Eden ministry | |
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.svg){kind=small} Cabinet of the United Kingdom | |
| 1955–1957 | |
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| Date formed | 6 April 1955 |
| Date dissolved | 9 January 1957 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Sir Anthony Eden |
| Deputy Prime Minister | [note 1] |
| Total no. of members | 132 appointments |
| Member party | Conservative Party |
| Status in legislature | Majority 345 / 630 (55%) |
| Opposition party | Labour Party |
| Opposition leader |
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| History | |
| Election(s) | 1955 general election |
| Legislature term(s) | |
| Predecessor | Third Churchill ministry |
| Successor | First Macmillan ministry |
The Eden ministry was formed following the resignation of Winston Churchill in April 1955. Anthony Eden, then-Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary, took over as Leader of the Conservative Party, and thus became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Upon assuming office, Eden asked Queen Elizabeth II to dissolve parliament and called a general election for May 1955.[1] After winning the general election with a majority of 60 seats in the House of Commons, Eden governed until his resignation on 10 January 1957.[2]
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- ^ Rothwell, Victor (1992). Anthony Eden: A Political Biography, 1931-57. Manchester University Press. pp. 165–66. ISBN 9780719032424.
- ^ Johnston, Robert Lowell (1963). The Prime Ministership of Sir Anthony Eden: A Study of the Man and the Office. University of California. p. 431.