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 | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British ministry
ⓘ
government cabinet ⓘ |
| capital | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chamber |
House of Commons of Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPlacement | 18th century ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| durationInOffice | about 21 years ⓘ |
| endTime | 1742 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Carteret ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early Georgian era ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | British Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfGovernment | Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringGovernment |
George I of Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George II of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Robert Walpole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolder |
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Carteret, later Earl Granville NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Yorke, later Earl of Hardwicke NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Walpole NERFINISHED ⓘ Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oppositionFrom |
Patriot Whigs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tory Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Whig Supremacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyFocus |
fiscal stability
ⓘ
low direct taxation ⓘ strengthening of the Whig oligarchy ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldByLeader |
Chancellor of the Exchequer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Lord of the Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ Leader of the House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Stanhope–Sunderland ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForEnd |
loss of parliamentary support
ⓘ
military and political setbacks in war ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
South Sea Bubble aftermath
ⓘ
War of Jenkins’ Ear NERFINISHED ⓘ early stages of the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ |
| startTime | 1721 ⓘ |
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