Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is a position with the UK Opposition's Shadow Cabinet that deals with issues surrounding the environment and food and rural affairs; if elected, the designated person is a likely choice to become the new Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

The position existed as Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment until 1997, when it was renamed Environment, Transport and the Regions to match the Government's reorganisation. It changed to its current name in 2001 for the same reason. Under Michael Howard, the arrangement was slightly different. There was a Shadow Environment Secretary outside Shadow Cabinet and (together with the Shadow Transport Secretary) under the direction of the Shadow Secretary of State for Environment and Transport.

Following Rachael Maskell's resignation,[1] Sue Hayman has been Shadow Secretary of State.

Shadow Secretaries

Name Took office Left office Political party Leader
Anthony Crosland 19 June 1970 5 March 1974 Labour Harold Wilson
Margaret Thatcher 5 March 1974 18 February 1975 Conservative Edward Heath
Timothy Raison 18 February 1975 19 November 1976 Conservative Margaret Thatcher
Michael Heseltine 19 November 1976 4 May 1979 Conservative
Peter Shore 4 May 1979 14 July 1979 Labour James Callaghan
Roy Hattersley 14 July 1979 8 December 1980 Labour
Gerald Kaufman 8 December 1980 31 October 1983 Labour Michael Foot
Jack Cunningham 31 October 1983 2 November 1989 Labour Neil Kinnock
Bryan Gould 2 November 1989 18 July 1992 Laborr
Chris Smith 18 July 1992 20 October 1994 Labour John Smith
Margarett Beckett
Frank Dobson 20 October 1994 2 May 1997 Labour Tony Blair
John Gummer 2 May 1997 11 June 1997 Conservative John Major
Name Took office Left office Political party Leader of the Opposition
Norman Fowler 11 June 1997 1 June 1998 Conservative William Hague
Gillian Shepherd[2] 1 June 1998 14 June 1999 Conservative
John Redwood[3] 14 June 1999 2 February 2000 Conservative
Archie Norman 2 February 2000 18 September 2001 Conservative
Name Took office Left office Political party Leader of the Opposition
Peter Ainsworth 18 September 2001 23 July 2002 Conservative Iain Duncan Smith
David Lidington 23 July 2002 10 November 2003 Conservative
Name Took office Left office Political party Leader
Caroline Spelman 10 November 2003 15 March 2004 Conservative Michael Howard
Richard Ottaway 15 March 2004 10 May 2005 Conservative
Name Took office Left office Political party Leader
Oliver Letwin 10 May 2005 6 December 2005 Conservative Michael Howard
Peter Ainsworth 6 December 2005 19 January 2009 Conservative David Cameron
Nick Herbert 19 January 2009 11 May 2010 Conservative
Hilary Benn 11 May 2010 8 October 2010 Labour Harriet Harman
Mary Creagh 8 October 2010 7 October 2013 Labour Ed Miliband
Maria Eagle 7 October 2013 14 September 2015 Labour
Harriet Harman
Kerry McCarthy 14 September 2015 26 June 2016 Labour Jeremy Corbyn
Rachael Maskell 27 June 2016 1 February 2017 Labour Jeremy Corbyn
Sue Hayman 9 February 2017 Present Labour Jeremy Corbyn

References

  1. ↑ "Brexit bill: two more Shadow Cabinet members resign". The Guardian. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Hague reshuffles shadow cabinet". BBC News. 1 June 1998. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Lilley sacked in Hague reshuffle". The Guardian. 15 June 1999. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
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