List of Prime Ministers of Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II has been head of state of 32 different Commonwealth realms since 1952. Currently, there are 16 realms. The Queen has had 12 British Prime Ministers, second only to George III, who had 14, and two more than the number had by Queen Victoria. She has also had 14 New Zealand Prime Ministers, 12 Australian Prime Ministers and 11 Canadian Prime Ministers. The Queen has had a total of 156 Prime Ministers during her reign.

Prime Ministers of current Commonwealth Realms

United Kingdom

	Sir Winston Churchill	1952–1955
	Sir Anthony Eden	1955–1957
	Harold Macmillan	1957–1963
	Sir Alec Douglas-Home	1963–1964	until 1963 he was the 14th Earl of Home
	Harold Wilson	1964–1970
	Edward Heath	1970–1974
	Harold Wilson	1974–1976
	James Callaghan	1976–1979
	Margaret Thatcher	1979–1990
	John Major	1990–1997
	Tony Blair	1997–2007
	Gordon Brown	2007–2010
	David Cameron	2010–present

Northern Ireland

1. Basil Brooke (1952-1963)
2. Terence O'Neill (1963-1969)
3. James Chichester-Clarke (1969-1971)
4. Brian Falkner (1971-1972)

Canada

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	Louis St. Laurent	1952–1957
	John Diefenbaker	1957–1963
	Lester Pearson	1963–1968
	Pierre Trudeau	1968–1979 1980–1984
	Joe Clark	1979–1980
	John Turner	1984
	Brian Mulroney	1984–1993
	Kim Campbell	1993
	Jean Chrétien	1993–2003
	Paul Martin	2003–2006
	Stephen Harper	2006–present

Australia

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	Sir Robert Menzies	1952–1966
	Harold Holt	1966–1967
	Sir John McEwen	1967–1968
	Sir John Gorton	1968–1971
	Sir William McMahon	1971–1972
	Gough Whitlam	1972–1975
	Malcolm Fraser	1975–1983
	Bob Hawke	1983–1991
	Paul Keating	1991–1996
	John Howard	1996–2007
	Kevin Rudd	2007–2010
	Julia Gillard	2010–present

New Zealand

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	The Rt. Hon. Sidney Holland	1952–1957
	The Rt. Hon. Keith Holyoake	1957, 1960–1972
	The Rt. Hon. Walter Nash	1957–1960
	The Rt. Hon. Jack Marshall	1972
	The Rt. Hon. Norman Kirk	1972–1974
	The Rt. Hon. Bill Rowling	1974–1975
	The Rt. Hon. Robert Muldoon	1975–1984
	The Rt. Hon. David Lange	1984–1989
	The Rt. Hon. Geoffrey Palmer	1989–1990
	The Rt. Hon. Mike Moore	1990
	The Rt. Hon. Jim Bolger	1990–1997
	The Rt. Hon. Jenny Shipley	1997–1999
	The Rt. Hon. Helen Clark	1999–2008
	The Rt. Hon. John Key	2008 – present

Jamaica

	Alexander Bustamante	1962–1967
	Donald Sangster	1967
	Hugh Shearer	1967–1972
	Michael Manley	1972–1980, 1989–1992
	Edward Seaga	1980–1989
	Percival Patterson	1992–2006
	Portia Simpson-Miller	2006–2007, 2012–present
	Bruce Golding	2007–2011
	Andrew Holness	2011–2012

Barbados

Main article: List of Prime Ministers of Barbados

	Errol Barrow	1966–1976 1986–1987
	J.M.G.M. 'Tom' Adams	1976–1985
	Bernard St. John	1985–1986
	Erskine Sandiford	1987–1994
	Owen Arthur	1994–2008
	David Thompson	2008–2010
	Freundel Stuart	2010–present

The Bahamas

	Lynden Pindling	1973–1992
	Hubert Ingraham	1992–2002 since 2007
	Perry Christie	2002–2007

Grenada

1. Eric Gairy (1974–1979)
2. Maurice Bishop (de facto 1979–1983)
3. Herbert Blaize (1984–1989)
4. Ben Jones (1989–1990)
5. Nicholas Brathwaite (1990–1995)
6. George Brizan (1995)
7. Keith Mitchell (1995–2008)
8. Tillman Thomas (since 2008)

