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Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
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since 5 July 2024 | |
Residence | 10 Downing Street (customary) |
Formation | 3 April 1721 |
First holder | Catherine, Lady Walpole |
To date, forty-seven women and three men have been married to a British prime minister in office. There have also been four bachelor and nine widower prime ministers; the last bachelor was Edward Heath (1970–1974) and the last widower was Ramsay MacDonald (1924, 1929–1935). The Duke of Grafton (1768–1770) and Boris Johnson (2019–2022) are the only prime ministers to have divorced and remarried while in office.
The current prime minister, Keir Starmer, has been married to Victoria Starmer since 2007.