Third Gladstone ministry

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Third Gladstone ministry
February–July 1886
Gladstone (1886)
Date formed	1 February 1886 (1886-02-01)
Date dissolved	20 July 1886 (1886-07-20)
People and organisations
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	William Gladstone
Total no. of members	68 appointments
Member party	Liberal Party
Status in legislature	Minority
Opposition party	Conservative Party
Opposition leaders	Sir Michael Hicks Beach in the House of Commons Lord Salisbury in the House of Lords
History
Election	1885 general election
Outgoing election	1886 general election
Legislature terms	23rd UK Parliament lost a vote of confidence
Predecessor	First Salisbury ministry
Successor	Second Salisbury ministry

The third Gladstone ministry was one of the shortest-lived ministries in British history. It was led by William Ewart Gladstone of the Liberal Party upon his reappointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by Queen Victoria. It lasted five months until July 1886.