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		British Prime Ministers   British Government is divided into two houses: The Upper House or House of Lords and the Lower House or House of Commons. The 'rules' governing the office of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and his or her Cabinet are not set out in a constitution, but have evolved over centuries into a set of customs commonly called 'Constitutional Conventions'. Britain was traditionally governed by the monarchy and aristocracy and even today the Prime Minister is the de facto head of His/Her Majesty's Government, the Sovereign is still historically head of state.   18th Century     Name Entered office Left office Political party Birthplace Born Died Sir Robert Walpole (from 1742 as Earl of Orford) 4 April 1721 11 February 1742 Whig Houghton Hall, Norfolk 26 August 1676 18 March 1745 Spencer Compton 1st Earl of Wilmington 16 February 1742 2 July 1743 Whig Compton Wynyates, Warwickshire 1674 2 July 1743 Henry Pelham 27 August 1743 6 March 1754 Whig Laughton, Sussex 25 September 1694 6 March 1754 Thomas Pelham-Holles 1st Duke of Newcastle (1st term) 16 March 1754 16 November 1756 Whig London 21 July 1693 17 November 1768 William Cavendish 4th Duke of Devonshire 16 November 1756 25 June 1757 Whig 1720 2 October 1764 Thomas Pelham-Holles 1st Duke of Newcastle (2nd term) 2 July 1757 26 May 1762 Whig London 21 July 1693 17 November 1768 John Stuart 3rd Earl of Bute 26 May 1762 16 April 1763 Tory Edinburgh, Scotland 25 May 1713 10 March 1792 George Grenville 16 April 1763 13 July 1765 Whig Westminster, London 14 October 1712 13 November 1770 Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (1st term) 13 July 1765 30 July 1766 Whig South Yorkshire 13 May 1730 1 July 1782 William Pitt (the Elder) 1st Earl of Chatham 30 July 1766 14 October 1768 Whig Westminster, London 15 November 1708 11 May 1778 Augustus Henry FitzRoy 3rd Duke of Grafton 14 October 1768 28 January 1770 Whig 28 September 1735 14 March 1811 Frederick North Lord North 28 January 1770 22 March 1782 Tory Piccadilly, London 13 April 1732 5 August 1792 Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd_Marquess of Rockingham (2nd term) 27 March 1782 1 July 1782 Whig South Yorkshire 13 May 1730 1 July 1782 William Petty 2nd Earl of Shelburne 4 July 1782 2 April 1783 Whig Dublin, Ireland 2 May 1737 7 1805 William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck 3rd Duke of Portland (1st term) 2 April 1783 19 December 1783 Whig Nottinghamshire 14 April 1738 30 October 1809 William Pitt (the Younger) (1st term) 19 December 1783 14 March 1801 Tory Hayes, Kent 28 May 1759 23 January 1806 back to top     19th Century     Name Entered office Left office Political party Birthplace Born Died Henry Addington 1st Viscount Sidmouth 17 March 1801 10 May 1804 Tory Holborn, London 30 May 1757 15 February 1844 William Pitt (the Younger) (2nd term) 10 May 1804 23 January 1806 Tory Hayes, Kent 28 May 1759 23 Januray 1806 William Wyndham Grenville 1st Baron Grenville 11 February 1806 31 March 1807 Whig Wotton House, Buckinghamshire 25 October 1759 12 January 1834 William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck 3rd Duke of Portland (2nd term) 31 March 1807 4 October 1809 Tory Nottinghamshire 14 April 1738 30 October 1809 Spencer Perceval 4 October 1809 11 May 1812 (Assassinated) Tory London 1 November 1762 11 May 1812 Robert Banks Jenkinson 2nd Earl of Liverpool 8 June 1812 9 April 1827 Tory London 7 June 1770 4 December 1828 George Canning 10 April 1827 8 August 1827 (Died shortly after taking office) Tory Marylebone, London 11 April 1770 8 August 1827 Frederick John Robinson 1st Viscount Goderich 31 August 1827 21 January 1828 (Resigned) Tory London 1 November 1782 28 January 1859 Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington 22 January 1828 16 November 1830 Tory Dublin or County Meath 1 May 1769 14 September 1852 Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey 22 November 1830 9 July 1834 Whig Falloden, Northumberland 13 March 1764 17 July 1845 William Lamb 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1st term) 16 July 1834 14 November 1834 Whig London 15 March 1779 24 November 1848 Sir Robert Peel (1st term) 10 December 1834 8 April 1835 (Resigned) Conservative Bury, Greater Manchester, Lancashire 5 February 1788 2 July 1850 William Lamb 2nd Viscount Melbourne (2nd term) 18 April 1835 30 August 1841 Whig London 15 March 1779 24 November 1848 Sir Robert Peel (2nd term) 30 August 1841 29 June 1846 Conservative Bury, Greater Manchester, Lancashire 5 February 1788 2 July 1850 John Russell 1st Earl Russell (1st term) 30 June 1846 21 February 1852 Whig London 18 August 1792 28 May 1878 Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley 14th Earl of Derby (1st term) 23 February 1852 17 December 1852 Conservative Knowsley Park, Lancashire 29 March 1799 23 October 1869 George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl of Aberdeen 19 December 1852 30 January 1855 Peelite Edinburgh, Scotland 28 January 1784 14 December 1860 Henry John Temple 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1st term) 6 February 1855 19 February 1858 Whig Broadlands, Hampshire 20 October 1784 18 October 1865 Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley 14th Earl of Derby (2nd term) 20 