The Conservative Prime Ministers (1951-1964)

Summaries of Conservative PMs in 1951-1964

Winston Churchill (1951-55)

• Second term as Prime Minister
• 78 years old in 1951, and was ill for most of his second term, including suffering a series of minor strokes which were not publicised
• More concerned with foreign affairs than domestic issues.

Anthony Eden (1955-57)

• Churchill kept him waiting for years but he finally…