Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury

Shadow ministerial position

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)

References

1. "Financial Secretary to the Treasury questioned by Committee - News from Parliament". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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- (2017). 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: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
4. "Parliamentary career for Sir David Lidington - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
5. "Parliamentary career for Mr Stephen O'Brien - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
6. "Parliamentary career for Mr Mark Prisk - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
7. "Parliamentary career for Mark Field - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2020.