<P> By the late Stuart period, the Treasury was often run not by a single individual such as a Lord High Treasurer but by a committee of Lords of the Treasury, led by the First Lord of the Treasury . The last Lords High Treasurer, Lord Godolphin (1702--1710) and Lord Oxford (1711--1714), ran the government of Queen Anne . </P> <P> After the succession of King George I in 1714, the arrangement of a commission of Lords of the Treasury as opposed to a single Lord High Treasurer became permanent . For the next three years, the government was headed by Lord Townshend, who was appointed Secretary of State for the Northern Department . Subsequently, Lord Stanhope and Lord Sunderland ran the government jointly, with Stanhope managing foreign affairs and Sunderland managing domestic affairs . Stanhope died in February 1721 and Sunderland resigned two months later; Townshend and Robert Walpole were then invited to form the next government . From that point, the holder of the office of First Lord also unofficially held the status of Prime Minister . It was not until the Edwardian era that the title Prime Minister was constitutionally recognised . With only few exceptions, the Prime Minister still holds the office of First Lord by constitutional convention . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="11"> Whig (17) Tory (11) Conservative (17) Peelite (1) Liberal (7) Labour (6) National Labour (1) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Portrait </Th> <Th> Name (Birth--Death) </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Term of office </Th> <Th> Elected </Th> <Th> Ministerial portfolios held as Prime Minister </Th> <Th> Party </Th> <Th> Ministry </Th> <Th> Monarch (Reign) </Th> <Th> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> Duration </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Robert Walpole 1st Earl of Orford KG KB PC MP for King's Lynn (1676--1745) </Td> <Td> 4 April 1721 </Td> <Td> 11 February 1742 </Td> <Td> 1722 </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Chancellor of the Exchequer </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Whig </Td> <Td> Walpole--Townshend </Td> <Th> George I (1714--1727) </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1727 </Td> <Th> George II (1727--1760) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1734 </Td> <Td> Walpole </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1741 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003761900000000000 ♠ 20 years and 314 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Spencer Compton 1st Earl of Wilmington KG KB PC (1673--1743) </Td> <Td> 16 February 1742 </Td> <Td> 2 July 1743 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Whig </Td> <Td> Carteret </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002502000000000000 ♠ 1 year and 137 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ​ </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Henry Pelham FRS MP for Sussex (1694--1754) </Td> <Td> 27 August 1743 </Td> <Td> 6 March 1754 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Chancellor of the Exchequer </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Whig </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Broad Bottom I </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1747 </Td> <Td> Broad Bottom II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003384500000000000 ♠ 10 years and 192 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> His Grace Thomas Pelham - Holles 1st Duke of Newcastle KG PC FRS (1693--1768) </Td> <Td> 16 March 1754 </Td> <Td> 16 November 1756 </Td> <Td> 1754 </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Lords </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Whig </Td> <Td> Newcastle I </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002977000000000000 ♠ 2 years and 246 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> His Grace William Cavendish 4th Duke of Devonshire KG PC (1720--1764) </Td> <Td> 16 November 1756 </Td> <Td> 25 June 1757 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Lords </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Whig </Td> <Td> Pitt--Devonshire </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ​ </Td> <Td> 1757 Caretaker </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002222000000000000 ♠ 222 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> His Grace Thomas Pelham - Holles 1st Duke of Newcastle KG PC FRS (1693--1768) </Td> <Td> 2 July 1757 </Td> <Td> 26 May 1762 </Td> <Td> 1761 </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Lords </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Whig </Td> <Td> Pitt--Newcastle </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> George III (1760--1820) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003179000000000000 ♠ 4 years and 329 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable John Stuart 3rd Earl of Bute KG PC (1713--1792) </Td> <Td> 26 May 1762 </Td> <Td> 8 April 1763 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Lords </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Tory </Td> <Td> Bute (Tory--Whig) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002318000000000000 ♠ 318 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable George Grenville MP for Buckingham (1712--1770) </Td> <Td> 16 April 1763 </Td> <Td> 13 July 1765 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Chancellor of the Exchequer </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Whig (Grenvillite) </Td> <Td> Grenville (Whig--Tory) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002820000000000000 ♠ 2 years and 89 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Most Honourable Charles Watson - Wentworth 2nd Marquess of Rockingham KG PC FRS (1730--1782) </Td> <Td> 13 July 1765 </Td> <Td> 30 July 1766 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Lords </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Whig (Rockinghamite) </Td> <Td> Rockingham I </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002383000000000000 ♠ 1 year and 18 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable William Pitt 1st Earl of Chatham PC FRS MP for Bath (1708--1778) </Td> <Td> 30 July 1766 </Td> <Td> 14 