Esther Sherwood-Wright

The Honourable Lady Wright CB CM
Official portrait.
Chair of the Royal Gaelic Horseracing Association
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 July 2025 (103 days)
Previous Positions
Government Chancellor of the Exchequer In office 25 August 2025 – 28 August 2025 (4 days) Prime Minister The Viscount Marloes Preceded by Xavier Sherwood Succeeded by Ulrich Bauheim Leader of the House of Commons In office 28 August 2025 – 23 September 2025 (27 days) Prime Minister The Viscount Marloes Preceded by Marchioness of Dorchester Secretary of State for Culture, Media, and Sport In office 20 April 2025 – 21 June 2025 (63 days) Prime Minister The Duke of Warwick Preceded by The Duke of Warwick Succeeded by The Marquess of Dorchester
Parliament Chairman of Ways and Means Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons In office 29 April 2025 – 17 June 2025 (50 days) (39th Session) Speaker Albus Chamberlain Preceded by Charles Wright Succeeded by Llywellyn Carew Member of Parliament for Clark In office 28 August 2025 – 28 September 2025 (32 days) Member of Parliament for Glasgow Central In office 20 April 2025 – 20 June 2025 (62 days) Preceded by Matthew Somerset Succeeded by Undetermined
Personal details
Born	Esther Warren 7 March 2025 (226 days)
Political party	Progressive Commonwealth Party
Spouse(s)	Sir Philip Wright (m. 5 October 2025)
Residence	Balfour Castle

Esther Irene Sherwood-Wright, Lady Wright CB CM is a British socialite, parliamentarian and politician who currently serves as Chair of the Royal Gaelic Horseracing Association. She previously served as Secretary of State for Culture, Media, and Sport, Leader of the House of Commons, and as the shortest-serving Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time of her resignation from the department. She has also served as a Member of Parliament for both Glasgow Central and (more recently), the constituency of Clark.

A member of the Sherwood family, she married Sir Philip Wright on 5 October 2025, at Balfour Castle on the Shetland Islands.