List of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom by longevity

This is a list of UK Prime Ministers by longevity. For those Prime Ministers still living, the lifespan column gives the age as of 16 February 2012.

Prime Minister
 Date of birth
 Start date
of (first) term		 Age at beginning
of (first) term		 End date
of (final) term		 Total time
in office		 Date of death
 Lifespan
Walpole, RobertRobert Walpole 1676-08-2626 August 1676(1676-08-26) 4 April 1721 (1721-04-04) 44-221&1000000000000004400000044 years, &10000000000000221000000221 days 11 February 1742 (1742-02-11) 07,6187,618 days 1745-03-1818 March 1745(1745-03-18) 25,040 days (&1000000000000006800000068 years, &10000000000000204000000204 days)
Compton, SpencerSpencer Compton 1673-03-1818 March 1673(1673-03-18) 16 February 1742 (1742-02-16) 68-335&1000000000000006800000068 years, &10000000000000335000000335 days 2 July 1743 (1743-07-02)[1] 00,501501 days 1743-07-022 July 1743(1743-07-02) 25,672 days (&1000000000000007000000070 years, &10000000000000106000000106 days)
Pelham, HenryHenry Pelham 1694-09-2525 September 1694(1694-09-25) 27 August 1743 (1743-08-27) 48-336&1000000000000004800000048 years, &10000000000000336000000336 days 6 March 1754 (1754-03-06)[1] 03,8443,844 days 1754-03-066 March 1754(1754-03-06) 21,711 days (&1000000000000005900000059 years, &10000000000000162000000162 days)
Pelham-Holles, ThomasThomas Pelham-Holles 1693-07-2121 July 1693(1693-07-21) 16 March 1754 (1754-03-16) 60-238&1000000000000006000000060 years, &10000000000000238000000238 days 26 May 1762 (1762-05-26) 02,7652,765 days 1768-11-1717 November 1768(1768-11-17) 27,512 days (&1000000000000007500000075 years, &10000000000000119000000119 days)
Cavendish, WilliamWilliam Cavendish 1720-05-088 May 1720(1720-05-08) 16 November 1756 (1756-11-16) 36-192&1000000000000003600000036 years, &10000000000000192000000192 days 25 June 1757 (1757-06-25) 00,221221 days 1764-10-022 October 1764(1764-10-02) 16,218 days (&1000000000000004400000044 years, &10000000000000147000000147 days)
Stuart, JohnJohn Stuart 1713-05-2525 May 1713(1713-05-25) 26 May 1762 (1762-05-26) 49-001&1000000000000004900000049 years, &100000000000000010000001 day 8 April 1763 (1763-04-08) 00,317317 days 1792-03-1010 March 1792(1792-03-10) 28,779 days (&1000000000000007800000078 years, &10000000000000290000000290 days)
Grenville, GeorgeGeorge Grenville 1712-10-1414 October 1712(1712-10-14) 16 April 1763 (1763-04-16) 50-184&1000000000000005000000050 years, &10000000000000184000000184 days 13 July 1765 (1765-07-13) 00,819819 days 1770-11-1313 November 1770(1770-11-13) 21,214 days (&1000000000000005800000058 years, &1000000000000003000000030 days)
Watson-Wentworth, CharlesCharles Watson-Wentworth 1730-05-1313 May 1730(1730-05-13) 13 July 1765 (1765-07-13) 35-061&1000000000000003500000035 years, &1000000000000006100000061 days 1 July 1782 (1782-07-01)[1] 00,478478 days 1782-07-011 July 1782(1782-07-01) 19,042 days (&1000000000000005200000052 years, &1000000000000004900000049 days)
Pitt, William 1William Pitt the Elder 1708-11-1515 November 1708(1708-11-15) 30 July 1766 (1766-07-30) 57-257&1000000000000005700000057 years, &10000000000000257000000257 days 14 October 1768 (1768-10-14) 00,807807 days 1778-05-1111 May 1778(1778-05-11) 25,379 days (&1000000000000006900000069 years, &10000000000000177000000177 days)
Fitzroy, AugustusAugustus FitzRoy 1735-09-2828 September 1735(1735-09-28) 14 October 1768 (1768-10-14) 33-016&1000000000000003300000033 years, &1000000000000001600000016 days 28 January 1770 (1770-01-28) 00,471471 days 1811-03-1414 March 1811(1811-03-14) 27,560 days (&1000000000000007500000075 years, &10000000000000167000000167 days)
