King Edward VIII was the King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions and colonies of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India from 20 January to 11 December 1936, when he abdicated the throne.
During his reign Edward was served by eight prime ministers; one each from the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, the Irish Free State, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, South Africa, and Southern Rhodesia. Edward's short reign saw no changes in the occupancy of any these offices.
Prime ministers
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Joseph Lyons (1879–1939) |
6 January 1932 |
7 April 1939 |
Australia |
|
William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874–1950) |
23 October 1935 |
15 November 1948 |
Canada |
|
Éamon de Valera (1882–1975) |
9 March 1932 |
29 December 1937 |
Irish Free State |
|
Michael Joseph Savage (1872–1940) |
6 December 1935 |
27 March 1940 |
New Zealand |
|
The Viscount Craigavon (1871–1940) |
7 June 1921 |
24 November 1940 |
Northern Ireland |
|
J. B. M. Hertzog (1866–1942) |
30 June 1924 |
5 September 1939 |
South Africa |
|
Godfrey Huggins (1883–1971) |
12 September 1933 |
7 September 1953 |
Southern Rhodesia |
|
Stanley Baldwin (1867–1947) |
7 June 1935 |
28 May 1937 |
United Kingdom |
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