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How many British prime ministers have been knighted, and please distinguish as to before or after they stopped serving as prime minister?

Question #40120. Asked by Hamlet..
Last updated Jun 07 2019.

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According to Downing Street's official website, the answer is eight.
number-10.gov.uk no longer exists

Sir Robert Walpole
Sir Robert Peel
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Sir Winston Churchill
Sir Anthony Eden
Sir Alec Douglas-Home
Sir Edward Heath
Sir John Major

I'm pretty sure they all had their knighthoods before they became PM as there's a tendency for retired statesmen to be elevated to the peerage rather than be knighted.

link https://www.gov.uk/government/history/past-prime-ministers
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom

Response last updated by gtho4 on Jun 07 2019.
Oct 20 2003, 5:38 PM
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