Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury

Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury
Incumbent Gareth Davies since 8 November 2024
Appointer	Leader of the Opposition
Website	The Shadow Cabinet

In British politics, the shadow financial secretary to the Treasury (or colloquially Shadow Financial Secretary) is a shadow ministerial position of the Official Opposition that acts as the primary opposition to the equivalent position Financial Secretary to the Treasury, a government minister in HM Treasury. ^[1] The position is currently held by Gareth Davies.

Office-holders

Former office holders include:

• Stuart Holland (1987-1989) ^[2]
• Sir Oliver Letwin (23 July 1999 - 10 January 2000) ^[3]
• Sir David Lidington (8 October 2001 - 1 October 2002) ^[4]
• Sir Stephen O'Brien (1 June 2002 - 30 June 2002) ^[5]
• Mark Prisk (1 June 2002 - 1 June 2003) ^[6]
• Andrew Tyrie (11 November 2003 - 15 March 2004)

Name		Portrait	Entered office	Left office	Political party	Leader of the Opposition
	Mark Field born 1964		10 May 2005 [7]	8 December 2005	Conservative	Michael Howard
	Mark Hoban born 1964		8 December 2005	6 May 2010		David Cameron
	Stephen Timms born 1955		12 May 2010	8 October 2010	Labour	Harriet Harman (Acting)
	Chris Leslie born 1972		8 October 2010	7 October 2013		Ed Miliband
	Shabana Mahmood born 1980		7 October 2013	8 May 2015
	Alison McGovern born 1980		8 May 2015	18 September 2015		Harriet Harman (Acting)
	Rob Marris born 1955		18 September 2015	30 June 2016		Jeremy Corbyn
	Peter Dowd born 1957		6 October 2016	9 February 2017
	Anneliese Dodds born 1978		3 July 2017	5 April 2020
	Dan Carden born 1986		6 April 2020	15 October 2020		Sir Keir Starmer
	James Murray born 1983		16 October 2020	5 July 2024
	Nigel Huddleston born 1970		19 July 2024	8 November 2024	Conservative	Rishi Sunak
	Gareth Davies born 1970		8 November 2024	Incumbent	Conservative	Kemi Badenoch

References

1. "Financial Secretary to the Treasury questioned by Committee - News from Parliament". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
2. Richardson, Joanna, ed. (2011). From Recession to Renewal: The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Public Services and Local Government. Bristol: Policy Press. pp. v. ISBN   978-1-84742-700-7. OCLC   713928829.
3. Letwin, Oliver, 1956- (2017). Hearts and minds : the battle for the Conservative Party from Thatcher to the present. London. ISBN   978-1-78590-311-3. OCLC   994417960.
4. "Parliamentary career for Sir David Lidington - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
5. "Parliamentary career for Mr Stephen O'Brien - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
6. "Parliamentary career for Mr Mark Prisk - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
7. "Parliamentary career for Mark Field - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2020.