Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is a position with the Opposition
's Shadow Cabinet
that deals with issues surrounding the environment
and food and rural affairs; if elected, the designated person is slated to become the new Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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The position replaced the previous positions of Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Environment portion of the Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions's duties, which in turn replaced the Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment.
The current Shadow Secretary, as of 7 October 2011, is Mary Creagh
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Official Opposition (UK)
Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition, or the Official Opposition, in the United Kingdom is led by the Leader of the Opposition. This is usually the political party with the second-largest number of seats in the House of Commons, as the largest party will usually form Her Majesty's Government...
's Shadow Cabinet
Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (UK)
The Official Loyal Opposition Shadow Cabinet are, in British parliamentary practice, senior members of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition who scrutinise their corresponding office holders in the Government, develop alternative policies, and hold the Government to account for its actions and responses...
that deals with issues surrounding the environment
Environmentalism
Environmentalism is a broad philosophy, ideology and social movement regarding concerns for environmental conservation and improvement of the health of the environment, particularly as the measure for this health seeks to incorporate the concerns of non-human elements...
and food and rural affairs; if elected, the designated person is slated to become the new Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is a UK cabinet-level position in charge of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and the successor to the positions of Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport...
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The position replaced the previous positions of Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Environment portion of the Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions's duties, which in turn replaced the Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment.
The current Shadow Secretary, as of 7 October 2011, is Mary Creagh
Mary Creagh
Mary Helen Creagh is a British Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament for Wakefield since 2005. She was appointed to the shadow cabinet on 7 October 2010.- Background :...
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