Second Pitt ministry
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.
Cabinet
Changes
- January 1805 –
- *Lord Mulgrave succeeds Lord Harrowby as Foreign Secretary.
- *Lord Buckinghamshire 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.