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Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury

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Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
since 5 November 2024
Member ofOfficial Opposition Shadow Cabinet
AppointerLeader 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

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Name Entered office Left office Political party Shadow Cabinet
Peter Walker 6 October 1965 19 April 1966 Conservative Heath
Margaret Thatcher 19 April 1966 10 October 1967
Patrick Jenkin 10 October 1967 19 June 1970
Dick Taverne 19 June 1970 22 July 1970 Labour Wilson II
Joel Barnett 22 July 1970 4 March 1974
Tom Boardman 4 March 1974 12 March 1974 Conservative Heath II
Maurice Macmillan 12 March 1974 13 June 1974[1]
David Howell 13 June 1974 7 November 1974
Margaret Thatcher 7 November 1974[2] 11 February 1975
David Howell 18 February 1975[3] 4 November 1977[4] Thatcher
Peter Rees 4 November 1977 4 May 1979
Joel Barnett 4 May 1979 14 July 1979 Labour Callaghan
Unknown 14 July 1979 8 December 1980
Robert Sheldon 8 December 1980 31 October 1983 Foot
Unknown 31 October 1983 30 October 1986 Kinnock
Bryan Gould 30 October 1986 13 July 1987
Gordon Brown 13 July 1987 9 January 1989
Margaret Beckett 9 January 1989 18 July 1992
Harriet Harman 18 July 1992 21 July 1994 Smith
Beckett
Andrew Smith 21 July 1994 25 July 1996
Blair
Alistair Darling 25 July 1996 2 May 1997
Michael Jack 2 May 1997 11 June 1997 Conservative Major
David Heathcoat-Amory 19 June 1997 26 September 2000 Hague
Sir Oliver Letwin 26 September 2000 18 September 2001
John Bercow 18 September 2001 11 November 2003 Duncan Smith
Howard Flight 11 November 2003 14 June 2004 Howard
George Osborne 14 June 2004 10 May 2005
Philip Hammond 10 May 2005 6 December 2005
Theresa Villiers 6 December 2005 2 July 2007 Cameron
Philip Hammond 2 July 2007 11 May 2010
Liam Byrne 11 May 2010 8 October 2010 Labour Harman
Angela Eagle 8 October 2010 7 October 2011 Miliband
Rachel Reeves 7 October 2011 7 October 2013
Chris Leslie 7 October 2013 11 May 2015
Shabana Mahmood 11 May 2015 13 September 2015 Harman II
Seema Malhotra 13 September 2015 26 June 2016 Corbyn
Rebecca Long-Bailey 27 June 2016 9 February 2017
Peter Dowd 9 February 2017 6 April 2020
Bridget Phillipson 6 April 2020 29 November 2021 Starmer
Pat McFadden 29 November 2021 4 September 2023
Darren Jones 4 September 2023 5 July 2024
Laura Trott 8 July 2024 4 November 2024 Conservative Sunak
Richard Fuller 5 November 2024 Incumbent Badenoch

References

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  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.
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