| First Lord of the Treasury (Prime Minister) | Right Hon. WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE. |
| Lord Chancellor | Right Hon. Lord HERSCHELL. |
| Lord President of the Council | Right Hon. Earl SPENCER, K.G. |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Right Hon. Sir WILLIAM V. HARCOURT. |
| Secretary of State, Home Department | Right Hon. H. C. E. CHILDERS. |
| Secretary of State, Foreign Department | Right Hon. Earl of ROSEBERY. |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies. | Right Hon. Earl GRANVILLE, K.G. |
| Secretary of State for War | Right Hon. HENRY CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN. |
| Secretary of State for India | Right Hon. Earl of KIMBERLEY. |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | Right Hon. Marquess of RIPON, K.G. |
| President of the Board of Trade | Right Hon. A. J. MUNDELLA. |
| President of the Local Government Board. | Right Hon. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN. |
| Secretary for Scotland and Vice President of the Scotch Education Department. | Right Hon. GEORGE OTTO TREVELYAN. |
| Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant | Right Hon. JOHN MORLEY. |