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Aberdeen ministry
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After the collapse of Lord Derby's minority government, the Whigs and Peelites formed a coalition under the Peelite leader George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of 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.

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Cabinet

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December 1852 – February 1855

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The Coalition Ministry of 1854 as painted by Sir John Gilbert (1855)
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† After June 1854 office became Secretary of State for War.

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  • February 1853: Lord John Russell becomes Minister without Portfolio, remaining Leader of the Commons. Lord Clarendon succeeds him as Foreign Secretary.
  • June 1854: Lord Granville becomes Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Lord John Russell succeeds him as Lord President, remaining also Leader of the Commons. The Secretaryship of State for War and the Colonies is split up. The Duke of Newcastle stays on as Secretary of State for War, while Sir George Grey becomes Secretary of State for the Colonies.
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List of ministers

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Members of the Cabinet are indicated by bold face.

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References

  • C. Cook and B. Keith, British Historical Facts 1830–1900
Preceded by Government of the United Kingdom
1852–1855
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