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    During the 18th century the term "Prime Minister" came to refer to the monarch's most senior minister. Who was the first official British Prime Minister?

    Question #84333. Asked by PRS. (Aug 09 07 4:44 AM)


    supersal1

    		The first is generally agreed to be Robert Walpole who entered into office in 1721. However, the term "Prime Minister" didn't become an official term until 1906, which would make Henry Campbell-Bannerman the first.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom

    Aug 09 07, 4:55 AM
    McGruff

    		Question #84334. evoman asks:
    During the 18th century the term “Prime Minster” came to refer to the monarch’s most senior minister. Who was the first official British “Prime Minister?

    jfbro posts:

    Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Campbell-Bannerman

    Aug 09 07, 6:16 AM

    Aug 09 07, 7:16 AM
    Mugaboo

    		Benjamin Disraeli
    He termed himself Prime Minister as part of the treaty of Berlin (1878)

    http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node=British%20prime%20ministers

    Aug 09 07, 11:49 AM

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