Spouse of the prime minister of the United Kingdom
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{{Infobox political role
| post = Spouse of the Prime Minister{{clear}}
| body = the United Kingdom
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| image = Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Victoria Starmer leave for NATO (crop to Vic).jpg
| incumbentlabel = Current
| incumbent = Victoria, Lady Starmer
| incumbentsince = 5 July 2024
| residence = 10 Downing Street (customary)
| formation = {{start date and age|1721|04|03|p=1|df=y}}
| first = Catherine, Lady Walpole
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To date, forty-seven women and three men have been married to a British prime minister in office. There have also been four bachelor and nine widower prime ministers; the last bachelor was Edward Heath (1970–1974) and the last widower was Ramsay MacDonald (1924, 1929–1935). The Duke of Grafton (1768–1770) and Boris Johnson (2019–2022) are the only prime ministers to have divorced and remarried while in office.
The current prime minister, Keir Starmer, has been married to Victoria Starmer since 2007.
Role and duties
The role of the British prime minister's spouse is not an official one, and as such, they are not given a salary or official duties. Over time the position has evolved, and spouses such as Cherie Blair have gained public attention through their own independent careers and achievements, as well as attending engagements such as the African First Ladies Summit.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/02/michelle-obama-laura-bush-africa|title=The first ladies club: Obama and Bush share stage in Africa|first=Josephat|last=Mwanzi|date=2 July 2013|newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=15 January 2014}}
Cherie Blair, with Cate Haste, wrote a book about recent prime ministerial spouses, The Goldfish Bowl: Married to the Prime Minister, 1955–1997, in 2005.{{cite book|first1=Cherie |last1=Booth|last2=Cate |first2=Haste|title=The Goldfish Bowl: Married To The Prime Minister, 1955–1997|url={{GBurl|id=VZBRAAAACAAJ}} |url-access=limited|year=2005|publisher=Random House|isbn=978-0-09-946202-6}}
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List of spouses
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! class="unsortable" | Image ! Spouse ! Date of birth ! Date of marriage ! Prime Minister ! Date tenure began ! Age at start of tenure ! Date tenure ended ! Date of death |
File:Catherine Walpole (née Shorter), Lady Walpole (cropped).jpg
| data-sort-value="Shorter, Catherine"|Catherine Walpole | {{dts|abbr=on|1682}} | {{dts|abbr=on|30 July 1700}} | data-sort-value="Walpole, Robert"|Robert Walpole | {{dts|abbr=on|3 April 1721}} | {{age in years|1682|3 April 1721}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|20 August 1737}} | {{dts|abbr=on|20 August 1737}} |
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| {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|None (widower)}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|—}} | data-sort-value="Walpole, Robert"|Walpole | {{dts|abbr=on|20 August 1737}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{dts|abbr=on|3 March 1738}} | {{CNone|—}} |
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| data-sort-value="Skerrett, Maria"|Maria Walpole | {{dts|abbr=on|1702}} | {{dts|abbr=on|3 March 1738}} | data-sort-value="Walpole, Robert"|Walpole | {{dts|abbr=on|3 March 1738}} | {{age in years|1702|3 March 1738}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|4 June 1738}} | {{dts|abbr=on|4 June 1738}} |
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| {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|None (widower)}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|—}} | data-sort-value="Walpole, Robert"|Walpole | {{dts|abbr=on|4 June 1738}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{dts|abbr=on|11 February 1742}} | {{CNone|—}} |
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| {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|None (bachelor)}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|—}} | data-sort-value="Wilmington, Earl of"|Earl of Wilmington | {{dts|abbr=on|16 February 1742}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{dts|abbr=on|2 July 1743}} | {{CNone|—}} |
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| data-sort-value="Manners, Lady Catherine"|Lady Catherine Pelham | {{dts|abbr=on|1706}} | {{dts|abbr=on|29 October 1726}} | data-sort-value="Pelham, Henry"|Henry Pelham | {{dts|abbr=on|27 August 1743}} | {{age in years|1706|27 August 1743}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|6 March 1754}} | {{dts|abbr=on|18 February 1780}} |
File:Henrietta (d 1776), wife of Thomas Pelham-Holles by Charles Jervas (cropped).jpg
| data-sort-value="Godolphin, Harriet"|Duchess of Newcastle | {{dts|abbr=on|1701}} | {{dts|abbr=on|2 April 1717}} | data-sort-value="Newcastle, Duke of"|Duke of Newcastle | {{dts|abbr=on|16 March 1754}} | {{age in years|1701|16 March 1754}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|11 November 1756}} | {{dts|abbr=on|17 July 1776}} |
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| {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|None{{efn|Devonshire's wife Charlotte died in 1754.}} (widower)}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|—}} | data-sort-value="Devonshire, Duke of"|Duke of Devonshire | {{dts|abbr=on|16 November 1756}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{dts|abbr=on|29 June 1757}} | {{CNone|—}} |
File:Henrietta (d 1776), wife of Thomas Pelham-Holles by Charles Jervas (cropped).jpg
| data-sort-value="Godolphin, Harriet"|Duchess of Newcastle | {{dts|abbr=on|1701}} | {{dts|abbr=on|2 April 1717}} | data-sort-value="Newcastle, Duke of"|Duke of Newcastle | {{dts|abbr=on|29 June 1757}} | {{age in years|1701|29 June 1757}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|26 May 1762}} | {{dts|abbr=on|17 July 1776}} |
File:Mary Stuart (1718-1794), Countess of Bute, after Sir Joshua Reynolds (cropped).jpg
| data-sort-value="Montagu, Mary"|Countess of Bute | {{dts|abbr=on|19 January 1718}} | {{dts|abbr=on|24 August 1736}} | data-sort-value="Bute, Earl of"|Earl of Bute | {{dts|abbr=on|26 May 1762}} | {{age in years|19 January 1718|26 May 1762}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|8 April 1763}} | {{dts|abbr=on|6 November 1794}} |
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| data-sort-value="Wyndham, Elizabeth"|Elizabeth Grenville{{efn|Mother of Lord Grenville.}} | {{dts|abbr=on|1719}} | {{dts|abbr=on|1 May 1749}} | data-sort-value="Grenville, George"|George Grenville | {{dts|abbr=on|16 April 1763}} | {{age in years|1719|16 April 1763}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|10 July 1765}} | {{dts|abbr=on|5 December 1769}} |
File:Mary Bright (cropped).jpg
| data-sort-value="Liddell, Mary"|Marchioness of Rockingham | {{dts|abbr=on|1735}} | {{dts|abbr=on|26 February 1752}} | data-sort-value="Rockingham, Marquess of"|Marquess of Rockingham | {{dts|abbr=on|13 July 1765}} | {{age in years|1735|13 July 1765}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|30 July 1766}} | {{dts|abbr=on|19 December 1804}} |
File:Hester (nee Grenville) Countess of Chatham (1721-1803) (cropped).jpg
| data-sort-value="Grenville, Hester"|Countess of Chatham{{efn|Mother of William Pitt the Younger.}} | {{dts|abbr=on|8 November 1720}} | {{dts|abbr=on|16 October 1754}} | data-sort-value="Chatham, Earl of"|Earl of Chatham | {{dts|abbr=on|30 July 1766}} | {{age in years|8 November 1720|30 July 1766}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|14 October 1768}} | {{dts|abbr=on|9 April 1803}} |
File:Lucas, David - Anne, Duchess of Grafton (cropped).jpg
| data-sort-value="Liddell, Anne"|Duchess of Grafton | {{dts|abbr=on|1737}} | {{dts|abbr=on|29 January 1756}} | data-sort-value="Grafton, Duke of"|Duke of Grafton | {{dts|abbr=on|14 October 1768}} | {{age in years|1737|14 October 1768}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|23 March 1769}} | {{dts|abbr=on|1804}} |
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| {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|None (divorcee)}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|—}} | data-sort-value="Grafton, Duke of"|Grafton | {{dts|abbr=on|23 March 1769}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{dts|abbr=on|24 June 1769}} | {{CNone|—}} |
File:Thomas Gainsborough - Elizabeth Wrottesley, later Duchess of Grafton - Google Art Project (cropped).jpg
| data-sort-value="Wrottesley, Elizabeth"|Duchess of Grafton{{efn|Grafton's second marriage after Anne Liddell.}} | {{dts|abbr=on|1 November 1745}} | {{dts|abbr=on|24 June 1769}} | data-sort-value="Grafton, Duke of"|Grafton | {{dts|abbr=on|24 June 1769}} | {{age in years|1 November 1745|24 June 1769}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|28 January 1770}} | {{dts|abbr=on|25 May 1822}} |
File:Anne, wife of Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guildford, after Joshua Reynolds (cropped).jpg
| data-sort-value="Speke, Anne"|Lady North | {{dts|abbr=on|1741}} | {{dts|abbr=on|20 May 1756}} | data-sort-value="North, Lord"|Lord North | {{dts|abbr=on|28 January 1770}} | {{age in years|1741|28 January 1770}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|27 March 1782}} | {{dts|abbr=on|1797}} |
File:Mary Bright (cropped).jpg
| data-sort-value="Liddell, Mary"|Marchioness of Rockingham | {{dts|abbr=on|1735}} | {{dts|abbr=on|26 February 1752}} | data-sort-value="Rockingham, Marquess of"|Marquess of Rockingham | {{dts|abbr=on|27 March 1782}} | {{age in years|1735|27 March 1782}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|1 July 1782}} | {{dts|abbr=on|19 December 1804}} |
File:A catalogue of the pictures and drawings in the National loan exhibition, in aid of National gallery funds, held in the Grafton Galleries, London (1909-1910) (1909) (14760399621).jpg
| data-sort-value="FitzPatrick, Louisa"|Countess of Shelburne{{efn|Shelburne's second marriage after Sophia Carteret.}} | {{dts|abbr=on|1755}} | {{dts|abbr=on|19 July 1779}} | data-sort-value="Shelburne, Earl of"|Earl of Shelburne | {{dts|abbr=on|4 July 1782}} | {{age in years|1755|4 July 1782}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|26 March 1783}} | {{dts|abbr=on|7 August 1789}} |
File:Dorothy Cavendish, wife of William Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738-1809) by George Romney (cropped).jpg
| data-sort-value="Cavendish, Dorothy"|Duchess of Portland{{efn|Daughter of the Duke of Devonshire.}} | {{dts|abbr=on|27 August 1750}} | {{dts|abbr=on|8 November 1766}} | data-sort-value="Portland, Duke of"|Duke of Portland | {{dts|abbr=on|2 April 1783}} | {{age in years|27 August 1750|2 April 1783}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|18 December 1783}} | {{dts|abbr=on|3 June 1794}} |
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| {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|None (bachelor)}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|—}} | data-sort-value="Pitt, William"|William Pitt | {{dts|abbr=on|19 December 1783}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{dts|abbr=on|14 March 1801}} | {{CNone|—}} |
| data-sort-value="Hammond, Ursula"|Ursula Addington ({{nee|Hammond}}) | {{dts|abbr=on|1759}} | {{dts|abbr=on|19 September 1781}} | data-sort-value="Addington, Henry"|Henry Addington | {{dts|abbr=on|17 March 1801}} | {{age in years|1759|17 March 1801}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|10 May 1804}} | {{dts|abbr=on|28 June 1811}} |
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| {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|None (bachelor)}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|—}} | data-sort-value="Pitt, William"|William Pitt | {{dts|abbr=on|10 May 1804}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{dts|abbr=on|23 January 1806}} | {{CNone|—}} |
File:Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun - Portrait of Anna Pitt as Hebe - WGA25079 (cropped).jpg
| data-sort-value="Pitt, Anne"|Baroness Grenville | {{dts|abbr=on|September 1772}} | {{dts|abbr=on|18 July 1792}} | data-sort-value="Grenville, Lord"|Lord Grenville | {{dts|abbr=on|11 February 1806}} | {{age in years|September 1772|11 February 1806}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|25 March 1807}} | {{dts|abbr=on|June 1864}} |
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| {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|None{{efn|Portland's wife Lady Dorothy died in 1794.}} (widower)}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|—}} | data-sort-value="Portland, Duke of"|Duke of Portland | {{dts|abbr=on|31 March 1807}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{dts|abbr=on|4 October 1809}} | {{CNone|—}} |
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| data-sort-value="Wilson, Jane"|Jane Perceval | {{dts|abbr=on|21 September 1769}} | {{dts|abbr=on|10 August 1790}} | data-sort-value="Perceval, Spencer"|Spencer Perceval | {{dts|abbr=on|4 October 1809}} | {{age in years|21 September 1769|4 October 1809}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|11 May 1812}} | {{dts|abbr=on|26 January 1844}} |
File:Louisa Hervey by George Romney (detail).jpg
| data-sort-value="Hervey, Louisa"|Countess of Liverpool | {{dts|abbr=on|February 1767}} | {{dts|abbr=on|25 March 1795}} | data-sort-value="Liverpool, Earl of"|Earl of Liverpool | {{dts|abbr=on|8 June 1812}} | {{age in years|February 1767|8 June 1812}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|12 June 1821}} | {{dts|abbr=on|12 June 1821}} |
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| {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|None (widower)}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|—}} | data-sort-value="Liverpool, Earl of"|Liverpool | {{dts|abbr=on|12 June 1821}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{dts|abbr=on|24 September 1822}} | {{CNone|—}} |
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| data-sort-value="Chester, Mary"|Countess of Liverpool | {{dts|abbr=on|24 June 1777}} | {{dts|abbr=on|24 September 1822}} | data-sort-value="Liverpool, Earl of"|Liverpool | {{dts|abbr=on|24 September 1822}} | {{age in years|24 June 1777|24 September 1822}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|9 April 1827}} | {{dts|abbr=on|18 October 1846}} |
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| data-sort-value="Scott, Joan"|Joan Canning | {{dts|abbr=on|1776}} | {{dts|abbr=on|8 July 1800}} | data-sort-value="Canning, George"|George Canning | {{dts|abbr=on|12 April 1827}} | {{age in years|1776|12 April 1827}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|8 August 1827}} | {{dts|abbr=on|14 March 1837}} |
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| data-sort-value="Hobart, Sarah"|Viscountess Goderich | {{dts|abbr=on|22 February 1793}} | {{dts|abbr=on|1 September 1814}} | data-sort-value="Goderich, Viscount"|Viscount Goderich | {{dts|abbr=on|31 August 1827}} | {{age in years|22 February 1793|31 August 1827}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|8 January 1828}} | {{dts|abbr=on|9 April 1867}} |
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| data-sort-value="Pakenham, Catherine"|Duchess of Wellington | {{dts|abbr=on|14 January 1773}} | {{dts|abbr=on|10 April 1806}} | data-sort-value="Wellington, Duke of"|Duke of Wellington | {{dts|abbr=on|22 January 1828}} | {{age in years|14 January 1773|22 January 1828}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|16 November 1830}} | {{dts|abbr=on|24 April 1831}} |
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| data-sort-value="Ponsonby, Mary"|Countess Grey | {{dts|abbr=on|4 March 1776}} | {{dts|abbr=on|18 November 1794}} | data-sort-value="Grey, Earl"|Earl Grey | {{dts|abbr=on|22 November 1830}} | {{age in years|4 March 1776|22 November 1830}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|9 July 1834}} | {{dts|abbr=on|26 November 1861}} |
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| {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|None{{efn|Melbourne's wife Lady Caroline died in 1828.|name=Melbourne}} (widower)}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|—}} | data-sort-value="Melbourne, Viscount"|Viscount Melbourne | {{dts|abbr=on|16 July 1834}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{dts|abbr=on|14 November 1834}} | {{CNone|—}} |
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| {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|None{{efn|Wellington's wife Catherine died in 1831.}} (widower)}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|—}} | data-sort-value="Wellington, Duke of"|Duke of Wellington | {{dts|abbr=on|17 November 1834}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{dts|abbr=on|9 December 1834}} | {{CNone|—}} |
File:Julia, Lady Peel - Lawrence 1827 (cropped).jpg
| data-sort-value="Floyd, Julia"|Julia Peel | {{dts|abbr=on|1795}} | {{dts|abbr=on|8 June 1820}} | data-sort-value="Peel, Robert"|Robert Peel | {{dts|abbr=on|10 December 1834}} | {{age in years|1795|10 December 1834}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|8 April 1835}} | {{dts|abbr=on|27 October 1859}} |
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| {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|None{{efn|name=Melbourne}} (widower)}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|—}} | data-sort-value="Melbourne, Viscount"|Viscount Melbourne | {{dts|abbr=on|18 April 1835}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{dts|abbr=on|30 August 1841}} | {{CNone|—}} |
File:Julia, Lady Peel - Lawrence 1827 (cropped).jpg
| data-sort-value="Floyd, Julia"|Julia Peel | {{dts|abbr=on|1795}} | {{dts|abbr=on|8 June 1820}} | data-sort-value="Peel, Robert"|Robert Peel | {{dts|abbr=on|30 August 1841}} | {{age in years|1795|30 August 1841}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|29 June 1846}} | {{dts|abbr=on|27 October 1859}} |
File:Frances Elliot Murray Kynynmound (cropped).png
| data-sort-value="Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Frances"|Lady John Russell{{efn|Russell's second marriage after Adelaide Lister.|name=Russell}} | {{dts|abbr=on|15 November 1815}} | {{dts|abbr=on|20 July 1841}} | data-sort-value="Russell, Lord John"|Lord John Russell | {{dts|abbr=on|30 June 1846}} | {{age in years|15 November 1815|30 June 1846}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|21 February 1852}} | {{dts|abbr=on|17 January 1898}} |
File:Emma Bootle Wilbraham (cropped).jpg
| data-sort-value="Bootle-Wilbraham, Emma Caroline"|Countess of Derby | {{dts|abbr=on|17 March 1805}} | {{dts|abbr=on|31 May 1825}} | data-sort-value="Derby, Earl of"|Earl of Derby | {{dts|abbr=on|23 February 1852}} | {{age in years|17 March 1805|23 February 1852}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|17 December 1852}} | {{dts|abbr=on|1876}} |
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| {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|None{{efn|Aberdeen's first wife Catherine died in 1812 and his second wife Harriet died in 1833.}} (widower)}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|—}} | data-sort-value="Aberdeen, Earl of"|Earl of Aberdeen | {{dts|abbr=on|19 December 1852}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{dts|abbr=on|30 January 1855}} | {{CNone|—}} |
File:Emily Lamb by William Owen (cropped).jpg
| data-sort-value="Lamb, Emily"|Viscountess Palmerston{{efn|Emily's second marriage after the Earl Cowper. Sister of the Viscount Melbourne.}} | {{dts|abbr=on|1787}} | {{dts|abbr=on|16 December 1839}} | data-sort-value="Palmerston, Viscount"|Viscount Palmerston | {{dts|abbr=on|6 February 1855}} | {{age in years|1787|6 February 1855}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|19 February 1858}} | {{dts|abbr=on|1869}} |
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| data-sort-value="Bootle-Wilbraham, Emma Caroline"|Countess of Derby | {{dts|abbr=on|17 March 1805}} | {{dts|abbr=on|31 May 1825}} | data-sort-value="Derby, Earl of"|Earl of Derby | {{dts|abbr=on|20 February 1858}} | {{age in years|17 March 1805|20 February 1858}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|11 June 1859}} | {{dts|abbr=on|1876}} |
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| data-sort-value="Lamb, Emily"|Viscountess Palmerston | {{dts|abbr=on|1787}} | {{dts|abbr=on|16 December 1839}} | data-sort-value="Palmerston, Viscount"|Viscount Palmerston | {{dts|abbr=on|12 June 1859}} | {{age in years|1787|12 June 1859}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|18 October 1865}} | {{dts|abbr=on|1869}} |
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| data-sort-value="Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Frances"|Countess Russell{{efn|name=Russell}} | {{dts|abbr=on|15 November 1815}} | {{dts|abbr=on|20 July 1841}} | data-sort-value="Russell, Earl"|Earl Russell | {{dts|abbr=on|29 October 1865}} | {{age in years|15 November 1815|29 October 1865}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|26 June 1866}} | {{dts|abbr=on|17 January 1898}} |
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| data-sort-value="Bootle-Wilbraham, Emma Caroline"|Countess of Derby | {{dts|abbr=on|17 March 1805}} | {{dts|abbr=on|31 May 1825}} | data-sort-value="Derby, Earl of"|Earl of Derby | {{dts|abbr=on|28 June 1866}} | {{age in years|17 March 1805|28 June 1866}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|25 February 1868}} | {{dts|abbr=on|1876}} |
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| data-sort-value="Evans, Mary Anne"|Mary Anne Disraeli{{efn|Mary's second marriage after Wyndham Lewis.}} | {{dts|abbr=on|11 November 1792}} | {{dts|abbr=on|28 August 1839}} | data-sort-value="Disraeli, Benjamin"|Benjamin Disraeli | {{dts|abbr=on|27 February 1868}} | {{age in years|11 November 1792|27 February 1868}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|1 December 1868}} | {{dts|abbr=on|15 December 1872}} |
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| data-sort-value="Glynne, Catherine"|Catherine Gladstone | {{dts|abbr=on|6 January 1812}} | {{dts|abbr=on|25 July 1839}} | data-sort-value="Gladstone, William Ewart"|William Ewart Gladstone | {{dts|abbr=on|3 December 1868}} | {{age in years|6 January 1812|3 December 1868}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|17 February 1874}} | {{dts|abbr=on|14 June 1900}} |
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| {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|None{{efn|Disraeli's wife Mary died in 1872.}} (widower)}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|—}} | data-sort-value="Disraeli, Benjamin"|Benjamin Disraeli | {{dts|abbr=on|20 February 1874}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{dts|abbr=on|21 April 1880}} | {{CNone|—}} |
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| data-sort-value="Glynne, Catherine"|Catherine Gladstone | {{dts|abbr=on|6 January 1812}} | {{dts|abbr=on|25 July 1839}} | data-sort-value="Gladstone, William Ewart"|William Ewart Gladstone | {{dts|abbr=on|23 April 1880}} | {{age in years|6 January 1812|23 April 1880}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|9 June 1885}} | {{dts|abbr=on|14 June 1900}} |
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| data-sort-value="Alderson, Georgina"|Marchioness of Salisbury | {{dts|abbr=on|1827}} | {{dts|abbr=on|11 July 1857}} | data-sort-value="Salisbury, Marquess of"|Marquess of Salisbury | {{dts|abbr=on|23 June 1885}} | {{age in years|1827|23 June 1885}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|28 January 1886}} | {{dts|abbr=on|20 November 1899}} |
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| data-sort-value="Glynne, Catherine"|Catherine Gladstone | {{dts|abbr=on|6 January 1812}} | {{dts|abbr=on|25 July 1839}} | data-sort-value="Gladstone, William Ewart"|William Ewart Gladstone | {{dts|abbr=on|1 February 1886}} | {{age in years|6 January 1812|1 February 1886}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|20 July 1886}} | {{dts|abbr=on|14 June 1900}} |
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| data-sort-value="Alderson, Georgina"|Marchioness of Salisbury | {{dts|abbr=on|1827}} | {{dts|abbr=on|11 July 1857}} | data-sort-value="Salisbury, Marquess of"|Marquess of Salisbury | {{dts|abbr=on|25 July 1886}} | {{age in years|1827|25 July 1886}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|11 August 1892}} | {{dts|abbr=on|20 November 1899}} |
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| data-sort-value="Glynne, Catherine"|Catherine Gladstone | {{dts|abbr=on|6 January 1812}} | {{dts|abbr=on|25 July 1839}} | data-sort-value="Gladstone, William Ewart"|William Ewart Gladstone | {{dts|abbr=on|15 August 1892}} | {{age in years|6 January 1812|15 August 1892}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|2 March 1894}} | {{dts|abbr=on|14 June 1900}} |
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| {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|None{{efn|Rosebery's wife Hannah died in 1890.}} (widower)}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|—}} | data-sort-value="Rosebery, Earl of"|Earl of Rosebery | {{dts|abbr=on|5 March 1894}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{dts|abbr=on|22 June 1895}} | {{CNone|—}} |
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| data-sort-value="Alderson, Georgina"|Marchioness of Salisbury | {{dts|abbr=on|1827}} | {{dts|abbr=on|11 July 1857}} | data-sort-value="Salisbury, Marquess of"|Marquess of Salisbury | {{dts|abbr=on|25 June 1895}} | {{age in years|1827|25 June 1895}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|20 November 1899}} | {{dts|abbr=on|20 November 1899}} |
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| {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|None (widower)}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|—}} | data-sort-value="Salisbury, Marquess of"|Salisbury | {{dts|abbr=on|20 November 1899}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{dts|abbr=on|11 July 1902}} | {{CNone|—}} |
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| {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|None (bachelor)}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|—}} | data-sort-value="Balfour, Arthur"|Arthur Balfour | {{dts|abbr=on|12 July 1902}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{dts|abbr=on|4 December 1905}} | {{CNone|—}} |
File:LADY CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN (cropped).jpg
| data-sort-value="Bruce, Charlotte"|Charlotte Campbell-Bannerman | {{dts|abbr=on|10 May 1832}} | {{dts|abbr=on|13 September 1860}} | data-sort-value="Campbell-Bannerman, Henry"|Henry Campbell-Bannerman | {{dts|abbr=on|5 December 1905}} | {{age in years|1832|5 December 1905}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|30 August 1906}} | {{dts|abbr=on|30 August 1906}} |
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| {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|None (widower)}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|—}} | data-sort-value="Campbell-Bannerman, Henry"|Campbell-Bannerman | {{dts|abbr=on|30 August 1906}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{dts|abbr=on|5 April 1908}} | {{CNone|—}} |
File:Margaret-Emma-Alice-Margot-Asquith-ne-Tennant-Countess-of-Oxford-and-Asquith.jpg
| data-sort-value="Tennant, Margot"|Margot Asquith{{efn|Asquith's second marriage after Helen Melland.}} | {{dts|abbr=on|2 February 1864}} | {{dts|abbr=on|10 May 1894}} | data-sort-value="Asquith, H. H."|H. H. Asquith | {{dts|abbr=on|5 April 1908}} | {{age in years|2 February 1864|5 April 1908}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|5 December 1916}} | {{dts|abbr=on|28 July 1945}} |
File:Margaret Lloyd George in 1919 (cropped).jpg
| data-sort-value="Owen, Margaret"|Margaret Lloyd George | {{dts|abbr=on|4 November 1864}} | {{dts|abbr=on|24 January 1888}} | data-sort-value="Lloyd George, David"|David Lloyd George | {{dts|abbr=on|6 December 1916}} | {{age in years|4 November 1864|6 December 1916}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|19 October 1922}} | {{dts|abbr=on|20 January 1941}} |
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| {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|None{{efn|Law's wife Annie died in 1909.}} (widower)}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|—}} | data-sort-value="Law, Bonar"|Bonar Law | {{dts|abbr=on|23 October 1922}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{dts|abbr=on|20 May 1923}} | {{CNone|—}} |
File:Lucy-ne-Ridsdale-Countess-Baldwin.jpg
| data-sort-value="Ridsdale, Lucy"|Lucy Baldwin | {{dts|abbr=on|19 June 1869}} | {{dts|abbr=on|12 September 1892}} | data-sort-value="Baldwin, Stanley"|Stanley Baldwin | {{dts|abbr=on|22 May 1923}} | {{age in years|19 June 1869|22 May 1923}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|22 January 1924}} | {{dts|abbr=on|17 June 1945}} |
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| {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|None{{efn|MacDonald's wife Margaret died in 1911.|name=MacDonald}} (widower)}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|—}} | data-sort-value="MacDonald, Ramsay"|Ramsay MacDonald | {{dts|abbr=on|22 January 1924}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{dts|abbr=on|4 November 1924}} | {{CNone|—}} |
File:Lucy-ne-Ridsdale-Countess-Baldwin.jpg
| data-sort-value="Ridsdale, Lucy"|Lucy Baldwin | {{dts|abbr=on|19 June 1869}} | {{dts|abbr=on|12 September 1892}} | data-sort-value="Baldwin, Stanley"|Stanley Baldwin | {{dts|abbr=on|4 November 1924}} | {{age in years|19 June 1869|4 November 1924}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|4 June 1929}} | {{dts|abbr=on|17 June 1945}} |
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| {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|None{{efn|name=MacDonald}} (widower)}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|—}} | data-sort-value="MacDonald, Ramsay"|Ramsay MacDonald | {{dts|abbr=on|5 June 1929}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{dts|abbr=on|7 June 1935}} | {{CNone|—}} |
File:Lucy-ne-Ridsdale-Countess-Baldwin.jpg
| data-sort-value="Ridsdale, Lucy"|Lucy Baldwin | {{dts|abbr=on|19 June 1869}} | {{dts|abbr=on|12 September 1892}} | data-sort-value="Baldwin, Stanley"|Stanley Baldwin | {{dts|abbr=on|7 June 1935}} | {{age in years|19 June 1869|7 June 1935}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|28 May 1937}} | {{dts|abbr=on|17 June 1945}} |
File:Anne-Vere-Chamberlain-ne-Cole.jpg
| data-sort-value="Cole, Anne"|Anne Chamberlain | {{dts|abbr=on|1 June 1882}} | {{dts|abbr=on|5 January 1911}} | data-sort-value="Chamberlain, Neville"|Neville Chamberlain | {{dts|abbr=on|28 May 1937}} | {{age in years|1883|28 May 1937}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|10 May 1940}} | {{dts|abbr=on|12 February 1967}} |
File:Clementine Churchill 1915.jpg
| data-sort-value="Hozier, Clementine"|Clementine Churchill | {{dts|abbr=on|1 April 1885}} | {{dts|abbr=on|12 September 1908}} | data-sort-value="Churchill, Winston"|Winston Churchill | {{dts|abbr=on|10 May 1940}} | {{age in years|1 April 1885|10 May 1940}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|26 July 1945}} | {{dts|abbr=on|12 December 1977}} |
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| data-sort-value="Millar, Violet"|Violet Attlee | {{dts|abbr=on|20 November 1895}} | {{dts|abbr=on|10 January 1922}} | data-sort-value="Attlee, Clement"|Clement Attlee | {{dts|abbr=on|26 July 1945}} | {{age in years|20 November 1895|26 July 1945}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|26 October 1951}} | {{dts|abbr=on|7 June 1964}} |
File:Clementine Churchill 1915.jpg
| data-sort-value="Hozier, Clementine"|Clementine Churchill | {{dts|abbr=on|1 April 1885}} | {{dts|abbr=on|12 September 1908}} | data-sort-value="Churchill, Winston"|Winston Churchill | {{dts|abbr=on|26 October 1951}} | {{age in years|1 April 1885|26 October 1951}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|5 April 1955}} | {{dts|abbr=on|12 December 1977}} |
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| data-sort-value="Spencer-Churchill, Clarissa"|Clarissa Eden{{efn|Eden's second marriage after Beatrice Beckett.}} | {{dts|abbr=on|28 June 1920}} | {{dts|abbr=on|14 August 1952}} | data-sort-value="Eden, Anthony"|Anthony Eden | {{dts|abbr=on|6 April 1955}} | {{age in years|28 June 1920|6 April 1955}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|9 January 1957}} | {{dts|abbr=on|15 November 2021}} |
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| data-sort-value="Cavendish, Lady Dorothy"|Lady Dorothy Macmillan | {{dts|abbr=on|28 July 1900}} | {{dts|abbr=on|21 April 1920}} | data-sort-value="Macmillan, Harold"|Harold Macmillan | {{dts|abbr=on|10 January 1957}} | {{age in years|28 July 1900|10 January 1957}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|18 October 1963}} | {{dts|abbr=on|21 May 1966}} |
File:Elizabeth Douglas-Home (retouched).jpg
| data-sort-value="Alington, Elizabeth"|Elizabeth Douglas-Home | {{dts|abbr=on|6 November 1909}} | {{dts|abbr=on|3 October 1936}} | data-sort-value="Douglas-Home, Alec"|Alec Douglas-Home | {{dts|abbr=on|19 October 1963}} | {{age in years|6 November 1909|19 October 1963}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|16 October 1964}} | {{dts|abbr=on|3 September 1990}} |
File:Mary Wilson, Baroness Wilson of Rievaulx 1970.tif
| data-sort-value="Baldwin, Mary"|Mary Wilson | {{dts|abbr=on|12 January 1916}} | {{dts|abbr=on|1 January 1940}} | data-sort-value="Wilson, Harold"|Harold Wilson | {{dts|abbr=on|16 October 1964}} | {{age in years|12 January 1916|16 October 1964}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|19 June 1970}} | {{dts|abbr=on|6 June 2018}} |
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| {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|None (bachelor)}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|—}} | data-sort-value="Heath, Edward"|Edward Heath | {{dts|abbr=on|19 June 1970}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{dts|abbr=on|4 March 1974}} | {{CNone|—}} |
File:Mary Wilson, Baroness Wilson of Rievaulx 1970.tif
| data-sort-value="Baldwin, Mary"|Mary Wilson | {{dts|abbr=on|12 January 1916}} | {{dts|abbr=on|1 January 1940}} | data-sort-value="Wilson, Harold"|Harold Wilson | {{dts|abbr=on|4 March 1974}} | {{age in years|12 January 1916|4 March 1974}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|5 April 1976}} | {{dts|abbr=on|6 June 2018}} |
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| data-sort-value="Moulton, Audrey"|Audrey Callaghan | {{dts|abbr=on|28 July 1915}} | {{dts|abbr=on|28 July 1938}} | data-sort-value="Callaghan, James"|James Callaghan | {{dts|abbr=on|5 April 1976}} | {{age in years|28 July 1915|5 April 1976}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|4 May 1979}} | {{dts|abbr=on|15 March 2005}} |
File:Denis Thatcher (cropped).jpg
| data-sort-value="Thatcher, Denis"|Denis Thatcher{{efn|First male spouse. Thatcher's second marriage after Margot Kempson.}} | {{dts|abbr=on|10 May 1915}} | {{dts|abbr=on|13 December 1951}} | data-sort-value="Thatcher, Margaret"|Margaret Thatcher | {{dts|abbr=on|4 May 1979}} | {{age in years|10 May 1915|4 May 1979}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|28 November 1990}} | {{dts|abbr=on|26 June 2003}} |
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| data-sort-value="Johnson, Norma"|Norma Major | {{dts|abbr=on|12 February 1942}} | {{dts|abbr=on|3 October 1970}} | data-sort-value="Major, John"|John Major | {{dts|abbr=on|28 November 1990}} | {{age in years|12 February 1942|28 November 1990}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|2 May 1997}} | Living |
File:Cherie Blair Jimmy Wales Allan Warren (cropped).JPG
| data-sort-value="Booth, Cherie"|Cherie Blair | {{dts|abbr=on|23 September 1954}} | {{dts|abbr=on|29 March 1980}} | data-sort-value="Blair, Tony"|Tony Blair | {{dts|abbr=on|2 May 1997}} | {{age in years|23 September 1954|2 May 1997}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|27 June 2007}} | Living |
File:Gordon and Sarah Brown (cropped).jpg
| data-sort-value="Macaulay, Sarah"|Sarah Brown | {{dts|abbr=on|31 October 1963}} | {{dts|abbr=on|3 August 2000}} | data-sort-value="Brown, Gordon"|Gordon Brown | {{dts|abbr=on|27 June 2007}} | {{age in years|31 October 1963|27 June 2007}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|11 May 2010}} | Living |
File:Armed Forces Full Honor Cordon and State Dinner for United Kingdom 120314-A-WP504-075 (cropped).jpg
| data-sort-value="Sheffield, Samantha"|Samantha Cameron | {{dts|abbr=on|18 April 1971}} | {{dts|abbr=on|1 June 1996}} | data-sort-value="Cameron, David"|David Cameron | {{dts|abbr=on|11 May 2010}} | {{age in years|18 April 1971|11 May 2010}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|13 July 2016}} | Living |
File:Philip May in 2019.jpg
| data-sort-value="May, Philip"|Philip May{{cite news |title=Profile: Theresa May's husband Philip |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/36774270 |date=13 July 2016 |work=BBC News |access-date=2 May 2018}} | {{dts|abbr=on|18 September 1957}} | {{dts|abbr=on|6 September 1980}} | data-sort-value="May, Theresa"|Theresa May | {{dts|abbr=on|13 July 2016}} | {{age in years|18 September 1957|13 July 2016}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|24 July 2019}} | Living |
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| data-sort-value="Wheeler, Marina"|Marina Wheeler | {{dts|abbr=on|18 August 1964}} | {{dts|abbr=on|8 May 1993}} | data-sort-value="Johnson, Boris"|Boris Johnson | {{dts|abbr=on|24 July 2019}} | {{age in years|18 August 1964|24 July 2019}} years | Living |
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| {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|None (divorcee)}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{CNone|—}} | data-sort-value="Johnson, Boris"|Johnson | {{dts|abbr=on|2020}} | {{CNone|—}} | {{dts|abbr=on|29 May 2021}} | {{CNone|—}} |
File:Boris Johnson's last day as prime minister (cropped).jpg
| data-sort-value="Symonds, Carrie"|Carrie Johnson | {{dts|abbr=on|17 March 1988}} | {{dts|abbr=on|29 May 2021}} | data-sort-value="Johnson, Boris"|Johnson | {{dts|abbr=on|29 May 2021}} | {{age in years|17 March 1988|29 May 2021}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|6 September 2022}} | Living |
File:Hugh O'Leary 2.jpg
| data-sort-value="O'Leary, Hugh"|Hugh O'Leary{{Cite news|last1=Silverman|first1=Rosa|last2=Chandler-Wilde|first2=Helen|date=5 September 2022|title=Liz Truss's 'stoic' husband doesn't want 'massive public role'|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/09/05/liz-trusss-stoic-husband-doesnt-want-massive-public-role/|url-access=subscription |access-date=6 September 2022|issn=0307-1235}} | {{dts|abbr=on|19 July 1974}} | {{dts|abbr=on|2000}} | data-sort-value="Truss, Liz"|Liz Truss | {{dts|abbr=on|6 September 2022}} | {{age in years|19 July 1974|6 September 2022}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|25 October 2022}} | Living |
File:Akshata Murty hosts a Lessons at 10 Downing Street for International Women's Day on 8 March 2024 - 42 (cropped).jpg
| data-sort-value="Murty, Akshata"|Akshata Murty{{cite web |last1=Cope |first1=Rebecca |last2=Davies-Evitt |first2=Dora |title=Meet Indian heiress Akshata Murty, the new Prime {{sic|nolink=y|Minster}} Rishi Sunak's wife |url=https://www.tatler.com/article/who-is-rishi-sunaks-wife-akshata-murthy |website=Tatler |access-date=16 July 2023 |date=25 October 2022}} | {{dts|abbr=on|25 April 1980}} | {{dts|abbr=on|2009}} | data-sort-value="Sunak, Rishi"|Rishi Sunak | {{dts|abbr=on|25 October 2022}} | {{age in years|25 April 1980|25 October 2022}} years | {{dts|abbr=on|5 July 2024}} | Living |
File:Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Victoria Starmer leave for NATO (crop to Vic).jpg
| data-sort-value="Alexander, Victoria"|Victoria Starmer | {{birth based on age as of date|50|2024|July|6|noage=1|slash=y}} | {{dts|abbr=on|6 May 2007}} | data-sort-value="Starmer, Keir"|Keir Starmer | {{dts|abbr=on|5 July 2024}} | {{#expr:{{#time:Y|5 July 2024}} - {{#time:Y|7 July 2024 - 50 years}}}} years | {{CNone|—}} | Living |
See also
Notes
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{{efn|name=none|Wheeler was never in any official role as spouse of the prime minister as she and Johnson separated and began divorce proceedings in 2018.{{cite news |title=Boris Johnson and wife to divorce |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45446254 |work=BBC News|access-date=10 September 2018 |date=7 September 2018}} Their divorce was finalised by November 2020.{{cite magazine|last=Coke|first=Hope|date=9 November 2020|title=Marina Wheeler opens up about life post-Boris Johnson|url=https://www.tatler.com/article/marina-wheeler-life-after-boris-johnson-divorce-the-lost-homestead-book|magazine=Tatler|access-date=22 November 2020}}}}
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References
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{{Spouses of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom}}
{{List of UK Prime Ministers}}
{{First Ladies and Gentlemen}}