Shadow Minister for the Treasury
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The Shadow Minister for the Treasury is a senior opposition frontbench role in UK politics responsible for scrutinising and challenging the government's economic and fiscal policies.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shadow Minister for the City of London | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political office
ⓘ
shadow ministerial position ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| field |
economics
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politics ⓘ public finance ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
budget scrutiny
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public spending oversight (from opposition) ⓘ tax policy debate ⓘ |
| inception | 20th century (approximate, UK opposition practice) ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
London
NERFINISHED
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Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHoldersMustBe | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| opposes |
Chancellor of the Exchequer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HM Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Official Opposition frontbench
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UK Shadow Cabinet structure ⓘ |
| positionHeldIn | House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
challenging HM Treasury ministers
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developing opposition economic policy ⓘ responding to Treasury statements in Parliament ⓘ scrutiny of government economic policy ⓘ scrutiny of government fiscal policy ⓘ |
| sector | government and politics ⓘ |
| side | Opposition ⓘ |
| usedIn | Westminster system of government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other members of the Shadow Treasury team ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Shadow Minister for the City of London