King George VI was the monarch of the United Kingdom, the Dominions, and the British Empire from 11 December 1936 until his death on 6 February 1952.
He also was a founder and the first Head of the Commonwealth of Nations.
During his reign George was served by a total of 32 prime ministers; 4 from the United Kingdom, 7 from Australia, 2 from Canada, 1 from Ceylon, 1 from India, 2 from Ireland, 3 from Malta, 3 from New Zealand, 3 from Northern Ireland, 2 from Pakistan, 3 from South Africa, and 1 from Southern Rhodesia.
List of prime ministers
[edit] No. | Portrait | Name | Date of ascension/Took office | Date of death/Left office |
1 | | Joseph Lyons | 6 January 1932 | 7 April 1939 |
2 | | Sir Earle Page | 7 April 1939 | 26 April 1939 |
3 | | Robert Menzies | 26 April 1939 | 28 August 1941 |
4 | | Arthur Fadden | 28 August 1941 | 7 October 1941 |
5 | | John Curtin | 7 October 1941 | 5 July 1945 |
6 | | Frank Forde | 6 July 1945 | 13 July 1945 |
7 | | Ben Chifley | 13 July 1945 | 19 December 1949 |
8 | | Robert Menzies | 19 December 1949 | 26 January 1966 |
No. | Portrait | Name | Date of ascension/Took office | Date of death/Left office |
1 | | Don Stephen Senanayake | 24 September 1947 | 22 March 1952 |
No. | Portrait | Name | Date of ascension/Took office | Date of death/Left office |
1 | | Paul Boffa | 4 November 1947 | 26 September 1950 |
2 | | Enrico Mizzi | 26 September 1950 | 20 December 1950 |
3 | | Giorgio Borġ Olivier | 20 December 1950 | 11 March 1955 |
No. | Portrait | Name | Date of ascension/Took office | Date of death/Left office |
1 | | James Craig | 11 December 1936 | 24 November 1940 |
2 | | J. M. Andrews | 24 November 1940 | 1 May 1943 |
3 | | Basil Brooke | 1 May 1943 | 26 March 1963 |
No. | Portrait | Name | Date of ascension/Took office | Date of death/Left office |
1 | | Liaquat Ali Khan | 14 August 1947 | 16 October 1951 |
2 | | Khawaja Nazimuddin | 17 October 1951 | 17 April 1953 |
No. | Portrait | Name | Date of ascension/Took office | Date of death/Left office |
1 | | Godfrey Huggins | 12 September 1933 | 7 September 1953 |
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