In the 1892 general election, the Conservative Party, led by Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, won the most seats but not an overall majority. As a result, William Ewart 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 Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery succeeded him.
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Cabinets
Fourth Gladstone ministry
{|class="wikitable"
! Portfolio
! Minister
! Term
|-
| style="background:#cccccc;" colspan="4" | Cabinet ministers
|-
| Prime Minister<br />First Lord of the Treasury<br />Lord Privy Seal<br/>Leader of the House of Commons
| William Ewart Gladstone <small>MP</small>
| 1892–94
|-
| Lord Chancellor
| Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell
| 1892–95
|-
| Lord President of the Council<br/>Secretary of State for India<br/>Leader of the House of Lords
| John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley
| 1892–94
|-
| Home Secretary
| H. H. Asquith <small>MP</small>
| 1892–95
|-
| Foreign Secretary
| Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
| 1892–94
|-
| Secretary of State for the Colonies
| George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon
| 1892–95
|-
| Secretary of State for War
| Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman <small>MP</small>
| 1892–95
|-
| Chancellor of the Exchequer<br />Second Lord of the Treasury
| Sir William Harcourt <small>MP</small>
| 1892–95
|-
| First Lord of the Admiralty
| John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer
| 1892–95
|-
| President of the Board of Trade
| A. J. Mundella <small>MP</small>
| 1892–94
|-
| Postmaster General
| Arnold Morley <small>MP</small>
| 1892–95
|-
| President of the Local Government Board
| Henry Fowler <small>MP</small>
| 1892–94
|-
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
| James Bryce <small>MP</small>
| 1892–94
|-
| First Commissioner of Works
| George Shaw-Lefevre <small>MP</small>
| 1892–94
|-
| Chief Secretary for Ireland
| John Morley <small>MP</small>
| 1892–95
|-
| Secretary for Scotland
| Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet <small>MP</small>
| 1892–95
|-
| Vice-President of the Committee of the Council on Education
| Arthur Dyke Acland <small>MP</small>
| 1892–95
|-
|}
Rosebery ministry
{|class="wikitable"
! Portfolio
! Minister
! Term
|-
| style="background:#cccccc;" colspan="4" | Cabinet ministers
|-
| Prime Minister<br/>First Lord of the Treasury<br/>Lord President of the Council<br/>Leader of the House of Lords
| Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
| 1894–95
|-
| Lord Chancellor
| Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell
| 1892–95
|-
| Lord Privy Seal
| Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth
| 1894–95
|-
| Home Secretary
| H. H. Asquith <small>MP</small>
| 1892–95
|-
| Foreign secretary
| John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley
| 1894–95
|-
| Secretary of State for the Colonies
| George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon
| 1892–95
|-
| Secretary of State for War
| Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman <small>MP</small>
| 1892–95
|-
| Secretary of State for India
| Henry Fowler <small>MP</small>
| 1894–95
|-
| Chancellor of the Exchequer<br />Second Lord of the Treasury<br/>Leader of the House of Commons
| Sir William Harcourt <small>MP</small>
| 1892–95
|-
| First Lord of the Admiralty
| John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer
| 1892–95
|-
| rowspan="2"| President of the Board of Trade
| A. J. Mundella <small>MP</small>
| 1892–94
|-
| James Bryce <small>MP</small>
| 1894–95
|-
| Postmaster General
| Arnold Morley <small>MP</small>
| 1892–95
|-
| President of the Local Government Board
| George Shaw-Lefevre <small>MP</small>
| 1894–95
|-
| rowspan="2"| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
| James Bryce <small>MP</small>
| 1892–94
|-
| Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth
| 1894–95
|-
| Chief Secretary for Ireland
| John Morley <small>MP</small>
| 1892–95
|-
| Secretary for Scotland
| Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet <small>MP</small>
| 1892–95
|-
| Vice-President of the Committee of the Council on Education
| Arthur Dyke Acland <small>MP</small>
| 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.
