First Gladstone Ministry

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OFFICE	NAME	TERM
First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons	William Ewart Gladstone	December 1868–February 1874
Lord Chancellor	The Lord Hatherley	December 1868–October 1872
	The Lord Selborne	October 1872–February 1874
Lord President of the Council	The Earl of Ripon†	December 1868–August 1873
	The Lord Aberdare	August 1873–February 1874
Lord Privy Seal	The Earl of Kimberley	December 1868–July 1870
	The Viscount Halifax	July 1870–February 1874
Home Secretary	Henry Austin Bruce‡	December 1868–August 1873
	Robert Lowe	August 1873–February 1874
Foreign Secretary	The Earl of Clarendon	December 1868–July 1870
	The Earl Granville	July 1870–February 1870
Secretary of State for the Colonies	The Earl Granville	December 1868–July 1870
	The Earl of Kimberley	July 1870–February 1870
Secretary of State for War	Edward Cardwell	December 1868–February 1874
Secretary of State for India	The Duke of Argyll	December 1868–February 1874
Chancellor of the Exchequer	Robert Lowe	December 1868–August 1873
	William Ewart Gladstone	August 1873–February 1874
First Lord of the Admiralty	Hugh Childers	December 1868–March 1871
	George Joachim Goschen	March 1871–February 1874
President of the Board of Trade	John Bright	December 1868–January 1871
	Chichester Fortescue	January 1871–February 1874
President of the Poor Law Board	George Joachim Goschen	December 1868–March 1871
	replaced by the Local Government Board
President of the Local Government Board	James Stansfeld	March 1871–February 1874
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	Hugh Childers	August 1872–September 1873
	John Bright	September 1873–February 1874
Postmaster General	Marquess of Hartington	December 1868–January 1871
	incumbent not in cabinet
Chief Secretary for Ireland	Chichester Fortescue	December 1868–January 1871
	Marquess of Hartington	January 1871–February 1874
Vice President of the Council	William Edward Forster	July 1870–February 1874
Leader of the House of Lords	The Earl Granville	December 1868–February 1874

† The Earl of Ripon was created the Marquess of Ripon in 1871. ‡ Henry Austin Bruce was created Baron Aberdare in 1873.

Notes

• William Ewart Gladstone served as both First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer between August of 1873 and February of 1874.

Changes

• July, 1870: On the death of Lord Clarendon, Lord Granville succeeds him as Foreign Secretary. Lord Kimberley succeeds Granville as Colonial Secretary, and Lord Halifax succeeds Kimberley as Lord Privy Seal. W.E. Forster enters the Cabinet as Vice President of the Council.
• January, 1871: Chichester Fortescue succeeds Bright at the Board of Trade. Lord Hartington succeeds Fortescue as Chief Secretary for Ireland. Hartington's successor as Postmaster-General is not in the Cabinet.
• March, 1871: G.J. Goschen succeeds Childers at the Admiralty. John Stansfield succeeds Goschen at the Poor Law Board (which becomes the Local Government Board later that year).
• August, 1872: Hugh Childers returns to the Cabinet as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
• October, 1872: Lord Selborne succeeds Lord Hatherley as Lord Chancellor.
• August, 1873: Lord Aberdare (formerly Henry Austin Bruce) succeeds Lord Ripon as Lord President. Robert Lowe succeeds Aberdare as Home Secretary. Gladstone himself takes over the Exchequer.
• September, 1873: John Bright returns to the Cabinet, succeeding Childers at the Duchy of Lancaster.

Preceded by: First Disraeli Ministry

British ministries 1868–1874

Succeeded by: Second Disraeli Ministry

For a more detailed list, including ministers not in the Cabinet, see Liberal Government 1868-1874.

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