# Unionist government, 1895–1905

A coalition of the Conservative and Liberal Unionist parties took power in the United Kingdom shortly before the 1895 general election. Conservative leader Lord Salisbury was appointed Prime Minister and his nephew, Arthur Balfour, became Leader of the House of Commons, but various major posts went to the Liberal Unionists, most notably the Leader of the House of Lords, the Liberal Unionist Duke of Devonshire, who was made Lord President, and his colleague in the Commons, Joseph Chamberlain, who became Colonial Secretary. It was this government which would conduct the Second Boer War from 1899–1902, which helped them to win a landslide victory at the 1900 general election.
The government consisted of three ministries, the first two led by Salisbury (from 1895–1902) and the third by Balfour (from 1902 onwards).

## The office of Prime Minister

Lord Salisbury was the second and last person to be head of government while not simultaneously holding the title of First Lord of the Treasury. It was said that there were some attempts to distinguish between the two offices, but in the century or more since, they have remained one and the same.

## Trade reform

Balfour succeeded Salisbury as Prime Minister in 1902. Eventually, the Unionist government would falter after Chamberlain proposed his scheme for tariff reform, whose partial embrace by Balfour led to the resignation of the more orthodox free traders in the Cabinet.

## Chinese miners in South Africa

After the conclusion of the Boer War, the British Government sought to rebuild the South African economy which had been devastated by the war. An important part of the rebuilding effort was to get the gold mines of the Witwatersrand, the richest in history and a major cause of the war, back in production as soon as possible. Because the government decreed that White labour was too expensive and Black labourers were reluctant to return to the mines, the government decided to import over 60,000 contracted workers from China.
This was deeply unpopular at the time, as popular opinion in much of the Western world, including Britain; was hostile to Chinese immigration. It also happened at a time when poverty and unemployment amongst working-class British people was at very high levels. On 26 March 1904, a demonstration against Chinese immigration to South Africa was held in Hyde Park and was attended by 80,000 people. The Parliamentary Committee of the Trade Union Congress then passed a resolution declaring that:
   That this meeting consisting of all classes of citizens of London, emphatically protests against the action of the Government in granting permission to import into South Africa indentured Chinese labour under conditions of slavery, and calls upon them to protect this new colony from the greed of capitalists and the Empire from degradation.

## Fall from power

With his majority greatly reduced and defeat in the next election seeming inevitable, Balfour resigned as Prime Minister in December 1905, leading to the appointment of a minority Liberal government under Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman. In the general election which followed in 1906, all but three members of Balfour's Cabinet lost their seats, including Balfour himself.

## Cabinets
### Salisbury ministry
#### June 1895 to November 1900

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsLeader of the House of Lords | The 3rd Marquess of Salisbury(head of ministry) | 25 June 1895 (1895-06-25) | 11 July 1902 (1902-07-11) | Conservative |
| First Lord of the TreasuryLeader of the House of Commons | Arthur Balfour | 25 June 1895 (1895-06-25) | 4 December 1905 (1905-12-04) | Conservative |
| Lord Chancellor | The Earl of Halsbury | 29 June 1895 (1895-06-29) | 4 December 1905 (1905-12-04) | Conservative |
| Lord President of the Council | The Duke of Devonshire | 29 June 1895 (1895-06-29) | 19 October 1903 (1903-10-19) | Liberal Unionist |
| Lord Privy Seal | The Viscount Cross | 29 June 1895 (1895-06-29) | 12 November 1900 (1900-11-12) | Conservative |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | Sir Matthew White Ridley | 29 June 1895 (1895-06-29) | 12 November 1900 (1900-11-12) | Conservative |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | Joseph Chamberlain | 29 June 1895 (1895-06-29) | 16 September 1903 (1903-09-16) | Liberal Unionist |
| Secretary of State for War | The Marquess of Lansdowne | 4 July 1895 (1895-07-04) | 12 November 1900 (1900-11-12) | Liberal Unionist |
| Secretary of State for India | Lord George Hamilton | 4 July 1895 (1895-07-04) | 9 October 1903 (1903-10-09) | Conservative |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | George Goschen | 1895 (1895) | 1900 (1900) | Conservative |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Sir Michael Hicks Beach | 29 June 1895 (1895-06-29) | 11 August 1902 (1902-08-11) | Conservative |
| President of the Board of Trade | Charles Ritchie | 29 June 1895 (1895-06-29) | 7 November 1900 (1900-11-07) | Conservative |
| President of the Local Government Board | Henry Chaplin | 29 June 1895 (1895-06-29) | 12 November 1900 (1900-11-12) | Conservative |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | The Viscount Cross | 29 June 1895 (1895-06-29) | 4 July 1895 (1895-07-04) | Conservative |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | The Lord James of Hereford | 4 July 1895 (1895-07-04) | 11 August 1902 (1902-08-11) | Liberal Unionist |
| First Commissioner of Works | Aretas Akers-Douglas | 4 July 1895 (1895-07-04) | 11 August 1902 (1902-08-11) | Conservative |
| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | The Earl Cadogan | 29 June 1895 (1895-06-29) | 11 August 1902 (1902-08-11) | Conservative |
| Lord Chancellor of Ireland | The Lord Ashbourne | 29 June 1895 (1895-06-29) | 1905 (1905) | Conservative |
| Secretary for Scotland | The Lord Balfour of Burleigh | 29 June 1895 (1895-06-29) | 9 October 1903 (1903-10-09) | Conservative |
| President of the Board of Agriculture | Walter Long | 4 July 1895 (1895-07-04) | 16 November 1900 (1900-11-16) | Conservative |

