Who Is The Shortest Serving Chancellor of Exchequer? Who Was The Chancellor Before Rishi Sunak?

The shortest-serving Chancellor was Iain Macleod, who died in office in 1970 after being in charge of the Treasury for 30 days.

Macleod also served a Conservative-served Edward Health’s government but tragically suffered a heart attack on July 20, 1970, just one month after taking the job as Chancellor.

Kwasi Kwarteng’s immediate predecessor, Nadhim Zahawi also had a short time in the role, serving for just 62 days from July 5, 2022, to September 6.

Who Was The Chancellor Before Rishi Sunak?

Rishi Sunak replaced Sajid Javid as Chancellor of the Exchequer after his resignation in the February 2020 cabinet reshuffle.