October 1768 </Td> <Td> 1768 </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Whig (Chathamite) </Td> <Td> Chatham (Whig--Tory) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002808000000000000 ♠ 2 years and 77 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> His Grace Augustus FitzRoy 3rd Duke of Grafton KG PC (1735--1811) </Td> <Td> 14 October 1768 </Td> <Td> 28 January 1770 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Lords </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Whig (Chathamite) </Td> <Td> Grafton </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002472000000000000 ♠ 1 year and 107 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Frederick North Lord North KG MP for Banbury (1732--1792) </Td> <Td> 28 January 1770 </Td> <Td> 22 March 1782 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Chancellor of the Exchequer </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Tory (Northite) </Td> <Td> North </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1774 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1780 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003443700000000000 ♠ 12 years and 54 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Most Honourable Charles Watson - Wentworth 2nd Marquess of Rockingham KG PC FRS (1730--1782) </Td> <Td> 27 March 1782 </Td> <Td> 1 July 1782 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Lords </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Whig (Rockinghamite) </Td> <Td> Rockingham II </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7001970000000000000 ♠ 97 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable William Petty 2nd Earl of Shelburne KG PC (1737--1805) </Td> <Td> 4 July 1782 </Td> <Td> 2 April 1783 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Lords </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Whig (Chathamite) </Td> <Td> Shelburne (Whig--Tory) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002273000000000000 ♠ 273 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> His Grace William Cavendish - Bentinck 3rd Duke of Portland PC FRS (1738--1809) </Td> <Td> 2 April 1783 </Td> <Td> 19 December 1783 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Lords </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Whig </Td> <Td> Fox--North </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002262000000000000 ♠ 262 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable William Pitt the Younger MP for Appleby--Cambridge University (1759--1806) </Td> <Td> 19 December 1783 </Td> <Td> 14 March 1801 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Chancellor of the Exchequer </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Tory (Pittite) </Td> <Td> Pitt I </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1784 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1790 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1796 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003629500000000000 ♠ 17 years and 86 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Henry Addington MP for Devizes (1757--1844) </Td> <Td> 17 March 1801 </Td> <Td> 10 May 1804 </Td> <Td> 1801 </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Chancellor of the Exchequer </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Tory (Pittite) </Td> <Td> Addington </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1802 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003115100000000000 ♠ 3 years and 55 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable William Pitt the Younger MP for Cambridge University (1759--1806) </Td> <Td> 10 May 1804 </Td> <Td> 23 January 1806 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Chancellor of the Exchequer </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Tory (Pittite) </Td> <Td> Pitt II </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002624000000000000 ♠ 1 year and 259 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable William Grenville 1st Baron Grenville PC PC (Ire) (1759--1834) </Td> <Td> 11 February 1806 </Td> <Td> 31 March 1807 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Lords </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Whig </Td> <Td> All the Talents (Whig--Tory) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1806 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002414000000000000 ♠ 1 year and 49 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> His Grace William Cavendish - Bentinck 3rd Duke of Portland KG PC FRS (1738--1809) </Td> <Td> 31 March 1807 </Td> <Td> 4 October 1809 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Tory (Pittite) </Td> <Td> Portland II </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1807 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002919000000000000 ♠ 2 years and 188 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Spencer Perceval KC MP for Northampton (1762--1812) </Td> <Td> 4 October 1809 </Td> <Td> 11 May 1812 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Chancellor of the Exchequer </Li> <Li> Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Tory (Pittite) </Td> <Td> Perceval </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002951000000000000 ♠ 2 years and 221 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Robert Jenkinson 2nd Earl of Liverpool KG PC FRS (1770--1828) </Td> <Td> 8 June 1812 </Td> <Td> 9 April 1827 </Td> <Td> 1812 </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Lords </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Tory (Pittite) </Td> <Td> Liverpool </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1818 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1820 </Td> <Th> George IV (1820--1830) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1826 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003541900000000000 ♠ 14 years and 306 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable George Canning FRS MP for Seaford (1770--1827) </Td> <Td> 10 April 1827 </Td> <Td> 8 August 1827 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Chancellor of the Exchequer </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Tory (Canningite) </Td> <Td> Canning (Canningite--Whig) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002121000000000000 ♠ 121 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Frederick John Robinson 1st Viscount Goderich PC (1782--1859) </Td> <Td> 31 August 1827 </Td> <Td> 21 January 1828 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Lords </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Tory (Canningite) </Td> <Td> Goderich </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002144000000000000 ♠ 144 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> His Grace Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington KG GCB GCH PC (1769--1852) </Td> <Td> 22 January 1828 </Td> <Td> 16 November 1830 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Lords </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Tory </Td> <Td> Wellington--Peel </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1830 </Td> <Th> William IV (1830--1837) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003103000000000000 ♠ 2 years and 299 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey KG PC (1764--1845) </Td> <Td> 22 November 1830 </Td> <Td> 9 July 1834 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Lords </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Whig </Td> <Td> Grey </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1831 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1832 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003132600000000000 ♠ 3 years and 230 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable William Lamb 2nd Viscount Melbourne PC (1779--1848) </Td> <Td> 16 July 1834 </Td> <Td> 14 November 1834 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Lords </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Whig </Td> <Td> Melbourne I </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002122000000000000 ♠ 122 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> His Grace Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington KG GCB GCH PC (1769--1852) </Td> <Td> 14 November 1834 </Td> <Td> 10 December 1834 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Sec. of State for the Home Department </Li> <Li> Sec. of State for Foreign Affairs </Li> <Li> Sec. of State for War and the Colonies </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Lords </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Tory </Td> <Td> Wellington Caretaker </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7001270000000000000 ♠ 27 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Sir Robert Peel Bt FRS MP for Tamworth (1788--1850) </Td> <Td> 10 December 1834 </Td> <Td> 8 April 1835 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Chancellor of the Exchequer </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> <Td> Peel I </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002120000000000000 ♠ 120 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable William Lamb 2nd Viscount Melbourne PC FRS (1779--1848) </Td> <Td> 18 April 1835 </Td> <Td> 30 August 1841 </Td> <Td> 1835 </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Lords </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Whig </Td> <Td> Melbourne II </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1837 </Td> <Th> Victoria (1837--1901) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003232700000000000 ♠ 6 years and 135 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Sir Robert Peel Bt FRS MP for Tamworth (1788--1850) </Td> <Td> 30 August 1841 </Td> <Td> 29 June 1846 </Td> <Td> 1841 </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> <Td> Peel II </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003176500000000000 ♠ 4 years and 304 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Lord John Russell FRS MP for the City of London (1792--1878) </Td> <Td> 30 June 1846 </Td> <Td> 21 February 1852 </Td> <Td> 1847 </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Whig </Td> <Td> Russell I </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003206300000000000 ♠ 5 years and 237 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Edward Smith - Stanley 14th Earl of Derby PC (1799--1869) </Td> <Td> 23 February 1852 </Td> <Td> 17 December 1852 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Lords </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> <Td> Who? Who? </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1852 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002299000000000000 ♠ 299 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable George Hamilton - Gordon 4th Earl of Aberdeen KT FRSE FRS PC FSA Scot (1784--1860) </Td> <Td> 19 December 1852 </Td> <Td> 30 January 1855 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Lords </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Peelite </Td> <Td> Aberdeen (Peelite--Whig) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002773000000000000 ♠ 2 years and 43 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Henry John Temple 3rd Viscount Palmerston KG GCB PC FRS MP for Tiverton (1784--1865) </Td> <Td> 6 February 1855 </Td> <Td> 19 February 1858 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Whig </Td> <Td> Palmerston I </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1857 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003111000000000000 ♠ 3 years and 14 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Edward Smith - Stanley 14th Earl of Derby PC (1799--1869) </Td> <Td> 20 February 1858 </Td> <Td> 11 June 1859 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Lords </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> <Td> Derby--Disraeli II </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002477000000000000 ♠ 1 year and 112 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Henry John Temple 3rd Viscount Palmerston KG GCB PC FRS MP for Tiverton (1784--1865) </Td> <Td> 12 June 1859 </Td> <Td> 18 October 1865 </Td> <Td> 1859 </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Liberal </Td> <Td> Palmerston II </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1865 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003232100000000000 ♠ 6 years and 129 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable John Russell 1st Earl Russell KG PC FRS (1792--1878) </Td> <Td> 29 October 1865 </Td> <Td> 26 June 1866 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Lords </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Liberal </Td> <Td> Russell II </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002241000000000000 ♠ 241 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Edward Smith - Stanley 14th Earl of Derby KG PC (1799--1869) </Td> <Td> 28 June 1866 </Td> <Td> 25 February 1868 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Lords </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> <Td> Derby--Disraeli III </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002608000000000000 ♠ 1 year and 243 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Benjamin Disraeli MP for Buckinghamshire (1804--1881) </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Main article </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 February 1868 </Td> <Td> 1 December 1868 </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002279000000000000 ♠ 279 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone FSS MP for Greenwich (1809--1898) </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Main article </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> <Li> Chancellor of the Exchequer </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Liberal </Td> <Td> Gladstone I </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3 December 1868 </Td> <Td> 17 February 1874 </Td> <Td> 1868 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003190300000000000 ♠ 5 years and 77 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Benjamin Disraeli 1st Earl of Beaconsfield KG PC FRS MP for Buckinghamshire (1804--1881) </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Main article </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> <Li> Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Lords </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> <Td> Disraeli II </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 February 1874 </Td> <Td> 21 April 1880 </Td> <Td> 1874 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003225300000000000 ♠ 6 years and 62 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS MP for Midlothian (1809--1898) </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Main article </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> <Li> Chancellor of the Exchequer </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Liberal </Td> <Td> Gladstone II </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 April 1880 </Td> <Td> 9 June 1885 </Td> <Td> 1880 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003187400000000000 ♠ 5 years and 48 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Most Honourable Robert Gascoyne - Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury KG PC FRS DL (1830--1903) </Td> <Td> 23 June 1885 </Td> <Td> 28 January 1886 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> Sec. of State for Foreign Affairs </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Lords </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> <Td> Salisbury I </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002220000000000000 ♠ 220 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS MP for Midlothian (1809--1898) </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Main article </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Liberal </Td> <Td> Gladstone III </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 February 1886 </Td> <Td> 20 July 1886 </Td> <Td> 1885 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002170000000000000 ♠ 170 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Most Honourable Robert Gascoyne - Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury KG PC FRS DL (1830--1903) </Td> <Td> 25 July 1886 </Td> <Td> 11 August 1892 </Td> <Td> 1886 </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> Leader of the House of Lords </Li> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Sec. of State for Foreign Affairs </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> <Td> Salisbury II </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003221000000000000 ♠ 6 years and 18 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS MP for Midlothian (1809--1898) </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Main article </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Liberal </Td> <Td> Gladstone IV </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 August 1892 </Td> <Td> 2 March 1894 </Td> <Td> 1892 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002565000000000000 ♠ 1 year and 200 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Archibald Primrose 5th Earl of Rosebery KG PC FRS (1847--1929) </Td> <Td> 5 March 1894 </Td> <Td> 22 June 1895 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Lord President of the Council </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Lords </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Liberal </Td> <Td> Rosebery </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002475000000000000 ♠ 1 year and 110 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Most Honourable Robert Gascoyne - Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury KG PC FRS DL (1830--1903) </Td> <Td> 25 June 1895 </Td> <Td> 11 July 1902 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> Leader of the House of Lords </Li> <Li> Sec. of State for Foreign Affairs </Li> <Li> Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> <Td> Salisbury III (Con.--Lib. U .) