In Pics | UK Prime Ministers with shortest tenures

Embattled British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday resigned as the Conservative Party leader saying she can no longer deliver the mandate she was elected on last month, ending her tenure at 10 Downing Street in London after just 45 days in the job following an open revolt against her chaotic leadership.The 47-year-old outgoing prime minister will stay in charge until her successor is elected by the governing Tory party, with a speeded-up leadership election to be completed by next week.Here's a list of UK Prime Ministers with the shortest tenures in office. 

Liz Truss - PM for 45 days (September 6, 2022- October 20, 2022). Credit: AP/PTI

George Canning - PM for 119 days (April 12, 1827- August 8, 1827). Credit: Getty Images

Frederick John Robinson, The Viscount Goderich - PM for 144 days (August 31, 1827-January 21, 1828). Credit: Getty Images

Andrew Bonar Law - PM for 211 days (October 23, 1922-May 20, 1923). Credit: Getty Images

William Cavendish, The Duke of Devonshire - PM for 225 days (November 16, 1756 -June 29, 1757). Credit: Getty Images

William Petty Fitzmaurice, The Earl of Shelburne - PM for 266 days (July 4, 1782-March 26, 1783). Credit: Wikimedia Commons

John Stuart, The Earl of Bute - PM for 317 days (May 26, 1762-April 8, 1763). Credit: Getty Images

Sir Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home - PM for 363 days (October 19, 1963-October 16, 1964). Credit: Getty Images