February 1874
| OFFICE | NAME | TERM |
| First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons |
William Ewart Gladstone | December 1868–February 1874 |
| Lord Chancellor | The Lord Hatherley | December 1868–October 1872 |
| The Lord Selborne | October 1872–February 1874 | |
| Lord President of the Council | The Earl de Grey† | December 1868–August 1873 |
| The Lord Aberdare | August 1873–February 1874 | |
| Lord Privy Seal | The Earl of Kimberley | December 1868–July 1870 |
| The Viscount Halifax | July 1870–February 1874 | |
| Home Secretary | Henry Austin Bruce‡ | December 1868–August 1873 |
| Robert Lowe | August 1873–February 1874 | |
| Foreign Secretary | The Earl of Clarendon | December 1868–July 1870 |
| The Earl Granville | July 1870–February 1874 | |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | The Earl Granville | December 1868–July 1870 |
| The Earl of Kimberley | July 1870–February 1874 | |
| Secretary of State for War | Edward Cardwell | December 1868–February 1874 |
| Secretary of State for India | The Duke of Argyll | December 1868–February 1874 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Robert Lowe | December 1868–August 1873 |
| William Ewart Gladstone | August 1873–February 1874 | |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | Hugh Childers | December 1868–March 1871 |
| George Joachim Goschen | March 1871–February 1874 | |
| President of the Board of Trade | John Bright | December 1868–January 1871 |
| Chichester Fortescue | January 1871–February 1874 | |
| President of the Poor Law Board | George Joachim Goschen | December 1868–March 1871 |
| replaced by the Local Government Board | ||
| President of the Local Government Board | James Stansfeld | March 1871–February 1874 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Hugh Childers | August 1872–September 1873 |
| John Bright | September 1873–February 1874 | |
| Postmaster General | Marquess of Hartington | December 1868–January 1871 |
| incumbent not in cabinet | ||
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | Chichester Fortescue | December 1868–January 1871 |
| Marquess of Hartington | January 1871–February 1874 | |
| Vice President of the Council | William Edward Forster | July 1870–February 1874 |
| Leader of the House of Lords | The Earl Granville | December 1868–February 1874 |
† The Earl de Grey was created the Marquess of Ripon in 1871. ‡ Henry Austin Bruce was created Baron Aberdare in 1873.
Read more about this topic: First Gladstone Ministry, Cabinet, December 1868
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