Second Stanhope–Sunderland ministry

The second Stanhope–Sunderland ministry (1718–1721) was a continuation of the British Whig government headed by The Earl of Sunderland and The Earl Stanhope. These had taken power in 1717 to form the First Stanhope–Sunderland ministry, and in 1718 they interchanged positions, with Sunderland becoming First Lord of the Treasury.^[1] The ministry terminated upon Stanhope's death in February 1721.^[2]

First Stanhope–Sunderland ministry

Stanhope (left) and Sunderland (right)

Ministry

Office	Name	Term
First Lord of the Treasury	The Earl of Sunderland	1718–1721
Northern Secretary	The Earl Stanhope	1718–1721
Lord Chancellor	The Earl of Macclesfield	1718–1721
Lord President of the Council	The Earl of Sunderland	1718–1719
	The Duke of Kingston	1719–1720
	The Viscount Townshend	1720–1721
Lord Privy Seal	The Duke of Kingston	1718–1719
	The Duke of Kent	1719–1720
	The Duke of Kingston	1720–1721
Southern Secretary	James Craggs the Younger	1718–1721
Southern Secretary	The Lord Carteret	1721
First Lord of the Admiralty	The Earl of Berkeley	1718–1721
Chancellor of the Exchequer	John Aislabie	1718–1721
Master-General of the Ordnance	The Duke of Marlborough	1718–1721
Paymaster of the Forces	The Earl of Lincoln	1718–1720
Paymaster of the Forces	Robert Walpole	1720–1721
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland	The Duke of Bolton	1718–1720
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland	The Duke of Grafton	1720–1721
Lord Steward	The Duke of Argyll	1718–1721
Lord Chamberlain	The Duke of Newcastle	1718–1721
Secretary of State for Scotland	The Duke of Roxburghe	1718–1721

^ Starkie, Andrew (2007). The Church of England and the Bangorian Controversy, 1716-1721. Woodbridge: Boydell Press. ISBN 9781843832881.
^ McKay, Derek (1973). "The Struggle for Control of George I's Northern Policy, 1718-19". The Journal of Modern History. 45 (3): 367–386. ISSN 0022-2801.

Preceded by First Stanhope–Sunderland ministry	Government of Great Britain 1718–1721	Succeeded by Walpole–Townshend ministry