# Liberal government, 1892–1895

In the 1892 general election, the Conservative Party, led by the Marquess of Salisbury, won the most seats but not an overall majority. As a result, William 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 the Earl of Rosebery succeeded him.

## Cabinets
### Fourth Gladstone ministry

| Portfolio | Minister | Term |
| Cabinet ministers |||
| Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Lord Privy Seal Leader of the House of Commons | The Rt Hon. William Gladstone MP | 1892–94 |
| Lord Chancellor | The Rt Hon. The Lord Herschell | 1892–95 |
| Lord President of the Council Secretary of State for India Leader of the House of Lords | The Rt Hon. The Earl of Kimberley | 1892–94 |
| Home Secretary | The Rt Hon. H. H. Asquith MP | 1892–95 |
| Foreign Secretary | The Rt Hon. The Earl of Rosebery | 1892–94 |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | The Most Hon. The Marquess of Ripon | 1892–95 |
| Secretary of State for War | The Rt Hon. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman MP | 1892–95 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer Second Lord of the Treasury | The Rt Hon. Sir William Harcourt MP | 1892–95 |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | The Rt Hon. The Earl Spencer | 1892–95 |
| President of the Board of Trade | The Rt Hon. A. J. Mundella MP | 1892–94 |
| Postmaster General | The Rt Hon. Arnold Morley MP | 1892–95 |
| President of the Local Government Board | The Rt Hon. Henry Fowler MP | 1892–94 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | The Rt Hon. James Bryce MP | 1892–94 |
| First Commissioner of Works | The Rt Hon. George Shaw-Lefevre MP | 1892–94 |
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | The Rt Hon. John Morley MP | 1892–95 |
| Secretary for Scotland | The Rt Hon. Sir George Trevelyan MP | 1892–95 |
| Vice-President of the Committee of the Council on Education | The Rt Hon. Sir Arthur Dyke Acland MP | 1892–95 |

### Rosebery ministry

| Portfolio | Minister | Term |
| Cabinet ministers |||
| Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Lord President of the Council Leader of the House of Lords | The Rt Hon. The Earl of Rosebery | 1894–95 |
| Lord Chancellor | The Rt Hon. The Lord Herschell | 1892–95 |
| Lord Privy Seal | The Rt Hon. The Lord Tweedmouth | 1894–95 |
| Home Secretary | The Rt Hon. H. H. Asquith MP | 1892–95 |
| Foreign secretary | The Rt Hon. The Earl of Kimberley | 1894–95 |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | The Most Hon. The Marquess of Ripon | 1892–95 |
| Secretary of State for War | The Rt Hon. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman MP | 1892–95 |
| Secretary of State for India | The Rt Hon. Henry Fowler MP | 1894–95 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer Second Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons | The Rt Hon. Sir William Harcourt MP | 1892–95 |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | The Rt Hon. The Earl Spencer | 1892–95 |
| President of the Board of Trade | The Rt Hon. A. J. Mundella MP | 1892–94 |
| President of the Board of Trade | The Rt Hon. James Bryce MP | 1894–95 |
| Postmaster General | The Rt Hon. Arnold Morley MP | 1892–95 |
| President of the Local Government Board | The Rt Hon. George Shaw-Lefevre MP | 1894–95 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | The Rt Hon. James Bryce MP | 1892–94 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | The Rt Hon. The Lord Tweedmouth | 1894–95 |
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | The Rt Hon. John Morley MP | 1892–95 |
| Secretary for Scotland | The Rt Hon. Sir George Trevelyan MP | 1892–95 |
| Vice-President of the Committee of the Council on Education | The Rt Hon. Sir Arthur Dyke Acland MP | 1892–95 |

#### 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

Cabinet members are listed in bold face.
| Office | Name | Date |
| Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury | William Gladstone | 15 August 1892 – 2 March 1894 |
| Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury | The Earl of Rosebery | 5 March 1894 – 21 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 1892 – 21 June 1895 |
| Junior Lords of the Treasury | Richard Causton | 22 August 1892 – 21 June 1895 |
| Junior Lords of the Treasury | William Alexander McArthur | 22 August 1892 – 21 June 1895 |
| Lord Chancellor | The Lord Herschell | 18 August 1892 |
| Lord President of the Council | The Earl of Kimberley | 18 August 1892 |
| Lord President of the Council | The Earl of Rosebery | 10 March 1894 |
| Lord Privy Seal | William Gladstone | 20 August 1892 |
| Lord Privy Seal | The Lord 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 | The Earl of Rosebery | 18 August 1892 |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | The Earl of Kimberley | 11 March 1894 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Sir Edward Grey | 19 August 1892 |
| Secretary of State for War | Henry Campbell-Bannerman | 18 August 1892 |
| Under-Secretary of State for War | The Lord Sandhurst | 22 August 1892 |
| Under-Secretary of State for War | The Lord Monkswell | 5 January 1895 |
| Financial Secretary to the War Office | William Woodall | 22 August 1892 |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | The Marquess of Ripon | 18 August 1892 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies | Sydney Buxton | 18 August 1892 |
| Secretary of State for India | The 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 | The Lord Reay | 11 March 1894 |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | The 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 | The Lord 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, Bt | 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 | The Macdermot | August 1892 |
| Solicitor-General for Ireland | Charles Hemphill | August 1892 |
| Lord Steward of the Household | The Marquess of Breadalbane | 25 August 1892 |
| Lord Chamberlain of the Household | The Lord Carrington | 25 August 1892 |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | Charles Spencer | 25 August 1892 |
| Master of the Horse | The Viscount Oxenbridge | 25 August 1892 |
| Master of the Horse | The Earl of Cork | 19 March 1894 |
| Treasurer of the Household | The 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 | The Lord Vernon | 25 August 1892 |
| Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms | The Earl of Chesterfield | 13 March 1894 |
| Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard | The Lord Kensington | 25 August 1892 |
| Master of the Buckhounds | The Lord Ribblesdale | 25 August 1892 |
| Mistress of the Robes | Vacant | — |
| Lords-in-Waiting | The Lord Acton | 19 September 1892 – 21 June 1895 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | The Lord Camoys | 19 September 1892 – 21 June 1895 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | The Lord Hamilton of Dalzell | 19 September 1892 – 1 May 1894 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | The Lord Monkswell | 19 September 1892 – 4 February 1895 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | The Lord Wolverton | 19 September 1892 – 14 June 1893 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | The Lord Playfair | 26 November 1892 – 21 June 1895 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | The Lord Brassey | 14 June 1893 – 21 June 1895 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Viscount Drumlanrig | 1 July 1893 – 18 October 1894 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | The Lord Hawkesbury | 1 May 1894 – 21 June 1895 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | The Earl of Buckinghamshire | 17 January 1895 – 21 June 1895 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | The Earl Granville | 4 February 1895 – 21 June 1895 |

### Notes

* ↑ Also Leader of the House of Commons.
* ↑ Also Leader of the House of Lords.
* ↑ Also Leader of the House of Commons 1894–1895.
* ↑ Succeeded as 2nd Baron Tweedmouth 4 March 1894.
* ↑ Also Leader of the House of Lords 18 August 1892 – 5 March 1894.