# Second Salisbury ministry

The Marquess of Salisbury formed his second ministry, in an alliance with the Liberal Unionist Party, following the 1886 general election and his reappointment as the British prime minister by Queen Victoria.

## Cabinet

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| First Lord of the Treasury | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury(head of ministry) | 25 July 1886 (1886-07-25) | 11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) | Conservative |
| First Lord of the Treasury | William Henry Smith | 14 January 1887 (1887-01-14) | 6 October 1891 (1891-10-06) | Conservative |
| First Lord of the Treasury | Arthur Balfour | 6 October 1891 (1891-10-06) | 15 August 1892 (1892-08-15) | Conservative |
| Leader of the House of Lords | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury(head of ministry) | 25 July 1886 (1886-07-25) | 11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) | Conservative |
| Lord Chancellor | Hardinge Giffard, Lord Halsbury | 3 August 1886 (1886-08-03) | 11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) | Conservative |
| Lord President of the Council | Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, Viscount Cranbrook | 3 August 1886 (1886-08-03) | 18 August 1892 (1892-08-18) | Conservative |
| Lord Privy Seal | George Cadogan, Earl Cadogan | 3 August 1886 (1886-08-03) | 11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) | Conservative |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | Henry Matthews | 3 August 1886 (1886-08-03) | 15 August 1892 (1892-08-15) | Conservative |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Stafford Northcote, Earl of Iddesleigh | 3 August 1886 (1886-08-03) | 12 January 1887 (1887-01-12) | Conservative |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury(head of ministry) | 14 January 1887 (1887-01-14) | 11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) | Conservative |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | Edward Stanhope | 3 August 1886 (1886-08-03) | 14 January 1887 (1887-01-14) | Conservative |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | Henry Holland, Lord Knutsford | 14 January 1887 (1887-01-14) | 11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) | Conservative |
| Secretary of State for War | William Henry Smith | 3 August 1886 (1886-08-03) | 14 January 1887 (1887-01-14) | Conservative |
| Secretary of State for War | Edward Stanhope | 14 January 1887 (1887-01-14) | 11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) | Conservative |
| Secretary of State for India | R. A. Cross, Viscount Cross | 3 August 1886 (1886-08-03) | 11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) | Conservative |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | Lord George Hamilton | 9 August 1886 (1886-08-09) | 11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) | Conservative |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Lord Randolph Churchill | 3 August 1886 (1886-08-03) | 14 January 1887 (1887-01-14) | Conservative |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | George Goschen | 14 January 1887 (1887-01-14) | 11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) | Liberal Unionist |
| Leader of the House of Commons | Lord Randolph Churchill | 3 August 1886 (1886-08-03) | 14 January 1887 (1887-01-14) | Conservative |
| Leader of the House of Commons | Arthur Balfour | 6 October 1891 (1891-10-06) | 15 August 1892 (1892-08-15) | Conservative |
| President of the Board of Trade | Frederick Stanley, Lord Stanley of Preston | 3 August 1886 (1886-08-03) | 21 February 1888 (1888-02-21) | Conservative |
| President of the Board of Trade | Michael Hicks Beach, Bt | 21 February 1888 (1888-02-21) | 11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) | Conservative |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, Viscount Cranbrook | 3 August 1886 (1886-08-03) | 16 August 1886 (1886-08-16) | Conservative |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | John Manners, Duke of Rutland | 16 August 1886 (1886-08-16) | 11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) | Conservative |
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | Michael Hicks Beach, Bt | 5 August 1886 (1886-08-05) | 7 March 1887 (1887-03-07) | Conservative |
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | Arthur Balfour | 7 March 1887 (1887-03-07) | 9 November 1891 (1891-11-09) | Conservative |
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | William Jackson | 9 November 1891 (1891-11-09) | 11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) | Conservative |
| Secretary for Scotland | Arthur Balfour | 5 August 1886 (1886-08-05) | 11 March 1887 (1887-03-11) | Conservative |

### Changes

* In 1887 a Liberal Unionist, George Goschen, joined the ministry as Chancellor of the Exchequer.$^{:51}$
* February 1888 – Sir Michael Hicks Beach succeeds Lord Stanley of Preston as President of the Board of Trade.
* September 1889 – Henry Chaplin enters the Cabinet as President of the Board of Agriculture.
* October 1891 – Arthur Balfour succeeds the late William Henry Smith as First Lord of the Treasury and Leader of the House of Commons. William Jackson succeeds him as Chief Secretary for Ireland.

