First Salisbury ministry

First Salisbury ministry

Caretaker government of the United Kingdom
1885–1886
Salisbury (1882)
Date formed23 June 1885 (1885-06-23)
Date dissolved28 January 1886 (1886-01-28)
People and organisations
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterLord Salisbury
Total no. of members70 appointments
Member partyConservative Party
Status in legislature
Minority
dependent on IPP support
Opposition partyLiberal Party
Opposition leaders
History
Outgoing election1885 general election
Legislature terms
PredecessorSecond Gladstone ministry
SuccessorThird Gladstone ministry

The Marquess of Salisbury formed a caretaker government in June 1885,[1][2][3] upon his appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by Queen Victoria, succeeding William Ewart Gladstone. His ministry lasted for over seven months.[3]

  1. ^ Yu 1939, p. 12.
  2. ^ Shannon 1996, p. 142.
  3. ^ a b "Robert Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury". Gov.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2017.