The position evolved slowly and was never created by any law. Robert Walpole (1676-1745) is generally viewed as the first Prime Minister after he became the First Lord of the Treasury in 1721.
Name | Details | Total |
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William | 8 prime ministers | 8 |
Henry | 5 prime ministers | 5 |
John | 4 prime ministers | 4 |
Robert | 4 prime ministers | 4 |
George | 3 prime ministers | 3 |
Arthur | 2 prime ministers | 2 |
Charles | 2 prime ministers | 2 |
David | 2 prime ministers | 2 |
Edward | 2 prime ministers | 2 |
Harold | 2 prime ministers | 2 |
Spencer | 2 prime ministers | 2 |
Alec | 1 prime minister | 1 |
Anthony | 1 prime minister | 1 |
Archibald | 1 prime minister | 1 |
Augustus | 1 prime minister | 1 |
Benjamin | 1 prime minister | 1 |
Bonar | 1 prime minister | 1 |
Boris | 1 prime minister | 1 |
Clement | 1 prime minister | 1 |
Ewart | 1 prime minister | 1 |
Frederick | 1 prime minister | 1 |
Gordon | 1 prime minister | 1 |
Herbert | 1 prime minister | 1 |
James | 1 prime minister | 1 |
Liz | 1 prime minister | 1 |
Margaret | 1 prime minister | 1 |
Neville | 1 prime minister | 1 |
Ramsay | 1 prime minister | 1 |
Rishi | 1 prime minister | 1 |
Russell | 1 prime minister | 1 |
Stanley | 1 prime minister | 1 |
Theresa | 1 prime minister | 1 |
Thomas | 1 prime minister | 1 |
Tony | 1 prime minister | 1 |
Winston | 1 prime minister | 1 |