Liz Truss – shortest-serving UK PM

Liz Truss has dramatically resigned as the British prime minister after just 45 days in office, but says she will stay on until a successor is chosen, by October 28


Liz Truss announces resignation


SHORTEST-SERVING UK PRIME MINISTERS (since 20th century)
    
Conservative 	Labour 	Liberal 

Boris Johnson 			2019-22 Conservative	3 years 44 days
James Callaghan 		1976-79 Labour	3 years 29 days
Theresa May 			2016-19 	3 years 11 days
Neville Chamberlain 		1937-40 	2 years 348 days
Gordon Brown 			2007-10 	2 years 318 days
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman 	1905-08		2 years 122 days
Sir Anthony Eden 		1955-57 	1 year 279 days
Sir Alec Douglas-Home		211 days (1922-23)
Andrew Bonar Law		363 days (1963-64)
Liz Truss			45 days (to resignation – Oct 20, 2022)

  
Sources: BBC News, UK Government
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