Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Template:Short description Template:Infobox official post Template:PoliticsUK The chief secretary to the Treasury is a senior ministerial office in the government of the United Kingdom and is the second most senior ministerial office in HM Treasury, after the chancellor of the Exchequer. The office holder is always a full member or attendee of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.

The office was created in 1961 to share the burden of representing HM Treasury with the chancellor.Template:Citation needed

The minister is shadowed by the shadow chief secretary to the Treasury who sits on the Official Opposition frontbench.

History and responsibilities

Between 1961 and 2015, the holder of the office of Chief Secretary to the Treasury was of full cabinet rank. This formally made HM Treasury the only department to have more than one ministerial position of cabinet rank.<ref>Template:Citation</ref><ref>Template:Citation</ref>

The office holder is responsible for public expenditure, including spending reviews and value for money.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

List of chief secretaries to the treasury

Chief Secretary to the Treasury

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Chief secretary			Term of office		Party	Ministry	Chancellor
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |		Henry Brooke Template:Small<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	9 October 1961	13 July 1962	Conservative	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | [[Conservative government, 1957–1964|Macmillan Template:Small]]	style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Selwyn Lloyd
style="background-color:Template:Party color; border:none" |Template:Zwj		John Boyd-Carpenter<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	13 July 1962	16 October 1964	Conservative	rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Reginald Maudling
style="background-color:Template:Party color; border:none" |			Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Douglas-Home
rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" |		Jack Diamond<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	20 October 1964	19 June 1970	Labour	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Labour | [[Labour government, 1964–1970|Wilson Template:Small]]	style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	James Callaghan
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |			Roy Jenkins
rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" |		Maurice Macmillan<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	23 June 1970	7 April 1972	Conservative	rowspan=4 Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Heath	style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Iain Macleod
rowspan=3 style="background-color:Template:Party color" |			Anthony Barber
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |		Patrick Jenkin<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation		CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	7 April 1972	8 January 1974	Conservative
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |		Tom Boardman<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation		CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	8 January 1974	4 March 1974	Conservative
rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" |		Joel Barnett<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	7 March 1974	4 May 1979	Labour	Template:Party shading/Labour | [[Labour government, 1974–1979|Wilson Template:Small]]	rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Denis Healey
Template:Party shading/Labour | Callaghan
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |		John Biffen<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	5 May 1979	5 January 1981	Conservative	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Thatcher I	rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Geoffrey Howe
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |		Leon Brittan<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	5 January 1981	11 June 1983	Conservative
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |		Peter Rees<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	11 June 1983	2 September 1985	Conservative	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Thatcher II	rowspan=3 style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Nigel Lawson
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |		John MacGregor<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	2 September 1985	13 June 1987	Conservative
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |		John Major<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	13 June 1987	24 July 1989	Conservative	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Thatcher III
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |		Norman Lamont<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	24 July 1989	28 November 1990	Conservative	style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	John Major
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |		David Mellor<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	28 November 1990	10 April 1992	Conservative	Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Major I	rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Norman Lamont
rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" |		Michael Portillo<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	10 April 1992	20 July 1994	Conservative	rowspan=4 Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Major II
rowspan=3 style="background-color:Template:Party color" |			Kenneth Clarke
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |		Jonathan Aitken<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation		CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	20 July 1994	5 July 1995	Conservative
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |		William Waldegrave<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation		CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	5 July 1995	2 May 1997	Conservative
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |		Alistair Darling<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	3 May 1997	27 July 1998	Labour	rowspan=4 Template:Party shading/Labour | Blair I	rowspan=8 style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Gordon Brown
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |		Stephen Byers<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	27 July 1998	23 December 1998	Labour
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |		Alan Milburn<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	23 December 1998	11 October 1999	Labour
rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" |		Andrew Smith<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	11 October 1999	29 May 2002	Labour
rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Labour | Blair II
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |		Paul Boateng<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	29 May 2002	6 May 2005	Labour
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |		Des Browne<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	6 May 2005	5 May 2006	Labour	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Labour | Blair III
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |		Stephen Timms<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	5 May 2006	28 June 2007	Labour
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |		Andy Burnham<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	28 June 2007	24 January 2008	Labour	rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Labour | Brown	rowspan=3 style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Alistair Darling
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |		Yvette Cooper<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	24 January 2008	5 June 2009	Labour
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |		Liam Byrne<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	5 June 2009	11 May 2010	Labour
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |		David Laws<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	12 May 2010	29 May 2010	Liberal Democrat	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | Cameron–Clegg Template:Small	rowspan=3 style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	George Osborne
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |		Danny Alexander<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	29 May 2010	8 May 2015	Liberal Democrat
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	File:Official portrait of Greg Hands crop 2.jpg	Greg Hands<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	11 May 2015	14 July 2016	Conservative	Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Cameron II
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	File:Official portrait of Mr David Gauke crop 2.jpg	David Gauke<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	14 July 2016	11 June 2017	Conservative	Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | May I	rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Philip Hammond
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	File:Official portrait of Elizabeth Truss crop 2.jpg	Liz Truss<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	11 June 2017	24 July 2019	Conservative	Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | May II
style="background-color:Template:Party color; border:none" |	File:Official portrait of Rishi Sunak crop 2.jpg	Rishi Sunak<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	24 July 2019	13 February 2020	Conservative	Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Johnson I	rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Sajid Javid
style="background-color:Template:Party color; border:none" |Template:Zwsp			rowspan=4 Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Johnson II
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP crop 2.jpg	Steve Barclay<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	13 February 2020	15 September 2021	Conservative	rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Rishi Sunak
rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	File:Simon Clarke Official Cabinet Portrait, September 2021 (cropped).jpg	Simon Clarke<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	15 September 2021	6 September 2022	Conservative
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |			Nadhim Zahawi
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	File:Official portrait of Chris Philp MP crop 2.jpg	Chris Philp<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	6 September 2022	14 October 2022	Conservative	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Truss	style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Kwasi Kwarteng
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	File:Edward Argar Official Cabinet Portrait, September 2022 (cropped).jpg	Edward Argar<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	14 October 2022	25 October 2022	Conservative	style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Jeremy Hunt
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	File:John Glen Official Cabinet Portrait, October 2022 (cropped).jpg	John Glen<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}></ref> Template:Small	25 October 2022	13 November 2023	Conservative	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Sunak		style="background-color:Template:Party color" |
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	File:Laura Trott Official Cabinet Portrait, November 2023 (cropped).jpg	Laura Trott Template:Small	13 November 2023	5 July 2024	Conservative	style="background-color:Template:Party color" |
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	File:Darren Jones Official Cabinet Portrait, July 2024 (cropped) 2.jpg	Darren Jones Template:Small	5 July 2024	1 September 2025	Labour	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Labour Party (UK) | Starmer	style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Rachel Reeves
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	File:Official portrait of James Murray MP crop 2.jpg	James Murray Template:Small	1 September 2025	Incumbent	Labour	style="background-color:Template:Party color" |

See also

• Secretary to the Treasury
• Financial Secretary to the Treasury
• Economic Secretary to the Treasury
• Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
• Paymaster General