Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
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The Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer is the senior opposition politician responsible for scrutinising and challenging the UK government's economic and fiscal policies, and for presenting an alternative financial strategy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer canonical | 10 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Kingdom political office
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political office ⓘ |
| aim |
to hold the government to account on economic performance
ⓘ
to present an alternative financial strategy to the government ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Leader of the Opposition (UK)
ⓘ
surface form:
Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
|
| correspondsTo | Chancellor of the Exchequer ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| domain |
economics
ⓘ
macroeconomic policy ⓘ public expenditure policy ⓘ public finance ⓘ taxation policy ⓘ |
| hasCounterpart | Finance spokespersons in other Westminster systems ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Treasury-related opposition policy
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economic policy of the Opposition ⓘ fiscal policy of the Opposition ⓘ |
| inception | 20th century ⓘ |
| isPartOfSystem |
UK shadow cabinet system
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Westminster system ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster parliamentary system
|
| isShadowOf | Chancellor of the Exchequer ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)
ⓘ
surface form:
Shadow Cabinet of the United Kingdom
|
| officeHolderRole |
senior economic spokesperson of the Opposition
ⓘ
shadow economic policymaker ⓘ shadow finance minister ⓘ |
| partOf |
Official Opposition (United Kingdom)
ⓘ
Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom) ⓘ
surface form:
Shadow Cabinet of the United Kingdom
|
| politicalAlignment | Official Opposition party ⓘ |
| positionHeldInOrganization |
Official Opposition (United Kingdom)
ⓘ
surface form:
Official Opposition frontbench
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| reportsTo |
Leader of the Opposition (UK)
ⓘ
surface form:
Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
|
| requiresQualification | membership of the House of Commons ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
developing alternative economic strategy
ⓘ
developing alternative fiscal strategy ⓘ opposition budget proposals ⓘ opposition stance on borrowing and debt ⓘ opposition stance on financial regulation ⓘ opposition stance on macroeconomic policy ⓘ opposition stance on monetary policy framework ⓘ opposition stance on public spending ⓘ opposition stance on taxation ⓘ responding to the Autumn Statement ⓘ responding to the Budget ⓘ scrutiny of government economic policy ⓘ scrutiny of government fiscal policy ⓘ |
| seat | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| typicalActivity |
media appearances on economic issues
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parliamentary debates on the economy ⓘ preparing alternative budgets ⓘ |
| typicalOfficeHolder | senior Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | English ⓘ |
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