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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 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK), since 1922, comprises three constituent countries and a region: England, Scotland, and Wales (which collectively make up the region of Great Britain), as well as Northern Ireland, ...
, Crown Dependencies, and
Overseas Territories A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or an ...
. 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 A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/ shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or ...
are collectively responsible to the assembly. The head of the
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is referred to as the prime minister, the leader of one of the constituent countries is referred to as a
first minister A first minister is any of a variety of leaders of government cabinets. The term literally has the same meaning as "prime minister" but is typically chosen to distinguish the office-holder from a superior prime minister. Currently the title of '' ...
, 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


Devolved governments


Crown Dependencies


Overseas Territories


Timeline


See also

* List of rulers of the United Kingdom and predecessor states *
List of current viceregal representatives of the Crown As sovereign, King Charles III is the living embodiment of The Crown in 15 countries known as the Commonwealth realms. The King resides primarily in the oldest and most populous realm, the United Kingdom, and is represented in the other count ...


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{{Current heads of government in the UK and dependencies United Kingdom Chief ministers