The Parliamentary Under-Secrecretary of State for Farming, Food and Fisheries is a mid-level position in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the British government. The incumbent Minister is Stephen Morgan.

Responsibilities Responsibilities include: Overall lead Minister for the agri-food chain, and lead Minister for the Union and Levelling Up relating to Defra issues Lead for Rural Payments Agency, Animal Health Development Board, Fera, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Marine Management Organisation and relationship with the Food Standards Agency Fisheries Farming Food Trade Pesticides

Ministers for Agriculture and Food Name Portrait Entered office Left office Political party Prime MinisterMinister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodAnthony Stodart7 April 19724 March 1974ConservativeEdward HeathNorman Buchan8 March 197418 October 1974LabourHarold WilsonEdward Stanley Bishop18 October 19744 May 1979James CallaghanThe 13th Earl Ferrers7 May 197913 June 1983ConservativeMargaret ThatcherAlick Buchanan-Smith7 May 197913 June 1983John MacGregor13 June 19832 September 1985The 2nd Baron Belstead13 June 198313 June 1987John Gummer2 September 198526 July 1988The Baroness Trumpington28 September 198914 April 1992John MajorDavid Curry14 April 199227 May 1993Michael Jack27 May 19935 July 1995Tony Baldry5 July 19951 May 1997Jeff Rooker6 May 199729 July 1999LabourTony BlairJoyce Quin29 July 19997 June 2001Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Food, Farming and Sustainable Energy The Lord Whitty 12 June 2001 10 May 2005 Labour Tony Blair The Lord Bach 10 May 2005 5 May 2006Minister of State for Sustainable Food, Farming and Animal Health The Lord Rooker 6 May 2006 3 October 2008 Labour Minister of State for Farming and the Environment Jane Kennedy 5 October 2008 8 June 2009 Labour Gordon BrownMinister of State for Food, Farming and the Environment Jim Fitzpatrick 8 June 2009 11 May 2010 Labour Gordon BrownMinister of State for Agriculture and Food Jim Paice 13 May 2010 4 September 2012 Conservative David Cameron David Heath 4 September 2012 7 October 2013 Liberal DemocratsParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food George Eustice 8 October 2013 8 May 2015 Conservative David CameronMinister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food George Eustice 8 May 2015 28 February 2019 Conservative Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Robert Goodwill 5 March 2019 25 July 2019 Conservative Theresa May George Eustice 25 July 2019 13 February 2020 Boris JohnsonParliamentary Under-Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Victoria Prentis 14 February 2020 16 September 2021 Conservative Boris JohnsonMinister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Victoria Prentis 16 September 2021 6 September 2022 Conservative Boris JohnsonMinister of State for Food Mark Spencer 7 September 2022 25 October 2022 Conservative Liz TrussMinister of State for Food, Farming and Fisheries Mark Spencer 25 October 2022 5 July 2024 Conservative Rishi SunakMinister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs Daniel Zeichner 5 July 2024 6 September 2025 Labour Keir Starmer Angela Eagle 6 September 2025 12 June 2026 LabourStephen Morgan12 June 202622 July 2026LabourParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Farming, Food and FisheriesStephen Morgan22 July 2026IncumbentLabourAndy Burnham

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