Palmerston ministry

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The Palmerston ministry was the British government led by Prime Minister Lord Palmerston in the mid-19th century, noted for its assertive foreign policy and broad coalition support.

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instanceOf 19th-century government
British government
cabinet
chamberOfLegislature House of Commons of the United Kingdom
House of Lords
coalitionSupport Liberal Conservatives
Peelites
Radicals
Whigs
linked to: British Whig Party
country United Kingdom
endYear 1858
foreignPolicyCharacteristic gunboat diplomacy
interventionism
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
headedBy Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
linked to: Lord Palmerston

Lord Palmerston
headquartersLocation London
linked to: London, England
historicalRegion Victorian Britain
linked to: Victorian era
involvedInConflict Crimean War
Second Opium War
involvedInEvent Arrow incident
Orsini affair
keyIssue foreign policy
imperial interests
national security
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
legislatureStatus coalition government
meetsAt 10 Downing Street
monarchDuringGovernment Queen Victoria
namedAfter Lord Palmerston
notableFor assertive foreign policy
broad coalition support
officeContestedIn United Kingdom general election, 1857
parliamentNumber 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom
17th Parliament of the United Kingdom
policyArea European diplomacy
colonial policy
trade policy
politicalOrientation Liberal
centrist
positionHeldByHead Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
linked to: Prime Minister
precededBy Aberdeen ministry
startYear 1855
succeededBy Second Derby–Disraeli ministry
timePeriod mid-19th century
typeOfCabinet majority government
wonElection United Kingdom general election, 1857

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Peelite participatedInGovernment Palmerston ministry
Goderich ministry followedBy Wellington–Peel ministry
linked to: Palmerston ministry
Oregon boundary dispute treatySignedBy British government of Lord Aberdeen
linked to: Palmerston ministry