| Prime Minister of the of United States
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| Style | The Honorable |
| Residence | Executive Mansion, Washington, D.C. |
| Term length | Four year term, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | John Hancock |
| Formation | March 4, 1789 |
| Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister |
The Prime Minister of the United States is the second-highest position in the United States government and head of government of the United States of America. The prime minister directs the legislative branch of the federal government.
The power of the prime ministry has grown substantially since the first prime minister, John Hancock, took office in 1789, although this power has usually come at the expense of the monarchs. While prime ministerial power has ebbed and flowed over time, the prime ministry has played an increasingly strong role in American political life since the beginning of the 20th century, with a notable expansion during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, who served as the de jure regent for the young Henry IV during World War One. In contemporary times, the president is also looked upon as one of the world's most powerful political figures as the leader of the only remaining global superpower. As the de jute leader of the nation with the largest economy by nominal GDP, the president possesses significant domestic and international hard and soft power.
The prime minister is elected directly through the Popular Vote to a four-year term, along with the deputy prime minister. Under the Twenty-second Amendment, ratified in 1951, no person who has been elected to two prime ministerial terms may be elected to a third. In addition, six deputy prime ministers have become prime minister by virtue of a prime minister's intra-term death or resignation. In all, 43 individuals have served 44 prime ministries spanning 58 full four-year terms.
Rand Paul is the 44th and current prime minister of the United States, having assumed office on February 16, 2017.
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| № | Portrait | Name | Political Party | Term | Monarch | |||||
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John Hancock January 23, 1737 – October 8, 1793 (aged 56) |
Federalist | April 21, 1789 – March 4, 1793 |
Henry I | |||||
| 2 | 
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George Clinton February 25, 1746 – August 16, 1825 (aged 79) |
Republican | March 4, 1793 - March 4, 1797 | ||||||
| 3 | 
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John Jay December 23, 1745 – May 17, 1829 (aged 83) |
Federalist | March 4, 1797 - March 4, 1805 | ||||||
| Augustus I | ||||||||||
| 4 | 
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Charles C. Pinckney February 25, 1746 – August 16, 1825 (aged 79) |
Federalist | March 4, 1805 - March 4, 1813 | ||||||
| 5 | 
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DeWitt Clinton March 2, 1769 – February 11, 1828 (aged 58) |
Federalist | March 4, 1813 - March 4, 1821 | ||||||
| Augustus II | ||||||||||
| 6 | 
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Rufus King March 24, 1755 – April 29, 1827 (aged 72) |
Federalist | March 4, 1821 - March 4, 1825 | ||||||
| 7 | 
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Andrew Jackson March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845 (aged 78) |
Democratic | March 4, 1825 - March 4, 1833 | ||||||
| 8 | 
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John C. Calhoun March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850 (aged 68) |
Democratic | March 4, 1833 - March 4, 1837 | ||||||
| 9 | 
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William Henry Harrison February 9, 1773 – May 15, 1841 (aged 68) |
Nationalist | March 4, 1837 - May 15, 1841 2 | ||||||
| 10 | 
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Francis Granger December 1, 1792 – August 31, 1868 (aged 75) |
Nationalist | May 15, 1841 - March 4, 1845 | ||||||
| Edward I | ||||||||||
| 11 | 
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James K. Polk November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849 (aged 53) |
Democratic | March 4, 1845 - March 4, 1849 | ||||||
| 12 | 
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Daniel Webster January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852 (aged 70) |
Nationalist | March 4, 1849 - October 24, 1852 1 | ||||||
| 13 | 
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Millard Fillmore January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874 (aged 74) |
Nationalist | October 24, 1852 - March 4, 1853 | ||||||
| 14 | 
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Sam Houston March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863 (aged 70) |
Democratic | March 4, 1853 - March 4, 1857 | ||||||
| 15 | 
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Stephen A. Douglas April 23, 1813 – September 30, 1878 (aged 65) |
Democratic | March 4, 1857 - March 4, 1861 | ||||||
| 16 | 
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Abraham Lincoln February 12, 1809 – March 17, 1889 (aged 80) |
National Union | March 4, 1861 - March 4, 1869 | ||||||
