Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury

Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury
Style	Shadow Economic Secretary (informal) Shadow Minister (formal)
Member of	Official Opposition frontbench
Appointer	Leader of the Opposition
Formation	11 May 2010
First holder	David Hanson

The shadow economic secretary to the treasury is a position in the Official Opposition frontbench.

The shadow minister is the opposite number to the economic secretary to the treasury, holding them and the treasury to account. ^[1] Led by the shadow chancellor of the exchequer and the shadow chief secretary to the treasury, they are a junior opposition spokesperson for the Treasury.

List of shadow ministers

Name		Portrait	Term of office		Party	Opposition Leader
	David Hanson MP for Delyn		11 May 2010	25 September 2010	Labour	Harriet Harman
			25 September 2010	7 October 2011	Labour	Ed Miliband
	Cathy Jamieson [2] [3] MP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun		7 October 2011	11 October 2013	Labour
	Catherine McKinnell [4] [5] MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North		11 October 2013 [6]	8 May 2015	Labour
	Alison McGovern MP for Wirral South		8 May 2015	14 September 2015	Labour	Harriet Harman
	Richard Burgon MP for Leeds East		18 September 2015	27 June 2016	Labour	Jeremy Corbyn
	Jonathan Reynolds MP for Stalybridge and Hyde		6 October 2016	6 April 2020	Labour
	Pat McFadden [7] MP for Wolverhampton South East		9 April 2020	29 November 2021	Labour	Keir Starmer
	Tulip Siddiq MP for Hampstead and Kilburn		4 December 2021	5 July 2024	Labour
	Alan Mak MP for Havant		18 July 2024	5 November 2024	Conservative	Rishi Sunak
	Mark Garnier MP for Wyre Forest		6 November 2024		Conservative	Kemi Badenoch

External links

• Guide to UK Policy Shapers and Influencers 2014
• Labour Shadow Team: HM Treasury

References

1. "Her Majesty's Official Opposition: HM Treasury - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
2. "Government hints at fuel rethink". www.standard.co.uk. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
3. "Fuel Duty: Government May Still Axe Increase". Sky News. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
4. "Labour calls for regular checks on child poverty". the Guardian. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
5. "Labour: inflation rate still not tackling cost of living". ITV News. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
6. "Business Tax Briefing - 11/10/2013". www.uktaxmobile.com. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
7. "Pat McFadden MP, Labour's Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury, responds to FCA High Court ruling". The Labour Party. Retrieved 6 February 2021.