Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury

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Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Official portrait of Richard Fuller MP, 2024.jpg
Incumbent
Richard Fuller
since 5 November 2024
Member of Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet
Appointer Leader 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 Cabinet
Peter Walker 3x4.svg 6 October 196519 April 1966 Conservative Heath
Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher in September 1975.jpg 19 April 196610 October 1967
Patrick Jenkin 3x4.svg 10 October 196719 June 1970
Dick Taverne Dick Taverne (3x4 crop).jpg 19 June 197022 July 1970 Labour Wilson II
Joel Barnett 3x4.svg 22 July 19704 March 1974
Tom Boardman 3x4.svg 4 March 197412 March 1974 Conservative Heath II
Maurice Macmillan 3x4.svg 12 March 197413 June 1974 [1]
David Howell Rt Hon Lord Howell of Guildford (2010) (cropped).jpg 13 June 19747 November 1974
Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher in September 1975.jpg 7 November 1974 [2] 11 February 1975
David Howell Rt Hon Lord Howell of Guildford (2010) (cropped).jpg 18 February 1975 [3] 4 November 1977 [4] Thatcher
Peter Rees 3x4.svg 4 November 19774 May 1979
Joel Barnett 3x4.svg 4 May 197914 July 1979 Labour Callaghan
Unknown14 July 19798 December 1980
Robert Sheldon 3x4.svg 8 December 198031 October 1983 Foot
Unknown31 October 198330 October 1986 Kinnock
Bryan Gould Bryan Gould in 1992 (cropped).jpg 30 October 198613 July 1987
Gordon Brown Chancellor Gordon Brown official portrait (cropped).jpg 13 July 19879 January 1989
Margaret Beckett Official portrait of Margaret Beckett as Environment Secretary (cropped).jpg 9 January 198918 July 1992
Harriet Harman Harriet Harman (3x4 crop).jpg 18 July 199221 July 1994 Smith
Beckett
Andrew Smith Andrew Smith MP 20050127 (cropped).jpg 21 July 199425 July 1996
Blair
Alistair Darling AlistairDarlingABr cropped.jpg 25 July 19962 May 1997
Michael Jack Michael Jack official portrait (cropped).jpg 2 May 199711 June 1997 Conservative Major
David Heathcoat-Amory David Heathcoat-Amery.JPG 19 June 199726 September 2000 Hague
Sir Oliver Letwin Oliver Letwin Official.jpg 26 September 200018 September 2001
John Bercow John Bercow.JPG 18 September 200111 November 2003 Duncan Smith
Howard Flight Official portrait of Lord Flight crop 2.jpg 11 November 200314 June 2004 Howard
George Osborne George osborne hi.jpg 14 June 200410 May 2005
Philip Hammond Official portrait of Mr Philip Hammond crop 2.jpg 10 May 20056 December 2005
Theresa Villiers Theresa Villiers Official Portrait.jpg 6 December 20052 July 2007 Cameron
Philip Hammond Official portrait of Mr Philip Hammond crop 2.jpg 2 July 200711 May 2010
Liam Byrne Official portrait of Liam Byrne crop 2.jpg 11 May 20108 October 2010 Labour Harman
Angela Eagle Official portrait of Ms Angela Eagle MP crop 2.jpg 8 October 20107 October 2011 Miliband
Rachel Reeves Official portrait of Rachel Reeves crop 2.jpg 7 October 20117 October 2013
Chris Leslie Official portrait of Mr Chris Leslie crop 2.jpg 7 October 201311 May 2015
Shabana Mahmood Official portrait of Shabana Mahmood MP crop 2.jpg 11 May 201513 September 2015 Harman II
Seema Malhotra Official portrait of Seema Malhotra crop 2.jpg 13 September 2015 26 June 2016 Corbyn
Rebecca Long-Bailey Official portrait of Rebecca Long Bailey crop 2.jpg 27 June 2016 9 February 2017
Peter Dowd Peter Dowd MP - Official Parliamentary Photo.jpg 9 February 20176 April 2020
Bridget Phillipson Official portrait of Bridget Phillipson MP crop 2.jpg 6 April 2020 29 November 2021 Starmer
Pat McFadden Official portrait of Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP crop 2.jpg 29 November 2021 4 September 2023
Darren Jones Official portrait of Darren Jones crop 2.jpg 4 September 2023 5 July 2024
Laura Trott Laura Trott Official Cabinet Portrait, November 2023 (cropped).jpg 8 July 20244 November 2024 Conservative Sunak
Richard Fuller Official portrait of Richard Fuller MP crop 2, 2024.jpg 5 November 2024Incumbent Badenoch

References

  1. John Warden (13 June 1974). "Senior Tories return to back benches". The Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  2. "Heath agrees to change the rules on leadership". The Glasgow Herald. 8 November 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  3. "New face on Scottish Tory Front Bench". The Glasgow Herald. 25 February 1975. p. 1. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  4. "Thatcher Shuffles Junior Spokesmen". The Glasgow Herald. 5 November 1977. p. 3. Retrieved 6 May 2025.