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To date, there have been forty-six women and three men who have been married to the British prime minister in office. There have also been four bachelor and nine widower prime ministers; the last bachelor was Edward Heath (1970–1974) and the last widower was Ramsay MacDonald (1924, 1929–1935).
- 3 April 1721 (302 years ago)
- 10 Downing Street (customary)
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 World War II. Bottom left: Margaret Thatcher was the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom.
PortraitPortraitPrime Minister Office (lifespan)Term Of Office(start)Rishi Sunak [98] MP for Richmond (Yorks) ...25 October 2022Incumbent1 year, 207 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 daysTheresa May [95] MP for Maidenhead (born ...13 July 201624 July 20193 years, 12 daysThe prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. The prime minister advises the sovereign on the exercise of much of the royal prerogative, chairs the Cabinet and selects its ministers. As modern prime ministers hold office by virtue of their ability to command the confidence of the House of Commons ...
- £159,584 per annum (2022), (including £84,144 MP salary)
There have been forty-four women and three men who have been married to British prime ministers in office. There have also been four bachelor and nine widower prime ministers; the last bachelor was Edward Heath (1970–1974) and the last widower was Ramsay MacDonald (1924, 1929–1935).
- 3 April 1721 (302 years ago)
- 10 Downing Street (customary)
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