Who was appointed Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs after the 2010 General Election?
Boston and Skegness (UK Parliament constituency) 1.3% majority over Labour in the 2001 general election, and this increased in 2005 to 14.1%. After his re-election, Simmonds was appointed Shadow Minister for International Development, before being promoted to be a Shadow Health Minister in July 2007. Following the 2010 general election, he became Parliamentary Private Secretary to Caroline Spelman, Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. Following the 2012 reshuffle, he was appointed a junior Foreign Office Minister under William Hague, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. On 11 August 2014, Simmonds resigned as Africa Minister at the Foreign Office. He stood down
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs same reason. Under Michael Howard, the arrangement was slightly different. There was a Shadow Environment Secretary outside Shadow Cabinet and (together with the Shadow Transport Secretary) under the direction of the Shadow Secretary of State for Environment and Transport. Following the resignation of Rachael Maskell, Sue Hayman was appointed to the position by Jeremy Corbyn. Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is a position with the UK Opposition's Shadow Cabinet that deals with issues surrounding the environment and food and rural affairs; if elected, the designated