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1895 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1900 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003257300000000000 ♠ 7 years and 17 days </Th> <Th> Edward VII (1901--1910) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Arthur Balfour FRS DL MP for Manchester East (1848--1930) </Td> <Td> 11 July 1902 </Td> <Td> 5 December 1905 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> <Td> Balfour </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003124400000000000 ♠ 3 years and 148 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Sir Henry Campbell - Bannerman GCB MP for Stirling Burghs (1836--1908) </Td> <Td> 5 December 1905 </Td> <Td> 7 April 1908 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Liberal </Td> <Td> Campbell - Bannerman </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1906 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002855000000000000 ♠ 2 years and 125 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Herbert Henry Asquith KC FRS MP for East Fife (1852--1928) </Td> <Td> 7 April 1908 </Td> <Td> 5 December 1916 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> <Li> Sec. of State for War </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Liberal </Td> <Td> Asquith I </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1910 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1910 </Td> <Th> George V (1910--1936) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Asquith II (Lib.--Con.--et al .) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003316500000000000 ♠ 8 years and 243 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable David Lloyd George OM MP for Caernarvon Boroughs (1863--1945) </Td> <Td> 6 December 1916 </Td> <Td> 19 October 1922 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Liberal </Td> <Td> Lloyd George War </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1918 </Td> <Td> Lloyd George II (Lib.--Con .) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003214400000000000 ♠ 5 years and 318 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Bonar Law MP for Glasgow Central (1858--1923) </Td> <Td> 23 October 1922 </Td> <Td> 20 May 1923 </Td> <Td> 1922 </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Conservative (Scot. U .) </Td> <Td> Law </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002210000000000000 ♠ 210 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Stanley Baldwin JP MP for Bewdley (1867--1947) </Td> <Td> 23 May 1923 </Td> <Td> 16 January 1924 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> <Li> Chancellor of the Exchequer </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> <Td> Baldwin I </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002239000000000000 ♠ 239 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Ramsay MacDonald MP for Aberavon (1866--1937) </Td> <Td> 22 January 1924 </Td> <Td> 4 November 1924 </Td> <Td> 1923 </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> <Li> Sec. of State for Foreign Affairs </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Labour </Td> <Td> MacDonald I </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002288000000000000 ♠ 288 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Stanley Baldwin JP FRS MP for Bewdley (1867--1947) </Td> <Td> 4 November 1924 </Td> <Td> 5 June 1929 </Td> <Td> 1924 </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> <Td> Baldwin II </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003167500000000000 ♠ 4 years and 214 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Ramsay MacDonald FRS MP for Seaham (1866--1937) </Td> <Td> 5 June 1929 </Td> <Td> 7 June 1935 </Td> <Td> 1929 </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Labour </Td> <Td> MacDonald II </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> National Labour </Td> <Td> National I (N. Lab.--Con.--et al .) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1931 </Td> <Td> National II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003219400000000000 ♠ 6 years and 3 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ​ </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Stanley Baldwin JP FRS MP for Bewdley (1867--1947) </Td> <Td> 7 June 1935 </Td> <Td> 28 May 1937 </Td> <Td> 1935 </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> <Td> National III (Con.--N. Lab.--et al .) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Th> Edward VIII (1936) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> George VI (1936--1952) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002722000000000000 ♠ 1 year and 356 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Neville Chamberlain FRS MP for Birmingham Edgbaston (1869--1940) </Td> <Td> 28 May 1937 </Td> <Td> 10 May 1940 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> <Td> National IV </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ​ </Td> <Td> Chamberlain War </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003107900000000000 ♠ 2 years and 349 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Winston Churchill CH TD PCc FRS MP for Epping (1874--1965) </Td> <Td> 10 May 1940 </Td> <Td> 26 July 1945 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Minister of Defence </Li> <Li> Leader of the House of Commons </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> <Td> Churchill War (All parties) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ​ </Td> <Td> Churchill Caretaker (Con.--Lib. N .) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003190400000000000 ♠ 5 years and 78 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Clement Attlee CH FRS MP for Limehouse--Walthamstow West (1883--1967) </Td> <Td> 26 July 1945 </Td> <Td> 26 October 1951 </Td> <Td> 1945 </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Minister of Defence </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Labour </Td> <Td> Attlee I </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1950 </Td> <Td> Attlee II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003228400000000000 ♠ 6 years and 93 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Sir Winston Churchill KG OM CH TD PCc DL FRS RA MP for Woodford (1874--1965) </Td> <Td> 26 October 1951 </Td> <Td> 6 April 1955 </Td> <Td> 1951 </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Minister of Defence </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> <Td> Churchill III </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003125900000000000 ♠ 3 years and 163 days </Th> <Th> Elizabeth II (1952--present) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Sir Anthony Eden KG MC MP for Warwick & Leamington (1897--1977) </Td> <Td> 6 April 1955 </Td> <Td> 10 January 1957 </Td> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> <Td> Eden </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002646000000000000 ♠ 1 year and 280 