Third Gladstone ministry

Third Gladstone ministry
February–July 1886
Gladstone (1886)
Date formed1 February 1886 (1886-02-01)
Date dissolved20 July 1886 (1886-07-20)
People and organisations
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterWilliam Gladstone
Total no. of members68 appointments
Member partyLiberal Party
Status in legislatureMinority
Opposition partyConservative Party
Opposition leaders
History
Election1885 general election
Outgoing election1886 general election
Legislature terms
PredecessorFirst Salisbury ministry
SuccessorSecond Salisbury ministry

The third Gladstone ministry was one of the shortest-lived ministries in British history. It was led by William Ewart Gladstone of the Liberal Party upon his reappointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by Queen Victoria. It lasted five months until July 1886.