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OFFICE	NAME	TERM

First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer Leader of the House of Commons	Sir Robert Walpole	1730–1742

Southern Secretary	The Duke of Newcastle	1730–1742
Northern Secretary	The Lord Harrington	1730–1742
Lord Chancellor	The Lord King	1730–1733
	The Lord Talbot of Hensol	1733–1737
	The Lord Hardwicke	1737–1742
Lord President of the Council	The Lord Trevor	1730
Lord President of the Council	The Earl of Wilmington	1730–1742
Lord Privy Seal	The Earl of Wilmington	1730
	In Commission	1730–1731
	The Duke of Devonshire	1731–1733
	The Viscount Lonsdale	1733–1735
	The Earl of Godolphin	1735–1740
	The Lord Hervey of Ickworth	1740–1742
First Lord of the Admiralty	The Viscount Torrington	1730–1733
First Lord of the Admiralty	Sir Charles Wager	1733–1742
Master-General of the Ordnance	The Duke of Argyll	1730–1740
	The Duke of Montagu	1740–1742
Paymaster of the Forces	Henry Pelham	1730–1742
Lord Steward	The Earl of Chesterfield	1730–1733
	The Duke of Devonshire	1733–1737
	The Duke of Dorset	1737–1742
Lord Chamberlain	The Duke of Grafton	1730–1742

Preceded by Walpole/Townshend Ministry	British ministries 1730–1742	Succeeded by Carteret Ministry

v t e Cabinet of Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole (1730–1742)

Southern Secretary	The Duke of Newcastle (1789–1742)

Northern Secretary	The Lord Harrington (1730–1742)

Lord Chancellor	The Lord King (1730–1733) The Lord Talbot (1733–1737) The Lord Hardwicke (1737–1742)

Lord President of the Council	The Lord Trevor (1730) The Earl of Wilmington (1730–1742)

Lord Privy Seal	The Earl of Wilmington (1730–1731) The Duke of Devonshire (1731–1733) The Viscount Lonsdale (1733–1735) The Earl of Godolphin (1735–1740) The Lord Hervey of Ickworth (1740–1742)

First Lord of the Admiralty	The Viscount Torrington (1730–1733) Sir Charles Wager (1733–1742)

Master-General of the Ordnance	The Duke of Argyll (1730–1740) The Duke of Montagu (1740–1742)

Paymaster of the Forces	Henry Pelham (1730–1742)

Lord Steward	The Earl of Chesterfield (1730–1733) The Duke of Devonshire (1733–1737) The Duke of Dorset (1737–1742)

Lord Chamberlain	The Duke of Grafton (1730–1742)

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21st century	Brown Cameron

Current Ministry

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