Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer

The shadow chancellor of the exchequer is the member of the Shadow Cabinet who is responsible for shadowing the chancellor of the exchequer. The person is hired for the job by the leader of the Opposition. It is often seen as the second-most senior position, unless a shadow deputy prime minister is chosen. 

 List of shadow chancellors 
 Name Portrait Term of office Party Shadow Cabinet Rab Butler 76x76px 10 December 1950 26 October 1951 Conservative  Hugh Gaitskell75x75px 26 October 1951 14 December 1955 Labour Attlee Harold Wilson 75x75px 14 December 1955 2 November 1961 Gaitskell James Callaghan 81x81px 2 November 1961 15 October 1964 Wilson I Reginald Maudling 15 October 1964 16 February 1965Baston 2004, 246 Conservative Douglas-Home Edward Heath 72x72px 16 February 1965Baston 2004, 246 11 November 1965 Heath I Iain Macleod 75x75px 11 November 1965 20 June 1970 Roy Jenkins 81x81px 20 June 1970 19 April 1972 Labour Wilson II Denis Healey 60px 19 April 1972 4 March 1974 Robert Carr 72px 4 March 1974 11 February 1975 Conservative Heath II Sir Geoffrey Howe 60px 11 February 1975 4 May 1979 Thatcher Denis Healey 60px 4 May 1979 8 December 1980 Labour Callaghan Peter Shore 8 December 1980 31 October 1983 Foot Roy Hattersley 60px 31 October 1983 13 July 1987 Kinnock John Smith 13 July 1987 24 July 1992Gordon Brown76x76px|Gordon Brown24 July 19922 May 1997 Smith Beckett Blair Ken Clarke 80x80px 2 May 1997 11 June 1997 Conservative Major Peter Lilley 80x80px 11 June 1997 2 June 1998 Hague Francis Maude 60px 2 June 1998 1 February 2000 Michael Portillo 60px 1 February 2000 18 September 2001 Michael Howard 80x80px 18 September 2001 6 November 2003 Duncan Smith Oliver Letwin 60px 6 November 2003 10 May 2005 Howard George Osborne 87x87px 10 May 2005 11 May 2010 Cameron Alistair Darling 60px 11 May 2010 8 October 2010 Labour Harman I Alan Johnson 60px 8 October 2010 20 January 2011 Miliband Ed Balls 60px 20 January 2011 11 May 2015 Chris Leslie 60px 11 May 2015 12 September 2015 Harman II John McDonnell 60px 13 September 2015 5 April 2020 Corbyn Anneliese Dodds 60px 5 April 2020 9 May 2021 Starmer Rachel Reeves 60px 9 May 2021 5 July 2024Jeremy Hunt60px8 July 20244 November 2024 Conservative SunakMel Stride60px4 November 2024Incumbent Badenoch

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Category:Politics of the United Kingdom