Prime Minister of Great Britain
Prime Minister of Great Britain | |
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His Majesty's Government | |
Style |
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Type | Head of Government |
Member of | |
Residence | |
Appointer | The Sovereign |
Constituting instrument | Executive Act 2024 |
Formation | 12th of October 2018 |
First holder | Colfax County |
Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister First Secretary of State |
Salary | £15,000 per cycle (July 2024) |
Website | 10 Downing Street |
The Prime Minister of Great Britain is the Head of Government of the Empire of Great Britain. The Prime Minister advises the Sovereign on the exercise of much of the royal prerogative, chairs the Cabinet and selects its ministers. As modern Prime Ministers hold office by virtue of their ability to command the confidence of the House of Commons, they tend to sit as a Member of Parliament. It is the most senior of the Great Offices of State.
The Office of Prime Minister was not originally established by any statute or constitutional document and existed only by long-established convention, whereby the Sovereign appoints as Prime Minister at their pleasure. However, since the Reign of William V, the office was established by law and the Sovereign appointed the Prime Minister by those procedures. In practice, the office is held by the leader of the political party that holds the majority of seats in the Commons.
The Prime Minister also holds the position of First Lord of the Treasury, as well as a member of various councils and boards to represent the interests of His Majesty's Government. Their official residence and office is 10 Downing Street in London.
The longest-serving Prime Minister per overall terms is Prince Victor, Duke of York, who served for 409 days across four terms. He also holds the record for longest single term, recording 231 days consecutively as Prime Minister. The longest-serving Prime Minister to be elected to the position is James Forsyte, The Duke of Warwick, who served for 133 days. The shortest tenure as Prime Minister is also held by James Forsyte, who served 14 days as Prime Minister during June and July of 2022. The first female Prime Minister was Serafina Sherwood, 1st Duchess of Manitoba: three further female Prime Ministers have since served: Elizabeth Howard-Campbell, 1st Duchess of Edinburgh, Kathrine Grey, The Countess of Argyll, and Josephine Carew-Grey, The Baroness Wilton.
Thomas Carew, The Viscount Sidmouth has held the office since 27 August 2024.
History
Authority, powers and constraints
Constitutional background
Modern Premiership
Appointment
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister's Questions
International role
Deputy
Succession
Resignation or Removal
Precedence, privileges and form of address
Prime Ministers of Great Britain
Portrait | Prime Minister | Term of Office | Mandate | Party | Government | |||
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Start | End | Duration | ||||||
| Colfax County MP x |
12 October 2018 | 1 February 2019 | 113 days | Appointed | Independent | Colfax County Premiership | |
| Victor Newton MP x |
1 February 2019 | 15 February 2019 | 15 days | Appointed | Independent | 1st Newton Premiership | |
| Fabian Hardie MP x |
15 February 2019 | 3 June 2019 | 109 days | Appointed | Independent | Hardie Premiership | |
| Victor Newton MP x |
3 June 2019 | 19 January 2020 | 231 days | Appointed | Independent | 2nd Newton Premiership | |
| Corneliu Flint MP x |
19 January 2020 | 28 March 2020 | 70 days | Appointed | Independent | Flint Premiership | |
| Oliver Newman PC MP x |
28 March 2020 | 14 August 2020 | 140 days | Appointed | Centre | Newman Premiership | |
| Sir James Stephenson MP for Brecon and Radnorshire |
14 August 2020 | 18 September 2020 | 36 days | Appointed | British Workers' | Stephenson Premiership | |
| Cameron Hanover The Baron Lomond MP for Dublin University UC |
18 September 2020 | 23 October 2020 | 36 days | Sep. 2020 Election | National Progressive Coalition | 1st Lomond Premiership | |
