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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
First Lord of the Treasury^[2] Chancellor of the Exchequer^[2] Leader of the House of Commons	Sir Robert Walpole (head of ministry)	Continued	1742 (1742)
Secretary of State for the Southern Department^[3]	The Duke of Newcastle	Continued	Continued
Secretary of State for the Northern Department^[3]	The Lord Harrington	1730 (1730)	1742 (1742)
Lord Chancellor^[2]	The Lord King	Continued	1733 (1733)
	The Lord Talbot	1733 (1733)	1737 (1737)
	The Lord Hardwicke	1737 (1737)	Continued
Lord President of the Council^[2]	The Lord Trevor	Continued	1730 (1730)
Lord President of the Council^[2]	The Earl of Wilmington	1730 (1730)	1742 (1742)
Lord Privy Seal^[3]	The Earl of Wilmington	1730 (1730)	1730 (1730)
	In commission	1730 (1730)	1731 (1731)
	The Duke of Devonshire	1731 (1731)	1733 (1733)
	The Viscount Lonsdale	1733 (1733)	1735 (1735)
	The Earl of Godolphin	1735 (1735)	1740 (1740)
	The Lord Hervey	1740 (1740)	1742 (1742)
Secretary at War	Thomas Winnington	1741 (1741)	Continued
First Lord of the Admiralty^[3]	The Viscount Torrington	Continued	1733 (1733)
First Lord of the Admiralty^[3]	Sir Charles Wager	1733 (1733)	1742 (1742)
Master-General of the Ordnance	The Duke of Argyll	Continued	1740 (1740)
Master-General of the Ordnance	The Duke of Montagu	1740 (1740)	1742 (1742)
Paymaster of the Forces	Henry Pelham	1730 (1730)	1742 (1742)
Lord Steward	The Earl of Chesterfield	1730 (1730)	1733 (1733)
	The Duke of Devonshire	1733 (1733)	1737 (1737)
	The Duke of Dorset	1737 (1737)	1742 (1742)
Lord Chamberlain	The Duke of Grafton	Continued	1742 (1742)

Notes

^ Taylor 2002
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Cook & Stevenson 1988, p. 39
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Cook & Stevenson 1988, p. 40

References

Cook, Chris; Stevenson, John (1988), British Historical Facts: 1688–1760, Palgrave Macmillan UK, ISBN 978-1-349-02369-1
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 Walpole–Townshend ministry	Government of Great Britain 16 May 1730 – 11 February 1742 (1730-05-16 – 1742-02-11)	Succeeded by Carteret ministry

v t e Cabinet of Prime Minister 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 (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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