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In the United Kingdom, various titles are used for the head of government of each of the countries of the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies, and Overseas Territories. Following elections to the assembly or parliament, the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats is invited to form a government.
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2019 to 2022. He was previously Foreign Secretary from 2016 to 2018 and Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016.
United Kingdom: King – Charles III [β] Prime Minister – Keir Starmer United States: President – Donald Trump Uruguay: President – Luis Lacalle Pou: President-elect – Yamandú Orsi Uzbekistan: President – Shavkat Mirziyoyev [γ] Prime Minister – Abdulla Aripov Vanuatu: President – Nikenike Vurobaravu: Prime Minister – Charlot ...
President of the Poor Law Board (1834–1871) President of the Local Government Board (1871–1919) Secretary for Scotland (1885–1926) HM Treasury; Lord treasurers (1126–1714) First Lord of the Treasury (1714–1905) Commissioners of the Treasury (1714–present)
The government of the United Kingdom, officially His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government, is the central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. [2] [3] The government is led by the prime minister (Keir Starmer since 5 July 2024) who selects all the other ministers.
Sir Robert Walpole was the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, though his predecessors as First Lord of the Treasury also held a similar position. [35] Walpole is considered the first "de facto prime minister" due to his influence over policy and control of government affairs. [ 36 ]
Rishi Sunak [a] (born 12 May 1980) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2024. He was Leader of the Conservative Party from October 2022 to November 2024.
The United Kingdom first joined the then European Communities in January 1973 by the then Conservative Prime Minister Edward Heath, and remained a member of the European Union (EU) that it evolved into; British citizens, and other EU citizens resident in the UK, between 1979 and 2019 elected members to represent them in the European Parliament ...