Liberal Government 1892–95

William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The Earl of Rosebery, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

In the 1892 general election, the Conservative Party, led by Lord Salisbury, won the most seats but not an overall majority. As a result, William Ewart Gladstone's Liberal Party formed a minority government that relied upon Irish Nationalist support. On 3 March 1894, Gladstone resigned over the rejection of his Home Rule Bill, and the Earl of Rosebery succeeded him.

Cabinets

Gladstone’s Cabinet, August 1892 – February 1894

• William Ewart Gladstone - Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Lord Privy Seal
• Lord Herschell - Lord Chancellor
• Lord Kimberley - Lord President of the Council, Secretary of State for India
• Herbert Henry Asquith - Home Secretary
• Lord Rosebery - Foreign Secretary
• Lord Ripon - Secretary of State for the Colonies
• Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman - Secretary of State for War
• Sir William Harcourt - Chancellor of the Exchequer
• Lord Spencer - First Lord of the Admiralty
• Anthony John Mundella - President of the Board of Trade
• Arnold Morley - Postmaster General
• Henry Hartley Fowler - President of the Local Government Board
• James Bryce - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
• George John Shaw-Lefevre - First Commissioner of Works
• John Morley - Chief Secretary for Ireland
• Sir George Otto Trevelyan - Secretary for Scotland
• Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland - Vice President of the Council of Education

The Earl of Rosebery’s Cabinet, March 1894 – June 1895

• Lord Rosebery – Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Lord President of the Council, and Leader of the House of Lords
• Lord Herschell – Lord Chancellor
• Lord Tweedmouth – Lord Privy Seal
• Herbert Henry Asquith – Secretary of State for the Home Department
• Lord Kimberley – Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
• Lord Ripon – Secretary of State for the Colonies
• Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman – Secretary of State for War
• Sir Henry Hartley Fowler – Secretary of State for India
• Sir William Vernon Harcourt – Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the House of Commons
• Lord Spencer – First Lord of the Admiralty
• Anthony John Mundella – President of the Board of Trade
• Arnold Morley – Postmaster-General
• George John Shaw-Lefevre – President of the Local Government Board
• James Bryce – Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
• John Morley – Chief Secretary for Ireland
• Sir George Otto Trevelyan – Secretary for Scotland
• Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland – Vice President of the Council of Education

Changes

• May 1894: James Bryce succeeds A.J. Mundella at the Board of Trade. Lord Tweedmouth succeeds Bryce at the Duchy of Lancaster, remaining also Lord Privy Seal.

List of Ministers

Cabinet members are listed in bold face.

References

• D. Butler and G. Butler (ed.). Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900–2000. 

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