UK/Minister/Agriculture and Fisheries
 UK/Minister/Agriculture and Fisheries(Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Fisheries) | |
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| Start | 1889 |
| End | 2001 |
| United Kingdom cabinet position responsible for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Merged to a bigger ministry inn 2001. | |
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food was a United Kingdom cabinet position, responsible for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. The post was originally named President of the Board of Agriculture and was created in 1889. In 1903, an Act was passed to transfer to the new styled Board of Agriculture and Fisheries certain powers and duties relating to the fishing industry, and the post was renamed President of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries.
In 1919, it was renamed Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. In 1954, the separate position of Minister of Food was merged into the post and it was renamed Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
On 8 June 2001, the Ministry merged with Secretary of State for the Environment into the office of Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. However, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food was not formally abolished until The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794) came into force on 27 March 2002.
An Office Holder on Wikispooks
| Name | From | To |
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| Thomas Dugdale | 5 November 1951 | 28 July 1954 |
