The Treasurer of Georgeland is the senior Cabinet official in charge of budgetary matters and government revenue and expenditure in the Georgeland system of government.
The Treasurer is generally considered to be the most senior government minister, and the position is always occupied by a high-ranking party member, often the deputy leader. The Treasurer is always a member of the House of Commons and reports annually to that chamber in handing down the federal Budget, which is usually tabled in October. The Treasurer also answers questions in the House, and in general recieves the second-most questions behind the Prime Minister.
The Treasurer is the minister overseeing the Treasury, which is the largest of all Georgeland's government departments.
The first person to hold the title of 'Treasurer' was William Eric Robinson, Treasurer from 1932 until 1936. Prior to this, the position was part of the Minister for Finance position. That position still exists, but the Department of Finance is now responsible for monitoring government expenditure and for providing funding to government departments and agencies. The Treasurer is not considered superior to the Finance Minister because of the principle of Cabinet equality - however, in all practical terms the Treasurer is a more powerful position.
Many, but by no means all, Prime Ministers have held the job of Treasurer before becoming Prime Minister. One, Charlton Robards, was Treasurer after he was Prime Minister (from June 2000 - April 2001), and two Prime Ministers (Keegan & Quarton) have been their own treasurer, albeit only briefly.
The present federal Treasurer is The Hon. Natalie Smith MP, the second woman to hold the position.
Most state governments also have a Treasurer; in many cases the Chief Minister also holds this position.
List of Treasurers of Georgeland[]
No. | Name | Assumed office | Left office | Prime Minister | Party |
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1 | W.E. Robinson | 6 October 1932 | 9 March 1935 | James Gray | Conservative |
2 | Harold Knight | 9 March 1935 | 17 June 1938 | James Gray Bertram Powell | Conservative |
3 | Norman Rainer | 17 June 1938 | 2 September 1939 | Fenton Thomas | Labour |
4 | Nathan Keegan | 2 September 1939 | 18 July 1942 | Fenton Thomas | Labour |
5 | Fenton Thomas | 18 July 1942 | 20 May 1946 | Himself | Labour |
6 | Douglas Anderson | 18 March 1947 | 19 June 1950 | Fenton Thomas Nathan Keegan | Labour |
7 | Henry Baker | 19 June 1950 | 7 May 1954 | Bradford Smith Stanley Baynes | Conservative |
- | Nathan Keegan | 7 May 1954 | 12 January 1955 | Himself | Labour |
8 | George McLeay | 12 January 1955 | 7 July 1958 | Nathan Keegan | Labour |
9 | Thomas Hunter | 7 July 1958 | 19 May 1962 | Stanley Baynes | Conservative |
10 | Thomas Richardson | 19 May 1962 | 9 December 1967 | Stanley Baynes Thomas Hunter Zachary Tamworth | Conservative |
11 | Francis Adams | 9 December 1967 | 12 May 1969 | Thomas Richardson | Conservative |
12 | Robert Fisch | 12 May 1969 | 9 September 1970 | Thomas Richardson | Conservative |
13 | John Curry | 9 September 1970 | 12 June 1973 | Victor Howard | Labour |
14 | Maurice Benson | 12 June 1973 | 4 November 1979 | Bradley Van Goen Noel Quarton | Labour |
15 | John Lissman | 4 November 1979 | 19 December 1983 | Robert Fisch | Conservative |
16 | Harry McMinn | 19 December 1983 | 12 June 1989 | Noel Quarton | Labour |
17 | Peter Robinson | 12 June 1989 | 16 March 1993 | Noel Quarton | Labour |
18 | George Giffords | 16 March 1993 | 17 October 1993 | Noel Quarton | Labour |
19 | Noel Quarton | 17 October 1993 | 10 November 1993 | Himself | Labour |
20 | Jim King | 10 November 1993 | 17 February 1995 | Noel Quarton | Labour |
21 | Peter Briers | 17 February 1995 | 11 October 1995 | Eric Edge | Conservative |
22 | Michael Cherry | 11 October 1995 | 14 February 1999 | Charlton Robards | Labour |
23 | Charlotte LeBeau | 14 February 1999 | 13 May 1999 | Charlton Robards | Labour |
24 | Benedict Ingram | 14 May 1999 | 9 June 1999 | Eric Edge | Conservative |
- | Charlotte LeBeau | 9 June 1999 | 1 July 2000 | Charlton Robards Michael Elderton | Liberal |
25 | Charlton Robards | 3 July 2000 | 16 June 2001 | Michael Elderton | Liberal |
26 | Andrea Perkins | 16 June 2001 | 30 July 2005 | Charlton Robards | Democratic Liberal Democratic |
27 | Xavier McLaren | 30 July 2005 | 6 July 2007 | Zoe Parker | Liberal Democratic |
28 | James Bradford | 6 July 2005 | 13 August 2010 | Luke Macaulay | Conservative |
29 | Adam St. John | 13 August 2010 | 1 July 2019 | Lawrence Porter Deborah Robards Clare Price | Liberal Democratic |
30 | Natalie Smith | 1 July 2019 | Incumbent | Tom Elderton | Georgeland Alliance |