First Lord of the Treasury

E1998

The First Lord of the Treasury is a senior British government office that has historically evolved into and is now typically held by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British government office
ministerial office
appliesToJurisdiction United Kingdom
appointedBy Monarch of the United Kingdom
linked to: British monarch
category Ministers of the United Kingdom government
Positions in the British Cabinet
continuesIn United Kingdom constitutional framework
country United Kingdom
governmentBranch executive branch of the United Kingdom
hasCabinetRank senior minister
hasCurrentFunction political leadership of the UK government
hasHistoricalFunction head of the Treasury commission
hasHistoricalOriginIn commissioners of the Treasury
linked to: HM Treasury
hasJurisdictionOver United Kingdom central government finances
hasOfficialInsigniaLocation 10 Downing Street front door
hasPart Junior Lords of the Treasury
Second Lord of the Treasury
hasStatus politically pre‑eminent Treasury office
historicallyAssociatedWith Treasury of the United Kingdom
inception 16th century
isCollegialWith Second Lord of the Treasury
isDeFactoRole Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
isDistinctFrom Chancellor of the Exchequer
isInscribedOn brass letterbox at 10 Downing Street
isMentionedIn United Kingdom constitutional conventions
isOfficeType executive office
political office
isOftenHeldBy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
isStyleUsedOnOfficialDocumentsFor Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
languageOfName English
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity City of Westminster
London
linked to: London, England
nominatedBy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
officeCreatedUnder English Crown
linked to: Kingdom of England
officeHolderUsually Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
oversees HM Treasury
partOf Cabinet of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Cabinet

Government of the United Kingdom
linked to: UK government
precededBy Lord High Treasurer
replaces Lord High Treasurer
reportsTo Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
residence 10 Downing Street
residesInOfficialResidence 10 Downing Street
seat 10 Downing Street
sharesDepartmentWith Chancellor of the Exchequer
style The Right Honourable
traditionallyCombinedWith Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
usedAsTitleBy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

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Robert Walpole positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
United Kingdom headOfGovernment Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
linked to: First Lord of the Treasury
Winston Churchill positionHeld Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
subject linked to: Winston
linked to: First Lord of the Treasury
First Lord of the Admiralty nominatedBy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
linked to: First Lord of the Treasury
First Lord of the Admiralty subordinateTo Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
linked to: First Lord of the Treasury
Chancellor of the Exchequer appointedOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
linked to: First Lord of the Treasury
Chancellor of the Exchequer reportsTo Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
linked to: First Lord of the Treasury
Chancellor of the Exchequer predecessorOffice Lord High Treasurer
linked to: First Lord of the Treasury
Home Secretary appointedBy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
linked to: First Lord of the Treasury
Home Secretary reportsTo Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
linked to: First Lord of the Treasury
First Lord of the Treasury nominatedBy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
linked to: First Lord of the Treasury
First Lord of the Treasury isDeFactoRole Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
linked to: First Lord of the Treasury
HM Treasury reportsTo Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
linked to: First Lord of the Treasury
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
subject linked to: Earl of Orford
Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
John Major positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
Boris Johnson positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
Harold Macmillan positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
George Monck positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
Lord High Treasurer succeededBy First Lord of the Treasury
The Duke of Grafton positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
subject linked to: Earl of Sunderland
Rishi Sunak positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom precededBy First Lord of the Treasury (as primary executive role)
linked to: First Lord of the Treasury
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom typicalConcurrentOffice First Lord of the Treasury
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
subject linked to: Charles Montagu
Sir Robert Walpole positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
subject linked to: Walpole family
Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
Henry Pelham positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
Pitt family notableForOfficeHeldByMembers First Lord of the Treasury
Sir John Lowther positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
Gordon Brown positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
subject linked to: Duke of Newcastle
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
Number 10 associatedWithOffice First Lord of the Treasury
Ramsay MacDonald positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
Lords Commissioners of the Treasury headOfGovernmentBody First Lord of the Treasury
Lords Commissioners of the Treasury hasMember First Lord of the Treasury
Boris Johnson positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
subject linked to: Boris
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
Arthur Balfour positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
Earl Grey positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
First Secretary of State isDifferentFrom First Lord of the Treasury
House of Churchill memberHeldOffice First Lord of the Treasury
Rishi Sunak positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
subject linked to: Sunak
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
Stanley Baldwin positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
subject linked to: Lucy Ridsdale