#### November 1900 to July 1902

In November 1900, the Cabinet was reformed for the first time.
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Lord Privy SealLeader of the House of Lords | The 3rd Marquess of Salisbury(head of ministry) | 25 June 1895 (1895-06-25) | 11 July 1902 (1902-07-11) | Conservative |
| First Lord of the TreasuryLeader of the House of Commons | Arthur Balfour | 25 June 1895 (1895-06-25) | 4 December 1905 (1905-12-04) | Conservative |
| Lord Chancellor | The Earl of Halsbury | 29 June 1895 (1895-06-29) | 4 December 1905 (1905-12-04) | Conservative |
| Lord President of the Council | The Duke of Devonshire | 29 June 1895 (1895-06-29) | 19 October 1903 (1903-10-19) | Liberal Unionist |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | Charles Ritchie | 12 November 1900 (1900-11-12) | 12 July 1902 (1902-07-12) | Conservative |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | The Marquess of Lansdowne | 12 November 1900 (1900-11-12) | 4 December 1905 (1905-12-04) | Liberal Unionist |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | Joseph Chamberlain | 29 June 1895 (1895-06-29) | 16 September 1903 (1903-09-16) | Liberal Unionist |
| Secretary of State for War | St John Brodrick | 12 November 1900 (1900-11-12) | 6 October 1903 (1903-10-06) | Conservative |
| Secretary of State for India | Lord George Hamilton | 4 July 1895 (1895-07-04) | 9 October 1903 (1903-10-09) | Conservative |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | The Earl of Selborne | 1900 (1900) | 1905 (1905) | Liberal Unionist |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Sir Michael Hicks Beach | 29 June 1895 (1895-06-29) | 11 August 1902 (1902-08-11) | Conservative |
| President of the Board of Trade | Gerald Balfour | 12 November 1900 (1900-11-12) | 12 March 1905 (1905-03-12) | Conservative |
| President of the Local Government Board | Walter Long | 1900 (1900) | 1905 (1905) | Conservative |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | The Lord James of Hereford | 4 July 1895 (1895-07-04) | 11 August 1902 (1902-08-11) | Liberal Unionist |
| First Commissioner of Works | Aretas Akers-Douglas | 4 July 1895 (1895-07-04) | 11 August 1902 (1902-08-11) | Conservative |
| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | The Earl Cadogan | 29 June 1895 (1895-06-29) | 11 August 1902 (1902-08-11) | Conservative |
| Lord Chancellor of Ireland | The Lord Ashbourne | 29 June 1895 (1895-06-29) | 1905 (1905) | Conservative |
| Secretary for Scotland | The Lord Balfour of Burleigh | 29 June 1895 (1895-06-29) | 9 October 1903 (1903-10-09) | Conservative |
| President of the Board of Agriculture | Robert William Hanbury | 16 November 1900 (1900-11-16) | 28 April 1903 (1903-04-28) | Conservative |

