Placeholder text
See also:
Heads of state of the United Kingdom
Kingdom of England
Monarch of the Kingdom of England
Henry VII
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1457; d. April 21 1509.
House of Tudor
1485 – 1509
William III
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 24 1533; d. July 10 1584.
House of Orange – Nassau
1689 – 1702
Anne
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1665; d. August 1 1714.
Spouse: Prince George of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Cumberland (b. May 19 1744; d. November 17 1818)
House of Stuart
1702 – 1707
Kingdom of Great Britain
Monarch of the Kingdom of Great Britain
Anne
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1665; d. August 1 1714.
Spouse: Prince George of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Cumberland (b. May 19 1744; d. November 17 1818)
House of Stuart
1707 – 1714
George I
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1660; d. June 11 1727.
House of Hanover – Welf
1714 – 1727
George II
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 9 1683; d. October 25 1760.
House of Hanover – Welf
1727 – 1760
George III
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1738; d. January 29 1820
Spouse: Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. May 19 1744; d. November 17 1818)
Children: (1) George IV, King of the United Kingdom (b. August 12 1762; d. June 26 1830); (2) Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (b. August 16 1763; d. January 5 1827); (3) William IV, King of the United Kingdom (b. August 21 1765; d. June 20 1837); (4) Charlotte, Princess Royal, Queen consort of Württemberg (b. September 29 1766; d. October 6 1828); (5) Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (b. November 2 1767; d. January 23 1820); (6) Princess Augusta Sophia (b. November 8 1768; d. September 22 1840); (7) Princess Elizabeth, Landgravine consort of Hesse-Homburg (b. May 22 1770; d. January 10 1840); (8) Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (b. June 5 1771; d. November 18 1851); (9) Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (b. January 27 1773; d. April 21 1843); (10) Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (b. February 24 1774; d. July 5 1850); (11) Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (b. April 25 1776; d. April 30 1857); (12) Princess Sophia (b. November 3 1777; d. May 27 1848); (13) Prince Octavius (b. February 23 1779; d. May 3 1783); (14) Prince Alfred (b. September 22 1780; d. August 20 1782); (15) Princess Amelia (b. August 7 1783; d. November 2 1810).
Titles of royalty: Prince of Wales (1751 – 1760); Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1760 – 1814); King of Hanover (1814 – 1820).
Titles of nobility: Duke of Edinburgh (1751 – 1760).
House of Hanover
1760 – 1800
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
George III
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1738; d. January 29 1820
Spouse: Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. May 19 1744; d. November 17 1818)
Children: (1) George IV, King of the United Kingdom (b. August 12 1762; d. June 26 1830); (2) Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (b. August 16 1763; d. January 5 1827); (3) William IV, King of the United Kingdom (b. August 21 1765; d. June 20 1837); (4) Charlotte, Princess Royal, Queen consort of Württemberg (b. September 29 1766; d. October 6 1828); (5) Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (b. November 2 1767; d. January 23 1820); (6) Princess Augusta Sophia (b. November 8 1768; d. September 22 1840); (7) Princess Elizabeth, Landgravine consort of Hesse-Homburg (b. May 22 1770; d. January 10 1840); (8) Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (b. June 5 1771; d. November 18 1851); (9) Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (b. January 27 1773; d. April 21 1843); (10) Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (b. February 24 1774; d. July 5 1850); (11) Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (b. April 25 1776; d. April 30 1857); (12) Princess Sophia (b. November 3 1777; d. May 27 1848); (13) Prince Octavius (b. February 23 1779; d. May 3 1783); (14) Prince Alfred (b. September 22 1780; d. August 20 1782); (15) Princess Amelia (b. August 7 1783; d. November 2 1810).
Titles of royalty: Prince of Wales (1751 – 1760); Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1760 – 1814); King of Hanover (1814 – 1820).
Titles of nobility: Duke of Edinburgh (1751 – 1760).
