Commercial Secretary to the Treasury

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Commercial Secretary to the Treasury
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Incumbent
vacant
since June 2017
HM Treasury
AppointerElizabeth II
Inaugural holderThe Lord Sassoon
FormationMay 2010
WebsiteHM Treasury

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury is a United Kingdom Government ministerial post in HM Treasury which usually ranks at Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State level - though during Baroness Neville-Rolfe’s tenure, it was of Minister of State level.[1] On the resignation of Lord O'Neill of Gatley in September 2016, the office ceased to be in use for three months, but Lord Young of Cookham was named to serve as Treasury spokesman in the House of Lords.[2] The Baroness Neville-Rolfe was appointed as Commercial Secretary on 21 December 2016;[3] her appointment ended in June 2017.[4]

List of office holders[]

Colour key (for political parties):
  Conservative

Portrait Name Term of office Political party Prime Minister Chancellor
James sassoon low.jpg James Sassoon
The Lord Sassoon 		May
2010 		3 January
2013 		Conservative Cameron
(Coalition) 		Osborne
Paul Deighton speech crop.jpg Paul Deighton
The Lord Deighton 		3 January
2013 		14 May
2015 		Conservative
Jim O’Neill 2016.jpg Jim O'Neill
The Lord O'Neill of Gatley 		14 May
2015 		23 September
2016 		Conservative Cameron
(II)
May (I) Hammond
Office not in use 23 September 2016 – 21 December 2016 N/A
Baroness Neville-Rolfe.jpg Lucy Neville-Rolfe
The Baroness Neville-Rolfe 		21 December
2016 		13 June
2017[4] 		Conservative
Office not in use 13 June 2017 – current N/A May (II)

References[]

  1. ^ "Her Majesty's Government". number10.co.uk. 19 May 2010. Archived from the original on 17 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Resignation of Lord O'Neill and PM response". 10 Downing Street. 23 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Ministerial appointments: 21 December 2016". 10 Downing Street. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b Parliament — Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Accessed 21 June 2017)


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