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 the opposition party is elected to government, the designated person is a likely choice to become the new Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Incumbent
Luke Pollard
since 7 January 2020
AppointerLeader of the Opposition
WebsiteThe Shadow Cabinet

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.

Shadow Secretaries

Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment

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 Margaret Thatcher
Michael Heseltine 19 November 1976 4 May 1979
Peter Shore 4 May 1979 14 July 1979 James Callaghan
Roy Hattersley 14 July 1979 8 December 1980
Gerald Kaufman 8 December 1980 31 October 1983 Michael Foot
Jack Cunningham 31 October 1983 2 November 1989 Neil Kinnock
Bryan Gould 2 November 1989 18 July 1992
Chris Smith 18 July 1992 20 October 1994 John Smith
Margarett Beckett (Interim)
Frank Dobson 20 October 1994 2 May 1997 Tony Blair
John Gummer 2 May 1997 11 June 1997 Conservative John Major

Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Transport and the Regions

Name Took office Left office Political party Leader of the Opposition
Norman Fowler 11 June 1997 1 June 1998 Conservative William Hague
Gillian Shepherd[1] 1 June 1998 14 June 1999
John Redwood[2] 14 June 1999 2 February 2000
Archie Norman 2 February 2000 18 September 2001

Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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

Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment

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

Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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 David Cameron
Nick Herbert 19 January 2009 11 May 2010
Hilary Benn 11 May 2010 8 October 2010 Labour Harriet Harman (Interim)
Mary Creagh 8 October 2010 7 October 2013 Ed Miliband
Maria Eagle 7 October 2013 14 September 2015
Harriet Harman (Interim)
Kerry McCarthy 14 September 2015 26 June 2016 Jeremy Corbyn
Rachael Maskell 27 June 2016 1 February 2017
Sue Hayman 9 February 2017 12 December 2019
Luke Pollard 7 January 2020 Incumbent
Keir Starmer

References
  1. "Hague reshuffles shadow cabinet". BBC News. 1 June 1998. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  2. "Lilley sacked in Hague reshuffle". The Guardian. 15 June 1999. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
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