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First Salisbury ministry

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]

First Salisbury ministry

Caretaker government of the United Kingdom
1885–1886
Salisbury (1882)
Date formed23 June 1885 (1885-06-23)
Date dissolved28 January 1886 (1886-01-28)
People and organisations
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterLord Salisbury
Total no. of members70 appointments
Member partyConservative Party
Status in legislature
Minority
dependent on IPP support
Opposition partyLiberal Party
Opposition leaders
History
Outgoing election1885 general election
Legislature terms
PredecessorSecond Gladstone ministry
SuccessorThird Gladstone ministry

Cabinet

PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft office
(head of ministry)23 June 1885 (1885-06-23)6 February 1886 (1886-02-06)
First Lord of the Treasury29 June 1885 (1885-06-29)1 February 1886 (1886-02-01)
Lord Chancellor24 June 1885 (1885-06-24)28 January 1886 (1886-01-28)
Lord President of the Council24 June 1885 (1885-06-24)6 February 1886 (1886-02-06)
Lord Privy Seal24 June 1885 (1885-06-24)28 January 1886 (1886-01-28)
Secretary of State for the Home Department24 June 1885 (1885-06-24)1 February 1886 (1886-02-01)
Secretary of State for the Colonies24 June 1885 (1885-06-24)28 January 1886 (1886-01-28)
Secretary of State for War24 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 India24 June 1885 (1885-06-24)28 January 1886 (1886-01-28)
First Lord of the Admiralty1885 (1885)1886 (1886)
24 June 1885 (1885-06-24)28 January 1886 (1886-01-28)
President of the Board of Trade24 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 Ireland23 January 1886 (1886-01-23)28 January 1886 (1886-01-28)
Postmaster General1885 (1885)1886 (1886)
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland27 June 1885 (1885-06-27)28 January 1886 (1886-01-28)
Lord Chancellor of Ireland1885 (1885)February 1886 (1886-02)
Secretary for Scotland17 August 1885 (1885-08-17)28 January 1886 (1886-01-28)
Vice-President of the Council24 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.

OfficeNameDate
The Marquess of Salisbury23 Jun 1885 – 28 Jan 1886
First Lord of the TreasuryThe Earl of Iddesleigh24 Jun 1885
Sir Michael Hicks Beach24 Jun 1885
Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryAretas Akers-Douglas24 Jun 1885
Financial Secretary to the TreasurySir Henry Holland24 Jun 1885
Sir Matthew White Ridley1885
William Jackson1886
Junior Lords of the TreasuryCharles Dalrymple29 Jun 1885 – 28 Jan 1886
Sidney Herbert29 Jun 1885 – 28 Jan 1886
William Walrond29 Jun 1885 – 28 Jan 1886
Lord ChancellorThe Lord Halsbury24 Jun 1885
Lord President of the CouncilThe Viscount Cranbrook24 Jun 1885
Lord Privy SealThe Earl of Harrowby24 Jun 1885
Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentSir R. A. Cross24 Jun 1885
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentCharles Stuart-Wortley30 Jun 1885
Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsThe Marquess of Salisbury24 Jun 1885
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsRobert Bourke25 Jun 1885
Secretary of State for WarWilliam Henry Smith24 Jun 1885
Under-Secretary of State for WarViscount Bury26 Jun 1885
Financial Secretary to the War OfficeHenry Northcote26 Jun 1885
Surveyor-General of the OrdnanceGuy Dawnay27 Jun 1885
Secretary of State for the ColoniesFrederick Stanley24 Jun 1885
Under-Secretary of State for the ColoniesThe Earl of Dunraven24 Jun 1885
Secretary of State for IndiaLord Randolph Churchill24 Jun 1885
Under-Secretary of State for IndiaThe Lord Harris25 Jun 1885
First Lord of the AdmiraltyLord George Hamilton24 Jun 1885
Parliamentary Secretary to the AdmiraltyCharles Ritchie1 Jul 1885
Civil Lord of the AdmiraltyEllis Ashmead-Bartlett1 Jul 1885
Vice-President of the Committee on EducationEdward Stanhope24 Jun 1885
Sir Henry Holland17 Sep 1885
Chief Secretary for IrelandSir William Hart Dyke25 Jun 1885
William Henry Smith23 Jan 1886
Lord Lieutenant of IrelandThe Earl of Carnarvon27 Jun 1885
Lord Chancellor of IrelandThe Lord Ashbourne27 Jun 1885
Postmaster GeneralLord John Manners24 Jun 1885
Secretary for ScotlandThe Duke of Richmond17 Aug 1885
President of the Board of TradeThe Duke of Richmond24 Jun 1885
Edward Stanhope19 Aug 1885
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of TradeBaron Henry de Worms24 Jun 1885
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterHenry Chaplin24 Jun 1885
President of the Local Government BoardArthur Balfour24 Jun 1885
Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government BoardThe Earl Brownlow24 Jun 1885
Paymaster GeneralThe Earl Beauchamp24 Jun 1885
First Commissioner of WorksDavid Robert Plunket24 Jun 1885
Attorney GeneralSir Richard Webster27 Jul 1885
Solicitor GeneralJohn Eldon Gorst2 Jul 1885
Judge Advocate GeneralWilliam Thackeray Marriott13 Jul 1885
Lord AdvocateJohn Macdonald2 Jul 1885
Solicitor General for ScotlandJames Robertson2 Jul 1885
Attorney-General for IrelandHugh Holmes3 Jul 1885
Solicitor-General for IrelandJohn Munroe3 Jul 1885
John George Gibson1885
Lord Steward of the HouseholdThe Earl of Mount Edgcumbe27 Jun 1885
Lord Chamberlain of the HouseholdThe Earl of Lathom27 Jun 1885
Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdViscount Lewisham27 Jun 1885
Master of the HorseThe Earl of Bradford1 Jul 1885
Treasurer of the HouseholdViscount Folkestone27 Jun 1885
Comptroller of the HouseholdLord Arthur Hill27 Jun 1885
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-ArmsThe Earl of Coventry6 Jul 1885
Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardThe Viscount Barrington27 Jun 1885
Master of the BuckhoundsThe Marquess of Waterford27 Jun 1885
Mistress of the RobesThe Duchess of Buccleuch27 Jun 1885
Lords in WaitingThe Lord de Ros27 Jun 1885 – 28 Jan 1886
The Earl of Kintore27 Jun 1885 – 28 Jan 1886
The Viscount Hawarden27 Jun 1885 – 28 Jan 1886
The Lord Henniker27 Jun 1885 – 28 Jan 1886
The Earl of Hopetoun27 Jun 1885 – 28 Jan 1886
The Lord Elphinstone27 Jun 1885 – 28 Jan 1886
The Lord Boston6 Jul 1885 – 28 Jan 1886
Extra Lord in WaitingThe Lord Sackville1 Oct 1876 – 1 Oct 1888

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1885–1886		Succeeded by
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