Prime Minister - GOV.UK GOV.UK Announcements Responsibilities The Prime Minister is head of the UK government and is ultimately responsible for the policy and decisions of the government. As head of the UK government the Prime Minister also: oversees the operation of the Civil Service and government agencies appoints members of the government is the principal government figure in the House of Commons Current role holder: The Rt Hon Theresa May MP Theresa May became Prime Minister on 13 July 2016. Theresa served as Home Secretary from May 2010 until July 2016. She was elected Conservative MP for Maidenhead in May 1997. Education Theresa had a varied education, spanning both the state and private sectors and attending both grammar school and comprehensive school. She studied geography at St Hugh’s College, Oxford University. Political career Theresa has been involved in politics at all levels for many years, beginning by stuffing envelopes at her local Conservative association before going on to be a councillor in the London borough of Merton from 1986 to 1994.

During her time at Merton, Theresa was Chair of Education from 1988 to 1990 and Deputy Group Leader and Housing Spokesperson from 1992 to 1994. Theresa was elected MP for Maidenhead in May 1997, after which she held several shadow positions, including: Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Employment 1999 to 2001 Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions 2001 to 2002 Shadow Secretary of State for the Family 2004 to 2005 Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 2005 Shadow Leader of the House of Commons 2005 to 2009 Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women and Equalities 2010 to 2012 Theresa served as Home Secretary from May 2010 until July 2016.

Career outside politics After starting her career at the Bank of England, Theresa went on to the Association for Payment Clearing Services, firstly as Head of the European affairs unit from 1989 to 1996 and then as Senior Adviser on international affairs from 1996 to 1997. Previous holders of this role Find out more about previous holders of this role in our past Prime Ministers section. Announcements Get updates to this list email feed Copy and paste this URL in to your feed reader Woman Premier Ministers 17.12.1917-09.03.1918 (Acting) Evheniya Bohdanivna Bosch, Ukraine Евгения Богдановна Бош, Yevgeniya Bogdanovna Bosh, or Yevheniya Bohdanivna Bosh was People's Commissioner of, and it was regulated by a number of documents that the holder of this office was the Acting Head of the Executive Power.

She had been a socialist activist from 1890's, Head of the Kyiv Committee of the Russian Social Democratic Workerï¿½s Party (RSDRP) 1911-12 until she was imprisoned and a deprived of civil rights and exiled to Siberia for life. After the revolution she became Secretary of Regional Committee of RSDRP(B). She resigned from the government in protest to the Brest-Litovsk Peace, according to which Soviet Russia occupied Ukraine. Afterwards she worked on different party and Soviet posts outside Ukraine. When the pain of her disease became unbearable, she committed suicide. She was of German-Jewish origin, and she originally named Gotlibovna Maysh, and lived (1879-1925).

21.07.1960-27.03.1965 Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike, Sri Lanka 29.05.1970-23.07.1977 14.11.1994-10.8.2000 Chairperson 1960-93 and 1993-2000 President of Sri Lanka Freedom Party, 1965-70 and 1988-94 Leader of The Opposition, 1976 Chairperson of the Association of Non Aligned Nations. As Prime Minister, she also held the posts as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Defence, Finance etc. She carried on her husband's policies of socialism, neutrality in international relations, and the active encouragement of the Buddhist religion and of the Sinhalese language and culture. In 1964 her coalition with the Marxist Lanka Sama Samaja Party caused dissension in her government, which was subsequently defeated in the general election of 1965.

In 1970, however, her socialist coalition, the United Front, regained power, and as prime minister she pursued more radical policies. Her strategy, which included the nationalization of important industries, was nullified by repressive measures and failure to deal with ethnic rivalries and economic distress; in the election of July 1977 her party retained only 8 of 168 seats in the National Assembly and she was replaced as prime minister. In 1980 parliament expelled her and barred her from political office, but in 1986 the president granted her a pardon that restored her rights Before her appointment to Prime Minister in 1994, she was Senior Minister without Portfolio (Second in Cabinet) in her daughter, Chandrika's cabinet. She stepped down in August 2000 to let her daughter reorganize the cabinet ahead of elections; she died shortly after voting on election day. She was the widow of Solomon B., Premier of Ceylon 1956-59 until he was assassinated. Her father Mr. Ratwatte was a Senator. She is mother of three children. She lived (1916-2000).

19.01.1966-24.03.1977 Indira Gandhi, India 14.01.1980-31.10.1984 (ï¿½) President 1959-60 and 1966-77 Leader of the Congress Party. She was Minister of Information 1964-66 and member of Rajya Sabha 1964-67 and of Lok Sabha 1967-77, 1978 and 1980-84. In 1975 she declared a stated of emergency and ruled as a dictator. She lost the 1977-elections and imprisoned. After her release she was leader of Congress (I) 1978-84 and as Premier she also held posts of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Defence, Finance, Home Affairs etc. Killed by Sikh bodyguard. She was daughter of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-64(ï¿½)), married to Feroze Gandhi in 1942.

Her younger son Rajiv Ghandi was Prime Minister (1984-89(ï¿½)). She lived (1917-84). 17.03.1969-10.04.1974 Golda Meï¿½r, Israel Ambassador to USSR 1948-49, Minister of Labour 1949-56 and Minister of Foreign Affairs 1956-64, 1964-69 Secretary General and 1969-74 Leader of Labour. When she became Foreign Minister her last name was hebrewnized. She was born in Russia as Golda Mabovic and later immigrated to USA. Mother of two children and she lived (1898-1978). 03.01.1975-07.04.1976 ï¿½lisabeth Domitiï¿½n, Central African Republic As Premier Minister she was also Deputy Head of State and acted as President on occasions when President Bokassa was abroad.

