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.
No. | Portrait | Name | Date of ascension/Took office | Date of death/Left office |
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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 |
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1 | William Lyon Mackenzie King | 23 October 1935 | 15 November 1948 | |
2 | Louis St. Laurent | 15 November 1948 | 21 June 1957 | |
No. | Portrait | Name | Date of ascension/Took office | Date of death/Left office |
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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) | |
No. | Portrait | Name | Date of ascension/Took office | Date of death/Left office |
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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 |
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1 | Michael Joseph Savage | 11 December 1936 | 27 March 1940 | |
2 | Peter Fraser | 27 March 1940[1] | 13 December 1949 | |
3 | Sidney Holland | 13 December 1949 | 20 September 1957 | |
No. | Portrait | Name | Date of ascension/Took office | Date of death/Left office |
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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 | |
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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 |
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1 | J. B. M. Hertzog | 11 December 1936 | 5 September 1939 | |
2 | Jan Smuts | 5 September 1939 | 4 June 1948 | |
3 | Daniel François Malan | 4 June 1948 | 30 November 1954 | |
No. | Portrait | Name | Date of ascension/Took office | Date of death/Left office | |
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1 | Stanley Baldwin | 7 June 1935 | 28 May 1937 | ||
2 | Neville Chamberlain | 28 May 1937 | 10 May 1940 | ||
3 | Winston Churchill | 10 May 1940 | 26 July 1945 | ||
4 | Clement Attlee | 26 July 1945 | 26 October 1951 | ||
(3) | Winston Churchill | 26 October 1951 | 5 April 1955 |
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