Steve Barclay appointed Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Steve Barclay has been appointed Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. He was previously Secretary of State for Health and Social Care between 25 October 2022 and 13 November 2023. He held the same role between 5 July 2022 and 6 September 2022.

He was previously appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office between 15 September 2021 and July 2022.

He was previously Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 13 February 2020 to 15 September 2021 and Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union from 16 November 2018 to 31 January 2020 and Minister of State for the Department of Health and Social Care from January to November 2018. Steve was also Economic Secretary to the Treasury from June 2017 to January 2018.

He served as a Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) from July 2016 to June 2017. He was elected Conservative MP for North East Cambridgeshire in May 2010.

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