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United Kingdom

Date or term	Officeholder or event	Category	Affiliation / detail
927	Kingdom of England	Leaders
3 Apr 1603	personal union with Kingdom of Scotland	Leaders
12 May 1707	United Kingdom of Great Britain	Leaders
1 Jan 1801	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Leaders
12 Apr 1927	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	Leaders
23 Feb 1689 - 19 Mar 1702	William III	Orange dynasty
23 Feb 1689 - 7 Jan 1695	Mary II (f)	Stuart dynasty
19 Mar 1702 - 12 Aug 1714	Anne (f)	Stuart dynasty
12 Aug 1714 - 22 Jun 1727	George I	Hanover dynasty
22 Jun 1727 - 25 Oct 1760	George II	Hanover dynasty
26 Oct 1760 - 29 Jan 1820	George III	Hanover dynasty
29 Jan 1820 - 26 Jun 1830	George IV	Hanover dynasty
26 Jun 1830 - 20 Jun 1837	William IV	Hanover dynasty
20 Jun 1837 - 22 Jan 1901	Victoria (f)	Hanover dynasty
22 Jan 1901 - 6 May 1910	Edward VII	Hanover dynasty
6 May 1910 - 20 Jan 1936	George V	Hanover dynasty
20 Jan 1936 - 11 Dec 1936	Edward VIII	Hanover dynasty
11 Dec 1936 - 6 Feb 1952	George VI	Hanover dynasty
6 Feb 1952 -	Elizabeth II (f)	Hanover dynasty
26 May 1730 - 22 Feb 1742	Sir Robert Walpole	Prime ministers²	Whg
27 Feb 1742 - 13 Jul 1743	Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington Whg (b. 1673? - d. 1743)	Prime ministers²
7 Sep 1743 - 6 Mar 1754	Henry Pelham	Prime ministers²	Whg
16 Mar 1754 - 16 Nov 1756	Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle (1st time) Whg (b. 1693 - d. 1768)	Prime ministers²
16 Nov 1756 - 2 Jul 1757	William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire Whg (b. 1720 - d. 1764)	Prime ministers²
2 Jul 1757 - 26 May 1762	Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle (2nd time) Whg (s.a.)	Prime ministers²
26 May 1762 - 16 Apr 1763	John Stuart, Earl of Bute	Prime ministers²
16 Apr 1763 - 13 Jul 1765	George Grenville	Prime ministers²
13 Jul 1765 - 30 Jul 1766	Charles Watson-Wentworth, Marquess of Rockingham	Prime ministers²
30 Jul 1766 - 14 Oct 1768	William Pitt, Earl of Chatham	Prime ministers²
14 Oct 1768 - 28 Jan 1770	Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton (b. 1735 - d. 1811)	Prime ministers²
28 Jan 1770 - 22 Mar 1782	Frederick North, Lord North	Prime ministers²
27 Mar 1782 - 1 Jul 1782	Charles Watson-Wentworth, Marquess of Rockingham	Prime ministers²
4 Jul 1782 - 2 Apr 1783	William Petty-Fitzmaurice, Earl of Shelburne (b. 1737 - d. 1805)	Prime ministers²
2 Apr 1783 - 19 Dec 1783	William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, Duke of Portland	Prime ministers²
19 Dec 1783 - 14 Mar 1801	William Pitt the Younger	Prime ministers²
17 Mar 1801 - 10 May 1804	Henry Addington	Prime ministers²	Tor
10 May 1804 - 23 Jan 1806	William Pitt the Younger	Prime ministers²
11 Feb 1806 - 31 Mar 1807	William Wyndham Grenville, Baron Grenville (b. 1759 - d. 1834)	Prime ministers²
31 Mar 1807 - 4 Oct 1809	William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, Duke of Portland	Prime ministers²
4 Oct 1809 - 11 May 1812	Spencer Perceval	Prime ministers²	Tor
8 Jun 1812 - 12 Apr 1827	Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of Liverpool Tor (b. 1770 - d. 1828)	Prime ministers²
12 Apr 1827 - 8 Aug 1827	George Canning	Prime ministers²	Tor
31 Aug 1827 - 22 Jan 1828	Frederick John Robinson, Viscount Goderich Tor (b. 1782 - d. 1859)	Prime ministers²
22 Jan 1828 - 22 Nov 1830	Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1st time) Tor (b. 1769 - d. 1852)	Prime ministers²
22 Nov 1830 - 16 Jul 1834	Charles Grey, Earl Grey	Prime ministers²	Whg
16 Jul 1834 - 17 Nov 1834	William Lamb, Viscount Melbourne (1st time) Whg (b. 1779 - d. 1848)	Prime ministers²
17 Nov 1834 - 10 Dec 1834	Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (2nd time) Tor (s.a.)	Prime ministers²