## List of ministers

    Note: Cabinet members are listed in bold face.
| Office | Name | Tenure |
| Prime ministerLeader of the House of Lords | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury | 25 July 1886 – 11 August 1892 |
| First Lord of the Treasury | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury | 9 August 1886 |
| First Lord of the Treasury | William Henry Smith | 17 January 1887 |
| First Lord of the Treasury | Arthur Balfour | October 1891 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Lord Randolph Churchill | 3 August 1886 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | George Goschen | 14 January 1887 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | Aretas Akers-Douglas | 3 August 1886 |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | William Jackson | 3 August 1886 |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | John Eldon Gorst | 9 November 1891 |
| Junior Lords of the Treasury | Sidney Herbert | 9 August 1886 – 11 August 1892 |
| Junior Lords of the Treasury | William Walrond | 9 August 1886 – 11 August 1892 |
| Junior Lords of the Treasury | Herbert Maxwell, Bt | 9 August 1886 – 11 August 1892 |
| Lord Chancellor | Hardinge Giffard, Lord Halsbury | 3 August 1886 |
| Lord President of the Council | Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, Viscount Cranbrook | 3 August 1886 |
| Lord Privy Seal | George Cadogan, Earl Cadogan | 3 August 1886 |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | Henry Matthews | 3 August 1886 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | Charles Stuart-Wortley | 4 August 1886 |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Stafford Northcote, Earl of Iddesleigh | 3 August 1886 |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury | 14 January 1887 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | James Fergusson, Bt | 4 August 1886 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | James Lowther | 22 September 1891 |
| Secretary of State for War | William Henry Smith | 3 August 1886 |
| Secretary of State for War | Edward Stanhope | 14 January 1887 |
| Under-Secretary of State for War | George Harris, Lord Harris | 4 August 1886 |
| Under-Secretary of State for War | Adelbert Brownlow-Cust, Earl Brownlow | 1 January 1890 |
| Financial Secretary to the War Office | St John Brodrick | 4 August 1886 |
| Surveyor-General of the Ordnance | Henry Northcote | 4 August 1886 |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | Edward Stanhope | 3 August 1886 |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | Henry Holland | 14 January 1887 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies | Windham Wyndham-Quin, Earl of Dunraven | 3 August 1886 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies | William Onslow, Earl of Onslow | 16 February 1887 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies | Baron Henry de Worms | 20 February 1888 |
| Secretary of State for India | R. A. Cross, Viscount Cross | 3 August 1886 |
| Under-Secretary of State for India | John Eldon Gorst | 4 August 1886 |
| Under-Secretary of State for India | George Curzon | 9 November 1891 |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | Lord George Hamilton | 9 August 1886 |
| Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty | Arthur Forwood | 9 August 1886 |
| Civil Lord of the Admiralty | Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett | 9 August 1886 |
| President of the Board of Agriculture | Henry Chaplin | 9 September 1889 |
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | Michael Hicks Beach | 5 August 1886 |
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | Arthur Balfour | 7 March 1887 |
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | William Jackson | 9 November 1891 |
| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Marquess of Londonderry | 3 August 1886 |
| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | Lawrence Dundas, Earl of Zetland | 30 July 1889 |
| Lord Chancellor of Ireland | Edward Gibson, Lord Ashbourne | 3 August 1886 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, Viscount Cranbrook | 3 August 1886 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Lord John Manners | 16 August 1886 |
| President of the Local Government Board | Charles Ritchie | 3 August 1886 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board | Walter Long | 3 August 1886 |
| Minister without Portfolio | Michael Hicks Beach | 7 March 1887 – 20 February 1888 |
| Secretary for Scotland | Arthur Balfour | 5 August 1886 |
| Secretary for Scotland | Schomberg Kerr, Marquess of Lothian | 11 March 1887 |
| President of the Board of Trade | Frederick Stanley | 3 August 1886 |
| President of the Board of Trade | Michael Hicks Beach | 21 February 1888 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade | Baron Henry de Worms | 4 August 1886 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade | William Onslow, Earl of Onslow | 21 February 1888 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade | Alexander Bruce, Lord Balfour of Burleigh | 1 January 1889 |