Also vice-President of the ruling Social Evolution Movement of Black Africa (MESAN) 1975-79. She criticized the plans of her cousin, Jean Bedel Bokassa, who had been chief of state since 1966, who wanted to become emperor, and in effect he sacked her. After his fall from power in 1979 she was imprisoned and tried in February 1980. She later became an influential businesswoman in Bangui, Married to the chief of the Mobaye Canton-Mayorship. She lived (1925-2005).

03.05.1979-22.11.1990 Margaret Thatcher, United Kingdom of Great Britain MP 1959-90, Parliamentary Secretary of Pensions and National Insurance 1961-64, Secretary of State of Education 1970-74, Shadow Minister of Environment and Housing 1974-75, Shadow Special Minister of Finance and Public Expenditure 1975, Leader of The Conservative Party 1975-90, Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition 1975-79. As Prime Minister she was also First Lord of the Treasury and Minister of the Civil Service. Head of the European Communities Presidency - President of the European Council 1981 and 1986, she was President of the Group of Seven, G-7 all of 1984. Created Baroness Thatcher of Kestaven in 1990 and member of the House of Lords. Mother of twins. She lived (1925-2013). 01.08.1979-3.01.1980 Dr.

Maria de Lourdes Ruivo da Silva de Matos Pintasilgo, Portugal Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo was secretary of State of Social Affairs 1974, Ambassador to UNESCO 1975-79, Minister of Social Affairs 1974-75, Member of Council of State 1979-86 and Presidential Candidate in 1986. Member of the European Parliament 1979-86. Unmarried. She lived (1930-2004). 21.07.1980-14.06.1995 Dame M. Eugenia Charles, Dominica Leader of Dominican Liberty Party 1964-94 and 1974-80 Leader of the Opposition. During her tenure as Premier she was also Minister of External Affairs, Finance, Trade and Industry, Defence, Minister of Information and Public Relations. In 1992 she was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom, the former Head of State of Domenica. Unmarried and lived (1916-2005).

04.02.1981-14.10.1981 Gro Harlem Brundtland, Norway 09.05.1986-16.10.1989 30.11.1990-25.10.1996 Minister of Environmental Protection 1974-79, Deputy Leader 1975-81, Deputy Parliamentary Leader 1980-81, Leader 1981-93 and Parliamentary Leader, Parliamentary Leader of Arbeiderpartiet, Labour, 1980-81 and 1989-90 Chairperson of the Foreign and 1989-90 of the Finance Committees, 1998-2002 Director General of the World Health Organization, WHO, and Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations. In 1986 she appointed a world record number of women to the cabinet - 8 of 18. A medical doctor, daughter of Gudmond Harlem (1917-88) a former Minister and mother of 4 children. (b.

1939-). 15.05.1982-15.05.1986 Milka Planinc, Yugoslavia Secretary of Treï¿½njevka Peopleï¿½s Assembly 1957, Secretary of Cultural Affairs of the City of Zagreb 1961-63, Croatian Secretary for Education 1963-65, President of Assembly 1967-71, Leader of the Communist Party in Croatia 1971-82. She lived (1924-2010). 02.12.1988-06.08.1990 Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan 19.10.1993-05.11.1996 Co-Chairperson 1984-94 and Leader of Pakistan People's Party 1994-2007, in house arrest 1977-84 and in exile 1984-86. She also held the Portfolios of Defence, Atomic Energy, Finance, Economy, Information and Establishment.

Both in 1990 and 1996 she was removed from office by the President on charges of corruption and later convinced. Returned to Pakistan in 2007 after 10 years in exile in United Kingdom and Dubai to contest elections in January 2008, which she was widely expected to win, but was killed by a suicide bomb in December 2007, her son and widower took over as party-leaders and in 2008 Asif Ali Zardari was elected president. She was daughter of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the former President and Prime Minister, who was executed after the coup dï¿½etat in 1979. Her three children were born in 1988, 1989 and 1993. She lived (1953-2007). 17.03.1990-10.01.1991 Kasimiera Prunskienė, Lithuania Deputy Premier and Minister of Economy 1989-90 and one of the leaders of the struggle for independence.

She became leader of the government after the declaration of independence at 11.3.90, which was internationally recognized at 6.9.91. In 1991 Chairperson of Democratic Party, and from 1995-2001 Chairperson of Womenï¿½s Party, 1996-2000 Group Chairperson of the independent MPï¿½s, and Chairperson of the Peasants and New Democratic Parties Union 2001-04. Presidential Candidate in 2002 and 2004 and Minister of Agriculture 2004-08. (b. 1945-). 20.03.1991-30.03.1996 Begum Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh 01.09.2001-29.10.2006 Vice-Chairperson of The Nationalist Party 1982-84 and Leader since 1984.

