King George VI with Commonwealth prime ministers at Buckingham Palace for the 1949 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference

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

He also was a founder and the first Head of the Commonwealth of Nations.

During his reign George was served by a total of 32 prime ministers; 4 from the United Kingdom, 7 from Australia, 2 from Canada, 1 from Ceylon, 1 from India, 2 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

Australia

No. Portrait Name Date of ascension/Took office Date of death/Left office
1 Joseph Lyons 6 January 1932 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 26 January 1966

Canada

No. Portrait Name Date of ascension/Took office Date of death/Left office
1 William Lyon Mackenzie King 23 October 1935 15 November 1948
2 Louis St. Laurent 15 November 1948 21 June 1957

Ceylon

No. Portrait Name Date of ascension/Took office Date of death/Left office
1 Don Stephen Senanayake 24 September 1947 22 March 1952

India

No. Portrait Name Date of ascension/Took office Date of death/Left office
1 Jawaharlal Nehru 15 August 1947 26 January 1950 (Republic of India)

Irish Free State

No. Portrait Name Date of ascension/Took office Date of death/Left office
1 Éamon de Valera 11 December 1936 18 February 1948
2 John A. Costello 18 February 1948 18 April 1949 (Republic of Ireland Act 1948)

Malta

No. Portrait 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 11 March 1955

New Zealand

No. Portrait 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[1] 13 December 1949
3 Sidney Holland 13 December 1949 20 September 1957

Northern Ireland

No. Portrait 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 26 March 1963

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 17 April 1953

South Africa

No. Portrait 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 30 November 1954

Southern Rhodesia

No. Portrait Name Date of ascension/Took office Date of death/Left office
1 Godfrey Huggins 12 September 1933 7 September 1953

United Kingdom

No. Portrait Name Date of ascension/Took office Date of death/Left office
1 Stanley Baldwin 7 June 1935 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
(3) Winston Churchill 26 October 1951 5 April 1955

References

  1. ^ Acting to 1 April 1940
List of prime ministers of George VI House of WindsorCadet branch of the House of WettinBorn: 14 December 1895 Died: 6 February 1952 Regnal titles Preceded byEdward VIII King of the United Kingdom andBritish dominions beyond the seas 11 December 1936 – 6 February 1952 Succeeded byElizabeth IIAs 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 byElizabeth II King of Canada 11 December 1936 – 6 February 1952 King of Ireland 11 December 1936 – 29 December 1937 Succeeded byDouglas Hyde (President of Ireland) King of New Zealand 11 December 1936 – 6 February 1952 Succeeded byElizabeth II King of South Africa 11 December 1936 – 6 February 1952 Preceded byHimselfas King of the United Kingdom King of Ceylon 4 February 1948 – 6 February 1952 Preceded byHimselfas Emperor of India King of India 15 August 1947 – 26 January 1950 Succeeded byRajendra Prasad (President of India) King of Pakistan 15 August 1947 – 6 February 1952 Succeeded byElizabeth II Political offices New title Head of the Commonwealth 28 April 1949 – 6 February 1952 Succeeded byElizabeth II British royalty Preceded byEdward, Prince of Waleslater became King Edward VIII,later known as Edward, Duke of Windsor Heir to the Throneas heir presumptive 20 January 1936 – 11 December 1936 Succeeded byThe Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburghlater became Queen Elizabeth II

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