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The North Ministry governed the Kingdom of Great Britain from 1770 until 1782. Overseeing in this time the Falklands Crisis, the Gordon Riots and much of the American War of Independence. It was headed by the Tory politician Lord North and served under George III.

Office	Name	Term
First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer	Lord North	1770–1782
Lord Chancellor	Commission	1770–1771
	The Earl Bathurst	1771–1778
	The Lord Thurlow	1778–1782
Lord President of the Council	The Earl Gower	1770–1779
Lord President of the Council	The Earl Bathurst	1779–1782
Lord Privy Seal	The Earl of Halifax	1770–1771
	The Earl of Suffolk	1771
	The Duke of Grafton	1771–1775
	The Earl of Dartmouth	1775–1782
Lord Steward	The Earl Talbot	1770–1782
Lord Chamberlain	The Earl of Hertford	1770–1782
Southern Secretary	The Viscount Weymouth	1770
	The Earl of Rochford	1770–1775
	The Viscount Weymouth	1775–1779
	The Earl of Hillsborough	1779–1782
Northern Secretary	The Earl of Rochford	1770
	The Earl of Sandwich	1770–1771
	The Earl of Halifax	1771
	The Earl of Suffolk	1771–1779
	The Viscount Weymouth	1779
	The Viscount Stormont	1779–1782
Colonial Secretary	The Earl of Hillsborough	1770–1772
	The Earl of Dartmouth	1772–1775
	The Lord George Germain	1775–1782
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	Lord Strange	1770–1771
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	The Earl of Clarendon	1771–1782
First Lord of the Admiralty	Sir Edward Hawke	1770–1771
First Lord of the Admiralty	The Earl of Sandwich	1771–1782
Master-General of the Ordnance	Vacant	1770–1772
Master-General of the Ordnance	The Viscount Townshend	1772–1782
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland	The Viscount Townshend	1770–1772
	The Earl Harcourt	1772–1777
	The Earl of Buckinghamshire	1777–1780
	The Earl of Carlisle	1772–1777