Second Pitt ministry

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Second Pitt ministry
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1804–1806
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Pitt by John Hoppner
Date formed10 May 1804 (1804-5-10)
Date dissolved23 January 1806 (1806-1-23)
People and organisations
Monarch George III
Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger
Total no. of members19 appointments
Member parties Tory Party
Status in legislature Majority
Opposition party Whig Party
Opposition leaders
History
Legislature terms 2nd UK Parliament
Predecessor Addington ministry
Successor Ministry of All the Talents

Former prime minister 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. This second ministry was cut short by Pitt's 1806 death.

Contents

Cabinet

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
(head of ministry)10 May 1804 (1804-5-10)23 January 1806 (1806-1-23)  Tory
Lord Chancellor Continued7 February 1806 (1806-2-7)  Tory
Lord President of the Council Continued14 January 1805 (1805-1-14)  Tory
14 January 1805 (1805-1-14)10 July 1805 (1805-7-10)  Tory
10 July 1805 (1805-7-10)19 February 1806 (1806-2-19)  Tory
Lord Privy Seal Continued5 February 1806 (1806-2-5)  Tory
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 14 May 1804 (1804-5-14)11 January 1805 (1805-1-11)  Tory
11 January 1805 (1805-1-11)7 February 1806 (1806-2-7)  Tory
Secretary of State for the Home Department 12 May 1804 (1804-5-12)5 February 1806 (1806-2-5)  Tory
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
John Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
14 May 1804 (1804-5-14)10 July 1805 (1805-7-10)  Tory
10 July 1805 (1805-7-10)5 February 1806 (1806-2-5)  Tory
First Lord of the Admiralty 1804 (1804)1805 (1805)  Tory
1805 (1805)1806 (1806)  Tory
Master-General of the Ordnance Continued1806 (1806)  Independent
President of the Board of Trade 7 June 1804 (1804-6-7)5 February 1806 (1806-2-5)  Tory
President of the Board of Control
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh
Continued11 February 1806 (1806-2-11)  Tory
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Henry Phipps, 3rd Baron Mulgrave
6 June 1804 (1804-6-6)14 January 1805 (1805-1-14)  Tory
14 January 1805 (1805-1-14)10 July 1805 (1805-7-10)  Tory
Dudley Ryder, 2nd Baron Harrowby
10 July 1805 (1805-7-10)12 February 1806 (1806-2-12)  Tory
Minister without Portfolio
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
January 1805 (1805-1)February 1806 (1806-2)  Tory

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Preceded by Government of the United Kingdom
1804–1806
Succeeded by