### Balfour ministry

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| First Lord of the TreasuryLord Privy SealLeader of the House of Commons | Arthur Balfour(head of ministry) | 12 July 1902 (1902-07-12) | 4 December 1905 (1905-12-04) | Conservative |
| Lord Chancellor | The Earl of Halsbury | 29 June 1895 (1895-06-29) | 4 December 1905 (1905-12-04) | Conservative |
| Lord President of the CouncilLeader of the House of Lords | The Duke of Devonshire | 29 June 1895 (1895-06-29) | 19 October 1903 (1903-10-19) | Liberal Unionist |
| Lord President of the Council | The Marquess of Londonderry | 19 October 1903 (1903-10-19) | 11 December 1905 (1905-12-11) | Conservative |
| Leader of the House of Lords | The Marquess of Lansdowne | 13 October 1903 (1903-10-13) | 4 December 1905 (1905-12-04) | Liberal Unionist |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | Aretas Akers-Douglas | 12 July 1902 (1902-07-12) | 5 December 1905 (1905-12-05) | Conservative |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | The Marquess of Lansdowne | 12 November 1900 (1900-11-12) | 4 December 1905 (1905-12-04) | Liberal Unionist |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | Joseph Chamberlain | 29 June 1895 (1895-06-29) | 16 September 1903 (1903-09-16) | Liberal Unionist |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | Alfred Lyttelton | 11 October 1903 (1903-10-11) | 4 December 1905 (1905-12-04) | Liberal Unionist |
| Secretary of State for War | St John Brodrick | 12 November 1900 (1900-11-12) | 6 October 1903 (1903-10-06) | Conservative |
| Secretary of State for War | H. O. Arnold-Forster | 6 October 1903 (1903-10-06) | 4 December 1905 (1905-12-04) | Liberal Unionist |
| Secretary of State for India | Lord George Hamilton | 4 July 1895 (1895-07-04) | 9 October 1903 (1903-10-09) | Conservative |
| Secretary of State for India | St John Brodrick | 9 October 1903 (1903-10-09) | 4 December 1905 (1905-12-04) | Conservative |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | The Earl of Selborne | 1900 (1900) | 1905 (1905) | Liberal Unionist |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Charles Ritchie | 11 August 1902 (1902-08-11) | 9 October 1903 (1903-10-09) | Conservative |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Austen Chamberlain | 9 October 1903 (1903-10-09) | 4 December 1905 (1905-12-04) | Liberal Unionist |
| President of the Board of Trade | Gerald Balfour | 12 November 1900 (1900-11-12) | 12 March 1905 (1905-03-12) | Conservative |
| President of the Board of Trade | The 4th Marquess of Salisbury | 12 March 1905 (1905-03-12) | 4 December 1905 (1905-12-04) | Conservative |
| Secretary for Scotland | The Lord Balfour of Burleigh | 29 June 1895 (1895-06-29) | 9 October 1903 (1903-10-09) | Conservative |
| Secretary for Scotland | Andrew Murray | 9 October 1903 (1903-10-09) | 2 February 1905 (1905-02-02) | Conservative |
| Secretary for Scotland | The Marquess of Linlithgow | 2 February 1905 (1905-02-02) | 4 December 1905 (1905-12-04) | Conservative |
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | George Wyndham | 9 November 1900 (1900-11-09) | 12 March 1905 (1905-03-12) | Conservative |
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | Walter Long | 12 March 1905 (1905-03-12) | 4 December 1905 (1905-12-04) | Conservative |
| President of the Local Government Board | Walter Long | 1900 (1900) | 1905 (1905) | Conservative |
| President of the Local Government Board | Gerald Balfour | 1905 (1905) | 11 December 1905 (1905-12-11) | Conservative |
| President of the Board of Agriculture | Robert William Hanbury | 16 November 1900 (1900-11-16) | 28 April 1903 (1903-04-28) | Conservative |
| President of the Board of Education | The Marquess of Londonderry | 11 August 1902 (1902-08-11) | 4 December 1905 (1905-12-04) | Conservative |
| Lord Chancellor of Ireland | The Lord Ashbourne | 29 June 1895 (1895-06-29) | 1905 (1905) | Conservative |
| First Commissioner of Works | The Lord Windsor | 11 August 1902 (1902-08-11) | 4 December 1905 (1905-12-04) | Conservative |
| Postmaster General | Austen Chamberlain | 11 August 1902 (1902-08-11) | 9 October 1903 (1903-10-09) | Liberal Unionist |