House of Hanover
1801 – 1820
Victoria
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 24 1819; d. January 22 1901
Also known as: Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent (1819 – 1837) (Reference: https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/life-queen-victoria-her-family)
Spouse: Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (b. August 26 1819; d. December 14 1861)
Children: (1) Victoria, Princess Royal, Empress consort of Germany, Queen consort of Prussia (b. November 21 1840; d. August 5 1901); (2) Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India (b. November 9 1841; d. May 6 1910); (3) Princess Alice, Grand Duchess consort of Hesse and by Rhine (b. April 25 1843; d. December 14 1878); (4) Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (b. August 6 1844; d. July 31 1900); (5) Princess Helena, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein (b. May 25 1846; d. June 9 1923); (6) Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (b. March 18 1848; d. December 3 1939); (7) Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (b. May 1 1850; d. January 16 1942); (8) Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (b. April 7 1853; d. March 28 1884); (9) Princess Beatrice, Princess of Battenberg (b. April 14 1857; d. October 26 1944)
Other thrones held: Empress of India (1876 – 1901)
House of Hanover
1837 – 1901
Edward VII
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 9 1841; d. May 6 1910
Spouse: Alexandra of Denmark (b. December 1844; d. November 20 1925)
Children: (1) Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (b. January 8 1864; d. January 14 1892); (2) George V, King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, Emperor of India (b. June 3 1865; d. January 20 1936); (3) Louise, Princess Royal, Duchess of Fife (b. February 20 1867; d. January 4 1931); (4) Princess Victoria (b. July 6 1868; d. December 3 1935); (5) Princess Maud, Queen consort of Norway (b. November 26 1869; d. November 20 1938); (6) Prince Alexander John of Wales (b. April 6 1871; d. April 7 1871)
Other thrones held: Emperor of India (1901 – 1910)
Royal titles: Prince of Wales (1841 – 1901); Duke of Cornwall (1841 – 1901); Duke of Rothesay (1841 – 1901)
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1901 – 1910
George V
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 3 1865; d. January 20 1936
Spouse: Mary of Teck (b. May 26 1867; d. March 24 1953)
Children: (1) Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India (b. June 23 1894; d. May 28 1972); (2) George VI, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India (b. December 14 1895; d. February 6 1952); (3) Mary, Princess Royal (b. April 25 1897; d. March 28 1965); (4) Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (b. March 31 1900; d. June 10 1974); (5) Prince George, Duke of Kent (b. December 20 1902; d. August 25 1942); (6) Prince John (b. July 12 1905; d. January 18 1919)
Other thrones held: Emperor of India (1910 – 1936)
Royal titles: Prince of Wales (1901 – 1910); Duke of Cornwall (1901 – 1910); Duke of Rothesay (1901 – 1910)
Other prominent offices: Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (1905 – 1907)
House of Windsor
1910 – 1927
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
George V
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 3 1865; d. January 20 1936
Spouse: Mary of Teck (b. May 26 1867; d. March 24 1953)
Children: (1) Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India (b. June 23 1894; d. May 28 1972); (2) George VI, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India (b. December 14 1895; d. February 6 1952); (3) Mary, Princess Royal (b. April 25 1897; d. March 28 1965); (4) Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (b. March 31 1900; d. June 10 1974); (5) Prince George, Duke of Kent (b. December 20 1902; d. August 25 1942); (6) Prince John (b. July 12 1905; d. January 18 1919)
Other thrones held: Emperor of India (1910 – 1936)
Royal titles: Prince of Wales (1901 – 1910); Duke of Cornwall (1901 – 1910); Duke of Rothesay (1901 – 1910)
Other prominent offices: Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (1905 – 1907)
House of Windsor
1927 – 1936
Edward VIII
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1894; d. May 28 1972
Spouse: Wallis Simpson (b. June 19 1896; d. April 24 1986)
Children: None
Royal titles: Prince of Wales (1910 – 1936); Duke of Cornwall (1910 – 1936); Duke of Rothesay (1910 – 1936)
House of Windsor
1936
George VI
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 14 1895; d. February 6 1952
Spouse: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (b. August 4 1900; d. March 30 2002)
Children: (1) Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions (b. April 21 1926; d. September 8 2022); (2) Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (b. August 21 1930; d. February 9 2002).
House of Windsor
1936 – 1952
Elizabeth II
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 21 1926; d. September 8 2022
Spouse: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (b. June 10 1921; d. April 9 2021
Children: (1) Charles III, King of the United Kingdom (b. November 14 1948); (2) Anne, Princess Royal (b. August 15 1950); (3) Prince Andrew, Duke of York (b. February 19 1960); (4) Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh (b. March 10 1964)
House of Windsor
1952 – 2022
Charles III
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 14 1948.
House of Windsor
2022 – present
Heads of government of the United Kingdom
Kingdom of England
Chief Minister of the Kingdom of England
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Baron Godolphin
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1645; d. September 15 1712.
Tory Party
1684 – 1685
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Baron Godolphin
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1645; d. September 15 1712.
Tory Party
1690 – 1697
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Baron Godolphin
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1645; d. September 15 1712.
Tory Party
1700 – 1701
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1645; d. September 15 1712.
Tory Party
1702 – 1707
General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1650; d. June 16 1722.
Tory Party
1702 – 1707
United Kingdom of Great Britain
Chief Minister of the Kingdom of Great Britain
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1645; d. September 15 1712.
Tory Party
1707 – 1710
General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1650; d. June 16 1722.
Tory Party
1707 – 1710
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Great Britain
Sir Robert Walpole
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1676; d. March 18 1745.
Monarchs: George I (1721 – 1727); George II (1727 – 1742).
Titles of nobility: Baron Walpole of Houghton in the Peerage of Great Britain (1742 – 1745); Viscount Walpole in the Peerage of Great Britain (1742 – 1745); Earl of Orford (1742 – 1745).
Other prominent offices: Member of the Parliament of England (1701 – 1707); Member of the Parliament of Great Britain (1707 – 1712; 1713 – 1742); Secretary at War (1708 – 1710); Treasurer of the Navy (1710 – 1711); Paymaster of the Forces (1714 – 1715; 1720 – 1721); First Lord of the Treasury (1715 – 1717; 1721 – 1742); Chancellor of the Exchequer (1715 – 1717; 1721 – 1742); Leader of the House of Commons (1721 – 1742).
Whig Party
1721 – 1742
Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1673; d. July 2 1743.
Monarch: George II.
Titles of nobility: Baron Wilmington in the Peerage of Great Britain (1728 – 1743); Earl of Wilmington in the Peerage of Great Britain (1730 – 1743).
Other prominent offices: Member of Parliament (1698 – 1710; 1713 – 1728); Speaker of the House of Commons (1715 – 1727); Paymaster of the Forces (1722 – 1730); Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1730); Lord President of the Council (1730 – 1742); First Lord of the Treasury (1742 – 1743).
Whig Party
1742 – 1743
Henry Pelham
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 25 1694; d. March 6 1754.
Monarch: George II.
Other prominent offices: Member of Parliament (1717 – 1754); Secretary at War (1724 – 1730); Paymaster of the Forces (1730 – 1743); First Lord of the Treasury (1743 – 1754); Chancellor of the Exchequer (1743 – 1754); Leader of the House of Commons (1743 – 1754).
Whig Party
1743 – 1754
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1693; d. November 17 1768.
Monarch: George II.
Titles of nobility: Baron Pelham of Laughton in the Peerage of England (1712 – 1768); Earl of Clare in the Peerage of Great Britain (1714 – 1768); Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the Peerage of Great Britain (1715 – 1768); Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne in the Peerage of Great Britain (1756 – 1768); Baron Pelham of Stanmer in the Peerage of Great Britain (1762 – 1768).
Other prominent offices: Prime Minister of Great Britain (1757 – 1762); Secretary of State for the Southern Department (1724 – 1748); Secretary of State for the Northern Department (1748 – 1754); Leader of the House of Lords (1748 – 1756; 1757 – 1762); Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1765 – 1766).
