Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

The Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is a position in the British Shadow Cabinet, appointed by the Leader of the Opposition. The post involves holding the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to account, who has control over the estates and rents of the Duchy of Lancaster.[1] The position was re-established by Keir Starmer in April 2020, replacing the position of Shadow Lord President of the Council last held by Jon Trickett, which was split from Shadow Leader of the House of Commons by former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Incumbent
Rachel Reeves
since 5 April 2020
Shadow Cabinet
AppointerLeader of the Opposition
PrecursorShadow Lord President of the Council (2015-2020)
Formation18 July 1992
First holderMo Mowlam
WebsiteThe Labour Party

The position is currently held by Rachel Reeves, Labour MP for Leeds West.[2][3] She was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet in April 2020 by Keir Starmer, and shadows Conservative MP Michael Gove.[4]

List of Shadow Chancellors of the Duchy of Lancaster
Name Term Start Term End Concurrent Position Political party Leader of the Opposition
Mo Mowlam 18 July 1992 29 September 1992 Shadow Minister for the Citizen's Charter Labour John Smith
Michael Meacher 21 October 1993 20 October 1994
Margaret Beckett (acting)
Ann Taylor 20 October 1994 19 October 1995 Tony Blair
Derek Foster 19 October 1995 2 May 1997
Michael Heseltine 2 May 1997 19 June 1997 Deputy Leader of the Opposition

Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry

 Conservative John Major
Gillian Shephard 19 June 1997 1 June 1998 Shadow Leader of the House of Commons William Hague
George Young 1 June 1998 15 June 1999 Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
15 June 1999 26 September 2000 Constitutional Affairs spokesman
Angela Browning 26 September 2000 14 September 2001 Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

Constitutional Affairs spokesman

Eric Forth 14 September 2001 11 November 2003 Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Iain Duncan Smith
Vacant 11 November 2003 8 December 2005 Vacant
Oliver Heald 8 December 2005 2 July 2007 Shadow Secretary of State for Justice Conservative David Cameron
Francis Maude 2 July 2007 11 May 2010 Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office Conservative
Vacant 11 May 2010 5 April 2020 Vacant
Rachel Reeves 5 April 2020 Incumbent Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office Labour Keir Starmer

See also

References
  1. "Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster". GOV.UK. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. "Keir Starmer announces senior Shadow Cabinet appointments". The Labour Party. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. "Keir Starmer gives Lisa Nandy foreign brief on new Labour frontbench". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  4. "Keir Starmer's new shadow cabinet unveiled". The Mirror. Retrieved 5 April 2020.


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