Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Incumbent Angela Rayner since 9 May 2021
Shadow Cabinet
Appointer	Leader of the Opposition
Precursor	Shadow Lord President of the Council (2016-2020)
Formation	18 July 1992
First holder	Mo Mowlam
Website	The Labour Party

The Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is a position in the British Shadow Cabinet, appointed by the Leader of the Opposition. The post involves holding the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to account, who has control over the estates and rents of the Duchy of Lancaster.^[1] The position was re-established by Keir Starmer in April 2020, replacing the position of Shadow Lord President of the Council last held by Jon Trickett, which was split from Shadow Leader of the House of Commons by former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

The position is currently held by Angela Rayner, Labour MP for Ashton-under-Lyne.^[2][3] She was appointed to the role in May 2021 by Keir Starmer, succeeding Rachel Reeves. Rayner shadows Conservative MP Steve Barclay.^[4]

List of Shadow Chancellors of the Duchy of Lancaster[]

Name			Term start	Term end	Concurrent position	Political party	Leader of the Opposition
	Mo Mowlam		18 July 1992	29 September 1992	Shadow Minister for the Citizen's Charter	Labour	John Smith
	Michael Meacher		21 October 1993	20 October 1994
							Margaret Beckett (acting)
	Ann Taylor		20 October 1994	19 October 1995			Tony Blair
	Derek Foster		19 October 1995	2 May 1997
	Michael Heseltine		2 May 1997	19 June 1997	Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry	Conservative	John Major
	Gillian Shephard		19 June 1997	1 June 1998	Shadow Leader of the House of Commons		William Hague
	George Young		1 June 1998	15 June 1999	Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
			15 June 1999	26 September 2000	Constitutional Affairs spokesman
	Angela Browning		26 September 2000	14 September 2001	Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Constitutional Affairs spokesman
	Eric Forth		14 September 2001	11 November 2003	Shadow Leader of the House of Commons		Iain Duncan Smith
Vacant			11 November 2003	8 December 2005	Vacant
	Oliver Heald		8 December 2005	2 July 2007	Shadow Secretary of State for Justice	Conservative	David Cameron
	Francis Maude		2 July 2007	11 May 2010	Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office
Vacant			11 May 2010	5 April 2020	Vacant
	Rachel Reeves		5 April 2020	9 May 2021	Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office	Labour	Keir Starmer
	Angela Rayner		9 May 2021	Incumbent

See also[]

• Official Opposition frontbench
• Shadow Cabinet of Keir Starmer
• Shadow First Secretary of State
• Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
• Shadow Secretary of State for the Future of Work
• Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office

References[]

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