Alex Constantine - August 1, 2014
Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Current role holder:
- The Rt Hon George Osborne MP
Responsibilities
The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the government’s chief financial minister and as such is responsible for raising revenue through taxation or borrowing and for controlling public spending. He has overall responsibility for the work of the Treasury.
The Chancellor’s responsibilities cover:
- fiscal policy (including the presenting of the annual Budget)
- monetary policy, setting inflation targets
- ministerial arrangements (in his role as Second Lord of the Treasury)
Current role holder: The Rt Hon George Osborne MP
George Osborne became Chancellor of the Exchequer in May 2010. He has been the Conservative MP for Tatton, Cheshire since June 2001.
Education
He was born and educated in London, studying modern history at Oxford University.
Political career
George worked as Political Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition before being elected to Parliament. He entered Parliament as the youngest Conservative MP in the House of Commons.
After serving on the Public Accounts Committee and holding a number shadow ministerial posts, he was appointed to the position of Shadow Chancellor in 2005, aged 33, where he served opposite Chancellors Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling until 2010.
In 2005 he successfully ran David Cameron’s campaign to become Leader of the Conservative Party. Following the 2010 Election he was part of the small Conservative negotiating team during the discussions that led to the formation of the Coalition Government. In May 2010 he became Chancellor of the Exchequer.
He was the youngest Chancellor to take office since Randolph Churchill in 1886.
Personal life
George is married to the writer Frances Osborne. They have 2 children.
Woman arrested after posting photo of George Osborne at Dominatrix’s flat
30 Jul 2014
(not satire – it’s the UK today!)
A woman was arrested today after posting a photograph on Twitter of chancellor George Osborne at her flat when she worked as a madame at an escort agency.
Natalie Rowe posted this photo on Twitter just two days ago:
Then today Natalie was arrested by the police for “abusive behaviour”:
Natalie’s home was also searched last year by police after she tried to publish her memoirs in which she mentions Osborne took cocaine and used her services as a dominatrix called Miss Whiplash:
Cops raid home of ex-vice madam about to tell all on wild parties involving top Tories
Of course this could all be coincidence.
Or perhaps more proof – if any more were needed – that our police are being used to protect politicians’ reputations rather than catching criminals?
UPDATE: Natalie has posted another photo of Osborne – this time off his head dancing to Spandau Ballet apparently:
Dominatrix posts new photo of George Osborne dancing to Spandau Ballet in her flat