Whig Party
1754 – 1756
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 8 1720; d. October 2 1764.
Monarch: George II.
Titles of nobility: Baron Cavendish of Hardwick (by writ of acceleration) in the Peerage of England (1751 – 1764); Duke of Devonshire in the Peerage of England (1755 – 1764).
Other prominent offices: Member of the Parliament of Great Britain (1741 – 1751); Lord High Treasurer of Ireland (1754 – 1764); Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1755 – 1757); Leader of the House of Lords (1756 – 1757).
Whig Party
1756 – 1757
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1693; d. November 17 1768.
Monarchs: George II (1757 – 1760); George III (1760 – 1762).
Titles of nobility: Baron Pelham of Laughton in the Peerage of England (1712 – 1768); Earl of Clare in the Peerage of Great Britain (1714 – 1768); Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the Peerage of Great Britain (1715 – 1768); Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne in the Peerage of Great Britain (1756 – 1768); Baron Pelham of Stanmer in the Peerage of Great Britain (1762 – 1768).
Other prominent offices: Prime Minister of Great Britain (1754 – 1756); Secretary of State for the Southern Department (1724 – 1748); Secretary of State for the Northern Department (1748 – 1754); Leader of the House of Lords (1748 – 1756; 1757 – 1762); Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1765 – 1766).
Whig Party
1757 – 1762
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1693; d. November 17 1768.
Monarch: George III.
Titles of nobility: Earl of Bute in the Peerage of Scotland (1723 – 1792).
Other prominent offices: Secretary of State for the Northern Department (1761 – 1762); First Lord of the Treasury (1762 – 1763).
Tory Party
1762 – 1763
George Grenville
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1712; d. November 13 1770.
Other prominent offices: Member of Parliament (1741 – 1770); Treasurer of the Navy (1756; 1756 – 1762); Leader of the House of Commons (1761 – 1762); Secretary of State for the Northern Department (1762); First Lord of the Admiralty (1762 – 1763); Chancellor of the Exchequer (1763 – 1765); Leader of the House of Commons (1763 – 1765).
Whig Party
1763 – 1765
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1730; d. July 1 1782.
Titles of nobility: Marquess of Rockingham in the Peerage of Great Britain (1750 – 1782); Earl Malton in the Peerage of Ireland (1750 – 1782).
Other prominent offices: Leader of the House of Lords (1765 – 1766).
Whig Party
1765 – 1766
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1708; d. May 11 1778.
Whig Party
1766 – 1768
Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1735; d. March 14 1811.
Whig Party
1768 – 1770
Frederick North, Lord North
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1732; d. August 5 1792.
Tory Party
1770 – 1782
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1730; d. July 1 1782.
Whig Party
1782
William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 2 1737; d. May 7 1805
Noble titles: Earl of Shelburne in the Peerage of Ireland (1761 – 1805); Marquess of Lansdowne in the Peerage of Great Britain (1784 – 1805)
Whig Party
1782 – 1783
William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 14 1738; d. October 30 1809.
Whig Party
1783
William Pitt the Younger
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1759; d. January 23 1806.
Titles of nobility: Earl Grey in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1807 – 1845)
Tory Party
1783 – 1800
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
William Pitt the Younger
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1759; d. January 23 1806.
Titles of nobility: Earl Grey in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1807 – 1845)
Tory Party
1801
William Pitt the Younger
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1759; d. January 23 1806.
Titles of nobility: Earl Grey in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1807 – 1845)
Tory Party
1804 – 1806
William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 25 1759; d. January 12 1834.
Whig Party
1806 – 1807
William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 14 1738; d. October 30 1809.
Tory Party
1807 – 1809
George Canning
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1770; d. August 8 1827.
