First Pitt ministry

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First Pitt ministry
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1783–1801
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Date formed19 December 1783 (1783-12-19)
Date dissolved14 March 1801 (1801-03-14)
People and organisations
Monarch George III
Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger
Total no. of members38 appointments
Member parties
Status in legislature
Opposition party
Opposition leaders
History
Elections
Outgoing election 1801 co-option
Legislature terms
Predecessor Fox–North coalition
Successor Addington ministry

William Pitt the Younger led the government of the Kingdom of Great Britain from 1783 to 1801.

Contents

In 1800, the Acts of Union between Great Britain and Ireland were accepted by their respective parliaments, creating the new United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (UK), which would be governed by the former Parliament of Great Britain (now the UK Parliament). Pitt governed this new state for the first month of its existence, until differences with King George III over Catholic emancipation caused him to resign.

Cabinet

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
(head of ministry)19 December 1783 (1783-12-19)14 March 1801 (1801-03-14)  Tory
Lord Chancellor 23 December 1783 (1783-12-23)June 1792 (1792-06)  Tory
28 January 1793 (1793-01-28)14 April 1801 (1801-04-14)  Independent
Lord President of the Council 19 December 1783 (1783-12-19)1 December 1784 (1784-12-01)  Tory
1 December 1784 (1784-12-01)18 April 1794 (1794-04-18)  Tory
1 July 1794 (1794-07-01)17 December 1794 (1794-12-17)  Whig
17 December 1794 (1794-12-17)1 September 1796 (1796-09-01)  Tory
21 September 1796 (1796-09-21)Continued  Independent
Lord Privy Seal 23 December 1783 (1783-12-23)27 November 1784 (1784-11-27)  Independent
The Earl Gower
27 November 1784 (1784-11-27)1794 (1794)  Tory
1794 (1794)16 July 1794 (1794-07-16)  Whig
The Earl of Chatham
16 July 1794 (1794-07-16)14 February 1798 (1798-02-14)  Independent
14 February 1798 (1798-02-14)Continued  Tory
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 19 December 1783 (1783-12-19)23 December 1783 (1783-12-23)  Tory
23 December 1783 (1783-12-23)May 1791 (1791-05)  Tory
8 June 1791 (1791-06-08)20 February 1801 (1801-02-20)  Tory
20 February 1801 (1801-02-20)Continued  Tory
Secretary of State for War 11 July 1794 (1794-07-11)17 March 1801 (1801-03-17)  Tory
Secretary at War 1794 (1794)1801 (1801)  Whig
Secretary of State for the Home Department
The Earl Temple
19 December 1783 (1783-12-19)23 December 1783 (1783-12-23)  Tory
23 December 1783 (1783-12-23)5 June 1789 (1789-06-05)  Whig
The Lord Grenville
5 June 1789 (1789-06-05)8 June 1791 (1791-06-08)  Tory
Henry Dundas
8 June 1791 (1791-06-08)11 July 1794 (1794-07-11)  Tory
11 July 1794 (1794-07-11)Continued  Whig
First Lord of the Admiralty 1783 (1783)1788 (1788)  Independent
The Earl of Chatham
1788 (1788)1794 (1794)  Independent
The Earl Spencer
1794 (1794)1801 (1801)  Whig
1801 (1801)Continued  Whig
Master-General of the Ordnance 1784 (1784)1795 (1795)  Tory
1795 (1795)1801 (1801)  Independent
President of the Board of Trade 23 August 1786 (1786-08-23)Continued  Tory
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 3 May 1783 (1783-05-03)12 February 1784 (1784-02-12)  Independent
The Duke of Rutland
12 February 1784 (1784-02-12)27 October 1787 (1787-10-27)  Independent
27 October 1787 (1787-10-27)24 October 1789 (1789-10-24)  Tory
The Earl of Westmorland
24 October 1789 (1789-10-24)13 December 1794 (1794-12-13)  Tory
The Earl Fitzwilliam
13 December 1794 (1794-12-13)13 March 1795 (1795-03-13)  Whig
The Earl Camden
13 March 1795 (1795-03-13)14 June 1798 (1798-06-14)  Tory
The Marquess Cornwallis
14 June 1798 (1798-06-14)27 April 1801 (1801-04-27)  Independent

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Preceded by Government of Great Britain
1783–1801
Acts of Union
First
Government of the United Kingdom
1801
Succeeded by