Minister of State for the Treasury explained

The Minister of State for the Treasury was a junior position in the HM Treasury, occasionally used in the British government. The title has not been used since May 2010, with some responsibilities passed to the Commercial Secretary to the Treasury and later the Minister of State for Efficiency and Transformation, a joint office with HM Treasury and the Cabinet Office.

Responsibilities

Supporting the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to deliver cross-government efficiency and public sector transformation improvements including:

List of ministers

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NamePortraitEntered officeLeft officePolitical partyNotes
Dick Taverne6 April 1968 13 October 1969LabourMinister of State for the Treasury
Bill Rodgers13 October 1969 19 June 1970Labour
Terence Higgins23 June 1970 7 April 1972Conservative
John Nott7 April 1972 4 March 1974Conservative
Robert Sheldon18 October 1974 17 June 1975Labour
Denzil Davies17 June 1975 4 May 1979Labour
Peter Rees6 May 1979 14 September 1981Conservative
The Lord Cockfield6 May 1979 6 April 1982Conservative
Jock Bruce-Gardyne15 September 1981 11 November 1981Conservative
Barney Hayhoe11 November 1981 2 September 1985Conservative
John Wakeham6 April 1982 9 June 1983Conservative
Ian Gow2 September 1985 19 November 1985Conservative
Hon. Peter Brooke19 November 1985 13 June 1987Conservative
Office not in use 13 June 1987 28 November 1990
Gillian Shephard28 November 1990 11 April 1992ConservativeMinister of State for the Treasury
John Cope14 April 1992 20 July 1994ConservativeMinister of State for the Treasury
also Paymaster General
Anthony Nelson20 July 1994 6 July 1995ConservativeMinister of State for the Treasury
David Heathcoat-Amory20 July 1994 20 July 1996ConservativeMinister of State for the Treasury
also Paymaster General
Office not in use 20 July 1996 25 January 2008
Liam Byrne25 January 2008 3 October 2008LabourMinister of State for Revenue Protection at the Border
Phil Woolas5 October 2008 6 May 2010LabourMinister of State for the Treasury
Office not in use6 May 2010 Present