Prime Minister of the United Kingdom: Timeline

1743   Henry Pelham Henry Pelham

Henry Pelham was a British [i] Whig [i] statesman [i], who s ... 

 becomes British Prime Minister Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [i] is in ... 

1782   Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham

Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, KG [i] PC [i] ... 

 becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

1801   William Pitt the Younger William Pitt the Younger

William Pitt the Younger was a British [i] politician during the late eighteenth [i] ... 

 resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

1804   Henry Addington resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

1804   William Pitt the younger William Pitt the Younger

William Pitt the Younger was a British [i] politician during the late eighteenth [i] ... 

 begins his second term as a Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

1827   UK History of the United Kingdom

[i] that covers [[History of England|England]... 

: George Canning George Canning

George Canning was a British politician [i] who served as Foreign Secretary [i] ... 

 succeeds Lord Liverpool as British United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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 Prime Minister Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [i] is in ... 

.

1828   UK History of the United Kingdom

[i] that covers [[History of England|England]... 

: The Duke of Wellington Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Field Marshal [i] Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG [i], GCB [i] ... 

 succeeds Lord Goderich as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

1830   The Whig Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey succeeds Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Field Marshal [i] Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG [i], GCB [i] ... 

 as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

1835   Lord Melbourne succeeds Sir Robert Peel Robert Peel

Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet was a Conservative [i] Prime Minister of the United Kingdom [i] ... 

 as British Prime Minister Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [i] is in ... 

.

1855   Lord Aberdeen resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom over the management of the Crimean War Crimean War

The Crimean War lasted from 28 March [i] 1853 [i] until 1 April [i] 1856 [i] and was fought between Imperial Russia [i] ... 

.

1900   Second Boer War: Boer Boer

Boer is the Dutch [i] word for farmer [i] which came to denote the descendants of the Af ... 

 leader Paul Kruger Paul Kruger

Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, better known as Paul Kruger and fondly known as Oom Paul was... 

's peace overtures are rejected by Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Lord Salisbury.

1902   Retirement of Lord Salisbury as British prime minister Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [i] is in ... 

.

1905   The title Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is officially recognized by King Edward VII Edward VII of the United Kingdom

Edward VII was King [i] of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [i], King of the Commonwealth Realms [i] ... 

.

1940   With the resignation of Neville Chamberlain Neville Chamberlain

Arthur Neville Chamberlain was a Conservative [i] British [i] ... 

, Winston Churchill Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG [i], OM [i], CH [i] ... 

 becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

1945   World War II World War II

World War II, or the Second World War, was a worldwide [i] conflict [i] fought betwe ... 

: President President of the United States

The President of the United States of America is the head of state [i] of the United States [i]. ... 

 Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [i] is in ... 

 Winston Churchill Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG [i], OM [i], CH [i] ... 

 leave to meet with Soviet Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , more commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a Communist state [i] ... 

 leader Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin

Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin , alternatively transliterated Josef Stalin, was the de facto [i] ... 

 at the Yalta Conference Yalta Conference

The Yalta Conference, sometimes called the Crimea Conference and codename [i]d the Argonaut Co ... 

.

1945   World War II: President President of the United States

The President of the United States of America is the head of state [i] of the United States [i]. ... 

 Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG [i], OM [i], CH [i] ... 

 and Soviet Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , more commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a Communist state [i] ... 

 leader Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin

Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin , alternatively transliterated Josef Stalin, was the de facto [i] ... 

 begin the Yalta Conference Yalta Conference

The Yalta Conference, sometimes called the Crimea Conference and codename [i]d the Argonaut Co ... 

 (ends February 11)

1952   United Kingdom United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country and sovereign state [i] tha ... 

 Prime Minister Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [i] is in ... 

 Winston Churchill Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG [i], OM [i], CH [i] ... 

 announces that his nation has an atomic bomb.

1955   Winston Churchill Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG [i], OM [i], CH [i] ... 

 resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

1955   Anthony Eden Anthony Eden

Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, KG [i], MC [i], PC [i] ... 

 becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

1957   Harold Macmillan Harold Macmillan

Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM [i], PC [i] ... 

 becomes the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

1960   British Prime Minister Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [i] is in ... 

 Harold Macmillan Harold Macmillan

Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM [i], PC [i] ... 

 makes the Wind of Change speech to the South Africa South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of the Africa [i]n continent [i]. ... 

n Parliament in Cape Town Cape Town

Cape Town is the third most populous city [i] in South Africa [i]... 

 (although he had first made the speech, to little publicity, in Accra Accra

Accra, population 1,970,400 , is the capital [i] of Ghana [i]. ... 

, Gold Coast - now Ghana Ghana

Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa [i]. ... 

 - on January 10 the same year).

1976   James Callaghan becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

1983   Conservative Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party is currently the second largest political party [i] in the United Kingdom [i] in ... 

 Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG [i], OM [i], PC [i] ... 

, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 1979, wins a landslide victory (42% of the popular vote) over Michael Foot, who led a highly-divided and weakened Labour Party Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the main left-wing [i] political party [i] ... 

 which earned only 28% of the vote. The much improved economy (after 2-3 years of restructuring), her victory in the Falkands, as well as shrinking unemployment rates consolidates her election victory.

1987   1987 election: Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG [i], OM [i], PC [i] ... 

 is elected as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for the third time.

1990   Margaret Thatcher resigns as Prime Minister of the U.K. John Major John Major

Sir John Major, KG [i], CH [i] is an English [i] ... 

 succeeds her as Party Leader and is appointed Prime Minister Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [i] is in ... 

 by Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

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.

1997   Andrew Cunanan murders Jeffrey Trail, beginning a murder spree that will last until July and terminate with the murder of fashion designer Gianni Versace Gianni Versace

Giovanni "Gianni" Versace was a charismatic and accomplished Italian designer of clothing and theater co... 

. , appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on May 2, 1997]]

1997   Tony Blair Tony Blair

Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, known as Tony Blair, is the outgoing Prime Minister of the United Kingdom [i] ... 

 is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

1998   Tony Blair Tony Blair

Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, known as Tony Blair, is the outgoing Prime Minister of the United Kingdom [i] ... 

 becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Dáil Dáil Éireann

Dil ireann is the lower house [i] of the Oireachtas [i] of the Republic of Ireland [i]. ... 

, the Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland

The Republic of Ireland is the official description of the sovereign state which covers approximately f... 

's parliament.