First Peel ministry
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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.
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First Peel ministry | |
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1834–1835 | |
Date formed | 10 December 1834 (1834-12-10) |
Date dissolved | 8 April 1835 (1835-04-08) |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | William IV |
Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel |
Status in legislature | Minority |
Opposition leaders | |
History | |
Outgoing election | 1835 general election |
Predecessor | Wellington caretaker ministry |
Successor | Second Melbourne ministry |
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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.