Broad Bottom ministry
The Broad Bottom ministry consisted of two coalition administrations from 1744–46 and 1746–54 in the Parliament of Great Britain. It was led by the Pelham brothers, Henry Pelham as Prime Minister and the Duke of Newcastle as Secretary of State. Early in 1746 the king wished a change of Prime Minister, and Pelham lost power, but only briefly. Returning to office he put in place a strengthened broad coalition. The second Broad Bottom government lasted between Pelham's resumption of power and his death in 1754. Beyond the more senior ministers listed below, other significant figures in the ministry from 1746 were Henry Fox as Secretary at War and William Pitt as Paymaster of the Forces.
The Ministry
| Office | Name | Term |
| First Lord of the Treasury | Henry Pelham | 1744–1754 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Henry Pelham | 1744–1754 |
| Lord Chancellor | The Lord Hardwicke | 1744–1754 |
| Lord President of the Council | The Earl of Harrington | 1744–1745 |
| Lord President of the Council | The Duke of Dorset | 1745–1751 |
| Lord President of the Council | The Earl Granville | 1751–1754 |
| Lord Privy Seal | The Lord Gower | 1744–1754 |
| Secretary of State for the Southern Department | The Duke of Newcastle | 1744–1748 |
| Secretary of State for the Southern Department | The Duke of Bedford | 1748–1751 |
| Secretary of State for the Southern Department | The Earl of Holderness | 1751–1754 |
| Secretary of State for the Northern Department | The Earl of Harrington | 1744–1746 |
| Secretary of State for the Northern Department | The Earl of Chesterfield | 1746–1748 |
| Secretary of State for the Northern Department | The Duke of Newcastle | 1748–1754 |
| Master-General of the Ordnance | The Duke of Montagu | 1744–1749 |
| Master-General of the Ordnance | Vacant | 1749–1754 |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | The Duke of Bedford | 1744–1748 |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | The Earl of Sandwich | 1748–1751 |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | The Lord Anson | 1751–1754 |
| Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland | The Duke of Argyll | 1744–1754 |
| Secretary of State for Scotland | The Marquess of Tweeddale | 1744–1746 |
| Lord Chamberlain of the Household | The Duke of Grafton | 1744–1754 |
| Master of the Horse | The Duke of Richmond | 1744–1750 |
| Master of the Horse | Vacant | 1750–1751 |
| Master of the Horse | Marquess of Hartington | 1751–1754 |