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The Chief Secretary to the Treasury is a junior position in the British Cabinet. It was created in 1961, to share the burden of representing the treasury with the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The position's responsibilities include negotiating with departments about budget allocations, public sector pay, welfare reform, and procurement policy.
Chief Secretaries to the Treasury
- Henry Brooke (October 9, 1961 - July 13, 1962)
- John Boyd-Carpenter (July 13, 1962 - October 16, 1964)
- John Diamond (October 20, 1964 - June 19, 1970)
- Maurice Macmillan (June 23, 1970 - April 7, 1972)
- Patrick Jenkin (April 7, 1972 - January 8, 1974)
- Tom Boardman (January 8, 1974 - March 4, 1974)
- Joel Barnett (March 7, 1974 - May 4, 1979)
- John Biffen (May 5, 1979 - January 5, 1981)
- Leon Brittan (January 5, 1981 - June 11, 1983)
- Peter Rees (June 11, 1983 - September 2, 1985)
- John MacGregor (September 2, 1985 - June 13, 1987)
- John Major (June 13, 1987 - July 24, 1989)
- Norman Lamont (July 24, 1989 - November 28, 1990)
- David Mellor (November 28, 1990 - April 10, 1992)
- Michael Portillo (April 10, 1992 - July 20, 1994)
- Jonathan Aitken (July 20, 1994 - July 5, 1995)
- William Waldegrave (July 5, 1995 - May 2, 1997)
- Alistair Darling (May 3, 1997 - July 27, 1998)
- Stephen Byers (July 27, 1998 - December 23, 1998)
- Alan Milburn (December 23, 1998 - October 11, 1999)
- Andrew Smith (October 11, 1999 - May 29, 2002)
- Paul Boateng (May 29, 2002 - )
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