# North ministry

Frederick North, Lord North was appointed to lead the government of the Kingdom of Great Britain by King George III from 1770 to 1782. His ministry oversaw the Falklands Crisis of 1770, the 1780 Gordon Riots and the outbreak of the American War of Independence.

## Ministers

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| First Lord of the TreasuryChancellor of the Exchequer | Frederick North, Lord North(head of ministry) | 28 January 1770 (1770-1-28) | 27 March 1782 (1782-3-27) | Tory |
| Lord Chancellor | Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst | 23 January 1771 (1771-1-23) | 3 June 1778 (1778-6-3) | Tory |
| Lord Chancellor | Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow | 3 June 1778 (1778-6-3) | 7 April 1783 (1783-4-7) | Tory |
| Lord President of the Council | Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower | 22 December 1767 (1767-12-22) | 24 November 1779 (1779-11-24) | Tory |
| Lord President of the Council | Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst | 24 November 1779 (1779-11-24) | 27 March 1782 (1782-3-27) | Tory |
| Lord Privy Seal | George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax | 26 February 1770 (1770-2-26) | 22 January 1771 (1771-1-22) | Tory |
| Lord Privy Seal | Henry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk | 22 January 1771 (1771-1-22) | 12 June 1771 (1771-6-12) | Independent |
| Lord Privy Seal | Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton | 12 June 1771 (1771-6-12) | 4 November 1775 (1775-11-4) | Whig |
| Lord Privy Seal | William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth | 4 November 1775 (1775-11-4) | 27 March 1782 (1782-3-27) | Independent |
| Lord Steward | William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot | 1761 (1761) | 27 April 1782 (1782-4-27) | Independent |
| Lord Chamberlain | Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Earl of Hertford | 1766 (1766) | 1782 (1782) | Independent |
| Secretary of State for the Southern Department | Thomas Thynne, 3rd Viscount Weymouth | 21 October 1768 (1768-10-21) | 12 December 1770 (1770-12-12) | Tory |
| Secretary of State for the Southern Department | William Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford | 19 December 1770 (1770-12-19) | 9 November 1775 (1775-11-9) | Independent |
| Secretary of State for the Southern Department | Thomas Thynne, 3rd Viscount Weymouth | 9 November 1775 (1775-11-9) | 24 November 1779 (1779-11-24) | Tory |
| Secretary of State for the Southern Department | Wills Hill, 1st Earl of Hillsborough | 24 November 1779 (1779-11-24) | 27 March 1782 (1782-3-27) | Independent |
| Secretary of State for the Northern Department | William Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford | 21 October 1768 (1768-10-21) | 19 December 1770 (1770-12-19) | Independent |
| Secretary of State for the Northern Department | John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich | 19 December 1770 (1770-12-19) | 12 January 1771 (1771-1-12) | Whig |
| Secretary of State for the Northern Department | George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax | 22 January 1771 (1771-1-22) | 6 June 1771 (1771-6-6) | Tory |
| Secretary of State for the Northern Department | Henry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk | 12 June 1771 (1771-6-12) | 7 March 1779 (1779-3-7) | Independent |
| Secretary of State for the Northern Department | David Murray, Viscount Stormont | 27 October 1779 (1779-10-27) | 27 March 1782 (1782-3-27) | Independent |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | Wills Hill, 1st Earl of Hillsborough | 27 February 1768 (1768-2-27) | 27 August 1772 (1772-8-27) | Independent |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth | 27 August 1772 (1772-8-27) | 10 November 1775 (1775-11-10) | Independent |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | Lord George Germain | 10 November 1775 (1775-11-10) | February 1782 (1782-2) | Independent |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | Welbore Ellis | February 1782 (1782-2) | 8 March 1782 (1782-3-8) | Independent |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | James Smith-Stanley | 13 December 1762 (1762-12-13) | 14 June 1771 (1771-6-14) | Independent |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon | 14 June 1771 (1771-6-14) | 17 April 1782 (1782-4-17) | Whig |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | Sir Edward Hawke | 1766 (1766) | 1771 (1771) | Independent |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich | 1771 (1771) | 1782 (1782) | Whig |
| Master-General of the Ordnance | George Townshend, 4th Viscount Townshend | October 1772 (1772-10) | March 1782 (1782-3) | Independent |
| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | George Townshend, 4th Viscount Townshend | 19 August 1767 (1767-8-19) | 29 October 1772 (1772-10-29) | Independent |
| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt | 29 October 1772 (1772-10-29) | 7 December 1776 (1776-12-7) | Independent |
| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire | 7 December 1776 (1776-12-7) | 29 November 1780 (1780-11-29) | Independent |
| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle | 29 November 1780 (1780-11-29) | 8 April 1782 (1782-4-8) | Independent |