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. The position is currently held by Gareth Davies.
Office-holders Former office holders include:
Stuart Holland (1987-1989) Sir Oliver Letwin (23 July 1999 - 10 January 2000) Sir David Lidington (8 October 2001 - 1 October 2002) Sir Stephen O'Brien (1 June 2002 - 30 June 2002) Mark Prisk (1 June 2002 - 1 June 2003) Andrew Tyrie (11 November 2003 - 15 March 2004)
NamePortraitEntered officeLeft officePolitical partyLeader of the OppositionMark Field born 196410 May 2005 8 December 2005ConservativeMichael HowardMark Hoban born 19648 December 20056 May 2010David CameronStephen Timms born 195512 May 20108 October 2010LabourHarriet HarmanChris Leslie born 19728 October 20107 October 2013Ed MilibandShabana Mahmood born 1980 7 October 20138 May 2015Alison McGovern born 19808 May 201518 September 2015Harriet HarmanRob Marris born 195518 September 201530 June 2016Jeremy CorbynPeter Dowd born 19576 October 20169 February 2017Anneliese Dodds born 19783 July 20175 April 2020Dan Carden born 19866 April 202015 October 2020Sir Keir StarmerJames Murray born 198316 October 20205 July 2024Nigel Huddleston born 197019 July 20248 November 2024Conservative Rishi SunakGareth Davies born 19708 November 202413 January 2026Conservative Kemi Badenoch
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