Liberal government, 1892–1895
In the 1892 general election, the Conservative Party, led by Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, won the most seats but not an overall majority. As a result, William Ewart Gladstone's Liberal Party formed a minority government that relied upon Irish Nationalist support. On 3 March 1894, Gladstone resigned over the rejection of his Home Rule Bill and Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery succeeded him.
Cabinets
Fourth Gladstone ministry
Rosebery ministry
Changes
- May 1894 – James Bryce succeeds A. J. Mundella at the Board of Trade. Lord Tweedmouth succeeds Bryce at the Duchy of Lancaster, remaining also Lord Privy Seal.
List of ministers
| Office | Name | Date |
| Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury | William Ewart Gladstone | 15 August 18922 March 1894 |
| Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury | Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery | 5 March 189421 June 1895 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Sir William Vernon Harcourt | 18 August 1892 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | Edward Marjoribanks | 18 August 1892 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | T. E. Ellis | 10 March 1894 |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | Sir John Tomlinson Hibbert | 18 August 1892 |
| Junior Lords of the Treasury | T. E. Ellis | 22 August 189221 June 1895 |
| Junior Lords of the Treasury | Richard Causton | 22 August 189221 June 1895 |
| Junior Lords of the Treasury | William Alexander McArthur | 22 August 189221 June 1895 |
| Lord Chancellor | Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell | 18 August 1892 |
| Lord President of the Council | John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley | 18 August 1892 |
| Lord President of the Council | Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery | 10 March 1894 |
| Lord Privy Seal | William Ewart Gladstone | 20 August 1892 |
| Lord Privy Seal | Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth | 10 March 1894 |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | H. H. Asquith | 18 August 1892 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | Herbert Gladstone | 19 August 1892 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | George W. E. Russell | 12 March 1894 |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery | 18 August 1892 |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley | 11 March 1894 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Sir Edward Grey, 3rd Baronet | 19 August 1892 |
| Secretary of State for War | Henry Campbell-Bannerman | 18 August 1892 |
| Under-Secretary of State for War | William Mansfield, 2nd Baron Sandhurst | 22 August 1892 |
| Under-Secretary of State for War | Robert Collier, 2nd Baron Monkswell | 5 January 1895 |
| Financial Secretary to the War Office | William Woodall | 22 August 1892 |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon | 18 August 1892 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies | Sydney Buxton | 18 August 1892 |
| Secretary of State for India | John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley | 18 August 1892 |
| Secretary of State for India | Henry Fowler | 10 March 1894 |
| Under-Secretary of State for India | George W. E. Russell | 19 August 1892 |
| Under-Secretary of State for India | Donald Mackay, 11th Lord Reay | 11 March 1894 |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer | 19 August 1892 |
| Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty | Sir Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth | 19 August 1892 |
| Civil Lord of the Admiralty | Edmund Robertson | 25 August 1892 |
| Vice-President of the Committee on Education | Arthur Dyke Acland | 25 August 1892 |
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | John Morley | 22 August 1892 |
| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | Robert Offley Ashburton Milnes, 2nd Baron Houghton | 18 August 1892 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | James Bryce | 18 August 1892 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | The Lord Tweedmouth | 28 May 1894 |
| President of the Local Government Board | Henry Fowler | 18 August 1892 |
| President of the Local Government Board | George Shaw-Lefevre | 1894 |
| Postmaster-General | Arnold Morley | 18 August 1892 |
| Secretary for Scotland | Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet | 18 August 1892 |
| President of the Board of Trade | A. J. Mundella | 18 August 1892 |
| President of the Board of Trade | James Bryce | 28 May 1894 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade | Thomas Burt | 18 August 1892 |
| First Commissioner of Works | George Shaw-Lefevre | 18 August 1892 |
| First Commissioner of Works | Herbert Gladstone | 10 March 1894 |
| President of the Board of Agriculture | Herbert Gardner | 25 August 1892 |
| Paymaster General | Charles Seale-Hayne | 18 August 1892 |
| Attorney General | Sir Charles Russell | 20 August 1892 |
| Attorney General | Sir John Rigby | 3 May 1894 |
| Attorney General | Sir Robert Threshie Reid | 24 October 1894 |
| Solicitor General | Sir John Rigby | 20 August 1892 |
| Solicitor General | Sir Robert Threshie Reid | 3 May 1894 |
| Solicitor General | Sir Frank Lockwood | 28 October 1894 |
| Judge Advocate General | Sir Francis Jeune | 31 December 1892 |
| Lord Advocate | John Balfour | 20 August 1892 |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | Alexander Asher | 20 August 1892 |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | Thomas Shaw | 22 March 1894 |
| Attorney-General for Ireland | Hugh Hyacinth O'Rorke MacDermot | August 1892 |
| Solicitor-General for Ireland | Charles Hemphill | August 1892 |
| Lord Steward of the Household | Gavin Campbell, 1st Marquess of Breadalbane | 25 August 1892 |
| Lord Chamberlain of the Household | Charles Wynn-Carrington, 3rd Baron Carrington | 25 August 1892 |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | Charles Spencer | 25 August 1892 |
| Master of the Horse | William Monson, 1st Viscount Oxenbridge | 25 August 1892 |
| Master of the Horse | Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork | 19 March 1894 |
| Treasurer of the Household | Edwyn Scudamore-Stanhope, 10th Earl of Chesterfield | 25 August 1892 |
| Treasurer of the Household | Arthur Brand | 13 March 1894 |
| Comptroller of the Household | George Leveson-Gower | 25 August 1892 |
| Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms | George Venables-Vernon, 7th Baron Vernon | 25 August 1892 |
| Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms | Edwyn Scudamore-Stanhope, 10th Earl of Chesterfield | 13 March 1894 |
| Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard | William Edwardes, 4th Baron Kensington | 25 August 1892 |
| Master of the Buckhounds | Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale | 25 August 1892 |
| Mistress of the Robes | Vacant | — |
| Lords-in-Waiting | John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton | 19 September 189221 June 1895 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Francis Stonor, 4th Baron Camoys | 19 September 189221 June 1895 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | John Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell | 19 September 18921 May 1894 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Robert Collier, 2nd Baron Monkswell | 19 September 18924 February 1895 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Frederick Glyn, 4th Baron Wolverton | 19 September 189214 June 1893 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair | 26 November 189221 June 1895 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Thomas Brassey, 1st Baron Brassey | 14 June 189321 June 1895 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Francis Douglas, Viscount Drumlanrig | 1 July 189318 October 1894 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Cecil Foljambe, 1st Baron Hawkesbury | 1 May 189421 June 1895 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Sidney Hobart-Hampden-Mercer-Henderson, 7th Earl of Buckinghamshire | 17 January 189521 June 1895 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Granville Leveson-Gower, 3rd Earl Granville | 4 February 189521 June 1895 |
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