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The Prime Minister is the head of government in the United Kingdom. While the position of Prime Minister was only formally acknowledged in the early 1900s, it can be said to have been held and established since Sir Robert Walpole became the "first among equals" in the House of Commons in 1721.

List of Prime Ministers[]

# Portrait Name Time in Office Party King
1 Robert Walpole Sir Robert Walpole April 4, 1721 – February 11, 1742 Whig George I and II
2 Spencer Compton 1st Earl of Wilmington, Whig, 1742-1743) Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington February 16, 1742 – July 2, 1743 Whig George II
3 Henry Pelham Whig 1743-1754 Henry Pelham August 27, 1743 – March 6, 1754 Whig George II
4 Thomas Pellham-Holles1stDukeOfNewcastleWhig 1754-1756-1757-1762 Thomas Pellham-Holles, 1st Duke Of Newcastle March 16, 1754 – November 16, 1756 Whig George II
5 William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire November 16, 1756 – June 25, 1756 Whig George II
6 Thomas Pellham-Holles1stDukeOfNewcastleWhig 1754-1756-1757-1762 Thomas Pellham-Holles, 1st Duke Of Newcastle July 2, 1757 – May 26, 1762 Whig George II and III
7 John Stuart3rd Earl of Bute Tory 1762-1763 John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute May 26, 1762 – April 8, 1763 Tory George III
8 George Grenville Whig 1763-1765 George Grenville April 16, 1763 – July 13, 1765 Whig George III
9 Charles Watson-Wentworth2nd Marquess of Rockingham1765-1766 1782 Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham July 13, 1765 – July 30, 1766 Whig George III
10 William Pitt 1st Earl of Chatham (1766-1768) Whig William Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham July 30, 1766 – October 14, 1768 Whig George III
11 Augustus Henry FitzRoy 3 Duke of Grafton 1768-1770 Whig Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton October 14, 1768 – January 28, 1770 Whig George III
12 Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford Tory1770-1782 Frederick North, Lord North January 28, 1770 – March 22, 1782 Tory George III
13 Charles Watson-Wentworth2nd Marquess of Rockingham1765-1766 1782 Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham March 27, 1782 – July 1, 1782 Whig George III
14 William Petty-FitzMaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, 2nd Earl of Shelburne 1782-1783 Whig William Petty-FitzMaurice, 2nd Earl of Shelburne July 4, 1782 – April 2, 1783 Whig George III
15 3rd Duke of Portland 1804 William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland April 2, 1783 – December 19, 1783 Whig George III
16 WilliamPitt the Younger Tory 1783-1801 1804-1806 William Pitt the Younger December 19, 1783 – March 14, 1801 Tory George III
17 Henry Addington, First Viscount Sidmouth 1801-1804 Tory Henry Addington March 17, 1801 – May 10, 1804 Tory George III
18 WilliamPitt the Younger Tory 1783-1801 1804-1806 William Pitt the Younger May 10, 1804 – January 23, 1806 Tory George III
19 William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville 1806-1807 Whig William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Lord Grenville February 11, 1806 – March 31, 1807 Whig George III
20 3rd Duke of Portland 1804 William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland March 31, 1807 – April 17, 1809 Tory George III
21 Spencer PercevalTory 1809-1812 assassinated Spencer Perceval April 23, 1809 – December 20, 1812 Tory George III
22 Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool Tory 1812-1827 Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool December 20, 1812 – May 18, 1813 Tory George III
23 Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey Whig 1830-1834 Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey May 18, 1813 – November 22, 1830 Whig George III and IV, William IV
24 Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet 1834-1835, 1841-1846 Conservative Sir Robert Peel November 27, 1830 – April 12, 1835 Tory William IV
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