Lords Commissioners of the Treasury

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collegial body government office

The Lords Commissioners of the Treasury are a group of British government ministers who collectively exercise the powers of the historic office of Lord High Treasurer, overseeing the Treasury and public finances.

Aliases (1)

Lord Commissioner of the Treasury ×1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	collegial body → government office →
appliesToJurisdiction	United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
appointedBy	Monarch of the United Kingdom →
ceremonialRole	represented in royal signings of certain financial documents →
constitutingInstrument	royal commission →
country	United Kingdom →
hasFunction	advise the Crown on financial matters → exercise powers of the Lord High Treasurer → oversee HM Treasury → supervise public finances →
hasHistoricalPrecursor	Lord High Treasurer → Treasurer of England → Treasurer of the Exchequer →
hasMember	First Lord of the Treasury → Junior Lords of the Treasury → Second Lord of the Treasury →
hasPart	Treasury Board (historical) →
headOfGovernmentBody	First Lord of the Treasury →
inception	17th century →
jurisdiction	public revenue of the United Kingdom →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legalForm	commission →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	City of Westminster →
location	HM Treasury →
officeHeldBy	Chancellor of the Exchequer → Government whips in the House of Commons → Prime Minister of the United Kingdom →
oversees	collection of taxes → management of public expenditure → national budgetary policy →
partOf	British Cabinet system → Government of the United Kingdom →
replaces	Lord High Treasurer →
residence	10 Downing Street → 11 Downing Street →
seat	London →
subordinateTo	Monarch of the United Kingdom → Parliament of the United Kingdom →
traditionallyIncludes	members of the House of Commons →
uses	Royal sign-manual →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Junior Lords of the Treasury → Junior Lords of the Treasury ("Lord Commissioner of the Treasury") →	relatedPosition
Government Whips Office →	hasPart
Lord High Treasurer →	succeededBy