Minister of State for the Treasury

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The Minister of State for the Treasury was a junior position in the HM Treasury, occasionally used in the British government. The title has not been used since May 2010, with some responsibilities passed to the Commercial Secretary to the Treasury and later the Minister of State for Efficiency and Transformation, a joint office with HM Treasury and the Cabinet Office.

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Responsibilities

Supporting the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to deliver cross-government efficiency and public sector transformation improvements including:

List of ministers

NamePortraitEntered officeLeft officePolitical partyNotes
Dick Taverne Official portrait of Lord Taverne crop 2.jpg 6 April 196813 October 1969 Labour Minister of State for the Treasury
Bill Rodgers Official portrait of Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank crop 2.jpg 13 October 196919 June 1970 Labour
Terence Higgins Official portrait of Lord Higgins crop 2.jpg 23 June 19707 April 1972 Conservative
John Nott John Nott.jpg 7 April 19724 March 1974 Conservative
Robert Sheldon 18 October 197417 June 1975 Labour
Denzil Davies 17 June 19754 May 1979 Labour
Peter Rees 6 May 197914 September 1981 Conservative
The Lord Cockfield 6 May 19796 April 1982 Conservative
Jock Bruce-Gardyne 15 September 198111 November 1981 Conservative
Barney Hayhoe 11 November 19812 September 1985 Conservative
John Wakeham Official portrait of Lord Wakeham crop 2.jpg 6 April 19829 June 1983 Conservative
Ian Gow 2 September 198519 November 1985 Conservative
Hon. Peter Brooke 19 November 198513 June 1987 Conservative
Office not in use13 June 198728 November 1990
Gillian Shephard Official portrait of Baroness Shephard of Northwold crop 2.jpg 28 November 199011 April 1992 Conservative Minister of State for the Treasury
John Cope Official portrait of Lord Cope of Berkeley crop 3, 2019.jpg 14 April 199220 July 1994 Conservative Minister of State for the Treasury
also Paymaster General
Anthony Nelson 20 July 19946 July 1995 Conservative Minister of State for the Treasury
David Heathcoat-Amory David Heathcoat-Amery.JPG 20 July 199420 July 1996 Conservative Minister of State for the Treasury
also Paymaster General
Office not in use20 July 199625 January 2008
Liam Byrne Official portrait of Liam Byrne crop 2.jpg 25 January 20083 October 2008 Labour Minister of State for Revenue Protection at the Border
Phil Woolas Phil Woolas MP.jpg 5 October 20086 May 2010 Labour Minister of State for the Treasury
Office not in use6 May 2010Present

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