Carmarthen–Halifax ministry
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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
[edit]| OFFICE | NAME | TERM |
| First Lord of the Treasury | Charles Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Monmouth | 1689–1690 |
| Lord Keeper | In Commission | 1689–1690 |
| Lord President of the Council | Thomas Osborne, 1st Marquess of Carmarthen | 1689–1690 |
| Lord Privy Seal | George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax | 1689–1690 |
| Lord Steward | William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire | 1689–1690 |
| Lord Chamberlain | Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset | 1689–1690 |
| Master of the Horse | Henry Nassau | 1689–1690 |
| Southern Secretary | Charles Talbot, 12th Earl of Shrewsbury | 1689–1690 |
| Northern Secretary | Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham | 1689–1690 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Henry Booth, 2nd Baron Delamere | 1689–1690 |
