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United Kingdom Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Water and Rural Growth | |
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| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |
| Style | Minister |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
| Appointer | The
Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Website |
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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Water and Rural Growth is a junior position in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the British government.
Responsibilities
The Minister's responsibilities include:
- Rural affairs: rural productivity and connectivity, rural life opportunities (childcare, education, skills and health)
- DEFRA business in the House of Lords
- Landscape, including National *Parks and AONBs
- Access including rights of way and coastal paths
- Animal and plant health
- Domestic green finance and finance markets for nature and the environment
- Lead for RBG Kew, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Veterinary Medicines Directorate and Animal Health and Welfare Board for England
Ministers
| Name | Portrait | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister | ||
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| Minister of State for Rural Affairs | ||||||
| Alun Michael |
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11 June 2001 | 10 May 2005 | Labour | Tony Blair | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Biodiversity, Landscape and Rural Affairs | ||||||
| Jim Knight |
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6 May 2005 | 5 May 2006 | Labour | Tony Blair | |
| Barry Gardiner |
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5 May 2006 | 28 June 2007 | Labour | Tony Blair | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Environment | ||||||
| Joan Ruddock |
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2 July 2007 | 5 October 2008 | Labour | Gordon Brown | |
| Dan Norris |
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5 June 2009 [1] | 11 May 2010 | Labour | Gordon Brown | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Natural Environment, Water and Rural Affairs | ||||||
| Richard Benyon |
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6 June 2010 | 7 October 2013 | Conservative | David Cameron | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Water, Forestry, Rural Affairs and Resource Management | ||||||
| Dan Rogerson |
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7 October 2013 | 8 May 2015 | Liberal Democrats | David Cameron | |
| Rory Stewart |
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12 May 2015 | 13 July 2016 | Conservative | David Cameron | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity | ||||||
| The Lord Gardiner of Kimble |
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13 July 2016 | 10 May 2021 | Conservative | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rural Affairs, Access to Nature and Biosecurity | ||||||
| The Lord Benyon |
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13 May 2021 | 20 September 2022 | Conservative | Boris Johnson | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Growth and Rural Affairs | ||||||
| Scott Mann |
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20 September 2022 | 28 October 2022 | Conservative | Liz Truss | |
| Minister of State for Biosecurity, Marine and Rural Affairs | ||||||
| The Lord Benyon |
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30 October 2022 | 14 November 2023 | Conservative | Rishi Sunak | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Water and Rural Growth | ||||||
| Robbie Moore |
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14 November 2023 | Conservative | Rishi Sunak | ||
References
- ^ "Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State - Dan Norris MP (Minister for Rural Affairs and Environment)". Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. 9 December 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2010.
