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Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury

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Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Incumbent
Vacant

since 4 November 2024
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.

List of shadow chief secretaries to the treasury

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Name Portrait Entered office Left office Political party Leader of

the Opposition

Robert Sheldon 1 July 1981 1 July 1983 Labour Michael Foot
Neil Kinnock
Unknown 1 July 1986 30 October 1986 Unknown
Bryan Gould 30 October 1986 13 July 1987 Labour
Gordon Brown 13 July 1987 9 January 1989
Margaret Beckett 9 January 1989 18 July 1992
Harriet Harman 18 July 1992 21 July 1994 John Smith
Margaret Beckett
Andrew Smith 21 July 1994 25 July 1996
Tony Blair
Alistair Darling 25 July 1996 2 May 1997
David Heathcoat-Amory 19 June 1997 26 September 2000 Conservative William Hague
Sir Oliver Letwin 26 September 2000 18 September 2001
John Bercow 18 September 2001 11 November 2003 Iain Duncan Smith
Howard Flight 11 November 2003 14 June 2004 Michael 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 David Cameron
Philip Hammond 2 July 2007 11 May 2010
Liam Byrne 11 May 2010 8 October 2010 Labour Harriet Harman
Dame Angela Eagle 8 October 2010 7 October 2011 Ed 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 Harriet Harman
Seema Malhotra 13 September 2015 26 June 2016 Jeremy 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 Sir Keir Starmer
Pat McFadden 29 November 2021 4 September 2023
Darren Jones 4 September 2023 5 July 2024
Laura Trott[1] 8 July 2024 4 November 2024 Conservative Rishi Sunak

References

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  1. "UK politics live: Lord Cameron resigns as Rishi Sunak announces interim shadow cabinet". BBC News. Retrieved 8 July 2024.