# First Newcastle ministry

From 1754 to 1756, Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle headed the government of Great Britain. After the death of the previous prime minister, his brother Henry Pelham, Newcastle had formed a new administration of Whigs. He remained in power until 1756 when his government collapsed following the fall of Minorca and the fierce criticism that he had come under for his handling of the Seven Years' War that was engulfing Europe.
Among the most influential members of the first Newcastle ministry was Henry Fox, who served as Leader of the House of Commons from November 1755, having initially entered the Cabinet in his earlier position of Secretary at War in December 1754.

## Ministry

It is unclear who was a member of the Cabinet.
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office |
| First Lord of the TreasuryLeader of the House of Lords | Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle(head of ministry) | 1754 (1754) | 1756 (1756) |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Sir William Lee | 1754 (1754) | 1754 (1754) |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Henry Bilson-Legge | 1754 (1754) | 1755 (1755) |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Sir George Lyttelton | 1755 (1755) | 1756 (1756) |
| Second Lord of the Treasury | Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington | 1754 (1754) | 1755 (1755) |
| Second Lord of the Treasury | Sir George Lyttelton | 1755 (1755) | 1756 (1756) |
| Lord Chancellor | Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke | 1754 (1754) | 1756 (1756) |
| Lord President of the Council | John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville | 1754 (1754) | 1756 (1756) |
| Lord Privy Seal | John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower | 1754 (1754) | 1755 (1755) |
| Lord Privy Seal | Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough | 1755 (1755) | 1755 (1755) |
| Lord Privy Seal | Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower | 1755 (1755) | 1756 (1756) |
| Secretary of State for the Southern DepartmentLeader of the House of Commons | Thomas Robinson | 1754 (1754) | 1755 (1755) |
| Secretary of State for the Southern DepartmentLeader of the House of Commons | Henry Fox | 1755 (1755) | 1756 (1756) |
| Secretary of State for the Northern Department | Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness | 1754 (1754) | 1756 (1756) |
| Master-General of the Ordnance | Vacant | 1754 (1754) | 1755 (1755) |
| Master-General of the Ordnance | Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough | 1755 (1755) | 1756 (1756) |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | George Anson, 1st Baron Anson | 1754 (1754) | 1756 (1756) |
| Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland | Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll | 1754 (1754) | 1756 (1756) |
| Lord Chamberlain of the Household | Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton | 1754 (1754) | 1756 (1756) |
| Lord Steward of the Household | Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough | 1754 (1754) | 1755 (1755) |
| Lord Steward of the Household | John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland | 1755 (1755) | 1756 (1756) |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe | 1754 (1754) | 1756 (1756) |
| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset | 1754 (1754) | 1755 (1755) |
| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire | 1755 (1755) | 1756 (1756) |
| Master of the Horse | William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington | 1754 (1754) | 1755 (1755) |
| Master of the Horse | Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset | 1755 (1755) | 1756 (1756) |
| Paymaster of the Forces | William Pitt | 1754 (1754) | 1755 (1755) |
| Paymaster of the Forces | The Earl of DarlingtonThomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin | 1755 (1755) | 1756 (1756) |