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{{short description|Member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = [[United Kingdom]]<br> Secretary of State<br />for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
| insignia = Coat of arms of the United Kingdom (2022, lesser arms).svg
| insigniacaption = [[Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom|Royal Arms]] of [[His Majesty's Government]]

| incumbent = [[Emma Reynolds]]
| image = Official_portrait_of_Emma_Reynolds_MP_crop_2,_2024.jpg
| incumbentsince = 5 September 2025
| department = [[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]]
| style = {{ubl|'''Environment Secretary''' (informal)|[[The Right Honourable]] (within the UK and Commonwealth)}}
| type = [[Minister of the Crown]]
| status = [[Secretary of State (United Kingdom)|Secretary of State]]
| member_of = {{ubl|[[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]]|[[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Council]]}}
| reports_to = [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|The Prime Minister]]
| seat = [[Westminster]]
| nominator = The Prime Minister
| appointer = [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|The Monarch]]
| appointer_qualified = (on the advice of the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]])
| termlength = [[At His Majesty's pleasure]]
| formation = * 15 October 1970<br />(as Secretary of State for the Environment)
* 8 June 2001<br />(as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
| salary = £159,038 per annum (2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Salaries of Members of His Majesty's Government – Financial Year 2022–23 |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1124173/2022-12-07-Ministerial-Salaries-22-23-table.pdf |date=15 December 2022}}</ref><br />(including £86,584 [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]] salary)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pay and expenses for MPs |url=https://www.parliament.uk/about/mps-and-lords/members/pay-mps/ |access-date=15 December 2022 |website=parliament.uk}}</ref>
| first = [[Peter Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester|Peter Walker]] (as Secretary of State for the Environment)
| website = {{url|ww2.defra.gov.uk}}
}}
{{PoliticsUK}}
The '''secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs''', also referred to as the '''environment secretary''', is a [[Secretary of State (United Kingdom)|secretary of state]] in the [[Government of the United Kingdom]], with overall responsibility for the [[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]] (Defra). The incumbent is a member of the [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom]]. 

The office holder works alongside the other [[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs#Ministers|Defra ministers]]. The corresponding [[shadow minister]] is the [[Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs|shadow secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs]].

==Responsibilities==
The secretary of state has two main responsibilities at the [[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]], to:
*bear overall responsibility for all departmental issues.
*lobby for the United Kingdom in other international negotiations on sustainable development and climate change.

==List of environment secretaries==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|-
| colspan=9 |
===Secretaries of state for the environment (1970–1997)===

|-
! colspan=3 | Secretary of State<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/offices/secretary-of-state-for-environment |title=Secretary of State for Environment |website=[[Hansard|Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)]] |access-date=23 October 2017}}</ref>
! colspan=2 | Term of office
! colspan=2 | Party
! Ministry

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:No image.svg|60px]]
| [[Peter Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester|'''Peter Walker''']]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Worcester (UK Parliament constituency)|Worcester]]}}
| {{Small|15 October}}<br/>1970
| {{Small|5 November}}<br/>1972
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Heath ministry|Heath]]

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Geoffrey Rippon (1970).jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Geoffrey Rippon]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Hexham (UK Parliament constituency)|Hexham]]}}
| {{Small|5 November}}<br/>1972
| {{Small|4 March}}<br/>1974
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Charles-Anthony-Raven-Crosland (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Anthony Crosland]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Great Grimsby (UK Parliament constituency)|Great Grimsby]]}}
| {{Small|5 March}}<br/>1974
| {{Small|8 April}}<br/>1976
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| [[Labour government, 1974–1979|Wilson<br/>{{Small|(III & IV)}}]]

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:No image.svg|60px]]
| '''[[Peter Shore]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Stepney and Poplar (UK Parliament constituency)|Stepney and Poplar]]}}
| {{Small|8 April}}<br/>1976
| {{Small|4 May}}<br/>1979
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| [[Labour government, 1974–1979|Callaghan]]

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Lord Heseltine (6969083278).jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Michael Heseltine]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Henley (UK Parliament constituency)|Henley]]}}
| {{Small|5 May}}<br/>1979
| {{Small|6 January}}<br/>1983
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=2 | [[First Thatcher ministry|Thatcher I]]

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Official portrait of Lord King of Bridgwater crop 2.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Tom King, Baron King of Bridgwater|Tom King]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Bridgwater (UK Parliament constituency)|Bridgwater]]}}
| {{Small|6 January}}<br/>1983
| {{Small|11 June}}<br/>1983
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:No image.svg|60px]]
| '''[[Patrick Jenkin]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Wanstead and Woodford (UK Parliament constituency)|Wanstead and Woodford]]}}
| {{Small|11 June}}<br/>1983
| {{Small|2 September}}<br/>1985
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Second Thatcher ministry|Thatcher II]]

