Whose official residence is 11 Downing Street, LONDON, SW1A 2AB?

Many people are familiar with 10 Downing St, the Prime Minister's address. Next door is perhaps less well known. 11 Downing Street (commonly known as Number 11), is the official residence of Britain's Second Lord of the Treasury who is formally recognized as the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The first Chancellor to live there was Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice in 1806, but Number 11 did not become the Chancellor's official residence until 1828.

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Tina Brex Reaser

Well, at least I was in the majority!! (Majority wrong!) Haahaa --- Saw the Downing St. and didn't think beyond that.

Lydia Coutts

A piece of trivia for anyone who might be interested: When Tony Blair was Prime Minister he lived at 11 Downing Street and Gordon Brown, his Chancellor of the Exchequer, lived at 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the Prime Minister. They traded homes because the private accommodation in 11 Downing Street is larger than in Number 10, and at that time Tony Blair had a few young children, unlike Gordon Brown. (Great question - I guessed many would read it too fast!)