Second Stanhope–Sunderland ministry

Second Stanhope–Sunderland ministry

Cabinet of Great Britain
1718 – 1721
Date formed1718
Date dissolvedFebruary 1721
People and organisations
MonarchGeorge I
Chief MinistersCharles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland
James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope
Member party
  •   Whigs
Status in legislatureMajority
Opposition party
Opposition leader
History
Election1715 general election
Legislature terms1715–1722
PredecessorStanhope–Sunderland ministry I
SuccessorWalpole–Townshend ministry

The second Stanhope–Sunderland ministry (1718–1721) was a continuation of the British Whig government headed by Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland and James Stanhope, 1st 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. The ministry terminated upon Stanhope's death in February 1721.

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