Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury

The shadow economic secretary to the treasury is a position in the Official Opposition frontbench.

Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury
Style	Shadow Economic Secretary (informal) Shadow Minister (formal)
Member of	Official Opposition frontbench
Appointer	Leader of the Opposition
Formation	11 May 2010
First holder	David Hanson

The shadow minister is the opposite number to the economic secretary to the treasury, holding them and the treasury to account.^[1] Led by the shadow chancellor of the exchequer and the shadow chief secretary to the treasury, they are a junior opposition spokesperson for the Treasury.

List of shadow ministers

Name		Portrait	Term of office		Party	Opposition Leader
	David Hanson MP for Delyn		11 May 2010	25 September 2010	Labour	Harriet Harman
			25 September 2010	7 October 2011	Labour	Ed Miliband
	Cathy Jamieson[2][3] MP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun		7 October 2011	11 October 2013	Labour
	Catherine McKinnell[4][5] MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North		11 October 2013[6]	8 May 2015	Labour
	Alison McGovern MP for Wirral South		8 May 2015	14 September 2015	Labour	Harriet Harman
	Richard Burgon MP for Leeds East		18 September 2015	27 June 2016	Labour	Jeremy Corbyn
	Jonathan Reynolds MP for Stalybridge and Hyde		6 October 2016	6 April 2020	Labour
	Pat McFadden[7] MP for Wolverhampton South East		9 April 2020	29 November 2021	Labour	Keir Starmer
	Tulip Siddiq MP for Hampstead and Kilburn		4 December 2021	5 July 2024	Labour
	Alan Mak MP for Havant		18 July 2024		Conservative	Rishi Sunak

External links

• Guide to UK Policy Shapers and Influencers 2014
• Labour Shadow Team: HM Treasury