Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury formed a government in June 1885, upon his appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by Queen Victoria, succeeding William Ewart Gladstone. His ministry lasted for over seven months.
Cabinet :
Changes August 1885The 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
OfficeName Date Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of SalisburyFirst Lord of the Treasury Stafford Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh Sir Michael Hicks Beach, 9th BaronetParliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryAretas Akers-DouglasFinancial Secretary to the TreasurySir Henry HollandSir Matthew White RidleyWilliam JacksonJunior Lords of the TreasuryCharles DalrympleSidney HerbertWilliam WalrondLord Chancellor Hardinge Giffard, 1st Baron HalsburyLord President of the Council Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Viscount CranbrookLord Privy Seal Dudley Ryder, 3rd Earl of HarrowbySecretary of State for the Home Department Sir R. A. CrossUnder-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentCharles Stuart-WortleySecretary of State for Foreign Affairs Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of SalisburyUnder-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsRobert BourkeSecretary of State for War William Henry SmithUnder-Secretary of State for WarWilliam Keppel, Viscount BuryFinancial Secretary to the War OfficeHenry NorthcoteSurveyor-General of the OrdnanceGuy DawnaySecretary of State for the Colonies Frederick StanleyUnder-Secretary of State for the ColoniesWindham Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-EarlSecretary of State for India Lord Randolph ChurchillUnder-Secretary of State for IndiaGeorge Harris, 4th Baron HarrisFirst Lord of the Admiralty Lord George HamiltonParliamentary Secretary to the AdmiraltyCharles RitchieCivil Lord of the AdmiraltyEllis Ashmead-BartlettVice-President of the Committee on Education Edward StanhopeSir Henry HollandChief Secretary for IrelandSir William Hart Dyke, 7th Baronet William Henry SmithLord Lieutenant of Ireland Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of CarnarvonLord Chancellor of Ireland Edward Gibson, 1st Baron AshbournePostmaster General Lord John MannersSecretary for Scotland Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of RichmondPresident of the Board of Trade Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond Edward StanhopeParliamentary Secretary to the Board of TradeBaron Henry de WormsChancellor of the Duchy of LancasterHenry ChaplinPresident of the Local Government BoardArthur BalfourParliamentary Secretary to the Local Government BoardAdelbert Brownlow-Cust, 3rd Earl BrownlowPaymaster GeneralFrederick Lygon, 6th Earl BeauchampFirst Commissioner of WorksDavid Robert PlunketAttorney GeneralSir Richard WebsterSolicitor GeneralJohn Eldon GorstJudge Advocate GeneralWilliam Thackeray MarriottLord AdvocateJohn MacdonaldSolicitor General for ScotlandJames RobertsonAttorney-General for IrelandHugh HolmesSolicitor-General for IrelandJohn MunroeJohn George GibsonLord Steward of the HouseholdWilliam Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount EdgcumbeLord Chamberlain of the HouseholdEdward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Earl of LathomVice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdWilliam Legge, Viscount LewishamMaster of the HorseOrlando Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of BradfordTreasurer of the HouseholdWilliam Pleydell-Bouverie, Viscount FolkestoneComptroller of the HouseholdLord Arthur HillCaptain of the Gentlemen-at-ArmsGeorge Coventry, 9th Earl of CoventryCaptain of the Yeomen of the GuardGeorge Barrington, 7th Viscount BarringtonMaster of the BuckhoundsJohn Beresford, 5th Marquess of WaterfordMistress of the RobesLouisa Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of BuccleuchLords in WaitingDudley FitzGerald-de Ros, 23rd Baron de RosAlgernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of KintoreCornwallis Maude, 4th Viscount HawardenJohn Henniker-Major, 5th Baron HennikerJohn Hope, 7th Earl of HopetounWilliam Elphinstone, 15th Lord ElphinstoneGeorge Irby, 6th Baron BostonExtra Lord in WaitingMortimer Sackville-West, 1st Baron Sackville
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