Carteret ministry
The Carteret ministry was the Whig government of Great Britain that held office from 1742 to 1744, following the defeat of the Walpole ministry by a margin of one vote.[1] The nominal head of the ministry was Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, until his death in 1743.He was succeeded in the role of prime minister by Henry Pelham.The ministry derives its name from John Carteret, 2nd Baron Carteret.He served as Northern Secretary throughout until his resignation, having been the mainstay of whom the respective prime ministers were dependent for support.
Portrait of Spencer ComptonGodfrey KnellerWilliam HoareGreat Britaindefeat of the Walpole ministrySpencer Compton, 1st Earl of WilmingtonHenry PelhamJohn Carteret, 2nd Baron CarteretNorthern SecretaryFirst Lord of the TreasuryThe Earl of WilmingtonLord ChancellorThe Lord HardwickeLord President of the CouncilThe Earl of HarringtonLord Privy SealThe Lord GowerThe Earl of CholmondeleySecretary of State for the Northern DepartmentThe Lord CarteretSecretary of State for the Southern DepartmentThe Duke of NewcastleChancellor of the ExchequerSamuel SandysMaster-General of the OrdnanceThe Duke of MontaguSecretary at WarThomas WinningtonFirst Lord of the AdmiraltyThe Earl of WinchilseaChancellor of the Duchy of LancasterThe Lord EdgcumbePaymaster of the ForcesSedgwick, Romney R.History of Parliament OnlineBlack, JeremyWalpole ministryGovernment of Great BritainBroad Bottom ministryBritish governmentsGodolphin–MarlboroughHarleyTownshendStanhope–Sunderland IStanhope–Sunderland IIWalpole–TownshendWalpoleBroad Bottom I and IIShort-livedNewcastle IPitt–Devonshire1757 CaretakerPitt–Newcastle (Newcastle II)GrenvilleRockingham IChathamGraftonRockingham IIShelburneFox–North (Portland I)Pitt IUK (GB and Ire)AddingtonPitt IIAll the TalentsPortland IIPercevalLiverpoolCanningGoderichWellington–PeelMelbourne IWellington CaretakerPeel IMelbourne IIPeel IIRussell IWho? Who? (Derby–Disraeli I)AberdeenPalmerston IDerby–Disraeli IIPalmerston IIRussell IIDerby–Disraeli III (Disraeli I)Gladstone IDisraeli IIGladstone IISalisbury IGladstone IIISalisbury IIGladstone IVRoseberySalisbury III and IVBalfourCampbell-BannermanAsquith I–IIIAsquith CoalitionLloyd George I and IIUK (GB and NI)Baldwin IMacDonald IBaldwin IIMacDonald IINational Government INational Government IINational Government IIINational Government IVChamberlain WarChurchill WarChurchill CaretakerAttlee I and IIChurchill IIIMacmillan I and IIDouglas-HomeWilson I and IIWilson III and IVCallaghanThatcher IThatcher IIThatcher IIIMajor IMajor IIBlair IBlair IIBlair IIICameron–Clegg (Cameron I)