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.
The first wholly Whig government since 1783 came to power after the Duke of Wellington's Tory government lost a vote of no confidence on 15 November 1830. The government, led by the Earl Grey, passed the Great Reform Act in 1832, which brought about parliamentary reform, and enacted the Slavery Abolition Act 1833, bringing about the abolition of slavery in most of the British Empire.
However, King William IV dismissed Grey's successor Lord Melbourne in 1834 and asked Sir Robert Peel to form a government. Peel was out of the country at the time, so the Duke of Wellington formed a caretaker government.
| Office | Name | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords | The Earl Grey | November 1830 – July 1834 | |
| Lord Chancellor | The Lord Brougham | November 1830 – July 1834 | |
| Lord President of the Council | The Marquess of Lansdowne | November 1830 – July 1834 | |
| Lord Privy Seal | The Lord Durham | November 1830 – April 1833 | |
| The Earl of Ripon | April 1833 – June 1834 | ||
| The Earl of Carlisle | June 1834 – July 1834 | ||
| Home Secretary | The Viscount Melbourne | November 1830 – July 1834 | |
| Foreign Secretary | The Viscount Palmerston | November 1830 – July 1834 | |
| Secretary of State for War and the Colonies | The Viscount Goderich | November 1830 – April 1833 | |
| Edward Smith-Stanley | April 1833 – June 1834 | ||
| Thomas Spring Rice | June 1834 – July 1834 | ||
| First Lord of the Admiralty | Sir James Graham | November 1830 – June 1834 | |
| The Lord Auckland | June – July 1834 | ||
| Chancellor of the Exchequer Leader of the House of Commons | Viscount Althorp | November 1830 – July 1834 | |
| President of the Board of Control | Charles Grant | November 1830 – July 1834 | |
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | Edward Smith-Stanley | June 1831 – March 1833 | |
| Postmaster-General | The Duke of Richmond | December 1830 – July 1834 | |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | The Lord Holland | November 1830 – July 1834 | |
| Paymaster of the Forces | Lord John Russell | June 1831 – July 1834 | |
| Secretary at War | Edward Ellice | June – July 1834 | |
| Minister without Portfolio | The Earl of Carlisle | November 1830 – June 1834 |
Members of the Cabinet are indicated by bold face.
| Office | Name | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row rowspan=2 | Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords | The Earl Grey | 22 November 18309 July 1834 | |
| The Viscount Melbourne | 16 July 183414 November 1834 | |||
| scope=row | Chancellor of the Exchequer | Viscount Althorp | 22 November 1830 | |
| scope=row rowspan=2 | Financial Secretary to the Treasury | Thomas Spring-Rice | 26 November 1830 | |
| Francis Baring | 6 June 1834 | |||
| scope=row rowspan=2 | Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | Edward Ellice | 26 November 1830 | |
| Charles Wood | 10 August 1832 | |||
| scope=row rowspan=7 | Junior Lords of the Treasury | The Lord Nugent | 22 November 183022 November 1832 | |
| Robert Vernon Smith | 22 November 183014 November 1834 | |||
| Francis Baring | 22 November 18306 June 1834 | |||
| Hon. George Ponsonby | 22 November 183014 November 1834 | |||
| Thomas Francis Kennedy | 22 November 18329 April 1834 | |||
| Robert Graham | 9 April 183414 November 1834 | |||
| George Byng | 20 June 183414 November 1834 | |||
| scope=row | Lord Chancellor | The Lord Brougham and Vaux | 22 November 1830 | |
| scope=row | Lord President of the Council | The Marquess of Lansdowne | 22 November 1830 | |
| scope=row rowspan=4 | Lord Privy Seal | The Lord Durham | 22 November 1830 | |
| The Earl of Ripon | 3 April 1833 | |||
| The Earl of Carlisle | 5 June 1834 | |||
| The Earl of Mulgrave | 30 July 1834 | |||
| scope=row rowspan=2 | Secretary of State for the Home Department | The Viscount Melbourne | 22 November 1830 | |
| Viscount Duncannon | 19 July 1834 | |||
| scope=row rowspan=3 | Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | Hon. George Lamb | 22 November 1830 | |
| Viscount Howick | 13 January 1834 | |||
| Edward Stanley | 23 July 1834 | |||
| scope=row | Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | The Viscount Palmerston | 22 November 1830 | |
| scope=row rowspan=2 | Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Sir George Shee | 26 November 1830 | |
| Viscount Fordwich | 13 November 1834 | |||
| scope=row rowspan=3 | Secretary of State for War and the Colonies | The Viscount Goderich | 22 November 1830 | |
| Hon. Edward Smith-Stanley | 3 April 1833 | |||
| Thomas Spring Rice | 5 June 1834 | |||
| scope=row rowspan=3 | Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies | Viscount Howick | 23 November 1830 | |
| Sir John Shaw-Lefevre | 13 January 1834 | |||
| Sir George Grey | 16 July 1834 | |||
| scope=row rowspan=2 | First Lord of the Admiralty | Sir James Graham | 22 November 1830 | |
| The Lord Auckland | 7 June 1834 | |||
