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Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Position in the British parliamentary opposition


Position in the British parliamentary opposition

FieldValue
postShadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
incumbentRichard Fuller
incumbentsince5 November 2024
imageOfficial portrait of Richard Fuller MP, 2024.jpg
member_ofOfficial Opposition Shadow Cabinet
appointerLeader of the Opposition

The shadow chief secretary to the treasury is the most junior member of the Shadow Cabinet, and is the deputy to the shadow chancellor of the exchequer. The shadow chief secretary to the treasury acts as the primary opposition to the equivalent Governmental position, the chief secretary to the treasury, who is deputy to the chancellor of the exchequer. Currently the position of shadow chief secretary to the treasury is held by Richard Fuller.

List of shadow chief secretaries to the treasury

NameEntered officeLeft officePolitical partyShadow CabinetConservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"
Peter Walker[[File:3x4.svg60px]]6 October 196519 April 1966ConservativeHeath
Margaret Thatcher[[File:Margaret Thatcher in September 1975.jpg60px]]19 April 196610 October 1967
Patrick Jenkin[[File:3x4.svg60px]]10 October 196719 June 1970
Dick Taverne[[File:Dick Taverne (3x4 crop).jpg60px]]19 June 197022 July 1970LabourWilson II
Joel Barnett[[File:3x4.svg60px]]22 July 19704 March 1974
Tom Boardman[[File:3x4.svg60px]]4 March 197412 March 1974ConservativeHeath II
Maurice Macmillan[[File:3x4.svg60px]]12 March 197413 June 1974
David Howell[[File:Rt Hon Lord Howell of Guildford (2010) (cropped).jpg60px]]13 June 19747 November 1974
Margaret Thatcher[[File:Margaret Thatcher in September 1975.jpg60px]]7 November 197411 February 1975
David Howell[[File:Rt Hon Lord Howell of Guildford (2010) (cropped).jpg60px]]18 February 19754 November 1977Thatcher
Peter Rees[[File:3x4.svg60px]]4 November 19774 May 1979
Joel Barnett[[File:3x4.svg60px]]4 May 197914 July 1979LabourCallaghan
Unknown14 July 19798 December 1980
Robert Sheldon[[File:3x4.svg60px]]8 December 198031 October 1983Foot
Unknown31 October 198330 October 1986Kinnock
Bryan Gould[[File:Bryan Gould in 1992 (cropped).jpg60px]]30 October 198613 July 1987
Gordon Brown[[File:Chancellor Gordon Brown official portrait (cropped).jpg60px]]13 July 19879 January 1989
Margaret Beckett[[File:Official portrait of Margaret Beckett as Environment Secretary (cropped).jpg60px]]9 January 198918 July 1992
Harriet Harman[[File:Harriet Harman (3x4 crop).jpg60px]]18 July 199221 July 1994Smith
Beckett
Andrew Smith[[File:Andrew Smith MP 20050127 (cropped).jpg60px]]21 July 199425 July 1996
Blair
Alistair Darling[[File:AlistairDarlingABr cropped.jpg60px]]25 July 19962 May 1997
Michael Jack[[File:Michael Jack official portrait (cropped).jpg60px]]2 May 199711 June 1997ConservativeMajor
David Heathcoat-Amory[[File:David Heathcoat-Amery.JPG60px]]19 June 199726 September 2000Hague
Sir Oliver Letwin[[File:Oliver Letwin.jpg69x69px]]26 September 200018 September 2001
John Bercow[[File:John Bercow.JPG60px]]18 September 200111 November 2003Duncan Smith
Howard Flight[[File:Official portrait of Lord Flight crop 2.jpg60px]]11 November 200314 June 2004Howard
George Osborne[[File:George Osborne 0437.jpg89x89px]]14 June 200410 May 2005
Philip Hammond[[File:PhilipHammond2 cropped.jpg78x78px]]10 May 20056 December 2005
Theresa Villiers[[File:Theresa Villiers at the ECON Committee Meeting.jpg89x89px]]6 December 20052 July 2007Cameron
Philip Hammond[[File:PhilipHammond2 cropped.jpg78x78px]]2 July 200711 May 2010
Liam Byrne[[File:Liam Byrne (cropped).JPG80x80px]]11 May 20108 October 2010LabourHarman
Angela Eagle[[File:Angela Eagle Ministerial portrait cropped.jpg93x93px]]8 October 20107 October 2011Miliband
Rachel Reeves[[File:Laura Kuenssberg and Rachel Reeves MP (7929543698) (cropped).jpg80x80px]]7 October 20117 October 2013
Chris Leslie[[File:Official portrait of Mr Chris Leslie crop 2.jpg60px]]7 October 201311 May 2015
Shabana Mahmood[[File:Official portrait of Shabana Mahmood MP crop 2.jpg60px]]11 May 201513 September 2015Harman II
Seema Malhotra[[File:Official portrait of Seema Malhotra crop 2.jpg60px]]13 September 201526 June 2016Corbyn
Rebecca Long-Bailey[[File:Official portrait of Rebecca Long Bailey crop 2.jpg60px]]27 June 20169 February 2017
Peter Dowd[[File:Peter Dowd MP - Official Parliamentary Photo.jpg60px]]9 February 20176 April 2020
Bridget Phillipson[[File:Official portrait of Bridget Phillipson MP crop 2.jpg60px]]6 April 202029 November 2021Starmer
Pat McFadden[[File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP crop 2.jpg60px]]29 November 20214 September 2023
Darren Jones[[File:2022 - Future Societies HM3 6052 (52475779022) (cropped).jpg80x80px]]4 September 20235 July 2024
Laura Trott[[File:Laura Trott Official Cabinet Portrait, November 2023 (cropped).jpg60px]]8 July 20244 November 2024ConservativeSunak
Richard Fuller[[File:Official portrait of Richard Fuller MP crop 2, 2024.jpg60px]]5 November 2024IncumbentBadenoch

References

References

  1. (13 June 1974). "Senior Tories return to back benches". The Glasgow Herald.
  2. (8 November 1974). "Heath agrees to change the rules on leadership". The Glasgow Herald.
  3. (25 February 1975). "New face on Scottish Tory Front Bench". The Glasgow Herald.
  4. (5 November 1977). "Thatcher Shuffles Junior Spokesmen". The Glasgow Herald.
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