Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. The prime minister advises the sovereign on the exercise of much of the... Wikipedia

  • Type:  Head of Government, First Lord of the Treasury
  • Status:  Chief Minister of the Crown, Great Office of State
  • Reports to:  Monarch, Parliament
  • Residence:  10 Downing Street (official), Chequers (country house)
  • Appointer:  The Monarch, (with their choice limited to the person who can command the confidence of the House of Commons)
  • Term length:  Up to five years
  • First holder:  Sir Robert Walpole
  • Deputy:  No fixed position, often held by:Deputy Prime Minister, First Secretary of State
  • Salary:  £166,786 per annum (2024), (including £91,346 MP salary)
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo