Living prime ministers of the United Kingdom
Timeline of living prime ministers

Living prime ministers of the United Kingdom

Section Title: Timeline of living prime ministers
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Start	End	Start event	Interval	End event	Living PMs

3 Apr 1721	16 Feb 1742	Appointment of Robert Walpole	20 years, 319 days	Appointment of Lord Wilmington	1	Walpole

16 Feb 1742	2 Jul 1743	Appointment of Lord Wilmington	1 year, 136 days	Death of Lord Wilmington	2	WalpoleWilmington

2 Jul 1743	27 Aug 1743	Death of Lord Wilmington	56 days	Appointment of Henry Pelham	1	Walpole

27 Aug 1743	18 Mar 1745	Appointment of Henry Pelham	1 year, 203 days	Death of Robert Walpole	2	WalpolePelham

18 Mar 1745	6 Mar 1754	Death of Robert Walpole	8 years, 353 days	Death of Henry Pelham	1	Pelham

6 Mar 1754	16 Mar 1754	Death of Henry Pelham	10 days	Appointment of the Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne	0	None

16 Mar 1754	16 Nov 1756	Appointment of the Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne	2 years, 245 days	Appointment of the Duke of Devonshire	1	Newcastle-upon-Tyne

16 Nov 1756	26 May 1762	Appointment of the Duke of Devonshire	5 years, 191 days	Appointment of Lord Bute	2	Newcastle-upon-TyneDevonshire

26 May 1762	16 Apr 1763	Appointment of Lord Bute	325 days	Appointment of George Grenville	3	Newcastle-upon-TyneDevonshireBute

16 Apr 1763	2 Oct 1764	Appointment of George Grenville	1 year, 169 days	Death of the Duke of Devonshire	4	Newcastle-upon-TyneDevonshireButeG. Grenville

2 Oct 1764	13 Jul 1765	Death of the Duke of Devonshire	284 days	Appointment of Lord Rockingham	3	Newcastle-upon-TyneButeG. Grenville

13 Jul 1765	30 Jul 1766	Appointment of Lord Rockingham	1 year, 17 days	Appointment of William Pitt the Elder	4	Newcastle-upon-TyneButeG. GrenvilleRockingham

30 Jul 1766	14 Oct 1768	Appointment of William Pitt the Elder	2 years, 76 days	Appointment of the Duke of Grafton	5	Newcastle-upon-TyneButeG. GrenvilleRockinghamPitt the Elder

14 Oct 1768	17 Nov 1768	Appointment of the Duke of Grafton	34 days	Death of the Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne	6	Newcastle-upon-TyneButeG. GrenvilleRockinghamPitt the ElderGrafton

17 Nov 1768	28 Jan 1770	Death of the Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne	1 year, 72 days	Appointment of Lord North	5	ButeG. GrenvilleRockinghamPitt the ElderGrafton

28 Jan 1770	13 Nov 1770	Appointment of Lord North	289 days	Death of George Grenville	6	ButeG. GrenvilleRockinghamPitt the ElderGraftonNorth

13 Nov 1770	11 May 1778	Death of George Grenville	7 years, 179 days	Death of William Pitt the Elder	5	ButeRockinghamPitt the ElderGraftonNorth

11 May 1778	1 Jul 1782	Death of William Pitt the Elder	4 years, 51 days	Death of Lord Rockingham	4	ButeRockinghamGraftonNorth

1 Jul 1782	4 Jul 1782	Death of Lord Rockingham	3 days	Appointment of Lord Shelburne	3	ButeGraftonNorth

4 Jul 1782	2 Apr 1783	Appointment of Lord Shelburne	272 days	Appointment of the Duke of Portland	4	ButeGraftonNorthShelburne

2 Apr 1783	19 Dec 1783	Appointment of the Duke of Portland	261 days	Appointment of William Pitt the Younger	5	ButeGraftonNorthShelburnePortland

19 Dec 1783	10 Mar 1792	Appointment of William Pitt the Younger	8 years, 82 days	Death of Lord Bute	6	ButeGraftonNorthShelburnePortlandPitt the Younger

10 Mar 1792	5 Aug 1792	Death of Lord Bute	148 days	Death of Lord North	5	GraftonNorthShelburnePortlandPitt the Younger

5 Aug 1792	17 Mar 1801	Death of Lord North	8 years, 224 days	Appointment of Henry Addington	4	GraftonShelburnePortlandPitt the Younger

17 Mar 1801	7 May 1805	Appointment of Henry Addington	4 years, 51 days	Death of Lord Shelburne	5	GraftonShelburnePortlandPitt the YoungerAddington

