Chief Secretary to the Treasury
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| Chief Secretary to the Treasury in HM Treasury |
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| Incumbent: Yvette Cooper MP Took office: 24 January 2008 |
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| Style: | The Right Honourable |
| Appointed by: | Gordon Brown as Prime Minister |
| First : | Henry Brooke |
| Formation: | (October 8, 1961) |
| United Kingdom |
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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.
The current incumbent is Yvette Cooper, who took this office in January 2008.
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