Asquith coalition ministry

Asquith coalition ministry
1915–1916
Date formed25 May 1915 (1915-05-25)
Date dissolved5 December 1916 (1916-12-05)
People and organisations
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterH. H. Asquith (pictured)
Prime Minister's history1908–1916
Total no. of members85 appointments
Member parties
Status in legislatureMajority (coalition)
Opposition party
Opposition leader
Sir Edward Carson
(1915–1916)
History
Legislature term(s)30th UK Parliament
PredecessorThird Asquith ministry
SuccessorLloyd George war ministry

The Asquith coalition ministry was the Government of the United Kingdom under the Liberal prime minister H. H. Asquith from May 1915 to December 1916. It was formed as a multi-party war-time coalition nine months after the beginning of the First World War[a] but collapsed when the Conservative Party withdrew.
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