List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom by age
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This is a list of prime ministers of the United Kingdom by age. This table can be sorted to display prime ministers of the United Kingdom by name, order of office, date of birth, age at appointment, length of retirement, or lifespan. Age at appointment is determined by the day a prime minister assumed office for the first time. Length of retirement is determined from the day a prime minister leaves office for the final time until their death. Where the prime minister in question is still living, their longevity is measured up to 1 November 2025.
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Living as of November 2025[citation needed] · List of prime ministers
John Major
John Major
Prime Minister
John Major
Date of birth
(1943-03-29) 29 March 1943 (age 82)
Premiership
1990–1997
Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown
Prime Minister
Gordon Brown
Date of birth
(1951-02-20) 20 February 1951 (age 74)
Premiership
2007–2010
Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Prime Minister
Tony Blair
Date of birth
(1953-05-06) 6 May 1953 (age 72)
Premiership
1997–2007
Theresa May
Theresa May
Prime Minister
Theresa May
Date of birth
(1956-10-01) 1 October 1956 (age 69)
Premiership
2016–2019
Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Keir Starmer
Date of birth
(1962-09-02) 2 September 1962 (age 63)
Premiership
2024–present
Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson
Prime Minister
Boris Johnson
Date of birth
(1964-06-19) 19 June 1964 (age 61)
Premiership
2019–2022
David Cameron
David Cameron
Prime Minister
David Cameron
Date of birth
(1966-10-09) 9 October 1966 (age 59)
Premiership
2010–2016
Liz Truss
Liz Truss
Prime Minister
Liz Truss
Date of birth
(1975-07-26) 26 July 1975 (age 50)
Premiership
2022
Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak
Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak
Date of birth
(1980-05-12) 12 May 1980 (age 45)
Premiership
2022–2024
| Prime Minister | Date of birth | Premiership |
| John Major | (1943-03-29) 29 March 1943 (age 82) | 1990–1997 |
| Gordon Brown | (1951-02-20) 20 February 1951 (age 74) | 2007–2010 |
| Tony Blair | (1953-05-06) 6 May 1953 (age 72) | 1997–2007 |
| Theresa May | (1956-10-01) 1 October 1956 (age 69) | 2016–2019 |
| Keir Starmer | (1962-09-02) 2 September 1962 (age 63) | 2024–present |
| Boris Johnson | (1964-06-19) 19 June 1964 (age 61) | 2019–2022 |
| David Cameron | (1966-10-09) 9 October 1966 (age 59) | 2010–2016 |
| Liz Truss | (1975-07-26) 26 July 1975 (age 50) | 2022 |
| Rishi Sunak | (1980-05-12) 12 May 1980 (age 45) | 2022–2024 |
· List of prime ministers
Robert Walpole
Robert Walpole
No.
1
Name
Robert Walpole
Born
(1676-08-26)26 August 1676
Date of first appointment
3 April 1721 (1721-04-03)
Age
44 years, 220 days
Final end of service
11 February 1742 (1742-02-11)
Age
65 years, 169 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
3 years, 35 days
Death
(1745-03-18)18 March 1745
Lifespan
68 years, 204 days
Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington
Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington
No.
2
Name
Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington
Born
(1673-01-01)1 January 1673
Date of first appointment
16 February 1742 (1742-02-16)
Age
68 years, 230 days 68–69 years
Final end of service
(1743-07-02)2 July 1743
Age
69–70 years
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
0 days
Death
(1743-07-02)2 July 1743
Lifespan
70 years, 1 day 69–70 years
Henry Pelham
Henry Pelham
No.
3
Name
Henry Pelham
Born
(1694-09-25)25 September 1694
Date of first appointment
27 August 1743 (1743-08-27)
Age
48 years, 336 days
Final end of service
6 March 1754 (1754-03-06)
Age
59 years, 162 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
0 days
Death
(1754-03-06)6 March 1754
Lifespan
59 years, 162 days
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
No.
4
Name
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
Born
(1693-07-21)21 July 1693
Date of first appointment
16 March 1754 (1754-03-16)
Age
60 years, 238 days
Final end of service
26 May 1762 (1762-05-26)
Age
68 years, 309 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
6 years, 175 days
Death
(1768-11-17)17 November 1768
Lifespan
75 years, 119 days
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
No.
5
Name
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
Born
(1720-05-08)8 May 1720
Date of first appointment
16 November 1756 (1756-11-16)
Age
36 years, 192 days
Final end of service
29 June 1757 (1757-06-29)
Age
37 years, 52 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
7 years, 95 days
Death
(1764-10-02)2 October 1764
Lifespan
44 years, 147 days
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
No.
6
Name
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
Born
(1713-05-25)25 May 1713
Date of first appointment
26 May 1762 (1762-05-26)
Age
49 years, 1 day
Final end of service
8 April 1763 (1763-04-08)
Age
49 years, 318 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
28 years, 337 days
Death
(1792-03-10)10 March 1792
Lifespan
78 years, 290 days
George Grenville
George Grenville
No.
7
Name
George Grenville
Born
(1712-10-14)14 October 1712
Date of first appointment
16 April 1763 (1763-04-16)
Age
50 years, 184 days
Final end of service
10 July 1765 (1765-07-10)
Age
52 years, 269 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
5 years, 126 days
Death
(1770-11-13)13 November 1770
Lifespan
58 years, 30 days
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
No.
8
Name
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Born
(1730-05-13)13 May 1730
Date of first appointment
13 July 1765 (1765-07-13)
Age
35 years, 61 days
Final end of service
1 July 1782 (1782-07-01)
Age
52 years, 49 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
0 days
Death
(1782-07-01)1 July 1782
Lifespan
52 years, 49 days
William Pitt the Elder
William Pitt the Elder
No.
