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Shelburne ministry | |
|---|---|
| 1782–1783 | |
Shelburne (1791) | |
| Date formed | 4 July 1782 (1782-07-04) |
| Date dissolved | 26 March 1783 (1783-03-26) |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne |
| Totalno. of members | 16 appointments |
| Member parties | |
| Status in legislature | Majority (coalition) |
| Opposition parties | |
| Opposition leaders | |
| History | |
| Legislature terms | 15th GB Parliament |
| Predecessor | Second Rockingham ministry |
| Successor | Fox–North coalition |
This is a list of the principal holders of government office during the premiership of theEarl of Shelburne between July 1782 and April 1783.
Upon the fall of theNorth ministry in March 1782, WhigCharles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham became prime minister for a second time. He died in office four months later, andHome Secretary Lord Shelburne was invited to form a government. However,Charles James Fox and several other formerRockinghamites (includingLord John Cavendish andEdmund Burke) refused to serve under Shelburne and went into opposition. TheFoxites allied with the supporters of Lord North to bring down the government, and theFox–North coalition came to power in April 1783. This government did not long survive the hostility of KingGeorge III, and many of Shelburne's ministers returned to office under the leadership ofWilliam Pitt the Younger in December 1783, though Shelburne himself was consoled with the titleMarquess of Lansdowne.
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Lord of the Treasury | (head of ministry) | 4 July 1782 (1782-07-04) | 26 March 1783 (1783-03-26) | Whig | |
| Lord Chancellor | 3 June 1778 (1778-06-03) | 7 April 1783 (1783-04-07) | Independent | ||
| Lord President of the Council | 27 March 1782 (1782-03-27) | 2 April 1783 (1783-04-02) | Whig | ||
| Lord Privy Seal | 1782 (1782) | 1783 (1783) | Whig | ||
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | 10 July 1782 (1782-07-10) | 31 March 1783 (1783-03-31) | Whig | ||
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | 10 July 1782 (1782-07-10) | 2 April 1783 (1783-04-02) | Whig | ||
| 13 July 1782 (1782-07-13) / 9 December 1780 (1780-12-09) | 2 April 1783 (1783-04-02) | Whig | |||
| First Lord of the Admiralty | 1782 (1782) | 1783 (1783) | Whig | ||
| 1783 (1783) | 1788 (1788) | Independent | |||
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | 17 April 1782 (1782-04-17) | 29 August 1783 (1783-08-29) | Independent | ||
| Master-General of the Ordnance | 1782 (1782) | 1783 (1783) | Whig | ||

| Preceded by | Government of Great Britain 1782–1783 | Succeeded by |