List of Ministers
Cabinet members are listed in bold face.
| Office | Name | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Leader of the House of Commons |
William Ewart Gladstone | 1 February 1886 – 20 July 1886 | |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Sir William Vernon Harcourt | 6 February 1886 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | Arnold Morley | 6 February 1886 | |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | Henry Fowler | 6 February 1886 | |
| Junior Lords of the Treasury | Sir Edward James Reed | 13 February 1886 – 20 July 1886 | |
| Cyril Flower | 13 February 1886 – 20 July 1886 | ||
| George Leveson-Gower | 13 February 1886 – 20 July 1886 | ||
| Lord Chancellor | Sir Farrer Herschell | 6 February 1886 | created Lord Herschell 8 February 1886 |
| Lord President of the Council | The Earl Spencer | 6 February 1886 | |
| Lord Privy Seal | William Ewart Gladstone | 17 February 1886 | |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | Hugh Childers | 6 February 1886 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | Henry Broadhurst | 6 February 1886 | |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | The Earl of Rosebery | 6 February 1886 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | James Bryce | 7 February 1886 | |
| Secretary of State for War | Henry Campbell-Bannerman | 6 February 1886 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for War | The Lord Sandhurst | 6 February 1886 | |
| Financial Secretary to the War Office | Herbert Gladstone | 6 February 1886 | |
| Surveyor-General of the Ordnance | William Woodall | 6 February 1886 | |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies and Leader of the House of Lords |
The Earl Granville | 6 February 1886 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies | George Osborne Morgan | 6 February 1886 | |
| Secretary of State for India | The Earl of Kimberley | 6 February 1886 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for India | Sir Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth | 7 February 1886 | |
| Stafford Howard | 12 April 1886 | ||
| First Lord of the Admiralty | The Marquess of Ripon | 9 February 1886 | |
| Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty | John Tomlinson Hibbert | 9 February 1886 | |
| Civil Lord of the Admiralty | Robert Duff | 15 February 1886 | |
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | John Morley | 6 February 1886 | |
| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | The Earl of Aberdeen | 8 February 1886 | |
| President of the Local Government Board | Joseph Chamberlain | 6 February 1886 | |
| James Stansfeld | 3 April 1886 | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board | Jesse Collings | 6 February 1886 | |
| William Copeland Borlase | 3 April 1886 | ||
| Secretary for Scotland | George Trevelyan | 8 February 1886 | |
| The Earl of Dalhousie | 5 April 1886 | ||
| President of the Board of Trade | A. J. Mundella | 17 February 1886 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade | Charles Dyke Acland | 6 February 1886 | |
| Vice-President of the Committee on Education | Sir Lyon Playfair | 13 February 1886 | |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Edward Heneage | 6 February 1886 | |
| Sir Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth | 16 April 1886 | ||
| Paymaster-General | The Lord Thurlow | 3 April 1886 | |
| Postmaster-General | The Lord Wolverton | 17 February 1886 | |
| First Commissioner of Works | The Earl of Morley | 17 February 1886 | |
| The Earl of Elgin | 16 April 1886 | ||
| Attorney General | Sir Charles Russell | 9 February 1886 | |
| Solicitor General | Sir Horace Davey | 16 February 1886 | |
| Judge Advocate General | John William Mellor | 22 February 1886 | |
| Lord Advocate | John Balfour | 13 February 1886 | |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | Alexander Asher | 13 February 1886 | |
| Attorney General for Ireland | Samuel Walker | February 1886 | |
| Solicitor General for Ireland | The Macdermot | February 1886 | |
| Lord Steward of the Household | The Earl Sydney | 10 February 1886 | |
| Lord Chamberlain of the Household | The Earl of Kenmare | 10 February 1886 | |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | Viscount Kilcoursie | 19 February 1886 | |
| Master of the Horse | The Earl of Cork | 10 February 1886 | |
| Treasurer of the Household | The Earl of Elgin | 17 February 1886 | |
| Comptroller of the Household | Edward Marjoribanks | 10 February 1886 | |
| Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms | The Lord Sudeley | 10 February 1886 | |
| Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard | The Lord Monson | 10 February 1886 | |
| Master of the Buckhounds | The Lord Suffield | 17 February 1886 | |
| Mistress of the Robes | vacant | — | |
| Lords in Waiting | The Lord Methuen | 16 February 1886 – 20 July 1886 | |
| The Lord Thurlow | 16 February 1886 – 20 July 1886 | ||
| The Lord Camoys | 16 February 1886 – 20 July 1886 | ||
| The Lord Houghton | 16 February 1886 – 20 July 1886 | ||
| The Lord Kensington | 1 March 1886 – 20 July 1886 | ||
| The Lord Hothfield | 1 March 1886 – 20 July 1886 | ||
| The Lord Ribblesdale | 1 March 1886 – 27 March 1886 | ||
| Extra Lord in Waiting | The Lord Sackville | 1 October 1876 – 1 October 1888 |
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