Question: the prime minister of great britain during the late 1930s was
Answer: ) Edward VIII ( 1936 ) George VI ( 1936 -- 1952 ) 7002722000000000000 ♠ 1 year and 356 days The Right Honourable Neville Chamberlain FRS MP for Birmingham Edgbaston ( 1869 -- 1940 ) 28 May 1937 10 May 1940 -- First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons Conservative National IV ​ Chamberlain War 7003107900000000000 ♠ 2 years and 349 days The Right Honourable Winston Churchill CH TD PCc FRS MP for Epping ( 1874 -- 1965 ) 10 May 1940 26 July 1945 -- First Lord of the Treasury Minister of Defence Leader of the House of Commons Conservative Churchill War ( All parties ) ​ Churchill Caretaker ( Con.