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Second Pitt ministry
Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1801-1816).svg
1804–1806
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Pitt by John Hoppner
Date formed 10 May 1804 (1804-05-10)
Date dissolved 23 January 1806 (1806-01-23)
People and organisations
Monarch George III
Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger
Total no. of members 19 appointments
Member parties Tory Party
Status in legislature Majority
Opposition party Whig Party
Opposition leaders
History
Legislature term(s) 2nd UK Parliament
Predecessor Addington ministry
Successor Ministry of All the Talents

William Pitt the Younger reassumed the premiership of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1804, succeeding Henry Addington as First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer. His second ministry was cut short with his death in 1806.

Cabinet

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
  William Pitt the Younger* 10 May 1804 (1804-05-10) 23 January 1806 (1806-01-23) 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 Duke of Portland 30 July 1801 (1801-07-30) 14 January 1805 (1805-01-14) Tory
  The Viscount Sidmouth 14 January 1805 (1805-01-14) 10 July 1805 (1805-07-10) Tory
  The Earl Camden 10 July 1805 (1805-07-10) 19 February 1806 (1806-02-19) Tory
Lord Privy Seal   The Earl of Westmorland 14 February 1798 (1798-02-14) 5 February 1806 (1806-02-05) Tory
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs   The Lord Harrowby 14 May 1804 (1804-05-14) 11 January 1805 (1805-01-11) Tory
  The Lord Mulgrave 11 January 1805 (1805-01-11) 7 February 1806 (1806-02-07) Tory
Secretary of State for the Home Department   The Lord Hawkesbury 12 May 1804 (1804-05-12) 5 February 1806 (1806-02-05) Tory
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies   The Earl Camden 14 May 1804 (1804-05-14) 10 July 1805 (1805-07-10) Tory
  Viscount Castlereagh 10 July 1805 (1805-07-10) 5 February 1806 (1806-02-05) Tory
First Lord of the Admiralty   The Viscount Melville 1804 (1804) 1805 (1805) Tory
  The Lord Barham 1805 (1805) 1806 (1806) Tory
Master-General of the Ordnance   The Earl of Chatham 1801 (1801) 1806 (1806) Independent
President of the Board of Trade   The Duke of Montrose 7 June 1804 (1804-06-07) 5 February 1806 (1806-02-05) Tory
President of the Board of Control   Viscount Castlereagh 2 July 1802 (1802-07-02) 11 February 1806 (1806-02-11) Tory
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster   The Lord Mulgrave 6 June 1804 (1804-06-06) 14 January 1805 (1805-01-14) Tory
  The Earl of Buckinghamshire 14 January 1805 (1805-01-14) 10 July 1805 (1805-07-10) Tory
  The Lord Harrowby 10 July 1805 (1805-07-10) 12 February 1806 (1806-02-12) Tory
Minister without Portfolio   The Duke of Portland January 1805 (1805-01) February 1806 (1806-02) Tory

Changes

  • January 1805 –
    • Lord Mulgrave succeeds Lord Harrowby as Foreign Secretary.
    • Lord Buckinghamshire (Lord Hobart before November 1804) succeeds Mulgrave at the Duchy of Lancaster.
    • Lord Sidmouth succeeds the Duke of Portland as Lord President. Portland becomes a minister without portfolio.
  • April 1805 – Lord Barham succeeds Lord Melville as First Lord of the Admiralty.
  • July 1805 –
    • Lord Harrowby succeeds Lord Buckinghamshire as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
    • Lord Camden succeeds Lord Sidmouth as Lord President.
    • Lord Castlereagh succeeds Camden as Colonial Secretary. He remains at the Board of Control.
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