Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom

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government office head of government role

Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom are the heads of the UK government, leading the executive branch, setting national policy, and representing the country domestically and internationally.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	158
Prime Minister of Great Britain	5
British Prime Minister	2
Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom canonical	2
British Prime Ministers	1
United Kingdom Prime Minister	1
the Prime Minister of Great Britain	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government office ⓘ head of government role ⓘ
accountableTo	House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United Kingdom ⓘ
appointedBy	British monarch ⓘ surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
associatedWithBuilding	Cabinet Office, 70 Whitehall, London ⓘ
canAdviseMonarchOn	appointment of ministers ⓘ calling a general election ⓘ dissolution of Parliament ⓘ
canDissolve	British Parliament ⓘ surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom (subject to law and royal assent)
chairs	British Cabinet ⓘ surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
eligibleFrom	citizens eligible to sit in the House of Commons ⓘ
firstOfficeHolder	Robert Walpole ⓘ
firstOfficeHolderStartDate	1721 ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/prime-ministers-office-10-downing-street ⓘ
hasSubordinateOffice	Chancellor of the Exchequer ⓘ Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ
heads	executive branch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
leads	UK government ⓘ surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
legalBasis	constitutional convention ⓘ royal prerogative ⓘ
meetsRegularlyWith	British monarch ⓘ surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
memberOf	British Cabinet ⓘ surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom Privy Council ⓘ surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
nominatedBy	House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ
officeCreated	18th century ⓘ
officeHolderOf	Prime Minister ⓘ surface form: Head of His Majesty's Government
officeLocation	10 Downing Street ⓘ surface form: 10 Downing Street, London
officeType	political leadership position ⓘ
oversees	Home Civil Service ⓘ surface form: Civil Service of the United Kingdom
participatesIn	Prime Minister’s Questions ⓘ surface form: Prime Minister's Questions
partOf	UK government ⓘ surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
precededBy	First Lord of the Treasury ⓘ surface form: First Lord of the Treasury (as primary executive role)
reportsTo	British Parliament ⓘ surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
requires	membership of the House of Commons (by modern convention) ⓘ
residence	10 Downing Street ⓘ Chequers ⓘ
responsibleFor	representing the United Kingdom domestically ⓘ representing the United Kingdom internationally ⓘ setting national policy of the United Kingdom ⓘ
selectionMethod	appointed by the monarch who can command confidence of the House of Commons ⓘ
styleOfAddress	Prime Minister ⓘ The Right Honourable ⓘ
symbol	Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
termDependsOn	confidence of the House of Commons ⓘ
termLength	no fixed term ⓘ
typicalConcurrentOffice	First Lord of the Treasury ⓘ Minister for the Civil Service ⓘ