What is Chief Secretary to the Treasury?
'''The Chief Secretary to the Treasury''' (CST) is the most senior deputy [[finance minister]] in the United Kingdom. The post nominally ranks as the third highest ministerial office in the Treasury. CST is after the [[First Lord of the Treasury]] (being [[Prime Minister]]) and the [[Second Lord of the Treasury]] (being [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]]). However, the role of [[Lord Chancellor of the Exchequer]] is always held by the prime minister, who is nominally only within the Treasury. The office was created in 1961. This was made to share responsibility for representing the Treasury with the [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]]. ==List of Chief Secretaries to the Treasury== *[[Henry Brooke, Baron Brooke of Cumor|Henry Brooke]] (9 October 1961 - 13 July 1962) *[[John Boyd-Carpenter, Baron Boyd-Carpenter|John Boyd-Carpenter]] (13 July 1962 - 16 October 1964) *[[Jack Diamond, Baron Diamond|Jack Diamond]] (16 October 1964 - 19 June 1970) *[[Maurice Macmillan]] (23 June 1970 - 7 April 1972) *[[Patrick Jenkin]] (7 April 1972 - 8 January 1974) *[[Tom Boardman, Baron Boardman|Tom Boardman]] (8 January 1974 - 4 March 1974) *[[Joel Barnett, Baron Barnett|Joel Barnett]] (5 March 1974 - 4 May 1975) *[[John Biffen]] (4 May 1975 - 5 January 1981) *[[Leon Brittan]] (5 January 1981 - 11 June 1983) *[[Peter Rees, Baron Rees|Peter Rees]] (11 June 1983 - 2 September 1985) *[[John MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market|John MacGregor]] (2 September 1985 - 13 June 1987) *[[John Major]] (13 June 1987 - 24 July 1989) *[[Norman Lamont]] (24 July 1989 - 28 November 1990) *[[David Mellor]] (28 November 1990 - 11 April 1992) *[[Michael Portillo]] (11 April 1992 - 20 July 1994) *[[Jonathan Aitken]] (20 July 1994 - 5 May 1995) *[[William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill|William Waldegrave]] (5 July 1995 - 2 May 1997) *[[Alistair Darling]] (3 May 1997 - 27 July 1998) *[[Stephen Byers]] (27 July 1998 - 23 December 1998) *[[Alan Milburn]] (23 December 1998 - 11 October 1999) *[[Andrew Smith (British politician)|Andrew Smith]