Second Pitt ministry facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Second Pitt ministry
1804–1806
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	Charles James Fox Lord Grenville
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

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.