Shortest-serving UK Prime Ministers

Despite talk of running for a third term, Boris Johnson has been forced to resign as British Prime Minister


SHORTEST-TERM PRIME MINISTERS SINCE 20TH CENTURY

Conservative
Labour
  
James Callaghan 1976-79 	3 years 29 days
Theresa May 2016-19 		3 years 11 days
Boris Johnson 2019-22 		2 years 348 days
Neville Chamberlain 1937-40 	2 years 348 days
Gordon Brown 2007-10 		2 years 318 days
1 year 279 days			Sir Anthony Eden 1955-57
363 days			Sir Alec Douglas-Home 1963-64
211 days			Andrew Bonar Law 1922-23
119 days		Shortest ever term: George Canning 1827
    
Years 1 2 3


Although Johnson will stay in Downing Street until the autumn, term defined
as period between appointment and resignation, therefore term has ended


Source: UK Government 
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