Treasurer of the Household

The Treasurer of the Household is a member of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. The position is usually held by one of the government deputy Chief Whips in the House of Commons. The current holder of the office is Mark Tami MP.^[1]

The position had its origin in the office of Treasurer (or Keeper) of the Wardrobe and was ranked second after the Lord Steward. The office was often staffed by the promotion of the Comptroller of the Household. On occasion (e.g. 1488–1503) the office was vacant for a considerable period and its duties undertaken by the Cofferer of the Household. By the end of the 17th century the office of Treasurer was more or less a sinecure,^[2] and in the 18th and 19th centuries it was usually occupied by peers who were members of the Government.^[3] The Treasurer was automatically a member of the privy council.^{[citation needed]}^[when?] They were a member of the Board of Green Cloth until that was abolished by reform of local government licensing in 2004 under section 195 of the Licensing Act 2003.

On state occasions, the Treasurer of the Household (in common with certain other senior officers of the Household) carries a white staff of office.^[4]

Treasurers of the Household

15th century

John Tiptoft, 1st Baron Tiptoft 1406–1408^[5]
Roger Leche 1413–1416^[6]
Walter Beauchamp 1421–1430
Sir John Tyrrell of Heron May 1431 – April 1437
John Popham 1437–1439^[7]
Sir Roger Fiennes 1439–1446^[8]
John Stourton, 1st Baron Stourton 1446–1453^[9]
Sir Thomas Tuddenham 1458^[10]
Sir John Fogge 1461–1468^[11]^[12]
Sir John Howard 1468–1474.^[13]
Sir John Elrington 1474–1483
Sir William Hopton 1483–1484
Sir Richard Croft 1484–1488
vacant 1488 on: office performed by cofferers:
- John Payne 1488–1492
- William Fisher 1492–1494
- William Cope 1494-?1508 (died 1513)

16th century

Sir Andrew Windsor 1513
Sir Thomas Lovell 1502 (by)-c. 1519
Sir Edward Poynings 1519–1521
Sir Thomas Boleyn 1521–1525
Sir William FitzWilliam 1525–1537
Sir William Paulet 1537–1539
Sir Thomas Cheney 1539–1558
Sir Thomas Parry 1559–1560
vacant 1560–1570
Sir Francis Knollys 1570–1596
Roger North, 2nd Baron North 1596–1600

20th century

Portrait	Name	Term of office		Party
	Victor Cavendish	1900	1903	Conservative (Lib.U)	Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
	Victor Cavendish	1900	1903		Arthur Balfour
	James Hamilton, Marquess of Hamilton	1903	1905		Arthur Balfour
	Sir Edward Strachey, Bt	1905	1909	Liberal Party	Henry Campbell-Bannerman
	Sir Edward Strachey, Bt	1905	1909		H. H. Asquith
	William Dudley Ward	1909	1912
	Frederick Edward Guest	1912	1915
	James Hope	1915	1916	Conservative (UUP)
	James Hope	1915	1916		David Lloyd George
	James Craig	28 December 1916	22 January 1918
vacancy		22 January 1918	June 1918
	Robert Sanders	1918	1919	Conservative
	Bolton Eyres-Monsell	1919	1921
	George Gibbs	1921	1924
					Bonar Law
					Stanley Baldwin
	Thomas Griffiths	1924	1924	Labour	Ramsay MacDonald
	George Gibbs	1924	1928	Conservative	Stanley Baldwin
	George Hennessy	1928	1929	Conservative	Stanley Baldwin
	Ben Smith	1929	1931	Labour	Ramsay MacDonald
	George Hennessy	1931		Conservative
	Sir Frederick Thomson, 1st Baronet	1931	21 April 1935	Conservative (Scot.U)
	Sir Frederick Penny, Bt	1935	1937	Conservative
	Sir Frederick Penny, Bt	1935	1937		Stanley Baldwin
	Sir Lambert Ward	1 June 1937	1937		Neville Chamberlain
	Arthur Hope	15 October 1937	1939
	Charles Waterhouse	11 April 1939	1939
	Robert Grimston	14 November 1939	1942
	Robert Grimston	14 November 1939	1942		Winston Churchill
	Sir James Edmondson	1942	1945		Winston Churchill
	George Mathers	1945	1946	Labour	Clement Attlee
	Arthur Pearson	1946	1951	Labour	Clement Attlee
	Cedric Drewe	1951	1955	Conservative	Winston Churchill
	Tam Galbraith	1955	1957		Anthony Eden
	Hendrie Oakshott	1957	1959		Harold Macmillan
	Peter Legh	1959	1960
	Edward Wakefield	1960	1962
	Michael Hughes-Young	1962	1964
	Michael Hughes-Young	1962	1964		Alec Douglas-Home
	Sydney Irving	1964	1966	Labour	Harold Wilson
	John Silkin	1966
	Charles Grey	1966	1969
	Charles Richard Morris	1969	1970
	Humphrey Atkins	1970	1973	Conservative	Ted Heath
	Bernard Weatherill	1973	1974	Conservative	Ted Heath
	Walter Harrison	1974	1979	Labour	Harold Wilson
	Walter Harrison	1974	1979	Labour	James Callaghan
	John Stradling Thomas	1979	1983	Conservative	Margaret Thatcher
	Anthony Berry	1983
	John Cope	1983	1987
	David Hunt	1987	1989
	Tristan Garel-Jones	1989	1990
	Alastair Goodlad	14 July 1990	15 April 1992
	Alastair Goodlad	14 July 1990	15 April 1992		John Major
	David Heathcoat-Amory	1992	1993
	Greg Knight	1993	1996
	Andrew MacKay	1996	2 May 1997
	George Mudie	2 May 1997	1998	Labour	Tony Blair
	Keith Bradley	1998	2001	Labour	Tony Blair

