Chief Secretary to the Treasury
| United Kingdom Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
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| His Majesty's Treasury | |
| Style | The Right Honourable |
| Reports to | Chancellor of the Exchequer Prime Minister |
| Nominator | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 8 October 1961 |
| First holder | Henry Brooke |
| Salary | £121,326 per annum (2022)[1] (including £86,584 MP salary)[2] |
| Website | Official Website |
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The Chief Secretary to the Treasury is a senior ministerial office in the government of the United Kingdom and is the second most senior ministerial office in HM Treasury, after the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The office holder is always a full member or attendee of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.
The office was created in 1961 to share the burden of representing HM Treasury with the chancellor.[citation needed]
The minister is shadowed by the Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury who sits on the Official Opposition frontbench.
History and responsibilities
[edit]Between 1961 and 2015, the holder of the office of Chief Secretary to the Treasury was of full cabinet rank. This formally made HM Treasury the only department to have more than one ministerial position of cabinet rank.[3][4]
The office holder is responsible for public expenditure, including spending reviews.[5]
List of chief secretaries to the Treasury
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See also
[edit]- Secretary to the Treasury
- Financial Secretary to the Treasury
- Economic Secretary to the Treasury
- Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
- Paymaster General
References
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- ^ "Pay and expenses for MPs". parliament.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
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- ^ W H Greenleaf (1983), The British Political Tradition: Volume III, Part One, Much Governed Nation, Routledge
- ^ "Chief Secretary to the Treasury – GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ "Mr Henry Brooke". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Mr John Boyd-Carpenter". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Mr Jack Diamond". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Rt Hon Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden". UK Parliament. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Lord Jenkin of Roding". UK Parliament. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Mr Thomas Boardman". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Lord Barnett". UK Parliament. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Rt Hon John Biffen". UK Parliament. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Lord Brittan of Spennithorne". UK Parliament. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Mr Peter Rees". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Rt Hon John Major". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Lord Lamont of Lerwick". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Rt Hon David Mellor". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Rt Hon Michael Portillo". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Jonathan Aitken". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Lord Waldegrave of North Hill". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Lord Darling of Roulanish". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Mr Stephen Byers". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Mr Alan Milburn". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Rt Hon Andrew Smith". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Lord Boateng". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Lord Browne of Ladyton". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Rt Hon Andy Burnham". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Rt Hon David Laws". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Rt Hon Danny Alexander". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Rt Hon Greg Hands MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Rt Hon David Gauke MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Rishi Sunak MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "The Rt Hon Simon Clarke MP". gov.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Chris Philp MP". gov.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "UK treasury minister Philp to be replaced by Edward Argar". Reuters. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "John Glen appointed Chief Secretary to UK Treasury – statement". Reuters. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.>
