Lord Burghley was the longest-serving minister to Queen Elizabeth I.

This is a list of the principal government ministers during the reign of Elizabeth I of England, 1558 to 1603. From the outset of her reign, her chief minister was Sir William Cecil, later Lord Burghley. He died in 1598 and was succeeded by his son Sir Robert Cecil.

OfficeNameDateNotes
Lord Chancellor
Lord Keeper of the Great Seal		Sir Nicholas Bacon1558 
Sir Thomas Bromley1579 
Sir Christopher Hatton1587 
in commission1591 
Sir John Puckering1592 
Sir Thomas Egerton1596 
Lord TreasurerThe Marquess of Winchestercontinued in office 
The Lord Burghley1572 
The Lord Buckhurst1599 
Lord Privy SealSir Nicholas Bacon1558 
The Lord Burghley1571 
The Lord Howard of Effingham1572 
Sir Thomas Smith1573 
Francis Walsingham1576knighted in 1577
The Lord Burghley1590 
Sir Robert Cecil1598 
Secretary of StateSir William Cecil1558 
Sir Thomas Smith1572 
Sir Thomas Smith
Francis Walsingham		1573 
Sir Francis Walsingham
Thomas Wilson		1577 
Sir Francis Walsingham1581 
Sir Francis Walsingham
William Davison		1586 
Sir Francis Walsingham1587 
vacant1590 
Sir Robert Cecil1596 
Chancellor of the ExchequerSir Richard Sackville  
Sir Walter Mildmay1566 
Sir John Fortescue1589 
Lord High AdmiralThe Lord Clinton1558created Earl of Lincoln in 1572
The Lord Howard of Effingham1585created Earl of Nottingham in 1596
Master-General of the OrdnanceSir Richard Southwellcontinued in office 
The Earl of Warwick1560 
The Earl of Warwick
Sir Philip Sidney		1585 
The Earl of Warwick1586 
vacant1590 
Sir Robert Cecil1598 
The Earl of Essex1597 
vacant1601 
Lord StewardThe Earl of Arundelcontinued in office 
The Earl of Pembroke1568 
vacant1570 
The Earl of Leicester1587 
Lord St John of Basing1588 
Lord ChamberlainThe Lord Howard of Effinghamcontinued in office 
The Earl of Sussex1572 
The 1st Lord Hunsdon1585 
The 2nd Lord Cobham1596 
The 2nd Lord Hunsdon1597 
Cofferer of the HouseholdSir Henry Cockeby 1572 
Master of the HorseLord Robert Dudley1558created Earl of Leicester in 1564
The Earl of Essex1588 
The Earl of Worcester1602 

Other important ministers were Sir Francis Knollys and James Windebank.

Sources

    • Haydn's Book of Dignities, 1894
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