Economic Secretary to the Treasury
 Economic Secretary to the Treasury  | |
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| Start | December 1947 |
| Website | http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/ |
| UK civil servant responsible for devising regulations, orders and legislation in various matters. These matters include banking and finance, including banks, insurance, personal savings, financial regulation, and foreign exchange reserves. | |
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury is the sixth-most senior ministerial post in the UK Treasury, after the First Lord of the Treasury, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, the Paymaster-General and the Financial Secretary to the Treasury. It is not a cabinet-level post.
Responsibilities
The Economic Secretary is responsible, though more senior ministers share in decision-making, for the answering of written and verbal parliamentary questions and for the devising of regulations, orders and legislation in various matters. These matters include banking and finance, including banks, insurance, personal savings, financial regulation, and foreign exchange reserves. He or she is also involved in taxation as it impacts on these areas, such as tax on savings and pensions, and Insurance Premium Tax. In addition, the Economic Secretary advises on economic policy and works with other Treasury ministers on the Comprehensive Spending Review and finance bills.[1]
Office Holders on Wikispooks
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| John Glen | 9 January 2018 | |
| Stephen Barclay | 14 June 2017 | 9 January 2018 |
| Simon Kirby | 17 July 2016 | 8 June 2017 |
| Harriett Baldwin | 11 May 2015 | 16 July 2016 |
| Andrea Leadsom | 9 April 2014 | 11 May 2015 |
| Nicky Morgan | 7 October 2013 | 9 April 2014 |
| Sajid Javid | 4 September 2012 | 7 October 2013 |
| Justine Greening | 13 May 2010 | 14 October 2011 |
| Ed Balls | 6 May 2006 | 28 June 2007 |
| Ruth Kelly | 8 June 2001 | 15 May 2002 |
| Melanie Johnson | 17 May 1999 | 8 June 2001 |
| Patricia Hewitt | 27 July 1998 | 17 May 1999 |
| Helen Liddell | 3 May 1997 | 27 July 1998 |
| Peter Lilley | 11 June 1987 | 24 July 1989 |
| Anthony Crosland | 19 October 1964 | 22 December 1964 |
| Anthony Barber | 22 October 1959 | 16 July 1962 |
| Reginald Maudling | 1952 | 7 April 1955 |
| Douglas Jay | 13 November 1947 | 23 February 1950 |
