First Peel ministry
- Lord John Russell
in the House of Commons - The Viscount Melbourne
in the House of Lords
Sir Robert Peel's first government succeeded the caretaker ministry of the Duke of Wellington. Peel was also Chancellor of the Exchequer while the Duke of Wellington served as Foreign Secretary. A young William Ewart Gladstone held office as a Junior Lord of the Treasury, his first governmental post in a ministerial career that would span for the next sixty years.
The Peel ministry was a minority government, and relied on Whig support. However, this the Whigs felt disinclined to give, joining with the Irish radicals to defeat the Conservatives at every turn. After a reign of only four months, the government felt obliged to resign, whereupon the Whig leader Lord Melbourne formed his second government.
Cabinet
December 1834 – April 1835
List of ministers
Members of the Cabinet are indicated by bold face.
- Notes
- ^ a b Joint Secretaries from 8 January 1835.
References
- C. Cook and B. Keith, British Historical Facts 1830–1900
Preceded by | Government of the United Kingdom 1834–1835 | Succeeded by |
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