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Canada

In Canadian politics, a Conservative government may refer to the following governments administered by the
Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada (CPC; , ), sometimes referred to as the Tories, is a Government of Canada, federal List of political parties in Canada, political party in Canada. It was formed in 2003 by the merger of the two main Right-wing ...
or one of its historical predecessors: *
1st Canadian Ministry The First Canadian Ministry was the first cabinet chaired by Prime Minister John A. Macdonald. It governed Canada from 1 July 1867 to 5 November 1873, including all of the 1st Canadian Parliament as well as the first eight months of the Secon ...
, the Canadian government under Sir John A. Macdonald (1867–1873) * 3rd Canadian Ministry, the Canadian government under Sir John A. Macdonald (1878–1891) * 4th Canadian Ministry, the Canadian government under Sir John Abbott (1891–1892) * 5th Canadian Ministry, the Canadian government under Sir John Sparrow David Thompson (1892–1894) * 6th Canadian Ministry, the Canadian government under Sir Mackenzie Bowell (1894–1896) *
7th Canadian Ministry The Seventh Canadian Ministry was the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Sir Charles Tupper. It governed Canada from 1 May to 8 July 1896. It was formed after the 7th Canadian Parliament was dissolved, and lost the 8th Canadian federal elect ...
, the Canadian government under Sir Charles Tupper (1896) * 9th Canadian Ministry, the Canadian government under Sir Robert Borden (1911–1917) * 10th Canadian Ministry, the Canadian government under Sir Robert Borden (1917–1920) * 11th Canadian Ministry, the Canadian government under Arthur Meighen (1920–1921) * 13th Canadian Ministry, the Canadian government under Arthur Meighen (1926) * 15th Canadian Ministry, the Canadian government under R. B. Bennett (1930–1935) *
18th Canadian Ministry The Eighteenth Canadian Ministry was the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker. It governed Canada from 21 June 1957 to 22 April 1963, including all of the 23rd, 24th, and 25th Canadian Parliaments. The government was formed by ...
, the Canadian government under John Diefenbaker (1957–1963) * 21st Canadian Ministry, the Canadian government under Joe Clark (1979–1980) *
24th Canadian Ministry The Twenty-Fourth Canadian Ministry was the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. It governed Canada from 17 September 1984 to 25 June 1993, including the 33rd Canadian Parliament and most of the 34th. The government was formed ...
, the Canadian government under Brian Mulroney (1984–1993) *
25th Canadian Ministry The Twenty-Fifth Canadian Ministry was the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Kim Campbell. It governed Canada from 25 June 1993 to 4 November 1993, including only the last two months of the 34th Canadian Parliament until its dissolution in Sep ...
, the Canadian government under Kim Campbell (1993) *
28th Canadian Ministry The Twenty-Eighth Canadian Ministry was the Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, that governed Canada from the beginning of the 39th Parliament to the end of the 41st Parliament. Its original members were sworn into the Queen's ...
, the Canadian government under Stephen Harper (2006–2015)