Her husband, President Zia-ur-Rahman, was Premier Minister 1976-77 and President 1977-81 until he was assassinated. Khaleda was detained seven times during nine years of autocratic rule. In the face of mass upsurge spearheaded by the seven-party alliance, led by Khaleda, and the eight-party combine, led by Sheik Hasina Wajed, Ershad resigned in 1990 and handed over power to neutral caretaker government, bringing an end to his nine-year autocratic rule. During her first tenure as Premier she was also Minister of Defence, Establishment, Cabinet Diversion and Planning, Information Energy and Resources. 1996-2001 Leader of the Opposition. Resigned in October 2006 to prepare for the elections later in the year, which was postponed because of unrests. Her sons, Tareque Rahman and Arafat Rahman Koko were arrested on corruption charges in March and April 2007, and In September the same year she was herself charged with corruption and the military supported care-taker government tried to pressure her into exile.

The charges against her was dropped in 2008. (b. 1945- ) 15.05.1991-02.04.1992 Edith Cresson, France Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, External 1981-83, Trade 1983-84, Industry 1984-86, European Affairs 1988-90. She was European Union Commissioner for Science, Research, Education and Youth 1995-99. In march 1999 she brought along the downfall of the EU-Commission as she refused the step down after a rapport had demonstrated that she was responsible of nepotism and mismanagement. (b. 1934-). 08.07.1992-26.10.1993 Hanna Suchocka, Poland As Minister President she was also Vice-President of the National Security Council. Member of Solidarity in 1980 and member of the Sejm 1982-85 and again 1989-2002 for various parties.

1991-97 member of Committee for Foreign Affairs and the Constitutional Committee. Vice-President of the Council of Europe 1991-92. In 1994 she was co-founder of the new Freedom Union (UW, liberal and social democratic) and member of it's leadership. The following year she was candidate in the party's primary for Presidential candidate, 1997-2000 Minister of Justice and Procurator-General. 1999 official Polish candidate for the office of the secretary general of the Council of Europe. Since 2002 Ambassador to the Vatican. Unmarried. (b. 1946-). 10.07.1993-11.02.1994 Sylvie Kinigi, Burundi By the time of her appointment as Premier she was Head of the Economic Planning Office in the Presidentï¿½s Office. During the Civil War the President was killed and as the highest ranking remaining official, she became Acting President (27.10.93-5.2.94). After her resignation she left politics and joined the Burundiï¿½s Commercial Bank. (b.

1952-). 25.06.1993-07.03.1996 Tansu ï¿½iller, Turkey Assistant Professor 1974-83 and 1983-90 Professor of Economics at Bosphorus University. Minister of State and Chief Economic Coordinator 1991-93, Deputy Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs 1996-97. She was Deputy Chairperson 1990-93 and 1993-2002 Chairperson of DYP, The True Path Party. On 1.6.97 Premier Minister Erbakan, leader of the Islamic Party resigned in order with the purpose of her taking over as Premier, but President Demirel chose Meshut Yilmaz, who managed to form a government among others because of defections from her party. Mother of two children. (b. 1946-). 25.06.1993-04.11.1993 A.

Kim Campbell, Canada Executive Director, Office of British Columbia Premier 1985-86, Progressive Conservative MP 1988-93, Minister of State (Indian Affairs and Northern Development) 1989-90, Minister of Justice and Attorney-General 1990-93 and Minister of Defence and Minister of Veteran Affairs in 1993. As Prime Minister, 1993, she was also Minister responsible for Federal-Provincial Relations. She was leader of the Progressive Conservative party, 13.06.1993-13.12.1993, resigning after the party lost all but two seats in the House of Commons in the 1993 election in spite of gaining about 16% of the vote. She became a lecturer at Harvard University and has been Consul General of Canada in Los Angeles since 1996. Married with a stepdaughter. (b. 1947-).

18.07.1993-07.05.1994 (ï¿½) Agathe Uwilingiyimana, Rwanda Minister of Education from 1992 till her appointment as Premier. On the 06.05 1994 the Hutu President Habyarimana was killed together with his Burundian colleague, Cyprien Ntaryamira, when their plane was rocketed on its way to Kigali airport. Agathe, a Hutu, was killed by the Tutsi Presidential guard together with her family and 10 Belgian soldiers, the day before she was supposed to step down as Premier Minister. The two killings sparked off the civil war and genocide of approximately 1 million Hutus and Tutsies. Mother of about 6 children. She lived (1953-94). 16.10.1994-25.01.1995 (Interim) Reneta Ivanova Indzhova, Bulgaria Also know as Reneta Injova she was leader of an interim government consisting of technocrats.

Her Deputy Premier, Minister of Economy and Finance was Hristina Vucheva. In 1995 she was mayoral candidate in Sofia, 2001 Presidential Candidate and the same year she became Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance. (b. 1953-). 19.8.1994-14.11.1994 Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Sri Lanka Chief Minister of the Western Province before becoming Prime Minister. After a few months she became President , and later appointed her mother, Sirivamo Bandaranaike, to her third term as Prime Minister. She was President 1994-2005. (1945-). 07.11.1995-27.02.1996 Claudette Werleigh, Haï¿½ti An economist, she became Minister of Social Affairs 1990-91, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1993-95 and was Executive Director of the Washington Office of Haiti 1993. Later an UN official. (b.

1946- ), 23.06.1996-15.7.2001 Sheikh Hasina Wajed, Bangladesh 06.01.2009- Her father, Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920-72-75), and most of her family was killed during a military coup in 1975 when she and her sister were abroard. Returned to Bangladesh in 1981, President of the Awami Leauge from 1981, Opposition Leader 1986-87 and 1991-96 and 2001-06. In 1983, she formed the 15-party alliance to launch a movement to oust General Ershad from power and was in and out of prison throughout the 1980s and was under house arrest a few times. Her party, along with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, led by Begum Khaleda Zia, was instrumental in the movement against the military rule.

