Second Gladstone ministry

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The Second Gladstone ministry was the British Liberal government led by Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone from 1880 to 1885, noted for its domestic reforms and challenges in Irish and imperial policy.

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instanceOf British government ministry
Liberal government
areaOfLegislation Irish land reform
education policy
electoral reform
local government reform
associatedWithConflict British imperial conflicts in the early 1880s
associatedWithIssue Irish Home Rule debate (early stages)
cabinetNumber second ministry of William Ewart Gladstone as Prime Minister
coalition no
country United Kingdom
endTime 1885
executiveBranchOf Government of the United Kingdom
linked to: UK government
followedBy First Salisbury ministry
governmentHead William Ewart Gladstone
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
linked to: Prime Minister
historicalPeriod Victorian era
ideology classical liberalism
includedOffice Chancellor of the Exchequer
Chief Secretary for Ireland
First Lord of the Admiralty
Foreign Secretary
Home Secretary
Lord Chancellor
Secretary of State for War
jurisdiction United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
leader William Ewart Gladstone
legislativeTerm 22nd Parliament of the United Kingdom
23rd Parliament of the United Kingdom
legislatureStatus Majority government
monarchDuringGovernment Queen Victoria
notableFor Irish policy challenges
domestic reforms
imperial policy challenges
officeHolder William Ewart Gladstone
parliamentarySystem Westminster system
partOf history of the United Kingdom (1801–1922)
politicalOrientation centre-left
politicalPartyInGovernment Liberal Party (UK)
precededBy Second Disraeli ministry
reasonForEnd defeat of the government and Gladstone’s resignation
startTime 1880
typeOfGovernment constitutional monarchy

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Second Disraeli ministry followedBy Second Gladstone ministry
Cardwell Reforms implementedDuring William Ewart Gladstone administration
linked to: Second Gladstone ministry
Coercion Act 1881 supportedBy Liberal government of William Ewart Gladstone
linked to: Second Gladstone ministry