List of Prime Ministers of King George VI

King George VI

King George VI was the monarch of the United Kingdom, the British Commonwealth and the British Empire from 11 December 1936 until his death on 6 February 1952.

During his reign George was served by a total of 31 Prime Ministers; 4 from the United Kingdom, 7 from Australia, 2 from Canada, 1 from Ceylon, 1 from India, 1 from Ireland, 3 from Malta, 3 from New Zealand, 3 from Northern Ireland, 2 from Pakistan, 3 from South Africa and 1 from Southern Rhodesia.

List of Prime Ministers

Burma

No.	Portrait	Name	Date of Ascension/Took Office	Date of Death/Left Office
1		U Nu	4 January 1948	12 June 1956

Australia

No.	Name	Date of Ascension/Took Office	Date of Death/Left Office
1	Joseph Lyons	11 December 1936	7 April 1939
2	Sir Earle Page	7 April 1939	26 April 1939
3	Robert Menzies	26 April 1939	28 August 1941
4	Arthur Fadden	28 August 1941	7 October 1941
5	John Curtin	7 October 1941	5 July 1945
6	Frank Forde	6 July 1945	13 July 1945
7	Ben Chifley	13 July 1945	19 December 1949
8	Robert Menzies	19 December 1949	6 February 1952

Canada

No.	Portrait	Name	Date of Ascension/Took Office	Date of Death/Left Office
1		William Lyon Mackenzie King	11 December 1936	15 November 1948
2		Louis St. Laurent	15 November 1948	6 February 1952

Ceylon

No.	Portrait	Name	Date of Ascension/Took Office	Date of Death/Left Office
1		Don Stephen Senanayake	24 September 1947	6 February 1952

Irish Free State ^[1]

No.	Portrait	Name	Date of Ascension/Took Office	Date of Death/Left Office
1		Éamon de Valera	11 December 1936	29 December 1937 (Republic of Ireland)

Malta

No.	Name	Date of Ascension/Took Office	Date of Death/Left Office
1	Paul Boffa	4 November 1947	26 September 1950
2	Enrico Mizzi	26 September 1950	20 December 1950
3	Giorgio Borġ Olivier	20 December 1950	6 February 1952

New Zealand

No.	Name	Date of Ascension/Took Office	Date of Death/Left Office
1	Michael Joseph Savage	11 December 1936	27 March 1940
2	Peter Fraser	27 March 1940 ^[2]	13 December 1949
3	Sidney Holland	13 December 1949	6 February 1952

Northern Ireland

No.	Name	Date of Ascension/Took Office	Date of Death/Left Office
1	James Craig	11 December 1936	24 November 1940
2	J. M. Andrews	24 November 1940	1 May 1943
3	Basil Brooke	1 May 1943	6 February 1952

Pakistan

No.	Portrait	Name	Date of Ascension/Took Office	Date of Death/Left Office
1		Liaquat Ali Khan	14 August 1947	16 October 1951
2		Khawaja Nazimuddin	17 October 1951	6 February 1952

South Africa

No.	Name	Date of Ascension/Took Office	Date of Death/Left Office
1	J. B. M. Hertzog	11 December 1936	5 September 1939
2	Jan Smuts	5 September 1939	4 June 1948
3	Daniel François Malan	4 June 1948	6 February 1952

Southern Rhodesia

No.	Portrait	Name	Date of Ascension/Took Office	Date of Death/Left Office
1		Godfrey Huggins	11 December 1936	6 February 1952

United Kingdom

Main article: List of British prime ministers under King George VI

No.	Name	Date of Ascension/Took Office	Date of Death/Left Office
1	Stanley Baldwin	11 December 1936	28 May 1937
2	Neville Chamberlain	28 May 1937	10 May 1940
3	Winston Churchill	10 May 1940	26 July 1945
4	Clement Attlee	26 July 1945	26 October 1951
5	Winston Churchill	26 October 1951	6 February 1952

References

↑ Known as President of the Executive Council
↑ Acting to 1 April 1940

Regnal titles
List of Prime Ministers of King George VI House of Windsor Cadet branch of the House of Wettin Born: 14 December 1895 Died: 6 February 1952
Preceded by Edward VIII	King of the United Kingdom and British dominions beyond the seas 11 December 1936 – 6 February 1952	Succeeded by Elizabeth II As Queen of the Commonwealth realms
	Emperor of India 11 December 1936 – 22 June 1948	End of title
	King of Australia 11 December 1936 – 6 February 1952	Succeeded by Elizabeth II
	King of Canada 11 December 1936 – 6 February 1952	Succeeded by Elizabeth II
	King of Ireland 11 December 1936 – 29 December 1937	Succeeded by Douglas Hyde (President of Ireland)
	King of New Zealand 11 December 1936 – 6 February 1952	Succeeded by Elizabeth II
	King of South Africa 11 December 1936 – 6 February 1952

Preceded by Himself as King of the United Kingdom	King of Ceylon 4 February 1948 – 6 February 1952
Preceded by Himself as Emperor of India	King of India 15 August 1948 – 23 February 1950	Succeeded by Rajendra Prasad (President of India)
Preceded by Himself as Emperor of India	King of Pakistan 15 August 1948 – 6 February 1952	Succeeded by Elizabeth II
Political offices
New title	Head of the Commonwealth 28 April 1949 – 6 February 1952	Succeeded by Elizabeth II
British royalty
Preceded by Edward, Prince of Wales later became King Edward VIII, later known as Edward, Duke of Windsor	Heir to the Throne as heir presumptive 20 January 1936 – 11 December 1936	Succeeded by The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh later became Queen Elizabeth II

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