9
Name
William Pitt the Elder
Born
(1708-11-15)15 November 1708
Date of first appointment
30 July 1766 (1766-07-30)
Age
57 years, 257 days
Final end of service
14 October 1768 (1768-10-14)
Age
59 years, 334 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
9 years, 209 days
Death
(1778-05-11)11 May 1778
Lifespan
69 years, 177 days
Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
No.
10
Name
Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
Born
(1735-09-28)28 September 1735
Date of first appointment
14 October 1768 (1768-10-14)
Age
33 years, 16 days
Final end of service
28 January 1770 (1770-01-28)
Age
34 years, 122 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
41 years, 45 days
Death
(1811-03-14)14 March 1811
Lifespan
75 years, 167 days
Frederick North, Lord North
Frederick North, Lord North
No.
11
Name
Frederick North, Lord North
Born
(1732-04-13)13 April 1732
Date of first appointment
28 January 1770 (1770-01-28)
Age
37 years, 290 days
Final end of service
27 March 1782 (1782-03-27)
Age
49 years, 348 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
10 years, 131 days
Death
(1792-08-05)5 August 1792
Lifespan
60 years, 114 days
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
No.
12
Name
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
Born
(1737-05-02)2 May 1737
Date of first appointment
4 July 1782 (1782-07-04)
Age
45 years, 63 days
Final end of service
26 March 1783 (1783-03-26)
Age
45 years, 328 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
22 years, 42 days
Death
(1805-05-07)7 May 1805
Lifespan
68 years, 5 days
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
No.
13
Name
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
Born
(1738-04-14)14 April 1738
Date of first appointment
2 April 1783 (1783-04-02)
Age
44 years, 353 days
Final end of service
4 October 1809 (1809-10-04)
Age
71 years, 173 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
26 days
Death
(1809-10-30)30 October 1809
Lifespan
71 years, 199 days
William Pitt the Younger
William Pitt the Younger
No.
14
Name
William Pitt the Younger
Born
(1759-05-28)28 May 1759
Date of first appointment
19 December 1783 (1783-12-19)
Age
24 years, 205 days
Final end of service
23 January 1806 (1806-01-23)
Age
46 years, 240 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
0 days
Death
(1806-01-23)23 January 1806
Lifespan
46 years, 240 days
Henry Addington
Henry Addington
No.
15
Name
Henry Addington
Born
(1757-05-30)30 May 1757
Date of first appointment
17 March 1801 (1801-03-17)
Age
43 years, 291 days
Final end of service
10 May 1804 (1804-05-10)
Age
46 years, 346 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
39 years, 281 days
Death
(1844-02-15)15 February 1844
Lifespan
86 years, 261 days
William Grenville
William Grenville
No.
16
Name
William Grenville
Born
(1759-10-25)25 October 1759
Date of first appointment
11 February 1806 (1806-02-11)
Age
46 years, 109 days
Final end of service
25 March 1807 (1807-03-25)
Age
47 years, 151 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
26 years, 293 days
Death
(1834-01-12)12 January 1834
Lifespan
74 years, 79 days
Spencer Perceval
Spencer Perceval
No.
17
Name
Spencer Perceval
Born
(1762-11-01)1 November 1762
Date of first appointment
4 October 1809 (1809-10-04)
Age
46 years, 337 days
Final end of service
11 May 1812 (1812-05-11)
Age
49 years, 192 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
0 days
Death
(1812-05-11)11 May 1812
Lifespan
49 years, 192 days
Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
No.
18
Name
Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
Born
(1770-06-07)7 June 1770
Date of first appointment
8 June 1812 (1812-06-08)
Age
42 years, 1 day
Final end of service
9 April 1827 (1827-04-09)
Age
56 years, 306 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
1 year, 239 days
Death
(1828-12-04)4 December 1828
Lifespan
58 years, 180 days
George Canning
George Canning
No.
19
Name
George Canning
Born
(1770-04-11)11 April 1770
Date of first appointment
12 April 1827 (1827-04-12)
Age
57 years, 1 day
Final end of service
8 August 1827 (1827-08-08)
Age
57 years, 119 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
0 days
Death
(1827-08-08)8 August 1827
Lifespan
57 years, 119 days
F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich
F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich
No.
20
Name
F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich
Born
(1782-11-01)1 November 1782
Date of first appointment
31 August 1827 (1827-08-31)
Age
44 years, 303 days
Final end of service
8 January 1828 (1828-01-08)
Age
45 years, 68 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
31 years, 20 days
Death
(1859-01-28)28 January 1859
Lifespan
76 years, 88 days
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
No.
21
Name
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Born
(1769-05-01)1 May 1769
Date of first appointment
22 January 1828 (1828-01-22)
Age
58 years, 266 days
Final end of service
9 December 1834 (1834-12-09)
Age
65 years, 222 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
17 years, 280 days
Death
(1852-09-14)14 September 1852
Lifespan
83 years, 136 days
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey
No.
22
Name
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey
Born
(1764-03-13)13 March 1764
Date of first appointment
22 November 1830 (1830-11-22)
Age
66 years, 254 days
Final end of service
9 July 1834 (1834-07-09)
Age
70 years, 118 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
11 years, 8 days
Death
(1845-07-17)17 July 1845
Lifespan
81 years, 126 days
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
No.