21st century

Name	Term of office		Party
Keith Hill	8 June 2001	13 June 2003	Labour	Tony Blair
Bob Ainsworth	13 June 2003	28 June 2007	Labour	Tony Blair
Nick Brown	28 June 2007	3 October 2008	Labour	Gordon Brown
Tommy McAvoy	5 October 2008	11 May 2010	Labour	Gordon Brown
Sir John Randall	11 May 2010	6 October 2013	Conservative	David Cameron
Greg Hands	7 October 2013	11 May 2015	Conservative
Anne Milton	11 May 2015	12 June 2017	Conservative
Anne Milton	11 May 2015	12 June 2017	Conservative	Theresa May
Julian Smith	13 June 2017	2 November 2017	Conservative
Esther McVey	2 November 2017	9 January 2018	Conservative
Christopher Pincher	9 January 2018	25 July 2019	Conservative
Amanda Milling	28 July 2019	13 February 2020	Conservative	Boris Johnson
Stuart Andrew	13 February 2020	8 February 2022	Conservative
Christopher Pincher	8 February 2022	30 June 2022	Conservative
Kelly Tolhurst	1 July 2022	7 September 2022	Conservative
Craig Whittaker	8 September 2022	27 October 2022	Conservative	Liz Truss
Marcus Jones	27 October 2022	5 July 2024	Conservative	Rishi Sunak
Mark Tami	10 July 2024	Incumbent	Labour	Keir Starmer

References

^ "Ministerial Appointments: July 2024". GOV.UK. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
^ Office Holders in Modern Britain (vol. 11). London: University of London. 2006. pp. 398–399. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^ "Lord Steward" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 6.
^ Astington, John (1999). English Court Theatre, 1558–1642. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-521-64065-7.
^ Clerk, Linda. "Tiptoft, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/27470. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "LECHE, Roger (D.1416), of Chatsworth and Nether Haddon, Derbys. | History of Parliament Online".
^ Curry, Anne. "Popham, Sir John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/22542. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "FIENNES, Sir Roger (1384-1449), of Herstmonceux, Suss". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
^ Harriss, G. L. "Stourton family". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/52797. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Castor, Helen. "Tuddenham, Sir Thomas (1401–1462)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/50241. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Horrox, Rosemary. "Fogge, Sir John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/57617. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Allen, E.W. The Antiquary, Volume 3, 1873, pg 313.
^ "Norfolk, Earls and Dukes of" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 742–744.

1484–1649: Green Cloth Officeholders
1660–1837: Officeholders database

Whips 1970–1997

[1] "Ministerial Appointments: July 2024". GOV.UK. Retrieved 10 July 2024.

[2] Office Holders in Modern Britain (vol. 11). London: University of London. 2006. pp. 398–399. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

[EB1911-3] "Lord Steward" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 6.