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Official portrait of Lord Baker of Dorking 2020 crop 2.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking|Kenneth Baker]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Mole Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Mole Valley]]}}
| {{Small|2 September}}<br/>1985
| {{Small|21 May}}<br/>1986
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em"
| rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | '''[[Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale|Nicholas Ridley]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Cirencester and Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Cirencester and Tewkesbury]]}}
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|21 May}}<br/>1986
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|24 July}}<br/>1989
| rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em"
| rowspan=2 | [[Third Thatcher ministry|Thatcher III]]

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Official portrait of Lord Patten of Barnes crop 2.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Chris Patten]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Bath (UK Parliament constituency)|Bath]]}}
| {{Small|24 July}}<br/>1989
| {{Small|28 November}}<br/>1990
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Lord Heseltine (6969083278).jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Michael Heseltine]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Henley (UK Parliament constituency)|Henley]]}}
| {{Small|28 November}}<br/>1990
| {{Small|11 April}}<br/>1992
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[First Major ministry|Major I]]

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Flickr - europeanpeoplesparty - EPP Summit 16 June 2005 (1) (cropped).jpg|99x99px]]
| '''[[Michael Howard]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Folkestone and Hythe (UK Parliament constituency)|Folkestone and Hythe]]}}
| {{Small|11 April}}<br/>1992
| {{Small|27 May}}<br/>1993
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Second Major ministry|Major II]]

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Official portrait of Lord Deben crop 2.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[John Gummer]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Suffolk Coastal (UK Parliament constituency)|Suffolk Coastal]]}}
| {{Small|27 May}}<br/>1993
| {{Small|2 May}}<br/>1997
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|-
| colspan=9 |

===Secretaries of state for the environment, transport and the regions (1997–2001)===

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:John Prescott official portrait (cropped).jpg|100x100px]]
| '''[[John Prescott]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-prescott/374 |title=Lord Prescott |publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=23 October 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for [[Kingston upon Hull East (UK Parliament constituency)|Kingston upon Hull East]]}}
| {{Small|2 May}}<br/>1997
| {{Small|8 June}}<br/>2001
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| [[First Blair ministry|Blair I]]

|-
| colspan=9 |
===Secretaries of state for environment, food and rural affairs (2001–present)===

|- style="height:1em"
| rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Official portrait of Margaret Beckett as Environment Secretary (cropped).jpg|100x100px]]
| rowspan=2 | '''[[Margaret Beckett]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/margaret-beckett/328 |title=Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP |publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=23 October 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for [[Derby South (UK Parliament constituency)|Derby South]]}}
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|8 June}}<br/>2001
| rowspan=2 | [[2006 British cabinet reshuffle|{{Small|5 May}}<br/>2006]]
| rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| [[Second Blair ministry|Blair II]]

|- style="height:1em"
| rowspan=2 | [[Third Blair ministry|Blair III]]

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:David Miliband 2.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[David Miliband]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/Commons/member/1452 |title=Rt Hon David Miliband |publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=23 October 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for [[South Shields (UK Parliament constituency)|South Shields]]}}
| [[2006 British cabinet reshuffle|{{Small|5 May}}<br/>2006]]
| {{Small|28 June}}<br/>2007
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:HilaryBennMPPortrait.jpg|116x116px]]
| '''[[Hilary Benn]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/hilary-benn/413 |title=Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP |publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=23 October 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for [[Leeds Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds Central]]}}
| {{Small|28 June}}<br/>2007
| {{Small|11 May}}<br/>2010
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| [[Brown ministry|Brown]]

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Caroline Spelman Official.jpg|100x100px]]
| '''[[Caroline Spelman]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/dame-caroline-spelman/312 |title=Rt Hon Dame Caroline Spelman MP |publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=23 October 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for [[Meriden (UK Parliament constituency)|Meriden]]}}
| {{Small|12 May}}<br/>2010
| [[2012 British cabinet reshuffle|{{Small|4 September}}<br/>2012]]
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Cameron–Clegg coalition|Cameron–Clegg]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|L.D.]]'')}}

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Owen-Paterson.jpg|100x100px]]
| '''[[Owen Paterson]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/owen-paterson/274 |title=Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP |publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=23 October 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for [[North Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Shropshire]]}}
| [[2012 British cabinet reshuffle|{{Small|4 September}}<br/>2012]]
| [[2014 British cabinet reshuffle|{{Small|14 July}}<br/>2014]]
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em"
! rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Elizabeth truss2014.jpg|112x112px]]
| rowspan=2 | '''[[Liz Truss]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/elizabeth-truss/4097 |title=Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP |publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=23 October 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for [[South West Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|South West Norfolk]]}}
| rowspan=2 | [[2014 British cabinet reshuffle|{{Small|15 July}}<br/>2014]]
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|14 July}}<br/>2016
| rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em"
| [[Second Cameron ministry|&nbsp;<br/>Cameron II<br/>&nbsp;]]