23
Name
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
Born
(1779-03-15)15 March 1779
Date of first appointment
16 July 1834 (1834-07-16)
Age
55 years, 123 days
Final end of service
30 August 1841 (1841-08-30)
Age
62 years, 168 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
7 years, 86 days
Death
(1848-11-24)24 November 1848
Lifespan
69 years, 254 days
Robert Peel
Robert Peel
No.
24
Name
Robert Peel
Born
(1788-02-05)5 February 1788
Date of first appointment
10 December 1834 (1834-12-10)
Age
46 years, 308 days
Final end of service
29 June 1846 (1846-06-29)
Age
58 years, 144 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
4 years, 3 days
Death
(1850-07-02)2 July 1850
Lifespan
62 years, 147 days
Lord John Russell
Lord John Russell
No.
25
Name
Lord John Russell
Born
(1792-08-18)18 August 1792
Date of first appointment
30 June 1846 (1846-06-30)
Age
53 years, 316 days
Final end of service
26 June 1866 (1866-06-26)
Age
73 years, 312 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
11 years, 336 days
Death
(1878-05-28)28 May 1878
Lifespan
85 years, 283 days
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
No.
26
Name
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
Born
(1799-03-29)29 March 1799
Date of first appointment
23 February 1852 (1852-02-23)
Age
52 years, 331 days
Final end of service
25 February 1868 (1868-02-25)
Age
68 years, 333 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
1 year, 240 days
Death
(1869-10-23)23 October 1869
Lifespan
70 years, 208 days
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
No.
27
Name
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
Born
(1784-01-28)28 January 1784
Date of first appointment
19 December 1852 (1852-12-19)
Age
68 years, 326 days
Final end of service
30 January 1855 (1855-01-30)
Age
71 years, 2 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
5 years, 319 days
Death
(1860-12-14)14 December 1860
Lifespan
76 years, 321 days
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
No.
28
Name
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
Born
(1784-10-20)20 October 1784
Date of first appointment
6 February 1855 (1855-02-06)
Age
70 years, 109 days
Final end of service
18 October 1865 (1865-10-18)
Age
80 years, 363 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
0 days
Death
(1865-10-18)18 October 1865
Lifespan
80 years, 363 days
Benjamin Disraeli(Term 1)
Benjamin Disraeli(Term 1)
No.
29
Name
Benjamin Disraeli(Term 1)
Born
(1804-12-21)21 December 1804
Date of first appointment
27 February 1868 (1868-02-27)
Age
63 years, 68 days
Final end of service
1 December 1868
Age
63 years, 346 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
5 years, 83 days
Death
(1881-04-19)19 April 1881
Lifespan
76 years, 119 days
William Ewart Gladstone(Term 1)
William Ewart Gladstone(Term 1)
No.
30
Name
William Ewart Gladstone(Term 1)
Born
(1809-12-29)29 December 1809
Date of first appointment
3 December 1868 (1868-12-03)
Age
58 years, 340 days
Final end of service
17 February 1874
Age
64 years, 51 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
6 years, 67 days
Death
(1898-05-19)19 May 1898
Lifespan
88 years, 141 days
Benjamin Disraeli(Term 2)
Benjamin Disraeli(Term 2)
No.
(29.)
Name
Benjamin Disraeli(Term 2)
Born
(1804-12-21)21 December 1804
Date of first appointment
20 February 1874
Age
69 years, 71 days
Final end of service
21 April 1880
Age
75 years, 122 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
363 days
Death
(1881-04-19)19 April 1881
Lifespan
76 years, 119 days
William Ewart Gladstone(Term 2)
William Ewart Gladstone(Term 2)
No.
(30.)
Name
William Ewart Gladstone(Term 2)
Born
(1809-12-29)29 December 1809
Date of first appointment
23 April 1880
Age
70 years, 116 days
Final end of service
9 June 1885
Age
75 years, 163 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
238 days
Death
(1898-05-19)19 May 1898
Lifespan
88 years, 141 days
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury(Term 1)
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury(Term 1)
No.
31
Name
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury(Term 1)
Born
(1830-02-03)3 February 1830
Date of first appointment
23 June 1885 (1885-06-23)
Age
55 years, 140 days
Final end of service
28 January 1886
Age
55 years, 359 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
179 days
Death
(1903-08-22)22 August 1903
Lifespan
73 years, 200 days
William Ewart Gladstone(Term 3)
William Ewart Gladstone(Term 3)
No.
(30.)
Name
William Ewart Gladstone(Term 3)
Born
(1809-12-29)29 December 1809
Date of first appointment
1 February 1886
Age
76 years, 35 days
Final end of service
21 July 1886
Age
76 years, 205 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
6 years, 21 days
Death
(1898-05-19)19 May 1898
Lifespan
88 years, 141 days
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury(Term 2)
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury(Term 2)
No.
(31.)
Name
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury(Term 2)
Born
(1830-02-03)3 February 1830
Date of first appointment
25 July 1886
Age
56 years, 172 days
Final end of service
11 August 1892
Age
62 years, 189 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
2 years, 313 days
Death
(1903-08-22)22 August 1903
Lifespan
73 years, 200 days
William Ewart Gladstone(Term 4)
William Ewart Gladstone(Term 4)
No.
(30.)
Name
William Ewart Gladstone(Term 4)
Born
(1809-12-29)29 December 1809
Date of first appointment
11 August 1892
Age
82 years, 226 days
Final end of service
2 March 1894
Age
84 years, 63 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
4 years, 78 days
Death
(1898-05-19)19 May 1898
Lifespan
88 years, 141 days
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
No.
