Who was the first prime minister of Great Britain ?

Answer 1

Sir Anthony Sedgewick Boden-Withelthorpe, First Duke of Mercia.

Answer 2

Sir Robert Walpole is regarded as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. He held the office from 4 April 1721 to 11 February 1742. He accepted Downing Street in 1732 as the official residence of the Prime Minister. He was born in 26 August 1676 and died in 18 march 1745.

Answer 3

Robert Walpole (1721-1742) is regarded as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain..

Answer 4

Sorry - everybody who answers this as Robert Walpole is wrong.

The position and title of Prime Minister did not exist until 1905. Those that we think of as being "Prime Ministers" were actually called "First Lord of the Treasury".

The first person in the history of Great Britain to be addressed officially with the title of Prime Minister was Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman. Sir Robert Walpole is widely regarded as being Britain’s first Prime Minister in the modern sense, but technically Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman was the first Prime Minister, as Sir Walpole only held the title of First Lord of the Treasury.

Campbell-Bannerman served as Prime Minister from 5th December, 1905 until 3rd April 1908, when he resigned due to ill health. He passed away on 22nd April the same year. Before him there was never anyone who had been officially addressed as Prime Minister. This marked the beginning of the official usage of the term.

Answer 5

Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, KB, PC (26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745) was a British statesman who is generally regarded as having been the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. This position had no official recognition in law, but Walpole is nevertheless acknowledged as having held the de facto office due to the extent of his influence in the Cabinet. However, the term "Prime Minister" was never used officially at this time.

Walpole, a Whig, served during the reigns of George I and George II. His tenure is normally dated from 1721, when he obtained the post of First Lord of the Treasury; others date it from 1730, when, with the retirement of Lord Townshend, he became the sole and undisputed leader of the Cabinet. The "longer" version of the tenure is generally upheld by the contemporary press, most notably that of the opposition, who focused far more attention upon Walpole than his counterpart. Walpole continued to govern until he resigned in 1742, making his administration the longest in British history-

Answer 6

Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, KB, PC (26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745) was a British statesman who is generally regarded as having been the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.

Answer 7

Robert Walpole

Answer 8

Robert Walpole

Answer 9

robert walpole