Living Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom

This is a list of all of the living people who have served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at each moment in U.K. history.

There have been four time periods when there was only one living Prime Minister, first with the appointment of Robert Walpole in 1721, and most recently during the second term of William Ewart Gladstone following the 1881 death of Benjamin Disraeli. There have been ten time periods when six living Prime Minister/ex-Prime Ministers co-existed, with the longest being a nine-year period beginning with the first appointment of Robert Peel in 1834. The most recent period was between 1990 and 1995 beginning with the 1990 appointment of John Major, and ending with the 1995 death of Harold Wilson. If one includes future Prime Ministers, there has been only one time period when nineteen (see "Statistics", below) different Prime Ministers co-existed.

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Living British Prime Ministers at each moment in U.K. history
Start date End date Start event End event # Alive Prime Minister(s)
April 4, 1721 February 11, 1742 Appointment of Robert Walpole Appointment of Earl of Wilmington 1 Robert Walpole
February 16, 1742 July 2, 1743 Appointment of Earl of Wilmington Death of Earl of Wilmington 2 Robert Walpole
Earl of Wilmington
August 27, 1743 March 18, 1745 Appointment of Henry Pelham Death of Robert Walpole 2 Robert Walpole
Henry Pelham
March 18, 1745 March 6, 1754 Death of Robert Walpole Death of Henry Pelham 1 Henry Pelham
March 16, 1754 November 16, 1756 Appointment of Duke of Newcastle Appointment of Duke of Devonshire 1 Duke of Newcastle
November 16, 1756 May 26, 1762 Appointment of Duke of Devonshire Appointment of Earl of Bute 2 Duke of Newcastle
Duke of Devonshire
May 26, 1762 April 8, 1763 Appointment of Earl of Bute Appointment of George Grenville 3 Duke of Newcastle
Duke of Devonshire
Earl of Bute
April 16, 1763 October 2, 1764 Appointment of George Grenville Death of Duke of Devonshire 4 Duke of Newcastle
Duke of Devonshire
Earl of Bute
George Grenville
October 2, 1764 July 13, 1765 Death of Duke of Devonshire Appointment of Marquess of Rockingham 3 Duke of Newcastle
Earl of Bute
George Grenville
July 13, 1765 July 30, 1766 Appointment of Marquess of Rockingham Appointment of William Pitt the Elder 4 Duke of Newcastle
Earl of Bute
George Grenville
Marquess of Rockingham
July 30, 1766 October 14, 1768 Appointment of William Pitt the Elder Appointment of Duke of Grafton 5 Duke of Newcastle
Earl of Bute
George Grenville
Marquess of Rockingham
William Pitt the Elder
October 14, 1768 November 17, 1768 Appointment of Duke of Grafton Death of Duke of Newcastle 6 Duke of Newcastle
Earl of Bute
George Grenville
Marquess of Rockingham
William Pitt the Elder
Duke of Grafton
November 17, 1768 January 28, 1770 Death of Duke of Newcastle Appointment of Lord North 5 Earl of Bute
George Grenville
Marquess of Rockingham
William Pitt the Elder
Duke of Grafton
January 28, 1770 November 13, 1770 Appointment of Lord North Death of George Grenville 6 Earl of Bute
George Grenville
Marquess of Rockingham
William Pitt the Elder
Duke of Grafton
Lord North
November 13, 1770 May 11, 1778 Death of George Grenville Death of William Pitt the Elder 5 Earl of Bute
Marquess of Rockingham
William Pitt the Elder
Duke of Grafton
Lord North
May 11, 1778 July 1, 1782 Death of William Pitt the Elder Death of Marquess of Rockingham 4 Earl of Bute
Marquess of Rockingham
Duke of Grafton
Lord North
July 4, 1782 April 2, 1783 Appointment of Earl of Shelburne Appointment of Duke of Portland 4 Earl of Bute
Duke of Grafton
Lord North
Earl of Shelburne
April 2, 1783 December 19, 1783 Appointment of Duke of Portland Appointment of William Pitt the Younger 5 Earl of Bute
Duke of Grafton
Lord North
Earl of Shelburne
Duke of Portland
December 19, 1783 March 10, 1792 Appointment of William Pitt the Younger Death of Earl of Bute 6 Earl of Bute
Duke of Grafton
Lord North
Earl of Shelburne
Duke of Portland
William Pitt the Younger