32
Name
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
Born
(1847-05-07)7 May 1847
Date of first appointment
5 March 1894 (1894-03-05)
Age
46 years, 302 days
Final end of service
22 June 1895 (1895-06-22)
Age
48 years, 46 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
33 years, 333 days
Death
(1929-05-21)21 May 1929
Lifespan
82 years, 14 days
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury(Term 3)
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury(Term 3)
No.
(31.)
Name
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury(Term 3)
Born
(1830-02-03)3 February 1830
Date of first appointment
25 June 1895
Age
65 years, 142 days
Final end of service
11 July 1902 (1902-07-11)
Age
72 years, 158 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
1 year, 42 days
Death
(1903-08-22)22 August 1903
Lifespan
73 years, 200 days
Arthur Balfour
Arthur Balfour
No.
33
Name
Arthur Balfour
Born
(1848-07-25)25 July 1848
Date of first appointment
12 July 1902 (1902-07-12)
Age
53 years, 352 days
Final end of service
4 December 1905 (1905-12-04)
Age
57 years, 132 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
24 years, 105 days
Death
(1930-03-19)19 March 1930
Lifespan
81 years, 237 days
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
No.
34
Name
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Born
(1836-09-07)7 September 1836
Date of first appointment
5 December 1905 (1905-12-05)
Age
69 years, 89 days
Final end of service
3 April 1908 (1908-04-03)
Age
71 years, 211 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
19 days
Death
(1908-04-22)22 April 1908
Lifespan
71 years, 228 days
H. H. Asquith
H. H. Asquith
No.
35
Name
H. H. Asquith
Born
(1852-09-12)12 September 1852
Date of first appointment
5 April 1908 (1908-04-05)
Age
55 years, 206 days
Final end of service
5 December 1916 (1916-12-05)
Age
64 years, 84 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
11 years, 72 days
Death
(1928-02-15)15 February 1928
Lifespan
75 years, 156 days
David Lloyd George
David Lloyd George
No.
36
Name
David Lloyd George
Born
(1863-01-17)17 January 1863
Date of first appointment
6 December 1916 (1916-12-06)
Age
53 years, 324 days
Final end of service
22 October 1922 (1922-10-22)
Age
59 years, 278 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
22 years, 155 days
Death
(1945-03-26)26 March 1945
Lifespan
82 years, 68 days
Bonar Law
Bonar Law
No.
37
Name
Bonar Law
Born
(1858-09-16)16 September 1858
Date of first appointment
23 October 1922 (1922-10-23)
Age
64 years, 37 days
Final end of service
20 May 1923 (1923-05-20)
Age
64 years, 246 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
163 days
Death
(1923-10-30)30 October 1923
Lifespan
65 years, 44 days
Stanley Baldwin(Term 1)
Stanley Baldwin(Term 1)
No.
38
Name
Stanley Baldwin(Term 1)
Born
(1867-08-03)3 August 1867
Date of first appointment
22 May 1923 (1923-05-22)
Age
55 years, 292 days
Final end of service
22 January 1924 (1924-01-22)
Age
56 years, 173 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
288 days
Death
(1947-12-14)14 December 1947
Lifespan
80 years, 133 days
Ramsay MacDonald(Term 1)
Ramsay MacDonald(Term 1)
No.
39
Name
Ramsay MacDonald(Term 1)
Born
(1866-10-12)12 October 1866
Date of first appointment
22 January 1924 (1924-01-22)
Age
57 years, 102 days
Final end of service
4 November 1924
Age
58 years, 23 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
4 years, 213 days
Death
(1937-11-09)9 November 1937
Lifespan
71 years, 28 days
Stanley Baldwin(Term 2)
Stanley Baldwin(Term 2)
No.
(38.)
Name
Stanley Baldwin(Term 2)
Born
(1867-08-03)3 August 1867
Date of first appointment
4 November 1924
Age
57 years, 93 days
Final end of service
5 June 1929
Age
61 years, 306 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
6 years, 2 days
Death
(1947-12-14)14 December 1947
Lifespan
80 years, 133 days
Ramsay MacDonald(Term 2)
Ramsay MacDonald(Term 2)
No.
(39.)
Name
Ramsay MacDonald(Term 2)
Born
(1866-10-12)12 October 1866
Date of first appointment
5 June 1929
Age
62 years, 236 days
Final end of service
7 June 1935 (1935-06-07)
Age
68 years, 238 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
2 years, 155 days
Death
(1937-11-09)9 November 1937
Lifespan
71 years, 28 days
Stanley Baldwin(Term 3)
Stanley Baldwin(Term 3)
No.
(38.)
Name
Stanley Baldwin(Term 3)
Born
(1867-08-03)3 August 1867
Date of first appointment
7 June 1935 (1935-06-07)
Age
67 years, 308 days
Final end of service
28 May 1937 (1937-05-28)
Age
69 years, 298 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
10 years, 200 days
Death
(1947-12-14)14 December 1947
Lifespan
80 years, 133 days
Neville Chamberlain
Neville Chamberlain
No.
40
Name
Neville Chamberlain
Born
(1869-03-18)18 March 1869
Date of first appointment
28 May 1937 (1937-05-28)
Age
68 years, 71 days
Final end of service
10 May 1940 (1940-05-10)
Age
71 years, 53 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
183 days
Death
(1940-11-09)9 November 1940
Lifespan
71 years, 236 days
Winston Churchill(Term 1)
Winston Churchill(Term 1)
No.
41
Name
Winston Churchill(Term 1)
Born
(1874-11-30)30 November 1874
Date of first appointment
10 May 1940 (1940-05-10)
Age
65 years, 162 days
Final end of service
26 July 1945 (1945-07-26)
Age
70 years, 238 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
6 years, 93 days
Death
(1965-01-24)24 January 1965
Lifespan
90 years, 55 days
Clement Attlee
Clement Attlee
No.
