Treasurer of Georgeland

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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
1W.E. Robinson 6 October 19329 March 1935James Gray Conservative
2Harold Knight 9 March 193517 June 1938James Gray
Bertram Powell
Conservative
3Norman Rainer 17 June 19382 September 1939Fenton Thomas Labour
4Nathan Keegan 2 September 193918 July 1942Fenton Thomas Labour
5Fenton Thomas18 July 194220 May 1946HimselfLabour
6Douglas Anderson 18 March 194719 June 1950Fenton Thomas
Nathan Keegan
Labour
7Henry Baker 19 June 19507 May 1954Bradford Smith
Stanley Baynes
Conservative
-Nathan Keegan 7 May 195412 January 1955HimselfLabour
8George McLeay 12 January 19557 July 1958Nathan Keegan Labour
9Thomas Hunter 7 July 195819 May 1962Stanley Baynes Conservative
10Thomas Richardson 19 May 19629 December 1967Stanley Baynes
Thomas Hunter
Zachary Tamworth
Conservative
11Francis Adams 9 December 196712 May 1969Thomas Richardson Conservative
12Robert Fisch 12 May 19699 September 1970Thomas Richardson Conservative
13John Curry 9 September 197012 June 1973Victor Howard Labour
14Maurice Benson 12 June 19734 November 1979Bradley Van Goen
Noel Quarton
Labour
15John Lissman 4 November 197919 December 1983Robert Fisch Conservative
16Harry McMinn 19 December 198312 June 1989Noel Quarton Labour
17Peter Robinson 12 June 198916 March 1993Noel Quarton Labour
18George Giffords 16 March 199317 October 1993Noel Quarton Labour
19Noel Quarton 17 October 199310 November 1993HimselfLabour
20Jim King 10 November 199317 February 1995Noel Quarton Labour
21Peter Briers 17 February 199511 October 1995Eric Edge Conservative
22Michael Cherry 11 October 199514 February 1999Charlton Robards Labour
23Charlotte LeBeau 14 February 199913 May 1999Charlton Robards Labour
24Benedict Ingram 14 May 19999 June 1999Eric Edge Conservative
-Charlotte LeBeau 9 June 19991 July 2000Charlton Robards
Michael Elderton
Liberal
25Charlton Robards 3 July 200016 June 2001Michael Elderton Liberal
26Andrea Perkins 16 June 200130 July 2005Charlton Robards Democratic
Liberal Democratic
27Xavier McLaren 30 July 20056 July 2007Zoe Parker Liberal Democratic
28James Bradford 6 July 200513 August 2010Luke Macaulay Conservative
29Adam St. John 13 August 20101 July 2019Lawrence Porter
Deborah Robards
Clare Price
Liberal Democratic
30Natalie Smith 1 July 2019Incumbent Tom Elderton Georgeland Alliance