| Philip Ross MP for Melbourne Ports |
23 October 2020 | 8 November 2020 | 17 days | Appointed | National Progressive Coalition | Ross Premiership | |
| Victor Hanover The Earl of Pembroke MP for York Central |
8 November 2020 | 12 January 2021 | 66 days | Nov. 2020 Election | BWP-Ind Coalition | Pembroke Premiership | |
| Sir Harold Macmillan MP for Bromley |
12 January 2021 | 14 March 2021 | 62 days | Jan. 2021 Election | Conservative | Macmillan Premiership | |
| Sir Angus Somerset MP for Sevenoaks |
14 March 2021 | 20 June 2021 | 99 days | Mar. 2021 Election Apr. 2021 Election |
British Workers' | A. Somerset Premiership | |
| James Sherwood-Somerset The Viscount Spencer MP for York Central |
20 June 2021 | 30 October 2021 | 133 days | Jun. 2021 Election Aug. 2021 Election |
Liberal Democrats | Spencer Premiership | |
| Kalara Sherwood-Somerset The Duchess of Manitoba MP for Vancouver Centre |
30 October 2021 | 17 January 2022 | 80 days | Oct. 2021 Election Dec. 2021 Election |
SDLP-BWP Coalition | Manitoba Premiership | |
| Victor Somerset The Marquess of Grey MP for York Central |
17 January 2022 | 23 April 2022 | 97 days | ??? | British Workers' | Grey Premiership | |
| Sirch Sherwood-Somerset The 2nd Baron Hastings MP for Vancouver Centre |
23 April 2022 | 26 June 2022 | 65 days | Apr. 2022 Election | British Workers' | Hastings Premiership | |
| James Somerset The Earl of Northumberland MP for York Central |
26 June 2022 | 9 July 2022 | 14 days | Jun. 2022 Election | British Workers' | Northumberland Premiership | |
| Charles Somerset The Baron Huntingdon MP for Cambridge |
9 July 2022 | 9 August 2022 | 32 days | Appointed | British Workers' | Huntingdon Premiership | |
| Joshua Sherwood MP for Prince Edward Island |
15 August 2022 | 7 October 2022 | 54 days | Aug. 2022 Election | British Workers' | J. Sherwood Premiership | |
| Matthew Somerset The Duke of Somerset MP for Glasgow Central |
7 October 2022 | 7 December 2022 | 62 days | Oct. 2022 Election | British Royalist | 1st Somerset Premiership | |
| Cameron Romefeller The Baroness Lomond MP for West Dunbartonshire |
7 December 2022 | 31 January 2023 | 56 days | Dec. 2022 Election | British Federation of Labour | 2nd Lomond Premiership | |
| Elio Somerset The 1st Baron Exeter MP for Exeter |
31 January 2023 | 5 April 2023 | 65 days | Jan. 2023 Election | Liberal Progressive | Exeter Premiership | |
| Matthew Somerset The Duke of Somerset MP for Glasgow Central |
5 April 2023 | 24 May 2023 | 50 days | Apr. 2023 Election | Unity Coalition | 2nd Somerset Premiership | |
| Elizabeth Howard-Campbell The 1st Duchess of Edinburgh MP for St. James |
24 May 2023 | 27 July 2023 | 65 days | May 2023 Election | British Constitutionalist | Edinburgh Premiership | |
| Cameron Romefeller The Viscountess Balloch MP for West Dunbartonshire |
27 July 2023 | 20 September 2023 | 56 days | July 2023 Election | British Constitutionalist | Balloch Premiership | |
| August Lleyton The Earl of Stirling MP for Stirling |
21 September 2023 | 20 November 2023 | 61 days | Sept. 2023 Election | Heron | Stirling Premiership | |
| William Somerset The 2nd Viscount Douglas MP for Kensington |
21 November 2023 | 5 March 2024 | 106 days | Nov. 2023 Election Jan. 2024 Election |
Heron | Douglas Premiership | |
| Thomas Carew The Baron Knightstone MP for East Devon |
5 March 2024 | 1 July 2024 | 119 days | Mar. 2024 Election May 2024 Election |
Heron-BLP Coalition (March - May) Unionist (May - July) |
Knightstone Premiership | |
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| Josephine Carew-Grey The Baroness Wilton MP for Tavistock |
1 July 2024 | 2 August 2024 | 33 days | July 2024 Election | Unionist-British Workers' Coalition | Wilton Premiership | |
| James Forsyte The Duke of Warwick MP for York Central |
2 August 2024 | 27 August 2024 | 23 days | Appointed | Unionist-British Workers' Coalition | Warwick Premiership | |
| Thomas Carew The Viscount Sidmouth MP for East Devon |
27 August 2024 | Present | 25 days | (August 2024 Election) | National Government | Sidmouth Premiership |