Minister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs

The Minister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs[1] is a mid-level position in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the British government. The incumbent is Daniel Zeichner.

United Kingdom
Minister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs
since 8 July 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
StyleMinister
NominatorPrime Minister of the United Kingdom
AppointerThe King
on advice of the Prime Minister
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Websitedefra.gov.uk

Responsibilities

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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

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Name Portrait Entered office Left office Political party Prime Minister
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 Labour Tony Blair
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 David Cameron
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 Conservative 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 Incumbent Labour Keir Starmer

References

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  1. ^ "Minister of State (Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-25.