One of Britain's best-ever leaders was William Pitt the younger, who became Prime Minister when he was 24 and
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No it could not happen in China because William Pitt was not Chinese and also because he is dead.\n\nFirst Time Mama:\nNo offense, I was just kidding around.  If I understand your question correctly, you are asking if China would ever allow someone so young to be a leader?  I don't know.  Age is respected in their culture and is often seen as a sign of wisdom.  Could a young Chinese leader be as wise as William Pitt? Absolutely!  Would he be able to find success leading a country that is predisposed to disregard his wisdom due to his young age?  I doubt it.  A leader, no matter how wise can do very little without the confidence of those that must serve him.  I understand this concept so well because I have always been a vessel of wisdom, but it is only now that I am getting older that people will actually take notice of my advice.  I don't mean here on the Internet of course, but in my real life.  It is amazing how many meetings I have sat in and heard a brilliant idea scoffed at because it was voiced by someone the group does not respect.  I have learned to listen closely to what idiots say.  Sometimes they are brilliant.
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Between 1770 and 1830, the Tories were the dominant force in the House of Commons. The Tories were strongly opposed to increasing the number of people who could vote. However, in November, 1830, Earl Grey, a Whig, became Prime Minister. Grey explained to William IV that he wanted to introduce proposals that would get rid of some of the rotten boroughs. Grey also planned to give Britain's fast growing industrial towns such as Manchester, Birmingham, Bradford and Leeds, representation in the House of Commons. \n\nIn April 1831 Grey asked William IV to dissolve Parliament so that the Whigs could secure a larger majority in the House of Commons. Grey explained this would help his government to carry their proposals for parliamentary reform. William agreed to Grey's request and after making his speech in the House of Lords, walked back through cheering crowds to Buckingham Palace. \n\nAfter Lord Grey's election victory, he tried again to introduce parliamentary reform. On 22nd September 1831, the House of Commons passed the Reform Bill. However, the Tories still dominated the House of Lords, and after a long debate the bill was defeated. When people heard the news, Reform Riots took place in several British towns; the most serious of these being in Bristol in October 1831.\n\nOn 7th May 1832, Grey and Henry Brougham met the king and asked him to create a large number of Wigg peers in order to get the Reform Bill passed in the House of Lords. William was now having doubts about the wisdom of parliamentary reform and refused. \n\nLord Grey's government resigned and William IV now asked the leader of the Tories, the Duke of Wellington, to form a new government. Wellington tried to do this but some Tories, including Sir Robert Peel, were unwilling to join a cabinet that was in opposition to the views of the vast majority of the people in Britain. Peel argued that if the king and Wellington went ahead with their plan there was a strong danger of a civil war in Britain. \n\nWhen the Duke of Wellington failed to recruit other significant figures into his cabinet, William was forced to ask Grey to return to office. In his attempts to frustrate the will of the electorate, William IV lost the popularity he had enjoyed during the first part of his reign. Once again Lord Grey asked the king to create a large number of new Whig peers. William agreed that he would do this and when the Lords heard the news, they agreed to pass the Reform Act. \n\nMany people were disappointed with the 1832 Reform Bill. Voting in the boroughs was restricted to men who occupied homes with an annual value of £10. There were also property qualifications for people living in rural areas. As a result, only one in seven adult males had the vote. Nor were the constituencies of equal size. Whereas 35 constituencies had less than 300 electors, Liverpool had a constituency of over 11,000.
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If the Prime Minister were assasinated, there wouldn't be much of a constitutional problem.  The Labour Party would still have a working majority in the House of Commons.  The Deputy Prime Minister (John Prescott) would probably act as Prime Minister while the Labour Party elected a new leader.  The new leader would then become the Prime Minister. \n\nAs for the royal family, there is a long line of succession.  Even if the whole of the Queen's immediate family were assasinated, there would be someone left who was "next in line".
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Technically speaking yes. In 1995, John Major resigned as Conservative Party leader but still remained Prime Minister, so in theory Tony Blair could resign as Labour Party Leader but still be PM.
