Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of the United Kingdom
Dame Angela Eagle is Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. She has been an MP since 1992, and served in a range of posts in previous Labour Governments, including at HM Treasury, the Home Office, the Department for Transport and the Department for Work and Pensions, as well as in several Shadow Cabinet positions, such as Shadow First Secretary of State and Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills. She also served as a Defra Minister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs between September 2025 and June 2026, before returning to the department as Secretary of State. Since 2019 Angela has supported the G20 Health and Development Partnership as a Global Ambassador by helping to leverage the Partnership’s messaging to the highest political level.
