Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury

Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury
Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury
	Incumbent; James Murray; since 16 October 2020
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 position is currently held by James Murray.

Office-holders[]

Former 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)

	Entered office	Left office	Political party	Leader of the Opposition
Mark Field born 1964	10 May 2005 ^[7]	8 December 2005	Conservative	Michael Howard
Mark Hoban born 1964	8 December 2005	6 May 2010	Conservative	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		Ed Miliband
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	Incumbent		Sir Keir Starmer

References[]

^ "Financial Secretary to the Treasury questioned by Committee - News from Parliament". UK Parliament. 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.CS1 maint: multiple 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.

[1] "Financial Secretary to the Treasury questioned by Committee - News from Parliament". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2020-07-02.

[2] 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.

[3] 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.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[4] "Parliamentary career for Sir David Lidington - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-02.

[5] "Parliamentary career for Mr Stephen O'Brien - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-02.

[6] "Parliamentary career for Mr Mark Prisk - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-02.

[7] "Parliamentary career for Mark Field - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-02.

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Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury
Incumbent James Murray since 16 October 2020
Appointer	Leader of the Opposition
Website	The Shadow Cabinet