List of British ministries

 

These tables encompass the ministries, in the sense of successive governments rather than the ministries/departments of government, of the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England. They are first divided by monarch, then by the respective heads of government.

King Charles II's ministries: 1660–1685

• Clarendon Ministry (1660–1667)
• Cabal Ministry (1667–1673)
• First Danby Ministry (1673–1679)
• Privy Council Ministry (1679)
• First Rochester Ministry (1679–1684)
• Godolphin Ministry (1684–1685)

King James II's ministries: 1685–1688

• Second Rochester Ministry (1685–1687)
• Belasyse Ministry (1687–1689)

King William III and Queen Mary II's ministries: 1689–1694

• Carmarthen/Halifax Ministry (1689–1690)
• Carmarthen Ministry (1690–1694)

King William III's ministries: 1694–1702

• First Whig Junto (1694–1699)
• Pembroke Ministry (1699–1702)

Queen Anne's ministries: 1702–1714

• Coalition Ministry (1702–1708)
• Second Whig Junto (1708–1710)
• Harley Ministry (1710–1714)

King George I's ministries: 1714–1727

• Townshend Ministry (1714–1717)
• First Stanhope/Sunderland Ministry (1717–1718)
• Second Stanhope/Sunderland Ministry (1718–1721)
• Walpole/Townshend Ministry (1721–1727)

King George II's ministries: 1727–1760

• Walpole/Townshend Ministry (1727–1730)
• Walpole Ministry (1730–1742)
• Carteret Ministry (1742–1744)
• First Pelham Ministry (1744–1746)
• Short-lived Ministry (1746)
• Second Pelham Ministry (1746–1754)
• First Newcastle Ministry (1754–1756)
• Pitt the Elder Ministry (1756–1757)
• Caretaker Ministry (1757)
• Newcastle/Pitt Ministry (1757–1760)

King George III's ministries: 1760–1820

• Newcastle/Pitt Ministry (1760–1762)
• Bute Ministry (1762–1763)
• Grenville Ministry (1763–1765)
• First Rockingham Ministry (1765–1766)
• Chatham Ministry (1766–1768)
• Grafton Ministry (1768–1770)
• North Ministry (1770–1782)
• Second Rockingham Ministry (1782)
• Shelburne Ministry (1782–1783)
• Fox-North Coalition (1783)
• First Pitt the Younger Ministry (1783–1801)
• Addington Ministry (1801–1804)
• Second Pitt the Younger Ministry (1804–1806)
• Ministry of All the Talents (1806–1807)
• Second Portland Ministry (1807–1809)
• Perceval Ministry (1809–1812)
• Liverpool Ministry (1812–1820)

King George IV's ministries: 1820–1830

• Liverpool Ministry (1820–1827)
• Canning Ministry (1827)
• Goderich Ministry (1827–1828)
• Wellington Ministry (1828–1830)

King William IV's ministries: 1830–1837

• Wellington Ministry (1830)
• Grey Ministry (1830–1834)
• First Melbourne Ministry (1834)
• Wellington Caretaker Ministry (1834)
• First Peel Ministry (1834–1835)
• Second Melbourne Ministry (1835–1837)

Queen Victoria's ministries: 1837–1901

• Second Melbourne Ministry (1835–1839)
• Third Melbourne Ministry (1839–1841)
• Second Peel Ministry (1841–1846)
• First Russell Ministry (1846–1852)
• First Derby Ministry (1852)
• Aberdeen Ministry (1852–1855)
• First Palmerston Ministry (1855–1858)
• Second Derby Ministry (1858–1859)
• Second Palmerston Ministry (1859–1865)
• Second Russell Ministry (1865–1866)
• Third Derby Ministry (1866–1868)
• First Disraeli Ministry (1868)
• First Gladstone Ministry (1868–1874)
• Second Disraeli Ministry (1874–1880)
• Second Gladstone Ministry (1880–1885)
• First Salisbury Ministry (1885–1886)
• Third Gladstone Ministry (1886)
• Second Salisbury Ministry (1886–1892)
• Fourth Gladstone Ministry (1892–1894)
• Rosebery Ministry (1894–1895)
• Third Salisbury Ministry (1895–1902)

