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Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom

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The office holder works alongside the other Defra ministers. The corresponding shadow minister is the shadow secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs.

Responsibilities

The secretary of state has two main responsibilities at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to:

  • bear overall responsibility for all departmental issues.
  • lobby for the United Kingdom in other international negotiations on sustainable development and climate change.

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