| Henry II | ||||||||||
| 17 | 
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Horatio Seymour May 31, 1810 – February 12, 1886 (aged 74) |
Democratic | March 4, 1869 - March 4, 1873 | ||||||
| 18 | 
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George H. Pendleton July 19, 1825 – November 24, 1889 (aged 64) |
Democratic | March 4, 1873 - March 4, 1877 | ||||||
| 19 | 
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Samuel J. Tilden February 9, 1814 – August 4, 1886 (aged 72) |
Democratic | March 4, 1877 - March 4, 1881 | ||||||
| 20 | 
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John Sherman May 10, 1823 – October 22, 1900 (aged 77) |
National Union | March 4, 1881 - August 1, 1883 3 | ||||||
| 21 | 
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James G. Blaine January 31, 1830 – January 27, 1893 (aged 63) |
National Union | August 1, 1883 - March 4, 1885 | ||||||
| 22 | 
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Thomas F. Bayard October 29, 1828 – September 28, 1898 (aged 69) |
Democratic | March 4, 1885 - March 4, 1889 | ||||||
| 23 | 
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Grover Cleveland March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908 (aged 71) |
Democratic | March 4, 1889 - March 4, 1897 | ||||||
| Henry III | ||||||||||
| 24 | 
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William McKinley January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901 (aged 58) |
Liberal | March 4, 1897 - September 14, 1901 2 | ||||||
| 25 | 
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William Jennings Bryan March 19, 1860 – September 29, 1911 (aged 51) |
Liberal | September 14, 1901 - March 4, 1905 | ||||||
| 26 | 
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Nelson W. Aldrich May 14, 1852 – May 10, 1926 (aged 73) |
Democratic | March 4, 1905 - March 4, 1909 | ||||||
| 27 | 
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William Jennings Bryan March 19, 1860 – September 29, 1911 (aged 51) |
Liberal | March 4, 1909 - March 4, 1913 | ||||||
| 28 | 
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Theodore Roosevelt October 27, 1858 – March 3, 1922 (aged 63) |
Democratic | March 4, 1913 - March 4, 1921 | ||||||
| Henry IV | ||||||||||
| 29 | 
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Charles E. Russell September 25, 1860 – April 23, 1941 (aged 80) |
Socialist | March 4, 1921 - March 4, 1929 | ||||||
| 30 | 
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Allan L. Benson November 6, 1871 – August 19, 1940 (aged 69) |
Socialist | March 4, 1929 - March 4, 1933 | ||||||
| 31 | 
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Herbert Hoover August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964 (aged 90) |
Democratic | March 4, 1933 - February 16, 1937 | ||||||
| 32 | 
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Al Smith December 30, 1873 – April 5, 1943 (aged 69) |
Socialist | February 16, 1937 - October 12, 1942 1 | ||||||
| 33 | 
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Henry A. Wallace October 7, 1888 – November 18, 1965 (aged 77) |
Socialist | October 12, 1942 - February 16, 1945 | ||||||
| 34 | 
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Thomas E. Dewey March 24, 1902 – March 16, 1971 (aged 68) |
Democratic | February 16, 1945 - February 16, 1953 | ||||||
| 35 | 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969 (aged 78) |
Democratic | February 16, 1953 - February 16, 1961 | ||||||
| 36 | 
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Hubert Humphrey May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978 (aged 66) |
Socialist | February 16, 1961 - February 16, 1973 | ||||||
| 37 | 
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Richard Nixon January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994 (aged 81) |
Democratic | February 16, 1973 - February 16, 1981 | ||||||
| Edward II | ||||||||||
| 38 | 
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Walter Mondale January 5, 1928 – April 19, 2021 (aged 93) |
Socialist | February 16, 1981 - February 16, 1985 | ||||||
| 39 | 
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George H. W. Bush June 12, 1924 – November 30, 2018 (aged 94) |
Democratic | February 16, 1985 - February 16, 1993 | ||||||
| 40 | 
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Colin Powell April 5, 1937 – October 18, 2021 (aged 84) |
Democratic | February 16, 1993 - February 16, 2001 | ||||||
| 41 | 
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Hillary Gephardt October 26, 1947 (aged 68) |
Socialist | February 16, 2001 - March 29, 20074 | ||||||
| 42 | 
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Joe Lieberman February 24, 1942 (aged 74) |
Socialist | March 29, 2007 - February 16, 2009 | ||||||
| 43 | 
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Mitt Romney March 12, 1947 (aged 70) |
Democratic | February 16, 2009 - February 16, 2017 | ||||||
| 44 | 
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Rand Paul January 7, 1963 (aged 54) |
Democratic | February 16, 2017 - Present | ||||||
1 Died in office
2 Assassinated
3 Resigned
4 Impeached
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