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Carteret ministry
Cabinet of Great Britain
1742 – 1744
Date formed	16 February 1742
Date dissolved	1744
People and organisations
Monarch	George II
Prime Minister	The Earl of Wilmington Henry Pelham
Member party	Whigs
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	Tories
Opposition leader	Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn
History
Election	1741 general election
Legislature terms	1741–1747
Predecessor	Walpole ministry
Successor	Broad Bottom ministry

*Portrait of Spencer Compton* byGodfrey Kneller, c.1710

TheCarteret ministry was theWhig government ofGreat Britain that held office from 1742 to 1744, following thedefeat of the Walpole ministry by a margin of one vote.^[1] The nominal head of the ministry wasSpencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, until his death in 1743. He was succeeded in the role of prime minister byHenry Pelham.

The ministry derives its name fromJohn Carteret, 2nd Baron Carteret. He served asNorthern Secretary throughout until his resignation, having been the mainstay of whom the respective prime ministers were dependent for support.

Ministry

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Cabinet members
Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office
First Lord of the Treasury^[2]	Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington (head of ministry)	1742 (1742)	1743 (1743)
First Lord of the Treasury^[2]	Henry Pelham (head of ministry)	1743 (1743)	Continued
Lord Chancellor^[2]	Philip Yorke, 1st Baron Hardwicke	Continued	Continued
Lord President of the Council^[2]	William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington	1742 (1742)	Continued
Lord Privy Seal^[2]	John Leveson-Gower, 2nd Baron Gower	1742 (1742)	1743 (1743)
Lord Privy Seal^[2]	George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley	1743 (1743)	1744 (1744)
Secretary of State for the Northern Department^[2]	John Carteret, Baron Carteret (head of ministry)	1742 (1742)	1744 (1744)
Secretary of State for the Southern Department^[2]	Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle	Continued	Continued
Chancellor of the Exchequer^[2]	Samuel Sandys	1742 (1742)	1743 (1743)
Chancellor of the Exchequer^[2]	Henry Pelham (head of ministry)	1743 (1743)	1744 (1744)
Master-General of the Ordnance	John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu	Continued	Continued
Secretary at War	Thomas Winnington	Continued	1744 (1744)
First Lord of the Admiralty^[2]	Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea	1742 (1742)	1744 (1744)
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster^[2]	George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley	1742 (1742)	1743 (1743)
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster^[2]	Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe	1743 (1743)	1744 (1744)
Paymaster of the Forces	Henry Pelham	Continued	1743 (1743)
Paymaster of the Forces	Thomas Winnington	1743 (1743)	1744 (1744)

Notes

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^Sedgwick 1970
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱCook & Stevenson 1988, p. 41

Works cited

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Cook, Chris; Stevenson, John (1988),British Historical Facts: 1688–1760, Palgrave Macmillan UK,ISBN 978-1-349-02369-1
Sedgwick, Romney R. (1970),"III. The Second Whig Opposition, 1722–42", in R. Sedgwick (ed.),The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715–1754,ISBN 978-0-11-880098-3, retrieved22 March 2019 – viaHistory of Parliament Online

Black, Jeremy (2016),British Politics and Foreign Policy, 1727–44, Taylor & Francis, p. 265,ISBN 978-1-317-17163-8
Sedgwick, Romney R. (1970),"IV. Oppositions, 1742–4 and 1747–51", in R. Sedgwick (ed.),The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715–1754,ISBN 978-0-11-880098-3, retrieved7 October 2020 – via History of Parliament Online
Venning, Timothy (2005),Compendium of British Office Holders, Palgrave Macmillan UK, p. 104,ISBN 978-0-230-50587-2

Preceded by

Walpole ministry

Government of Great Britain
12 February 1742 – 24 November 1744 (1742-02-12 –1744-11-24)

Succeeded by

Broad Bottom ministry

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Current ministry

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