7 May 1805	23 Jan 1806	Death of Lord Shelburne	261 days	Death of William Pitt the Younger	4	GraftonPortlandPitt the YoungerAddington

23 Jan 1806	11 Feb 1806	Death of William Pitt the Younger	19 days	Appointment of Lord Grenville	3	GraftonPortlandAddington

11 Feb 1806	4 Oct 1809	Appointment of Lord Grenville	3 years, 235 days	Appointment of Spencer Perceval	4	GraftonPortlandAddingtonLd. Grenville

4 Oct 1809	30 Oct 1809	Appointment of Spencer Perceval	26 days	Death of the Duke of Portland	5	GraftonPortlandAddingtonLd. GrenvillePerceval

30 Oct 1809	14 Mar 1811	Death of the Duke of Portland	1 year, 135 days	Death of the Duke of Grafton	4	GraftonAddingtonLd. GrenvillePerceval

14 Mar 1811	11 May 1812	Death of the Duke of Grafton	1 year, 58 days	Assassination of Spencer Perceval	3	AddingtonLd. GrenvillePerceval

11 May 1812	8 Jun 1812	Assassination of Spencer Perceval	28 days	Appointment of Lord Liverpool	2	AddingtonLd. Grenville

8 Jun 1812	12 Apr 1827	Appointment of Lord Liverpool	14 years, 308 days	Appointment of George Canning	3	AddingtonLd. GrenvilleLiverpool

12 Apr 1827	8 Aug 1827	Appointment of George Canning	118 days	Death of George Canning	4	AddingtonLd. GrenvilleLiverpoolCanning

8 Aug 1827	31 Aug 1827	Death of George Canning	23 days	Appointment of Lord Goderich	3	AddingtonLd. GrenvilleLiverpool

31 Aug 1827	22 Jan 1828	Appointment of Lord Goderich	144 days	Appointment of the Duke of Wellington	4	AddingtonLd. GrenvilleLiverpoolGoderich

22 Jan 1828	4 Dec 1828	Appointment of the Duke of Wellington	317 days	Death of Lord Liverpool	5	AddingtonLd. GrenvilleLiverpoolGoderichWellington

4 Dec 1828	22 Nov 1830	Death of Lord Liverpool	1 year, 353 days	Appointment of Lord Grey	4	AddingtonLd. GrenvilleGoderichWellington

22 Nov 1830	12 Jan 1834	Appointment of Lord Grey	3 years, 51 days	Death of Lord Grenville	5	AddingtonLd. GrenvilleGoderichWellingtonGrey

12 Jan 1834	16 Jul 1834	Death of Lord Grenville	185 days	Appointment of Lord Melbourne	4	AddingtonGoderichWellingtonGrey

16 Jul 1834	10 Dec 1834	Appointment of Lord Melbourne	147 days	Appointment of Sir Robert Peel	5	AddingtonGoderichWellingtonGreyMelbourne

10 Dec 1834	15 Feb 1844	Appointment of Sir Robert Peel	9 years, 67 days	Death of Henry Addington	6	AddingtonGoderichWellingtonGreyMelbournePeel

15 Feb 1844	17 Jul 1845	Death of Henry Addington	1 year, 152 days	Death of Lord Grey	5	GoderichWellingtonGreyMelbournePeel

17 Jul 1845	30 Jun 1846	Death of Lord Grey	348 days	Appointment of Lord John Russell	4	GoderichWellingtonMelbournePeel

30 Jun 1846	24 Nov 1848	Appointment of Lord John Russell	2 years, 147 days	Death of Lord Melbourne	5	GoderichWellingtonMelbournePeelRussell

24 Nov 1848	2 Jul 1850	Death of Lord Melbourne	1 year, 220 days	Death of Sir Robert Peel	4	GoderichWellingtonPeelRussell

2 Jul 1850	23 Feb 1852	Death of Sir Robert Peel	1 year, 236 days	Appointment of Lord Derby	3	GoderichWellingtonRussell

23 Feb 1852	14 Sep 1852	Appointment of Lord Derby	204 days	Death of the Duke of Wellington	4	GoderichWellingtonRussellDerby

14 Sep 1852	19 Dec 1852	Death of the Duke of Wellington	96 days	Appointment of Lord Aberdeen	3	GoderichRussellDerby

19 Dec 1852	6 Feb 1855	Appointment of Lord Aberdeen	2 years, 49 days	Appointment of Lord Palmerston	4	GoderichRussellDerbyAberdeen

