List of Ministers of The Environment - United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Title Minister Incumbency Under Notes
Secretary of state for the environment Peter Walker 1970-10-15/1972-11-05 Heath (C)
Geoffrey Rippon 1972-11-05/1974-03-04
Anthony Crosland 1974-03-05/1976-04-08 Wilson (L)
Peter Shore 1976-04-08/1979-05-04 Callaghan (L)
Michael Heseltine 1979-05-05/1983-01-06 Thatcher (C)
Tom King 1983-01-06/1983-06-11
Patrick Jenkin 1983-06-11/1985-09-02
Kenneth Baker 1985-09-02/1986-05-21
Nicholas Ridley 1986-05-21/1989-07-24
Chris Patten 1989-07-24/1990-11-28
Michael Heseltine 1990-11-28/1992-04-11 Major (C)
Michael Howard 1992-04-11/1993-05-27 Rio
John Gummer 1993-05-27/1997-05-02
Secretary of state for the environment, transport and the regions John Prescott 1997/2001 Blair (L)
Secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs Margaret Beckett 2001/2006-05-05
David Miliband 2006-05-05/2007-06-27
Hilary Benn 2007-06-28/2010-05-11 Brown (L)
Caroline Spelman 2010-05-12/ Cameron (C)

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