Fifth Pitt the Younger ministry
The fifth Pitt the Younger ministry was formed in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland by William Pitt the Younger in 1804.
Cabinet
1804–1806
Changes
- January 1805 – Lord Mulgrave succeeds Lord Harrowby as Foreign Secretary. Lord Buckinghamshire (previously Lord Hobart) 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, remaining also at the Board of Control.
References
- Chris Cook and John Stevenson, British Historical Facts 1760–1830
Preceded by Second Addington ministry |
Government of the United Kingdom 1804–1806 |
Succeeded by Second Grenville ministry |
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