The second Stanhope–Sunderland ministry (1718–1721) was a continuation of the British Whig government headed by The Earl of Sunderland and The Earl Stanhope. These had taken power in 1717 to form the

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, and in 1718 they interchanged positions, with Sunderland becoming

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. The ministry terminated upon Stanhope's death in February 1721.

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