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UK post created in 1961 to relieve some of the increasing workload on the chancellor of the exchequer. The chief secretary monitors each department's spending plans, and helps set departmental budgets for the annual spending round.
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury is the second most senior ministerial position in HM Treasury, after the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The office holder is usually given 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.
The current incumbent is Andy Burnham, who took this office in June 2007.
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