Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury
| Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury | |
|---|---|
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| 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 current Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury is Dan Carden who was appointed by Sir Keir Starmer on his succeeding Jeremy Corbyn as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party.[2]
Office holders
Former office holders include:
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- Stuart Holland (1987-1989)[3]
- Sir Oliver Letwin (23 July 1999 - 10 January 2000)[4]
- Sir David Lidington (8 October 2001 - 1 October 2002)[5]
- Sir Stephen O'Brien (1 June 2002 - 30 June 2002)[6]
- Mark Prisk (1 June 2002 - 1 June 2003)[7]
- Andrew Tyrie (11 November 2003 - 15 March 2004)
| Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Leader of | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Mark Field
born 1964 |
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10 May 2005 [8] | 8 December 2005 | Conservative | Michael Howard |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Mark Hoban
born 1964 |
|
8 December 2005 | 6 May 2010 | David Cameron | |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Stephen Timms
born 1955 |
|
12 May 2010 | 8 October 2010 | Labour | Harriet Harman
(Acting) |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Chris Leslie
born 1972 |
|
8 October 2010 | 7 October 2013 | Ed Miliband | |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Shabana Mahmood
born 1980 |
|
7 October 2013 | 8 May 2015 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Alison McGovern
born 1980 |
|
8 May 2015 | 18 September 2015 | Harriet Harman
(Acting) | |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Rob Marris
born 1955 |
|
18 September 2015 | 30 June 2016 | Jeremy Corbyn | |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Peter Dowd
born 1957 |
|
6 October 2016 | 9 February 2017 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Anneliese Dodds
born 1978 |
|
3 July 2017 | 5 April 2020 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Dan Carden
born 1986 |
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6 April 2020 | Incumbent | Sir Keir Starmer | |
References
- ^ "Financial Secretary to the Treasury questioned by Committee - News from Parliament". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ^ Rodgers, Sienna. "Shadow ministers appointed as Starmer completes frontbench". LabourList. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ^ 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-. 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: 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 2020-07-02.
- ^ "Parliamentary career for Mr Stephen O'Brien - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ^ "Parliamentary career for Mr Mark Prisk - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ^ "Parliamentary career for Mark Field - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-02.