 1976 passing control to James Callaghan.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland contains England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, which do not have separate prime ministers.
Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1985?
Sir John Major was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1995.
Sir John Major was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 November 28 to 1997 May 2. Major first became prime minister when rising dissent within the Conservative party caused Michael Heseltine to challenge Margaret Thatcher for the leadership. As a result, Major became the leader of the Conservative Party and thus prime minister. Major's role as prime minister saw him lead negotiations in the formation of the EU, as well as participating in the Gulf War and the crisis in Serbia. However, the public's continued disenchantment with the Conservative Party after 17 years led to a large victory for Labour in the 1997 elections. Major would continue on as Leader of the Opposition for a few months before resigning.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland contains England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, which do not have separate prime ministers.