United Kingdom

In British politics before 1834, a Tory government may refer to the following governments administered by the Tories: *
Carmarthen–Halifax ministry The first ministry of William III and Mary II Mary II (30 April 1662 – 28 December 1694) was List of English monarchs, Queen of England, List of Scottish monarchs, Scotland, and Monarchy of Ireland, Ireland with her husband, King William ...
, the British government dominated by Lord Carmarthen and Lord Halifax (1689–1690) * Godolphin–Marlborough ministry, the British government dominated by Lord Godolphin and the Duke of Marlborough (1702–1710) * Harley ministry, the British government dominated by Robert Harley (1710–1714) * Bute ministry, the British government under Lord Bute (1762–1763) *
First Pitt ministry William Pitt the Younger led the government of the Kingdom of Great Britain from 1783 to 1801. In 1800, the Acts of Union between Great Britain and Ireland were accepted by their respective parliaments, creating the new United Kingdom of Grea ...
, the British government under William Pitt the Younger (1783–1801) * Addington ministry, the British government under Henry Addington (1801–1804) * Second Pitt ministry, the British government under William Pitt the Younger (1804–1806) * Ministry of All the Talents, the British government under Lord Grenville (1806–1807) * Second Portland ministry, the British government under the Duke of Portland (1807–1809) * Perceval ministry, the British government under Spencer Perceval (1809–1812) * Liverpool ministry, the British government under Lord Liverpool (1812–1827) * Wellington–Peel ministry, the British government under the Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel (1828–1830) In British politics from 1834, a Conservative government may refer to the following governments administered by the Conservative Party: * Wellington caretaker ministry, the British government under the Duke of Wellington (1834) *
First Peel ministry Sir Robert Peel's first government succeeded the caretaker ministry of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. Peel was also Chancellor of the Exchequer while the Duke of Wellington served as Foreign Secretary. A young William Ewart Gladsto ...
, the British government under Sir Robert Peel (1834–1835) *
Second Peel ministry The second Peel ministry was formed by Sir Robert Peel in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1841. History Peel came to power for a second time after the Conservative victory in the General Election caused the Whig government ...
, the British government under Sir Robert Peel (1841–1846) * Who? Who? ministry, the British government under Lord Derby (1852) * Second Derby–Disraeli ministry, the British government under Lord Derby and Benjamin Disraeli (1858–1859) *
Third Derby–Disraeli ministry Third or 3rd may refer to: Numbers * 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3 * , a fraction of one third * 1⁄60 of a ''second'', i.e., the third in a series of fractional parts in a sexagesimal number system Places * 3rd Street (dis ...
, the British government under Lord Derby and Benjamin Disraeli respectively (1866–1868) *
Second Disraeli ministry Benjamin Disraeli was appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for a second time by Queen Victoria after William Ewart Gladstone's government was defeated in the 1874 United Kingdom general election, 1874 general election. Disraeli's forei ...
, the British government under Lord Beaconsfield, better known as Disraeli (1874–1880) * First Salisbury ministry, the British government under Lord Salisbury (1885–1886) *
Second Salisbury ministry Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury formed his second ministry, in an alliance with the Liberal Unionist Party, following the 1886 general election and his reappointment as the British prime minister by Queen Victoria. Cabinet ...
, the British government under Lord Salisbury (1886–1892) *
Unionist government, 1895–1905 A coalition of the Conservative and Liberal Unionist parties took power in the United Kingdom shortly before the 1895 general election. Conservative leader Lord Salisbury was appointed Prime Minister and his nephew, Arthur Balfour, became Le ...
, the British government under Lord Salisbury and Arthur Balfour respectively *
Conservative government, 1922–1924 The Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Government of the Interwar Britain, United Kingdom that began in 1922 and ended in 1924 consisted of two ministries: the Law ministry (from 1922 to 1923) and then the first Baldwin ministry (from 1923 ...
, the British government under Bonar Law and Stanley Baldwin respectively *
Second Baldwin ministry Stanley Baldwin of the Conservative Party formed the second Baldwin ministry upon his reappointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by King George V after the 1924 general election. His second ministry ended following the so-called " ...
, the British government under Stanley Baldwin (1924–1929) * National Government, several British ministries dominated by the Conservative Party **
National Government (1931) The National Government of August–October 1931, also known as the First National Government, was the first of a series of national governments formed during the Great Depression in the United Kingdom. It was formed by Ramsay MacDonald as P ...
, the British government under Ramsay MacDonald **
National Government (1931–1935) The National Government of 1931–1935 was formed by Ramsay MacDonald following his reappointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by King George V after the general election in October 1931. As a National Government it contained membe ...
, the British government under Ramsay MacDonald **
National Government (1935–1937) The National Government of 1935–1937 was formed by Stanley Baldwin on his reappointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by King George V, following the resignation of Ramsay MacDonald in June 1935. As a National Government it contai ...
, the British government under Stanley Baldwin **
National Government (1937–1939) The National Government of 1937–1939 was formed by Neville Chamberlain on his appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by King George VI. He succeeded Stanley Baldwin, who announced his resignation following the coronation of the ...
, the British government under Neville Chamberlain **
Chamberlain war ministry Neville Chamberlain formed the Chamberlain war ministry in 1939 after British declaration of war on Germany (1939), declaring war on Germany. Chamberlain led the country for the first eight months of the Second World War, until the Norway Deba ...
