King George VI was the monarch of the United Kingdom, the Dominions, and the British Empire from 11 December 1936 until his death on 6 February 1952.
He also was a founder and the first Head of the Commonwealth of Nations.
During his reign George was served by a total of 32 prime ministers; 4 from the United Kingdom, 7 from Australia, 2 from Canada, 1 from Ceylon, 1 from India, 2 from Ireland, 3 from Malta, 3 from New Zealand, 3 from Northern Ireland, 2 from Pakistan, 3 from South Africa, and 1 from Southern Rhodesia.
List of prime ministers Australia No.PortraitNameDate of ascension/Took officeDate of death/Left office 1 Joseph Lyons 6 January 1932 7 April 1939 2 Sir Earle Page 7 April 1939 26 April 1939 3 Robert Menzies 26 April 1939 28 August 1941 4 Arthur Fadden 28 August 1941 7 October 1941 5 John Curtin 7 October 1941 5 July 1945 6 Frank Forde 6 July 1945 13 July 1945 7 Ben Chifley 13 July 1945 19 December 1949 8 Robert Menzies 19 December 1949 26 January 1966
Canada No.PortraitNameDate of ascension/Took officeDate of death/Left office 1 William Lyon Mackenzie King 23 October 1935 15 November 1948 2 Louis St. Laurent 15 November 1948 21 June 1957
Ceylon No.PortraitNameDate of ascension/Took officeDate of death/Left office 1 Don Stephen Senanayake 24 September 1947 22 March 1952
India No.PortraitNameDate of ascension/Took officeDate of death/Left office 1 Jawaharlal Nehru 15 August 1947 26 January 1950 (Republic of India)
Irish Free State No.PortraitNameDate of ascension/Took officeDate of death/Left office 1 Éamon de Valera 11 December 1936 18 February 1948 2 John A. Costello 18 February 1948 18 April 1949 (Republic of Ireland Act 1948)
Malta No.PortraitNameDate of ascension/Took officeDate of death/Left office 1 Paul Boffa 4 November 1947 26 September 1950 2 Enrico Mizzi 26 September 1950 20 December 1950 3 Giorgio Borġ Olivier 20 December 1950 11 March 1955
New Zealand No.PortraitNameDate of ascension/Took officeDate of death/Left office 1 Michael Joseph Savage 11 December 1936 27 March 1940 2 Peter Fraser 27 March 1940Acting to 1 April 1940 13 December 1949 3 Sidney Holland 13 December 1949 20 September 1957
Northern Ireland No.PortraitNameDate of ascension/Took officeDate of death/Left office 1 James Craig 11 December 1936 24 November 1940 2 J. M. Andrews 24 November 1940 1 May 1943 3 Basil Brooke 1 May 1943 26 March 1963
Pakistan No.PortraitNameDate of ascension/Took officeDate of death/Left office 1 Liaquat Ali Khan 14 August 1947 16 October 1951 2 Khawaja Nazimuddin 17 October 1951 17 April 1953
South Africa No.PortraitNameDate of ascension/Took officeDate of death/Left office 1 J. B. M. Hertzog 11 December 1936 5 September 1939 2 Jan Smuts 5 September 1939 4 June 1948 3 Daniel François Malan 4 June 1948 30 November 1954
Southern Rhodesia No.PortraitNameDate of ascension/Took officeDate of death/Left office 1 Godfrey Huggins 12 September 1933 7 September 1953
United Kingdom No.PortraitNameDate of ascension/Took officeDate of death/Left office 1 Stanley Baldwin 7 June 1935 28 May 1937 2 Neville Chamberlain 28 May 1937 10 May 1940 3 Winston Churchill 10 May 1940 26 July 1945 4 Clement Attlee 26 July 1945 26 October 1951 (3) Winston Churchill 26 October 1951 5 April 1955
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As King of Canada
See also British Empire Constitutional monarchy Commonwealth of Nations Dominion