List of current heads of government in the United Kingdom and dependencies
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In the United Kingdom, various titles are used for the head of government of each of the countries of the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies, and Overseas Territories. Following elections to the assembly or parliament, the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats is invited to form a government. The monarch (in the United Kingdom) or governor / lieutenant governor (in the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) appoints the head of government, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to their respective parliaments.

The head of the British government is referred to as the prime minister, whilst the head of the Northern Ireland Executive, Scottish Government and Welsh Government is referred to as a first minister, and the terms chief minister and premier are used in the Overseas Territories. In the Crown Dependencies, the term chief minister is used in all apart from Guernsey, where the leader is referred to as the president of the Policy and Resources Committee.
Government of the United Kingdom
| Country | Position | Name | Portrait | Since | Party | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer | 5 July 2024 | Labour | [1] | |||
Devolved governments
- Note: As England does not have a devolved government, all English affairs are governed by the UK government.
| Country | Position | Name | Portrait | Since | Party[note 1] | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Minister | Michelle O'Neill | 3 February 2024 | Sinn Féin | [3] | |||
| Deputy First Minister | Emma Little-Pengelly | Democratic Unionist Party | |||||
| First Minister | John Swinney | 8 May 2024 | Scottish National Party | [4] | |||
| First Minister | Rhun ap Iorwerth | 12 May 2026 | Plaid Cymru | ||||
Crown Dependencies
| Crown dependency | Position | Name | Portrait | Since | Party | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P&RC President | Lindsay de Sausmarez | 1 July 2025 | Independent | [5] | |||
| Chief Minister | Lyndon Farnham | 30 January 2024 | Independent | ||||
| Chief Minister | Alfred Cannan | 12 October 2021 | [6] | ||||
Overseas Territories
| Overseas Territory | Position | Name | Portrait | Since | Party | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier | Cora Richardson-Hodge | 27 February 2025 | Anguilla United Front | [7] | |||
| Premier | Edward David Burt | 19 July 2017 | Progressive Labour Party | [8] | |||
| Premier | Natalio Wheatley | 5 May 2022 | Virgin Islands Party | [9] | |||
| Premier | André Ebanks | 6 May 2025 | Caymanian Community Party | ||||
| Chief Executive | Andrea Clausen | 1 April 2025 | Independent | ||||
| Chief Minister | Fabian Picardo | 9 December 2011 | Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party | [10] | |||
| Premier | Reuben Meade | 25 October 2024 | United Alliance | [11] | |||
| Mayor | Shawn Christian | 1 January 2026 | Independent | [12] | |||
| Chief Minister | Rebecca Cairns-Wicks | 10 September 2025 | [13] | ||||
| Premier | Washington Misick | 20 February 2021 | Progressive National Party | ||||
Notes
- This column names only the leader's party. The executive they are heading may be a coalition of parties and independents; those are not listed here.