#### Changes

* May 1903 – Lord Onslow succeeds Robert William Hanbury at the Board of Agriculture.
* September to October 1903 –
** Lord Londonderry succeeds the Duke of Devonshire as Lord President. Londonderry remains President of the Board of Education.
** Lord Lansdowne succeeds Devonshire as Leader of the House of Lords. Lansdowne remains Foreign Secretary.
** Lord Salisbury succeeds Arthur Balfour as Lord Privy Seal.
** Austen Chamberlain succeeds Charles Ritchie at the Exchequer. Chamberlain's successor as Postmaster General is not in the Cabinet.
** Alfred Lyttelton succeeds Joseph Chamberlain as Colonial Secretary.
** St John Brodrick succeeds Lord George Hamilton as Secretary for India.
** H. O. Arnold-Forster succeeds Brodrick as Secretary for War.
** Andrew Graham-Murray succeeds Lord Balfour of Burleigh as Secretary for Scotland.
* March 1905 –
** Walter Hume Long succeeds George Wyndham as Irish Secretary.
** Gerald Balfour succeeds Long at the Local Government Board.
** Lord Salisbury succeeds Balfour at the Board of Trade. Salisbury remains Lord Privy Seal.
** Lord Cawdor succeeds Lord Selborne at the Admiralty.
** Ailwyn Fellowes succeeds Lord Onslow at the Board of Agriculture.