March 10, 1792 August 5, 1792 Death of Earl of Bute Death of Lord North 5 Duke of Grafton
Lord North
Earl of Shelburne
Duke of Portland
William Pitt the Younger
August 5, 1792 March 14, 1801 Death of Lord North Appointment of Henry Addington 4 Duke of Grafton
Earl of Shelburne
Duke of Portland
William Pitt the Younger
March 14, 1801 May 7, 1805 Appointment of Henry Addington Death of Earl of Shelburne 5 Duke of Grafton
Earl of Shelburne
Duke of Portland
William Pitt the Younger
Henry Addington
May 7, 1805 January 23, 1806 Death of Earl of Shelburne Death of William Pitt the Younger 4 Duke of Grafton
Duke of Portland
William Pitt the Younger
Henry Addington
January 23, 1806 October 4, 1809 Death of William Pitt the Younger Appointment of Spencer Perceval 4 Duke of Grafton
Duke of Portland
Henry Addington
William Grenville
October 4, 1809 October 30, 1809 Appointment of Spencer Perceval Death of Duke of Portland 5 Duke of Grafton
Duke of Portland
Henry Addington
William Grenville
Spencer Perceval
October 30, 1809 March 14, 1811 Death of Duke of Portland Death of Duke of Grafton 4 Duke of Grafton
Henry Addington
William Grenville
Spencer Perceval
March 14, 1811 May 11, 1812 Death of Duke of Grafton Assassination of Spencer Perceval 3 Henry Addington
William Grenville
Spencer Perceval
May 11, 1812 April 10, 1827 Assassination of Spencer Perceval Appointment of George Canning 3 Henry Addington
William Grenville
Earl of Liverpool
April 10, 1827 August 8, 1827 Appointment of George Canning Death of George Canning 4 Henry Addington
William Grenville
Earl of Liverpool
George Canning
August 8, 1827 January 22, 1828 Death of George Canning Appointment of Duke of Wellington 4 Henry Addington
William Grenville
Earl of Liverpool
Viscount Goderich
January 22 December 4, 1828 Appointment of Duke of Wellington Death of Earl of Liverpool 5 Henry Addington
William Grenville
Earl of Liverpool
Viscount Goderich
Duke of Wellington
December 4, 1828 November 22, 1830 Death of Earl of Liverpool Appointment of Earl Grey 4 Henry Addington
William Grenville
Viscount Goderich
Duke of Wellington
November 22, 1830 January 12, 1834 Appointment of Earl Grey Death of William Grenville 5 Henry Addington
William Grenville
Viscount Goderich
Duke of Wellington
Earl Grey
January 12, 1834 July 16, 1834 Death of William Grenville Appointment of Viscount Melbourne 4 Henry Addington
Viscount Goderich
Duke of Wellington
Earl Grey
July 16, 1834 December 10, 1834 Appointment of Viscount Melbourne Appointment of Robert Peel 5 Henry Addington
Viscount Goderich
Duke of Wellington
Earl Grey
Viscount Melbourne
December 10, 1834 February 15, 1844 Appointment of Robert Peel Death of Henry Addington 6 Henry Addington
Viscount Goderich
Duke of Wellington
Earl Grey
Viscount Melbourne
Robert Peel
February 15, 1844 July 17, 1845 Death of Henry Addington Death of Earl Grey 5 Viscount Goderich
Duke of Wellington
Earl Grey
Viscount Melbourne
Robert Peel
July 17, 1845 June 30, 1846 Death of Earl Grey Appointment of Lord John Russell 4 Viscount Goderich
Duke of Wellington
Viscount Melbourne
Robert Peel
June 30, 1846 November 24, 1848 Appointment of Lord John Russell Death of Viscount Melbourne 5 Viscount Goderich
Duke of Wellington
Viscount Melbourne
Robert Peel
Lord John Russell
November 24, 1848 July 2, 1850 Death of Viscount Melbourne Death of Robert Peel 4 Viscount Goderich
Duke of Wellington
Robert Peel
Lord John Russell
July 2, 1850 February 23, 1852 Death of Robert Peel Appointment of Earl of Derby 3 Viscount Goderich
Duke of Wellington
Lord John Russell
February 23, 1852 September 14, 1852 Appointment of Earl of Derby Death of Duke of Wellington 4 Viscount Goderich
Duke of Wellington
Lord John Russell
Earl of Derby
September 14, 1852 December 19, 1852 Death of Duke of Wellington Appointment of Earl of Aberdeen 3 Viscount Goderich
Lord John Russell
Earl of Derby
December 19, 1852 February 6, 1855 Appointment of Earl of Aberdeen Appointment of Viscount Palmerston 4 Viscount Goderich
Lord John Russell
Earl of Derby
Earl of Aberdeen
