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Revision as of 19:50, 24 June 2018

Secretary of State for the Treasury
Coat of Arms of Sanctaria
Niamh Winters MP
Incumbent
Niamh Winters

since 01 February 2018
Style
  • The Right Honourable
    (formal)
  • Mister/Madam Secretary
    (spoken)
  • His/Her Excellency
    (in international correspondence)
Member of
  • House of Deputies
  • Cabinet
Reports toPrime Minister of Sanctaria
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerPresident of Sanctaria
on the advice of the Prime Minister, and the consent of the Senate
Term lengthAt the Prime Minister's Pleasure
No fixed term
Formation19 November 1974
First holderJohn Skeffing MP
as Secretary for Finance
SalaryS£280,000
Websitetreasury.gov.sct

The Secretary of State for the Treasury, less formally known as the Secretary of the Treasury or Treasury Secretary, is the head of the Sanctarian Treasury, which is concerned with financial and monetary matters in the Divine Republic. The current Secretary for the Treasury is Niamh Winters MP who was appointed to the post on 01 February 2018; Secretary Winters is concurrently serving as Deputy Prime Minister.

Prior to 11 September 2015, the position Secretary of State for the Treasury was instead called the Secretary of State for Finance, and the Treasury was called the Department of Finance.

Overview

The Secretary for the Treasury is the principal economic advisor to the Prime Minister and plays a critical role in policy-making by bringing an economic and government financial policy perspective to issues facing the government. The Secretary is responsible for formulating and recommending domestic and international financial, economic, and tax policy, participating in the formulation of broad fiscal policies that have general significance for the economy, managing the public debt, and the creation of the annual Budget.

It is often seen as, along with the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, as the most senior and prestigious post one can hold in Government.

Budget

One of the most important aspects of the Secretary's work is the creation of the annual Budget which is announced to the House of Deputies in a speech. In the Budget the Secretary details the Government's spending programme for the coming year. The Budget consists of:

  • a Financial Statement to the House of Deputies,
  • Budgetary Measures,
  • Budget Statistics and Tables, and
  • various financial resolutions.

List of office holders

Key

Secretary of State for Finance

No. Portrait Name
(Birth—Death)
Government Term of office
1 John Skeffing 1st 19 November
1974
17 September
1979
2 Richard Kelsey
(1907—1988)
17 September
1979
03 November
1981
2nd 06 December
1981
28 February
1984
3 Karl Adams 28 February
1984
17 October
1986
4 Andrew Burham 3rd 29 November
1986
06 November
1993
5 Stuart Payne 4th 12 December
1993
08 November
2000
6 Audrey Bennet 5th 01 December
2000
04 November
2007
7 Mark Kindle
(b.1969)
6th 13 December
2007
18 December
2010
8 File:Gina Salmons Gina Salmons 18 December
2010
05 February
2013
9 Jason Reid 7th 01 March
2013
11 September
2015

Secretary of State for the Treasury

— Jason Reid 7th 11 September
2015
12 January
2018
10 Niamh Winters 8th 01 March
2018
Incumbent

References