History
Past Prime Ministers
21st century
The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss
- 2022 to 2022
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The Rt Hon Boris Johnson
- 2019 to 2022
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- Conservative 2016 to 2019
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- Conservative 2010 to 2016
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- Labour 2007 to 2010
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20th century
- Labour 1997 to 2007
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- Conservative 1990 to 1997
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- Conservative 1979 to 1990
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- Labour 1976 to 1979
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- Labour 1974 to 1976
- Labour 1964 to 1970
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- Conservative 1970 to 1974
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- Conservative 1963 to 1964
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- Conservative 1957 to 1963
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- Conservative 1955 to 1957
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- Conservative 1951 to 1955
- Conservative 1940 to 1945
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- Labour 1945 to 1951
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- Conservative 1937 to 1940
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- Conservative 1935 to 1937
- Conservative 1924 to 1929
- Conservative 1923 to 1924
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- Labour 1929 to 1935
- Labour 1924 to 1924
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- Conservative 1922 to 1923
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- Liberal 1916 to 1922
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- Liberal 1908 to 1916
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- Liberal 1905 to 1908
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- Conservative 1902 to 1905
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18th & 19th centuries
- Conservative 1895 to 1902
- Conservative 1886 to 1892
- Conservative 1885 to 1886
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- Liberal 1894 to 1895
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- Liberal 1892 to 1894
- Liberal 1886 to 1886
- Liberal 1880 to 1885
- Liberal 1868 to 1874
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- Conservative 1874 to 1880
- Conservative 1868 to 1868
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- Tory and Whig 1866 to 1868
- Tory and Whig 1858 to 1859
- Tory and Whig 1852 to 1852
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- Whig 1865 to 1866
- Whig 1846 to 1852
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- Whig and Liberal 1859 to 1865
- Whig and Liberal 1855 to 1858
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- Conservative 1852 to 1855
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- Conservative 1841 to 1846
- Conservative 1834 to 1835
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- Whig 1835 to 1841
- Whig 1834 to 1834
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- Tory 1834 to 1834
- Tory 1828 to 1830
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- Whig 1830 to 1834
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- Tory 1827 to 1828
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- Tory 1827 to 1827
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- Conservative 1812 to 1827
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- Tory 1809 to 1812
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- Whig 1807 to 1809
- Whig 1783 to 1783
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- Whig 1806 to 1807
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- Tory and Whig 1804 to 1806
- Tory and Whig 1783 to 1801
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- Tory 1801 to 1804
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- Whig 1782 to 1783
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- Whig 1782 to 1782
- Whig 1765 to 1766
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- Tory 1770 to 1782
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- Whig 1768 to 1770
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- Whig 1766 to 1768
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- Whig 1763 to 1765
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- Tory 1762 to 1763
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- Whig 1757 to 1762
- Whig 1754 to 1756
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- Whig 1756 to 1757
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- Whig 1743 to 1754
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- Whig 1742 to 1743
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- Whig 1721 to 1742
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