Secretary of State for the Northern Department
| Great Britain Office of the Secretary of State for the Northern Department | |
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Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Great Britain Government | |
| The Northern Department | |
| Style | The Right Honourable (formal prefix) |
| Member of | British Cabinet |
| Seat | Westminster, London |
| Appointer | The British Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Formation | 1660–1782 |
| First holder | Sir William Morice |
| Final holder | David Murray, 7th Viscount Stormont |
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The secretary of state for the Northern Department was a position in the Cabinet of the government of Great Britain up to 1782. Following this, the Northern Department became the Foreign Office, and the position evolved into the foreign secretary.