Minister for Rural Affairs (United Kingdom)

The Minister for Rural Affairs is a junior position in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the British government. It is currently held by Lord Gardiner of Kimble, who took the office on 13 July 2016.[1]

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity
Incumbent
The Lord Gardiner of Kimble
since 13 July 2016
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
StyleMinister
NominatorPrime Minister of the United Kingdom
AppointerThe Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
Term lengthAt Her Majesty's pleasure
Websitedefra.gov.uk

Responsibilities

The Minister's responsibilities include:

  • All Defra parliamentary business in the House of Lords
  • Animal health and traceability
  • Bee health and National Pollinator Strategy
  • Biosecurity, including endemic and exotic plant and animal disease, invasive alien species and Kew Gardens
  • Landscape, including national parks, AONBs and access
  • Rural ambassador and rural affairs, covering rural life opportunities, broadband and mobile[1]

Ministers for Rural Affairs
Name Portrait Entered office Left office Political party Notes
Alun Michael 11 June 2001 10 May 2005 Labour Minister of State for Rural Affairs
Jim Knight 6 May 2005 5 May 2006 Labour Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Biodiversity, Landscape and Rural Affairs
Barry Gardiner 5 May 2006 28 June 2007 Labour Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Biodiversity, Landscape and Rural Affairs
Joan Ruddock 2 July 2007 5 October 2008 Labour Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Environment
Dan Norris 5 June 2009 11 May 2010 Labour Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Environment
Richard Benyon 6 June 2010 7 October 2013 Conservative Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Natural Environment, Water and Rural Affairs
Dan Rogerson 7 October 2013 8 May 2015 Liberal Democrats Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Water, Forestry, Rural Affairs and Resource Management
Rory Stewart 12 May 2015 13 July 2016 Conservative Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Water, Forestry, Rural Affairs and Resource Management
The Lord Gardiner of Kimble 13 July 2016 Incumbent Conservative Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity

References
  1. "Lord Gardiner of Kimble". GOV.UK. Retrieved 11 January 2021. Text was copied from this source, which is available under an Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.
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