2007 she was arrested on corruption and murder charges, but was allowed to go to USA for medical treatment in 2007 though the military supported care-taker government tried to pressure her into exile. Returned in November 2008 to lead her party in the election campaign, which her party won overwealmingly. Married to the nuclear scientist Dr M. A. Wazed Miah and mother a son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and a daughter, Saima Wazed Putul, who both lives in the USA. (b. 1947- ). 17.03.1997-22.12.1997 Janet Jagan, Guyana As Premier Minister she also held the title of 1. Vice-President and she was Minister of Mines. Her political career started in 1950 and she held many positions. In 1997 her husband, Dr. Cheddi Bharat Jagan, died, and she was chosen to replace the Premier who succeeded Mr. Jagan as President. Janet was chosen as her party's candidate in the following Presidential elections, which she won.

Afterwards she re-appointed the former President to the post of Prime Minister after being sworn in as President . She was born as Janet Rosenberg in Chicago and mother of two children, and lived (1920-2009). 08.12.1997-10.12.1999 Jenny Shipley, New Zealand Minister of Women's Affairs 1990-98, Social Affairs 1990-93, Minister of Health 1993-96, Transport, State Services and State-Owned Enterprises, Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance 1996-97. As Premier she was also Minister in charge of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service. She ousted then Prime Minister Jim Bolger as leader of the National Party and after his resignation she became leader of the government. 1999-2001 she was Leader of the Opposition. Mother of two children. (b. 1952-).

31.08.1998-23.09.1998 (Acting) Anne Enger Lahnstein, Norway Acting Premier during Kjell Magne Bondevik's sick leave because of stress and psychological problems. She was Deputy Leader 1983-91, Parliamentary Leader, 1989-91 and Leader of The Centre Party 1991-99. 1. Deputy to the Prime Minister and Minister of Culture of the centre-right-government 1997-99, Vice Chairperson of the Defence Committee of Stortinget 1999-2001 and Governor of ï¿½stfold since 2003. (b. 1950-).

03.05.1999-10/18.05.1999 (Acting) Irena Degutienï¿½, Lithuania 27.10.1999-03.11.1999 (Acting) Medical Doctor, 1994-97 Vice-Minister of Health and Minister of Labour and Social Affairs 1997-2000, Deputy Speaker of the Seimas 2008-09 and from 2012 and Speaker 2009-12. (b. 1949-). 22.07.1999-30.07.1999 (Acting) Tuyaa Nyam-Osoryn, Mongolia A former journalist and director in the Foreign Ministry, she was Minister of Foreign Affairs 1998-2000 and appointed acting Premier after her predecessor's resignation. (b. 1958-). 10.12.1999-19.11.2008 Helen Clark, New Zealand MP since 1981.

Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs and Defence Select Committee 1984-87, Minister of Housing and Conservation 1987-89, Deputy Premier and Minister of Labour and Health 1989-90, Deputy Leader of Labour and of the Opposition 1990-93 and Leader of Labour 1993-2008 and Leader of the Opposition 1993-99. As Prime Minister she also held the Portfolio of Arts and Culture and Security Intelligence Service and Ministerial Services and Acting Foreign Minister in 2008. Head of the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP from 2009. In 1981 she married Dr. Peter Davis. No children and Candidate for UN Secretary General in 2016. (b. 1950-). 03.03.2001-04.11.2002 Mame Madior Boye, Sï¿½nï¿½gal Former assistant to the Attorney General of the Republic, judge and first vice President of the Regional High Court in Dakar and former President of the Court of Appeal in Dakar.

Councillor to the Supreme Court of Appeal and Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals in 2000-2001. In 2002 she took over as Minister of Defence after the former incumbent resigned after almost 1.000 persons died in a ferry-disaster. (b.1940-). 11.07.2002-31.07.2002 (Acting) Chang Sang, South Korea Appointed Acting Prime Minister upon her designation, which was vetoed by the parliament at the 30.7 and about one month later the parliament also rejected President Kim Dae Jung's nominee as her successor. She holds a doctorate in philosophy from Princeton Theological College in the United States. She has been President of Ewha Women's University since 1996. (b. 1939-).

03.10.2002-16.07.2003 Maria das Neves Ceita Batista de Sousa, Republic of Sï¿½o Tomï¿½ e Prï¿½ncipe 23.07.2003-18.09.2004 Maria das Neves worked as a civil servant in the Ministry of Finance and in the African Development Bank. 1999-2001 Minister of Economics, Agriculture, Fisheries, Commerce and Tourism, 2001-02 Minister of Finance and 2002 Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism. On 16th of July 2003 she was detained during a military coup d'etat but on the 23rd the government was reinstated. The following year she was dismissed after aaccusations of corruption. Vice-President of the National Assembly since 2010 and Presidential Candidate in 2011. (b. 1958-).