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! Office
! Name
! Date
|-
! scope=row rowspan=2 | Prime Minister <br>First Lord of the Treasury
| William Ewart Gladstone
| 15 August 18922 March 1894
|-
| Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
| 5 March 189421 June 1895
|-
! scope=row | Chancellor of the Exchequer
| Sir William Vernon Harcourt
| 18 August 1892
|-
! scope=row rowspan=2 | Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
| Edward Marjoribanks
| 18 August 1892
|-
| T. E. Ellis
| 10 March 1894
|-
! scope=row | Financial Secretary to the Treasury
| Sir John Tomlinson Hibbert
| 18 August 1892
|-
! scope=row rowspan=3 | Junior Lords of the Treasury
| T. E. Ellis
| 22 August 189221 June 1895
|-
| Richard Causton
| 22 August 189221 June 1895
|-
| William Alexander McArthur
| 22 August 189221 June 1895
|-
! scope=row | Lord Chancellor
| Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell
| 18 August 1892
|-
! scope=row rowspan=2 | Lord President of the Council
| John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley
| 18 August 1892
|-
| Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
| 10 March 1894
|-
! scope=row rowspan=2 | Lord Privy Seal
| William Ewart Gladstone
| 20 August 1892
|-
| Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth
| 10 March 1894
|-
! scope=row | Secretary of State for the Home Department
| H. H. Asquith
| 18 August 1892
|-
! scope=row rowspan=2 | Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department
| Herbert Gladstone
| 19 August 1892
|-
| George W. E. Russell
| 12 March 1894
|-
! scope=row rowspan=2 | Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
| Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
| 18 August 1892
|-
| John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley
| 11 March 1894
|-
! scope=row | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
| Sir Edward Grey, 3rd Baronet
| 19 August 1892
|-
! scope=row | Secretary of State for War
| Henry Campbell-Bannerman
| 18 August 1892
|-
! scope=row rowspan=2 | Under-Secretary of State for War
| William Mansfield, 2nd Baron Sandhurst
| 22 August 1892
|-
| Robert Collier, 2nd Baron Monkswell
| 5 January 1895
|-
! scope=row | Financial Secretary to the War Office
| William Woodall
| 22 August 1892
|-
! scope=row | Secretary of State for the Colonies
| George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon
| 18 August 1892
|-
! scope=row | Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
| Sydney Buxton
| 18 August 1892
|-
! scope=row rowspan=2 | Secretary of State for India
| John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley
| 18 August 1892
|-
| Henry Fowler
| 10 March 1894
|-
! scope=row rowspan=2 | Under-Secretary of State for India
| George W. E. Russell
| 19 August 1892
|-
| Donald Mackay, 11th Lord Reay
| 11 March 1894
|-
! scope=row | First Lord of the Admiralty
| John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer
| 19 August 1892
|-
! scope=row | Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty
| Sir Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth
| 19 August 1892
|-
! scope=row | Civil Lord of the Admiralty
| Edmund Robertson
| 25 August 1892
|-
! scope=row | Vice-President of the Committee on Education
| Arthur Dyke Acland
| 25 August 1892
|-
! scope=row | Chief Secretary for Ireland
| John Morley
| 22 August 1892
|-
! scope=row | Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
| Robert Offley Ashburton Milnes, 2nd Baron Houghton
| 18 August 1892
|-
! scope=row rowspan=2 | Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
| James Bryce
| 18 August 1892
|-
| The Lord Tweedmouth
| 28 May 1894
|-
! scope=row rowspan=2 | President of the Local Government Board
| Henry Fowler
| 18 August 1892
|-