North, FrederickFrederick North 1732-04-1313 April 1732(1732-04-13) 28 January 1770 (1770-01-28) 37-290&1000000000000003700000037 years, &10000000000000290000000290 days 22 March 1782 (1782-03-22) 04,4364,436 days 1792-08-055 August 1792(1792-08-05) 22,029 days (&1000000000000006000000060 years, &10000000000000114000000114 days)
Petty, WilliamWilliam Petty 1737-05-022 May 1737(1737-05-02) 4 July 1782 (1782-07-04) 45-063&1000000000000004500000045 years, &1000000000000006300000063 days 2 April 1783 (1783-04-02) 00,272272 days 1805-05-077 May 1805(1805-05-07) 24,841 days (&1000000000000006800000068 years, &100000000000000050000005 days)
Cavendish-Bentinck, WilliamWilliam Cavendish-Bentinck 1738-04-1414 April 1738(1738-04-14) 2 April 1783 (1783-04-02) 44-353&1000000000000004400000044 years, &10000000000000353000000353 days 4 October 1809 (1809-10-04) 01,1791,179 days 1809-10-3030 October 1809(1809-10-30) 26,131 days (&1000000000000007100000071 years, &10000000000000199000000199 days)
Pitt, William 2William Pitt the Younger 1759-05-2828 May 1759(1759-05-28) 19 December 1783 (1783-12-19) 24-205&1000000000000002400000024 years, &10000000000000205000000205 days 23 January 1806 (1806-01-23)[1] 06,9176,917 days 1806-01-2323 January 1806(1806-01-23) 17,041 days (&1000000000000004600000046 years, &10000000000000240000000240 days)
Addington, HenryHenry Addington 1757-05-3030 May 1757(1757-05-30) 17 March 1801 (1801-03-17) 43-291&1000000000000004300000043 years, &10000000000000291000000291 days 10 May 1804 (1804-05-10) 01,1501,150 days 1844-02-1515 February 1844(1844-02-15) 31,671 days (&1000000000000008600000086 years, &10000000000000261000000261 days)
Grenville, WilliamWilliam Grenville 1759-10-2525 October 1759(1759-10-25) 11 February 1806 (1806-02-11) 46-109&1000000000000004600000046 years, &10000000000000109000000109 days 31 March 1807 (1807-03-31) 00,413413 days 1834-01-1212 January 1834(1834-01-12) 27,107 days (&1000000000000007400000074 years, &1000000000000007900000079 days)
Perceval, SpencerSpencer Perceval 1762-11-011 November 1762(1762-11-01) 4 October 1809 (1809-10-04) 46-337&1000000000000004600000046 years, &10000000000000337000000337 days 11 May 1812 (1812-05-11)[2] 00,950950 days 1812-05-1111 May 1812(1812-05-11) 18,088 days (&1000000000000004900000049 years, &10000000000000192000000192 days)
Jenkinson, RobertRobert Jenkinson 1770-06-077 June 1770(1770-06-07) 8 June 1812 (1812-06-08) 42-001&1000000000000004200000042 years, &100000000000000010000001 day 9 April 1827 (1827-04-09) 05,4185,418 days 1828-12-044 December 1828(1828-12-04) 21,364 days (&1000000000000005800000058 years, &10000000000000180000000180 days)
Canning, GeorgeGeorge Canning 1770-04-1111 April 1770(1770-04-11) 10 April 1827 (1827-04-10) 56-364&1000000000000005600000056 years, &10000000000000364000000364 days 8 August 1827 (1827-08-08)[1] 00,120120 days 1827-08-088 August 1827(1827-08-08) 20,937 days (&1000000000000005700000057 years, &10000000000000119000000119 days)
Robinson, FrederickFrederick Robinson 1782-11-011 November 1782(1782-11-01) 31 August 1827 (1827-08-31) 44-303&1000000000000004400000044 years, &10000000000000303000000303 days 21 January 1828 (1828-01-21) 00,143143 days 1859-01-2828 January 1859(1859-01-28) 27,846 days (&1000000000000007600000076 years, &1000000000000008800000088 days)
Wellesley, ArthurArthur Wellesley 1769-05-011 May 1769(1769-05-01)[3] 22 January 1828 (1828-01-22) 58-266&1000000000000005800000058 years, &10000000000000266000000266 days 10 December 1834 (1834-12-10) 01,0551,055 days 1852-09-1414 September 1852(1852-09-14) 30,451 days (&1000000000000008300000083 years, &10000000000000136000000136 days)