6 Feb 1855	28 Jan 1859	Appointment of Lord Palmerston	3 years, 356 days	Death of Lord Goderich	5	GoderichRussellDerbyAberdeenPalmerston

28 Jan 1859	14 Dec 1860	Death of Lord Goderich	1 year, 321 days	Death of Lord Aberdeen	4	RussellDerbyAberdeenPalmerston

14 Dec 1860	18 Oct 1865	Death of Lord Aberdeen	4 years, 308 days	Death of Lord Palmerston	3	RussellDerbyPalmerston

18 Oct 1865	27 Feb 1868	Death of Lord Palmerston	2 years, 132 days	Appointment of Benjamin Disraeli	2	RussellDerby

27 Feb 1868	3 Dec 1868	Appointment of Benjamin Disraeli	280 days	Appointment of William Ewart Gladstone	3	RussellDerbyDisraeli

3 Dec 1868	23 Oct 1869	Appointment of William Ewart Gladstone	324 days	Death of Lord Derby	4	RussellDerbyDisraeliGladstone

23 Oct 1869	28 May 1878	Death of Lord Derby	8 years, 217 days	Death of Lord John Russell	3	RussellDisraeliGladstone

28 May 1878	19 Apr 1881	Death of Lord John Russell	2 years, 326 days	Death of Benjamin Disraeli	2	DisraeliGladstone

19 Apr 1881	23 Jun 1885	Death of Benjamin Disraeli	4 years, 65 days	Appointment of Lord Salisbury	1	Gladstone

23 Jun 1885	5 Mar 1894	Appointment of Lord Salisbury	8 years, 255 days	Appointment of Lord Rosebery	2	GladstoneSalisbury

5 Mar 1894	19 May 1898	Appointment of Lord Rosebery	4 years, 75 days	Death of William Ewart Gladstone	3	GladstoneSalisburyRosebery

19 May 1898	12 Jul 1902	Death of William Ewart Gladstone	4 years, 54 days	Appointment of Arthur Balfour	2	SalisburyRosebery

12 Jul 1902	22 Aug 1903	Appointment of Arthur Balfour	1 year, 41 days	Death of Lord Salisbury	3	SalisburyRoseberyBalfour

22 Aug 1903	5 Dec 1905	Death of Lord Salisbury	2 years, 105 days	Appointment of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman	2	RoseberyBalfour

5 Dec 1905	5 Apr 1908	Appointment of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman	2 years, 122 days	Appointment of H. H. Asquith	3	RoseberyBalfourCampbell-Bannerman

5 Apr 1908	22 Apr 1908	Appointment of H. H. Asquith	17 days	Death of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman	4	RoseberyBalfourCampbell-BannermanAsquith

22 Apr 1908	6 Dec 1916	Death of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman	8 years, 228 days	Appointment of David Lloyd George	3	RoseberyBalfourAsquith

6 Dec 1916	23 Oct 1922	Appointment of David Lloyd George	5 years, 321 days	Appointment of Bonar Law	4	RoseberyBalfourAsquithLloyd George

23 Oct 1922	22 May 1923	Appointment of Bonar Law	211 days	Appointment of Stanley Baldwin	5	RoseberyBalfourAsquithLloyd GeorgeLaw

22 May 1923	30 Oct 1923	Appointment of Stanley Baldwin	161 days	Death of Bonar Law	6	RoseberyBalfourAsquithLloyd GeorgeLawBaldwin

30 Oct 1923	22 Jan 1924	Death of Bonar Law	84 days	Appointment of Ramsay MacDonald	5	RoseberyBalfourAsquithLloyd GeorgeBaldwin

22 Jan 1924	15 Feb 1928	Appointment of Ramsay MacDonald	4 years, 24 days	Death of H. H. Asquith	6	RoseberyBalfourAsquithLloyd GeorgeBaldwinMacDonald

15 Feb 1928	21 May 1929	Death of H. H. Asquith	1 year, 95 days	Death of Lord Rosebery	5	RoseberyBalfourLloyd GeorgeBaldwinMacDonald

21 May 1929	19 Mar 1930	Death of Lord Rosebery	302 days	Death of Arthur Balfour	4	BalfourLloyd GeorgeBaldwinMacDonald

19 Mar 1930	28 May 1937	Death of Arthur Balfour	7 years, 70 days	Appointment of Neville Chamberlain	3	Lloyd GeorgeBaldwinMacDonald

28 May 1937	9 Nov 1937	Appointment of Neville Chamberlain	165 days	Death of Ramsay MacDonald	4	Lloyd GeorgeBaldwinMacDonaldChamberlain

