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The chancellor of the exchequer, often abbreviated to chancellor, [3] is a senior minister of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom, and the head of His Majesty’s Treasury. As one of the four Great Offices of State , the chancellor is a high-ranking member of the British Cabinet .
Baron of the Exchequer; 9 April 1783 23 December 1783 — Fox–North (Whig–Tory) — Edward Thurlow 1st Baron Thurlow: 23 December 1783 15 June 1792 Tory: Pitt I: Baron Thurlow in 1792 In commission: James Eyre, Chief Baron of the Exchequer; William Henry Ashurst, Justice of the King's Bench; John Wilson, Justice of the Common Pleas; 15 June ...
Rachel Jane Reeves (born 13 February 1979) is a British politician who has served as Chancellor of the Exchequer since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party, she has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds West and Pudsey, formerly Leeds West, since 2010.
Rachel Reeves became Chancellor of the Exchequer on 5 July 2024, upon her appointment by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, following Labour's victory in the 2024 general election. She succeeded Conservative chancellor Jeremy Hunt, and became the first woman to hold the office of Chancellor in its 708-year history. [1]
Rachel Reeves is making history as the first female Chancellor of the Exchequer to deliver a budget on Wednesday (30 October). Ever since William Gladstone in the 1860s, the Chancellor of the ...
In 2020, Sunak was promoted to Chancellor of the Exchequer. During his time in the position, Sunak was prominent in the government's financial response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impact, including the furlough and Eat Out to Help Out schemes, and was also prominent in the government's response to the cost-of living crisis. As ...
Following Truss's appointment as Prime Minister, she appointed Kwarteng as Chancellor of the Exchequer. He was the first black Chancellor. [5] On 23 September 2022, he announced a set of economic policies named "The Growth Plan 2022" in what the Treasury described as a "fiscal event"; this was dubbed a "mini-budget" by the media.
Following the general election on 4 July, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer appointed Rachel Reeves as Chancellor of the Exchequer, thus making Reeves the first female Chancellor in the 708 year history of HM Treasury. [15] Starmer appointed women to a record half of the Cabinet, including three of the five top positions in the British government.