{{short description|Government of Great Britain}}{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}(File:John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville by William Hoare.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb|Carteret)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.{{harvnb|Sedgwick|1970}} {{open access}} 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.

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| title = First Lord of the Treasury{{sfn|Cook|Stevenson|1988|p=41|ps=none{edih}
| minister1 = The Earl of Wilmington
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| minister2 = Henry Pelham
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| title = Lord Chancellor{{sfn|Cook|Stevenson|1988|p=41|ps=none{edih}
| minister1 = The Lord Hardwicke
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| title = Lord President of the Council{{sfn|Cook|Stevenson|1988|p=41|ps=none{edih}
| minister1 = The Earl of Harrington
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| title = Lord Privy Seal{{sfn|Cook|Stevenson|1988|p=41|ps=none{edih}
| minister1 = The Lord Gower
| minister1_termstart = | minister1_termend = | minister2 = The Earl of Cholmondeley
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| title = Secretary of State for the Northern Department{{sfn|Cook|Stevenson|1988|p=41|ps=none{edih}
| minister1 = The Lord Carteret
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| title = Secretary of State for the Southern Department{{sfn|Cook|Stevenson|1988|p=41|ps=none{edih}
| minister1 = The Duke of Newcastle
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| title = Chancellor of the Exchequer{{sfn|Cook|Stevenson|1988|p=41|ps=none{edih}
| minister1 = Samuel Sandys
| minister1_termstart = | minister1_termend = | minister2 = Henry Pelham
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| title = Master-General of the Ordnance
| minister1 = The Duke of Montagu
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| title = Secretary at War
| minister1 = Thomas Winnington
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| title = First Lord of the Admiralty{{sfn|Cook|Stevenson|1988|p=41|ps=none{edih}
| minister1 = The Earl of Winchilsea
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| title = Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster{{sfn|Cook|Stevenson|1988|p=41|ps=none{edih}
| minister1 = The Earl of Cholmondeley
| minister1_termstart = | minister1_termend = | minister2 = The Lord Edgcumbe
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| title = Paymaster of the Forces
| minister1 = Henry Pelham
| minister1_termstart = | minister1_termend = | minister2 = Thomas Winnington
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{{citation |last=Black|first=Jeremy|authorlink=Jeremy Black (historian) |title=British Politics and Foreign Policy, 1727–44|url={{GBurl|id=3I8GDAAAQBAJ|p=265}}|url-access=limited|year=2016|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-317-17163-8|page=265}}
{{citation |last1=Cook|first1=Chris|last2=Stevenson|first2=John|title=British Historical Facts: 1688â€“1760|url={{GBurl|id=FomvCwAAQBAJ}}|url-access=limited|year=1988|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK|isbn=978-1-349-02369-1}}
{{citation |last = Sedgwick |first = Romney R. |authorlink = Romney Sedgwick |chapter-url =weblink |chapter = III. The Second Whig Opposition, 1722â€“42 |via = History of Parliament Online |editor = R. Sedgwick |title = The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715â€“1754 |year = 1970 |access-date = 22 March 2019 |isbn = 978-0-11-880098-3 }}
{{citation |last=Venning|first=Timothy|title=Compendium of British Office Holders|url={{GBurl|id=LJqIDAAAQBAJ|p=104}}|url-access=limited|year=2005|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK|isbn=978-0-230-50587-2|page=104}}

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