17.04.2003-24.06.2003 Anneli Jï¿½ï¿½tteenmï¿½ki, Finland 1991-94 and 1999-2000 Deputy Parliamentary Leader and since 2000 leader of Suomen Keskusta/Centern i Finland, 1994-95 Minister of Justice. In 2003 Speaker of the Parliament. On 18.06 she tendered in her resignation application after it was revealed that she had used confidential material to aid her election campaign and then lying about how she had got the documents. (b. 1955-). 28.06.2003-15.12.2003 Dr. Beatriz Merino Lucero, Peru Senator 1990-92, Member of the Congress 1995-2000, Vice-Presidential Candidate 2000 and Superintendent of the National Tax Administration before becoming a very popular President of the Council of Ministers, until she was sacked by the extremely unpopular President. (b. 1949-).

17.02.2004-16.01.2010 Luï¿½sa Dï¿½as Diogo, Moï¿½ambique Head of Department in the Ministry of Finance 1986-89, National Budget Director 1982-89 in Ministry of Planning and Finance, worked in World Bank 1993-94. 1994-2000 Vice-Minister and Minister of Planning and Finance 2000-05. Mother of three children. (b. 1958-). 12.05.2004-02.06.2004 (Acting) 18.11.2004-17.12.2004 (Acting) Radmila Sekerinska, Macedonia As Vice-President of the Government and Minister without Portfolio for Euro-Atlantic Integration 2002-06, she acted as Head of Government from the former Prime Minister Crvenkovski's Presidential inauguration until election of Kostov as new Prime Minister.

She already presided over government sessions and signed documents since Crvenkovski became candidate for President, as he 'renounced' his Premiership during the campaign, but he never officially stepped down. In November she was again appointed Acting Premier after her predecessor resigned, but lost the party internal election for the post of Prime Minister and Leader of the Social Democratic Alliance of Macedonia (SDSM). Party Vice-President 1999-2006 and Leader 2006-08. (b. 1972-). 24.01.2005-08.09.2005 Yuliya Tymoshenko, Ukraine 18.12.2007-11.03.2010 Her name is also transcribed as Yulia Voldyrovna Timoshenkno. She is former Co-Leader of the Hromda party, Director of United Energy System 1998-2000, In 2001 she was charged with corruption but later acquitted.

Leader of the Fatherland's Party 2000/01-05 and of the Bloc Tymoshenko from 2005. In June 2006 a Coalition deal was signed designating her as Prime Minister, but one of the parties broke out. Narrowly defeated in the 2010-presidential elections and afterwards her coalition in parliament broke up and she was defeated by a motion of no confidence. The following year she was sentenced to seven years in prison in what is widely seen as a political trial, but fried after the uprising in February 2014. (b. 1961-). 07.06.2005-21.05.2006 Maria do Carmo Trovoada Pires de Carvalho Silveira, Sï¿½o Tomï¿½ e Princï¿½pe Normally known as Maria do Carmo Silveira, she was governor of the National Bank 2002-05 and member of the Political Bureau of the Movement for the Liberation of Sao Tomï¿½-Social Democratic Party, MLSTP-PSD. Also Minister of Finance from 2005.

(b. 1961-). 03.05.2005-22.06.2005 (Acting) Cynthia A. Pratt, The Bahamas Appointed Acting Prime Minister when the incumbent suffered a minor stroke and stepped aside from his duties, but she has acted on a number of occasions before, when he was abroad. She is also known as "Mother" Pratt. As Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Security 2002-07 she was in charge of the Defence Force and Police. She was Opposition Whip Circa 1992-2000 and from circa 2000 Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Deputy Leader of the Progressive Liberal Democratic Part. A former nurse, she is mother of 6 children (b. 1945-).

22.11.2005- Angela Merkel, Germany 1990 Deputy Spokesperson of the Government of the DDR, 1990-98 Deputy Chairperson of CDU, 1991-94 Federal Minister Women and Youth and 1994-98 Federal Minister of Environment, Protection of Nature and Reactor Safety, 1993-2000 Chairperson of CDU in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 1998-2000 Federal Secretary General and since 2000 Federal Chairperson of CDU and 2002-05 also Parliamentary Leader, Chairperson of the European Council and President of the Group of Eight, G-8 in 2007. Nï¿½e Kasner and married secondly to Joachim Sauer, no children. (b. 1954-).

30.03.2006-11.09.2007 Portia Simpson-Miller, Jamaica 05.01.2012- 03.03.2016 Since 1976 MP, 1976-82 Parliamentary Secretary of the Prime Minister, Deputy President of People's National Party 1978-2006 and President from 2006. Minister of Labour, Social Welfare and Sports 1989-2000, Candidate for the party leadership and Premiership in 1992, Minister of Tourism, Entertainment, Sports and Womenï¿½s Affairs 2000-02 and Minister of Local Government, Community Development and Sport 2002-06. Acting Prime Minister on various occasions whenever the chief of government was out of the country. 2006-2007 and from 2012 also Minister of Defence and a number of other portfolios. Opposition Leader 2007-11. (b. 1946-).

19.04.2006-07.03.2007 Han Myung-sook, South Korea During the years of the military dictatorship, she started her career as a social activist in the South Korea Christian Academy and was a political prisoner 1979-81. Master in Christian Theology and Women's Studies and B.A. in French. MP from 2000. Minister of Gender Equality 2001-03 and Minister of Environment 2003-04 She resigned to run as candidate in the Uri-party internal primaries but soon after the party merged with other parties into the United New Democratic Party and Chairperson of the Supreme Council of the Democratic United Party from 2012. (1944-). 31.03.2008-14.09.2009 Zinaida Grecianï¿½i, Moldova Vice-Minister 2000-01 and First Vice-Minister of Finance 2001-02, Minister of Finance 2002-05 and 1.

