Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs, also referred to as the environment secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with overall responsibility for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Image: Geoffrey Rippon (1970)
Image: Charles Anthony Raven Crosland (cropped)
Image: Lord Heseltine (6969083278)
Secretary of State (United Kingdom)
His Majesty's principal secretaries of state, or secretaries of state, are senior ministers of the Crown in the Government of the United Kingdom. Secretaries of state head most major government departments and make up the majority of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.
Sign in Richmond Park citing the authority of the Secretary of State.