Chief Secretary to the Treasury in HM Treasury
Incumbent: Liam Byrne
Style:	The Right Honourable
Appointed by:	Gordon Brown as Prime Minister
First :	Henry Brooke
Formation:	(8 October 1961)

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The Chief Secretary to the Treasury is the second most senior ministerial position in HM Treasury, after the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The office holder is usually given a junior position in the British Cabinet. It was created in 1961, to share the burden of representing the Treasury with the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

The position's responsibilities include negotiating with departments about budget allocations, public sector pay, welfare reform, and procurement policy.

Liam Byrne is the current holder of the office, having been appointed in the 5 June 2009 reshuffle.

[edit] Chief Secretaries to the Treasury

Henry Brooke	9 October 1961	13 July 1962
John Boyd-Carpenter	13 July 1962	16 October 1964
John Diamond	20 October 1964	19 June 1970
Maurice Macmillan	23 June 1970	7 April 1972
Patrick Jenkin	7 April 1972	8 January 1974
Thomas Boardman	8 January 1974	4 March 1974
Joel Barnett	7 March 1974	4 May 1979
John Biffen	5 May 1979	5 January 1981
Leon Brittan	5 January 1981	11 June 1983
Peter Rees	11 June 1983	2 September 1985
John MacGregor	2 September 1985	13 June 1987
John Major	13 June 1987	24 July 1989
Norman Lamont	24 July 1989	28 November 1990
David Mellor	28 November 1990	10 April 1992
Michael Portillo	10 April 1992	20 July 1994
Jonathan Aitken	20 July 1994	5 July 1995
William Waldegrave	5 July 1995	2 May 1997
Alistair Darling	3 May 1997	27 July 1998
Stephen Byers	27 July 1998	23 December 1998
Alan Milburn	23 December 1998	11 October 1999
Andrew Smith	11 October 1999	29 May 2002
Paul Boateng	29 May 2002	6 May 2005
Des Browne	6 May 2005	5 May 2006
Stephen Timms	5 May 2006	27 June 2007
Andy Burnham	28 June 2007	24 January 2008
Yvette Cooper	24 January 2008	5 June 2009
Liam Byrne	5 June 2009	Present

[edit] See also

• Secretary to the Treasury
• Financial Secretary to the Treasury
• Economic Secretary to the Treasury

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