Sir Robert Peel's first government succeeded the caretaker ministry of Arthur Wellesley, 1st 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 William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne formed his second government.

Cabinet

December 1834 – April 1835 OfficeNameTermFirst Lord of the TreasuryChancellor of the ExchequerLeader of the House of CommonsSir Robert PeelDecember 1834 – April 1835Lord ChancellorJohn Copley, 1st Baron LyndhurstDecember 1834 – April 1835Lord President of the CouncilJames St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of RosslynDecember 1834 – April 1835Lord Privy SealJames Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron WharncliffeDecember 1834 – April 1835Home SecretaryHenry GoulburnDecember 1834 – April 1835Foreign SecretaryLeader of the House of LordsArthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of WellingtonDecember 1834 – April 1835Secretary of State for War and the ColoniesGeorge Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of AberdeenDecember 1834 – April 1835First Lord of the AdmiraltyThomas Robinson, 2nd Earl de GreyDecember 1834 – April 1835Master-General of the OrdnanceSir George MurrayDecember 1834 – April 1835President of the Board of TradeMaster of the MintAlexander BaringDecember 1834 – April 1835President of the Board of ControlEdward Law, 2nd Baron EllenboroughDecember 1834 – April 1835Paymaster of the ForcesSir Edward Knatchbull, 9th BaronetDecember 1834 – April 1835Secretary at WarJohn Charles HerriesDecember 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, 6th Baronet 19 December 1834 Junior Lords of the Treasury William Yates Peel 26 December 1834 – 8 April 1835 Henry Pelham-Clinton, Earl of Lincoln 26 December 1834 – 8 April 1835 William Murray, Viscount Stormont 26 December 1834 – 8 April 1835 Charles Ross 26 December 1834 – 8 April 1835 William Ewart Gladstone 26 December 1834 – 27 January 1835 John Iltyd Nicholl 14 March 1835 – 8 April 1835 Lord Chancellor John Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst 21 November 1834 Lord President of the Council James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn 15 December 1834 Lord Privy Seal James Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron 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 Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington 17 November 1834 Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Philip Stanhope, Viscount Mahon 17 December 1834 Secretary of State for War and the Colonies George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen 20 December 1834 Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies John Stuart-Wortley 20 December 1834 William Ewart Gladstone 27 January 1835 First Lord of the Admiralty Thomas Robinson, 2nd Earl de Grey 22 December 1834 First Secretary of the Admiralty George Robert Dawson 24 December 1834 Civil Lord of the Admiralty Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Baron Ashley 22 December 1834 President of the Board of Control Edward Law, 2nd Baron Ellenborough 18 December 1834 Secretary of the Board of Control Winthrop Mackworth Praed 20 December 1834 – 8 April 1835 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 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, 9th Baronet 23 December 1834 President of the Board of Trade Alexander Baring 15 December 1834 Vice-President of the Board of Trade William Lowther, 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 Thomas Hamilton, 9th 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 William Lowther, Viscount Lowther 22 December 1834 Postmaster-General William Wellesley-Pole, 1st Baron Maryborough 23 December 1834 First Commissioner of Woods and Forests Lord Granville Somerset 23 December 1834 Attorney General Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet 17 December 1834 Solicitor General Sir William Webb Follett 20 December 1834 Judge Advocate General Sir John Beckett, 2nd Baronet 18 December 1834 Lord Advocate Sir Sir William Rae, 3rd Baronet 19 December 1834 Solicitor General for Scotland Duncan McNeill 7 January 1835 Attorney General for Ireland vacant Solicitor General for Ireland Edward Pennefather 27 January 1835 Lord Steward of the Household Thomas Egerton, 2nd Earl of Wilton 2 January 1835 Lord Chamberlain of the Household George Child-Villiers, 5th Earl of Jersey 15 December 1834 Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Frederick Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh 29 December 1834 Master of the Horse Charles Sackville-Germain, 5th 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 Henry Devereux, 14th Viscount Hereford 29 December 1834 Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard James Stopford, 3rd Earl of Courtown 5 January 1835 Master of the Buckhounds George Stanhope, 6th Earl of Chesterfield 30 December 1834

Notes

References C. Cook and B. Keith, British Historical Facts 1830–1900