Addington ministry

HistoryElection(s)Legislature term(s)PredecessorFirst Pitt ministrySuccessorSecond Pitt ministry

Henry Addington, a member of the Tories, was appointed by King George III to lead the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1801 to 1804 and served as an interlude between the Pitt ministries. Addington's ministry is most notable for negotiating the Treaty of Amiens, which marked a brief cessation of the Napoleonic Wars.

Cabinet

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer	Henry Addington *	17 March 1801 (1801-03-17)	10 May 1804 (1804-05-10)		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 Earl of Chatham	21 September 1796 (1796-09-21)	30 July 1801 (1801-07-30)		Independent
	The Duke of Portland	30 July 1801 (1801-07-30)	14 January 1805 (1805-01-14)		Tory
Lord Privy Seal	The Earl of Westmorland	February 1798 (1798-02)	February 1806 (1806-02)		Tory
Secretary of State for the Home Department	The Duke of Portland	11 July 1794 (1794-07-11)	30 July 1801 (1801-07-30)		Tory
	The Lord Pelham of Stanmer	30 July 1801 (1801-07-30)	17 August 1803 (1803-08-17)		Tory
	Charles Philip Yorke	17 August 1803 (1803-08-17)	12 May 1804 (1804-05-12)		Tory
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	The Lord Hawkesbury	20 February 1801 (1801-02-20)	14 May 1804 (1804-05-14)		Tory
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies	The Lord Hobart	17 March 1801 (1801-03-17)	12 May 1804 (1804-05-12)		Tory
First Lord of the Admiralty	The Earl of St Vincent	1801 (1801)	1804 (1804)		Whig
Master-General of the Ordnance	The Earl of Chatham	June 1801 (1801-06)	February 1806 (1806-02)		Independent
President of the Board of Trade	The Earl of Liverpool	23 August 1786 (1786-08-23)	7 June 1804 (1804-06-07)		Independent
President of the Board of Control	The Earl of Dartmouth	May 1801 (1801-05)	July 1802 (1802-07)		Tory
	Viscount Castlereagh	July 1802 (1802-07)	1806 (1806)		Tory

Changes

• May 1801 – Lord Lewisham (from July Earl of Dartmouth) enters the Cabinet as President of the Board of Control.
• July 1801 – The Duke of Portland succeeds Lord Chatham as Lord President (Chatham remains Master of the Ordnance). Lord Pelham of Stanmer succeeds Portland as Home Secretary.
• July 1802 – Lord Castlereagh succeeds Dartmouth at the Board of Control.
• August 1803 – Charles Philip Yorke succeeds Pelham as Home Secretary.

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References

Preceded by First Pitt ministry

Government of the United Kingdom 1801–1804

Succeeded by Second Pitt ministry