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British Prime Ministers
Leader of Her Majesty's Government, the Prime Minister is responsible for policy and decision making of the government. A key figure in the House of Commons, appointing members of the government and administering the Civil Service and government agencies. The prime Minister is the leader of the political party that holds the largest number of seats in the chamber and appointed by the Queen under constitutional conventions. The role was not established by constitutional document but instead has evolved over the past 300 years. The overthrow of King James II during the Revolution of 1688 created a shift in the power dynamic and resulted in monarchs becoming more dependent on parliament. Robert Walpole is cited as the first modern Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury. By 1805 the Times newspaper began to use the term Prime Minister and it was used in parliamentary debates. By 1918 the Prime Minster had the authority to request dissolution of Parliament by the monarch to trigger a general election. In the same year, 10 Downing Street became the official residence.
George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
1784-1860Prime Minister
Sitter associated with 57 portraits
Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour
1848-1930Prime Minister and philosopher
Sitter in 140 portraits
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
1804-1881Prime Minister and novelist; Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery
Sitter associated with 112 portraits
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
1708-1778Prime Minister
Sitter associated with 33 portraits | Artist associated with 1 portrait
Prime Minister and writer; Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery
Sitter associated with 324 portraits
William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville
1759-1834Prime Minister
Sitter associated with 70 portraits
William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne
1737-1805Prime Minister and patron of the arts
Sitter associated with 68 portraits
Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
1770-1828Prime Minister
Sitter associated with 59 portraits