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Addington ministry
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1801–1804
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Addington (1803)
Date formed 17 March 1801 (1801-03-17)
Date dissolved 10 May 1804 (1804-05-10)
People and organisations
Monarch George III
Prime Minister Henry Addington
Total no. of members 11 appointments
Member party Tory Party
Status in legislature Majority
Opposition party Whig Party
Opposition leaders
History
Election(s)
  • 1801 co-option
  • 1802 general election
Legislature term(s)
  • 1st UK Parliament
  • 2nd UK Parliament
Predecessor First Pitt ministry
Successor Second Pitt ministry

Henry Addington, a member of the Tories, was appointed by King George III to lead the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1801 to 1804 and served as an interlude between Pitt. Ministries. Addington's ministry is most notable for negotiating the Treaty of Amiens, which marked a brief cessation of the Napoleonic Wars.

Cabinet

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
  Henry Addington* 17 March 1801 (1801-03-17) 10 May 1804 (1804-05-10) Tory
Lord Chancellor   The Lord Eldon 14 April 1801 (1801-04-14) 7 February 1806 (1806-02-07) Tory
Lord President of the Council   The Earl of Chatham 21 September 1796 (1796-09-21) 30 July 1801 (1801-07-30) Independent
  The Duke of Portland 30 July 1801 (1801-07-30) 14 January 1805 (1805-01-14) Tory
Lord Privy Seal   The Earl of Westmorland February 1798 (1798-02) February 1806 (1806-02) Tory
Secretary of State for the Home Department   The Duke of Portland 11 July 1794 (1794-07-11) 30 July 1801 (1801-07-30) Tory
  The Lord Pelham of Stanmer 30 July 1801 (1801-07-30) 17 August 1803 (1803-08-17) Tory
  Charles Philip Yorke 17 August 1803 (1803-08-17) 12 May 1804 (1804-05-12) Tory
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs   The Lord Hawkesbury 20 February 1801 (1801-02-20) 14 May 1804 (1804-05-14) Tory
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies   The Lord Hobart 17 March 1801 (1801-03-17) 12 May 1804 (1804-05-12) Tory
First Lord of the Admiralty   The Earl of St Vincent 1801 (1801) 1804 (1804) Whig
Master-General of the Ordnance   The Earl of Chatham June 1801 (1801-06) February 1806 (1806-02) Independent
President of the Board of Trade   The Earl of Liverpool 23 August 1786 (1786-08-23) 7 June 1804 (1804-06-07) Independent
President of the Board of Control   The Earl of Dartmouth May 1801 (1801-05) July 1802 (1802-07) Tory
  Viscount Castlereagh July 1802 (1802-07) 1806 (1806) Tory

Changes

  • May 1801 – Lord Lewisham (from July Earl of Dartmouth) enters the Cabinet as President of the Board of Control.
  • July 1801 – The Duke of Portland succeeds Lord Chatham as Lord President (Chatham remains Master of the Ordnance). Lord Pelham of Stanmer succeeds Portland as Home Secretary.
  • July 1802 – Lord Castlereagh succeeds Dartmouth at the Board of Control.
  • August 1803 – Charles Philip Yorke succeeds Pelham as Home Secretary.
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