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Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

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The Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food was a member of the UK Shadow Cabinet responsible for the scrutiny of the Ministers of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and his/her ministry, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Shadow Secretaries of State

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Name Entered office Left office Political party Shadow Cabinet
Cledwyn Hughes 1970 1971 Labour Wilson
Lord Peart 16 December 1971 10 April 1972 Labour
Unknown
The Rt Hon. Francis Pym 18 February 1975 April 1975 Conservative Thatcher
Michael Jopling April 1975 15 January 1976 Conservative
The Rt Hon. Francis Pym 15 January 1976 19 November 1976 Conservative
John Peyton 19 November 1976 4 May 1979 Conservative
Roy Mason 14 July 1979 24 November 1981 Labour Callaghan
Foot
Norman Buchan 24 November 1981 1 October 1983 Labour
Robert Hughes 31 October 1983 26 October 1984 Labour
Brynmor John 26 October 1984 13 July 1987 Labour
David Clark 13 July 1987 24 July 1992 Labour Kinnock
Ron Davies 24 July 1992 21 October 1993 Labour Smith
Gavin Strang 21 October 1993 2 May 1997 Labour
Beckett
Blair
Douglas Hogg 2 May 1997 17 June 1997 Conservative Major
David Curry 17 June 1997 3 November 1997 Conservative Hague
Tim Yeo December 1997 18 September 2001 Conservative

From 2001 the Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food was dissolved and responsibility formerly transferred to the Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

See also

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