John Glen appointed Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Tuesday, 25 October 2022 01:00

Salisbury's MP, John Glen, has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

The announcement came from Downing Street this evening (25th October 2022) as the new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, appoints his Cabinet.

John Glen MP @JohnGlenUK has been appointed Chief Secretary to the Treasury @HMTreasury.

He will attend Cabinet. #Reshuffle pic.twitter.com/WiI8lTK0hH
— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) October 25, 2022

The Chief Secretary is responsible for public expenditure. Some of Glen's new responsibilities will include:

spending reviews and strategic planningefficiency and value for money in public servicepublic sector pay and pensionsinfrastructure spendinghousing and planningwomen in the economyskills, labour market policy and childcare policy, including tax-free childcaretax credits policystate pensions/ pensioner benefits

Commenting on his appointment, John said, “This is a tremendous honour and I recognise the enormous responsibility that comes with this position, particularly as I will now be attending Cabinet.

"Although I will be very focussed on my new role in the Treasury, I remain unwavering in my commitment to Salisbury and will continue maintain a high level of engagement with constituents and the concerns they raise.”

Previously, Glen was the Minister of State (Economic Secretary) to the Treasury between 17th September 2021 and 6th July 2022. He will take over from Edward Argar.

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