<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> The Right Honourable Sir Winston Churchill KG OM CH TD DL FRS RA </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Winston Churchill in the Canadian Parliament, December 1941 by Yousuf Karsh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Prime Minister of the United Kingdom </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 26 October 1951--7 April 1955 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Monarch </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> George VI </Li> <Li> Elizabeth II </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Deputy </Th> <Td> Anthony Eden </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Clement Attlee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Anthony Eden </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 10 May 1940--26 July 1945 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Monarch </Th> <Td> George VI </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Deputy </Th> <Td> Clement Attlee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Neville Chamberlain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Clement Attlee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Leadership positions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Leader of the Opposition </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 26 July 1945--26 October 1951 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Monarch </Th> <Td> George VI </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Clement Attlee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Clement Attlee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Clement Attlee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Leader of the Conservative Party </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 9 November 1940--6 April 1955 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Neville Chamberlain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Anthony Eden </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Ministerial offices 1939--1952 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Minister of Defence </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 28 October 1951--1 March 1952 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Manny Shinwell </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 10 May 1940--26 July 1945 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Ernle Chatfield, 1st Baron Chatfield (Coordination of Defence) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Clement Attlee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> First Lord of the Admiralty </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 3 September 1939--11 May 1940 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Neville Chamberlain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> A.V. Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Ministerial offices 1908--1929 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chancellor of the Exchequer </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 6 November 1924--4 June 1929 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Stanley Baldwin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Philip Snowden </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Philip Snowden </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Secretary of State for the Colonies </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 13 February 1921--19 October 1922 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> David Lloyd George </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Secretary of State for Air </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 10 January 1919--13 February 1921 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> David Lloyd George </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> William Weir, 1st Viscount Weir </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Frederick Guest </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Secretary of State for War </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 10 January 1919--13 February 1921 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> David Lloyd George </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Laming Worthington - Evans </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Minister of Munitions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 17 July 1917--10 January 1919 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> David Lloyd George </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Christopher Addison </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Andrew Weir, 1st Baron Inverforth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 25 May 1915--25 November 1915 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> H.H. Asquith </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Edwin Samuel Montagu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Herbert Samuel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> First Lord of the Admiralty </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 24 October 1911--25 May 1915 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> H.H. Asquith </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Reginald McKenna </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Arthur Balfour </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Home Secretary </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 19 February 1910--24 October 1911 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> H.H. Asquith </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Herbert Gladstone </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Reginald McKenna </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> President of the Board of Trade </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 12 April 1908--14 February 1910 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> H.H. Asquith </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> David Lloyd George </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Sydney Buxton </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Constituencies represented </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Member of Parliament for Woodford </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 5 July 1945--15 October 1964 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Constituency established </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Constituency abolished </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Member of Parliament for Epping </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 29 October 1924--5 July 1945 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Leonard Lyle </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Leah Manning </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Member of Parliament for Dundee </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 24 April 1908--15 November 1922 Serving with Alexander Wilkie </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Edmund Robertson Alexander Wilkie </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Edwin Scrymgeour E.D. Morel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Member of Parliament for Manchester North West </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 8 February 1906--24 April 1908 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> William Houldsworth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> William Joynson - Hicks </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Member of Parliament for Oldham </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 24 October 1900--12 January 1906 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Walter Runciman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> John Albert Bright </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Personal details </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Winston Leonard Spencer - Churchill (1874 - 11 - 30) 30 November 1874 Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 24 January 1965 (1965 - 01 - 24) (aged 90) Kensington, London, England </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Resting place </Th> <Td> St Martin's Church, Bladon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Political party </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Conservative (1900--1904, 1924--1964) </Li> <Li> Liberal (1904--1924) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Clementine Hozier (m . 1908) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Diana </Li> <Li> Randolph </Li> <Li> Sarah </Li> <Li> Marigold </Li> <Li> Mary </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Parents </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Lord Randolph Churchill </Li> <Li> Jennie Jerome </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Education </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Harrow School </Li> <Li> Royal Military College, Sandhurst </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Signature </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Military service </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Allegiance </Th> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Service / branch </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> British Army </Li> <Li> Territorial Army </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years of service </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 1895--1900 </Li> <Li> 1900--1924 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Td> See list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Commands </Th> <Td> 6th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Battles / wars </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Mahdist War </Li> <Li> Second Boer War </Li> <Li> First World War </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Awards </Th> <Td> See list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> The Right Honourable Sir Winston Churchill KG OM CH TD DL FRS RA </Th> </Tr>

Who was the king of england when winston churchill was prime minister