Alternative History

This page shows the list of the Prime Ministers of the United States of America.

† Died while in office.

# Portrait Name Term Political Party Election Monarch
1 George-Washington-big-1- George Washington April 30, 1789

March 4, 1797
Independent 1788
1792
Henry I
(1789-1802)
2 Adamstrumbull John Adams March 4, 1797

March 4, 1801
Federalist 1796
3 Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale, 1800 Thomas Jefferson March 4, 1801

March 4, 1809
Constitutionalist 1800
1804
Augustus I
(1802-1843)
4 James Madison James Madison March 4, 1809

March 4, 1817
Constitutionalist 1808
1812
5 Samuel F. B. Morse - James Monroe - Google Art Project James Monroe March 4, 1817

March 4, 1825
Constitutionalist 1816
1820
6 John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams March 4, 1825

March 4, 1829
Constitutionalist 1824
7 Andrew jackson head Andrew Jackson March 4, 1829

March 4, 1837
Democratic 1828
1832
8 MartinVanBuren Martin Van Buren March 4, 1837

March 4, 1841
Democratic 1836
9 William Henry Harrison daguerreotype edit William Henry Harrison March 4, 1841

April 4, 1841
Whig 1840
10 John Tyler John Tyler April 4, 1841

March 4, 1845
Whig Henry II
(1843-1846)
11 James K. Polk James K. Polk March 4, 1845

March 4, 1849
Democratic 1844 Charles
(1846-1883)
12 Zachary Taylor2 Zachary Taylor March 4, 1849

July 9, 1850
Whig 1848
13 Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore July 9, 1850

March 4, 1853
Whig
14 General-Winfield-Scott-(1786-1866)1835 Winfield Scott March 4, 1853

March 4, 1857
Whig 1852
15 James Buchanan-0 James Buchanan March 4, 1857

March 4, 1861
Democratic 1856
16 Abraham Lincoln head on shoulders photo portrait Abraham Lincoln March 4, 1861
-
March 4, 1869
National 1860
1864
17 Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant March 4, 1869
-
March 4, 1877
National 1868
1872
18 Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford Hayes March 4, 1877

March 4, 1881
National 1876
19 James Abram Garfield, photo portrait seated James Garfield March 4, 1881

September 19, 1881
National 1880
20 Chester A. Arthur Chester Arthur September 19, 1881

March 4, 1885
National George
(1883-1902)
21 StephenGroverCleveland Grover Cleveland March 4, 1885

March 4, 1889
Democratic 1884
22 Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison March 4, 1889

March 4, 1893
National 1888
23 StephenGroverCleveland Grover Cleveland March 4, 1893

March 4, 1897
Democratic 1892
24 William McKinley William McKinley March 4, 1897

September 14, 1901
National 1896
1900
25 President Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 Theodore Roosevelt September 14, 1901

March 4, 1909
National 1904 Henry III
(1902-1929)
26 William H. Taft William Howard Taft March 4, 1909

March 4, 1913
National 1908
27 Woodrow Wilson-H&E Woodrow Wilson March 4, 1913

March 4, 1921
Democratic 1912
1916
28 Warren G. Harding Warren G. Harding March 4, 1921

August 2, 1923
National 1920
29 Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge August 2, 1923

March 4, 1929
National 1924
30 Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover March 4, 1929

March 4, 1933
National 1928 Augustus II
(1929-1949)
31 FDR in 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt March 4, 1933

April 12, 1945
Democratic 1932
1936

1940

1944
32 Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman April 12, 1945

January 20, 1953
Democratic 1948 Alexander
(1949-1985)
33 Dwight D. Eisenhower, official photo portrait, May 29, 1959 Dwight D. Eisenhower January 20, 1953

January 20, 1961
Independent 1952
1956
34 Jfk2 John F. Kennedy January 20, 1961
-
January 20, 1969
Democratic 1960
1964
35 Richard Nixon (Rodham Crop) Richard M. Nixon January 20, 1969
-
January 20, 1977
Conservative 1968
1972
36 JimmyCarterPortrait2 Jimmy Carter January 20, 1977

January 20, 1981
Democratic 1976
37 Presidential Portait of 38th President Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan January 20, 1981

January 20, 1989
Conservative 1980
1984
Francis
(Since 1985)

Heir: Prince George

38 George H. W. Bush presidential portrait (cropped2) George Bush January 20, 1989

January 20, 1993
Conservative 1988
39 Bill Clinton Bill Clinton January 20, 1993

January 20, 2001
Democratic 1992
1996
40 Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994 Al Gore January 20, 2001

January 20, 2005
Democratic 2000
41 Official portrait of john mccain John McCain January 20, 2005

January 20, 2009
Conservative 2004
42 Barack Obama portrait cropped Barack Obama January 20, 2009

January 20, 2017
Democratic 2008
2012
43 President H Clinton Hillary Clinton January 20, 2017
-
January 20, 2021
Democratic 2016
44 Tiger Woods official portrait Tiger Woods January 20, 2021
-
Incumbent
Conservative 2020


Living former Prime Ministers[]

Currently, there are 6 living former Prime Ministers. The most recent death of a former Prime Minister was that of George H.W. Bush (1989-1993) who died on November 30, 2018, aged 94. Pictured in order of service: