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 of these offices.
Stanley Baldwin was the United Kingdom prime minister during the abdication of Edward VIII.
Prime ministers PortraitName(Birth–Death) Term of officeCountryJoseph Lyons(1879–1939)6 January19327 April1939AustraliaWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King(1874–1950)23 October193515 November1948CanadaÉamon de Valera(1882–1975)9 March193229 December1937Irish Free StateMichael Joseph Savage(1872–1940)6 December193527 March1940New ZealandThe Viscount Craigavon(1871–1940)7 June192124 November1940Northern IrelandJ. B. M. Hertzog(1866–1942)30 June19245 September1939South AfricaGodfrey Huggins(1883–1971)12 September19337 September1953Southern RhodesiaStanley Baldwin(1867–1947)7 June193528 May1937United Kingdom
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See also British Empire Constitutional monarchy Commonwealth of Nations Dominion