Prime Ministers of the UK with the fewest days in office 1900-2022

Published by D. Clark, Feb 2, 2024
Liz Truss is set to be shortest-serving Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, after resigning on October 20, 2022, just 45 days into her job. Since the Brexit vote of 2016, the UK has seen the resignation of four Prime Ministers, with Truss' predecessors, Boris Johnson and Theresa May also among the shortest-serving Prime Ministers since 1900.

Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom with the fewest days in office from 1900 to 2022

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Release date

October 2022

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

1900 to 2022

Supplementary notes

*Liz Truss resigned 45 days into her tenure on October 20, 2022, but will remain Prime Minister until the Conservative Party elect a new leader.

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