9 Nov 1937	10 May 1940	Death of Ramsay MacDonald	2 years, 183 days	Appointment of Winston Churchill	3	Lloyd GeorgeBaldwinChamberlain

10 May 1940	9 Nov 1940	Appointment of Winston Churchill	183 days	Death of Neville Chamberlain	4	Lloyd GeorgeBaldwinChamberlainChurchill

9 Nov 1940	26 Mar 1945	Death of Neville Chamberlain	4 years, 137 days	Death of David Lloyd George	3	Lloyd GeorgeBaldwinChurchill

26 Mar 1945	26 Jul 1945	Death of David Lloyd George	122 days	Appointment of Clement Attlee	2	BaldwinChurchill

26 Jul 1945	14 Dec 1947	Appointment of Clement Attlee	2 years, 141 days	Death of Stanley Baldwin	3	BaldwinChurchillAttlee

14 Dec 1947	6 Apr 1955	Death of Stanley Baldwin	7 years, 113 days	Appointment of Sir Anthony Eden	2	ChurchillAttlee

6 Apr 1955	10 Jan 1957	Appointment of Sir Anthony Eden	1 year, 279 days	Appointment of Harold Macmillan	3	ChurchillAttleeEden

10 Jan 1957	19 Oct 1963	Appointment of Harold Macmillan	6 years, 282 days	Appointment of Lord Home	4	ChurchillAttleeEdenMacmillan

19 Oct 1963	16 Oct 1964	Appointment of Lord Home	363 days	Appointment of Harold Wilson	5	ChurchillAttleeEdenMacmillanHome

16 Oct 1964	24 Jan 1965	Appointment of Harold Wilson	100 days	Death of Winston Churchill	6	ChurchillAttleeEdenMacmillanHomeWilson

24 Jan 1965	8 Oct 1967	Death of Winston Churchill	2 years, 257 days	Death of Clement Attlee	5	AttleeEdenMacmillanHomeWilson

8 Oct 1967	19 Jun 1970	Death of Clement Attlee	2 years, 254 days	Appointment of Edward Heath	4	EdenMacmillanHomeWilson

19 Jun 1970	5 Apr 1976	Appointment of Edward Heath	5 years, 291 days	Appointment of James Callaghan	5	EdenMacmillanHomeWilsonHeath

5 Apr 1976	14 Jan 1977	Appointment of James Callaghan	284 days	Death of Sir Anthony Eden	6	EdenMacmillanHomeWilsonHeathCallaghan

14 Jan 1977	4 May 1979	Death of Sir Anthony Eden	2 years, 110 days	Appointment of Margaret Thatcher	5	MacmillanHomeWilsonHeathCallaghan

4 May 1979	29 Dec 1986	Appointment of Margaret Thatcher	7 years, 239 days	Death of Harold Macmillan	6	MacmillanHomeWilsonHeathCallaghanThatcher

29 Dec 1986	28 Nov 1990	Death of Harold Macmillan	3 years, 334 days	Appointment of John Major	5	HomeWilsonHeathCallaghanThatcher

28 Nov 1990	24 May 1995	Appointment of John Major	4 years, 177 days	Death of Harold Wilson	6	HomeWilsonHeathCallaghanThatcherMajor

24 May 1995	9 Oct 1995	Death of Harold Wilson	138 days	Death of Lord Home	5	HomeHeathCallaghanThatcherMajor

9 Oct 1995	2 May 1997	Death of Lord Home	1 year, 205 days	Appointment of Tony Blair	4	HeathCallaghanThatcherMajor

2 May 1997	26 Mar 2005	Appointment of Tony Blair	7 years, 328 days	Death of James Callaghan	5	HeathCallaghanThatcherMajorBlair

26 Mar 2005	17 Jul 2005	Death of James Callaghan	113 days	Death of Edward Heath	4	HeathThatcherMajorBlair

17 Jul 2005	27 Jun 2007	Death of Edward Heath	1 year, 345 days	Appointment of Gordon Brown	3	ThatcherMajorBlair

27 Jun 2007	11 May 2010	Appointment of Gordon Brown	2 years, 318 days	Appointment of David Cameron	4	ThatcherMajorBlairBrown

11 May 2010	8 Apr 2013	Appointment of David Cameron	2 years, 332 days	Death of Margaret Thatcher	5	ThatcherMajorBlairBrownCameron

8 Apr 2013	13 Jul 2016	Death of Margaret Thatcher	3 years, 96 days	Appointment of Theresa May	4	MajorBlairBrownCameron

13 Jul 2016	Present	Appointment of Theresa May	2 years, 275 days	Present	5	MajorBlairBrownCameronMay

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