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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Wellington–Peel ministry 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century government
British government
cabinet
chamberOfLegislature House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
House of Lords NERFINISHED
coalitionSupport Liberal Conservatives NERFINISHED
Peelites NERFINISHED
Radicals
Whigs NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
endYear 1858
foreignPolicyCharacteristic gunboat diplomacy
interventionism
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
headedBy Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston NERFINISHED
Lord Palmerston NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation London NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Victorian Britain NERFINISHED
involvedInConflict Crimean War NERFINISHED
Second Opium War NERFINISHED
involvedInEvent Arrow incident NERFINISHED
Orsini affair NERFINISHED
keyIssue foreign policy
imperial interests
national security
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
legislatureStatus coalition government
meetsAt 10 Downing Street NERFINISHED
monarchDuringGovernment Queen Victoria NERFINISHED
namedAfter Lord Palmerston NERFINISHED
notableFor assertive foreign policy
broad coalition support
officeContestedIn United Kingdom general election, 1857 NERFINISHED
parliamentNumber 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
17th Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
policyArea European diplomacy
colonial policy
trade policy
politicalOrientation Liberal
centrist
positionHeldByHead Prime Minister of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
precededBy Aberdeen ministry NERFINISHED
startYear 1855
succeededBy Second Derby–Disraeli ministry NERFINISHED
timePeriod mid-19th century
typeOfCabinet majority government
wonElection United Kingdom general election, 1857 NERFINISHED

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Peelite participatedInGovernment Palmerston ministry
Goderich ministry followedBy Palmerston ministry
this entity surface form: Wellington–Peel ministry