## List of ministers

Cabinet members are listed in bold face.
| Office | Name | Date |
| Prime minister | The 3rd Marquess of Salisbury | 25 Jun 1895 – 11 Jul 1902 |
| Prime minister | Arthur Balfour | 12 Jul 1902 – 4 Dec 1905 |
| First Lord of the TreasuryLeader of the House of Commons | Arthur Balfour | 29 Jun 1895 – 4 Dec 1905 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Sir Michael Hicks Beach | 29 Jun 1895 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Charles Ritchie | 11 Aug 1902 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Austen Chamberlain | 9 Oct 1903 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryGovernment Chief Whip in the House of Commons | Sir William Walrond | 29 Jun 1895 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryGovernment Chief Whip in the House of Commons | Sir Alexander Acland-Hood | 8 Aug 1902 |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | Robert William Hanbury | 29 Jun 1895 |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | Austen Chamberlain | 7 Nov 1900 |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | William Hayes Fisher | 8 Aug 1902 |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | Arthur Elliot | 10 Apr 1903 |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | Victor Cavendish | 9 Oct 1903 |
| Junior Lords of the Treasury | Henry Torrens Anstruther | 6 Jul 1895 – 11 Oct 1903 |
| Junior Lords of the Treasury | William Hayes Fisher | 6 Jul 1895 – 8 Aug 1902 |
| Junior Lords of the Treasury | Lord Stanley | 6 Jul 1895 – 7 Nov 1900 |
| Junior Lords of the Treasury | Ailwyn Fellowes | 7 Nov 1900 – 15 Mar 1905 |
| Junior Lords of the Treasury | Henry Forster | 8 Aug 1902 – 4 Dec 1905 |
| Junior Lords of the Treasury | Lord Balniel | 11 Oct 1903 – 4 Dec 1905 |
| Junior Lords of the Treasury | Lord Edmund Talbot | 16 Jun 1905 – 4 Dec 1905 |
| Lord Chancellor | The Lord Halsbury | 29 Jun 1895 |
| Lord President of the Council | The Duke of Devonshire | 29 Jun 1895 |
| Lord President of the Council | The Marquess of Londonderry | 19 Oct 1903 |
| Lord Privy Seal | The Viscount Cross | 29 Jun 1895 |
| Lord Privy Seal | The 3rd Marquess of Salisbury | 12 Nov 1900 |
| Lord Privy Seal | Arthur Balfour | 14 Jul 1902 |
| Lord Privy Seal | The 4th Marquess of Salisbury | 17 Oct 1903 |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | Sir Matthew White Ridley | 29 Jun 1895 |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | Charles Thomson Ritchie | 12 Nov 1900 |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | Aretas Akers-Douglas | 11 Aug 1902 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | Jesse Collings | 3 Jul 1895 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | Thomas Cochrane | 11 Aug 1902 |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | The 3rd Marquess of Salisbury | 29 Jun 1895 |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | The Marquess of Lansdowne | 12 Nov 1900 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | George Curzon | 20 Jun 1895 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | St John Brodrick | 15 Oct 1898 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Viscount Cranborne | 12 Nov 1900 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Earl Percy | 9 Oct 1903 |
| Secretary of State for War | The Marquess of Lansdowne | 4 Jul 1895 |
| Secretary of State for War | St John Brodrick | 12 Nov 1900 |
| Secretary of State for War | H. O. Arnold-Forster | 12 Oct 1903 |
| Under-Secretary of State for War | St John Brodrick | 4 Jul 1895 |
| Under-Secretary of State for War | George Wyndham | 10 Oct 1898 |
| Under-Secretary of State for War | The Lord Raglan | 13 Nov 1900 |
| Under-Secretary of State for War | The Earl of Hardwicke | 8 Aug 1902 |
| Under-Secretary of State for War | The Earl of Donoughmore | 12 Oct 1903 |
| Financial Secretary to the War Office | Joseph Powell Williams | 3 Jul 1895 |
| Financial Secretary to the War Office | Lord Stanley | 1 Jan 1901 |
| Financial Secretary to the War Office | William Bromley-Davenport | 12 Oct 1903 |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | Joseph Chamberlain | 29 Jun 1895 |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | Alfred Lyttelton | 9 Oct 1903 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies | The Earl of Selborne | 28 Jun 1895 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies | The Earl of Onslow | 26 Nov 1900 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies | The Duke of Marlborough | 22 Jul 1903 |
| Secretary of State for India | Lord George Hamilton | 4 Jul 1895 |
| Secretary of State for India | St John Brodrick | 9 Oct 1903 |
| Under-Secretary of State for India | The Earl of Onslow | 5 Jul 1895 |
| Under-Secretary of State for India | The Earl of Hardwicke | 17 Jan 1901 |
| Under-Secretary of State for India | Earl Percy | 18 Aug 1902 |
| Under-Secretary of State for India | vacant | 29 Nov 1904 |
| Under-Secretary of State for India | The Marquess of Bath | 20 Jan 1905 |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | George Goschen | 29 Jun 1895 |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | The Earl of Selborne | 12 Nov 1900 |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | The Earl Cawdor | 27 Mar 1905 |
| Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty | William Ellison-Macartney | 29 Jun 1895 |
| Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty | H. O. Arnold-Forster | 7 Nov 1900 |
| Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty | E. G. Pretyman | 11 Oct 1903 |
| Civil Lord of the Admiralty | Austen Chamberlain | 6 Jul 1895 |
| Civil Lord of the Admiralty | E. G. Pretyman | 7 Nov 1900 |
| Civil Lord of the Admiralty | Arthur Lee | 11 Oct 1903 |
| President of the Board of Agriculture | Walter Long | 4 Jul 1895 |
| President of the Board of Agriculture | Robert William Hanbury | 16 Nov 1900 |
| President of the Board of Agriculture | The Earl of Onslow | 20 May 1903 |
| President of the Board of Agriculture | Ailwyn Fellowes | 14 Mar 1905 |
| President of the Board of Education | The Duke of Devonshire | 3 Mar 1900 |
| President of the Board of Education | The Marquess of Londonderry | 11 Aug 1902 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education | Sir William Anson | 11 Aug 1902 |
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | Gerald Balfour | 4 Jul 1895 |
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | George Wyndham | 9 Nov 1900 |
