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Chief Secretary to the Treasury
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury is 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.
Chief Secretaries to the Treasury
Henry Brooke (October 9 , 1961 - July 13 , 1962 )
John Boyd-Carpenter (July 13 , 1962 - October 16 , 1964 )
John Diamond (October 20 , 1964 - June 19 , 1970 )
Maurice Macmillan (June 23 , 1970 - April 7 , 1972 )
Patrick Jenkin (April 7 , 1972 - January 8 , 1974 )
Tom Boardman (January 8 , 1974 - March 4 , 1974 )
Joel Barnett (March 7 , 1974 - May 4 , 1979 )
John Biffen (May 5 , 1979 - January 5 , 1981 )
Leon Brittan (January 5 , 1981 - June 11 , 1983 )
Peter Rees (June 11 , 1983 - September 2 , 1985 )
John MacGregor (September 2 , 1985 - June 13 , 1987 )
John Major (June 13 , 1987 - July 24 , 1989 )
Norman Lamont (July 24 , 1989 - November 28 , 1990 )
David Mellor (November 28 , 1990 - April 10 , 1992 )
Michael Portillo (April 10 , 1992 - July 20 , 1994 )
Jonathan Aitken (July 20 , 1994 - July 5 , 1995 )
William Waldegrave (July 5 , 1995 - May 2 , 1997 )
Alistair Darling (May 3 , 1997 - July 27 , 1998 )
Stephen Byers (July 27 , 1998 - December 23 , 1998 )
Alan Milburn (December 23 , 1998 - October 11 , 1999 )
Andrew Smith (October 11 , 1999 - May 29 , 2002 )
Paul Boateng (May 29 , 2002 - )