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He was a simple man who changed the destiny of India. He was unlike any politician or public figure anywhere in the world becuase he was an absolute antithesis of public leaders what we see today. Dressed in a small loin cloth he has a huge determination and innovative ways of fighting a freedom struggle. Isntead of guns, he fought the Britishers with weapons like non cooperation and non violence.  You got to read about him a lot to understand his philosophy becuase otherwise you wont understand him as most people in India and other countries dont.
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Sir Wilfred Laurier was probably one of the most important Prime Ministers ('best' is so difficult to determine). He came to power at just the right time to see Canadian politics transitioning, and he was probably the most important PM to Canadian unity since Confederation.
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He was born William Bradley Pitt
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BUSTAMANTE, SIR ALEXANDER [Bustamante, Sir Alexander] , 1884-1977, prime minister of Jamaica (1962-67). The son of an Irish father and a Jamaican mother, he was adopted and taken to Spain as a child. He joined the Spanish army, then traveled extensively, working at a wide variety of jobs. Returning to Jamaica in 1932, he became active in the labor movement, gaining prominence with his flaming oratory, and founded the country's largest trade union. After being jailed (1941-42) as a rabble-rouser, he formed (1943) the Jamaica Labour party, a relatively conservative group that attracted right-wing support. He was chief minister (1953-55) and became prime minister in Apr., 1962; independence within the Commonwealth of Nations was achieved that August. A flamboyant leader, he maintained close relations with the United States and launched an ambitious five-year program of public works and land reform. Illness caused him to retire from politics in 1967. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1955. \n\nAuthor not available, BUSTAMANTE, SIR ALEXANDER., The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2006
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I believe there is an intrinsic connection between the UK, through people like Winston Churchill and others throughout history that gives  America, Canada, New Zealand, Australia , Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England an evolution towards justice and a sense of fair play.  It is NOT an achieved goal but a process that we can judge ourselves objectively and try to get better long into the future.
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I think the Britain of Churchill's era was pretty great.  What I don't understand is how the brave and amazing people of the UK can roll over and let themselves be trampled by political correctness and blatantly hostile cultures taking root in their very midst.  I love my cousins across the pond, but I fear for your future.
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The son of a barrister and lecturer, Tony Blair was born in Edinburgh, but spent most of his childhood in Durham. At the age of 14 he returned to Edinburgh to finish his education at Fettes College. He studied law at Oxford, and went on to become a barrister himself.
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Teddy Roosevelt.\nJFK was the youngest President to ever be elected.  But Teddy Roosevelt was 6 months younger when he took office due to the President's assassination.
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James Callaghan 1976-9 LabourBorn: 27 March 1912 in Portsmouth, Hampshire\n\nFirst entered Parliament: 5 July 1945\n\nAge he became PM: 64 years, 9 days\n\nMaiden Speech: 20 August 1945 during the Debate on the Address about the situation in the Pacific following the Japanese surrender\n\nTotal time as PM: Three years, 29 days\n\nDied: 26 March 2005 in East Sussex
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Sir Robert Walpole is generally regarded as the first Prime Minister in the modern sense, although technically it is Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, as Walpole only held the title of First Lord of the Treasury.\n\nThe current Prime Minister is Tony Blair (of the Labour Party), who has been in office since May 1997. For the complete list of British Prime Ministers, see List of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom.\nthere is a link where you can read more on all Prime Ministers of England :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
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John Howard is the prime minister.
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Sir Edmund Barton (1849 - 1920)\nFirst Prime Minister of Australia 1901-03
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There are lots of John Howards, but the most famous one right now is the Prime Minister of Australia.  "John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian politician and the country's 25th Prime Minister. He became Prime Minister after the election of 2 March 1996, and his government was re-elected in 1998, 2001 and 2004; this makes him the most electorally successful Prime Minister since Sir Robert Menzies. After his victory in 2004, his government gained control of both houses of the Parliament."