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
Australia
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 |
Canada
Ceylon
No. |
Portrait |
Name |
Date of ascension/Took office |
Date of death/Left office |
1 |
|
Don Stephen Senanayake |
24 September 1947 |
22 March 1952 |
India
Irish Free State
No. |
Portrait |
Name |
Date of ascension/Took office |
Date of death/Left office |
1 |
|
Éamon de Valera |
11 December 1936 |
18 February 1948 |
2 |
|
John A. Costello |
18 February 1948 |
18 April 1949 (Republic of Ireland Act 1948) |
Malta
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 |
New Zealand
No. |
Portrait |
Name |
Date of ascension/Took office |
Date of death/Left office |
1 |
|
Michael Joseph Savage |
11 December 1936 |
27 March 1940 |
2 |
|
Peter Fraser |
27 March 1940 |
13 December 1949 |
3 |
|
Sidney Holland |
13 December 1949 |
20 September 1957 |
Northern Ireland
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 |
Pakistan
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 |
South Africa
Southern Rhodesia
No. |
Portrait |
Name |
Date of ascension/Took office |
Date of death/Left office |
1 |
|
Godfrey Huggins |
12 September 1933 |
7 September 1953 |
United Kingdom
See also