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Who? Who? Ministry


The "Who? Who?" Ministry was a short-lived British Conservative Government which was in power for a matter of months in 1852. Lord Derby was the Prime Minister and Benjamin Disraeli served as Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Though the government had little impact, it gained infamy through its plethora of new political names. Only four members of the Cabinet (Derby himself, St Leonards, Lonsdale, and Herries) were existing Privy Councillors and many others were unknown. This led the now octogenarian and largely deaf Duke of Wellington to shout out 'Who?', 'Who?' as each new cabinet member was announced in the House of Lords.

The Ministry

OFFICE NAME TERM
First Lord of the Treasury
Leader of the House of Lords
The Earl of Derby February–December 1852
Lord Chancellor The Lord St Leonards February–December 1852
Lord President of the Council The Earl of Lonsdale February–December 1852
Lord Privy Seal The Marquess of Salisbury February–December 1852
Home Secretary Spencer H. Walpole February–December 1852
Foreign Secretary The Earl of Malmesbury February–December 1852
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Sir John Pakington, Bt February–December 1852
First Lord of the Admiralty The Duke of Northumberland February–December 1852
President of the Board of Control J.C. Herries February–December 1852
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Leader of the House of Commons
Benjamin Disraeli February–December 1852
President of the Board of Trade J.W. Henley February–December 1852
First Commissioner of Works The Lord John Manners February–December 1852
Postmaster-General The Earl of Hardwicke February–December 1852
  • See here for a more detailed list, including those not in the Cabinet.
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