Ministerial role

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Organisations: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Current role holder: The Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP

Responsibilities

The Secretary of State has overall responsibility for the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. He has specific responsibilities for:

  • budget, including Official Development Assistance (ODA)
  • international relations
  • senior appointments
  • economic growth

Current role holder

The Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP

Steve Reed OBE was appointed Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 5 July 2024. He was elected as the MP for Streatham and Croydon North in July 2024.

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Previous holders of this role

  1. The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP

    2023 to 2024

  2. The Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey

    2022 to 2023

  3. The Rt Hon Ranil Jayawardena

    2022 to 2022

  4. The Rt Hon George Eustice

    2020 to 2022

  5. The Rt Hon Theresa Villiers

    2019 to 2020

  6. The Rt Hon Michael Gove

    2017 to 2019

  7. The Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom

    2016 to 2017

  8. The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss

    2014 to 2016

  9. The Rt Hon Owen Paterson

    2012 to 2014

  10. Dame Caroline Spelman

    2010 to 2012