February 6, 1855 January 28, 1859 Appointment of Viscount Palmerston Death of Viscount Goderich 5 Viscount Goderich
Lord John Russell
Earl of Derby
Earl of Aberdeen
Viscount Palmerston
January 28, 1859 December 14, 1860 Death of Viscount Goderich Death of Earl of Aberdeen 4 Lord John Russell
Earl of Derby
Earl of Aberdeen
Viscount Palmerston
December 14, 1860 October 18, 1865 Death of Earl of Aberdeen Death of Viscount Palmerston 3 Lord John Russell
Earl of Derby
Viscount Palmerston
October 18, 1865 February 27, 1868 Death of Viscount Palmerston Appointment of Benjamin Disraeli 2 Lord John Russell
Earl of Derby
February 27, 1868 December 3, 1868 Appointment of Benjamin Disraeli Appointment of William Ewart Gladstone 3 Lord John Russell
Earl of Derby
Benjamin Disraeli
December 3, 1868 October 23, 1869 Appointment of William Ewart Gladstone Death of Earl of Derby 4 Lord John Russell
Earl of Derby
Benjamin Disraeli
William Ewart Gladstone
October 23, 1869 May 28, 1878 Death of Earl of Derby Death of Lord John Russell 3 Lord John Russell
Benjamin Disraeli
William Ewart Gladstone
May 28, 1878 April 19, 1881 Death of Lord John Russell Death of Benjamin Disraeli 2 Benjamin Disraeli
William Ewart Gladstone
April 19, 1881 June 23, 1885 Death of Benjamin Disraeli Appointment of Marquess of Salisbury 1 William Ewart Gladstone
June 23, 1885 March 5, 1894 Appointment of Marquess of Salisbury Appointment of Earl of Rosebery 2 William Ewart Gladstone
Marquess of Salisbury
March 5, 1894 May 19, 1898 Appointment of Earl of Rosebery Death of William Ewart Gladstone 3 William Ewart Gladstone
Marquess of Salisbury
Earl of Rosebery
May 19, 1898 July 11, 1902 Death of William Ewart Gladstone Appointment of Arthur Balfour 2 Marquess of Salisbury
Earl of Rosebery
July 11, 1902 August 22, 1903 Appointment of Arthur Balfour Death of Marquess of Salisbury 3 Marquess of Salisbury
Earl of Rosebery
Arthur Balfour
August 22, 1903 December 5, 1905 Death of Marquess of Salisbury Appointment of Henry Campbell-Bannerman 2 Earl of Rosebery
Arthur Balfour
December 5, 1905 April 5, 1908 Appointment of Henry Campbell-Bannerman Appointment of Herbert Henry Asquith 3 Earl of Rosebery
Arthur Balfour
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
April 5, 1908 April 22, 1908 Appointment of Herbert Henry Asquith Death of Henry Campbell-Bannerman 4 Earl of Rosebery
Arthur Balfour
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Herbert Henry Asquith
April 22, 1908 December 6, 1916 Death of Henry Campbell-Bannerman Appointment of David Lloyd George 3 Earl of Rosebery
Arthur Balfour
Herbert Henry Asquith
December 6, 1916 October 23, 1922 Appointment of David Lloyd George Appointment of Andrew Bonar Law 4 Earl of Rosebery
Arthur Balfour
Herbert Henry Asquith
David Lloyd George
October 23, 1922 May 23, 1923 Appointment of Andrew Bonar Law Appointment of Stanley Baldwin 5 Earl of Rosebery
Arthur Balfour
Herbert Henry Asquith
David Lloyd George
Andrew Bonar Law
May 23, 1923 October 30, 1923 Appointment of Stanley Baldwin Death of Andrew Bonar Law 6 Earl of Rosebery
Arthur Balfour
Herbert Henry Asquith
David Lloyd George
Andrew Bonar Law
Stanley Baldwin
October 30, 1923 January 22, 1924 Death of Andrew Bonar Law Appointment of Ramsay MacDonald 5 Earl of Rosebery
Arthur Balfour
Herbert Henry Asquith
David Lloyd George
Stanley Baldwin
January 22, 1924 February 15, 1928 Appointment of Ramsay MacDonald Death of Herbert Henry Asquith 6 Earl of Rosebery
Arthur Balfour
Herbert Henry Asquith
David Lloyd George
Stanley Baldwin
Ramsay MacDonald
February 15, 1928 May 21, 1929 Death of Herbert Henry Asquith Death of Earl of Rosebery 5 Earl of Rosebery
Arthur Balfour
David Lloyd George
Stanley Baldwin
Ramsay MacDonald
May 21, 1929 March 19, 1930 Death of Earl of Rosebery Death of Arthur Balfour 4 Arthur Balfour
David Lloyd George
Stanley Baldwin
Ramsay MacDonald
March 19, 1930 May 28, 1937 Death of Arthur Balfour Appointment of Neville Chamberlain 3 David Lloyd George
Stanley Baldwin
Ramsay MacDonald
May 28, 1937 November 9, 1937 Appointment of Neville Chamberlain Death of Ramsay MacDonald 4 David Lloyd George