[4] Astington, John (1999). English Court Theatre, 1558–1642. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-521-64065-7.

[5] Clerk, Linda. "Tiptoft, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/27470. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[6] "LECHE, Roger (D.1416), of Chatsworth and Nether Haddon, Derbys. | History of Parliament Online".

[7] Curry, Anne. "Popham, Sir John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/22542. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[8] "FIENNES, Sir Roger (1384-1449), of Herstmonceux, Suss". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 4 June 2017.

[9] Harriss, G. L. "Stourton family". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/52797. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[10] Castor, Helen. "Tuddenham, Sir Thomas (1401–1462)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/50241. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[11] Horrox, Rosemary. "Fogge, Sir John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/57617. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[12] Allen, E.W. The Antiquary, Volume 3, 1873, pg 313.

[13] "Norfolk, Earls and Dukes of" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 742–744.

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v t e Royal Household in England, Scotland and the United Kingdom
Great officers of the Household	Lord Chamberlain of the Household Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Lord Steward of the Household Master of the Horse His Majesty's Representative at Ascot Master of the Buckhounds Clerk Marshal Treasurer of the Household Comptroller of the Household
Other great officers of the Household (currently among Great Officers of State)	Lord High Steward Lord Chancellor Purse Bearer Keeper of the Privy Seal Earl Marshal Knight Marshal
Private Secretary's Office	Private Secretary to the Sovereign Director for Security Liaison Royal Communications
Privy Purse and Treasurer's Office	Keeper of the Privy Purse Royal Almonry
Lord Chamberlain's Office	Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood Crown Equerry Gentleman of the Horse Master of the Revels
Master of the Household's Department	Master of the Household Master of the Household of Scotland Butler of Scotland
Board of Green Cloth	Clerk of the Green Cloth Cofferer of the Household
Lords/ladies-in-waiting	Mistress of the Robes Master of the Robes Groom of the Robes Groom in Waiting Page of Honour Maid of Honour Mother of the Maids
Medical Household	Physician to the King Serjeant Surgeon Apothecary to the Household Apothecary to the Household at Sandringham Apothecary to the Household at Windsor Coroner of the Queen's Household Medical Officer to The King
Ecclesiastical Household	Clerk of the Closet Deputy Clerk of the Closet Dean of the Chapel Royal Gentleman of the Chapel Royal Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal Honorary Chaplain to the King
Royal Archives and Royal Collection	Keeper of the Royal Archives Royal Librarian Surveyor of the King's Pictures Surveyor of the King's Works of Art Master of the Jewel Office Treasurer of the Chamber Crown Jeweller Historiographer Royal England Scotland
Wardrobe	Keeper (or Treasurer) of the Wardrobe Comptroller of the Wardrobe Cofferer of the Wardrobe Keeper of the Great Wardrobe
Privy chamber and bedchamber	Groom of the Chamber Lord of the Bedchamber Gentleman of the Bedchamber Lady of the Bedchamber Woman of the Bedchamber Chamberer Groom of the Stool (1509–1901) Page of the Backstairs
Bodyguards and guardians	King's Guard Yeomen of the Guard Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard Sovereign's Bodyguard Gold Stick-in-Waiting Silver Stick-in-Waiting Yeomen Warders High Constables and Guard of Honour of the Palace of Holyroodhouse
Animal keepers	Master of the Staghounds (1738–1782) Master of the Hawks Master of the Harriers Keeper of the Queen's Swans Warden of the Swans Marker of the Swans
Arts and entertainment	Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom Master of the Ceremonies Master of the King's Music Official Harpist to the Prince of Wales Groom Porter Piper to the Sovereign Piper to the Queen Mother Serjeant Painter Principal Painter in Ordinary Painter and Limner Flower Painter in Ordinary Sculptor in Ordinary for Scotland Grand Carver of England Master Carver Pantler of Scotland
Other positions	Defence Services Secretary Astronomer Royal Astronomer Royal for Scotland Geographer Royal Justiciar (1102–1261) Knight Marischal Personal aide-de-camp Armour-Bearer and Squire of His Majesty's Body King's Flag Sergeant Field Officer in Brigade Waiting Warden of the Mint (1216–1829) Gentleman Usher Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State His Majesty's Botanist King's Bargemaster Funeral directors

Treasurers of the Household

15th century

16th century

17th century

18th century

19th century

20th century

21st century

See also

References