Ministerial role
Minister of State (Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs)
Organisations:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Current role holder:
Daniel Zeichner MP
Responsibilities
Daniel is responsible for:
- farming (including Environmental Land Management (ELMS))
- food security
- science and innovation (including agri-science)
- rural
- fisheries
- farmed animal welfare including bovine TB
- trade
- budget (deputy to Secretary of State)
- lead for Rural Payments Agency
- lead for Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
- lead for Marine Management Organisation
- lead for Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
- lead for Sea Fish Industry Authority
Current role holder
Daniel Zeichner MP
Daniel Zeichner was appointed Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on Monday 8 July. He was elected as the MP for Cambridge in July 2024.
Daniel was previously shadow minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 2020 to 2024. Prior to this, he was shadow minister for Transport.