| scope=row | First Secretary to the Admiralty | Hon. George Elliot | 29 November 1830 | |
| scope=row | Civil Lord of the Admiralty | Henry Labouchere | 8 June 1832 | |
| scope=row | President of the Board of Control | Charles Grant | 1 December 1830 | |
| scope=row rowspan=5 | Secretary to the Board of Control | Viscount Sandon | 18 December 1830 | |
| Thomas Hyde Villiers | 18 May 1831 | |||
| Thomas Babington Macaulay | 19 December 1832 | |||
| Robert Gordon | 26 December 183314 November 1834 | |||
| James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie | 22 April 183414 November 1834 | |||
| scope=row | Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | The Lord Holland | 25 November 1830 | |
| scope=row rowspan=3 | Chief Secretary for Ireland | Hon. Edward Smith-Stanley | 29 November 1830 | |
| Sir John Hobhouse | 29 March 1833 | |||
| Edward Littleton | 18 May 1833 | |||
| scope=row rowspan=2 | Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | The Marquess of Anglesey | 4 December 1830 | |
| The Marquess Wellesley | 12 September 1833 | |||
| scope=row rowspan=2 | Master of the Mint | The Lord Auckland | 14 December 1830 | |
| James Abercromby | 13 June 1834 | |||
| scope=row | Paymaster of the Forces | Lord John Russell | 16 December 1830 | |
| scope=row | Minister without Portfolio | The Earl of Carlisle | 22 November 18305 June 1834 | |
| scope=row rowspan=2 | Postmaster-General | The Duke of Richmond | 11 December 1830 | |
| The Marquess Conyngham | 5 July 1834 | |||
| scope=row rowspan=2 | President of the Board of Trade | The Lord Auckland | 22 November 1830 | |
| Charles Poulett Thomson | 5 June 1834 | |||
| scope=row rowspan=2 | Vice-President of the Board of Trade | Charles Poulett Thomson | 22 November 1830 | |
| Henry Labouchere | 5 June 1834 | |||
| scope=row rowspan=4 | Secretary at War | Charles Williams-Wynn | 30 November 1830 | |
| Sir Henry Parnell | 4 April 1831 | |||
| Sir John Hobhouse | 1 February 1832 | |||
| Edward Ellice | 6 April 1833 | |||
| scope=row rowspan=3 | First Commissioner of Woods and Forests | George Agar-Ellis | 2 December 1830 | |
| Viscount Duncannon | 7 February 1831 | |||
| Sir John Hobhouse | 22 July 1834 | |||
| scope=row | Treasurer of the Navy | Charles Poulett Thomson | 30 November 1830 | |
| scope=row | Master-General of the Ordnance | Sir James Kempt | 11 December 1830 | |
| scope=row | Treasurer of the Ordnance | Thomas Creevey | 31 January 1831 | |
| scope=row rowspan=2 | Surveyor-General of the Ordnance | William Leader Maberly | 12 January 1831 | |
| Charles Richard Fox | 30 November 1832 | |||
| scope=row rowspan=4 | Clerk of the Ordnance | Charles Tennyson | 30 December 1830 | |
| Thomas Francis Kennedy | 8 February 1832 | |||
| William Leader Maberly | 30 November 1832 | |||
| Andrew Leith Hay | 19 June 1834 | |||
| scope=row | Storekeeper of the Ordnance | Henry Duncan | 30 December 1830 | |
| scope=row rowspan=3 | Attorney General | Sir Thomas Denman | 24 November 1830 | |
| Sir William Horne | 26 November 1832 | |||
| Sir John Campbell | 1 March 1834 | |||
| scope=row rowspan=4 | Solicitor General | Sir William Horne | 24 November 1830 | |
| Sir John Campbell | 26 November 1832 | |||
| Sir Charles Pepys | 25 February 1834 | |||
| Sir Robert Rolfe | 6 November 1834 | |||
| scope=row rowspan=2 | Judge Advocate General | Sir Robert Grant | 24 November 1830 | |
| Robert Cutlar Fergusson | 19 June 1834 | |||
| scope=row rowspan=2 | Lord Advocate | Francis Jeffrey | 3 December 1830 | |
| John Murray | 17 May 1834 | |||
| scope=row rowspan=2 | Solicitor General for Scotland | Henry Cockburn | 3 December 1830 | |
| Andrew Skene | 5 November 1834 | |||
| scope=row rowspan=2 | Attorney General for Ireland | Edward Pennefather | 23 December 1830 | |
| Francis Blackburne | 11 January 1831 | |||
| scope=row rowspan=2 | Solicitor General for Ireland | Philip Cecil Crampton | 23 December 1830 | |
| Michael O'Loghlen | 21 October 1834 | |||
| scope=row rowspan=2 | Lord Steward of the Household | The Marquess Wellesley | 23 November 1830 | |
| The Duke of Argyll | 11 September 1833 | |||
| scope=row | Lord Chamberlain of the Household | The Duke of Devonshire | 22 November 1830 | |
| scope=row | Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | Earl of Belfast | 24 July 1830 | |
| scope=row | Master of the Horse | The Earl of Albemarle | 24 November 1830 | |
| scope=row | Treasurer of the Household | Sir William Henry Fremantle | 27 May 1826Continued in office | |
| scope=row | Comptroller of the Household | Lord Robert Grosvenor | 23 November 1830 | |
| scope=row rowspan=2 | Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners | The 3rd Lord Foley | 8 December 1830 | |
| The 4th Lord Foley | 1 May 1833 | |||
| scope=row rowspan=2 | Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard | The Marquess of Clanricarde | 1 December 1830 | |
| The Earl of Gosford | 16 July 1834 | |||
| scope=row | Master of the Buckhounds | The Viscount Anson | 24 November 1830 |