| George Shaw-Lefevre
| 1894
|-
! scope=row | Postmaster-General
| Arnold Morley
| 18 August 1892
|-
! scope=row | Secretary for Scotland
| Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet
| 18 August 1892
|-
! scope=row rowspan=2 | President of the Board of Trade
| A. J. Mundella
| 18 August 1892
|-
| James Bryce
| 28 May 1894
|-
! scope=row | Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade
| Thomas Burt
| 18 August 1892
|-
! scope=row rowspan=2 | First Commissioner of Works
| George Shaw-Lefevre
| 18 August 1892
|-
| Herbert Gladstone
| 10 March 1894
|-
! scope=row | President of the Board of Agriculture
| Herbert Gardner
| 25 August 1892
|-
! scope=row | Paymaster General
| Charles Seale-Hayne
| 18 August 1892
|-
! scope=row rowspan=3 | Attorney General
| Sir Charles Russell
| 20 August 1892
|-
| Sir John Rigby
| 3 May 1894
|-
| Sir Robert Threshie Reid
| 24 October 1894
|-
! scope=row rowspan=3 | Solicitor General
| Sir John Rigby
| 20 August 1892
|-
| Sir Robert Threshie Reid
| 3 May 1894
|-
| Sir Frank Lockwood
| 28 October 1894
|-
! scope=row | Judge Advocate General
| Sir Francis Jeune
| 31 December 1892
|-
! scope=row | Lord Advocate
| John Balfour
| 20 August 1892
|-
! scope=row rowspan=2 | Solicitor General for Scotland
| Alexander Asher
| 20 August 1892
|-
| Thomas Shaw
| 22 March 1894
|-
! scope=row | Attorney-General for Ireland
| Hugh Hyacinth O'Rorke MacDermot
|August 1892
|-
! scope=row | Solicitor-General for Ireland
| Charles Hemphill
|August 1892
|-
! scope=row | Lord Steward of the Household
| Gavin Campbell, 1st Marquess of Breadalbane
| 25 August 1892
|-
! scope=row | Lord Chamberlain of the Household
| Charles Wynn-Carrington, 3rd Baron Carrington
| 25 August 1892
|-
! scope=row | Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
| Charles Spencer
| 25 August 1892
|-
! scope=row rowspan=2 | Master of the Horse
| William Monson, 1st Viscount Oxenbridge
| 25 August 1892
|-
| Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork
| 19 March 1894
|-
! scope=row rowspan=2 | Treasurer of the Household
| Edwyn Scudamore-Stanhope, 10th Earl of Chesterfield
| 25 August 1892
|-
| Arthur Brand
| 13 March 1894
|-
! scope=row | Comptroller of the Household
| George Leveson-Gower
| 25 August 1892
|-
! scope=row rowspan=2 | Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms
| George Venables-Vernon, 7th Baron Vernon
| 25 August 1892
|-
| Edwyn Scudamore-Stanhope, 10th Earl of Chesterfield
| 13 March 1894
|-
! scope=row | Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
| William Edwardes, 4th Baron Kensington
| 25 August 1892
|-
! scope=row | Master of the Buckhounds
| Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale
| 25 August 1892
|-
! scope=row | Mistress of the Robes
| Vacant
|—
|-
! scope=row rowspan=11 | Lords-in-Waiting
| John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton
| 19 September 189221 June 1895
|-
| Francis Stonor, 4th Baron Camoys
| 19 September 189221 June 1895
|-
| John Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell
| 19 September 18921 May 1894
|-
| Robert Collier, 2nd Baron Monkswell
| 19 September 18924 February 1895
|-
| Frederick Glyn, 4th Baron Wolverton
| 19 September 189214 June 1893
|-
| Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair
| 26 November 189221 June 1895
|-
| Thomas Brassey, 1st Baron Brassey
| 14 June 189321 June 1895
|-
| Francis Douglas, Viscount Drumlanrig
| 1 July 189318 October 1894
|-
| Cecil Foljambe, 1st Baron Hawkesbury
| 1 May 189421 June 1895
|-
| Sidney Hobart-Hampden-Mercer-Henderson, 7th Earl of Buckinghamshire
| 17 January 189521 June 1895
|-
| Granville Leveson-Gower, 3rd Earl Granville
| 4 February 189521 June 1895
|}
;Notes
References
pl:Czwarty rząd Williama Ewarta Gladstone'a