Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
| Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | |
|---|---|
| Appointer | Leader of the Opposition |
| Final holder | Tim Yeo |
| Abolished | 18 September 2001 |
| Succession | Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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
| Name | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Shadow Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Brown | 15 July 1955 | 15 February 1956 | Labour | Attlee | ||
| Tom Williams | 15 February 1956 | November 1959 | Labour | Gaitskell | ||
| Fred Willey | November 1959 | November 1960 | Labour | |||
| Geoffrey de Freitas | November 1960 | November 1961 | Labour | |||
| Fred Peart | December 1961 | 16 October 1964 | Labour | |||
| Wilson | ||||||
| Christopher Soames | 16 October 1964 | 16 February 1965 | Conservative | Douglas-Home | ||
| Martin Redmayne | 16 February 1965 | 4 August 1965 | Conservative | |||
| Joseph Godber | 4 August 1965 | 19 June 1970 | Conservative | Heath | ||
| Cledwyn Hughes | 19 June 1970 | 16 December 1971 | Labour | Wilson II | ||
| Fred Peart | 16 December 1971 | 7 December 1972[1] | Labour | |||
| Norman Buchan | 7 December 1972 | 4 March 1974 | Labour | |||
| The Rt Hon. Francis Pym | 11 March 1974 | April 1975 | Conservative | Heath II | ||
| Michael Jopling | April 1975 | 15 January 1976 | Conservative | Thatcher | ||
| 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 | Kinnock | ||
| Brynmor John | 26 October 1984 | 13 July 1987 | Labour | |||
| David Clark | 13 July 1987 | 24 July 1992 | Labour | |||
| 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 | ||
| Michael Jack | 2 December 1997 | 12 June 1998 | Conservative | |||
| Tim Yeo | 2 June 1998 | 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
References
- ^ William Russell (7 December 1972). "Wilson gives Shore key prices post". The Glasgow Herald. p. 16. Retrieved 17 April 2025.