Walpole ministry

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The Walpole ministry was the long-serving early 18th-century British government led by Sir Robert Walpole, often regarded as the first de facto prime minister of Great Britain.

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Label Occurrences
Walpole ministry canonical 4
Whig ministry 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British ministry
government cabinet
capital London
linked to: London, England
chamber House of Commons of Great Britain
House of Lords
chronologicalPlacement 18th century
country Kingdom of Great Britain
durationInOffice about 21 years
endTime 1742
followedBy Carteret ministry
governmentType constitutional monarchy
historicalPeriod early Georgian era
historicalRegion British Isles
knownFor being regarded as the first de facto prime ministership of Great Britain
longest continuous tenure of a British chief minister
patronage-based political management
languageOfGovernment English
leader Robert Walpole
legislature Parliament of Great Britain
locationOfGovernment Westminster
monarchDuringGovernment George I of Great Britain
George II of Great Britain
namedAfter Robert Walpole
officeHolder Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
linked to: Charles Townshend

John Carteret, later Earl Granville
Philip Yorke, later Earl of Hardwicke
Robert Walpole
Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington
Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle
linked to: Duke of Newcastle
oppositionFrom Patriot Whigs
linked to: Junto Whigs

Tory Party
partOf Whig Supremacy
policyFocus fiscal stability
low direct taxation
strengthening of the Whig oligarchy
politicalParty Whig Party
positionHeldByLeader Chancellor of the Exchequer
First Lord of the Treasury
Leader of the House of Commons
precededBy Stanhope–Sunderland ministry
reasonForEnd loss of parliamentary support
military and political setbacks in war
significantEvent South Sea Bubble aftermath
War of Jenkins’ Ear
linked to: War of Jenkins' Ear

early stages of the War of the Austrian Succession
startTime 1721

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Atterbury Plot opposedBy Whig ministry
linked to: Walpole ministry
The Craftsman criticized Walpole ministry
James Craggs the Elder affiliation Walpole ministry