Grey, CharlesCharles Grey 1764-03-1313 March 1764(1764-03-13) 22 November 1830 (1830-11-22) 66-254&1000000000000006600000066 years, &10000000000000254000000254 days 16 July 1834 (1834-07-16) 01,3321,332 days 1845-07-1717 July 1845(1845-07-17) 29,710 days (&1000000000000008100000081 years, &10000000000000126000000126 days)
Lamb, WilliamWilliam Lamb 1779-03-1515 March 1779(1779-03-15) 16 July 1834 (1834-07-16) 55-123&1000000000000005500000055 years, &10000000000000123000000123 days 30 August 1841 (1841-08-30) 02,4472,447 days 1848-11-2424 November 1848(1848-11-24) 25,456 days (&1000000000000006900000069 years, &10000000000000254000000254 days)
Peel, RobertRobert Peel 1788-02-055 February 1788(1788-02-05) 10 December 1834 (1834-12-10) 46-308&1000000000000004600000046 years, &10000000000000308000000308 days 29 June 1846 (1846-06-29) 01,8831,883 days 1850-07-022 July 1850(1850-07-02) 22,792 days (&1000000000000006200000062 years, &10000000000000147000000147 days)
Russell, JohnJohn Russell 1792-08-1818 August 1792(1792-08-18) 30 June 1846 (1846-06-30) 53-316&1000000000000005300000053 years, &10000000000000316000000316 days 28 June 1866 (1866-06-28) 02,3062,306 days 1878-05-2828 May 1878(1878-05-28) 31,328 days (&1000000000000008500000085 years, &10000000000000283000000283 days)
Smith-Stanley, EdwardEdward Smith-Stanley 1799-03-2929 March 1799(1799-03-29) 23 February 1852 (1852-02-23) 52-331&1000000000000005200000052 years, &10000000000000331000000331 days 27 February 1868 (1868-02-27) 01,3861,386 days 1869-10-2323 October 1869(1869-10-23) 25,775 days (&1000000000000007000000070 years, &10000000000000208000000208 days)
Hamilton-Gordon, GeorgeGeorge Hamilton-Gordon 1784-01-2828 January 1784(1784-01-28) 19 December 1852 (1852-12-19) 68-326&1000000000000006800000068 years, &10000000000000326000000326 days 30 January 1855 (1855-01-30) 00,772772 days 1860-12-1414 December 1860(1860-12-14) 28,079 days (&1000000000000007600000076 years, &10000000000000321000000321 days)
Temple, HenryHenry Temple 1784-10-2020 October 1784(1784-10-20) 6 February 1855 (1855-02-06) 70-109&1000000000000007000000070 years, &10000000000000109000000109 days 18 October 1865 (1865-10-18)[1] 03,4293,429 days 1860-12-1418 October 1865(1865-10-18) 29,582 days (&1000000000000008000000080 years, &10000000000000363000000363 days)
Disraeli, BenjaminBenjamin Disraeli 1804-12-2121 December 1804(1804-12-21) 27 February 1868 (1868-02-27) 63-068&1000000000000006300000063 years, &1000000000000006800000068 days 21 April 1880 (1880-04-21) 02,5302,530 days 1881-04-1919 April 1881(1881-04-19) 27,878 days (&1000000000000007600000076 years, &10000000000000119000000119 days)
Gladstone, WilliamWilliam Ewart Gladstone 1809-12-2929 December 1809(1809-12-29) 3 December 1868 (1868-12-03) 58-340&1000000000000005800000058 years, &10000000000000340000000340 days 2 March 1894 (1894-03-02) 04,5084,508 days 1898-05-1919 May 1898(1898-05-19) 32,283 days (&1000000000000008800000088 years, &10000000000000141000000141 days)
Cecil, RobertRobert Cecil 1830-02-033 February 1830(1830-02-03) 23 June 1885 (1885-06-23) 55-140&1000000000000005500000055 years, &10000000000000140000000140 days 11 July 1902 (1902-07-11) 05,0005,000 days 1903-08-2222 August 1903(1903-08-22) 26,862 days (&1000000000000007300000073 years, &10000000000000200000000200 days)
Primrose, ArchibaldArchibald Primrose 1847-05-077 May 1847(1847-05-07) 5 March 1894 (1894-03-05) 46-302&1000000000000004600000046 years, &10000000000000302000000302 days 22 June 1895 (1895-06-22) 00,474474 days 1929-05-2121 May 1929(1929-05-21) 29,964 days (&1000000000000008200000082 years, &1000000000000001400000014 days)
