chancellor of the exchequer
noun phrase
often capitalized C&E
: a member of the British cabinet in charge of the public income and expenditure
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The announcement was made by Rachel Reeves, the chancellor of the exchequer, during her first budget since the Labour party took power, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
In late 2023, the British Museum’s trustees—chaired by the ex-UK chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne—accepted a $65 million donation from oil giant BP.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 16 Sep. 2024
She is expected to become the U.K.'s first female chancellor of the exchequer, taking over from Jeremy Hunt.
—NBC News, 5 July 2024
Starmer has made sure of that, as has his future chancellor of the exchequer, Rachel Reeves, a former economist for the Bank of England who has taken pains to get Britain’s banking and finance community on side.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 2 July 2024
Loyal to former Prime Minister Johnson, Sunak was appointed chancellor of the exchequer, or finance minister in February 2020, just before the world began to shut down due to Covid-19.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 2 July 2024
In 1997, however, the leader of the Labour opposition, Tony Blair, and the shadow chancellor of the exchequer, Gordon Brown, inherited a strong economy with low levels of public debt and a benign international system.
—Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 30 Apr. 2024
Similarly, for a while, George Osbourne, former chancellor of the exchequer (finance chief) for the U.K. government, took a role as a senior adviser to the giant U.S.-based fund management company Black Rock.
—Simon Constable, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2024
In mid-February 2020, Johnson, having won his landslide, rewarded Sunak by appointing him chancellor of the exchequer.
—Dominic Green, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
In late 2023, the British Museum’s trustees—chaired by the ex-UK chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne—accepted a $65 million donation from oil giant BP.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 16 Sep. 2024
She is expected to become the U.K.'s first female chancellor of the exchequer, taking over from Jeremy Hunt.
—NBC News, 5 July 2024
Starmer has made sure of that, as has his future chancellor of the exchequer, Rachel Reeves, a former economist for the Bank of England who has taken pains to get Britain’s banking and finance community on side.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 2 July 2024
Loyal to former Prime Minister Johnson, Sunak was appointed chancellor of the exchequer, or finance minister in February 2020, just before the world began to shut down due to Covid-19.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 2 July 2024
In 1997, however, the leader of the Labour opposition, Tony Blair, and the shadow chancellor of the exchequer, Gordon Brown, inherited a strong economy with low levels of public debt and a benign international system.
—Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 30 Apr. 2024
Similarly, for a while, George Osbourne, former chancellor of the exchequer (finance chief) for the U.K. government, took a role as a senior adviser to the giant U.S.-based fund management company Black Rock.
—Simon Constable, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2024
In mid-February 2020, Johnson, having won his landslide, rewarded Sunak by appointing him chancellor of the exchequer.
—Dominic Green, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
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