Kirkwall Ministry

Kirkwall Ministry
Kirkwall Ministry
Cabinet of Great Britain
20 March 2025 - 20 April 2025
People and organisations
Sovereign	George VII
Prime Minister	The Viscount Kirkwall
Member party	Independent
Status in legislature	Coalition Majority 3 / 5
History
Election(s)	Appointed
Legislature term(s)	38th Parliament of Great Britain
Budget(s)	December Budget Act 2024
Predecessor	Strathmore Ministry
Successor	Second Warwick Ministry

The Kirkwall Ministry was created on 20 March 2025 when Charles Wright, The Viscount Kirkwall was invited to form a government in the name of George VII. This followed the resignation of Josephine Carew, The Countess of Strathmore as Prime Minister of Great Britain. It was dissolved on 20 April 2025 after the creation of the Second Warwick Ministry, following the April 2025 General Election.

Ministers of the Crown

Portfolio	Minister	Term
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer Second Lord of the Treasury	The Viscount Kirkwall MP for Orkney and Shetland (IND)	20 March 2025 - 20 April 2025
Deputy Prime Minister Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	The Duke of Warwick Lord Temporal	20 March 2025 - 20 April 2025
First Secretary of State Secretary of State for Justice	The Rt Hon Sir Philip Wright MP for Cities of London and Westminster (IND)	20 March 2025 - 20 April 2025
Secretary of State for the Home Office	Lady Hereford MP for South Norfolk (UP)	20 March 2025 - 20 April 2025
Secretary of State for Culture, Media, and Sport	The Earl of Devon Lord Temporal	20 March 2025 - 20 April 2025
Secretary of State for Overseas Development	The Rt Hon Albus Wright	20 March 2025 - 20 April 2025
Secretary of State for National Statistics	The Hon Nicholas Burke	20 March 2025 - 20 April 2025
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	The Duke of York	20 March 2025 - 20 April 2025