42
Name
Clement Attlee
Born
(1883-01-03)3 January 1883
Date of first appointment
26 July 1945 (1945-07-26)
Age
62 years, 204 days
Final end of service
26 October 1951 (1951-10-26)
Age
68 years, 296 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
15 years, 347 days
Death
(1967-10-08)8 October 1967
Lifespan
84 years, 278 days
Winston Churchill(Term 2)
Winston Churchill(Term 2)
No.
(41.)
Name
Winston Churchill(Term 2)
Born
(1874-11-30)30 November 1874
Date of first appointment
26 October 1951 (1951-10-26)
Age
76 years, 330 days
Final end of service
6 April 1955 (1955-04-06)
Age
80 years, 126 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
9 years, 294 days
Death
(1965-01-24)24 January 1965
Lifespan
90 years, 55 days
Anthony Eden
Anthony Eden
No.
43
Name
Anthony Eden
Born
(1897-06-12)12 June 1897
Date of first appointment
6 April 1955 (1955-04-06)
Age
57 years, 298 days
Final end of service
9 January 1957 (1957-01-09)
Age
59 years, 211 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
20 years, 5 days
Death
(1977-01-14)14 January 1977
Lifespan
79 years, 216 days
Harold Macmillan
Harold Macmillan
No.
44
Name
Harold Macmillan
Born
(1894-02-10)10 February 1894
Date of first appointment
10 January 1957 (1957-01-10)
Age
62 years, 335 days
Final end of service
18 October 1963 (1963-10-18)
Age
69 years, 250 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
23 years, 72 days
Death
(1986-12-29)29 December 1986
Lifespan
92 years, 322 days
Alec Douglas-Home
Alec Douglas-Home
No.
45
Name
Alec Douglas-Home
Born
(1903-07-02)2 July 1903
Date of first appointment
19 October 1963 (1963-10-19)
Age
60 years, 109 days
Final end of service
16 October 1964 (1964-10-16)
Age
61 years, 106 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
30 years, 358 days
Death
(1995-10-09)9 October 1995
Lifespan
92 years, 99 days
Harold Wilson(Term 1)
Harold Wilson(Term 1)
No.
46
Name
Harold Wilson(Term 1)
Born
(1916-03-11)11 March 1916
Date of first appointment
16 October 1964 (1964-10-16)
Age
48 years, 219 days
Final end of service
19 June 1970 (1970-06-19)
Age
54 years, 100 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
3 years, 259 days
Death
(1995-05-24)24 May 1995
Lifespan
79 years, 74 days
Edward Heath
Edward Heath
No.
47
Name
Edward Heath
Born
(1916-07-09)9 July 1916
Date of first appointment
19 June 1970 (1970-06-19)
Age
53 years, 345 days
Final end of service
4 March 1974 (1974-03-04)
Age
57 years, 238 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
31 years, 135 days
Death
(2005-07-17)17 July 2005
Lifespan
89 years, 8 days
Harold Wilson(Term 2)
Harold Wilson(Term 2)
No.
(46.)
Name
Harold Wilson(Term 2)
Born
(1916-03-11)11 March 1916
Date of first appointment
4 March 1974 (1974-03-04)
Age
57 years, 358 days
Final end of service
5 April 1976 (1976-04-05)
Age
60 years, 25 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
19 years, 49 days
Death
(1995-05-24)24 May 1995
Lifespan
79 years, 74 days
James Callaghan
James Callaghan
No.
48
Name
James Callaghan
Born
(1912-03-27)27 March 1912
Date of first appointment
5 April 1976 (1976-04-05)
Age
64 years, 9 days
Final end of service
4 May 1979 (1979-05-04)
Age
67 years, 38 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
25 years, 326 days
Death
(2005-03-26)26 March 2005
Lifespan
92 years, 364 days
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
No.
49
Name
Margaret Thatcher
Born
(1925-10-13)13 October 1925
Date of first appointment
4 May 1979 (1979-05-04)
Age
53 years, 203 days
Final end of service
28 November 1990 (1990-11-28)
Age
65 years, 46 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
22 years, 131 days
Death
(2013-04-08)8 April 2013
Lifespan
87 years, 177 days
John Major
John Major
No.
50
Name
John Major
Born
(1943-03-29)29 March 1943
Date of first appointment
28 November 1990 (1990-11-28)
Age
47 years, 244 days
Final end of service
2 May 1997 (1997-05-02)
Age
54 years, 34 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
28 years, 183 days
Lifespan
82 years, 217 days (30,168 days)
Tony Blair
Tony Blair
No.
51
Name
Tony Blair
Born
(1953-05-06)6 May 1953
Date of first appointment
2 May 1997 (1997-05-02)
Age
43 years, 361 days
Final end of service
27 June 2007 (2007-06-27)
Age
54 years, 52 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
18 years, 127 days
Lifespan
72 years, 179 days (26,477 days)
Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown
No.
52
Name
Gordon Brown
Born
(1951-02-20)20 February 1951
Date of first appointment
27 June 2007 (2007-06-27)
Age
56 years, 127 days
Final end of service
11 May 2010 (2010-05-11)
Age
59 years, 80 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
15 years, 174 days
Lifespan
74 years, 254 days (27,283 days)
David Cameron
David Cameron
No.
