# First Peel ministry

Sir Robert Peel's first government succeeded the caretaker ministry of the Duke of Wellington. Peel was also Chancellor of the Exchequer while the Duke of Wellington served as Foreign Secretary. A young William Ewart Gladstone held office as a Junior Lord of the Treasury, his first governmental post in a ministerial career that would span for the next sixty years.
The Peel ministry was a minority government, and relied on Whig support. However, this the Whigs felt disinclined to give, joining with the Irish radicals to defeat the Conservatives at every turn. After a reign of only four months, the government felt obliged to resign, whereupon the Whig leader Lord Melbourne formed his second government.

## Cabinet
### December 1834 – April 1835

| Office | Name | Term |
| First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer Leader of the House of Commons | Sir Robert Peel | December 1834 – April 1835 |
| Lord Chancellor | The Lord Lyndhurst | December 1834 – April 1835 |
| Lord President of the Council | The Earl of Rosslyn | December 1834 – April 1835 |
| Lord Privy Seal | The Lord Wharncliffe | December 1834 – April 1835 |
| Home Secretary | Henry Goulburn | December 1834 – April 1835 |
| Foreign Secretary Leader of the House of Lords | The Duke of Wellington | December 1834 – April 1835 |
| Secretary of State for War and the Colonies | The Earl of Aberdeen | December 1834 – April 1835 |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | The Earl de Grey | December 1834 – April 1835 |
| Master-General of the Ordnance | Sir George Murray | December 1834 – April 1835 |
| President of the Board of Trade Master of the Mint | Alexander Baring | December 1834 – April 1835 |
| President of the Board of Control | The Lord Ellenborough | December 1834 – April 1835 |
| Paymaster of the Forces | Sir Edward Knatchbull | December 1834 – April 1835 |
| Secretary at War | John Charles Herries | December 1834 – April 1835 |

## List of ministers

Members of the Cabinet are indicated by bold face.
| Office | Name | Date |
| Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Leader of the House of Commons | Sir Robert Peel | 10 December 1834 – 8 April 1835 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Sir Robert Peel | 10 December 1834 |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | Sir Thomas Fremantle | 20 December 1834 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | Sir George Clerk | 19 December 1834 |
| Junior Lords of the Treasury | William Yates Peel | 26 December 1834 – 8 April 1835 |
| Junior Lords of the Treasury | Earl of Lincoln | 26 December 1834 – 8 April 1835 |
| Junior Lords of the Treasury | Viscount Stormont | 26 December 1834 – 8 April 1835 |
| Junior Lords of the Treasury | Charles Ross | 26 December 1834 – 8 April 1835 |
| Junior Lords of the Treasury | William Ewart Gladstone | 26 December 1834 – 27 January 1835 |
| Junior Lords of the Treasury | John Iltyd Nicholl | 14 March 1835 – 8 April 1835 |
| Lord Chancellor | The Lord Lyndhurst | 21 November 1834 |
| Lord President of the Council | The Earl of Rosslyn | 15 December 1834 |
| Lord Privy Seal | The Lord Wharncliffe | 15 December 1834 |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | Henry Goulburn | 15 December 1834 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | William Gregson | 3 January 1835 |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the House of Lords | The Duke of Wellington | 17 November 1834 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Viscount Mahon | 17 December 1834 |
| Secretary of State for War and the Colonies | The Earl of Aberdeen | 20 December 1834 |
| Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies | John Stuart-Wortley | 20 December 1834 |
| Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies | William Ewart Gladstone | 27 January 1835 |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | The Earl de Grey | 22 December 1834 |
| First Secretary of the Admiralty | George Robert Dawson | 24 December 1834 |
| Civil Lord of the Admiralty | Lord Ashley | 22 December 1834 |
| President of the Board of Control | The Lord Ellenborough | 18 December 1834 |
| Secretary of the Board of Control | Winthrop Mackworth Praed | 20 December 1834 – 8 April 1835 |
| Secretary of the Board of Control | Sidney Herbert | 8 January 1835 – 8 April 1835 |
| Master-General of the Ordnance | Sir George Murray | 18 December 1834 |
| Treasurer of the Ordnance | Thomas Creevey | Continued in office |
| Treasurer of the Ordnance | Alexander Perceval | 12 January 1835 |
| Surveyor-General of the Ordnance | Lord Edward Somerset | 22 December 1834 |
| Clerk of the Ordnance | Sir Edward Owen | 22 December 1834 |
| Storekeeper of the Ordnance | Francis Robert Bonham | 22 December 1834 |
| Paymaster of the Forces | Sir Edward Knatchbull | 23 December 1834 |
| President of the Board of Trade | Alexander Baring | 15 December 1834 |
| Vice-President of the Board of Trade | Viscount Lowther | 20 December 1834 |
| Secretary at War | J. C. Herries | 16 December 1834 |
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | Sir Henry Hardinge | 16 December 1834 |
| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | The Earl of Haddington | 1 January 1835 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Charles Williams-Wynn | 26 December 1834 |
| Master of the Mint | Alexander Baring | 23 December 1834 |
| Treasurer of the Navy | Viscount Lowther | 22 December 1834 |
| Postmaster-General | The Lord Maryborough | 23 December 1834 |
| First Commissioner of Woods and Forests | Lord Granville Somerset | 23 December 1834 |
| Attorney General | Sir Frederick Pollock | 17 December 1834 |
| Solicitor General | Sir William Webb Follett | 20 December 1834 |
| Judge Advocate General | Sir John Beckett | 18 December 1834 |
| Lord Advocate | Sir William Rae | 19 December 1834 |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | Duncan McNeill | 7 January 1835 |
| Attorney General for Ireland | vacant | vacant |
| Solicitor General for Ireland | Edward Pennefather | 27 January 1835 |
| Lord Steward of the Household | The Earl of Wilton | 2 January 1835 |
| Lord Chamberlain of the Household | The Earl of Jersey | 15 December 1834 |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | Viscount Castlereagh | 29 December 1834 |
| Master of the Horse | The Duke of Dorset | 1 January 1835 |
| Treasurer of the Household | Sir William Henry Fremantle | 27 May 1826 – Continued in office |
| Comptroller of the Household | Henry Lowry-Corry | 29 December 1834 |
| Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms | Viscount Hereford | 29 December 1834 |
| Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard | The Earl of Courtown | 5 January 1835 |
| Master of the Buckhounds | The Earl of Chesterfield | 30 December 1834 |

### Notes

* 1 2 Joint Secretaries from 8 January 1835.