Third Gladstone ministry
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Third Gladstone ministry | |
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Predecessor | First Salisbury ministry |
Successor | Second Salisbury ministry |
The third Gladstone ministry was one of the shortest-lived ministries in British history. It was led by William Ewart Gladstone of the Liberal Party upon his reappointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by Queen Victoria. It lasted five months until July 1886.
Formation
The
The ministry is chiefly remembered for Gladstone's first attempt to introduce the
Fate
The Conservative Party, with the support of the Liberal Unionists, gained a decisive victory in the July 1886 general election, and Lord Salisbury once again became Prime Minister. The Liberals were to remain out of office until 1892, when Gladstone became Prime Minister for a fourth time.
Cabinet
February 1886 to August 1886
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office |
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* | 1 February 1886 | 20 July 1886 | |
Lord Chancellor | 6 February 1886 | 3 August 1886 | |
Lord President of the Council | 6 February 1886 | 3 August 1886 | |
Secretary of State for the Home Department | 6 February 1886 | 3 August 1886 | |
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | 6 February 1886 | 3 August 1886 | |
6 February 1886 | 3 August 1886 | ||
Secretary of State for War | 6 February 1886 | 3 August 1886 | |
Secretary of State for India | 6 February 1886 | 3 August 1886 | |
William Harcourt | 6 February 1886 | 3 August 1886 | |
First Lord of the Admiralty | 6 February 1886 | 3 August 1886 | |
President of the Board of Trade | 6 February 1886 | 3 August 1886 | |
President of the Local Government Board | 6 February 1886 | 3 April 1886 | |
3 April 1886 | 3 August 1886 | ||
Chief Secretary for Ireland | 6 February 1886 | 3 August 1886 | |
Secretary for Scotland | 6 February 1886 | 3 April 1886 |
Changes
April 1886: James Stansfeld succeeds Joseph Chamberlain at the Local Government Board. George Otto Trevelyan leaves the Cabinet. His successor as Secretary for Scotland is not in the Cabinet.
List of ministers
Cabinet members are listed in bold face.
- Notes
References
- C. Cook and B. Keith, British Historical Facts 1830–1900, pp. 38–39.