Walpole–Townshend ministry
Walpole–Townshend ministry | |
|---|---|
Cabinet of Great Britain | |
| 1722 – 1730 | |
| Date formed | February 1721 |
| Date dissolved | 15 May 1730 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | George I George II |
| Prime Minister | Robert Walpole |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Charles Townshend |
| Member party | |
| Status in legislature | Majority (1722–1727) 389 / 558 (70%)
Majority (1727–1730) 415 / 558 (74%) |
| Opposition party | |
| Opposition leader | |
| History | |
| Elections | 1722 general election 1727 general election |
| Legislature terms | 1722–1727 1727–1730 |
| Predecessor | Stanhope–Sunderland ministry II |
| Successor | Walpole ministry |
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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.