Vice Prime Minister and Coordinator of the activity of executive institution in charge with economic-financial sector from 2005. Following the parliamentary elections in March she was put forward on two rounds of voting for the post of President in May and June but got 60 votes, one short of the required majority. The Communists lost the subsequent elections and she resigned to take up her position as an MP. (b. 1956-). 31.07.2008-11.11.2009 Michï¿½le Pierre-Louis, Haiti The third nominee by president Preval since March, has been Executive Director of the Foundation of Knowledge and Liberty since 1995. On 31.07 the Senate confirmed her nomination and she was appointed to the post by the President and on 05.09 the two chambers had approved her programme of government and list of ministers and she finally took over the government. (b. 1947-).

03.12.2008-05.12.2012 Antonella Mularoni, San Marino As Secretary of Foreign and Political Affairs she also functions as Leader of the Government even though the Captain Generals are both Heads of State and Government. She was Political Secretary to the Minister of Finance 1986-87, Director of the Office for relations with the associations of San Marino citizens living abroad 1987-90, Deputy Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe, 1989-90, Barrister and public notary in the Republic of San Marino 1991-2001, Member of the General Grand Council 1993-2001 and again from 2008, and Judge of the European Court of Human Rights 2001-08. (b. 1961-).

01.02.2009-23.05.2013 Jï¿½hanna Sigurï¿½ardï¿½ttir, Iceland Johanna Sigurdardsottir was Deputy Chairperson of the Social Democrats 1984-93, Chairperson 1994-99 of the National Revival Party until she rejoined the Social Democrats and became it's leader in 2009, Vice-President of the Lower Chamber 1979 and 1983-84 and Vice-Chairperson of the the Alï¿½ing 2003-07, Minister of Social Affairs And Health 1987-91 and Minister of Social Affairs 1991-94 and 2007-09. First married to ï¿½orvaldur Steinar Jï¿½hannesson with whom she has got sons, and is now married to the author Jï¿½nï¿½na Leï¿½sdï¿½ttir, who is mother of 1 son. (b.

1942-) 06.07.2009-23.12.2011 Jadranka Kosor, Croatia Vice-President of the Sabor 1995-2000 and 2011, Deputy Chairperson of HDZ 1995-97, Party Leader 2009-12 and Leader of the Opposition 2011-12. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of War Weterans from 2003, Minister for Family and Inter-Generation Solidarity 2003-08 and responsible for Foreign Policy and Human Rights. Presidential Candidate 2005. (b. 1953-). 21.10.2009-13.11.2009 (Acting) Cabinet Office - GOV.UK GOV.UK The New Year Honours lists 2017 recognise the achievements of a wide range of extraordinary people across the UK. 27 December 2016 The government will trial ID in polling stations to stop electoral fraud, with voters being asked for identification before they can vote.

21 December 2016 The Cabinet Office has sold 70-acre Sunningdale Park in Berkshire to Berkeley Homes and Audley Retirement. 18 October 2016 This document lists government ministers and their responsibilities. 18 October 2016 Cabinet and Cabinet Committees are groups of ministers that can take collective decisions that are binding across government. 13 December 2016 New data shows how the government plans to use 3 million tonnes of steel in infrastructure projects by 2020. Latest Get updates to this list email feed Copy and paste this URL in to your feed reader See all What we do We support the Prime Minister and ensure the effective running of government. We are also the corporate headquarters for government, in partnership with HM Treasury, and we take the lead in certain critical policy areas.

Tanzania Ministers 1962-69 Deputy Minister for Health Bibi Titi Mohammed O ne of the founding members of the Tanzanian African National Union (TANU), and played a major role in fighting for Tanzania's independence, among the first female MP's elected in 1961, sh e was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1969 for attempting to overthrow the government together with number of others, but received presidential pardon 2 years later, and lived (1926-2000) 1962-65 Parliamentary Secretary of Co-operatives and Community Development Lucy S.

Lameck 1965-70 Deputy Minister of Co-operatives and Community Development 1970-75 Parliamentary Secretary of Health and Social Welfare One of the first female MP's elected in 1961 1975-79 Minister of Justice Ndugu Julie Manning 1975-80 Minister of Housing and Lands Ndugu Tabitha Siwale 1980-82 Minister of National Education Circa 1975-76 Deputy Minister of Finance Lily Monze 1976 Minister of Economic and Technical Cooperation 1982-88 Deputy Minister of Education Naila Lazaro Kiula 1989-90 Deputy Minister of Local Government 1990-92 Minister of Works, Public Utilities, Roads and Construction 1992-95 Minister of Works, Communication and Transport 1982-86 Minister of State by the Prime Minister Gertrude Ibengwe Mongella 1986-89 Minister of National Resources and Tourism 1989-90 Minister without Portfolio by Premier Minister Between 1990-93 Ambassador to India, 19

93-95 Secretary General for United Nations-Women's Conference, 1996-2004 Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations on Womenï¿½s Development.

