Wellington caretaker ministry


King William IV had dismissed the Whig government of Lord Melbourne on 14 November 1834 and asked Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, to form a government but he declined, instead recommending Sir Robert Peel. Peel was in Sardinia at the time, so the Duke of Wellington took control of the government in a caretaker capacity until Peel returned and was able to form his government on 10 December.

List of ministers

During the caretaker government there was no Cabinet.
OfficeNameDate
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington17 November 18349 December 1834
Lord ChancellorJohn Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst21 November 1834
Chancellor of the Exchequer Thomas Denman, 1st Baron Denman15 November 1834
Lords Commissioners of the TreasuryArthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington21 November 1834
Lords Commissioners of the TreasuryJames St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn21 November 1834
Lords Commissioners of the TreasuryEdward Law, 2nd Baron Ellenborough21 November 1834
Lords Commissioners of the TreasuryWilliam Wellesley-Pole, 1st Baron Maryborough21 November 1834
Lords Commissioners of the TreasurySir John Beckett, 2nd Baronet21 November 1834
Lords Commissioners of the TreasuryJoseph Planta21 November 1834