Godolphin-Marlborough Ministry

This is a list of the principal Ministers of the Crown from May 1702, at the beginning of the reign of Queen Anne. During this period the leaders of the ministry were Lord Godolphin and the Duke of Marlborough. On 8 August 1710 Godolphin was dismissed, and the Harley Ministry took power.

Office Name Appointed
Lord Treasurer The Lord Godolphin 8 May 1702
Chancellor of the Exchequer Henry Boyle 29 March 1701
John Smith 11 February 1708
Lord President of the Council The Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery 9 July 1702
The Lord Somers 25 November 1708
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Sir John Leveson-Gower 12 May 1702
The Earl of Derby 1 June 1706
Master-General of the Ordnance The Duke of Marlborough 1 July 1702
Secretary of State for the Southern Department The Earl of Nottingham 2 May 1702
Sir Charles Hedges 18 May 1704
The Earl of Sunderland 3 December 1706
The Lord Dartmouth 15 June 1710
Secretary of State for the Northern Department Sir Charles Hedges 2 May 1702
Robert Harley 18 May 1704
Henry Boyle 13 February 1708
Lord Privy Seal The Marquess of Normanby 27 April 1702
The Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 21 March 1705
President of the Board of Trade The Viscount Weymouth 12 June 1702
The Earl of Stamford 25 April 1707
Lord High Admiral /
First Lord of the Admiralty		 Prince George of Denmark 20 May 1702
Queen Anne 28 October 1708
The Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery 29 November 1708
The Earl of Orford 8 November 1709
Secretary at War George Clarke 3 March 1692
Henry St John 20 April 1704
Robert Walpole 25 February 1708
Treasurer of the Navy Sir Thomas Littleton 29 May 1699
Robert Walpole 21 January 1710
Paymaster of the Forces John Howe
Charles Fox		 4 January 1703
John Howe
James Brydges		 April 1705

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