List of prime ministers of George V

King George V was the monarch of the United Kingdom and the British Empire and its successor from 6 May 1910 until his death on 20 January 1936.

King George V with his prime ministers. Standing (left to right): W.S. Monroe (Newfoundland), Gordon Coates (New Zealand), Stanley Bruce (Australia), J. B. M. Hertzog (Union of South Africa), and W. T. Cosgrave (Irish Free State). Seated: Stanley Baldwin (United Kingdom) and William Mackenzie King (Canada)

During his reign, George V was served by a total of 34 prime ministers; 7 from New Zealand, 6 from Australia, 5 from the Dominion of Canada, 5 from the United Kingdom, 4 from Malta, 4 from Southern Rhodesia, and 3 from South Africa.

List of prime ministers

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Australia

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No. Portrait Name Date of ascension/Took office Date of death/Left office
1   Andrew Fisher 6 May 1910 24 June 1913
2   Joseph Cook 24 June 1913 17 September 1914
(1)   Andrew Fisher 17 September 1914 27 October 1915
3   Billy Hughes 27 October 1915 9 February 1923
4   Stanley Bruce 9 February 1923 22 October 1929
5   James Scullin 22 October 1929 6 January 1932
6   Joseph Lyons 6 January 1932 20 January 1936

Cape Colony

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1   John Xavier Merriman 6 May 1910 31 May 1910

Canada

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1   Wilfrid Laurier 6 May 1910 6 October 1911
2   Robert Borden 10 October 1911 10 July 1920
3   Arthur Meighen 10 July 1920 29 December 1921
4   William Lyon Mackenzie King 29 December 1921 29 June 1926
(3)   Arthur Meighen 29 June 1926 25 September 1926
(4)   William Lyon Mackenzie King 25 September 1926 6 August 1930
5   R. B. Bennett 7 August 1930 23 October 1935
(4)   William Lyon Mackenzie King 23 October 1935 20 January 1936

Irish Free State[1]

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1   W. T. Cosgrave 6 December 1922 9 March 1932
2   Éamon de Valera 9 March 1932 20 January 1936

Malta

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1   Joseph Howard 26 October 1921 13 October 1923
2   Francesco Buhagiar 13 October 1923 22 September 1924
3   Ugo Pasquale Mifsud September 1924 August 1927
4   Gerald Strickland August 1927 21 June 1932
5   Ugo Pasquale Mifsud 21 June 1932 2 November 1933[2]

New Zealand

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1   Joseph Ward 6 May 1910 28 March 1912
2   Thomas Mackenzie 28 March 1912 10 July 1912
3   William Massey 10 July 1912 10 May 1925
4   Francis Bell 10 May 1925 30 May 1925
5   Gordon Coates 30 May 1925 10 December 1928
6   Joseph Ward 10 December 1928 28 May 1930
7   George Forbes 28 May 1930 6 December 1935
8   Michael Joseph Savage 6 December 1935 20 January 1936

Newfoundland

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1   Edward Morris 6 May 1910 31 December 1917
2   William F. Lloyd 31 December 1917 [3] 22 May 1919
3   Michael Patrick Cashin 22 May 1919 17 November 1919
4   Richard Squires 19 November 1919 24 July 1923
5   William Warren 24 July 1923 10 May 1924
6   Albert Hickman (Acting) 10 May 1924 9 June 1924
7   Walter Stanley Monroe 9 June 1924 August 1928
8 Frederick C. Alderdice August 1928 17 November 1928
9   Richard Squires 17 November 1928 June 1932
10 Frederick C. Alderdice June 1932 30 January 1934 (Commission of Government)

Northern Ireland

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1   James Craig 7 June 1921 20 January 1936

South Africa

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1   Louis Botha 31 May 1910 27 August 1919
2   Jan Christiaan Smuts 3 September 1919 30 June 1924
3   J. B. M. Hertzog 30 June 1924 20 January 1936

Southern Rhodesia

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1   Charles Coghlan 1 October 1923 28 August 1927
2 Howard Unwin Moffat 2 September 1927 5 July 1933
3 George Mitchell 5 July 1933 12 September 1933
4   Godfrey Huggins 12 September 1933 20 January 1936

United Kingdom

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1   H. H. Asquith 6 May 1910 5 December 1916
2   David Lloyd George 6 December 1916 19 October 1922
3   Bonar Law 23 October 1922 20 May 1923
4   Stanley Baldwin 22 May 1923 22 January 1924
5   Ramsay MacDonald 22 January 1924 4 November 1924
(4)   Stanley Baldwin 4 November 1924 4 June 1929
(5)   Ramsay MacDonald 5 June 1929 7 June 1935
(4)   Stanley Baldwin 7 June 1935 20 January 1936

References

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  1. ^ Known as President of the Executive Council
  2. ^ Self-government suspended
  3. ^ Acting to 5 January 1918

See also

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