# Wellington–Peel ministry

The Conservative government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that began in 1828 and ended in 1830 was led by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington in the House of Lords and Robert Peel in the House of Commons.

## History
### Formation

The Duke of Wellington finally came to power after the abortive attempt at a Canningite-Whig coalition government came to an end with Viscount Goderich's resignation in January 1828. The government included several men from the previous administration, but four of the most important, Lords Dudley and Palmerston and Messrs Huskisson and Grant, resigned in May 1828.

### Fate

The Duke oversaw the introduction of Catholic Emancipation, but remained resolutely opposed to parliamentary reform, and as a result lost a vote of no confidence on 15 November 1830. The Whigs under Lord Grey then formed the government which was to pass the Great Reform Act.

## Cabinet
### January 1828 – November 1830

| Office | Name | Term |
| First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords | Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington | January 1828 – November 1830 |
| Lord Chancellor | John Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst | January 1828 – November 1830 |
| Lord President of the Council | Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst | January 1828 – November 1830 |
| Lord Privy Seal | Edward Law, 2nd Baron Ellenborough | January 1828 – June 1829 |
| Lord Privy Seal | James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn | June 1829 – November 1830 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Henry Goulburn | January 1828 – November 1830 |
| Home Secretary Leader of the House of Commons | Robert Peel | January 1828 – November 1830 |
| Foreign Secretary | John Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley | January 1828 – June 1828 |
| Foreign Secretary | George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen | June 1828 – November 1830 |
| Secretary of State for War and the Colonies | William Huskisson | January 1828 – May 1828 |
| Secretary of State for War and the Colonies | Sir George Murray | May 1828 – November 1830 |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville | September 1828 – November 1830 |
| Master-General of the Ordnance | Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey | January 1828 – April 1828 |
| Master-General of the Ordnance | William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford | April 1828 – November 1830 |
| President of the Board of Trade | Charles Grant | January 1828 – June 1828 |
| President of the Board of Trade | William Vesey-Fitzgerald | June 1828 – February 1830 |
| President of the Board of Trade | John Charles Herries | February 1830 – November 1830 |
| President of the Board of Control | Charles Williams-Wynn | January 1828 – July 1828 |
| President of the Board of Control | Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville | July 1828 – September 1828 |
| President of the Board of Control | Edward Law, 2nd Baron Ellenborough | September 1828 – November 1830 |
| Master of the Mint | John Charles Herries | January 1828 – November 1830 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen | January 1828 – June 1828 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Charles Arbuthnot | June 1828 – November 1830 |
| First Commissioner of Woods and Forests | Charles Arbuthnot | February 1828 – June 1828 |
| First Commissioner of Woods and Forests | William Lowther, Viscount Lowther | June 1828 – November 1830 |
| Paymaster of the Forces | William Vesey-Fitzgerald | January 1828 – July 1828 |
| Paymaster of the Forces | John Calcraft | July 1828 – November 1830 |
| Secretary at War | Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston | January 1828 – May 1828 |
| Secretary at War | Sir Henry Hardinge | May 1828 – July 1830 |
| Secretary at War | Lord Francis Leveson-Gower | July 1830 – November 1830 |

