Aberdeen ministry

Aberdeen ministry
1852–1855
Aberdeen (circa 1847)
Date formed	19 December 1852 (1852-12-19)
Date dissolved	30 January 1855 (1855-01-30)
People and organisations
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	The Earl of Aberdeen
Member parties	Peelites Whigs
Opposition party	Conservative Party
Opposition leaders	Benjamin Disraeli in the House of Commons The Earl of Derby in the House of Lords
History
Predecessor	Who? Who? ministry
Successor	First Palmerston ministry

After the collapse of Lord Derby's minority government, the Whigs and Peelites formed a coalition under the Peelite leader Lord Aberdeen. The government resigned in early 1855 after a large parliamentary majority voted for a select committee to enquire into the incompetent management of the Crimean War. The former Home Secretary, Lord Palmerston, then formed his first government.