Tory Party
1827
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1769; d. September 14 1852
Noble titles: Viscount Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1809 – 1852); Count of Vimeiro in the nobility of Portugal (1811 – 1852); Earl of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Marquess of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Duke of Vitória in the nobility of Portugal (1812 – 1852); Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo in the nobility of Spain (1812 – 1852); Duke of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1814 – 1852); Prince of Waterloo in the nobility of the Netherlands (1815 – 1852)
Military ranks: Major-General (1802 – 1808); Lieutenant-General (1808 – 1811); General (1811 – 1813); Field Marshal (1813 – 1852)
Tory Party
1828 – 1830
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 13 1764; d. July 17 1845
Titles of nobility: Earl Grey in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1807 – 1845)
Whig Party
1830 – 1834
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Note: This was a caretaker ministry formed following the dismissal of Lord Melbourne’s government in November 1834 by King William IV. The King asked the Duke of Wellington to form a government, but he declined, instead forming a temporary government until Sir Robert Peel could return from abroad. See e.g. the following lithograph: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/736555
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1769; d. September 14 1852
Noble titles: Viscount Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1809 – 1852); Count of Vimeiro in the nobility of Portugal (1811 – 1852); Earl of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Marquess of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Duke of Vitória in the nobility of Portugal (1812 – 1852); Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo in the nobility of Spain (1812 – 1852); Duke of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1814 – 1852); Prince of Waterloo in the nobility of the Netherlands (1815 – 1852)
Military ranks: Major-General (1802 – 1808); Lieutenant-General (1808 – 1811); General (1811 – 1813); Field Marshal (1813 – 1852)
Tory Party
1834
Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1788; d. July 2 1850
Also known as: Robert Peel (1788 – 1815); Sir Robert Peel (1815 – 1830)
Conservative Party
1834 – 1835
Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1788; d. July 2 1850
Also known as: Robert Peel (1788 – 1815); Sir Robert Peel (1815 – 1830)
Conservative Party
1841 – 1846
Lord John Russell
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1792; d. May 28 1878
Titles of nobility: Earl Russell in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1861 – 1878)
Whig Party
1846 – 1852
Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1799; d. October 23 1869
Titles of nobility: Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1844 – 1869); Earl of Derby in the Peerage of England (1851 – 1869)
Conservative Party
1852
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1784; d. October 18 1865
Whig Party
1855 – 1858
Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1799; d. October 23 1869
Titles of nobility: Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1844 – 1869); Earl of Derby in the Peerage of England (1851 – 1869)
Conservative Party
1858 – 1859
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1784; d. October 18 1865
Liberal Party
1859 – 1865
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1792; d. May 28 1878
Titles of nobility: Earl Russell in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1861 – 1878)
Liberal Party
1865 – 1866
Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1799; d. October 23 1869
Titles of nobility: Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1844 – 1869); Earl of Derby in the Peerage of England (1851 – 1869)
Conservative Party
1866 – 1868
Benjamin Disraeli
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1804; d. April 19 1881
Noble titles: Earl of Beaconsfield (1876 – 1881)
Conservative Party
1868
William Ewart Gladstone
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1809; d. May 19 1898
Liberal Party
1868 – 1874
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1804; d. April 19 1881
Noble titles: Earl of Beaconsfield (1876 – 1881)
Conservative Party
1874 – 1880
William Ewart Gladstone
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1809; d. May 19 1898
Liberal Party
1880 – 1885
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1830; d. August 22 1903
Titles of nobility: Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1868 – 1903)
Conservative Party
1885 – 1886
William Ewart Gladstone
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1809; d. May 19 1898
Liberal Party
1886
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1830; d. August 22 1903
Titles of nobility: Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1868 – 1903)
Conservative Party
1886 – 1892
William Ewart Gladstone
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1809; d. May 19 1898
Liberal Party
1892 – 1894
Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1847; d. May 21 1929
Noble titles: Earl of Rosebery in the Peerage of Scotland (1868 – 1929); Baron Rosebery in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1868 – 1929); Earl of Midlothian in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1911 – 1929)
Liberal Party
1894 – 1895
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1830; d. August 22 1903
Titles of nobility: Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1868 – 1903)
Conservative Party
1895 – 1902
Arthur James Balfour
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1848; d. March 19 1930
Titles of nobility: Earl of Balfour in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1922 – 1930)
Conservative Party
1902 – 1905
Herbert Henry Asquith
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 12 1852; d. February 15 1928
Titles of nobility: Earl of Oxford and Asquith in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1925 – 1928)
Liberal Party
1908 – 1916
David Lloyd George
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1863; d. March 26 1945
Titles of nobility: Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1945)
Coalition Liberals
1916 – 1922
Andrew Bonar Law
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1858; d. October 30 1923
Conservative Party
1922 – 1923
Stanley Baldwin
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1867; d. December 14 1947
Titles of nobility: Earl Baldwin of Bewdley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947); Viscount Corvedale in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947).
