Group - National Portrait Gallery (original) (raw)
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British Prime Ministers
Leader of Her Majesty's Government, the Prime Minister is responsible for policy and decision making of the government. A key figure in the House of Commons, appointing members of the government and administering the Civil Service and government agencies. The prime Minister is the leader of the political party that holds the largest number of seats in the chamber and appointed by the Queen under constitutional conventions. The role was not established by constitutional document but instead has evolved over the past 300 years. The overthrow of King James II during the Revolution of 1688 created a shift in the power dynamic and resulted in monarchs becoming more dependent on parliament. Robert Walpole is cited as the first modern Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury. By 1805 the Times newspaper began to use the term Prime Minister and it was used in parliamentary debates. By 1918 the Prime Minster had the authority to request dissolution of Parliament by the monarch to trigger a general election. In the same year, 10 Downing Street became the official residence.
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George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
1784-1860
Prime Minister
Sitter associated with 57 portraits
1883-1967
Prime Minister
Sitter in 52 portraits
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
1897-1977
Prime Minister
Sitter in 47 portraits
1867-1947
Prime Minister
Sitter in 78 portraits
Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour
1848-1930
Prime Minister and philosopher
Sitter in 140 portraits
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
1804-1881
Prime Minister and novelist; Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery
Sitter associated with 112 portraits
1953-
Prime Minister
Sitter in 15 portraits
1951-
Prime Minister
Sitter in 7 portraits
1713-1792
Prime Minister
Sitter in 12 portraits
1912-2005
Prime Minister
Sitter in 22 portraits
1966-
Prime Minister
Sitter in 4 portraits
1836-1908
Prime Minister
Sitter in 29 portraits
1770-1827
Prime Minister
Sitter associated with 64 portraits
1869-1940
Prime Minister; son of Joseph Chamberlain
Sitter in 57 portraits
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
1708-1778
Prime Minister
Sitter associated with 33 portraits | Artist associated with 1 portrait
1874-1965
Prime Minister
Sitter in 228 portraits
Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
1799-1869
Prime Minister
Sitter in 105 portraits
1809-1898
Prime Minister and writer; Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery
Sitter associated with 324 portraits
Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
1735-1811
Prime Minister
Sitter in 27 portraits
William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville
1759-1834
Prime Minister
Sitter associated with 70 portraits