Third Churchill ministry

Third Churchill ministry

Cabinet of United KIngdom
1951–1955
Date formed26 October 1951 (1951-10-26)
Date dissolved5 April 1955 (1955-04-05)
People and organisations
Monarch
Prime MinisterSir Winston Churchill
Deputy Prime MinisterSir Anthony Eden
Total no. of members149 appointments
Member party  Conservative Party
Status in legislatureMajority
321 / 625 (51%)
Opposition party  Labour Party
Opposition leaderClement Attlee
History
Election1951 general election
Legislature terms40th UK Parliament
PredecessorSecond Attlee ministry
SuccessorEden ministry

Winston Churchill formed the third Churchill ministry in the United Kingdom following the 1951 general election. He was reappointed as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by King George VI and oversaw the accession of Queen Elizabeth II in 1952 and her coronation.