Walpole ministry
# Walpole 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.

## Ministry

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office |
| - | - | - | - |
| First Lord of the TreasuryChancellor of the ExchequerLeader of the House of Commons | Sir Robert Walpole* | 1730 (1730) | 1742 (1742) |
| Secretary of State for the Southern Department | The Duke of Newcastle | 1730 (1730) | 1742 (1742) |
| Secretary of State for the Northern Department | The Lord Harrington | 1730 (1730) | 1742 (1742) |
| Lord Chancellor | The Lord King | 1730 (1730) | 1733 (1733) |
| Lord Chancellor | The Lord Talbot | 1733 (1733) | 1737 (1737) |
| Lord Chancellor | The Lord Hardwicke | 1737 (1737) | 1742 (1742) |
| Lord President of the Council | The Lord Trevor | 1730 (1730) | 1730 (1730) |
| Lord President of the Council | The Earl of Wilmington | 1730 (1730) | 1742 (1742) |
| Lord Privy Seal | The Earl of Wilmington | 1730 (1730) | 1730 (1730) |
| Lord Privy Seal | In commission | 1730 (1730) | 1731 (1731) |
| Lord Privy Seal | The Duke of Devonshire | 1731 (1731) | 1733 (1733) |
| Lord Privy Seal | The Viscount Lonsdale | 1733 (1733) | 1735 (1735) |
| Lord Privy Seal | The Earl of Godolphin | 1735 (1735) | 1740 (1740) |
| Lord Privy Seal | The Lord Hervey | 1740 (1740) | 1742 (1742) |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | The Viscount Torrington | 1730 (1730) | 1733 (1733) |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | Sir Charles Wager | 1733 (1733) | 1742 (1742) |
| Master-General of the Ordnance | The Duke of Argyll | 1730 (1730) | 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) |
| Lord Steward | The Duke of Devonshire | 1733 (1733) | 1737 (1737) |
| Lord Steward | The Duke of Dorset | 1737 (1737) | 1742 (1742) |
| Lord Chamberlain | The Duke of Grafton | 1730 (1730) | 1742 (1742) |