53
Name
David Cameron
Born
(1966-10-09)9 October 1966
Date of first appointment
11 May 2010 (2010-05-11)
Age
43 years, 214 days
Final end of service
13 July 2016 (2016-07-13)
Age
49 years, 278 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
9 years, 111 days
Lifespan
59 years, 23 days (21,573 days)
Theresa May
Theresa May
No.
54
Name
Theresa May
Born
(1956-10-01)1 October 1956
Date of first appointment
13 July 2016 (2016-07-13)
Age
59 years, 286 days
Final end of service
24 July 2019 (2019-07-24)
Age
62 years, 296 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
6 years, 100 days
Lifespan
69 years, 31 days (25,233 days)
Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson
No.
55
Name
Boris Johnson
Born
(1964-06-19)19 June 1964
Date of first appointment
24 July 2019 (2019-07-24)
Age
55 years, 35 days
Final end of service
6 September 2022 (2022-09-06)
Age
58 years, 79 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
3 years, 56 days
Lifespan
61 years, 135 days (22,415 days)
Liz Truss
Liz Truss
No.
56
Name
Liz Truss
Born
(1975-07-26)26 July 1975
Date of first appointment
6 September 2022 (2022-09-06)
Age
47 years, 42 days
Final end of service
25 October 2022 (2022-10-25)
Age
47 years, 91 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
3 years, 7 days
Lifespan
50 years, 98 days (18,361 days)
Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak
No.
57
Name
Rishi Sunak
Born
(1980-05-12)12 May 1980
Date of first appointment
25 October 2022 (2022-10-25)
Age
42 years, 166 days
Final end of service
5 July 2024 (2024-07-05)
Age
44 years, 54 days
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
1 year, 119 days
Lifespan
45 years, 173 days (16,609 days)
Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer
No.
58
Name
Keir Starmer
Born
(1962-09-02)2 September 1962
Date of first appointment
5 July 2024 (2024-07-05)
Age
61 years, 307 days
Final end of service
Incumbent
Lifespan
63 years, 60 days(23,071 days)
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Name
No.
No.
Name
Name
Born
Born
Date of first appointment
Date (first appointment)
Age
Age
Final end of service
End of service
Age
Age
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)
Death
Date of death
Lifespan
Lifespan
| No. | Name | Born | Date of first appointment | Age | Final end of service | Age | Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics) | Death | Lifespan |
| 1 | Robert Walpole | (1676-08-26)26 August 1676 | 3 April 1721 (1721-04-03) | 44 years, 220 days | 11 February 1742 (1742-02-11) | 65 years, 169 days | 3 years, 35 days | (1745-03-18)18 March 1745 | 68 years, 204 days |
| 2 | Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington | (1673-01-01)1 January 1673 | 16 February 1742 (1742-02-16) | 68 years, 230 days 68–69 years | (1743-07-02)2 July 1743 | 69–70 years | 0 days | (1743-07-02)2 July 1743 | 70 years, 1 day 69–70 years |
| 3 | Henry Pelham | (1694-09-25)25 September 1694 | 27 August 1743 (1743-08-27) | 48 years, 336 days | 6 March 1754 (1754-03-06) | 59 years, 162 days | 0 days | (1754-03-06)6 March 1754 | 59 years, 162 days |
| 4 | Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle | (1693-07-21)21 July 1693 | 16 March 1754 (1754-03-16) | 60 years, 238 days | 26 May 1762 (1762-05-26) | 68 years, 309 days | 6 years, 175 days | (1768-11-17)17 November 1768 | 75 years, 119 days |
| 5 | William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire | (1720-05-08)8 May 1720 | 16 November 1756 (1756-11-16) | 36 years, 192 days | 29 June 1757 (1757-06-29) | 37 years, 52 days | 7 years, 95 days | (1764-10-02)2 October 1764 | 44 years, 147 days |
| 6 | John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute | (1713-05-25)25 May 1713 | 26 May 1762 (1762-05-26) | 49 years, 1 day | 8 April 1763 (1763-04-08) | 49 years, 318 days | 28 years, 337 days | (1792-03-10)10 March 1792 | 78 years, 290 days |
| 7 | George Grenville | (1712-10-14)14 October 1712 | 16 April 1763 (1763-04-16) | 50 years, 184 days | 10 July 1765 (1765-07-10) | 52 years, 269 days | 5 years, 126 days | (1770-11-13)13 November 1770 | 58 years, 30 days |
| 8 | Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham | (1730-05-13)13 May 1730 | 13 July 1765 (1765-07-13) | 35 years, 61 days | 1 July 1782 (1782-07-01) | 52 years, 49 days | 0 days | (1782-07-01)1 July 1782 | 52 years, 49 days |
| 9 | William Pitt the Elder | (1708-11-15)15 November 1708 | 30 July 1766 (1766-07-30) | 57 years, 257 days | 14 October 1768 (1768-10-14) | 59 years, 334 days | 9 years, 209 days | (1778-05-11)11 May 1778 | 69 years, 177 days |
| 10 | Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton | (1735-09-28)28 September 1735 | 14 October 1768 (1768-10-14) | 33 years, 16 days | 28 January 1770 (1770-01-28) | 34 years, 122 days | 41 years, 45 days | (1811-03-14)14 March 1811 | 75 years, 167 days |
