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Aberdeen ministry
Government of the United Kingdom
"Aberdeen government" redirects here. For the local government authority in Scotland, see Aberdeen City Council.
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.
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Aberdeen ministry | |
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| 1852–1855 | |
Aberdeen (circa 1847) | |
| Date formed | 19 December 1852 (1852-12-19) |
| Date dissolved | 30 January 1855 (1855-01-30) |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Aberdeen |
| Member parties | Peelites Whigs |
| Opposition party | Conservative Party |
| Opposition leaders | |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Who? Who? ministry |
| Successor | First Palmerston ministry |
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December 1852 – February 1855
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| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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| * | 19 December 1852 (1852-12-19) | 30 January 1855 (1855-01-30) | Peelite | ||
| Lord Chancellor | 28 December 1852 (1852-12-28) | 21 February 1858 (1858-02-21) | Whig | ||
| Lord President of the Council | 28 December 1852 (1852-12-28) | 12 June 1854 (1854-06-12) | Whig | ||
| 12 June 1854 (1854-06-12) | 8 February 1855 (1855-02-08) | Whig | |||
| Lord Privy Seal | 4 January 1853 (1853-01-04) | 7 December 1855 (1855-12-07) | Peelite | ||
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | 28 December 1852 (1852-12-28) | 6 February 1855 (1855-02-06) | Whig | ||
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | 28 December 1852 (1852-12-28) | 12 February 1853 (1853-02-12) | Whig | ||
| 21 February 1853 (1853-02-21) | 26 February 1858 (1858-02-26) | Whig | |||
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | 12 June 1854 (1854-06-12) | 8 February 1855 (1855-02-08) | Whig | ||
| Secretary of State for War and the Colonies† | 28 December 1852 (1852-12-28) | 30 January 1855 (1855-01-30) | Peelite | ||
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | 28 December 1852 (1852-12-28) | 28 February 1855 (1855-02-28) | Peelite | ||
| First Lord of the Admiralty | 30 December 1852 (1852-12-30) | 13 March 1855 (1855-03-13) | Peelite | ||
| President of the Board of Control | 30 December 1852 (1852-12-30) | 3 March 1855 (1855-03-03) | Whig | ||
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | 21 June 1854 (1854-06-21) | 30 January 1855 (1855-01-30) | Whig | ||
| First Commissioner of Works | 5 January 1853 (1853-01-05) | 30 January 1855 (1855-01-30) | Radical | ||
| Secretary at War | 30 December 1852 (1852-12-30) | 28 February 1855 (1855-02-28) | Peelite | ||
| Minister without portfolio | 28 December 1852 (1852-12-28) | 21 February 1858 (1858-02-21) | Whig | ||
| 26 February 1853 (1853-02-26) | 8 June 1854 (1854-06-08) | Whig | |||
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† After June 1854 office became Secretary of State for War.
Notes
- Lord John Russell served as Leader of the House of Commons from December 1852 to February 1855.
Changes
- 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.
Members of the Cabinet are indicated by bold face.
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- C. Cook and B. Keith, British Historical Facts 1830–1900'’
| Preceded by | Government of the United Kingdom 1852–1855 |
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