## Full list of ministers

Members of the Cabinet are indicated by bold face.
| Office | Name | Date |
| Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords | Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington | 22 January 1828 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Henry Goulburn | 22 January 1828 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | Joseph Planta | Continued in office |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | George Robert Dawson | 28 January 1828 |
| Junior Lords of the Treasury | Lord Granville Somerset | 26 January 1828 – 24 November 1830 |
| Junior Lords of the Treasury | Francis Conyngham, Earl of Mount Charles | 26 January 1828 – 24 April 1830 |
| Junior Lords of the Treasury | Edward Eliot, Baron Eliot | 26 January 1828 – 24 November 1830 |
| Junior Lords of the Treasury | Edmund Alexander Macnaghten | 26 January 1828 – 24 July 1830 |
| Junior Lords of the Treasury | George Bankes | 24 April 1830 – 24 November 1830 |
| Junior Lords of the Treasury | William Yates Peel | 24 July 1830 – 24 November 1830 |
| Lord President of the Council | Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst | 26 January 1828 |
| Lord Chancellor | John Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst | Continued in office |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department Leader of the House of Commons | Robert Peel | 26 January 1828 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | Thomas Spring Rice | Continued in office |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | William Yates Peel | 5 April 1828 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | Sir George Clerk, 6th Baronet | 5 August 1830 |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | John Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley | Continued in office |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen | 2 June 1828 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Charles Ellis, 6th Baron Howard de Walden | Continued in office |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Cospatrick Douglas-Home, Lord Dunglass | 28 June 1828 |
| Secretary of State for War and the Colonies | William Huskisson | Continued in office |
| Secretary of State for War and the Colonies | Sir George Murray | 30 May 1828 |
| Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies | Lord Francis Leveson-Gower | 26 January 1828 |
| Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies | Horace Twiss | 30 May 1828 |
| President of the Board of Trade | Charles Grant | Continued in office |
| President of the Board of Trade | William Vesey-Fitzgerald | 11 June 1828 |
| President of the Board of Trade | John Charles Herries | 2 February 1830 |
| Vice-President of the Board of Trade | Thomas Frankland Lewis | 5 February 1828 |
| Vice-President of the Board of Trade | Thomas Peregrine Courtenay | 30 May 1828 |
| President of the Board of Control | Charles Williams-Wynn | Continued in office |
| President of the Board of Control | Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville | 31 July 1828 |
| President of the Board of Control | Edward Law, 2nd Baron Ellenborough | 24 September 1828 |
| Secretary to the Board of Control | Thomas Peregrine Courtenay | Continued in office |
| Secretary to the Board of Control | George Bankes | 2 May 1828 |
| Secretary to the Board of Control | John Stuart-Wortley | 16 February 1830 |
| Lord High Admiral | The Duke of Clarence | Continued in office |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville | 17 September 1828 |
| First Secretary to the Admiralty | John Wilson Croker | Continued in office |
| Civil Lords of the Admiralty | Sir George Clerk, 6th Baronet | 19 September 1828 – 31 July 1830 |
| Civil Lords of the Admiralty | George Pratt, Earl of Brecknock | 19 September 1828 – 15 July 1829 |
| Civil Lords of the Admiralty | Francis Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh | 15 July 1829 – 25 November 1830 |
| Civil Lords of the Admiralty | Charles Ross | 31 July 1830 – 25 November 1830 |
| Lord Privy Seal | Edward Law, 2nd Baron Ellenborough | 26 January 1828 |
| Lord Privy Seal | James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn | 10 June 1829 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen | 26 January 1828 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Charles Arbuthnot | 2 June 1828 |
| Master-General of the Ordnance | Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey | Continued in office |
| Master-General of the Ordnance | William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford | 28 April 1828 |
| Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance | Sir William Henry Clinton | Continued in office |
| Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance | Lord Edward Somerset | 8 July 1829 |
| Treasurer of the Ordnance | William Holmes | Continued in office |
| Surveyor-General of the Ordnance | Sir Herbert Taylor | 24 March 1828 |
| Surveyor-General of the Ordnance | Sir Henry Fane | 3 April 1829 |
| Clerk of the Ordnance | Sir George Clerk, 6th Baronet | Continued in office |
| Clerk of the Ordnance | Spencer Perceval | 4 August 1828 |
| Clerk of the Deliveries of the Ordnance | Edmund Phipps | Continued in office |
| Storekeeper of the Ordnance | Mark Singleton | Continued in office |
| Storekeeper of the Ordnance | Frederick William Trench | 4 June 1829 |
| Treasurer of the Navy | William Vesey-Fitzgerald | 25 February 1828 |
| Secretary at War | Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston | Continued in office |
| Secretary at War | Sir Henry Hardinge | 31 May 1828 |
| Secretary at War | Lord Francis Leveson-Gower | 30 July 1830 |
| Master of the Mint | John Charles Herries | 12 February 1828 |
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | William Lamb | Continued in office |
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | Lord Francis Leveson-Gower | 21 June 1828 |
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | Sir Henry Hardinge | 30 July 1830 |
| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey | 1 March 1828 |
| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland | 6 March 1829 |
| Paymaster of the Forces | William Vesey-Fitzgerald | Continued in office |
| Paymaster of the Forces | John Calcraft | 15 July 1828 |
| Postmaster General | William Montagu, 5th Duke of Manchester | Continued in office |
| First Commissioner of Woods and Forests | Charles Arbuthnot | 11 February 1828 |
| First Commissioner of Woods and Forests | William Lowther, Viscount Lowther | 14 June 1828 |
| Attorney General | Sir Charles Wetherell | 19 February 1828 |
| Attorney General | Sir James Scarlett | 27 April 1829 |
| Solicitor General | Sir Nicholas Conyngham Tindal | Continued in office |
| Solicitor General | Sir Edward Burtenshaw Sugden | 29 June 1829 |
| Judge Advocate General | Sir John Beckett, 2nd Baronet | 2 February 1828 |
| Lord Advocate | Sir William Rae, 3rd Baronet | Continued in office |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | John Hope | Continued in office |
| Attorney General for Ireland | Henry Joy | Continued in office |
| Solicitor General for Ireland | John Doherty | Continued in office |
| Lord Steward of the Household | Henry Conyngham, 1st Marquess Conyngham | Continued in office |
| Lord Chamberlain of the Household | James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose | 18 February 1828 |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | Sir Samuel Hulse | Continued in office |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | George Chichester, Earl of Belfast | 24 July 1830 |
| Master of the Horse | George Osborne, 6th Duke of Leeds | Continued in office |
| Treasurer of the Household | Sir William Henry Fremantle | Continued in office |
| Comptroller of the Household | Lord George Thomas Beresford | Continued in office |
| Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard | George Parker, 4th Earl of Macclesfield | Continued in office |
| Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners | Henry Devereux, 14th Viscount Hereford | Continued in office |
| Master of the Buckhounds | William Wellesley-Pole, 1st Baron Maryborough | Continued in office |

### Notes

* ↑ Office of Lord High Admiral put into commission from 19 September 1828.
* ↑ Office of Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance vacant after 1830.
* ↑ Office of Clerk of the Deliveries of the Ordnance abolished in 1830.