Coalition Government 2010–2015
| First Cameron ministry | |
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| 94th ministry of the United Kingdom (since 1707) | |
| 2010–2015 | |
 
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| Date formed | 11 May 2010 |
| Date dissolved | 8 May 2015 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of government | David Cameron |
| Deputy head of government | Nick Clegg |
| Head of state | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Member parties |
Conservative Party Liberal Democrats |
| Status in legislature | Majority (coalition) |
| Opposition cabinet |
First Harman Shadow Cabinet Miliband Shadow Cabinet |
| Opposition party | Labour Party |
| Opposition leader |
Harriet Harman (2010) Ed Miliband (2010–15) |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2010 general election |
| Outgoing election | 2015 general election |
| Legislature term(s) | 5 years |
| Budget(s) | |
| Predecessor | Brown ministry |
| Successor | Second Cameron ministry |
David Cameron formed the First Cameron ministry after being invited by Queen Elizabeth II to begin a new government following the resignation of the previous Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Gordon Brown, on 11 May 2010. It was a coalition government, composed of members of both the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats.
The government's Cabinet was made up of sixteen Conservatives and five Liberal Democrats with eight other Conservatives and one other Liberal Democrat attending cabinet but not members. The Cameron ministry was the first coalition government to have governed the United Kingdom since the Churchill war ministry of the Second World War. Following the 2015 British general election, the ministry was replaced by the single-party Second Cameron ministry.
The previous Parliament had been dissolved on 12 April 2010 in advance of the general election on 6 May. The election resulted in a hung parliament, no single party having an overall majority in the House of Commons, the Conservatives having the most seats but 20 short of a majority.
In the Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition agreement of 11 May 2010, the two parties formed a coalition government. The new Parliament met on 18 May for the swearing-in of Peers in the House of Lords and newly elected and returning Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, and the election for the Speakership of the House of Commons. The Queen's Speech on 25 May set out the government's legislative agenda. Of the 57 Liberal Democrat MPs, only two refused to support the Conservative Coalition agreement, with former leader Charles Kennedy and Manchester Withington MP John Leech both rebelling.
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