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.

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.