Permanent historical factsheet

Prime Minister

Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

5Records
1955–2019Date range
5Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1955

Robert Anthony Eden Avon, 1st6 April 1955

London · Government / Conservative Party Government

Succeeds Churchill as Prime Minister

1970

Edward Richard George Heath19 June 1970

London · Government / Conservative Party Government

Is appointed Prime Minister after the Conservative victory over Labour.

2010

David William Donald Cameron11 May 2010

London · Government / Conservative Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister after Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition talks.

2016

Theresa Mary May13 July 2016

London · Government / Conservative Party Government

Becomes Prime Minister after David Cameron resigns.

2019

Boris Johnson24 July 2019

London · Government / Conservative Party Government

Becomes Prime Minister promising to deliver Brexit.

Names involved

Boris JohnsonDavid William Donald CameronEdward Richard George HeathRobert Anthony Eden Avon, 1stTheresa Mary May

Provenance

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