List of current heads of government in the United Kingdom and dependencies
In the United Kingdom, various titles are used for the head of government of each of the countries of the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies, and Overseas Territories. Following elections to the assembly or parliament, the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats is invited to form a government. The monarch (in the United Kingdom) or governor / lieutenant governor (in the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) appoints the head of government, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly.
The head of the British government is referred to as the prime minister, the leader of one of the constituent countries is referred to as a first minister, and the terms chief minister and premier are used in the Overseas Territories. In the Crown Dependencies, the term chief minister is used in all apart from Guernsey, where the leader is referred to as the president of the Policy and Resources Committee.
Government of the United Kingdom
| Prime Minister | Portrait | Since | Party | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rishi Sunak |
|
25 October 2022 | Conservative | ||
Devolved governments
- Note: As England does not have a devolved government, all English affairs are governed by the UK government.
| Country | Position | Name | Portrait | Since | Party | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | First Minister | vacant | 3 February 2022 | N/A | |||
| deputy First Minister | vacant | ||||||
| Scotland | First Minister | Humza Yousaf |
|
29 March 2023 | Scottish National Party | ||
| Wales | First Minister | Mark Drakeford |
|
13 December 2018 | Welsh Labour | ||
Crown Dependencies
| Crown dependency | Position | Name | Portrait | Since | Party | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailiwick of Guernsey | P&RC President | Lyndon Trott |
|
13 December 2023 | Future Guernsey | ||
| Bailiwick of Jersey | Chief Minister | Kristina Moore |
|
12 July 2022 | Independent | ||
| Isle of Man | Chief Minister | Alfred Cannan |
|
12 October 2021 | Independent | ||
Overseas Territories
| Overseas Territory | Position | Name | Portrait | Since | Party | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anguilla | Premier | Ellis Webster |
|
30 June 2020 | Anguilla Progressive Movement | ||
| Bermuda | Premier | Edward David Burt |
|
19 July 2017 | Progressive Labour Party | ||
| British Virgin Islands | Premier | Natalio Wheatley |
|
5 May 2022 | Virgin Islands Party | ||
| Cayman Islands | Premier | Julianna O'Connor-Connolly | 15 November 2023 | United People's Movement | |||
| Falkland Islands | |||||||
| Gibraltar | Chief Minister | Fabian Picardo |
|
9 December 2011 | Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party | ||
| Montserrat | Premier | Easton Taylor-Farrell |
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19 November 2019 | Movement for Change and Prosperity | ||
| Pitcairn Islands | Mayor | Simon Young |
|
1 January 2023 | Independent | ||
| Saint Helena | Chief Minister | Julie Thomas | 25 October 2021 | Independent | |||
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Premier | Washington Misick |
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20 February 2021 | Progressive National Party | ||
Timeline
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