Timeline of the first prime ministership of Winston Churchill

The following is a timeline of the first prime ministership of Winston Churchill, who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Churchill served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the bulk of World War II. His speeches and radio broadcasts helped inspire British resistance, especially during the difficult days of 1940-1 when the British Commonwealth and Empire stood almost alone in its active opposition to Nazi Germany. He led Britain as Prime Minister until victory over Nazi Germany had been secured.

After the Conservative Party lost the 1945 election, Churchill became Leader of the Opposition to the Labour Government. He would go on to be re-elected as Prime Minister in 1951.

The Right Honourable
Sir Winston Churchill
KG OM CH TD DL FRS RA
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In office
26 October 1951  6 April 1955
Monarch
Deputy Anthony Eden
Preceded by Clement Attlee
Succeeded by Anthony Eden
In office
10 May 1940  26 July 1945
Monarch George VI
Deputy Clement Attlee
Preceded by Neville Chamberlain
Succeeded by Clement Attlee
Leader of the Opposition
In office
26 July 1945  26 October 1951
Monarch George VI
Prime Minister Clement Attlee
Preceded by Clement Attlee
Succeeded by Clement Attlee
Leader of the Conservative Party
In office
9 November 1940  6 April 1955
Preceded by Neville Chamberlain
Succeeded by Anthony Eden
Minister of Defence
In office
28 October 1951  1 March 1952
Preceded by Emanuel Shinwell
Succeeded by The Earl Alexander of Tunis
In office
10 May 1940  26 July 1945
Preceded by The Lord Chatfield
Succeeded by Clement Attlee
First Lord of the Admiralty
In office
3 September 1939  11 May 1940
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
Preceded by The Earl Stanhope
Succeeded by A. V. Alexander
In office
24 October 1911  25 May 1915
Prime Minister H. H. Asquith
Preceded by Reginald McKenna
Succeeded by Arthur Balfour
Member of Parliament
for Woodford
In office
5 July 1945  15 October 1964
Preceded by Constituency created
Succeeded by Constituency abolished
(Replaced by Wanstead and Woodford)
Member of Parliament
for Epping
In office
29 October 1924  5 July 1945
Preceded by Sir Leonard Lyle
Succeeded by Leah Manning
Signature

1940

April

May

August

Churchill's speech "Never was so much owed by so many to so few" speech delivered to the House of Commons

October

November

1941

February

April

June

July

August

December

1942

February

April

May

June

July

August

November

December

1943

January

May

July

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October

November

1944

February

June

August

September

October

December

1945

February

April

May

July

August

September

References

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