United Kingdom Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
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Style | The Right Honourable |
Reports to | Prime Minister |
Nominator | Prime Minister |
Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Formation | 1 September 2025 |
First holder | Darren Jones |
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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.
The office was created in 2025 to work across government departments and support policy delivery.
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]
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Chief secretary | Term of office | Party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||||
![]() | Darren Jones MP for Bristol North West | 1 September 2025 | Incumbent | Labour | Starmer | Keir Starmer |