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| 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
[edit]| Name | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Shadow Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Brown | .jpg) | 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 | .jpg) | 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 | .jpg) | 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 | .jpg) | 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 | _(cropped).jpg) | 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ William Russell (7 December 1972). "Wilson gives Shore key prices post". The Glasgow Herald. p. 16. Retrieved 17 April 2025.