Commercial Secretary to the Treasury

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury is a United Kingdom Government ministerial post in HM Treasury which usually ranks at Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State level - though during Baroness Neville-Rolfe’s tenure, it was of Minister of State level.^[1] On the resignation of Lord O'Neill of Gatley in September 2016, the office ceased to be in use for three months, but Lord Young of Cookham was named to serve as Treasury spokesman in the House of Lords.^[2] The Baroness Neville-Rolfe was appointed as Commercial Secretary on 21 December 2016;^[3] her appointment ended in June 2017.^[4]

United Kingdom Commercial Secretary to the Treasury
Royal Arms as used by Her Majesty's Government
HM Treasury
Appointer	The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Inaugural holder	The Lord Sassoon
Formation	11 May 2010
Abolished	13 June 2017
Website	HM Treasury

List of office holders

Colour key (for political parties):
  Conservative

Portrait		Name	Term of office		Political party	Prime Minister		Chancellor
		James Sassoon The Lord Sassoon	May 2010	3 January 2013	Conservative		Cameron (Coalition)	Osborne
		Paul Deighton The Lord Deighton	3 January 2013	14 May 2015	Conservative
		Jim O'Neill The Lord O'Neill of Gatley	14 May 2015	23 September 2016	Conservative		Cameron (II)
							May (I)	Hammond
Office not in use			23 September 2016 – 21 December 2016		N/A
		Lucy Neville-Rolfe The Baroness Neville-Rolfe	21 December 2016	13 June 2017[4]	Conservative
Office not in use			13 June 2017 – current		N/A		May (II)

References

1. "Her Majesty's Government". number10.co.uk. 19 May 2010. Archived from the original on 17 May 2010.
2. "Resignation of Lord O'Neill and PM response". 10 Downing Street. 23 September 2016.
3. "Ministerial appointments: 21 December 2016". 10 Downing Street. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
4. Parliament — Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Accessed 21 June 2017)