title: Whig government
text: # Whig government
  
  In British politics, a Whig government may refer to the following British governments administered by the Whigs:
  
  * Whig Junto, a name given to a group of leading Whigs who were seen to direct the management of the Whig Party
     * First Whig Junto, the government dominated by six particular Whigs (1694–1699)
     * Godolphin–Marlborough ministry, the second Whig Junto government, dominated by Lord Godolphin and the Duke of Marlborough (1702–1710)
  * Townshend ministry, the government dominated by Lord Townshend (1714–1717)
  * First Stanhope–Sunderland ministry, 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 dominated by Sir Robert Walpole and Lord Townshend (1721–1730)
  * Walpole ministry, the government under Sir Robert Walpole (1730–1742)
  * Carteret ministry, the government dominated by Lord Carteret (1742–1744)
  * Broad Bottom ministry, 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, 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 government under Lord Rockingham (1765–1766)
  * Chatham ministry, the government under Lord Chatham, better known as Pitt the Elder (1766–1768)
  * Grafton ministry, the government under the Duke of Grafton (1768–1770)
  * North ministry, 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 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 government under Lord Grey and Lord Melbourne respectively
  * Second Melbourne ministry, the government under Lord Melbourne (1835–1841)
  * First Russell ministry, the government under Lord John Russell (1846–1852)
  * First Palmerston ministry, the government under Lord Palmerston (1855–1858)
  