10 Dec 1834 - 18 Apr 1835	Sir Robert Peel (1st time)	Prime ministers²	Tor
18 Apr 1835 - 30 Aug 1841	William Lamb, Viscount Melbourne (2nd time) Whg (s.a.)	Prime ministers²
30 Aug 1841 - 30 Jun 1846	Sir Robert Peel (2nd time)	Prime ministers²	Con
30 Jun 1846 - 23 Feb 1852	Lord John Russell (1st time)	Prime ministers²	Lib
23 Feb 1852 - 19 Dec 1852	Edward Geoffrey Stanley, Earl of Derby (1st time) Con (b. 1799 - d. 1869)	Prime ministers²
19 Dec 1852 - 6 Feb 1855	George Hamilton-Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen (b. 1784 - d. 1860)	Prime ministers²
6 Feb 1855 - 20 Feb 1858	Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston (1st time) Lib (b. 1784 - d. 1865)	Prime ministers²
20 Feb 1858 - 12 Jun 1859	Edward Geoffrey Stanley, Earl of Derby (2nd time) Con (s.a.)	Prime ministers²
12 Jun 1859 - 18 Oct 1865	Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston (2nd time) Lib (s.a.)	Prime ministers²
29 Oct 1865 - 28 Jun 1866	John Russell, Earl Russell	Prime ministers²
28 Jun 1866 - 27 Feb 1868	Edward Geoffrey Stanley, Earl of Derby (3rd time) Con (s.a.)	Prime ministers²
27 Feb 1868 - 3 Dec 1868	Benjamin Disraeli (1st time)	Prime ministers²	Con
3 Dec 1868 - 20 Feb 1874	William Ewart Gladstone	Prime ministers²
20 Feb 1874 - 23 Apr 1880	Benjamin Disraeli, (from 12 Aug 1876) Earl of Beaconsfield (2nd time) Con (s.a.)	Prime ministers²
23 Apr 1880 - 23 Jun 1885	William Ewart Gladstone	Prime ministers²
23 Jun 1885 - 1 Feb 1886	Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (1st time) Con (b. 1830 - d. 1903)	Prime ministers²
1 Feb 1886 - 25 Jul 1886	William Ewart Gladstone	Prime ministers²
25 Jul 1886 - 15 Aug 1892	Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (2nd time) Con (s.a.)	Prime ministers²
15 Aug 1892 - 5 Mar 1894	William Ewart Gladstone	Prime ministers²
5 Mar 1894 - 25 Jun 1895	Archibald Primrose, Earl of Rosebery Lib (b. 1847 - d. 1929)	Prime ministers²
25 Jun 1895 - 12 Jul 1902	Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (3rd time) Con (s.a.)	Prime ministers²
12 Jul 1902 - 5 Dec 1905	Arthur James Balfour	Prime ministers²	Con
5 Dec 1905 - 8 Apr 1908	Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman	Prime ministers²	Lib
8 Apr 1908 - 7 Dec 1916	H.H. Asquith	Prime ministers²	Lib
7 Dec 1916 - 23 Oct 1922	David Lloyd George	Prime ministers²	Lib
23 Oct 1922 - 22 May 1923	Bonar Law	Prime ministers²	Con
22 May 1923 - 22 Jan 1924	Stanley Baldwin (1st time)	Prime ministers²	Con
22 Jan 1924 - 4 Nov 1924	Ramsay MacDonald (1st time)	Prime ministers²	Lab
4 Nov 1924 - 5 Jun 1929	Stanley Baldwin (2nd time)	Prime ministers²	Con
5 Jun 1929 - 7 Jun 1935	Ramsay MacDonald (2nd time)	Prime ministers²	Lab
7 Jun 1935 - 28 May 1937	Stanley Baldwin (3rd time)	Prime ministers²	Con
28 May 1937 - 10 May 1940	Neville Chamberlain	Prime ministers²	Con
10 May 1940 - 26 Jul 1945	Winston Churchill (1st time)	Prime ministers²	Con
26 Jul 1945 - 26 Oct 1951	Clement Attlee	Prime ministers²	Lab
26 Oct 1951 - 6 Apr 1955	Winston Churchill (from 24 Apr 1953, Sir Winston Churchill)	Prime ministers²
6 Apr 1955 - 10 Jan 1957	Sir Anthony Eden	Prime ministers²	Con
10 Jan 1957 - 19 Oct 1963	Harold Macmillan	Prime ministers²	Con
19 Oct 1963 - 16 Oct 1964	Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Earl of Home Sir Alec Douglas-Home) Con (b. 1903 - d. 1995)	Prime ministers²
16 Oct 1964 - 19 Jun 1970	Harold Wilson (1st time)	Prime ministers²	Lab
19 Jun 1970 - 4 Mar 1974	Edward Heath	Prime ministers²	Con
4 Mar 1974 - 5 Apr 1976	Harold Wilson (2nd time)	Prime ministers²	Lab
5 Apr 1976 - 4 May 1979	James Callaghan	Prime ministers²	Lab
4 May 1979 - 28 Nov 1990	Margaret Thatcher (f)	Prime ministers²	Con
28 Nov 1990 - 2 May 1997	John Major	Prime ministers²	Con
2 May 1997 - 27 Jun 2007	Tony Blair	Prime ministers²	Lab
27 Jun 2007 -	Gordon Brown	Prime ministers²	Lab

