LONDON, July 14 — Conservative leader Theresa May, who took office today, is Britain’s 14th prime minister since World War II.
She is 13th to serve — and the third to be born — during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, who has been on the throne since 1952.
She is also the second female prime minister ever, after Margaret Thatcher.
Here is a list of British premiers since 1945 -- five from the Labour Party and nine from the Conservatives.
1945-1951: Clement Atlee (Labour)
1951-1955: Winston Churchill (Conservative)
1955-1957: Anthony Eden (Conservative)
1957-1963: Harold Macmillan (Conservative)
1963-1964: Alec Douglas-Home (Conservative)
1964-1970: Harold Wilson (Labour)
1970-1974: Edward Heath (Conservative)
1974-1976: Harold Wilson (Labour)
1976-1979: James Callaghan (Labour)
1979-1990: Margaret Thatcher (Conservative)
1990-1997: John Major (Conservative)
1997-2007: Tony Blair (Labour)
2007-2010: Gordon Brown (Labour)
2010-2016: David Cameron (Conservative)
2016- : Theresa May (Conservative). — AFP