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Harold Macmillan FRS MP for Bromley (1894--1986) </Td> <Td> 10 January 1957 </Td> <Td> 19 October 1963 </Td> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> <Td> Macmillan I </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ​ </Td> <Td> Macmillan II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003247400000000000 ♠ 6 years and 283 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Sir Alec Douglas - Home KT MP for Kinross & Western Perthshire (1903--1995) </Td> <Td> 19 October 1963 </Td> <Td> 16 October 1964 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Conservative (Scot. U .) </Td> <Td> Douglas - Home </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002364000000000000 ♠ 364 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Harold Wilson OBE FRS MP for Huyton (1916--1995) </Td> <Td> 16 October 1964 </Td> <Td> 19 June 1970 </Td> <Td> 1964 </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Minister for the Civil Service </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Labour </Td> <Td> Wilson I </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td> Wilson II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003207300000000000 ♠ 5 years and 247 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Edward Heath MBE MP for Bexley--Sidcup (1916--2005) </Td> <Td> 19 June 1970 </Td> <Td> 4 March </Td> <Td> 1970 </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Minister for the Civil Service </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> <Td> Heath </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003135500000000000 ♠ 3 years and 259 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Harold Wilson OBE FRS MP for Huyton (1916--1995) </Td> <Td> 4 March </Td> <Td> 5 April 1976 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Minister for the Civil Service </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Labour </Td> <Td> Wilson III </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wilson IV </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002764000000000000 ♠ 2 years and 33 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable James Callaghan MP for Cardiff South East (1912--2005) </Td> <Td> 5 April 1976 </Td> <Td> 4 May 1979 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Minister for the Civil Service </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Labour </Td> <Td> Callaghan </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003112500000000000 ♠ 3 years and 30 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Margaret Thatcher FRS FRIC MP for Finchley (1925--2013) </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Main article </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Minister for the Civil Service </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> <Td> Thatcher I </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 4 May 1979 </Td> <Td> 28 November 1990 </Td> <Td> 1979 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Thatcher II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Thatcher III </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003422700000000000 ♠ 11 years and 209 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable John Major MP for Huntingdon (born 1943) </Td> <Td> 28 November 1990 </Td> <Td> 2 May 1997 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Minister for the Civil Service </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> <Td> Major I </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ​ </Td> <Td> Major II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003234800000000000 ♠ 6 years and 156 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Tony Blair MP for Sedgefield (born 1953) </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Main article </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Minister for the Civil Service </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Labour </Td> <Td> Blair I </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2 May 1997 </Td> <Td> 27 June 2007 </Td> <Td> 1997 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Blair II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> Blair III </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003370900000000000 ♠ 10 years and 57 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Gordon Brown MP for Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath (born 1951) </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Main article </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Minister for the Civil Service </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Labour </Td> <Td> Brown </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 June 2007 </Td> <Td> 11 May </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003105000000000000 ♠ 2 years and 319 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable David Cameron MP for Witney (born 1966) </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Main article </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Minister for the Civil Service </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> <Td> Cameron--Clegg (Con.--L.D.) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 May </Td> <Td> 13 July 2016 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Cameron II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7003225600000000000 ♠ 6 years and 64 days </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Right Honourable Theresa May MP for Maidenhead (born 1956) </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Main article </Td> <Th> <Ul> <Li> First Lord of the Treasury </Li> <Li> Minister for the Civil Service </Li> </Ul> </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> <Td> May I </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 July 2016 </Td> <Td> Incumbent </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> May II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> 7002524000000000000 ♠ 1 year and 159 days </Th> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="11"> Whig (17) Tory (11) Conservative (17) Peelite (1) Liberal (7) Labour (6) National Labour (1) </Th> </Tr>

The prime minister of great britain during the late 1930s was