February 1858 11 June 1859 Conservative Knowsley Park, Lancashire 29 March 1799 23 October 1869 Henry John Temple 3rd Viscount Palmerston (2nd term) 12 June 1859 18 October 1865 (died in office) Liberal Broadlands, Hampshire 20 October 1784 18 October 1865 John Russell 1st Earl Russell (2nd term) 29 October 1865 26 June 1866 Liberal London 18 August 1792 28 May 1878 Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley 14th Earl of Derby (3rd term) 28 June 1866 25 February 1868 Conservative Knowsley Park, Lancashire 29 March 1799 23 October 1869 Benjamin Disraeli 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (1st term) 27 February 1868 1 December 1868 Conservative London 21 December 1804 19 April 1881 William Ewart Gladstone (1st term) 3 December 1868 17 February 1874 Liberal Liverpool 29 December 1809 19 May 1898 Benjamin Disraeli 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (2nd term) 20 February 1874 21 April 1880 Conservative London 21 December 1804 19 April 1881 William Ewart Gladstone (2nd term) 23 April 1880 9 June 1885 Liberal Liverpool 29 December 1809 19 May 1898 Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1st term) 23 June 1885 28 January 1886 Conservative Hatfield, Hertfordshire 3 February 1830 22 August 1903 William Ewart Gladstone (3rd term) 1 February 1886 20 July 1886 Liberal Liverpool 29 December 1809 19 May 1898 Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (2nd term) 25 July 1886 11 August 1892 Conservative Hatfield, Hertfordshire 3 February 1830 22 August 1903 William Ewart Gladstone (4th term) 15 August 1892 2 March 1894 (Resigned) Liberal Liverpool 29 December 1809 19 May 1898 Archibald Philip Primrose 5th Earl of Rosebery 5 March 1894 22 June 1895 (Resigned) Liberal London 7 May 1847 21 May 1929 Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (3rd term) 25 June 1895 11 July 1902 Conservative Hatfield, Hertfordshire 3 February 1830 22 August 1903 back to top     20th Century     Name Entered office Left office Political party Birthplace Born Died Arthur James Balfour 11 July 1902 5 December 1905 Conservative Whittingehame, East Lothian 25 July 1848 19 March 1930 Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman 5 December 1905 3 April 1908 Liberal Kelvinside, Glasgow 7 September 1836 22 April 1908 Herbert_Henry Asquith 5 April 1908 5 December 1916 Liberal Morley, West Yorkshire 12 September 1852 15 February 1928 David Lloyd George 6 December 1916 19 October 1922 Liberal Manchester 17 January 1863 26 March 1945 Andrew Bonar Law 23 October 1922 20 May 1923 (Resigned) Conservative Rexton, New Brunswick, Canada 16 September 1858 30 October 1923 Stanley Baldwin (1st term) 23 May 1923 16 January 1924 (resigned) Conservative Bewdley, Worcestershire 3 August 1867 14 December 1947 James Ramsay MacDonald (1st term) 22 January 1924 4 November 1924 Labour Lossiemouth, Morayshire 12 October 1866 9 November 1937 Stanley Baldwin (2nd term) 4 November 1924 5 June 1929 Conservative Bewdley, Worcestershire 3 August 1867 14 December 1947 James Ramsay MacDonald (2nd term) 5 June 1929 24 August 1931 Labour Lossiemouth, Morayshire 12 October 1866 9 November 1937 James Ramsay MacDonald (3rd term) 24 August 1931 7 June 1935 National Labour Lossiemouth, Morayshire 12 October 1866 9 November 1937 Stanley Baldwin (3rd term) 7 June 1935 28 May 1937 Conservative Bewdley, Worcestershire 3 August 1867 14 December 1947 Arthur Neville Chamberlain 28 May 1937 10 May 1940 Conservative Edgbaston, Birmingham 18 March 1869 9 November 1940 Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (1st term) 10 May 1940 27 July 1945 Conservative Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire 30 November 1874 24 January 1965 Clement Richard Attlee 27 July 1945 26 October 1951 Labour Putney, London 3 January 1883 8 October 1967 Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (2nd term) 26 October 1951 7 April 1955 Conservative and Liberal Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire 30 November 1874 24 January 1965 Sir Robert Anthony Eden 7 April 1955 9 January 1957 Conservative Bishop Auckland, County Durham 12 June 1897 14 Januray 1977 Maurice Harold Macmillan 11 January 1957 19 October 1963 Conservative Brixton, London 10 Fabruary 1894 29 December 1986 Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home (Formerly 14th Earl of Home 19 October 1963 16 October 1964 Conservative Mayfair, London 2 July 1903 9 October 1995 James Harold Wilson (Harold Wilson) (1st term) 16 October 1964 19 June 1970 Labour Huddersfield, Yorkshire 11 March 1916 24 May 1995 Edward Richard George 'Ted' Heath 19 June 1970 4 March 1974 Conservative Broadstairs, Kent 9 July 1916 17 July 2005 James Harold Wilson (2nd term) 4 March 1974 5 April 1976 Labour Huddersfield, Yorkshire 11 March 1916 24 May 1995 Leonard James Callaghan (James Callaghan) 5 April 1976 4 May 1979 Labour Portsmouth, Hampshire 27 March 1912 26 March 2005 Margaret Hilda Thatcher 4 May 1979 28 November 1990 Conservative Grantham, Lincolnshire 13 October 1925 John Major 28 November 1990 2 May 1997 Conservative Carshalton, Surrey 29 March 1943 Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (Tony Blair) 2 May 1997 27 June 2007 Labour Edinburgh, Scotland 6 May 1953 James Gordon Brown (Gordon Brown) 27 June 2007 Incumbent Labour Glasgow, Scotland 20 February 1951 back to top