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Andrea Leadsom 2017.jpg|104x104px]]
| '''[[Andrea Leadsom]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/andrea-leadsom/4117 |title=Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP |publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=23 October 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for [[South Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)|South Northamptonshire]]}}
| {{Small|14 July}}<br/>2016
| {{Small|11 June}}<br/>2017
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[First May ministry|May I]]

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Official portrait of Michael Gove crop 2.jpg|100x100px]]
| '''[[Michael Gove]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/michael-gove/1571 |title=Rt Hon Michael Gove MP |publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=23 October 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for [[Surrey Heath (UK Parliament constituency)|Surrey Heath]]}}
| {{Small|11 June}}<br/>2017
| {{Small|24 July}}<br/>2019
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[Second May ministry|May II]]

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; border:none" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Theresa_Villiers_Official_Portrait.jpg|frameless|100x100px]]
| rowspan=2 | '''[[Theresa Villiers]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fwi.co.uk/news/eu-referendum/theresa-villiers-replaces-gove-as-defra-secretary |title=Theresa Villiers replaces Gove as Defra secretary |date=25 July 2019 |publisher=Farmers Weekly |access-date=25 July 2019}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for [[Chipping Barnet (UK Parliament constituency)|Chipping Barnet]]}}
| rowspan=2 | {{Small|24 July}}<br/>2019
| rowspan=2 | [[2020 British cabinet reshuffle|{{Small|13 February}}<br/>2020]]
| rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[First Johnson ministry|Johnson I]]

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; border:none" |{{Zwsp}}
| rowspan=2 | [[Second Johnson ministry|Johnson II]]

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Official portrait of George Eustice MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|100x100px]]
| '''[[George Eustice]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Camborne and Redruth (UK Parliament constituency)|Camborne and Redruth]]}}
| [[2020 British cabinet reshuffle|{{Small|13 February}}<br/>2020]]
| 6 September 2022
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Ranil Jayawardena official portrait (cropped).jpg|frameless|100x100px]]
| '''[[Ranil Jayawardena]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[North East Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North East Hampshire]]}}
| 6 September 2022
| 25 October 2022
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[Truss ministry|Truss]]

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Thérèse Coffey Official Cabinet Portrait, September 2022 (cropped).jpg|frameless|100x100px]]
| '''[[Thérèse Coffey]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Suffolk Coastal (UK Parliament constituency)|Suffolk Coastal]]}}
| 25 October 2022
| [[November 2023 British cabinet reshuffle|13 November 2023]]
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Sunak ministry|Sunak]]

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Steve Barclay Official Cabinet Portrait, November 2023 (cropped).jpg|frameless|100x100px]]
| '''[[Steve Barclay]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[North East Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North East Cambridgeshire]]}}
| [[November 2023 British cabinet reshuffle|13 November 2023]]
| 5 July 2024
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Steve Reed Official Cabinet Portrait, July 2024 (cropped) 4.jpg|frameless|99x99px]]
| '''[[Steve Reed (politician)|Steve Reed]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Streatham and Croydon North (UK Parliament constituency)|Streatham and Croydon North]]}}
| 5 July 2024
| 5 September 2025
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Starmer ministry|Starmer]]

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Official_portrait_of_Emma_Reynolds_MP_crop_2,_2024.jpg|frameless|100x100px]]
| '''[[Emma Reynolds]]'''<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Wycombe (UK Parliament constituency)|	Wycombe]]}}
| 5 September 2025
| ''Incumbent''
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|}

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  from: 13/02/2020 till: 06/09/2022 color:con text:"[[George Eustice]]"
 bar:Jayawardena
  from: 06/09/2022 till: 25/10/2022 color:con text:"[[Ranil Jayawardena]]"
 bar:Coffey
  from: 25/10/2022 till: 13/11/2023 color:con text:"[[Thérèse Coffey]]"
 bar:Barclay
  from: 13/11/2023 till: 05/07/2024  color:con text:"[[Steve Barclay]]"
 bar:Reed
  from: 05/07/2024 till: 05/09/2025 color:lab text:"[[Steve Reed (politician)|Steve Reed]]"
 bar:Reynolds
  from: 05/09/2025 till: end color:lab text:"[[Emma Reynolds]]"
}}

==References==
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{{Defra (United Kingdom)}}
{{Secretary of State for Environment}}
{{Cabinet positions in the United Kingdom}}

[[Category:Lists of government ministers of the United Kingdom|Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]]
[[Category:Agriculture in England]]
[[Category:Ministerial offices in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Rural society in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:2001 establishments in the United Kingdom]]

[[pl:Ministrowie środowiska Wielkiej Brytanii]]