Walpole/Townshend Ministry
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[edit] Robert Walpole's Cabinet
| OFFICE | NAME | TERM |
| First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer Leader of the House of Commons |
Sir Robert Walpole | 1721–1730 |
| Northern Secretary | The Viscount Townshend | 1721–1730 |
| Southern Secretary | The Lord Carteret | 1721–1724 |
| The Duke of Newcastle | 1724–1730 | |
| Lord Chancellor | The Earl of Macclesfield | 1721–1725 |
| The Lord King | 1725–1730 | |
| Lord Privy Seal | The Duke of Kingston | 1721–1726 |
| The Lord Trevor | 1726–1730 | |
| Lord President of the Council | The Viscount Townshend | 1721 |
| The Lord Carleton | 1721–1725 | |
| The Duke of Devonshire | 1725–1730 | |
| The Lord Trevor | 1730 | |
| Master-General of the Ordnance | The Duke of Marlborough | 1721–1722 |
| The Earl Cadogan | 1722–1725 | |
| The Duke of Argyll | 1725–1730 | |
| Paymaster of the Forces | The Lord Cornwallis | 1721–1722 |
| The Lord Wilmington | 1722–1730 | |
- For several months in 1721, Lord Carteret concurrently held the positions of Northern Secretary and Lord President of the Council.