Northern Ireland

Date or term	Officeholder or event	Category	Affiliation / detail
12 Dec 1922 - 7 Sep 1945	James Albert Edward Hamilton, Duke of Abercorn (b. 1869 - d. 1953)	Governors
7 Sep 1945 - 1 Dec 1952	William Spencer Leveson Gower, Earl Granville (b. 1880 - d. 1953)	Governors
3 Dec 1952 - 1 Dec 1964	John de Vere Loder, Baron Wakehurst (b. 1895 - d. 1970)	Governors
3 Dec 1964 - 2 Dec 1968	John Maxwell Erskine, Baron Erskine of Rerrick (b. 1893 - d. 1980)	Governors
3 Dec 1968 - 18 Jul 1973	Ralph Francis Alnwick Grey, Baron Grey of Naunton (b. 1910 - d. 1999)	Governors
7 Jun 1921 - 24 Nov 1940	Sir James Craig (from 20 Jan 1927, James Craig, Viscount Craigavon) UUP (b. 1871 - d. 1940)	Prime ministers
27 Nov 1940 - 1 May 1943	John Miller Andrews	Prime ministers	UUP
1 May 1943 - 26 Mar 1963	Sir Basil Stanlake Brooke Brooke, Viscount Brookeborough of Colebrooke) UUP (b. 1888 - d. 1973)	Prime ministers
26 Mar 1963 - 1 May 1969	Terence O'Neill	Prime ministers	UUP
1 May 1969 - 23 Mar 1971	James Chichester-Clark	Prime ministers	UUP
23 Mar 1971 - 30 Mar 1972	Brian Faulkner	Prime ministers	UUP
1 Jan 1974 - 28 May 1974	Brian Faulkner	Chief executive	UUP
1 Jul 1998 - 1 Jul 2001	David Trimble (1st time)	First ministers	UUP
1 Jul 2001 - 18 Oct 2001	Sir Reg Empey (acting)	First ministers	UUP
6 Nov 2001 - 15 Oct 2002	David Trimble (2nd time)	First ministers	UUP
8 May 2007 - 5 Jun 2008	Ian Paisley	First ministers	DUP
5 Jun 2008 -	Peter Robinson	First ministers	DUP

Scotland

Date or term	Officeholder or event	Category	Affiliation / detail
17 May 1999 - 11 Oct 2000	Donald Dewar	First ministers	Lab
11 Oct 2000 - 26 Oct 2000	Jim Wallace (1st time)	First ministers	LD
26 Oct 2000 - 8 Nov 2001	Henry McLeish	First ministers	Lab
8 Nov 2001 - 22 Nov 2001	Jim Wallace (2nd time)	First ministers	LD
22 Nov 2001 - 17 May 2007	Jack McConnell	First ministers	Lab
17 May 2007 -	Alex Salmond	First ministers	SNP

Wales

Date or term	Officeholder or event	Category	Affiliation / detail
12 May 1999 - 9 Feb 2000	Alun Michael	First secretaries (from 16 Oct 2000, first minister)	Lab
9 Feb 2000 -	Rhodri Morgan	First secretaries (from 16 Oct 2000, first minister)	Lab