Balfour, ArthurArthur Balfour 1848-07-2525 July 1848(1848-07-25) 11 July 1902 (1902-07-11) 53-351&1000000000000005300000053 years, &10000000000000351000000351 days 5 December 1905 (1905-12-05) 01,2431,243 days 1930-03-1919 March 1930(1930-03-19) 29,821 days (&1000000000000008100000081 years, &10000000000000237000000237 days)
Campbell-Bannerman, HenryHenry Campbell-Bannerman 1836-09-077 September 1836(1836-09-07) 5 December 1905 (1905-12-05) 69-089&1000000000000006900000069 years, &1000000000000008900000089 days 3 April 1908 (1908-04-03) 00,850850 days 1908-04-2222 April 1908(1908-04-22) 26,159 days (&1000000000000007100000071 years, &10000000000000228000000228 days)
Asquith, HerbertHerbert Asquith 1852-09-1212 September 1852(1852-09-12) 5 April 1908 (1908-04-05) 55-206&1000000000000005500000055 years, &10000000000000206000000206 days 5 December 1916 (1916-12-05) 03,1663,166 days 1928-02-1515 February 1928(1928-02-15) 27,548 days (&1000000000000007500000075 years, &10000000000000156000000156 days)
Lloyd George, DavidDavid Lloyd George 1863-01-1717 January 1863(1863-01-17) 7 December 1916 (1916-12-07) 53-325&1000000000000005300000053 years, &10000000000000325000000325 days 22 October 1922 (1922-10-22) 02,1452,145 days 1945-03-2626 March 1945(1945-03-26) 30,018 days (&1000000000000008200000082 years, &1000000000000006800000068 days)
Law, BonarBonar Law 1858-09-1616 September 1858(1858-09-16) 23 October 1922 (1922-10-23) 64-037&1000000000000006400000064 years, &1000000000000003700000037 days 22 May 1923 (1923-05-22) 00,211211 days 1923-10-3030 October 1923(1923-10-30) 23,784 days (&1000000000000006500000065 years, &1000000000000004400000044 days)
Baldwin, StanleyStanley Baldwin 1867-08-033 August 1867(1867-08-03) 23 May 1923 (1923-05-23) 55-293&1000000000000005500000055 years, &10000000000000293000000293 days 28 May 1937 (1937-05-28) 02,6332,633 days 1947-12-1414 December 1947(1947-12-14) 29,352 days (&1000000000000008000000080 years, &10000000000000133000000133 days)
Macdonald, RamsayRamsay MacDonald 1866-10-1212 October 1866(1866-10-12) 22 January 1924 (1924-01-22) 57-102&1000000000000005700000057 years, &10000000000000102000000102 days 7 June 1935 (1935-06-07) 02,4802,480 days 1937-11-099 November 1937(1937-11-09) 25,960 days (&1000000000000007100000071 years, &1000000000000002800000028 days)
Chamberlain, NevilleNeville Chamberlain 1869-03-1818 March 1869(1869-03-18) 28 May 1937 (1937-05-28) 68-071&1000000000000006800000068 years, &1000000000000007100000071 days 10 May 1940 (1940-05-10) 01,0781,078 days 1940-11-099 November 1940(1940-11-09) 26,168 days (&1000000000000007100000071 years, &10000000000000236000000236 days)
Churchill, WinstonWinston Churchill 1874-11-3030 November 1874(1874-11-30) 10 May 1940 (1940-05-10) 65-162&1000000000000006500000065 years, &10000000000000162000000162 days 7 April 1955 (1955-04-07) 03,1623,162 days 1965-01-2424 January 1965(1965-01-24) 32,927 days (&1000000000000009000000090 years, &1000000000000005500000055 days)
Attlee, ClementClement Attlee 1883-01-033 January 1883(1883-01-03) 26 July 1945 (1945-07-26) 62-204&1000000000000006200000062 years, &10000000000000204000000204 days 26 October 1951 (1951-10-26) 02,2832,283 days 1967-10-088 October 1967(1967-10-08) 30,958 days (&1000000000000008400000084 years, &10000000000000278000000278 days)
Eden, AnthonyAnthony Eden 1897-06-1212 June 1897(1897-06-12) 7 April 1955 (1955-04-07) 57-299&1000000000000005700000057 years, &10000000000000299000000299 days 10 January 1957 (1957-01-10) 00,644644 days 1977-01-1414 January 1977(1977-01-14) 29,070 days (&1000000000000007900000079 years, &10000000000000216000000216 days)