Conservative Party
1923 – 1924
James Ramsay MacDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1866; d. November 9 1937
Labour Party
1924
Stanley Baldwin
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1867; d. December 14 1947
Titles of nobility: Earl Baldwin of Bewdley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947); Viscount Corvedale in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947).
Conservative Party
1924 – 1927
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Stanley Baldwin
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1867; d. December 14 1947
Titles of nobility: Earl Baldwin of Bewdley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947); Viscount Corvedale in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947).
Conservative Party
1927 – 1929
James Ramsay MacDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1866; d. November 9 1937
Labour Party (1929 – 1931); National Labour Party (1931 – 1935)
1929 – 1935
Stanley Baldwin
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1867; d. December 14 1947
Titles of nobility: Earl Baldwin of Bewdley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947); Viscount Corvedale in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947).
Conservative Party
1935 – 1937
Arthur Neville Chamberlain
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1869; d. November 9 1940
Conservative Party
1937 – 1940
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 30 1874; d. January 24 1965
Conservative Party
1940 – 1945
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 30 1874; d. January 24 1965
Conservative Party
1951 – 1955
Sir Robert Anthony Eden
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1897; d. January 14 1977
Titles of nobility: Earl of Avon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1961 – 1977).
Conservative Party
1955 – 1957
Maurice Harold Macmillan
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 10 1894; d. December 29 1986
Titles of nobility: Earl of Stockton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1984 – 1986); Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1984 – 1986)
Conservative Party
1957 – 1963
James Harold Wilson
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1916; d. May 23 1995.
Labour Party
1964 – 1970
Edward Richard George “Ted” Heath
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 9 1916; d. July 17 2005.
Conservative Party
1970 – 1974
James Harold Wilson
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1916; d. May 23 1995.
Labour Party
1974 – 1976
Margaret Hilda Thatcher
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1925; d. April 8 2013.
Conservative Party
1979 – 1990
John Major
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1943.
Conservative Party
1990 – 1997
Anthony Charles Lynton “Tony” Blair
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1953.
Labour Party
1997 – 2007
James Gordon Brown
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1951.
Labour Party
2007 – 2010
David William Donald Cameron
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1966.
Conservative Party
2010 – 2016
Theresa Mary May
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 1 1956.
Conservative Party
2016 – 2019
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1964.
Conservative Party
2019 – 2022
Mary Elizabeth “Liz” Truss
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1973.
Conservative Party
2022
Rishi Sunak
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1980.
Conservative Party
2022 – 2024
Sir Keir Rodney Starmer
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1962.
Labour Party
2024 – present
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Sir Robert Anthony Eden
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1897; d. January 14 1977
Titles of nobility: Earl of Avon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1961 – 1977).
Conservative Party
1951 – 1955
Thérèse Anne Coffey
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 18 1971.
Conservative Party
2022
Oliver James Dowden
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1978.
Conservative Party
2023 – 2024
Angela Rayner
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1980.
Labour Party
2024 – present
First Secretary of State
George Alfred George-Brown
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1914; d. June 2 1985.
