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King Edward VII was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Empire from 22 January 1901 until his death on 6 May 1910.

During his reign Edward was served by a total of 13 prime ministers; 5 from Australia, 4 from the United Kingdom, 3 from New Zealand, and 1 from the Dominion of Canada.

Australia

Portrait Name Term of office
Edmund Barton crop.PNG Sir Edmund Barton 22 January 1901 24 September 1903
AlfredDeakin.jpeg Alfred Deakin 24 September 1903 27 April 1904
5 July 1905 13 November 1908
2 June 1909 29 April 1910
ChrisWatsonSepia crop.jpg Chris Watson 27 April 1904 18 August 1904
Sir Geo. Reid LCCN2014706466 (cropped).tif Sir George Reid 18 August 1904 5 July 1905
Andrew Fisher 1912 (b&w).jpg Andrew Fisher 13 November 1908 2 June 1909
29 April 1910 6 May 1910

Canada

Portrait Name Term of office
The Honourable Sir Wilfrid Laurier Photo C (HS85-10-16873) - medium crop (cropped).jpg Sir Wilfrid Laurier 22 January 1901 6 May 1910

Cape Colony

Portrait Name Term of office
SirJohnGordonSprigg.jpg Gordon Sprigg 22 January 1901 21 February 1904
SirLeanderStarrJameson.jpg Leander Starr Jameson 22 February 1904 2 February 1908
John X Merriman - Cape Prime Minister.png John X. Merriman 3 February 1908 6 May 1910

Newfoundland

Portrait Name Term of office
Newfoundland at the beginning of the 20th century - a treatise of history and development (1902) (14587364079).jpg Robert Bond 22 January 1901 2 March 1909
Sir Edward Morris - Bain Collection crop.jpg Edward Morris 2 March 1909 6 May 1910

New Zealand

Portrait Name Term of office
RichardSeddon1905.jpg Richard Seddon 22 January 1901 10 June 1906
William Hall-Jones, 1906.jpg William Hall-Jones 10 June 1906 6 August 1906
Joseph Ward c. 1906.jpg Joseph Ward 6 August 1906 6 May 1910

United Kingdom

Portrait Name Term of office
Robert-Gascoyne-Cecil-3rd-Marquess-of-Salisbury (cropped).jpg Robert Gascoyne-Cecil
The Marquess of Salisbury
22 January 1901 11 July 1902
Arthur-James-Balfour-1st-Earl-of-Balfour.jpg Arthur Balfour 12 July 1902 4 December 1905
Henry Campbell-Bannerman photo.jpg Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman 5 December 1905 5 April 1908
Herbert Henry Asquith.jpg H. H. Asquith 5 April 1908 6 May 1910

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