Premierzy w teście Life in the UK

Sir Robert Walpole

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Regarded as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain: when George I came to the throne in 1714 he relied on his ministers, and the most important — Walpole, who held the office from 1721 to 1742 — became known as the Prime Minister.

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1721

Duke of Wellington

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Defeated the French Emperor Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815; known as the 'Iron Duke', he later became Prime Minister.

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1815

Sir Robert Peel

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Established the first modern, professional police force (officers are still nicknamed 'bobbies' or 'peelers' after him — the Metropolitan Police, 1829); he later became Prime Minister.

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1829

Neville Chamberlain

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Prime Minister when Britain declared war on Germany in September 1939; he resigned in 1940 and was succeeded by Churchill.

Kluczowy rok:

1939

Winston Churchill

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Became Prime Minister and Britain's inspirational war leader in 1940; made the 'We shall fight on the beaches' speech after Dunkirk; voted the greatest Briton of all time in 2002.

Kluczowy rok:

1940

Clement Attlee

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Labour

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Became Prime Minister in 1945; his Labour government created the NHS (1948) and nationalised the railways and coal mines.

Kluczowy rok:

1945

Margaret Thatcher

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Conservative

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The first woman Prime Minister of the UK (1979) and the longest-serving Prime Minister of the 20th century, in office until 1990.

Kluczowy rok:

1979

Tony Blair

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Labour

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His Labour government, elected in 1997, introduced the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly, which both came into being in 1999.

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1997