First May ministry
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The First May ministry was the Conservative government of the United Kingdom led by Prime Minister Theresa May from 2016 to 2017, formed after the Brexit referendum.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| First May ministry canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8236577 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First May ministry Context triple: [Chris Grayling, partOf, First May ministry]
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A.
Clarendon ministry
The Clarendon ministry was the royalist-led English government of the early Restoration period under King Charles II, dominated by Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon.
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First Herbert Ministry
The First Herbert Ministry was the inaugural responsible government of Queensland, Australia, led by Premier Robert Herbert from 1859 to 1866.
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First Derby ministry
The First Derby ministry was the short-lived Conservative government led by Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, that held office in the United Kingdom from 1852 to 1852.
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D.
Brown ministry
The Brown ministry was the UK government led by Prime Minister Gordon Brown from 2007 to 2010, overseeing the country through the global financial crisis before being succeeded by the Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition.
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E.
Polignac ministry
The Polignac ministry was the ultra-royalist French government led by Prince Jules de Polignac whose reactionary policies helped trigger the July Revolution of 1830 and the fall of the Bourbon monarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First May ministry Target entity description: The First May ministry was the Conservative government of the United Kingdom led by Prime Minister Theresa May from 2016 to 2017, formed after the Brexit referendum.
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A.
Clarendon ministry
The Clarendon ministry was the royalist-led English government of the early Restoration period under King Charles II, dominated by Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon.
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B.
First Herbert Ministry
The First Herbert Ministry was the inaugural responsible government of Queensland, Australia, led by Premier Robert Herbert from 1859 to 1866.
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C.
First Derby ministry
The First Derby ministry was the short-lived Conservative government led by Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, that held office in the United Kingdom from 1852 to 1852.
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D.
Brown ministry
The Brown ministry was the UK government led by Prime Minister Gordon Brown from 2007 to 2010, overseeing the country through the global financial crisis before being succeeded by the Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition.
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E.
Polignac ministry
The Polignac ministry was the ultra-royalist French government led by Prince Jules de Polignac whose reactionary policies helped trigger the July Revolution of 1830 and the fall of the Bourbon monarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British government
ⓘ
ministry of the Government of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| brexitSecretary | David Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| budgetaryPeriodWithin |
2016–17 United Kingdom budget
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2017–18 United Kingdom budget NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cabinetOfficeMinister | Damian Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cabinetType | single-party cabinet ⓘ |
| chancellorOfTheExchequer | Philip Hammond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chiefWhip | Gavin Williamson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| defenceSecretary | Michael Fallon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| election | 2015 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2017-06-11 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second May ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foreignSecretary | Boris Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formationReason | resignation of David Cameron after the Brexit referendum ⓘ |
| formedAfter | 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingIdeology |
British unionism
ⓘ
conservatism ⓘ |
| governmentHeadResidence | 10 Downing Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentHeadTitle | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Theresa May NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfState | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeSecretary | Amber Rudd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
announcement of intention to trigger Article 50 TEU
ⓘ
initiation of Brexit negotiations preparation ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureStatus | majority government ⓘ |
| legislatureTerm | 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureTermStart | 2015-05-18 ⓘ |
| locationOfCabinetMeetings | 10 Downing Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringGovernment | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePolicyArea |
Brexit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
immigration ⓘ national security ⓘ |
| numberOfCabinetMinisters | approximately 23 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryOppositionLeader | Jeremy Corbyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryOppositionParty | Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermContext | post-Brexit-referendum period ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | centre-right ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Second Cameron ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinister | Theresa May NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 2016-07-13 ⓘ |
| stateHeadTitle | Monarch of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeInOffice | less than one year ⓘ |
| triggeredDissolution | 2017 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: First May ministry Description of subject: The First May ministry was the Conservative government of the United Kingdom led by Prime Minister Theresa May from 2016 to 2017, formed after the Brexit referendum.
Referenced by (4)
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