Labour Party
1964 – 1966
William Jefferson Hague
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1961.
Conservative Party
2010 – 2015
George Gideon Oliver Osborne
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 23 1971.
Conservative Party
2015 – 2016
Damian Howard Green
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1956.
Conservative Party
2017
Leaders of the Opposition
Placeholder text
Leader of the Opposition
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1830; d. August 22 1903
Titles of nobility: Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1868 – 1903)
Conservative Party
1881 – 1885
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1830; d. August 22 1903
Titles of nobility: Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1868 – 1903)
Conservative Party
1886
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1830; d. August 22 1903
Titles of nobility: Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1868 – 1903)
Conservative Party
1892 – 1895
Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1847; d. May 21 1929
Noble titles: Earl of Rosebery in the Peerage of Scotland (1868 – 1929); Baron Rosebery in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1868 – 1929); Earl of Midlothian in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1911 – 1929)
Liberal Party
1895 – 1896
Arthur James Balfour
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1848; d. March 19 1930
Titles of nobility: Earl of Balfour in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1922 – 1930)
Conservative Party
1905 – 1911
Andrew Bonar Law
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1858; d. October 30 1923
Conservative Party
1911 – 1915
Herbert Henry Asquith
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 12 1852; d. February 15 1928
Titles of nobility: Earl of Oxford and Asquith in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1925 – 1928)
Liberal Party
1916 – 1918
Herbert Henry Asquith
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 12 1852; d. February 15 1928
Titles of nobility: Earl of Oxford and Asquith in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1925 – 1928)
Liberal Party
1920 – 1922
Herbert Henry Asquith
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 12 1852; d. February 15 1928
Titles of nobility: Earl of Oxford and Asquith in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1925 – 1928)
Liberal Party
1920 – 1922
James Ramsay MacDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1866; d. November 9 1937
Labour Party
1922 – 1924
Stanley Baldwin
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1867; d. December 14 1947
Titles of nobility: Earl Baldwin of Bewdley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947); Viscount Corvedale in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947).
Conservative Party
1924
James Ramsay MacDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1866; d. November 9 1937
Labour Party
1924 – 1929
Stanley Baldwin
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1867; d. December 14 1947
Titles of nobility: Earl Baldwin of Bewdley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947); Viscount Corvedale in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947).
Conservative Party
1929 – 1931
George Lansbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1859; d. May 7 1940.
Labour Party
1932 – 1935
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 30 1874; d. January 24 1965
Conservative Party
1945 – 1951
George Alfred George-Brown
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1914; d. June 2 1985.
Labour Party
1963
James Harold Wilson
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1916; d. May 23 1995.
Labour Party
1963 – 1964
Edward Richard George “Ted” Heath
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 9 1916; d. July 17 2005.
Conservative Party
1965 – 1970
James Harold Wilson
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1916; d. May 23 1995.
Labour Party
1970 – 1974
Edward Richard George “Ted” Heath
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 9 1916; d. July 17 2005.
Conservative Party
1974 – 1975
Margaret Hilda Thatcher
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1925; d. April 8 2013.
Conservative Party
1975 – 1979
Neil Gordon Kinnock
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1942.
Labour Party
1983 – 1992
Anthony Charles Lynton “Tony” Blair
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1953.
Labour Party
1994 – 1997
John Major
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1943.
Conservative Party
1997
William Jefferson Hague
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1961.
Conservative Party
1997 – 2001
George Iain Duncan Smith
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1954.
Conservative Party
2001 – 2003
David William Donald Cameron
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1966.
Conservative Party
2005 – 2010
Edward Samuel “Ed” Miliband
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 24 1969.
Labour Party
2010 – 2015
Jeremy Bernard Corbyn
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1949.
Labour Party
2015 – 2020
Sir Keir Rodney Starmer
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1962.
Labour Party
2020 – 2024
Rishi Sunak
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1980.
Conservative Party
2024
Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke “Kemi” Badenoch
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1980.
Conservative Party
2024 – present