Top left: Robert Walpole is considered the first prime minister of Great Britain. Top right: Winston Churchill was prime minister during much of World War II. Bottom left: Margaret Thatcher was the first female prime minister. Bottom right: Keir Starmer is the incumbent prime minister.

58 people (55 men and 3 women) have served as prime minister, the first of whom was Robert Walpole taking office on 3 April 1721. The longest-serving prime minister was also Walpole, who served over 20 years, and the shortest-serving was Liz Truss, who served seven weeks.

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is the leader of His Majesty's Government. They chair Cabinet meetings. It is the highest civil office in the United Kingdom. [source?] The present prime minister has been Keir Starmer since 5 July 2024. [1] The appointment of a prime minister by the monarch is based on advice.

The head of the British government is referred to as the prime minister, the leader of one of the constituent countries is referred to as a first minister, and the terms chief minister and premier are used in the Overseas Territories.

Sir Robert Walpole is generally considered to have been Britain’s first prime minister. This is a chronologically ordered list of the prime ministers, from the earliest to the most recent. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by J.E. Luebering.

大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国首相 （英語： Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland），即 英国首相，简称 联合王国首相 、 英相 、 英揆，前稱 大不列顛首相，是 英国政府 首脑。 首相會以 英國君主 的名義領導政府，代表 英國公民 行使實際 行政權力。 在一般情况下，現代英国首相須能够獲得 英國下議院 多數議員的支持，亦必須是 國會議員。 在 英國大選 中，贏得 下議院 多數議席的政黨的黨魁，會自動成為 首相 人選，由英皇任命及邀請 …

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List of British prime ministers, leaders and heads of state. Both current and historical prime ministers of United Kingdom are listed with biographies.

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