Steve Barclay MP
Shadow Defra Secretary of StateSteve Barclay is the Shadow Defra Secretary of State. He was previously Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs between 13 November 2023 and 5 July 2024.
Mr Barclay was elected as the MP for North East Cambridgeshire in 2010.
He was previously the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care between 25 October 2022 and 13 November 2023.
Prior to his election to Parliament, Mr Barclay was educated at King Edward VII School, Lytham, did a short-service commission with the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, and read history at Peterhouse, Cambridge. He then qualified as a solicitor working in various roles for Axa Insurance, the Financial Services Authority, and Barclays Bank.