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | Walter Long | 12 Mar 1905 |
| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | The Earl Cadogan | 29 Jun 1895 |
| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | The Earl of Dudley | 11 Aug 1902 |
| Lord Chancellor of Ireland | The Lord Ashbourne | 29 Jun 1895 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | The Viscount Cross | 29 Jun 1895 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | The Lord James of Hereford | 4 Jul 1895 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Sir William Walrond | 11 Aug 1902 |
| President of the Local Government Board | Henry Chaplin | 29 Jun 1895 |
| President of the Local Government Board | Walter Long | 12 Nov 1900 |
| President of the Local Government Board | Gerald Balfour | 14 Mar 1905 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board | Thomas Russell | 30 Jun 1895 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board | John Lawson | 12 Nov 1900 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board | Arthur Frederick Jeffreys | 27 Jun 1905 |
| Postmaster General | The Duke of Norfolk | 6 Jul 1895 |
| Postmaster General | The Marquess of Londonderry | 10 Apr 1900 |
| Postmaster General | Austen Chamberlain | 11 Aug 1902 |
| Postmaster General | Lord Stanley | 9 Oct 1903 |
| Secretary for Scotland | The Lord Balfour of Burleigh | 29 Jun 1895 |
| Secretary for Scotland | Andrew Murray | 9 Oct 1903 |
| Secretary for Scotland | The Marquess of Linlithgow | 2 Feb 1905 |
| President of the Board of Trade | Charles Ritchie | 29 Jun 1895 |
| President of the Board of Trade | Gerald Balfour | 12 Nov 1900 |
| President of the Board of Trade | The 4th Marquess of Salisbury | 14 Mar 1905 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade | The Earl of Dudley | 29 Jun 1895 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade | Bonar Law | 8 Aug 1902 |
| First Commissioner of Works | Aretas Akers-Douglas | 4 Jul 1895 |
| First Commissioner of Works | The Lord Windsor | 11 Aug 1902 |
| Vice-President of the Committee on Education | Sir John Eldon Gorst | 4 Jul 1895 |
| Paymaster General | The Earl of Hopetoun | 16 Jul 1895 |
| Paymaster General | The Duke of Marlborough | 1899 |
| Paymaster General | Sir Savile Crossley | Nov 1902 |
| Attorney General | Sir Richard Webster | 8 Jul 1895 |
| Attorney General | Sir Robert Finlay | 11 May 1900 |
| Solicitor General | Sir Robert Finlay | 30 Aug 1895 |
| Solicitor General | Sir Edward Carson | 11 May 1900 |
| Lord Advocate | Sir Charles Pearson | 11 Jul 1895 |
| Lord Advocate | Andrew Murray | 14 May 1896 |
| Lord Advocate | Charles Dickson | 17 Oct 1903 |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | Andrew Murray | 11 Jul 1895 |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | Charles Dickson | 14 May 1896 |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | David Dundas | 17 Oct 1903 |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | Edward Theodore Salvesen | 2 Feb 1905 |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | James Avon Clyde | 17 Oct 1905 |
| Attorney-General for Ireland | John Atkinson | 8 Jul 1895 |
| Solicitor-General for Ireland | William Kenny | 28 Aug 1895 |
| Solicitor-General for Ireland | Dunbar Barton | 28 Aug 1895 |
| Solicitor-General for Ireland | George Wright | 30 Jan 1900 |
| Solicitor-General for Ireland | James Campbell | 8 Jul 1903 |
| Lord Steward of the Household | The Earl of Pembroke | 16 Jul 1895 |
| Lord Chamberlain of the Household | The Earl of Lathom | 16 Jul 1895 |
| Lord Chamberlain of the Household | The Earl of Hopetoun | 7 Dec 1898 |
| Lord Chamberlain of the Household | The Earl of Clarendon | 21 Sep 1900 |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | Ailwyn Fellowes | 10 Jul 1895 |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | Sir Alexander Acland-Hood | 3 Dec 1900 |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | The Lord Wolverton | 17 Nov 1902 |
| Master of the Horse | The Duke of Portland | 16 Jul 1895 |
| Treasurer of the Household | Marquess of Carmarthen | 10 Jul 1895 |
| Treasurer of the Household | Viscount Curzon | 11 Feb 1896 |
| Treasurer of the Household | Victor Cavendish | 4 Dec 1900 |
| Treasurer of the Household | Marquess of Hamilton | 13 Oct 1903 |
| Comptroller of the Household | Lord Arthur Hill | 10 Jul 1895 |
| Comptroller of the Household | The Viscount Valentia | 19 Oct 1898 |
| Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms | The Lord Belper | 16 Jul 1895 |
| Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardGovernment Chief Whip in the House of Lords | The Earl of Limerick | 16 Jul 1895 |
| Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardGovernment Chief Whip in the House of Lords | The Earl Waldegrave | 26 Aug 1896 |
| Master of the Buckhounds | The Earl of Coventry | 16 Jul 1895 |
| Master of the Buckhounds | The Lord Chesham | 1 Nov 1900 |
| Mistress of the Robes | The Duchess of Buccleuch | 16 Jul 1895 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | The Lord Churchill | 16 Jul 1895 – 4 Dec 1905 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | The Lord Harris | 16 Jul 1895 – 4 Dec 1900 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | The Lord Henniker | 16 Jul 1895 – 1 Nov 1895 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | The Lord Lawrence | 16 Jul 1895 – 4 Dec 1905 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | The Earl of Ranfurly | 16 Jul 1895 – 21 Apr 1897 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | The Earl Waldegrave | 16 Jul 1895 – 9 Sep 1896 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | The Earl of Clarendon | 17 Jul 1895 – 30 Oct 1900 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | The Viscount Bridport | 30 Jun 1884 – 18 Feb 1901 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | The Earl of Kintore | 1 Nov 1895 – 4 Dec 1905 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | The Lord Bagot | 9 Sep 1896 – 2 Jul 1901 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | The Earl of Denbigh | 22 Apr 1897 – 4 Dec 1905 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | The Earl Howe | 30 Oct 1900 – 1 Oct 1903 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | The Lord Kenyon | 4 Dec 1900 – 4 Dec 1905 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | The Earl of Erroll | 19 Oct 1903 – 4 Dec 1905 |