exchequer

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Zahawi was education secretary from September 2021 to July 2022 and had a short stint as chancellor of the exchequer between July and September 2022.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

In 2015 he was health secretary, and later held other government posts, including chancellor of the exchequer and foreign secretary.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

The chancellor of the exchequer warned of "necessary choices" as Britain struggles with high debt and inflation.

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

It is more than half a century since a chancellor of the exchequer chose to put up the basic rate of income tax.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

Not that I cared which side we sold them to, but the British were the ones who had money—they had the whole English exchequer behind them.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier