First Salisbury ministry
- William Ewart Gladstone
in the House of Commons
The Marquess of Salisbury formed a caretaker government in June 1885,[1][2][3] upon his appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by Queen Victoria, succeeding William Ewart Gladstone. His ministry lasted for over seven months.[3]
Cabinet
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office |
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| * | 23 June 1885 (1885-06-23) | 6 February 1886 (1886-02-06) |
First Lord of the Treasury | 29 June 1885 (1885-06-29) | 1 February 1886 (1886-02-01) | |
Lord Chancellor | 24 June 1885 (1885-06-24) | 28 January 1886 (1886-01-28) | |
Lord President of the Council | 24 June 1885 (1885-06-24) | 6 February 1886 (1886-02-06) | |
Lord Privy Seal | 24 June 1885 (1885-06-24) | 28 January 1886 (1886-01-28) | |
Secretary of State for the Home Department | 24 June 1885 (1885-06-24) | 1 February 1886 (1886-02-01) | |
Secretary of State for the Colonies | 24 June 1885 (1885-06-24) | 28 January 1886 (1886-01-28) | |
Secretary of State for War | William Henry Smith | 24 June 1885 (1885-06-24) | 21 January 1886 (1886-01-21) |
21 January 1886 (1886-01-21) | 6 February 1886 (1886-02-06) | ||
Secretary of State for India | 24 June 1885 (1885-06-24) | 28 January 1886 (1886-01-28) | |
First Lord of the Admiralty | 1885 (1885) | 1886 (1886) | |
24 June 1885 (1885-06-24) | 28 January 1886 (1886-01-28) | ||
President of the Board of Trade | 24 June 1885 (1885-06-24) | 19 August 1885 (1885-08-19) | |
19 August 1885 (1885-08-19) | 28 January 1886 (1886-01-28) | ||
Chief Secretary for Ireland | William Henry Smith | 23 January 1886 (1886-01-23) | 28 January 1886 (1886-01-28) |
Postmaster General | 1885 (1885) | 1886 (1886) | |
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | 27 June 1885 (1885-06-27) | 28 January 1886 (1886-01-28) | |
Lord Chancellor of Ireland | 1885 (1885) | February 1886 (1886-02) | |
Secretary for Scotland | 17 August 1885 (1885-08-17) | 28 January 1886 (1886-01-28) | |
Vice-President of the Council | 24 June 1885 (1885-06-24) | 17 September 1885 (1885-09-17) |
Changes
- August 1885 – The Duke of Richmond becomes Secretary for Scotland. Edward Stanhope succeeds him at the Board of Trade; his successor as Vice-President of the Council is not in the Cabinet.
- January 1886 –
- The Lord-Lieutenantship of Ireland goes into commission.
- William Henry Smith becomes Chief Secretary for Ireland. Lord Cranbrook succeeds him as Secretary for War while remaining Lord President.
List of ministers
Cabinet members are listed in bold face.
Notes
- ^ The position of Prime Minister was not a formal ministerial office.
References
- ^ Yu 1939, p. 12.
- ^ Shannon 1996, p. 142.
- ^ a b "Robert Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury". Gov.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
Sources
- Cook, Chris and Brendan Keith (1975). British Historical Facts: 1830–1900 (first ed.). Palgrave Macmillan UK. ISBN 978-1-349-01348-7.
- Shannon, Richard (1996). The Age of Salisbury, 1881–1902: Unionism and Empire. Longman. ISBN 978-0-582-09608-0.
- Yu, Wangteh (1939). The English Cabinet System. Suffolk: Richard Clay and Company Ltd.
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