King George V was the monarch of the United Kingdom and the British Empire and its successor from 6 May 1910 until his death on 20 January 1936.
During his reign, George V was served by a total of 34 prime ministers; 7 from New Zealand, 6 from Australia, 5 from the Dominion of Canada, 5 from the United Kingdom, 4 from Malta, 4 from Southern Rhodesia, and 3 from South Africa.
Australia | ||||
No. | Portrait | Name | Date of ascension/Took office | Date of death/Left office |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Andrew Fisher | 6 May 1910 | 24 June 1913 | |
2 | Joseph Cook | 24 June 1913 | 17 September 1914 | |
(1) | Andrew Fisher | 17 September 1914 | 27 October 1915 | |
3 | Billy Hughes | 27 October 1915 | 9 February 1923 | |
4 | Stanley Bruce | 9 February 1923 | 22 October 1929 | |
5 | James Scullin | 22 October 1929 | 6 January 1932 | |
6 | Joseph Lyons | 6 January 1932 | 20 January 1936 | |
Cape Colony | ||||
1 | John Xavier Merriman | 6 May 1910 | 31 May 1910 | |
Canada | ||||
1 | Wilfrid Laurier | 6 May 1910 | 6 October 1911 | |
2 | Robert Borden | 10 October 1911 | 10 July 1920 | |
3 | Arthur Meighen | 10 July 1920 | 29 December 1921 | |
4 | William Lyon Mackenzie King | 29 December 1921 | 29 June 1926 | |
(3) | Arthur Meighen | 29 June 1926 | 25 September 1926 | |
(4) | William Lyon Mackenzie King | 25 September 1926 | 6 August 1930 | |
5 | R. B. Bennett | 7 August 1930 | 23 October 1935 | |
(4) | William Lyon Mackenzie King | 23 October 1935 | 20 January 1936 | |
Irish Free StateSource: [1] | ||||
1 | W. T. Cosgrave | 6 December 1922 | 9 March 1932 | |
2 | Éamon de Valera | 9 March 1932 | 20 January 1936 | |
Malta | ||||
1 | Joseph Howard | 26 October 1921 | 13 October 1923 | |
2 | Francesco Buhagiar | 13 October 1923 | 22 September 1924 | |
3 | Ugo Pasquale Mifsud | September 1924 | August 1927 | |
4 | Gerald Strickland | August 1927 | 21 June 1932 | |
5 | Ugo Pasquale Mifsud | 21 June 1932 | 2 November 1933 [2] | |
New Zealand | ||||
1 | Joseph Ward | 6 May 1910 | 28 March 1912 | |
2 | Thomas Mackenzie | 28 March 1912 | 10 July 1912 | |
3 | William Massey | 10 July 1912 | 10 May 1925 | |
4 | Francis Bell | 10 May 1925 | 30 May 1925 | |
5 | Gordon Coates | 30 May 1925 | 10 December 1928 | |
6 | Joseph Ward | 10 December 1928 | 28 May 1930 | |
7 | George Forbes | 28 May 1930 | 6 December 1935 | |
8 | Michael Joseph Savage | 6 December 1935 | 20 January 1936 | |
Newfoundland | ||||
1 | Edward Morris | 6 May 1910 | 31 December 1917 | |
2 | William F. Lloyd | 31 December 1917 [3] | 22 May 1919 | |
3 | Michael Patrick Cashin | 22 May 1919 | 17 November 1919 | |
4 | Richard Squires | 19 November 1919 | 24 July 1923 | |
5 | William Warren | 24 July 1923 | 10 May 1924 | |
6 | Albert Hickman (Acting) | 10 May 1924 | 9 June 1924 | |
7 | Walter Stanley Monroe | 9 June 1924 | August 1928 | |
8 | Frederick C. Alderdice | August 1928 | 17 November 1928 | |
9 | Richard Squires | 17 November 1928 | June 1932 | |
10 | Frederick C. Alderdice | June 1932 | 30 January 1934 (Commission of Government) | |
Northern Ireland | ||||
1 | James Craig | 7 June 1921 | 20 January 1936 | |
South Africa | ||||
1 | Louis Botha | 31 May 1910 | 27 August 1919 | |
2 | Jan Christiaan Smuts | 3 September 1919 | 30 June 1924 | |
3 | J. B. M. Hertzog | 30 June 1924 | 20 January 1936 | |
Southern Rhodesia | ||||
1 | Charles Coghlan | 1 October 1923 | 28 August 1927 | |
2 | Howard Unwin Moffat | 2 September 1927 | 5 July 1933 | |
3 | George Mitchell | 5 July 1933 | 12 September 1933 | |
4 | Godfrey Huggins | 12 September 1933 | 20 January 1936 | |
United Kingdom | ||||
1 | H. H. Asquith | 6 May 1910 | 5 December 1916 | |
2 | David Lloyd George | 6 December 1916 | 19 October 1922 | |
3 | Bonar Law | 23 October 1922 | 20 May 1923 | |
4 | Stanley Baldwin | 22 May 1923 | 22 January 1924 | |
5 | Ramsay MacDonald | 22 January 1924 | 4 November 1924 | |
(4) | Stanley Baldwin | 4 November 1924 | 4 June 1929 | |
(5) | Ramsay MacDonald | 5 June 1929 | 7 June 1935 | |
(4) | Stanley Baldwin | 7 June 1935 | 20 January 1936 | |
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