From 2004 President of the Parliament of the African Union. 1983-86 Minister of State by the Prime Minister Anna Makinda 1987-89 Minister of State of Capital Development by the President 1989-90 Minister of State by the 1. Vice-President and Prime Minister 1990-92 Minister of Community Development 1990-94 Minister of Social Affairs 1990-95 Minister of Womenï¿½s and Children's Affairs 1994-95 Minister of Community Development Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly from 2005. 1985-89 Minister of Culture and Community Development Fatma Said Ali 1989-91 Minister of State of Civil Service by the President 1993-2000 Minister of State of Civil Service by the President 1985-88 Deputy Minister of Finance, Economy and Planning Amina Salum Ali 1988-90 Minister of State for International Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Became Minister in the Cabinet of Zanzibar in 1990. (b.

1956-). 1987-89 Minister of State in the President's Office Anna M. Abdallah 1989-90 Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office 1990-92 Minister of Agriculture and Livestocks Development 1992-95 Minister of State of Regional Administration. and Local Government by the First Vice-President and Prime Minister 1995-2000 Minister of Works and Labour 2000-06 Minister of Health District Commissioner of Morogoro 1973-75, Regional Commissioner for Morogoro Region 1975-83 and for the Dodoma Region 1983-88. Some had speculated she would be appointed Prime Minister in 2006 but instead she was dropped from the cabinet.

1988-89 Minister of Culture Fay King Chung 1995-97 Minister for Health Zakia Hamdan Meghji 1997-06 Minister of National Resources and Tourism 2006-08 Minister of Finance 1995-2000 Minister for Community Development, Womenï¿½s and Childrenï¿½s Affairs Mary Michael Nagu 2000-06 Minister of State in the Office of the President of Central Establishment and Civil Service 2006-08 Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs 2008-10 Minister of Industry, Trade and Marketing 2010- Minister in the Prime Minister's Office for Investment and Empowerment. 1997-?

Deputy Minister of Finance Monica Mbega 1998 Deputy Minister of Water Resources Siggela Nswima 1998-2000 Deputy Minister of Health Tatu Musa Ntimizi 2000-05 Deputy Minister of Lands and Human Settlements 2000-06 Minister for Community Development, Womenï¿½s and Childrenï¿½s Affairs Asha-Rose Migiro 2006-07 Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation 2014- Minister of Constitutional and Legal Affairs Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations 2007-14. (b. 1950-).

2001-02 Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry Ritta Mlaki 2002-06 Deputy Minister of Health 2006-08 Deputy Minister of Lands 2001-06 Minister for Community Development, Womenï¿½s and Childrenï¿½s Affairs Shamin Parkar Khan 2005-06 Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education Zabein Muhaji Mhita 2006-08 Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism 2006-10 Minister of Education and Vocational Training Margareth Sitta 2006-08 Minister of Community Development, Gender and Children Sophia Mnyambi Simba 2008-10 Minister of State in the President's Office for Good Governance 2010- Minister of Community Development, Gender and Children 2006-12 Minister of State in President's Office for Public Service Management Hawa Ghasia 2012- Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office for Regional Administration and Local Government 2006-10 Deputy Minister of Regional Administration and Local Government Selina Kombani 20

10- Minister in the Vice-President's Office for the African Union 2006 Deputy Minister of Planning and Economy Salome Mbatia 2006-07 Deputy Minister of Community Development, Gender and Children 2005-08 Deputy Minister of Water Shamsa Mwangunga 2008-10 Minister of Tourism and Natural Resources 2006- Deputy Minister of Health and Social Affairs Aisha Kigoda 2006-11 Deputy Minister of Education and Vocational Training Mwantumu Mahiza Commissioner of the Region Pwani from 2011.

2006-08 Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology Gaudencia Kabaka 2010- Minister of Education 2006 Deputy Minister of Community Development, Gender and Children Dr. Batilda Buriani 2006-08 Deputy Minister of Planning and Economic Empowerment 2008-10 Minister of State in the Office of the Vice-President in charge of Environment 2007-08 Deputy Minister of Community Development, Gender and Children Dr. Lucy Nkya 2008-10 Minister of Community Development, Gender and Children 2010-12 Deputy Minister of Health and Social Welfare 2008-10 Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Celina Kombani 2010-12 Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs 2012- Minister of State in the President's Office for Civil Service Management 2010-15 Minister of State in the Vice-President's Office for Union Affairs Samiah Suluhu 2015- 1.

Vice-President Zanzibar Minister of Labour, Gender Development and Children 2000-05 and Minister of Tourism, Trade and Investment 2005-15, elected National MP in 201 0. (b. 1960-) 2010-14 Minister in the Vice-President's Office for Environment Dr Therezya Luoga Hovisa 2010-15 Deputy Minister of Community Development, Gender and Children Umi Ali Mwalimu 2010 Deputy Minister for Information, Youth, Culture and Sport Dr Fenella Mukangara 2012-15 Minister of Information, Culture, Sports and Youths 2012-15 Deputy Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs Angela Kairuki 2012-15 Deputy Minister for Finance Janet Mbene 2012-13 Deputy Minister for Finance Saada Mkuya Salum 2013-14 Acting Minister of Finance 2014-15 Minister of Finance Acting during the ilness and in 2014 death of the office holder until she was appointed to the post.

2014-15 Deputy Minister of Education and Vocational Training Jenista Mhagama 2014-15 Deputy Minister of Community Development, Gender and Children Pindi Chana 2014-15 Deputy Minister of Information, Culture and Sports Juma Nkamia Last update 12.12.15 Prime Minister - Wikinfo Prime Minister Alternate meaning: Prime Minister (band) A prime minister is the chief member of the cabinet in a parliamentary system of government , or alternatively an official in a presidential system or semi-presidential system whose duty is to execute the directives of the President and manage the civil service . Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II In a parliamentary system, such as the Westminster System , the Prime Minister is generally in practice the head of the government while the head of state is largely a ceremonial position. In some monarchies the prime minister exercises powers (known as the Royal Prerogative ) which are constitutionally vested in the monarch and which can be exercised without the approval of parliament.

