Wellington–Peel ministry


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

Wellington–Peel ministry

1828–1830
Date formed22 January 1828
Date dissolved16 November 1830
People and organisations
Monarch
Prime MinisterDuke of Wellington
Home SecretarySir Robert Peel
Total no. of members92 appointments
Member partyTories
Status in legislature
Opposition partyWhigs
Opposition leaders
History
Outgoing election1830 general election
Legislature terms
PredecessorGoderich ministry
SuccessorGrey ministry

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.

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.

 
During his first seven months as prime minister, the Duke chose not to live in the official residence at 10 Downing Street, finding it too small. He moved in only because his own home, Apsley House, required extensive renovations
 
Portrait of Lord Aberdeen by Thomas Lawrence, 1830. Lord Aberdeen served as Foreign Secretary.

January 1828 – November 1830

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Office Name Term
First Lord of the Treasury
Leader of the House of Lords		 The Duke of Wellington January 1828 – November 1830
Lord Chancellor The Lord Lyndhust January 1828 – November 1830
Lord President of the Council The Earl Bathurst January 1828 – November 1830
Lord Privy Seal The Lord Ellenborough January 1828 – June 1829
The 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 The Earl of Dudley January 1828 – June 1828
The Earl of Aberdeen June 1828 – November 1830
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies William Huskisson January 1828 – May 1828
Sir George Murray May 1828 – November 1830
First Lord of the Admiralty The Viscount Melville September 1828 – November 1830
Master-General of the Ordnance Marquess of Anglesey January 1828 – April 1828
The Viscount Beresford April 1828 – November 1830
President of the Board of Trade Charles Grant January 1828 – June 1828
William Vesey-Fitzgerald June 1828 – February 1830
John Charles Herries February 1830 – November 1830
President of the Board of Control Charles Williams-Wynn January 1828 – July 1828
The Viscount Melville July 1828 – September 1828
The Lord Ellenborough September 1828 – November 1830
Master of the Mint John Charles Herries January 1828 – November 1830
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster The Earl of Aberdeen January 1828 – June 1828
Charles Arbuthnot June 1828 – November 1830
First Commissioner of Woods and Forests Charles Arbuthnot February 1828 – June 1828
Viscount Lowther June 1828 – November 1830
Paymaster of the Forces William Vesey-Fitzgerald January 1828 – July 1828
John Calcraft July 1828 – November 1830
Secretary at War Viscount Palmerston January 1828 – May 1828
Sir Henry Hardinge May 1828 – July 1830
Lord Francis Leveson-Gower July 1830 – November 1830

Full list of ministers

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Members of the Cabinet are indicated by bold face.

Notes
  1. ^ Office of Lord High Admiral put into commission from 19 September 1828.
  2. ^ Office of Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance vacant after 1830.
  3. ^ Office of Clerk of the Deliveries of the Ordnance abolished in 1830.