- United Kingdom coalition government (1852–1855)
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The Coalition Ministry of 1854 as painted by Sir John Gilbert (1855)
After the collapse of Lord Derby's minority government, the Whigs and Peelites formed a coalition under the Peelite leader Lord Aberdeen. The government resigned in early 1855 after a large parliamentary majority voted for a select committee to enquire into the incompetent management of the Crimean War. The former Home Secretary, Lord Palmerston, then formed his first government.
Members of the Cabinet are indicated by bold face.
Office Name Party Date Notes Prime Minister,
First Lord of the Treasury
and Leader of the House of LordsThe Earl of Aberdeen Peelite 19 December 1852 – 30 January 1855 Chancellor of the Exchequer William Ewart Gladstone Peelite 30 December 1852 Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury William Goodenough Hayter Whig 5 January 1853 Financial Secretary to the Treasury James Wilson Whig 5 January 1853 Junior Lords of the Treasury Lord Alfred Hervey Peelite 1 January 1853 – 7 March 1855 Lord Elcho 1 January 1853 – 7 March 1855 John Sadleir 1 January 1853 – 6 March 1854 Chichester Fortescue 6 March 1854 – 16 April 1855 Lord Chancellor The Lord Cranworth Whig 28 December 1852 Lord President of the Council The Earl Granville Whig 28 December 1852 Lord John Russell Whig 12 June 1854 also Leader of the House of Commons Lord Privy Seal The Duke of Argyll 4 January 1853 Secretary of State for the Home Department The Viscount Palmerston Whig 28 December 1852 Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department Henry Fitzroy Peelite 28 December 1852 Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Lord John Russell Whig 28 December 1852 also Leader of the House of Commons The Earl of Clarendon Whig 21 February 1853 Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs The Lord Wodehouse 28 December 1852 Secretary of State for War and the Colonies The Duke of Newcastle Peelite 28 December 1852 department abolished 10 June 1854 Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Frederick Peel Peelite 28 December 1852 Secretary of State for War The Duke of Newcastle Peelite 12 June 1854 Under-Secretary of State for War Henry Roberts 12 June 1854 Secretary of State for the Colonies Sir George Grey, Bt Whig 12 June 1854 Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies Frederick Peel Whig 12 June 1854 First Lord of the Admiralty Sir James Graham, Bt Peelite 30 December 1852 First Secretary of the Admiralty Ralph Bernal Osborne 6 January 1853 Civil Lord of the Admiralty William Francis Cowper Whig 30 December 1852 President of the Board of Control Sir Charles Wood, Bt Whig 30 December 1852 Joint Secretaries to the Board of Control Robert Lowe 30 December 1852 Sir Thomas Redington 30 December 1852 (permanent) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Edward Strutt Radical 3 January 1853 The Earl Granville Whig 21 June 1854 Minister without Portfolio The Marquess of Lansdowne Whig 28 December 1852 – 21 February 1858 Lord John Russell Whig 26 February 1853 – 8 June 1854 also Leader of the House of Commons Secretary at War Sidney Herbert Peelite 30 December 1852 First Commissioner of Works Sir William Molesworth, Bt Radical 5 January 1853 President of the Board of Health Sir Benjamin Hall, Bt Whig 14 January 1854 Chief Secretary for Ireland Sir John Young, Bt Peelite 6 January 1853 Lord Lieutenant of Ireland The Earl of St Germans Peelite 5 January 1853 Master-General of the Ordnance The Lord Raglan non-party 30 September 1852 continued in office Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross non-party 6 May 1854 Surveyor-General of the Ordnance Lauderdale Maule Whig 5 January 1853 died 1 August 1854 Clerk of the Ordnance William Monsell Whig 13 January 1853 Storekeeper of the Ordnance Sir Thomas Hastings non-party 25 July 1845 continued in office Paymaster-General The Lord Stanley of Alderley Whig 5 January 1853 Postmaster-General The Viscount Canning Peelite 5 January 1853 President of the Poor Law Board Matthew Talbot Baines Whig 30 December 1852 Parliamentary Secretary to the Poor Law Board Grenville Berkeley 7 January 1853 President of the Board of Trade Edward Cardwell Peelite 28 December 1852 Vice-President of the Board of Trade The Lord Stanley of Alderley Whig 4 January 1853 Attorney General Sir Alexander Cockburn, Bt Whig 28 December 1852 Solicitor General Sir Richard Bethell 28 December 1852 Judge Advocate General Charles Pelham Villiers 30 December 1852 Lord Advocate James Moncreiff 30 December 1852 Solicitor General for Scotland Robert Handyside 17 January 1853 James Craufurd 16 November 1853 Thomas Mackenzie 11 January 1855 Attorney General for Ireland Abraham Brewster Peelite April 1853 Solicitor General for Ireland William Keogh April 1853 Lord Steward of the Household The Duke of Norfolk Whig 4 January 1853 The Earl Spencer Whig 10 January 1854 Lord Chamberlain of the Household The Marquess of Breadalbane Whig 15 January 1853 Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Lord Ernest Bruce Peelite 30 December 1852 Master of the Horse The Duke of Wellington 21 January 1853 Treasurer of the Household Earl of Mulgrave Whig 4 January 1853 Comptroller of the Household Viscount Drumlanrig 4 January 1853 Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms The Lord Foley Whig 30 December 1852 Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard The Viscount Sydney 30 December 1852 Master of the Buckhounds The Earl of Bessborough Whig 30 December 1852 Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal Lord Alfred Paget Whig 30 December 1852 Mistress of the Robes The Duchess of Sutherland Whig 15 January 1853 Lords in Waiting The Marquess of Ormonde Whig 11 January 1853 – 25 September 1854 The Earl Somers 13 January 1853 – 22 February 1857 The Lord Camoys Whig 13 January 1853 – 21 February 1858 The Lord Elphinstone Whig 13 January 1853 – 1 October 1853 The Lord Rivers Peelite 13 January 1853 – 21 February 1858 The Lord Waterpark Whig 13 January 1853 – 21 February 1858 The Lord de Tabley 13 January 1853 – 21 February 1858 The Earl of Listowel Whig 1 October 1853 – 21 February 1856 The Lord Dufferin and Clandeboye Whig 28 November 1854 – 21 February 1858 References
Source: C. Cook and B. Keith, British Historical Facts 1830-1900
Preceded by
Conservative Government 1852British Government
1852–1855Succeeded by
Palmerston Government 1855–1858Categories:- British ministries
- Coalition governments of the United Kingdom
- 1850s in the United Kingdom
- 1852 establishments in the United Kingdom
- 1855 disestablishments
- Ministries of Queen Victoria
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