The United Kingdom has had several
coalition government
A coalition government is a form of government in which political parties cooperate to form a government. The usual reason for such an arrangement is that no single party has achieved an absolute majority after an election, an atypical outcome in ...
s throughout its history:
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Aberdeen ministry, the British government under Lord Aberdeen (1852–1855)
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Asquith coalition ministry, the British government under H. H. Asquith (1915–1916)
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Lloyd George ministry, the British government under David Lloyd George (1916–1922)
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War ministry, the British government during the Second World War
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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)
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Churchill war ministry, the British government under Winston Churchill (1940–1945)
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Cameron–Clegg coalition, the British government under David Cameron and Nick Clegg (2010–2015)
See also
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Broad Bottom ministry, a British coalition government dominated by the Pelham brothers (1744–1754)
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Fox–North coalition, the British government dominated by Charles James Fox and Lord North (1783)
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Godolphin–Marlborough ministry, a British coalition government dominated by Lord Godolphin and the Duke of Marlborough (1702–1707)
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National Government (United Kingdom), multiple cross-party British ministries
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Unionist ministry (disambiguation)
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