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Walpole ministry
Government of Great Britain
Not to be confused with the preceding Walpole–Townshend ministry.
The Walpole ministry was led by Whig Prime Minister Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, from 1730 to 1742—when Walpole left the government.[1]
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Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office |
---|---|---|---|
* | 1730 (1730) | 1742 (1742) | |
Secretary of State for the Southern Department[3] | 1730 (1730) | 1742 (1742) | |
Secretary of State for the Northern Department[3] | 1730 (1730) | 1742 (1742) | |
Lord Chancellor[2] | 1730 (1730) | 1733 (1733) | |
1733 (1733) | 1737 (1737) | ||
1737 (1737) | 1742 (1742) | ||
Lord President of the Council[2] | 1730 (1730) | 1730 (1730) | |
1730 (1730) | 1742 (1742) | ||
Lord Privy Seal[3] | The Earl of Wilmington | 1730 (1730) | 1730 (1730) |
In commission | 1730 (1730) | 1731 (1731) | |
1731 (1731) | 1733 (1733) | ||
1733 (1733) | 1735 (1735) | ||
1735 (1735) | 1740 (1740) | ||
1740 (1740) | 1742 (1742) | ||
First Lord of the Admiralty[3] | 1730 (1730) | 1733 (1733) | |
1733 (1733) | 1742 (1742) | ||
Master-General of the Ordnance | 1730 (1730) | 1740 (1740) | |
1740 (1740) | 1742 (1742) | ||
Paymaster of the Forces | 1730 (1730) | 1742 (1742) | |
Lord Steward | 1730 (1730) | 1733 (1733) | |
The Duke of Devonshire | 1733 (1733) | 1737 (1737) | |
1737 (1737) | 1742 (1742) | ||
Lord Chamberlain | 1730 (1730) | 1742 (1742) |
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- Cook, Chris; Stevenson, John (1988), British Historical Facts: 1688–1760, Palgrave Macmillan UK, ISBN 978-1-349-02369-1
- Langford, Paul (1998), A Polite and Commercial People: England 1727–1783, Clarendon Press, p. 56, ISBN 978-0-19-820733-7
- Taylor, Stephen (2002), "Robert Walpole, First Earl of Orford", in Robert Eccleshall; Graham Walker (eds.), Biographical Dictionary of British Prime Ministers, Routledge, ISBN 978-1-134-66231-9
Preceded by | Government of Great Britain 16 May 1730 – 11 February 1742 (1730-05-16 – 1742-02-11) |
Succeeded by |