Who was PM when you were born?

[Hub]

Easy one for a child of the 80s!

[craigjm]

phil-sti said:

James Callaghan

Me too

[craigjm]

freshkid said:

Googled it. Harold Wilson.

Shocked to realise only Tory PMs have ever been knighted after looking at this:

https://www.gov.uk/government/history/past-prime-m...

Not true. The Labour PM's (in recent times) have just chosen not to use the title. Both Callaghan and Wilson for instance were Knights Garter

[freshkid]

craigjm said:

Not true. The Labour PM's (in recent times) have just chosen not to use the title. Both Callaghan and Wilson for instance were Knights Garter

Thank you! That makes sense it did seem very odd!

[craigjm]

freshkid said:

Thank you! That makes sense it did seem very odd!

Although Tony Blair might be the first in a while to revert that!

[Sheets Tabuer]

craigjm said:

Although Tony Blair might be the first in a while to revert that!

It's only because he knows he's guilty of war crimes.

[krallicious]

Maggie but then it wasn't too hard to work out being an 80s child.

[ClaphamGT3]

ClaphamGT3 said:

Wilson for me.

It used to be customary for all retiring PMs of whatever party to be given an Earldom but MacMillan was the last. Douglas-Home, Wilson, Callaghan and Thatcher were given life peerages, whilst Heath and Major declined and were (are in JOHN's case) 'just' Knights of the Garter.

Churchill was twice offered a Dukedon but declined, and was also a Knight of the Garter.

Interestingly, Clementine Churchill, Denis Thatcher and Norma Major all received titles in their own right

[anonymous-user]

ClaphamGT3 said:

Wilson for me.

Wasn't Dennis Thatcher also awarded an hereditary title as well?

[ClaphamGT3]

desolate said:

ClaphamGT3 said:

Wilson for me.

Wasn't Dennis Thatcher also awarded an hereditary title as well?

Yes, he was created a Baronet. It Is the most recent hereditary title to be granted.

[BJG1]

89, so Thatcher

[mikial]

Labour in power when I arrived ........Clem Attlee

[anonymous-user]

ClaphamGT3 said:

Yes, he was created a Baronet. It Is the most recent hereditary title to be granted.

I suppose it was for services to the Prime Minister.

Not a particularly pleasant duty, but he did it with a smile on his face and never wanted thanking for it.

[MarshPhantom]

I had no idea - another Ted Heath.

[Laurel Green]

Benjamin Disraeli, or was it Clement Attlee.

[toastybase]

Ramsey McDonald for me (second term)

[zarjaz1991]

John Major

[bomma220]

Winston Churchill. Even though the dates don't quite match, Churchill. The one & only you'd want to & would proud to be associated with. Churchill.

[craigjm]

toastybase said:

Ramsey McDonald for me (second term)

[otolith]

I'd have said Wilson, but actually it was Heath.