| 11 | Frederick North, Lord North | (1732-04-13)13 April 1732 | 28 January 1770 (1770-01-28) | 37 years, 290 days | 27 March 1782 (1782-03-27) | 49 years, 348 days | 10 years, 131 days | (1792-08-05)5 August 1792 | 60 years, 114 days |
| 12 | William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne | (1737-05-02)2 May 1737 | 4 July 1782 (1782-07-04) | 45 years, 63 days | 26 March 1783 (1783-03-26) | 45 years, 328 days | 22 years, 42 days | (1805-05-07)7 May 1805 | 68 years, 5 days |
| 13 | William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland | (1738-04-14)14 April 1738 | 2 April 1783 (1783-04-02) | 44 years, 353 days | 4 October 1809 (1809-10-04) | 71 years, 173 days | 26 days | (1809-10-30)30 October 1809 | 71 years, 199 days |
| 14 | William Pitt the Younger | (1759-05-28)28 May 1759 | 19 December 1783 (1783-12-19) | 24 years, 205 days | 23 January 1806 (1806-01-23) | 46 years, 240 days | 0 days | (1806-01-23)23 January 1806 | 46 years, 240 days |
| 15 | Henry Addington | (1757-05-30)30 May 1757 | 17 March 1801 (1801-03-17) | 43 years, 291 days | 10 May 1804 (1804-05-10) | 46 years, 346 days | 39 years, 281 days | (1844-02-15)15 February 1844 | 86 years, 261 days |
| 16 | William Grenville | (1759-10-25)25 October 1759 | 11 February 1806 (1806-02-11) | 46 years, 109 days | 25 March 1807 (1807-03-25) | 47 years, 151 days | 26 years, 293 days | (1834-01-12)12 January 1834 | 74 years, 79 days |
| 17 | Spencer Perceval | (1762-11-01)1 November 1762 | 4 October 1809 (1809-10-04) | 46 years, 337 days | 11 May 1812 (1812-05-11) | 49 years, 192 days | 0 days | (1812-05-11)11 May 1812 | 49 years, 192 days |
| 18 | Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool | (1770-06-07)7 June 1770 | 8 June 1812 (1812-06-08) | 42 years, 1 day | 9 April 1827 (1827-04-09) | 56 years, 306 days | 1 year, 239 days | (1828-12-04)4 December 1828 | 58 years, 180 days |
| 19 | George Canning | (1770-04-11)11 April 1770 | 12 April 1827 (1827-04-12) | 57 years, 1 day | 8 August 1827 (1827-08-08) | 57 years, 119 days | 0 days | (1827-08-08)8 August 1827 | 57 years, 119 days |
| 20 | F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich | (1782-11-01)1 November 1782 | 31 August 1827 (1827-08-31) | 44 years, 303 days | 8 January 1828 (1828-01-08) | 45 years, 68 days | 31 years, 20 days | (1859-01-28)28 January 1859 | 76 years, 88 days |
| 21 | Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington | (1769-05-01)1 May 1769 | 22 January 1828 (1828-01-22) | 58 years, 266 days | 9 December 1834 (1834-12-09) | 65 years, 222 days | 17 years, 280 days | (1852-09-14)14 September 1852 | 83 years, 136 days |
| 22 | Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey | (1764-03-13)13 March 1764 | 22 November 1830 (1830-11-22) | 66 years, 254 days | 9 July 1834 (1834-07-09) | 70 years, 118 days | 11 years, 8 days | (1845-07-17)17 July 1845 | 81 years, 126 days |
| 23 | William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne | (1779-03-15)15 March 1779 | 16 July 1834 (1834-07-16) | 55 years, 123 days | 30 August 1841 (1841-08-30) | 62 years, 168 days | 7 years, 86 days | (1848-11-24)24 November 1848 | 69 years, 254 days |
| 24 | Robert Peel | (1788-02-05)5 February 1788 | 10 December 1834 (1834-12-10) | 46 years, 308 days | 29 June 1846 (1846-06-29) | 58 years, 144 days | 4 years, 3 days | (1850-07-02)2 July 1850 | 62 years, 147 days |
| 25 | Lord John Russell | (1792-08-18)18 August 1792 | 30 June 1846 (1846-06-30) | 53 years, 316 days | 26 June 1866 (1866-06-26) | 73 years, 312 days | 11 years, 336 days | (1878-05-28)28 May 1878 | 85 years, 283 days |
| 26 | Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby | (1799-03-29)29 March 1799 | 23 February 1852 (1852-02-23) | 52 years, 331 days | 25 February 1868 (1868-02-25) | 68 years, 333 days | 1 year, 240 days | (1869-10-23)23 October 1869 | 70 years, 208 days |
| 27 | George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen | (1784-01-28)28 January 1784 | 19 December 1852 (1852-12-19) | 68 years, 326 days | 30 January 1855 (1855-01-30) | 71 years, 2 days | 5 years, 319 days | (1860-12-14)14 December 1860 | 76 years, 321 days |
| 28 | Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston | (1784-10-20)20 October 1784 | 6 February 1855 (1855-02-06) | 70 years, 109 days | 18 October 1865 (1865-10-18) | 80 years, 363 days | 0 days | (1865-10-18)18 October 1865 | 80 years, 363 days |
| 29 | Benjamin Disraeli(Term 1) | (1804-12-21)21 December 1804 | 27 February 1868 (1868-02-27) | 63 years, 68 days | 1 December 1868 | 63 years, 346 days | 5 years, 83 days | (1881-04-19)19 April 1881 | 76 years, 119 days |
