United Kingdom

Edward I Plantagenet 1272–1307

Edward II Plantagenet 1307–27

Edward III Plantagenet 1327–77

Richard II Plantagenet 1377–99

Henry IV Plantagenet: Lancaster 1399–1413

Henry V Plantagenet: Lancaster 1413–22

Henry VI Plantagenet: Lancaster 1422–61

Edward IV Plantagenet: York 1461–70

Henry VI (restored) Plantagenet: Lancaster 1470–71

Edward IV (restored) Plantagenet: York 1471–83

Edward V Plantagenet: York 1483

Richard III Plantagenet: York 1483–85

Henry VII Tudor 1483–1509

Henry VIII Tudor 1509–47

Edward VI Tudor 1547–53

Mary I Tudor 1553–58

Elizabeth I Tudor 1558–1603 Sovereigns of Great Britain and the United Kingdom^{2, 3} name dynasty or house reign

James I (VI of Scotland)² Stuart 1603–25

Charles I Stuart 1625–49 Commonwealth (1653–59)

 Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector⁴ 1653–58

 Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector⁴ 1658–59

Charles II Stuart 1660–85

James II Stuart 1685–88

William III and Mary II⁵ Orange/Stuart 1689–1702

Anne Stuart 1702–14

George I Hanover 1714–27

George II Hanover 1727–60

George III³ Hanover 1760–1820

George IV⁶ Hanover 1820–30

William IV Hanover 1830–37

Victoria Hanover 1837–1901

Edward VII Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1901–10

George V⁷ Windsor 1910–36

Edward VIII⁸ Windsor 1936

George VI Windsor 1936–52

Elizabeth II Windsor 1952– Prime ministers of Great Britain and the United Kingdom

The table provides a chronological list of the prime ministers of Great Britain and the United Kingdom.

Prime ministers of Great Britain and the United Kingdom* name party** term *The origin of the term prime minister and the question of to whom it should originally be applied have long been issues of scholarly and political debate. Although the term was used as early as the reign of Queen Anne (1702–14), it acquired wider currency during the reign of George II (1727–60), when it began to be used as a term of reproach toward Sir Robert Walpole. The title of prime minister did not become official until 1905, to refer to the leader of a government. **Before the development of the Conservative and Liberal parties in the mid-19th century, parties in Britain were largely simply alliances of prominent groups or aristocratic families. The designations Whig and Tory tend often to be approximate. In all cases, the party designation is that of the prime minister; he might lead a coalition government, as did David Lloyd George and Winston Churchill (in his first term).

Robert Walpole

(from 1725, Sir Robert Walpole; from 1742, earl of Orford) Whig 1721–42

Spencer Compton,

earl of Wilmington Whig 1742–43

Henry Pelham Whig 1743–54

Thomas Pelham-Holles,

1st duke of Newcastle (1st time) Whig 1754–56

William Cavendish,

4th duke of Devonshire Whig 1756–57

Thomas Pelham-Holles,

1st duke of Newcastle (2nd time) Whig 1757–62

John Stuart,

3rd earl of Bute 1762–63

George Grenville 1763–65

Charles Watson Wentworth,