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"Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford", Order of the Garter/KG, Order of the Bath/KB, Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council/PC, known before 1742 as "Sir Robert Walpole", was a Kingdom of Great Britain/British statesman who is generally regarded as the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom/Prime Minister of Great Britain. Although the exact dates of his dominance are a matter of scholarly debate, 1721–1742 are often used. He dominated the Walpole–Townshend Ministry and the Walpole Ministry/Ministry and holds the record as the List of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom by tenure/longest serving Prime Minister in British history. Critics called his system the "Robinocracy." Speck says that Walpole's uninterrupted run of 20 years as Prime Minister "is rightly regarded as one of the major feats of British political history.... Explanations are usually offered in terms of his expert handling of the political system after 1720, [and] his unique blending of the surviving powers of the crown with the increasing influence of the Commons."