Commercial Secretary to the Treasury

United Kingdom
Commercial Secretary to the Treasury

Royal Arms as used by Her Majesty's Government
Incumbent
vacant

since June 2017
HM Treasury
Appointer Elizabeth II
Inaugural holder The Lord Sassoon
Formation May 2010
Website HM Treasury

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury is a United Kingdom Government ministerial post in HM Treasury which ranks at Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State level.[1] On the resignation of Lord O'Neill of Gatley in September 2016, the office ceased to be in use for three months, but Lord Young of Cookham was named to serve as Treasury spokesman in the House of Lords.[2] The Baroness Neville-Rolfe was appointed as Commercial Secretary on 21 December 2016;[3] her appointment ended in June 2017.[4]

List of office holders

Colour key (for political parties):
  Conservative

Name Portrait Term of office Political party Prime Minister Chancellor
The Lord Sassoon May 2010 3 January 2013 Conservative Cameron
(Coalition)
Osborne
The Lord Deighton 3 January 2013 14 May 2015 Conservative
The Lord O'Neill of Gatley 14 May 2015 23 September 2016 Conservative Cameron
(II)
May
(I)
Hammond
Office not in use 23 September  21 December 2016
The Baroness Neville-Rolfe 21 December 2016 13 June 2017[4] Conservative
Office not in use[4] 13 June 2017[4]  present May
(II)

References

  1. "Her Majesty's Government". number10.co.uk. 19 May 2010. Archived from the original on 17 May 2010.
  2. "Resignation of Lord O'Neill and PM response". 10 Downing Street. 23 September 2016.
  3. "Ministerial appointments: 21 December 2016". 10 Downing Street. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Parliament — Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Accessed 21 June 2017)


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