Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister

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United Kingdom
Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister
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Incumbent
Darren Jones
since 1 September 2025
Style The Right Honourable
Reports to Prime Minister
NominatorPrime Minister
Appointer The Monarch
(on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Term length At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation1 September 2025
First holderDarren Jones

The Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister is a senior ministerial office in the government of the United Kingdom reporting directly to the Prime Minister as a part of the Prime Minister's Office within the Cabinet Office. Whilst ranking as a Minister of State, the office holder attends Cabinet.

Contents

The office was created in 2025 to work across government departments and support policy delivery.

History

The office was established as a part of the 2025 cabinet reshuffle under Keir Starmer's premiership. [1] [2]

Downing Street said that the new role would be in charge of 'driving forward progress' in key policy areas, and that the office would directly report to the Prime Minister. [3] Darren Jones, appointed as the first officeholder, was to attend cabinet. [4] The role partially replaces the job of Pat McFadden, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. [3]

List of chief secretaries to the Prime Minister

Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister
   Labour      
Chief secretaryTerm of officePartyMinistryPrime Minister
Darren Jones Official Cabinet Portrait, July 2024 (cropped) 2.jpg Darren Jones
MP for Bristol North West
1 September
2025
Incumbent Labour Starmer Keir Starmer

See also

References

  1. "Prime Minister appoints Chief Secretary and Chief Economic Advisor: 1 September 2025". GOV.UK. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  2. "Darren Jones given new role as Keir Starmer revamps No 10 team". BBC News. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 Parker, George (1 September 2025). "Keir Starmer announces major Downing Street shake-up". Financial Times.
  4. "Starmer shakes up No 10 with mini-reshuffle as Labour shifts into 'second phase' of government". ITV News. 1 September 2025.