Gladstone II cabinet

William Ewart Gladstone was Prime Minister for the second time between 1880 and 1885

The Gladstone II cabinet was formed in the United Kingdom on April 23, 1880 by Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone of the Liberal Party and replaced the Disraeli II cabinet . The Second Gladstone Government remained in office until June 23, 1885, when the Salisbury I cabinet was replaced.

Cabinet members

The cabinet had the following members:

The Cabinet Council, 1883 ( Théobald Chartran ); Vanity Fair , November 27, 1883

Office	Official	Beginning of the term of office	Term expires
Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury	William Ewart Gladstone	April 23, 1880	June 23, 1885
Lord Chancellor	Roundell Palmer, 1st Baron Selborne	April 28, 1880	June 23, 1885
President of the Privy Council	John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford	April 28, 1880 March 19, 1883	March 19, 1883 June 23, 1885
Lord Seal Keeper	George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery	April 28, 1880 May 2, 1881 March 5, 1885	May 2, 1881 March 5, 1885 June 23, 1885
Interior minister	William Vernon Harcourt	April 28, 1880	June 23, 1885
Foreign minister	Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville	April 28, 1880	June 23, 1885
Colonial minister	John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley Edward Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby	April 28, 1880 December 16, 1882	December 16, 1882 June 23, 1885
Minister of War	Hugh Childers Spencer Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington	April 28, 1880 December 16, 1882	December 16, 1882 June 23, 1885
Minister for India	Spencer Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley	April 28, 1880 December 16, 1882	December 16, 1882 June 23, 1885
First Lord of the Admiralty	Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook	April 28, 1880	June 23, 1885
Chancellor of the Exchequer	William Ewart Gladstone Hugh Childers	April 28, 1880 December 16, 1882	December 16, 1882 June 23, 1885
Minister of Commerce	Joseph Chamberlain	April 28, 1880	June 23, 1885
Local minister	John Dodson Charles Dilke, 2nd Baronet	May 3, 1880 December 28, 1882	December 8, 1882 June 23, 1885
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	John Bright John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley John Dodson George Otto Trevelyan	April 28, 1880 July 25, 1882 December 28, 1882 October 29, 1884	July 25, 1882 December 28, 1882 October 29, 1884 June 23, 1885
Chief Secretary for Ireland	William Edward Forster	April 30, 1880	May 4, 1882
Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland	John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer	May 4, 1882	June 23, 1885
Minister for Public Works	Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery	February 13, 1885	June 23, 1885
Post Minister	George Shaw-Lefevre	March 5, 1885	June 23, 1885

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