In British politics, a Whig government may refer to the following British governments administered by the Whigs: *

Whig Junto The Whig Junto is the name given to a group of leading Whigs who were seen to direct the management of the Whig Party and often the government, during the reigns of William III and Anne. The Whig Junto proper consisted of John Somers, later ...

, a name given to a group of leading Whigs who were seen to direct the management of the Whig Party **

First Whig Junto The First Whig Junto controlled the government of England from 1694 to 1699 and was the first part of the Whig Junto, a cabal of people who controlled the most important political decisions.Compare junta which has fallen into use only for militar ...

, the government dominated by six particular Whigs (1694–1699) **

Godolphin–Marlborough ministry This is a list of the principal Ministers of the Crown of the Kingdom of England, and then of the Kingdom of Great Britain, from May 1702, at the beginning of the reign of Queen Anne. During this period, the leaders of the ministry were Lord G ...

, the second Whig Junto government, dominated by Lord Godolphin and the Duke of Marlborough (1702–1710) *

Townshend ministry Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, was appointed Secretary of State for the Northern Department by George I of Great Britain in September 1714. He was the ''de facto'' leader of this Whig administration as Northern Secretary unti ...

, the government dominated by Lord Townshend (1714–1717) *

First Stanhope–Sunderland ministry First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1). First or 1st may also refer to: *World record, specifically the first instance of a particular achievement Arts and media Music * 1$T, American rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and rec ...

, the government dominated by Lord Stanhope and Lord Sunderland (1717–1718) * Second Stanhope–Sunderland ministry, the government dominated by Lord Stanhope and Lord Sunderland (1718–1721) *

Walpole–Townshend ministry The government of Great Britain was under the joint leadership of Prime Minister Robert Walpole (in the House of Commons) and Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend (in the House of Lords), from 1721 until Townshend's departure from the gover ...

, the government dominated by Sir Robert Walpole and Lord Townshend (1721–1730) *

Walpole ministry The Walpole ministry was led by Whig Prime Minister Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, from 1730 to 1742—when Walpole left the government. Ministry See also * 1734 British general election * 1741 British general electi ...

, the government under Sir Robert Walpole (1730–1742) * Carteret ministry, the government dominated by Lord Carteret (1742–1744) *

Broad Bottom ministry The Broad Bottom ministry was the factional coalition government of Great Britain between 1744 and 1754. It was led by the two Pelham brothers in Parliament, Prime Minister Henry Pelham in the House of Commons and the Duke of Newcastle in the ...

, the government under the Pelham brothers (1744–1754) * First Newcastle ministry, the government under the Duke of Newcastle (1754–1756) * Pitt–Devonshire ministry, the government dominated by William Pitt the Elder under the Duke of Devonshire (1756–1757) * 1757 caretaker ministry, the government under the Duke of Devonshire *

Pitt–Newcastle ministry Between 1757 and 1762, at the height of the Seven Years' War, the Pitt–Newcastle ministry governed the Kingdom of Great Britain. It was headed by Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, serving in his second stint as prime minister. The ...

, the government dominated by William Pitt the Elder under the Duke of Newcastle (1757–1762) * Grenville ministry, the government under George Grenville (1763–1765) *

First Rockingham ministry The first Rockingham ministry was a British ministry headed by the Marquess of Rockingham from 1765 to 1766 during the reign of King George III. The government was made up mainly of his followers known as the Rockingham Whigs. The most influenti ...

, the government under Lord Rockingham (1765–1766) *

Chatham ministry The Chatham ministry was a British government led by William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham that ruled between 1766 and 1768. Because of Pitt's former prominence before his title, it is sometimes referred to as the Pitt ministry. Unusually for a poli ...

, the government under Lord Chatham, better known as Pitt the Elder (1766–1768) *

Grafton ministry The Grafton ministry was the British government headed by Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton. It served between October 1768 and January 1770. History The Grafton ministry arose from the gradual decay of its predecessor, the Chatham minist ...

, the government under the Duke of Grafton (1768–1770) *

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 Wa ...

, the government under Lord North (1770–1782) * Second Rockingham ministry, the government under Lord Rockingham (1782) * Shelburne ministry, the government under Lord Shelburne (1782–1783) *

Fox–North coalition The Fox–North coalition was a government in Great Britain that held office during 1783.Chris Cook and John Stevenson, ''British Historical Facts 1760–1830'', Macmillan, 1980 As the name suggests, the ministry was a coalition of the groups s ...

, the government dominated by Charles James Fox and Lord North (1783) * Canningite government, 1827–1828, the government under George Canning (Whig) and Lord Goderich (Tory) respectively *

Whig government, 1830–1834 The Whig government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that began in November 1830 and ended in November 1834 consisted of two ministries: the Grey ministry (from 1830 to July 1834) and then the first Melbourne ministry. History ...

, the government under Lord Grey and Lord Melbourne respectively *

Second Melbourne ministry The second Lord Melbourne ministry was formed in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland by the Viscount Melbourne in 1835. History Lord Melbourne's second government came to power after Sir Robert Peel's minority government resigned in ...

, the government under Lord Melbourne (1835–1841) *

First Russell ministry Whig Lord John Russell led the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1846 to 1852. History Following the split in the Tory Party over the Corn Laws in 1846 and the consequent end of Sir Robert Peel's second governm ...

, the government under Lord John Russell (1846–1852) *

First Palmerston ministry Lord Palmerston, of the Whigs, first formed a government by popular demand in 1855, after the resignation of the Aberdeen Coalition. Initially, the government was continuation of the previous coalition administration but lost three Peelites ( ...

, the government under Lord Palmerston (1855–1858)