Chief Secretary to the Treasury

United Kingdom
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Incumbent
Darren Jones
since 5 July 2024
His Majesty's Treasury
StyleThe Right Honourable
Reports toChancellor of the Exchequer
Prime Minister
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerThe Monarch
(on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Formation8 October 1961
First holderHenry Brooke
Salary£121,326 per annum (2022)[1]
(including £86,584 MP salary)[2]
WebsiteOfficial Website

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury is a senior ministerial office in the government of the United Kingdom and is the second most senior ministerial office in HM Treasury, after the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The office holder is always a full member or attendee of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.

The office was created in 1961 to share the burden of representing HM Treasury with the chancellor.[citation needed]

The minister is shadowed by the Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury who sits on the Official Opposition frontbench.

  1. ^ "Salaries of Members of His Majesty's Government – Financial Year 2022–23" (PDF). 15 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Pay and expenses for MPs". parliament.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2022.