Walpole ministry

Not to be confused with the Walpole–Townshend ministry.

The British Whig government of 1730–42 was led by Sir Robert Walpole.

The Cabinet

Portfolio	Minister	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
	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	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

See also

• 1742 vote of no confidence in the government of Robert Walpole