List of Prime Ministers of King George V
King George V was the monarch of the United Kingdom,the British Empire, and its successor, the British Commonwealth from 6 May 1910 until his death on 20 January 1936.
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The King (front, centre) with his prime ministers. Standing (left to right): W.S. Monroe (Newfoundland), Gordon Coates (New Zealand), Stanley Bruce (Australia), J. B. M. Hertzog (Union of South Africa), W. T. Cosgrave (Irish Free State). Seated: Stanley Baldwin (United Kingdom), King George V, William Mackenzie King (Canada).
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During his reign His Majesty was served by a total of 36 Prime Ministers; 7 from New Zealand, 6 from Australia, 5 from the Dominion of Canada, 5 from the United Kingdom, 4 from Malta, 4 from Southern Rhodesia, 3 from South Africa and 2 from Ireland.
List of Prime Ministers
No. | Portrait | Name | Date of Ascension/Took Office | Date of Death/Left Office |
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Andrew Fisher | 6 May 1910 | 24 June 1913 |
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Joseph Cook | 24 June 1913 | 17 September 1914 |
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Andrew Fisher | 17 September 1914 | 27 October 1915 |
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Billy Hughes | 27 October 1915 | 9 February 1923 |
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Stanley Bruce | 9 February 1923 | 22 October 1929 |
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James Scullin | 22 October 1929 | 6 January 1932 |
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Joseph Lyons | 6 January 1932 | 20 January 1936 |
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John Xavier Merriman | 6 May 1910 | 31 May 1910 |
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Wilfrid Laurier | 6 May 1910 | 6 October 1911 |
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Robert Borden | 10 October 1911 | 10 July 1920 |
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Arthur Meighen | 10 July 1920 | 29 December 1921 |
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William Lyon Mackenzie King | 29 December 1921 | 29 June 1926 |
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Arthur Meighen | 29 June 1926 | 25 September 1926 |
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William Lyon Mackenzie King | 25 September 1926 | 6 August 1930 |
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R. B. Bennett | 7 August 1930 | 23 October 1935 |
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William Lyon Mackenzie King | 23 October 1935 | 20 January 1936 |
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W. T. Cosgrave | 6 December 1922 | 9 March 1932 |
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Éamon de Valera | 9 March 1932 | 20 January 1936 |
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Joseph Howard | 26 October 1921 | 13 October 1923 |
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Francesco Buhagiar | 13 October 1923 | 22 September 1924 |
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Ugo Pasquale Mifsud | September 1924 | August 1927 |
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Gerald Strickland | August 1927 | 21 June 1932 |
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Ugo Pasquale Mifsud | 21 June 1932 | 2 November 1933 [2] |
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Joseph Ward | 6 May 1910 | 28 March 1912 |
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Thomas Mackenzie | 28 March 1912 | 10 July 1912 |
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William Massey | 10 July 1912 | 10 May 1925 |
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Francis Bell | 10 May 1925 | 30 May 1925 |
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Gordon Coates | 30 May 1925 | 10 December 1928 |
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Joseph Ward | 10 December 1928 | 28 May 1930 |
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George Forbes | 28 May 1930 | 6 December 1935 |
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Michael Joseph Savage | 6 December 1935 | 20 January 1936 |
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Edward Morris | 6 May 1910 | 31 December 1917 |
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William F. Lloyd | 31 December 1917 [3] | 22 May 1919 |
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Michael Patrick Cashin | 22 May 1919 | 17 November 1919 |
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Richard Squires | 19 November 1919 | 24 July 1923 |
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William Warren | 24 July 1923 | 10 May 1924 |
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Albert Hickman (Acting) | 10 May 1924 | 9 June 1924 |
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Walter Stanley Monroe | 9 June 1924 | August 1928 |
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Frederick C. Alderdice | August 1928 | 17 November 1928 |
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Richard Squires | 17 November 1928 | June 1932 |
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Frederick C. Alderdice | June 1932 | 30 January 1934 (Commission of Government) |
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James Craig | 7 June 1921 | 20 January 1936 |
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Louis Botha | 31 May 1910 | 27 August 1919 |
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Jan Christiaan Smuts | 3 September 1919 | 30 June 1924 |
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J. B. M. Hertzog | 30 June 1924 | 20 January 1936 |
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Charles Coghlan | 1 October 1923 | 28 August 1927 |
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Howard Unwin Moffat | 2 September 1927 | 5 July 1933 |
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George Mitchell | 5 July 1933 | 12 September 1933 |
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Godfrey Huggins | 12 September 1933 | 20 January 1936 |
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Herbert Henry Asquith | 6 May 1910 | 7 December 1916 |
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David Lloyd George | 7 December 1916 | 19 October 1922 |
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Andrew Bonar Law | 23 October 1922 | 20 May 1923 |
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Stanley Baldwin | 23 May 1923 | 16 January 1924 |
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Ramsay MacDonald | 22 January 1924 | 4 November 1924 |
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Stanley Baldwin | 4 November 1924 | 5 June 1929 |
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Ramsay MacDonald | 5 June 1929 | 7 June 1935 |
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Stanley Baldwin | 7 June 1935 | 20 January 1936 |
References
- ↑ Known as President of the Executive Council
- ↑ Self-government suspended
- ↑ Acting to 5 January 1918
See also
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