Papua New Guinea

1. Sir Michael Somare (1975–1980, 1982–1985, 2002–2011)
2. Julius Chan (1980–1982, 1994–1997)
3. Rabbie Namaliu (1988–1992)
4. Paias Wingti (1985–1988, 1992–1994)
5. Bill Skate (1997–1999)
6. Mekere Morauta (1999–2002)
7. Peter O'Neill (2011–present)

Solomon Islands

1. Peter Kenilorea (1978–1981, 1984–1986)
2. Solomon Mamaloni (1981–1984, 1994–1997)
3. Ezekiel Alebua (1986–1989)
4. Francis Billy Hilly (1993–1994)
5. Bartholomew Ulufa'alu (1997–2000)
6. Manasseh Sogavare (2000–2001, 2006–2007)
7. Sir Allan Kemakeza (2001–2006)
8. Snyder Rini (2006)
9. Derek Sikua (2007–2010)
10. Danny Philip (2010–2011)
11. Gordon Lilo Darcy (2011–present)

Saint Lucia

1. John Compton (1979, 1982–1996, 2006–2007)
2. Allan Louisy (1979–1981)
3. Winston Cenac (1981–1982)
4. Michael Pilgrim (1982)
5. Vaughan Lewis (1996–1997)
6. Kenny Anthony (1997–2006, 2011–present)
7. Stephenson King (2007–2011)

St Vincent and the Grenadines

1. Milton Cato (1979–1984)
2. James Fitz-Allen Mitchell (1984–2000)
3. Arnhim Eustace (2000–2001)
4. Ralph Gonsalves (since 2001)

Tuvalu

1. Toaripi Lauti (1979–1981)
2. Tomasi Puapua (1981–1989)
3. Bikenibeu Paeniu (1989–1993, 1996–1999)
4. Kamuta Latasi (1993–1996)
5. Ionatana Ionatana (1999–2000)
6. Lagitupu Tuilimu (2000–2001)
7. Faimalaga Luka (2001)
8. Koloa Talake (2001–2002)
9. Saufatu Sopoanga (2002–04)
10. Maatia Toafa (2004–2006, 2010)
11. Apisai Ielemia (2006–2010)
12. Willy Telavi (2010–present)

Belize

1. George Price (1981–1984, 1989–1993)
2. Sir Manuel Esquivel (1984–1989, 1993–1998)
3. Said Musa (1998–2008)
4. Dean Barrow (since 2008)

Antigua and Barbuda

1. Vere Bird (1981–1994)
2. Lester Bird (1994–2004)
3. Baldwin Spencer (since 2004)

St Kitts and Nevis

1. Kennedy Simmonds (1983–1995)
2. Denzil Douglas (since 1995)

Prime Ministers of former Commonwealth realms

South Africa

1. Daniel Malan (1952–1954)
2. Johannes Strijdom (1954–1958)
3. Hendrik Verwoerd (1958–1961)

Pakistan

1. Khwaja Nazimuddin (1952–1953)
2. Mohammad Ali Bogra (1953–1955)
3. Chaudhry Mohammad Ali (1955–1956)

Ceylon

1. Don Stephen Senanayake (1952)
2. Dudley Senanayake (1952–1953, 1960, 1965–1970)
3. John Lionel Kotalawela (1953–1956)
4. Solomon Bandaranaike (1956–1959)
5. Vijayananda Dahanayake (1959–1960)
6. Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1960–1965, 1970–1972)

Ghana

1. Kwame Nkrumah (1957–1960)

Nigeria

1. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1960–1963)

Sierra Leone

1. Sir Milton Margai (1961–1964)
2. Sir Albert Margai (1964–1967)
3. Siaka Stevens (1967–1971)

Tanganyika

1. Julius Nyerere (1961–1962)

Trinidad and Tobago

1. Eric Williams (1962–1976)

Uganda

1. Milton Obote (1962–1963)

Kenya

1. Jomo Kenyatta (1963–1964)

Malawi

1. Hastings Kamuzu Banda (1964–1966)

Malta

1. George Borg Olivier (1964–1971)
2. Dom Mintoff (1971–1974)

The Gambia

1. Dawda Kairaba Jawara (1965–1970)

Guyana

1. Forbes Burnham (1966–1970)

Mauritius

1. Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (1968–1982)
2. Sir Anerood Jugnauth (1982–1992)

Fiji

1. Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara (1970–1987)
2. Timoci Bavadra (1987)

See also

• States headed by Elizabeth II
• Commonwealth Heads of Government
• Constitutional monarchy