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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 was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1965?
James Harold Wilson was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1965.
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.
What does the Executive branch of the British government do?
In the UK, the three branches of government work closely together. The Departments of the Government make up the Executive Branch while the Prime Minister is in charge. The Executive Branch works under the Legislative Branch, giving advice, deciding on policies and implementing new laws. The Departments each have an MP in charge.
Who was the Prime Minister from 1915 to 1918?
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Who was the British Prime Minister after Lloyd George?
This was the Conservative Andrew Bonar Law, who was only in office for seven months, from23rd October '22 to 20th May '23. He became Prime Minister as a result of a decison by the Conservative Party to withdraw from the Coalition Government headed by David Lloyd George, which had been in office since outbreak of WW1.
However, he resigned due to ill-health in May 1923 and died in the November of that year, aged 75.
How many british prime ministers have been born in wales?
Only one so far, David Lloyd George, who was Prime Minister from 1916 to '22. He had been Chancellor to the previous PM Herbert Asquith, but the latter resigned in the middle of WW1 following disagreements with his cabinet about war policy, and Lloyd George replaced him.
Lloyd George's first language was Welsh, and his term in office coincided with that of a Welsh Prime Minister of another country, Billy Hughes of Australia.
He died in 1945, soon after the end of WW2 in Europe, at the age of 82.
However, there have been English PM's who have been members of Parliament for Welsh constituencies, inlcuding former PM James Callaghan. There have also been several high-ranking Government Ministers who have been Welsh, including Clement Attlee's Health secretary Aneurin Bevan, who effectively created the National Health Service, and Margaret Thatcher's Defence secretary Michael Hestletine.
The leader of the Labour Party from 1983-'92 was a Welshman, Neil Kinnock, although he was never PM and resigned as Labour leader after Labour lost two elections under his leadership. He is largely responsible for having begun the process of moving Labour away from it's Socialist roots and betraying it's fundamental principles, as well as having been a loutish bully whom few people respected. Few people in Wales nowadays have any admiration for him.
Who is prime minister of the UK at the moment?
As of 13 September 2012, the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Rt Hon David William Donald Cameron MP.
Who was the british prime minister who took over the war?
Winston Churchill became Prime Minister in May 1940
What is the full name of the UK prime minister?
As well as being head of government, a prime minister may have other roles or titles - the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, for example, is also First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service.[1] Prime ministers may take other ministerial posts - for example during the Second World War Winston Churchill was also Minister of Defence (although there was then no Ministry of Defence). The Prime Minister of Australia, Gough Whitlam, was famous for forming his cabinet entirely of himself and his deputy as soon as the overall result of the 1972 federal election was beyond doubt (see First Whitlam Ministry).
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Winston Churchill won the nobel prize for literature in 1953, while he was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He is the only Prime Minister of the world to have won the nobel prize for literature.
Prime minister in the UK at the start of world war 2?
Neville Chamberlain was the prime minister at the start of WW2.
Churchill made this comment on 20 August 1940 in a speech during the Battle of Britain - that is, the battle in the air over southern Britain in July-October, 1940. It was a very difficult time for Britain: in June 1940 France had collapsed and installed a pro-Nazi government.
In the summer (and autumn) of 1940 the outcome of World War 2 in Europe depended on whether or not the Nazis would succeed in destroying the Royal Air Force (RAF). Many people had noted that the number of actual combattants involved in this particular battle was very small, and there were remarks to the effect that the fighting in the skies was rather like some ancient battle between champions. It was quite different from land battles between huge armies. However, the outcome was of the utmost importance. This is what the famous quote is about.
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the simple answer : he meant that the whole population (so many) owed so much to so few (the pilots) who saved England from Hitler.
Anthony Eden paraphrased this in North Africa when the British were defeating the Italians before Rommels arrival : Never in the field of human conflict was so much surrendered by so many to so few....
Who is the only british prime minister to be assinated?
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.
When did churchill call Europe an iron curtain?
Churchill condemned the Soviet Unions policies in Europe and declared that from Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across Europe. Part of a speech given at Fulton, Missouri, March 1946
In 1994 who was the priminister of england?
The UK is a monarchy so doesn't have a President. The monarch in 1994 was Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Minister was John Major.
How often can the British Prime Minister be reelected?
There is no maximum number- unlike the US President, a British Prime Minister can serve any number of consecutive terms for as long as they enjoy the confidence and support of the electorate and their own Party.
What was prime minister Seville chamberlain of Britain known for?
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain is most known for his policy of "appeasement" toward Adolf Hitler's Germany. It is thought that his appeasement policy was for Britain to be seen as being fair to German concerns and to keep Europe from going into war. It is also thought that Chamberlain thought war was inevitable and used the policy to gain time in order to build up Britain's military position.
Chamberlain also declared war on Germany in 1939 after Germany attacked Poland. Britain and France had previously agreed to protect Poland.
Chamberlain was also known for his efforts towards improving the lives of workers. He supported the Holiday Pay Act which gave workers one week off with pay and the Factories Act of 1937 which limited the number of hours women and children worked.
Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1972?
Edward Heath was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1972.
Sir Edward Richard George Heath was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1970 June 19 to 1974 March 4 as leader of the Conservative Party.
During his term as prime minister, Heath saw to the decimalization of the British currency. He introduced higher charges on basic services such as education and medication, while raising the maximum school age to 16. He unsuccessfully tried to reduce the power of the unions. Unemployment rose rapidly during his first two terms of office but gradually declined in the later two years. Northern Ireland also had troubles, most notably the killing of 14 people by British soldiers during a civil demonstration. Heath would later be targeted by an unsuccessful assassination attempt in December of 1974.
After the 1974 elections the Conservatives had fewer seats than Labour though neither had a majority. Heath's negotiations with the Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe fell through, and the Liberals formed a coalition with Labour, ending Heath's role as prime minister.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland contains England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, which do not have separate prime ministers.
Does the UK prime minister have to answer to the Queen?
The Prime Minister of Canada is answerable to the Canadian House of Commons, which is composed of the elected representatives of the Canadian people.
Since it is ultimately the Governor General who has the power to dismiss the Prime Minister, in theory, the Prime Minister would be answerable to the Governor General. In practice, the Governor General is apolitical, and would only use this power to remove a Prime Minister who is abusing Parliament and refuses to resign.
Who succeeded Neville Chamberlain as British Prime Minister?
Neville Chamberlain was the Prime Minister of Britain between 28th May 1937 and 10th May 1940, he was succeeded by Sir Winston Churchill, Churchill was Prime Minster between 10th May 1940 and 26th July 1945.
What does it mean to be the prime minister of the United Kingdom?
There has to be a general election in Britain at least every 5 years, so that is a longest single term. A Prime Minister can be re-elected as often as their party wants them and they remain in power, so there is no real maximum time they can serve as such. In modern times Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister from May 1979 to November 1990. There have been longer serving ones. Robert Banks Jenkinson was Prime Minister from June 1812 to April 1827. Sir Robert Walpole was the first and longest serving from 1721 to 1742.