King Edward VII's ministries: 1901–1910

• Third Salisbury Ministry (1895–1902)
• Balfour Ministry (1902–1905)
• Campbell-Bannerman Ministry (1905–1908)
• First Asquith Ministry (1908–1915)

King George V's ministries: 1910–1936

• First Asquith Ministry (1908–1915)
• Second Asquith Ministry (1915–1916)
• First Lloyd George Ministry (1916–1919)
• Second Lloyd George Ministry (1919–1922)
• Bonar Law Ministry (1922–1923)
• First Baldwin Ministry (1923–1924)
• First MacDonald Ministry (1924)
• Second Baldwin Ministry (1924–1929)
• Second MacDonald Ministry (1929–1931)
• First National Ministry (1931)
• Second National Ministry (1931–1935)
• Third National Ministry (1935–1937)

King Edward VIII's Ministry: 1936

• Third National Ministry (1935–1937)

King George VI's ministries: 1936–1952

• Third National Ministry (1935–1937)
• Fourth National Ministry (1937–1939)
• Chamberlain War Ministry (1939–1940)
• Coalition Government 1940-1945 (1940–1945)
• Churchill Caretaker Ministry (1945)
• Attlee Ministry (1945–1951)
• Third Churchill Ministry (1951–1955)

Queen Elizabeth II's ministries: 1952—

• Third Churchill Ministry (1951–1955)
• Eden Ministry (1955–1957)
• Macmillan Ministry (1957–1963)
• Douglas-Home Ministry (1963–1964)
• First Wilson Ministry (1964–1970)
• Heath Ministry (1970–1974)
• Second Wilson Ministry (1974–1976)
• Callaghan Ministry (1976–1979)
• Thatcher Ministry (1979–1990)
• Major Ministry (1990–1997)
• Blair Ministry (1997–2007)
• Brown Ministry (2007–)

See also

• List of British Governments
• List of British politicians by wealth at death

British ministries

Clarendon, Cabal, First Danby, Privy Council, First Rochester, Godolphin, Second Rochester, Belasyse, Carmarthen/Halifax, Carmarthen, First Whig Junto, Pembroke, Coalition, Second Whig Junto, Harley, Townshend, First Stanhope/Sunderland, Second Stanhope/Sunderland, Walpole/Townshend, Walpole, Carteret, First Pelham, Bath/Granville, Second Pelham, First Newcastle, Pitt the Elder, 1757 Caretaker, Newcastle/Pitt, Newcastle/Pitt, Bute, Grenville, First Rockingham, Chatham, Grafton, North, Second Rockingham, Shelburne, Fox-North Coalition, First Pitt the Younger, Addington, Second Pitt the Younger, Ministry of All the Talents, Second Portland, Perceval, Liverpool, Canning, Goderich, First Wellington, Grey, First Melbourne, Wellington Caretaker, First Peel, Second Melbourne, Third Melbourne, Second Peel, First Russell, First Derby, Aberdeen, First Palmerston, Second Derby, Second Palmerston, Second Russell, Third Derby, First Disraeli, First Gladstone, Second Disraeli, Second Gladstone, First Salisbury, Third Gladstone, Second Salisbury, Fourth Gladstone, Rosebery, Third Salisbury/Balfour, Campbell-Bannerman, First Asquith, Second Asquith, Lloyd George, Bonar Law/First Baldwin, First MacDonald, Second Baldwin, Second MacDonald, First National, Second National, Third National, Fourth National, Chamberlain War, War Coalition, Churchill Caretaker, Attlee, Third Churchill/Eden, Macmillan/Douglas-Home, First Wilson, Heath, Second Wilson, Callaghan, Thatcher, Major, Blair, Brown

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