Conservative or Tory government may refer to:

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 (french: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a federal political party in Canada. It was formed in 2003 by the merger of the two main right-leaning parties, the Progressive Con ...

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 Second. ...

, the Canadian government under Sir John A. Macdonald (1867–1873) *

3rd Canadian Ministry The Third Canadian Ministry was the second cabinet chaired by Prime Minister John A. Macdonald. It governed Canada from 17 October 1878 to 6 June 1891, including the 4th, 5th, and 6th Canadian Parliaments, as well as the first three months of ...

, 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 Sixth Canadian Ministry was the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Sir Mackenzie Bowell. It governed Canada from 21 December 1894 to 27 April 1896, including only the last year of the 7th Canadian Parliament. The government was formed by the ...

, 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 election, ...

, the Canadian government under Sir Charles Tupper (1896) *

9th Canadian Ministry The Ninth Canadian Ministry was the first cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden. It governed Canada from 10 October 1911 to 12 October 1917, including only the 12th Canadian Parliament. The government was formed by the old Conser ...

, 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 Fifteenth Canadian Ministry was the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister R. B. Bennett. It governed Canada from 7 August 1930 to 23 October 1935, including only the 17th Canadian Parliament The 17th Canadian Parliament was in session from 8 ...

, 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 t ...

, the Canadian government under John Diefenbaker (1957–1963) *

21st Canadian Ministry The Twenty-First Canadian Ministry was the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Joe Clark. It governed Canada from 4 June 1979 to 3 March 1980, including all of the 31st Canadian Parliament. The government was formed by the Progressive Conservati ...

, 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 by ...

, 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. The government was formed b ...

, 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 A Tory () is a person who holds a political philosophy known as Toryism, based on a British version of traditionalism and conservatism, which upholds the supremacy of social order as it has evolved in the English culture throughout history. Th ...

: *

Carmarthen–Halifax ministry The first ministry of William III and Mary II involved a precarious and short lived balance between erstwhile opponents Halifax and Carmarthen, as William attempted to balance the Whigs to whom he owed his initial success with the Tories A ...

, the British government dominated by Lord Carmarthen and Lord Halifax (1689–1690) *

Godolphin–Marlborough ministry This is a list of the principal Ministers of the Crown of the Kingdom of England, and then of the Kingdom of Great Britain, from May 1702, at the beginning of the reign of Queen Anne. During this period, the leaders of the ministry were Lord Go ...

, 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 Great ...

, the British government under William Pitt the Younger (1783–1801) *

Addington ministry Henry Addington, a member of the Tories, was appointed by King George III to lead the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a sovereign state in the British Isle ...

, the British government under Henry Addington (1801–1804) *

Second Pitt ministry The second (symbol: s) is the unit of time in the International System of Units (SI), historically defined as of a day – this factor derived from the division of the day first into 24 hours, then to 60 minutes and finally to 60 seconds eac ...

, 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 This is a list of members of the Tory government of the United Kingdom in office under the leadership of the Duke of Portland Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, d ...

, the British government under the Duke of Portland (1807–1809) *

Perceval ministry This is a list of members of the government of the United Kingdom in office under the leadership of Spencer Perceval from 1809 to 1812. Cabinet : Changes * December 1809Lord Wellesley succeeds Lord Bathurst as Foreign Secretary. ...

, the British government under Spencer Perceval (1809–1812) *

Liverpool ministry This is a list of members of the government of the United Kingdom in office under the leadership of Lord Liverpool from 1812 to 1827. He was appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by the Prince Regent after the assassination of Spencer P ...

, the British government under Lord Liverpool (1812–1827) *

Wellington–Peel ministry The Conservative government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that began in 1828 and ended in 1830 was led by the Duke of Wellington in the House of Lords and Robert Peel in the House of Commons. History Formation The Duke of ...

, 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 The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These political parties are generally right-wing though their exact ideologies can range from center-right to far-right. Political parties called The Conservative P ...