Macmillan, HaroldHarold Macmillan 1894-02-1010 February 1894(1894-02-10) 10 January 1957 (1957-01-10) 62-335&1000000000000006200000062 years, &10000000000000335000000335 days 18 October 1963 (1963-10-18) 02,4722,472 days 1986-12-2929 December 1986(1986-12-29) 33,924 days (&1000000000000009200000092 years, &10000000000000322000000322 days)
Douglas-Home, AlecAlec Douglas-Home 1903-07-022 July 1903(1903-07-02) 18 October 1963 (1963-10-18) 60-108&1000000000000006000000060 years, &10000000000000108000000108 days 16 October 1964 (1964-10-16) 00,364364 days 1995-10-099 October 1995(1995-10-09) 33,702 days (&1000000000000009200000092 years, &1000000000000009900000099 days)
Wilson, HaroldHarold Wilson 1916-03-1111 March 1916(1916-03-11) 16 October 1964 (1964-10-16) 48-219&1000000000000004800000048 years, &10000000000000219000000219 days 5 April 1976 (1976-04-05) 02,8352,835 days 1995-05-2424 May 1995(1995-05-24) 28,928 days (&1000000000000007900000079 years, &1000000000000007400000074 days)
Heath, EdwardEdward Heath 1916-07-099 July 1916(1916-07-09) 19 June 1970 (1970-06-19) 53-345&1000000000000005300000053 years, &10000000000000345000000345 days 4 March 1974 (1974-03-04) 01,3541,354 days 2005-07-1717 July 2005(2005-07-17) 32,515 days (&1000000000000008900000089 years, &100000000000000080000008 days)
Callaghan, JamesJames Callaghan 1912-03-2727 March 1912(1912-03-27) 5 April 1976 (1976-04-05) 64-009&1000000000000006400000064 years, &100000000000000090000009 days 4 May 1979 (1979-05-04) 01,1241,124 days 2005-03-2626 March 2005(2005-03-26) 33,967 days (&1000000000000009200000092 years, &10000000000000364000000364 days)
Thatcher, MargaretMargaret Thatcher 1925-10-1313 October 1925(1925-10-13) 4 May 1979 (1979-05-04) 53-203&1000000000000005300000053 years, &10000000000000203000000203 days 28 November 1990 (1990-11-28) 04,2264,226 days 2012-02-27 31,548 days (&1000000000000008600000086 years, &10000000000000137000000137 days)
Major, JohnJohn Major 1943-03-2929 March 1943(1943-03-29) 28 November 1990 (1990-11-28) 47-244&1000000000000004700000047 years, &10000000000000244000000244 days 2 May 1997 (1997-05-02) 02,3472,347 days 2012-02-27 25,172 days (&1000000000000006800000068 years, &10000000000000335000000335 days)
Blair, TonyTony Blair 1953-05-066 May 1953(1953-05-06) 2 May 1997 (1997-05-02) 43-361&1000000000000004300000043 years, &10000000000000361000000361 days 27 June 2007 (2007-06-27) 03,7083,708 days 2012-02-27 21,481 days (&1000000000000005800000058 years, &10000000000000297000000297 days)
Brown, GordonGordon Brown 1951-02-2020 February 1951(1951-02-20) 27 June 2007 (2007-06-27) 56-127&1000000000000005600000056 years, &10000000000000127000000127 days 11 May 2010 (2010-05-11) 01,0491,049 days 2012-02-27 22,287 days (&1000000000000006100000061 years, &100000000000000070000007 days)
Cameron, DavidDavid Cameron 1966-10-099 October 1966(1966-10-09) 11 May 2010 (2010-05-11) 43-214&1000000000000004300000043 years, &10000000000000214000000214 days Incumbent 00,00657657 days 2012-02-27 16,577 days (&1000000000000004500000045 years, &10000000000000141000000141 days)
Prime Minister Date of birth Start date
of (first) term		 Age at beginning
of (first) term		 End date
of (final) term		 Total time
in office		 Date of death Lifespan

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Died in office on this date.
  2. ^ Assassinated on this date.
  3. ^ Some uncertainty exists about Wellesley's birthday, but his biographers generally place it as 1 May 1769. See his page for more information.
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