First Stanhope–Sunderland ministry
First Stanhope–Sunderland ministry | |
|---|---|
Cabinet of Great Britain | |
| 1717 – 1718 | |
| Date formed | 13 October 1714 |
| Date dissolved | 1717 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | George I |
| Chief Ministers | Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope |
| Member party | |
| Status in legislature | Majority |
| Opposition party | |
| Opposition leader | |
| History | |
| Election | 1715 general election |
| Legislature terms | 1715–1722 |
| Predecessor | Townshend ministry |
| Successor | Second Stanhope–Sunderland ministry |
Robert Walpole and Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend were removed from their positions in the government (the latter having already previously been demoted to Lord Lieutenant of Ireland), and were replaced by James Stanhope, 1st Viscount Stanhope of Mahon and Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, who cooperatively led the first Stanhope–Sunderland ministry. The two Whigs remained in power from 1717 to 1721, although in 1718, Lord Stanhope exchanged positions with Lord Sunderland to form the second Stanhope–Sunderland ministry. Upon Lord Stanhope's death, Robert Walpole, widely considered the first true Prime Minister of Great Britain, returned to head the government.