| First Lord of the Treasury (Prime Minister) | Right Hon. WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE. |
| Lord Chancellor | Right Hon. Earl of Selborne. |
| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | Right Hon. Earl Spencer, K.G. |
| Lord President of the Council | Right Hon. Lord Carlingford. |
| Lord Privy Seal and First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings | Right Hon. Earl of Rosebery. |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Right Hon. H. C. E. Childers. |
| Secretary of State, Home Department | Right Hon. Sir William V. Harcourt. |
| Secretary of State, Foreign Department. | Right Hon. Earl Granville, K.G. |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | Right Hon. Earl of Derby. |
| Secretary of State for War | Right Hon. Marquess of Hartington. |
| Secretary of State for India | Right Hon. Earl of Kimberley. |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | Right Hon. Earl of Northbrook. |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Vice President of the Committee of Council for Agriculture. | Right Hon. George Otto Trevelyan. |
| President of the Board of Trade | Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain. |
| President of the Local Government Board | Right Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke. Bt. |
| Postmaster General | Right Hon. George John Shaw Lefevre. |