The first ministry of William III and Mary II involved a precarious and short lived balance between erstwhile opponents George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax and Thomas Osborne, 1st Marquess of Carmarthen, as William attempted to balance the Whigs to whom he owed his initial success with the Tories needed to maintain his position.
It was a very unsure period as no one knew if James would come back, or if the people would accept a new king. Ultimately, the ministry collapsed under the weight of attack from Whigs against Halifax, who voluntarily withdrew. Carmarthen remained in power.
The Ministry
OFFICENAMETERMFirst Lord of the TreasuryCharles Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Monmouth1689–1690Lord KeeperIn Commission1689–1690Lord President of the CouncilThomas Osborne, 1st Marquess of Carmarthen1689–1690Lord Privy SealGeorge Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax1689–1690Lord StewardWilliam Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire1689–1690Lord ChamberlainCharles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset1689–1690Master of the HorseHenry Nassau1689–1690Southern SecretaryCharles Talbot, 12th Earl of Shrewsbury1689–1690Northern SecretaryDaniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham1689–1690Chancellor of the ExchequerHenry Booth, 2nd Baron Delamere1689–1690