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All The Queen’s Prime Ministers – who has held the top office in Elizabeth II’s historic reign?

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31st August 2022

The Queen is about to see the fifteenth Prime Minister of her reign. Boris Johnson announced his plans to step down and the Conservative Party has spent the summer picking his replacement. Either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak will head to Buckingham Palace to be appointment Prime Minister by Her Majesty. They will become the fifteenth person to serve as UK Prime Minister in the reign of Elizabeth II. As this historic moment approaches, Royal Central takes a look back at all The Queen’s Prime Ministers.

Winston Churchill, 1952 – 1955, Conservative

Anthony Eden, 1955 – 1957, Conservative

Harold Macmillan, 1957 – 1963, Conservative

Alec Douglas-Home, 1963 – 1964, Conservative

Harold Wilson, 1964 – 1970 and 1974 – 1976, Labour

Edward Heath, 1970 – 1974, Conservative

James Callaghan, 1976 – 1979, Labour

Margaret Thatcher, 1979 – 1990, Conservative

John Major, 1990 – 1997, Conservative

Tony Blair, 1997 – 2007, Labour

Gordon Brown, 2007 – 2010, Labour

David Cameron, 2010 – 2016, Conservative

Theresa May, 2016 – 2019, Conservative

Boris Johnson, 2019 – 2022, Conservative

And from September 5 2022? The story is still to be written, stay with Royal Central for the very latest on this historic turn of events.

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About author

Lydia Starbuck is Jubilee and Associate Editor at Royal Central and the main producer and presenter of the Royal Central Podcast and Royal Central Extra. Lydia is also a pen name of June Woolerton who is a journalist and writer with over twenty years experience in TV, radio, print and online. Her latest book, A History of British Royal Jubilees, is out now. Her new book, The Mysterious Death of Katherine Parr, will be published in March 2024. June is an award winning reporter, producer and editor. She's appeared on outlets including BBC 5 Live, BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Local Radio and has also helped set up a commercial radio station. June is also an accomplished writer with a wide range of material published online and in print. She is the author of two novels, published as e-books. She is also a marriage registrar and ceremony celebrant.