But it was the decade he spent as director of the Resolution Foundation think tank where Bell arguably gained most notoriety, becoming a go-to commentator on economic issues of the day, including inequality, and notably, pensions.
The new pensions minister pegged as Britain's future chancellor Inside Westminster Torsten Bell is already spoken of as a future chancellor.
On Tuesday, Bell was appointed to a joint role as both the new pensions minister and a Treasury minister, after Tulip Siddiq’s resignation following an investigation into claims her family had embezzled up to £3.9m in Bangladesh.
And now, Bell, the 42-year-old former head of the Resolution Foundation, has taken the first major step in his widely anticipated political journey.
When he was elected as an MP for Swansea West in last year’s general election, it was speculated that he might be immediately promoted to the government’s front bench.
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