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List of prime ministers of Edward VII

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Edward VII

King Edward VII was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Empire from 22 January 1901 until his death on 6 May 1910.

During his reign Edward was served by a total of 13 prime ministers; 5 from Australia, 4 from the United Kingdom, 3 from New Zealand, and 1 from the Dominion of Canada.

Australia

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Portrait Name Term of office
Sir Edmund Barton 22 January 1901 24 September 1903
Alfred Deakin 24 September 1903 27 April 1904
5 July 1905 13 November 1908
2 June 1909 29 April 1910
Chris Watson 27 April 1904 18 August 1904
Sir George Reid 18 August 1904 5 July 1905
Andrew Fisher 13 November 1908 2 June 1909
29 April 1910 6 May 1910

Canada

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Portrait Name Term of office
Sir Wilfrid Laurier 22 January 1901 6 May 1910

Cape Colony

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Portrait Name Term of office
Gordon Sprigg 22 January 1901 21 February 1904
Leander Starr Jameson 22 February 1904 2 February 1908
John X. Merriman 3 February 1908 6 May 1910

Newfoundland

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Portrait Name Term of office
Robert Bond 22 January 1901 2 March 1909
Edward Morris 2 March 1909 6 May 1910

New Zealand

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Portrait Name Term of office
Richard Seddon 22 January 1901 10 June 1906
William Hall-Jones 10 June 1906 6 August 1906
Joseph Ward 6 August 1906 6 May 1910

United Kingdom

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Portrait Name Term of office
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil
The Marquess of Salisbury
22 January 1901 11 July 1902
Arthur Balfour 12 July 1902 4 December 1905
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman 5 December 1905 5 April 1908
H. H. Asquith 5 April 1908 6 May 1910

See also

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