Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Farming, Food and Fisheries
| United Kingdom Parliamentary Under-Secrecretary of State for Farming, Food and Fisheries | |
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| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |
| Style | Minister |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
| Appointer | The King on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Website | defra |
The Parliamentary Under-Secrecretary of State for Farming, Food and Fisheries[1] is a mid-level position in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the British government. The incumbent Minister is Stephen Morgan.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities include:
- Overall lead Minister for the agri-food chain, and lead Minister for the Union and Levelling Up relating to Defra issues
- Lead for Rural Payments Agency, Animal Health Development Board, Fera, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Marine Management Organisation and relationship with the Food Standards Agency
- Fisheries
- Farming
- Food
- Trade
- Pesticides
Ministers for Agriculture and Food
| Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | ||||||
| Anthony Stodart | 7 April 1972 | 4 March 1974 | Conservative | Edward Heath | ||
| Norman Buchan | 8 March 1974 | 18 October 1974 | Labour | Harold Wilson | ||
| Edward Stanley Bishop | 18 October 1974 | 4 May 1979 | James Callaghan | |||
| The 13th Earl Ferrers | 7 May 1979 | 13 June 1983 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | ||
| Alick Buchanan-Smith | 7 May 1979 | 13 June 1983 | ||||
| John MacGregor | ![]() |
13 June 1983 | 2 September 1985 | |||
| The 2nd Baron Belstead | 13 June 1983 | 13 June 1987 | ||||
| John Gummer | ![]() |
2 September 1985 | 26 July 1988 | |||
| The Baroness Trumpington | 28 September 1989 | 14 April 1992 | John Major | |||
| David Curry | ![]() |
14 April 1992 | 27 May 1993 | |||
| Michael Jack | ![]() |
27 May 1993 | 5 July 1995 | |||
| Tony Baldry | ![]() |
5 July 1995 | 1 May 1997 | |||
| Jeff Rooker | ![]() |
6 May 1997 | 29 July 1999 | Labour | Tony Blair | |
| Joyce Quin | ![]() |
29 July 1999 | 7 June 2001 | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Food, Farming and Sustainable Energy | ||||||
| The Lord Whitty | ![]() |
12 June 2001 | 10 May 2005 | Labour | Tony Blair | |
| The Lord Bach | ![]() |
10 May 2005 | 5 May 2006 | |||
| Minister of State for Sustainable Food, Farming and Animal Health | ||||||
| The Lord Rooker | ![]() |
6 May 2006 | 3 October 2008 | Labour | ||
| Minister of State for Farming and the Environment | ||||||
| Jane Kennedy | ![]() |
5 October 2008 | 8 June 2009 | Labour | Gordon Brown | |
| Minister of State for Food, Farming and the Environment | ||||||
| Jim Fitzpatrick | ![]() |
8 June 2009 | 11 May 2010 | Labour | Gordon Brown | |
| Minister of State for Agriculture and Food | ||||||
| Jim Paice | ![]() |
13 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | David Cameron | |
| David Heath | ![]() |
4 September 2012 | 7 October 2013 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | ||||||
| George Eustice | ![]() |
8 October 2013 | 8 May 2015 | Conservative | David Cameron | |
| Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | ||||||
| George Eustice | ![]() |
8 May 2015 | 28 February 2019 | Conservative | ||
| Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | ||||||
| Robert Goodwill | ![]() |
5 March 2019 | 25 July 2019 | Conservative | Theresa May | |
| George Eustice | ![]() |
25 July 2019 | 13 February 2020 | Boris Johnson | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | ||||||
| Victoria Prentis | ![]() |
14 February 2020 | 16 September 2021 | Conservative | Boris Johnson | |
| Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | ||||||
| Victoria Prentis | ![]() |
16 September 2021 | 6 September 2022 | Conservative | Boris Johnson | |
| Minister of State for Food | ||||||
| Mark Spencer | ![]() |
7 September 2022 | 25 October 2022 | Conservative | Liz Truss | |
| Minister of State for Food, Farming and Fisheries | ||||||
| Mark Spencer | ![]() |
25 October 2022 | 5 July 2024 | Conservative | Rishi Sunak | |
| Minister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs | ||||||
| Daniel Zeichner | ![]() |
5 July 2024 | 6 September 2025 | Labour | Keir Starmer | |
| Angela Eagle | ![]() |
6 September 2025 | 12 June 2026 | Labour | ||
| Stephen Morgan | ![]() |
12 June 2026 | 22 July 2026 | Labour | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Farming, Food and Fisheries | ||||||
| Stephen Morgan | ![]() |
22 July 2026 | Incumbent | Labour | Andy Burnham | |
References
- ↑ "Minister of State (Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
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