Interwar Unemployment and Poverty in The United Kingdom - Prime Ministers

Prime Ministers

All three of the major political parties held power during this period. The first Labour Government came to power in 1924 and a National Government was formed in 1931.

Portrait Name Entered office Left office Political party Other ministerial offices held while Prime Minister Monarchs served Birth Place Refs
David Lloyd George 7 December 1916 19 October 1922 National Liberal First Lord of the Treasury George V Manchester
Andrew Bonar Law 23 October 1922 20 May 1923 Conservative First Lord of the Treasury
& Leader of the House of Commons
George V Rexton, Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada
Stanley Baldwin
(1st ministry)
23 May 1923 16 January 1924 Conservative First Lord of the Treasury,
Leader of the House of Commons
& Chancellor of the Exchequer (1923)
George V Bewdley, Worcestershire
Ramsay MacDonald
(1st ministry)
22 January 1924 4 November 1924 Labour First Lord of the Treasury,
Leader of the House of Commons
& Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
George V Lossiemouth, Moray
Stanley Baldwin
(2nd ministry)
4 November 1924 5 June 1929 Conservative First Lord of the Treasury
& Leader of the House of Commons
George V Bewdley, Worcestershire
Ramsay MacDonald
(2nd ministry)
5 June 1929 24 August 1931 Labour First Lord of the Treasury
& Leader of the House of Commons
George V Lossiemouth, Moray
Ramsay MacDonald
(3rd ministry)
24 August 1931 7 June 1935 National Labour (National Government) First Lord of the Treasury
& Leader of the House of Commons
George V Lossiemouth, Moray
Stanley Baldwin
(3rd ministry)
7 June 1935 28 May 1937 Conservative (National Government) First Lord of the Treasury
& Leader of the House of Commons
George V,
Edward VIII,
George VI
Bewdley, Worcestershire
Neville Chamberlain 28 May 1937 10 May 1940 Conservative (National Government) First Lord of the Treasury
& Leader of the House of Commons
George VI Birmingham, West Midlands

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