It is no longer news that Queen Elizabeth II is part of the statistics of former powerful persons to have ever lived on planet earth after she breathed her last on Thursday afternoon.
But in her 70 years tenure as Great Britain’s monarch, Queen Elizabeth has seen 19 people serve as UK prime ministers and Eight Roman Catholic Popes. Below are the 18 UK premiers under Queen Elizabeth’s leadership with the latest having been unveiled to her three days to her demise.
Liz Truss was elected UK Prime Minister a few days ago and she met the Queen at the start of this week. Truss replaces Boris Johnson who was forced to resign in July this year after numerous scandals in his government.
UK PM Under Queen Elizabeth
Liz Truss -September 2022
Boris Johnson- 2019-2022
Theresa May-2016-2019
David Cameron-2010-2016
Gordon Brown-2007-2010
Tony Blair- 1997-2010
Sir John Major- 1990- 1997
Baroness Margaret Thatcher- 1979-1990
James Callaghan- 1976-1979
Harold Wilson- 1974-1976
Sir Edward Heath-1970-1974
Sir Ale Douglas-Home -1963-1964
Harold Macmillan-1957-1963
Sir Anthony Eden- 1955-1957
Sir Winston Churchill -1951-1955
Clement Attlee- 1945-1951
Neville Chamberlin -1937-1940
Stanley Baldwin- 1935- 1937
James Ramsay MacDonald- 1929- 1935
Not only 18 UK premiers the now deceased Queen Elizabeth has seen but also the eight Roman Catholic Popes as listed below.
Roman Catholic Popes since Queen Elizabeth sat on the throne
Benedict XVI — April 19, 2005-Feb. 28, 2013
John Paul II — Oct 16, 1978 to April 2, 2005.
John Paul I — Aug 26, to Sept 28, 1978.
Paul VI — June 21, 1963, to Aug6, 1978.
John XXIII — Oct 28, 1958 to June 3, 1963.
Pius XII — March 2, 1939, to Oct9, 1958.
Pius XI — Feb 6, 1922, to Feb 10, 1939.
Meanwhile, 51 African countries including Uganda gained independence from among other countries the UK, France, and Belgium when Queen Elizabeth was on the throne, she sat in 1922.