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- Former finance minister Rishi Sunak will be the United Kingdom’s next prime minister after seeing off his lone remaining rival, Penny Mordaunt, on Monday. Sunak, 42, will become the first person of color to lead the UK, and the youngest to do so in more than 200 years.
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The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is the leader of His Majesty's Government. They chair Cabinet meetings. It is the highest civil office in the United Kingdom. [source?] The present prime minister has been Keir Starmer since 5 July 2024. [1]
NameTime In OfficePolitical Party2024 - present2022 – 20242022Conservative2019 – 2022 [2]ConservativeThe current prime minister is Keir Starmer, who succeeded Rishi Sunak on 5 July 2024, following the 2024 general election. [8] History. Sir Robert Walpole is generally considered to have been the first person to hold the position of Prime Minister.
List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom. Top left: Robert Walpole is considered the first prime minister of Great Britain. Top right: Winston Churchill was prime minister during much of World War II. Bottom left: Margaret Thatcher was the first female prime minister. Bottom right: Keir Starmer is the incumbent prime minister.
PortraitPortraitPrime Minister Office (lifespan)Term Of Office(start)Keir Starmer [99] MP for Holborn and St ...5 July 2024Incumbent115 daysRishi Sunak [98] MP for Richmond (Yorks) ...25 October 20225 July 20241 year, 255 daysLiz Truss [97] MP for South West Norfolk ...6 September 202225 October 202250 daysBoris Johnson [96] MP for Uxbridge and ...24 July 20196 September 20223 years, 45 daysSep 5, 2022 · Liz Truss will be the UK’s next prime minister — after winning the Conservative Party’s leadership contest on Monday. She will formally take over as the country’s leader tomorrow, after months...
Jul 8, 2022 · A fuller reshuffle is likely once Mr Johnson's successor is in place, but in the interim period Nadhim Zahawi has been promoted to chancellor, after Rishi Sunak quit, and Stephen Barclay has...
The winner will also become the country’s next prime minister. Liz Truss, who won the previous contest, lasted 45 days in office before announcing her resignation. Her premiership was marked...
Jul 7, 2022 · The contest to succeed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has no single frontrunner but there are many prominent contenders. Johnson appointed Zahawi, 55, to head the Treasury after Sunak’s resignation Tuesday, July 5. Barely two days later, Zawahi joined the public calls for Johnson to quit. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File) Read More.
