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Walpole–Townshend ministry
Robert Walpole
Viscount Townshend
Walpole (top) and Townshend (bott.)

The government of Great Britain was under the joint leadership of Prime Minister Robert Walpole (in the House of Commons) and Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend (in the House of Lords), from 1721 until Townshend departed from the government in 1730.

Cabinet

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office
Sir Robert Walpole* 1721 (1721) 1730 (1730)
Secretary of State for the Northern Department The Viscount Townshend* 1721 (1721) 1730 (1730)
Secretary of State for the Southern Department The Lord Carteret 1721 (1721) 1724 (1724)
The Duke of Newcastle 1724 (1724) 1730 (1730)
Lord Chancellor The Earl of Macclesfield 1721 (1721) 1725 (1725)
The Lord King 1725 (1725) 1730 (1730)
Lord Privy Seal The Duke of Kingston 1721 (1721) 1726 (1726)
The Lord Trevor 1726 (1726) 1730 (1730)
Lord President of the Council The Viscount Townshend* 1721 (1721) 1721 (1721)
The Lord Carleton 1721 (1721) 1725 (1725)
The Duke of Devonshire 1725 (1725) 1730 (1730)
The Lord Trevor 1730 (1730) 1730 (1730)
First Lord of the Admiralty The Earl of Berkeley 1721 (1721) 1727 (1727)
The Viscount Torrington 1727 (1727) 1730 (1730)
Master-General of the Ordnance The Duke of Marlborough 1721 (1721) 1722 (1722)
The Earl Cadogan 1722 (1722) 1725 (1725)
The Duke of Argyll 1725 (1725) 1730 (1730)
Paymaster of the Forces The Lord Cornwallis 1721 (1721) 1722 (1722)
The Lord Wilmington 1722 (1722) 1730 (1730)
Lord Steward The Duke of Argyll 1721 (1721) 1725 (1725)
The Duke of Dorset 1725 (1725) 1730 (1730)
Lord Chamberlain The Duke of Newcastle 1721 (1721) 1724 (1724)
The Duke of Grafton 1724 (1724) 1730 (1730)
Master of the Horse The Earl of Scarbrough 1727 (1727) 1730 (1730)
Secretary of State for Scotland The Duke of Roxburghe 1721 (1721) 1726 (1726)

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