Second Salisbury ministry


Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury formed his second ministry, in an alliance with the Liberal Unionist Party, following the 1886 general election and his reappointment as the British prime minister by Queen Victoria.

Cabinet

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List of ministers

OfficeNameTenure
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
First Lord of the TreasuryRobert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
First Lord of the TreasuryWilliam Henry Smith
First Lord of the TreasuryArthur Balfour
Chancellor of the ExchequerLord Randolph Churchill
Chancellor of the ExchequerGeorge Goschen
Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryAretas Akers-Douglas
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryWilliam Jackson
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryJohn Eldon Gorst
Junior Lords of the TreasurySidney Herbert
Junior Lords of the TreasuryWilliam Walrond
Junior Lords of the TreasurySir Herbert Maxwell, 7th Baronet
Lord ChancellorHardinge Giffard, 1st Baron Halsbury
Lord President of the CouncilGathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Viscount Cranbrook
Lord Privy SealGeorge Cadogan, 5th Earl Cadogan
Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentHenry Matthews
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentCharles Stuart-Wortley
Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsStafford Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh
Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsRobert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsSir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsJames Lowther
Secretary of State for WarWilliam Henry Smith
Secretary of State for WarEdward Stanhope
Under-Secretary of State for WarGeorge Harris, 4th Baron Harris
Under-Secretary of State for WarAdelbert Brownlow-Cust, 3rd Earl Brownlow
Financial Secretary to the War OfficeSt John Brodrick
Surveyor-General of the OrdnanceHenry Northcote
Secretary of State for the ColoniesEdward Stanhope
Secretary of State for the ColoniesHenry Holland
Under-Secretary of State for the ColoniesWindham Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl
Under-Secretary of State for the ColoniesWilliam Onslow, 4th Earl of Onslow
Under-Secretary of State for the ColoniesBaron Henry de Worms
Secretary of State for IndiaR. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross
Under-Secretary of State for IndiaJohn Eldon Gorst
Under-Secretary of State for IndiaGeorge Curzon
First Lord of the AdmiraltyLord George Hamilton
Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the AdmiraltyArthur Forwood
Civil Lord of the AdmiraltyEllis Ashmead-Bartlett
President of the Board of AgricultureHenry Chaplin
Chief Secretary for IrelandSir Michael Hicks Beach, 9th Baronet
Chief Secretary for IrelandArthur Balfour
Chief Secretary for IrelandWilliam Jackson
Lord Lieutenant of IrelandCharles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry
Lord Lieutenant of IrelandLawrence Dundas, 3rd Earl of Zetland
Lord Chancellor of IrelandEdward Gibson, 1st Baron Ashbourne
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterGathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Viscount Cranbrook
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterLord John Manners
President of the Local Government BoardCharles Ritchie
Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government BoardWalter Long
Minister without PortfolioSir Michael Hicks Beach, 9th Baronet
Secretary for ScotlandArthur Balfour
Secretary for ScotlandSchomberg Kerr, 9th Marquess of Lothian
President of the Board of TradeFrederick Stanley
President of the Board of TradeSir Michael Hicks Beach, 9th Baronet
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of TradeBaron Henry de Worms
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of TradeWilliam Onslow, 4th Earl of Onslow
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of TradeAlexander Bruce, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh
Vice-President of the Committee on EducationHenry Holland
Vice-President of the Committee on EducationWilliam Hart Dyke
Paymaster GeneralFrederick Lygon, 6th Earl Beauchamp
Paymaster GeneralAdelbert Brownlow-Cust, 3rd Earl Brownlow
Paymaster GeneralVictor Child Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey
Paymaster GeneralRobert Windsor-Clive, Baron Windsor
Postmaster GeneralHenry Cecil Raikes
Postmaster GeneralSir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet
First Commissioner of WorksDavid Plunket
Attorney GeneralRichard Webster
Solicitor GeneralEdward Clarke
Judge Advocate GeneralWilliam Thackeray Marriott
Lord AdvocateJohn Macdonald
Lord AdvocateJames Robertson
Lord Advocatevacant
Lord AdvocateCharles Pearson
Solicitor General for ScotlandJames Robertson
Solicitor General for ScotlandMoir Tod Stormonth Darling
Solicitor General for ScotlandCharles Pearson
Solicitor General for ScotlandAndrew Murray
Attorney-General for IrelandHugh Holmes
Attorney-General for IrelandJohn George Gibson
Attorney-General for IrelandPeter O'Brien
Attorney-General for IrelandDodgson Hamilton Madden
Solicitor-General for IrelandJohn George Gibson
Solicitor-General for IrelandDodgson Hamilton Madden
Solicitor-General for IrelandJohn Atkinson
Solicitor-General for IrelandEdward Carson
Lord Steward of the HouseholdWilliam Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
Lord Chamberlain of the HouseholdEdward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Earl of Lathom
Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdWilliam Legge, Viscount Lewisham
Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdBrownlow Cecil, Baron Burghley
Master of the HorseWilliam Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland
Treasurer of the HouseholdWilliam Pleydell-Bouverie, Viscount Folkestone
Treasurer of the HouseholdLord Walter Gordon-Lennox
Comptroller of the HouseholdLord Arthur Hill
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-ArmsGeorge Barrington, 7th Viscount Barrington
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-ArmsRobert St Clair-Erskine, 4th Earl of Rosslyn
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-ArmsCharles Pelham, 4th Earl of Yarborough
Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardAlgernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore
Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardWilliam Pery, 3rd Earl of Limerick
Master of the BuckhoundsGeorge Coventry, 9th Earl of Coventry
Mistress of the RobesLouisa Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch
Lords-in-WaitingWilliam Onslow, 4th Earl of Onslow
Lords-in-WaitingWilliam Pery, 3rd Earl of Limerick
Lords-in-WaitingJohn Henniker-Major, 5th Baron Henniker
Lords-in-WaitingJohn Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun
Lords-in-WaitingWilliam Elphinstone, 15th Lord Elphinstone
Lords-in-WaitingDudley FitzGerald-de Ros, 23rd Baron de Ros
Lords-in-WaitingWilliam Waldegrave, 9th Earl Waldegrave
Lords-in-WaitingAlexander Bruce, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh
Lords-in-WaitingCharles Marsham, 4th Earl of Romney
Lords-in-WaitingGeorge Byng, 8th Viscount Torrington
Lords-in-WaitingVictor Spencer, 3rd Baron Churchill
Lords-in-WaitingEdward Fellowes, 1st Baron de Ramsey
Extra Lord in WaitingMortimer Sackville-West, 1st Baron Sackville