Sir Robert Peel's first government succeeded the caretaker ministry of the Duke of Wellington. Peel was also Chancellor of the Exchequer while the Duke of Wellington served as Foreign Secretary. A young William 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 administration 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 Lord Melbourne formed his second government.
| Preceded by Conservative Provisional Government 1834 |
British Government 1834–1835 |
Succeeded by Whig Government 1835-1841 |
Members of the Cabinet are indicated by bold face.
C. Cook and B. Keith, British Historical Facts 1830-1900
| Preceded by Conservative Provisional Government 1834 |
British Government 1834–1835 |
Succeeded by Whig Government 1835-1841 |
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