First Peel ministry | |
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| 1834–1835 | |
 Sir Robert Peel | |
| Date formed | 10 December 1834 |
| Date dissolved | 8 April 1835 |
| 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 |
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.
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.