, the British government under Neville Chamberlain (1939–1940) *
Churchill war ministry The Churchill war ministry was the United Kingdom's unity coalition government for most of the Second World War from 10 May 1940 to 23 May 1945. It was led by Winston Churchill, who was appointed prime minister of the United Kingdom by King G ...
, the British government under Winston Churchill (1940–1945) *
Churchill caretaker ministry The Churchill caretaker ministry was a short-term British government in the latter stages of the Second World War, from 23 May to 26 July 1945. The prime minister was Winston Churchill, leader of the Conservative Party. This government succeed ...
, the British government under Winston Churchill (1945) *
Third Churchill ministry Winston Churchill formed the third Churchill ministry in the United Kingdom following the 1951 United Kingdom general election, 1951 general election. He was reappointed as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by King George VI and oversaw th ...
, the British government under Sir Winston Churchill (1951–1955) *
Eden ministry The Eden ministry was formed following the resignation of Winston Churchill in April 1955. Anthony Eden, then-Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary, took over as Leader of the Conservative Party, and thus became Prime Minister of the Un ...
, the British government under Sir Anthony Eden (1955–1957) *
Conservative government, 1957–1964 The Conservative government of the United Kingdom that began in 1957 and ended in 1964 consisted of three ministries: the first Macmillan ministry, second Macmillan ministry, and then the Douglas-Home ministry. They were respectively led by Har ...
, the British government under Harold Macmillan and Sir Alec Douglas-Home respectively *
Heath ministry Edward Heath of the Conservative Party formed the Heath ministry and was appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by Queen Elizabeth II on 19 June 1970, following the general election of the previous day. The Heath ministry ended after ...
, the British government under Edward Heath (1970–1974) *
First Thatcher ministry Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 4 May 1979 to 28 November 1990, during which time she led a Conservative majority government. She was the first woman to hold that office. During her premiership, Thatcher moved ...
, the British government under Margaret Thatcher (1979–1983) *
Second Thatcher ministry Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 4 May 1979 to 28 November 1990, during which time she led a Conservative majority government. She was the first woman to hold that office. During her premiership, Thatcher moved ...
, the British government under Margaret Thatcher (1983–1987) *
Third Thatcher ministry Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 4 May 1979 to 28 November 1990, during which time she led a Conservative majority government. She was the first woman to hold that office. During her premiership, Thatcher moved t ...
, the British government under Margaret Thatcher (1987–1990) *
First Major ministry John Major formed the first Major ministry upon the resignation of Margaret Thatcher in November 1990, after being invited by Queen Elizabeth II to form a new government. Major inherited a majority government. Formation The resignation of ...
, the British government under John Major (1990–1992) *
Second Major ministry John Major formed the second Major ministry following the 1992 general election after being invited by Queen Elizabeth II to begin a new government. His government fell into minority status on 13 December 1996. Formation The change of lea ...
, the British government under John Major (1992–1997) *
Cameron–Clegg coalition The Cameron–Clegg coalition was formed by David Cameron and Nick Clegg when Cameron was invited by Queen Elizabeth II to form a new government, following the resignation of Prime Minister Gordon Brown on 11 May 2010, after the general el ...
, the British government under David Cameron and Nick Clegg (2010–2015) * Second Cameron ministry, the British government under David Cameron (2015–2016) *
First May ministry Theresa May formed the first May ministry in the United Kingdom on 13 July 2016, after having been invited by Queen Elizabeth II to form a new government. Then the Home Secretary, May's appointment followed the resignation of then Prime Minist ...
, the British government under Theresa May (2016–2017) *
Second May ministry The second May ministry was formed on 11 June 2017 after Theresa May returned to office following the June 2017 snap general election. The election resulted in a hung parliament with the Conservative Party losing its governing majority in th ...
, the British government under Theresa May (2017–2019) *
First Johnson ministry The first Johnson ministry began on 24 July 2019 when Queen Elizabeth II invited Boris Johnson to form a new government, following the resignation of the predecessor Prime Minister Theresa May. May had resigned as Leader of the Conserv ...
, the British government under Boris Johnson (2019) *
Second Johnson ministry The second Johnson ministry began on 16 December 2019, three days after Boris Johnson's audience with Queen Elizabeth II where she invited him to form a new government following the 2019 United Kingdom general election, 2019 general election. ...
, the British government under Boris Johnson (2019–2022) *
Truss ministry The Truss ministry began on 6 September 2022 when Liz Truss was invited by Queen Elizabeth II—two days before the monarch's death—to succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister of the United Kingdom. Johnson had resigned as leader of the ...
, the British government under Liz Truss (2022) *
Sunak ministry The Sunak ministry began on 25 October 2022 when Rishi Sunak was invited by King Charles III to succeed Liz Truss as prime minister of the United Kingdom. October 2022 United Kingdom government crisis, Truss resigned as Leader of the Conserv ...
, the British government under Rishi Sunak (2022–2024)


See also

* * Conservative Party leadership election *
List of British governments This article lists successive British governments, also referred to as ministries, from the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707, continuing through the duration of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1801 to 1922, ...
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List of Canadian ministries A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ...
* List of conservative parties {{set index article