Balfour ministry

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The Balfour ministry was the British government led by Conservative Prime Minister Arthur Balfour from 1902 to 1905, noted for its struggles over tariff reform and education policy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British government
UK ministry
cabinetNumber UK Cabinet under Arthur Balfour
linked to: Balfour ministry
country United Kingdom
endTime 1905
facedOppositionFrom Liberal Party (UK)
followedBy Campbell-Bannerman ministry
governmentHeadTitle Prime Minister
governmentType parliamentary government
headOfGovernment Arthur Balfour
historicalRegion British Isles
ideology Conservatism
includedOffice Chancellor of the Exchequer
Chief Secretary for Ireland
First Lord of the Admiralty
Foreign Secretary
Home Secretary
Lord Chancellor
Lord President of the Council
Lord Privy Seal
President of the Board of Trade
President of the Local Government Board
Secretary of State for War
jurisdiction United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
legislatureStatus majority government
legislatureTerm 27th Parliament of the United Kingdom
location London
linked to: London, England
monarch Edward VII
namedAfter Arthur Balfour
notableLegislation Education Act 1902
linked to: 1902 Education Act
partOf history of the United Kingdom
politicalParty Conservative Party (UK)
precededBy Salisbury ministry
primeMinister Arthur Balfour
reasonForEnd electoral difficulties
resignation of Arthur Balfour
seatOfGovernment 10 Downing Street
significantEvent education policy disputes
tariff reform controversy
startTime 1902
stateHead Edward VII
stateHeadTitle Monarch
timePeriod Edwardian era
topicOf studies of early 20th-century British education policy
studies of tariff reform in Britain

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Liberal government of the United Kingdom precededBy Conservative government of Arthur Balfour
linked to: Balfour ministry
Campbell-Bannerman government precededBy Balfour government
linked to: Balfour ministry
Balfour ministry cabinetNumber UK Cabinet under Arthur Balfour
linked to: Balfour ministry