List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom by length of tenure
This article lists each Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in order of term length. This is based on the difference between dates; if counted by number of calendar days all the figures would be one greater.
20 years and 314 days:
Robert Walpole (1721–1742)
Robert Walpole (1721–1742)
14 years and 305 days:
Lord Liverpool (1812–1827)
Lord Liverpool (1812–1827)
211 days:
Bonar Law (1922–1923)
Bonar Law (1922–1923)
144 days:
Lord Goderich (1827–1828)
Lord Goderich (1827–1828)
119 days:
George Canning (1827)
George Canning (1827)
Of the 55 Prime Ministers, nine served more than 10 years while eight (including the incumbent) have served less than a year.
Robert Walpole is the only person to have served as Prime Minister for more than two decades. George Canning served for less than four months before his death.
Ordered by tenure
In this table, "Terms in office" is the number of separate, discontiguous periods served as Prime Minister.
See also
- List of Leaders of the Opposition of the United Kingdom by length of tenure
- List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom
- List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom by age
- List of prime ministers of Australia by time in office
- List of prime ministers of Canada by time in office
- List of prime ministers of New Zealand by time in office
- William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath (sometimes listed as a prime minister; held office for 2 days in 1746)
- James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave (sometimes listed as a prime minister; held office for 4 days in 1757)
External links
- "Past Prime Ministers". gov.uk. Government of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 25 August 2008.
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