Secretary of State for the Southern Department

The Secretary of State for the Southern Department was a position in the cabinet of the government of the Kingdom of Great Britain up to 1782, when the Southern Department became the Home Office.

For Secretaries of State of the Kingdom of England before the Restoration, see Secretary of State (England).
Great Britain
Secretary of State for the Southern Department
Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Great Britain Government
The Southern Department
StyleThe Right Honourable
(Formal prefix)
Member ofBritish Cabinet
SeatWestminster, London
AppointerThe British Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
Term lengthNo fixed term
Formation1660-1782
First holderEdward Nicholas
Final holderWills Hill, 1st Earl of Hillsborough
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