Staley Baldwin
Ramsay MacDonald
Neville Chamberlain
November 9, 1937 May 10, 1940 Death of Ramsay MacDonald Appointment of Winston Churchill 3 David Lloyd George
Stanley Baldwin
Neville Chamberlain
May 10, 1940 November 9, 1940 Appointment of Winston Churchill Death of Neville Chamberlain 4 David Lloyd George
Stanley Baldwin
Neville Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
November 9, 1940 March 26, 1945 Death of Neville Chamberlain Death of David Lloyd George 3 David Lloyd George
Stanley Baldwin
Winston Churchill
March 26, 1945 July 26, 1945 Death of David Lloyd George Appointment of Clement Attlee 2 Stanley Baldwin
Winston Churchill
July 26, 1945 December 14, 1947 Appointment of Clement Attlee Death of Stanley Baldwin 3 Stanley Baldwin
Winston Churchill
Clement Attlee
December 14, 1947 April 6, 1955 Death of Stanley Baldwin Appointment of Anthony Eden 2 Winston Churchill
Clement Attlee
April 6, 1955 January 10, 1957 Appointment of Anthony Eden Appointment of Harold Macmillan 3 Winston Churchill
Clement Attlee
Anthony Eden
January 10, 1957 October 19, 1963 Appointment of Harold Macmillan Appointment of Alec Douglas-Home 4 Winston Churchill
Clement Attlee
Anthony Eden
Harold Macmillan
October 19, 1963 October 16, 1964 Appointment of Alec Douglas-Home Appointment of Harold Wilson 5 Winston Churchill
Clement Attlee
Anthony Eden
Harold Macmillan
Alec Douglas-Home
October 16, 1964 January 24, 1965 Appointment of Harold Wilson Death of Winston Churchill 6 Winston Churchill
Clement Attlee
Anthony Eden
Harold Macmillan
Alec Douglas-Home
Harold Wilson
January 24, 1965 October 8, 1967 Death of Winston Churchill Death of Clement Attlee 5 Clement Attlee
Anthony Eden
Harold Macmillan
Alec Douglas-Home
Harold Wilson
October 8, 1967 June 19, 1970 Death of Clement Attlee Appointment of Edward Heath 4 Anthony Eden
Harold Macmillan
Alec Douglas-Home
Harold Wilson
June 19, 1970 April 5, 1976 Appointment of Edward Heath Appointment of James Callaghan 5 Anthony Eden
Harold Macmillan
Alec Douglas-Home
Harold Wilson
Edward Heath
April 5, 1976 January 14, 1977 Appointment of James Callaghan Death of Anthony Eden 6 Anthony Eden
Harold Macmillan
Alec Douglas-Home
Harold Wilson
Edward Heath
James Callaghan
January 14, 1977 May 4, 1979 Death of Anthony Eden Appointment of Margaret Thatcher 5 Harold Macmillan
Alec Douglas-Home
Harold Wilson
Edward Heath
James Callaghan
May 4, 1979 December 29, 1986 Appointment of Margaret Thatcher Death of Harold Macmillan 6 Harold Macmillan
Alec Douglas-Home
Harold Wilson
Edward Heath
James Callaghan
Margaret Thatcher
December 29, 1986 November 28, 1990 Death of Harold Macmillan Appointment of John Major 5 Alec Douglas-Home
Harold Wilson
Edward Heath
James Callaghan
Margaret Thatcher
November 28, 1990 May 24, 1995 Appointment of John Major Death of Harold Wilson 6 Alec Douglas-Home
Harold Wilson
Edward Heath
James Callaghan
Margaret Thatcher
John Major
May 24, 1995 October 9, 1995 Death of Harold Wilson Death of Alec Douglas-Home 5 Alec Douglas-Home
Edward Heath
James Callaghan
Margaret Thatcher
John Major
October 9, 1995 May 2, 1997 Death of Alec Douglas-Home Appointment of Tony Blair 4 Edward Heath
James Callaghan
Margaret Thatcher
John Major
May 2, 1997 March 26, 2005 Appointment of Tony Blair Death of James Callaghan 5 Edward Heath
James Callaghan
Margaret Thatcher
John Major
Tony Blair
March 26, 2005 July 17, 2005 Death of James Callaghan Death of Edward Heath 4 Edward Heath
Margaret Thatcher
John Major
Tony Blair
July 17, 2005 June 27, 2007 Death of Edward Heath Appointment of Gordon Brown 3 Margaret Thatcher
John Major
Tony Blair
June 27, 2007 May 11, 2010 Appointment of Gordon Brown Appointment of David Cameron 4 Margaret Thatcher
John Major
Tony Blair
Gordon Brown
May 11, 2010 April 8, 2013 Appointment of David Cameron Death of Margaret Thatcher 5 Margaret Thatcher
John Major
Tony Blair
Gordon Brown
David Cameron
April 8, 2013 present Death of Margaret Thatcher present 4 John Major
Tony Blair
Gordon Brown
David Cameron

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