The treasurer of the Labour Party is a position on the National Executive Committee of the British Labour Party.

Although a post with little power, in the past, it was often hotly contested by people who later became big names in British politics: Arthur Greenwood beat Herbert Morrison in 1943, Hugh Gaitskell beat Aneurin Bevan in 1954, who in turn beat George Brown in 1956, while James Callaghan beat Michael Foot in 1967. Since the 1990s, the post has typically been held by a senior member of one of the larger Trade Unions.

Since the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (PPERA) came into force, the Labour Party has had to register a treasurer to the Electoral Commission, who becomes legally responsible for various returns to the Electoral Commission. It has been the practice of the NEC to register the full-time General Secretary as treasurer under PPERA, rather than the elected volunteer treasurer. This has created two treasurer roles within the party, so to disambiguate these roles the elected treasurer is often called Party Treasurer, and the PPERA treasurer is often called Registered Treasurer. The party accounts are signed by both treasurers using these titles, though under PPERA only the General Secretary need sign them.

In 2008 the post was contested by the incumbent Jack Dromey and by human rights lawyer Mark McDonald, with Dromey being re-elected. In 2010, former deputy prime minister John Prescott was defeated by Diana Holland.

List of treasurers (1903–present) A list of Treasurers since 1903. +ProfileTerm beganTerm endedLeader(s)1Arthur Henderson (1863–1935)

(1st time)19031912NoneHardieHimselfBarnesMacDonald (himself)2Ramsay MacDonald (1866–1937)19121929HendersonAdamsonClynesMacDonald (himself)(1)Arthur Henderson (1863–1935)

(2nd time)19291936HimselfLansburyAttlee3George Lathan19361943 (died in office)4Arthur Greenwood194319545Hugh Gaitskell19541956Morrison (acting)Gaitskell6Aneurin Bevan195619607Harry Nicholas19601965Brown (acting)Wilson8Dai Davies196519679James Callaghan1967197610Norman Atkinson19761981CallaghanFoot11Eric Varley1981198312Albert Booth19831984Kinnock13Sam McCluskie1984199214Tom Burlison19921996SmithBeckett (acting)Blair15Margaret Prosser1996200116Jimmy Elsby2001200417Jack Dromey20042010BrownHarman (acting: 1st time)18Diana Holland20102022MilibandHarman (acting: 2nd time)CorbynStarmer19Mike Payne2022IncumbentBurnham

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