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 James Murray.
| Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Appointer | Leader of the Opposition |
| Website | The Shadow Cabinet |
Office-holders
editFormer 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Incumbent | Conservative | Rishi Sunak | |
References
edit- ^ "Financial Secretary to the Treasury questioned by Committee - News from Parliament". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Parliamentary career for Sir David Lidington - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Parliamentary career for Mr Stephen O'Brien - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Parliamentary career for Mr Mark Prisk - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Parliamentary career for Mark Field - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2020.