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Lords Commissioners of the Treasury

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In the United Kingdom there are at least six Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, serving as a commission for the ancient office of Lord High Treasurer. The board consists of the First Lord of the Treasury, the Second Lord of the Treasury, and four or more junior lords to whom this title is usually applied.

Strictly they are commissioners for exercising the office of Lord High Treasurer (similar to the status of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty exercising the office of Lord High Admiral until 1964, when the Queen resumed the office). This office has continually been in commission since the resignation in 1714 of Charles, Duke of Shrewsbury, who was appointed to the office by Queen Anne on her deathbed.[1]

Until the 19th century, this commission made most of the economic decisions of Great Britain (England, before the Act of Union 1707). However, starting during the 19th century, these positions became sinecure positions, with the First Lord serving almost invariably as Prime Minister, the Second Lord invariably as Chancellor of the Exchequer (the exchequer being the modern treasury of the United Kingdom), and the junior lords serving as assistant whips in Parliament.

Currently, there are eight Lords Commissioners of the Treasury:

See also

References

  1. ^ Stuart Handley, ‘Talbot, Charles, duke of Shrewsbury (1660–1718)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008)[1], accessed 19 Aug 2008.
  2. ^ Adam.Vallance (2016-07-12). "The Queen received in audience The Right Honourable Theresa May". Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  3. ^ "New ministerial appointment July 2016: Chancellor of the Exchequer - Press releases - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  4. ^ "Her Majesty's Government: May 2015". Downing Street 10. 12 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Ministerial appointments: 19 March 2016". Downing Street 10. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  6. ^ "New ministerial and government appointments announced on July 17 2016 - Press releases - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  7. ^ a b c "Full list of new ministerial and government appointments: June 2017". Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
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