Contents 8.1 References Prime Ministers in both Republics & Monarchies Prime Ministers can be found in both constitutional monarchies (as is the case in the United Kingdom, Norway and Japan ), and in republics , where the head of state is an elected or unelected official with varying degrees of real power. This contrasts with a presidential system , where the President (or equivalent) is both the head of state and the head of the government. See also " First Minister ", " Premier " which are distinct from "prime minister." In some presidential or semi-presidential systems such as France , Russia , South Korea or Taiwan the prime minister is an official generally appointed by the President but approved by the legislature and responsible for carrying out the directives of the President and managing the civil service. In these systems, it is possible for the president and the prime minister to be from different political parties if the legislature is controlled by a party different than that of the president. This is a situation which is known as cohabitation . Method of Entry into Office Prime Minister of Canada in the 1920s to the 1940s In parliamentary systems a prime minister can enter into office by a number of means.

by appointment by the head of state without the need for confirmation by parliament;' Example: The United Kingdom, where the monarch appoints a prime minister without the need for confirmation from parliament, which gets its first chance to indicate its view on the new government in the vote on the Speech from the Throne , in which the new government outlines its legislative programme. The method of prime ministerial appointment by the British sovereign is known as to Kiss Hands . Article 190 of the 1982 Portuguese Constitution, for example, states that The Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President of the Republic after consultation and with the parties represented in the Assembly of the Republic, due regard being had to the [general] election results. appointment by the head of state after parliament nominates a candidate; Example: The Republic of Ireland where the President of Ireland appoints the Taoiseach on the nomination of Dáil Éireann .) the head of state nominates a candidate for prime minister who is then submitted to parliament for approval before appointment as prime minister; Example: Spain , where the King sends a nomination to parliament for approval. Also Germany where under the Basic Law (constitution) the Bundestag votes on a candidate nominated by the Federal President.

In these cases, parliament can choose another candidate who then would be appointed by the head of state.) the head of state appoints a prime minister who has a set timescale within which s/he must gain a vote of confidence; (Example: Italy .) direct election by parliament (the premiers of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut ); appointment by a state office holder other than the head of state or his/her representative; Example: Under the modern Instrument of Government 1974, which came into force in 1975, the power of commissioning someone to form a government was moved from the King of Sweden to the Speaker of Parliament, who, once it has been approved, formally makes the appointment. Though most prime ministers are 'appointed', they are generally if inaccurately described as 'elected'. Prime Ministers in Constitutions Prime Minister of Australia in the 1970s The position, power and status of prime ministers differ depending on the age of the constitution in individuals. Britain's unwritten constitution makes no mention of a prime minister. Though it had de facto existed for centuries, its first official mention in official state documents did not occur until the first decade of the twentieth century.

Australia's Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act (1900) makes no mention of a prime minister of Australia. The office has a de facto existence at the head of the Executive Council. Ireland's constitution, Bunreacht na hÉireann (1937) provided for the office of taoiseach in detail, listing powers, functions and duties. Germany 's Basic Law (1949) lists the powers, functions and duties of the federal Chancellor . Exit from Office Contrary to popular and journalistic myth, most prime ministers in parliamentary systems are not appointed for a specific term of office and in effect may remain in power through a number of elections and parliaments. For example, Margaret Thatcher was only ever appointed prime minister on one occasion, in 1979 . She remained continually in power until 1990, though she used the assembly of each House of Commons after a general election to reshuffle her cabinet. Some states, however, do have a term of office of the prime minister linked to the period in office on the parliament. Hence the Irish Taoiseach is formally 'renominated' after every general election.

(Some constitutional experts have questioned whether this process is actually in keeping with the provisions of the Irish constitution, which appear to suggest a taoiseach should remain in office, without the requirement of a renomination, unless s/he has clearly lost the general election.) Prime Minister of India from 1947 - 1964 In parliamentary systems, governments are generally required to have the confidence of the lower house of parliament (though a small minority of parliaments, by giving a right to block Supply to upper houses, in effect make the cabinet responsible to both houses, though in reality upper houses, even when they have the power, rarely exercise it). Where they lose a vote of confidence, have a motion of no confidence passed against them, or where they lose Supply, most constitutional systems require either: resignation, or a request of a parliamentary dissolution. The latter in effect allows the government to appeal the opposition of parliament to the highest court in the land, the court of public opinion through an election. However in many jurisdictions a head of state may refuse a parliamentary dissolution, requiring the resignation of the prime minister and his or her government. In most modern parliamentary systems, the Prime Minister is the person who decides when to request a parliamentary dissolution.

Older constitutions often vest this power in the cabinet. (In Britain, for example, the tradition whereby it is the prime minister who requests a dissolution of parliament dates back to 1918. Prior to then, it was the entire government that made the request. Similarly, though the modern 1937 Irish constitution grants to the Taoiseach the right to make the request, the earlier 1922 Irish Free State Constitution vested the power in the Executive Council (the then name for the Irish cabinet). Title of Prime Minister

Question: The holder of which post is also the Minister for the Civil Service?
Answer: Prime Minister