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  1. ↑ As Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Syrian Refugees. Office vacant between 17 July 2016 and 16 September 2021.
  2. ↑ As Minister of State for Refugees.

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The Right Honourable
Victoria Atkins
MP
Official portrait of Victoria Atkins MP crop 2, 2024.jpg
Official portrait, 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 November 2024
Preceded by Sarah Newton
Succeeded by Rachel Maclean
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Louth and Horncastle
2015–present		Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding
2017–2021		Succeeded by
Preceded by Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women
2018–2020		Succeeded by
Previous:
Andrew Griffith 		Financial Secretary to the Treasury
2022–2023		Succeeded by
Preceded by Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
2023–2024		Succeeded by
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