Prime Minister of the United Kingdom senior order of chivalry, the Order of the Garter. The practice of creating a retired Prime Minister a Knight (or, in the case of Margaret Thatcher, a Lady) of the Garter (KG and LG respectively) has been fairly prevalent since the mid-nineteenth century. Upon the retirement of a Prime Minister who is Scottish, it is likely that the primarily Scottish honour of Knight of the Thistle (KT) will be used instead of the Order of the Garter, which is generally regarded as an English honour. Historically it has also been common for Prime Ministers to be granted a peerage upon
Prime Minister of Brazil Minister is surpassed by the total duration of the four non-consecutive premierships of the Marquis of Olinda, making Olinda the longest serving President of the Council if non-consecutive time is considered. The position of prime minister was abolished with the deposition of the Monarchy in 1889. The events of the Brazilian Proclamation of the Republic on November 15, 1889 started as an unprecedented military coup to remove the Prime Minister, who had been appointed by the Emperor and who enjoyed the confidence of the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the General Assembly, the Empire's Parliament; Marshal Deodoro da