| 30 | William Ewart Gladstone(Term 1) | (1809-12-29)29 December 1809 | 3 December 1868 (1868-12-03) | 58 years, 340 days | 17 February 1874 | 64 years, 51 days | 6 years, 67 days | (1898-05-19)19 May 1898 | 88 years, 141 days |
| (29.) | Benjamin Disraeli(Term 2) | (1804-12-21)21 December 1804 | 20 February 1874 | 69 years, 71 days | 21 April 1880 | 75 years, 122 days | 363 days | (1881-04-19)19 April 1881 | 76 years, 119 days |
| (30.) | William Ewart Gladstone(Term 2) | (1809-12-29)29 December 1809 | 23 April 1880 | 70 years, 116 days | 9 June 1885 | 75 years, 163 days | 238 days | (1898-05-19)19 May 1898 | 88 years, 141 days |
| 31 | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury(Term 1) | (1830-02-03)3 February 1830 | 23 June 1885 (1885-06-23) | 55 years, 140 days | 28 January 1886 | 55 years, 359 days | 179 days | (1903-08-22)22 August 1903 | 73 years, 200 days |
| (30.) | William Ewart Gladstone(Term 3) | (1809-12-29)29 December 1809 | 1 February 1886 | 76 years, 35 days | 21 July 1886 | 76 years, 205 days | 6 years, 21 days | (1898-05-19)19 May 1898 | 88 years, 141 days |
| (31.) | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury(Term 2) | (1830-02-03)3 February 1830 | 25 July 1886 | 56 years, 172 days | 11 August 1892 | 62 years, 189 days | 2 years, 313 days | (1903-08-22)22 August 1903 | 73 years, 200 days |
| (30.) | William Ewart Gladstone(Term 4) | (1809-12-29)29 December 1809 | 11 August 1892 | 82 years, 226 days | 2 March 1894 | 84 years, 63 days | 4 years, 78 days | (1898-05-19)19 May 1898 | 88 years, 141 days |
| 32 | Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery | (1847-05-07)7 May 1847 | 5 March 1894 (1894-03-05) | 46 years, 302 days | 22 June 1895 (1895-06-22) | 48 years, 46 days | 33 years, 333 days | (1929-05-21)21 May 1929 | 82 years, 14 days |
| (31.) | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury(Term 3) | (1830-02-03)3 February 1830 | 25 June 1895 | 65 years, 142 days | 11 July 1902 (1902-07-11) | 72 years, 158 days | 1 year, 42 days | (1903-08-22)22 August 1903 | 73 years, 200 days |
| 33 | Arthur Balfour | (1848-07-25)25 July 1848 | 12 July 1902 (1902-07-12) | 53 years, 352 days | 4 December 1905 (1905-12-04) | 57 years, 132 days | 24 years, 105 days | (1930-03-19)19 March 1930 | 81 years, 237 days |
| 34 | Henry Campbell-Bannerman | (1836-09-07)7 September 1836 | 5 December 1905 (1905-12-05) | 69 years, 89 days | 3 April 1908 (1908-04-03) | 71 years, 211 days | 19 days | (1908-04-22)22 April 1908 | 71 years, 228 days |
| 35 | H. H. Asquith | (1852-09-12)12 September 1852 | 5 April 1908 (1908-04-05) | 55 years, 206 days | 5 December 1916 (1916-12-05) | 64 years, 84 days | 11 years, 72 days | (1928-02-15)15 February 1928 | 75 years, 156 days |
| 36 | David Lloyd George | (1863-01-17)17 January 1863 | 6 December 1916 (1916-12-06) | 53 years, 324 days | 22 October 1922 (1922-10-22) | 59 years, 278 days | 22 years, 155 days | (1945-03-26)26 March 1945 | 82 years, 68 days |
| 37 | Bonar Law | (1858-09-16)16 September 1858 | 23 October 1922 (1922-10-23) | 64 years, 37 days | 20 May 1923 (1923-05-20) | 64 years, 246 days | 163 days | (1923-10-30)30 October 1923 | 65 years, 44 days |
| 38 | Stanley Baldwin(Term 1) | (1867-08-03)3 August 1867 | 22 May 1923 (1923-05-22) | 55 years, 292 days | 22 January 1924 (1924-01-22) | 56 years, 173 days | 288 days | (1947-12-14)14 December 1947 | 80 years, 133 days |
| 39 | Ramsay MacDonald(Term 1) | (1866-10-12)12 October 1866 | 22 January 1924 (1924-01-22) | 57 years, 102 days | 4 November 1924 | 58 years, 23 days | 4 years, 213 days | (1937-11-09)9 November 1937 | 71 years, 28 days |
| (38.) | Stanley Baldwin(Term 2) | (1867-08-03)3 August 1867 | 4 November 1924 | 57 years, 93 days | 5 June 1929 | 61 years, 306 days | 6 years, 2 days | (1947-12-14)14 December 1947 | 80 years, 133 days |
| (39.) | Ramsay MacDonald(Term 2) | (1866-10-12)12 October 1866 | 5 June 1929 | 62 years, 236 days | 7 June 1935 (1935-06-07) | 68 years, 238 days | 2 years, 155 days | (1937-11-09)9 November 1937 | 71 years, 28 days |
| (38.) | Stanley Baldwin(Term 3) | (1867-08-03)3 August 1867 | 7 June 1935 (1935-06-07) | 67 years, 308 days | 28 May 1937 (1937-05-28) | 69 years, 298 days | 10 years, 200 days | (1947-12-14)14 December 1947 | 80 years, 133 days |
| 40 | Neville Chamberlain | (1869-03-18)18 March 1869 | 28 May 1937 (1937-05-28) | 68 years, 71 days | 10 May 1940 (1940-05-10) | 71 years, 53 days | 183 days | (1940-11-09)9 November 1940 | 71 years, 236 days |
References
- Great Britain did not adopt the Gregorian calendar until 1752 "losing" 11 days
- Died in office
- Evening Standardhttps://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/john-major-tony-blair-boris-johnson-gordon-brown-david-cameron-b1168903.html