: * 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 the Duke of Wellington. Peel was also Chancellor of the Exchequer while the Duke of Wellington served as Foreign Secretary. A young William Ewart Gladstone held office as a ...

, 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 Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby led the "Who? Who?" ministry, a short-lived British Conservative government which was in power for a matter of months in 1852. Lord Derby was Prime Minister and Benjamin Disraeli served as Chancellor of th ...

, the British government under Lord Derby (1852) *

Second Derby–Disraeli ministry The Conservative government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that began in 1858 and ended in 1859 was led by Lord Derby in the House of Lords and Benjamin Disraeli in the House of Commons. History After the collapse of Lord Pal ...

, the British government under Lord Derby and Benjamin Disraeli (1858–1859) *

Third Derby–Disraeli ministry The Conservative government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that began in 1866 and ended in 1868 was led by Lord Derby in the House of Lords and Benjamin Disraeli in the House of Commons. History Lord Derby became Prime Mini ...

, 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 general election. Disraeli's foreign policy was seen as immoral by Glad ...

, the British government under Lord Beaconsfield, better known as Disraeli (1874–1880) *

First Salisbury ministry The Marquess of Salisbury formed a caretaker government in June 1885, upon his appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by Queen Victoria, succeeding William Ewart Gladstone. His ministry lasted for over seven months. Cabinet : ...

, the British government under Lord Salisbury (1885–1886) *

Second Salisbury ministry The 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 August 1886 to January 18 ...

, 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 Lead ...

, the British government under Lord Salisbury and Arthur Balfour respectively *

Conservative government, 1922–1924 The Conservative Government of the 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 onwards). The government was led by Bonar ...

, 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 " Fl ...

, 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 ...

, 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 memb ...

, 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 t ...

, the British government under Neville Chamberlain **

Chamberlain war ministry Neville Chamberlain formed the Chamberlain war ministry in 1939 after declaring war on Germany. Chamberlain led the country for the first eight months of the Second World War, until the Norway Debate in Parliament led Chamberlain to resign ...

, the British government under Neville Chamberlain (1939–1940) *

Churchill war ministry The Churchill war ministry was the United Kingdom's 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 by King George VI following the resig ...

, 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 after the 1951 general election. He was reappointed as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by King George VI and oversaw the accession of Queen Elizabeth II in 1952 ...

, 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 Uni ...

, 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 Haro ...

, 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 18 June general election. Heath's ministry ended after the February 19 ...

, 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 Party (UK), Conservative majority government. She was the first woman to hold that office. During her prem ...

, 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 to ...

, 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 the next administration. Major inherited a majority government. Formation The resignati ...

, 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 administration. His government fell into minority status on 13 December 1996. Formation The change of ...

, 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 administration, following the resignation of Prime Minister Gordon Brown on 11 May 2010, after the gene ...

, the British government under David Cameron and Nick Clegg (2010–2015) *

Second Cameron ministry David Cameron formed the second Cameron ministry, the first Conservative majority government since 1996, following the 2015 general election after being invited by Queen Elizabeth II to form a new administration. Prior to the election Cam ...

, 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 Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth II to form a new administration. Then the Home Secretary, May's appointment followed the resignation of ...

, 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 the ...

, 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 administration, following the resignation of the predecessor Prime Minister Theresa May. May had resigned as Leader of the Conse ...

, 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 administration following the 2019 general election, in which the Conservative Party w ...

, the British government under Boris Johnson (2019–2022) *

Truss ministry 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 on 6 September 2022. Johnson resigned as leader of the Conservative Party the previous day a ...

, the British government under Liz Truss (2022) *

Sunak ministry Rishi Sunak was invited by King Charles III to replace Liz Truss as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on 25 October 2022, following Truss's resignation and the subsequent Conservative leadership election. The Sunak ministry was formed fro ...

, the British government under Rishi Sunak (2022–present)

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