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16 people have been Chancellor of the Exchequer since 1979, from Geoffrey Howe to John Healey, appointed on 20 July 2026.
By Prime Minister, 3-2-2-1-1-5-1-1: Thatcher 3, Major 2, Blair and Brown 2, Cameron 1, May 1, Johnson to Sunak 5, Starmer 1, Burnham 1. Four held the job in 2022 alone.
Chancellors serving under Margaret Thatcher's premiership.
Chancellors under John Major after he became PM.
Chancellors under Blair and then Brown's own premiership.
Chancellor throughout the coalition and first Cameron majority government.
Sole Chancellor under Theresa May.
Five Chancellors in under five years amid leadership churn, mini-budget crisis and reversals.
Sole Chancellor under Keir Starmer's premiership.
Incumbent Chancellor appointed when Andy Burnham became PM.
Can you name them all?
Test yourself16 people have been Chancellor of the Exchequer since 1979, from Geoffrey Howe to John Healey, appointed on 20 July 2026.
Geoffrey Howe, Nigel Lawson, John Major, Norman Lamont, Kenneth Clarke, Gordon Brown, Alistair Darling, George Osborne, Philip Hammond, Sajid Javid, Rishi Sunak, Nadhim Zahawi, Kwasi Kwarteng, Jeremy Hunt, Rachel Reeves and John Healey.
By Prime Minister, 3-2-2-1-1-5-1-1: Thatcher 3, Major 2, Blair and Brown 2, Cameron 1, May 1, Johnson to Sunak 5, Starmer 1, Burnham 1. Four held the job in 2022 alone.
John Healey, appointed on 20 July 2026 when Andy Burnham became Prime Minister.
Each name checked against at least two sources, one of them gov.uk Past Chancellors, on 28 September 2026. Next review by 28 March 2027.
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