| Vice-President of the Committee on Education | Henry Holland | 3 August 1886 |
| Vice-President of the Committee on Education | William Hart Dyke | 25 January 1887 |
| Paymaster General | Frederick Lygon, Earl Beauchamp | 19 August 1886 |
| Paymaster General | Adelbert Brownlow-Cust, Earl Brownlow | March 1887 |
| Paymaster General | Victor Child Villiers, Earl of Jersey | 1889 |
| Paymaster General | Robert Windsor-Clive, Lord Windsor | December 1890 |
| Postmaster General | Henry Cecil Raikes | 19 August 1886 |
| Postmaster General | James Fergusson, Bt | 21 September 1891 |
| First Commissioner of Works | David Plunket | 5 August 1886 |
| Attorney General | Richard Webster | 5 August 1886 |
| Solicitor General | Edward Clarke | 6 August 1886 |
| Judge Advocate General | William Thackeray Marriott | 9 August 1886 |
| Lord Advocate | John Macdonald | 6 August 1886 |
| Lord Advocate | James Robertson | 27 October 1888 |
| Lord Advocate | vacant | 20 August 1891 |
| Lord Advocate | Charles Pearson | 1 October 1891 |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | James Robertson | 6 August 1886 |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | Moir Tod Stormonth Darling | 27 October 1888 |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | Charles Pearson | 31 October 1890 |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | Andrew Murray | 1 October 1891 |
| Attorney-General for Ireland | Hugh Holmes | August 1886 |
| Attorney-General for Ireland | John George Gibson | 1887 |
| Attorney-General for Ireland | Peter O'Brien | 1888 |
| Attorney-General for Ireland | Dodgson Hamilton Madden | 1890 |
| Solicitor-General for Ireland | John George Gibson | August 1886 |
| Solicitor-General for Ireland | Dodgson Hamilton Madden | 1888 |
| Solicitor-General for Ireland | John Atkinson | 1890 |
| Solicitor-General for Ireland | Edward Carson | June 1892 |
| Lord Steward of the Household | William Edgcumbe, Earl of Mount Edgcumbe | 16 August 1886 |
| Lord Chamberlain of the Household | Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, Earl of Lathom | 5 August 1886 |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | William Legge, Viscount Lewisham | 5 August 1886 |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | Brownlow Cecil, Lord Burghley | 24 November 1891 |
| Master of the Horse | William Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of Portland | 9 August 1886 |
| Treasurer of the Household | William Pleydell-Bouverie, Viscount Folkestone | 5 August 1886 |
| Treasurer of the Household | Lord Walter Gordon-Lennox | 20 November 1891 |
| Comptroller of the Household | Lord Arthur Hill | 5 August 1886 |
| Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms | George Barrington, Viscount Barrington | 5 August 1886 |
| Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms | Robert St Clair-Erskine, Earl of Rosslyn | 24 November 1886 |
| Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms | Charles Pelham, Earl of Yarborough | 11 August 1890 |
| Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard | Algernon Keith-Falconer, Earl of Kintore | 5 August 1886 |
| Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard | William Pery, Earl of Limerick | 29 January 1889 |
| Master of the Buckhounds | George Coventry, Earl of Coventry | 16 August 1886 |
| Mistress of the Robes | Louisa Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch | 5 August 1886 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | William Onslow, Earl of Onslow | 5 August 1886 – 21 February 1887 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | William Pery, Earl of Limerick | 5 August 1886 – 29 January 1889 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | John Henniker-Major, Lord Henniker | 5 August 1886 – 11 August 1892 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | John Hope, Earl of Hopetoun | 5 August 1886 – 12 August 1889 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | William Elphinstone, Lord Elphinstone | 5 August 1886 – 11 August 1892 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Dudley FitzGerald-de Ros, Lord de Ros | 5 August 1886 – 11 August 1892 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | William Waldegrave, Earl Waldegrave | 5 August 1886 – 11 August 1892 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Alexander Bruce, Lord Balfour of Burleigh | 21 February 1887 – 18 March 1889 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Charles Marsham, Earl of Romney | 5 February 1889 – 11 August 1892 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | George Byng, Viscount Torrington | 18 March 1889 – 20 October 1889 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Victor Spencer, Lord Churchill | 12 August 1889 – 11 August 1892 |
| Lords-in-Waiting | Edward Fellowes, Lord de Ramsey | 10 March 1890 – 11 August 1892 |
| Extra Lord in Waiting | Mortimer Sackville-West, Lord Sackville | 1 October 1876 – 1 October 1888 |