September 6, 1853 cabinet
# September 6, 1853 cabinet

The September 6, 1853 cabinet, also known as the Conciliation cabinet, was a ministry of the Empire of Brazil during the reign of Emperor Pedro II. The Council of Ministers was headed by the conservative Honório Carneiro Leão, Marquis of Paraná up to his death on September 3, 1856. The Cabinet survived him under the presidency of the Duke of Caxias up to May 4, 1857.

## The Cabinet

The composition of the cabinet was:

TERM :

| President of the Council of Ministers | The Marquis of Paraná | September 6, 1853–September 3, 1856 |
| - | - | - |
| | The Duke of Caxias | September 3, 1856–May 4, 1857 |
| Empire minister | Luís Pedreira do Couto Ferraz | September 6, 1853–May 4, 1857 |
| Justice minister | José Tomás Nabuco de Araújo Filho | September 6, 1853–May 4, 1857 |
| Foreign minister | The Viscount of Abaeté | September 6, 1853–June 14, 1855 |
| | The Viscount of Rio Branco | June 14, 1855–May 4, 1857 |
| Finance minister | The Marquis of Paraná | September 6, 1853–August 23, 1856 |
| | The Baron of Cotegipe | August 23, 1856–May 4, 1857 |
| Navy minister | Pedro de Alcântara Bellegarde | September 6, 1853–December 15, 1853 |
| | The Viscount of Rio Branco | December 15, 1853–June 14, 1855 |
| | The Baron of Cotegipe | June 14, 1855–October 8, 1856 |
| | The Viscount of Rio Branco | October 8, 1856–May 4, 1857 |
| War minister | Pedro de Alcântara Bellegarde | September 6, 1853–June 14, 1855 |
| | The Duke of Caxias | June 14, 1855–May 4, 1857 |
