Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of the United Kingdom

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cabinet position government ministerial office

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of the United Kingdom was a senior government post responsible for national policy on farming, fisheries, and food supply before its functions were absorbed into the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of the United Kingdom canonical	2
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries	1
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4533205 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of the United Kingdom
Context triple: [Joseph Godber, positionHeld, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of the United Kingdom]

A. Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is the UK government cabinet minister responsible for national policy on environmental protection, agriculture, food, and rural communities.
B. Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
The Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection is a senior German cabinet post responsible for national policy on agriculture, food safety, rural development, and consumer rights.
C. Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan
The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan is the cabinet-level government official responsible for overseeing the country’s policies on farming, rural development, fisheries, and forest management.
D. Minister of Food and Agriculture (India)
The Minister of Food and Agriculture (India) was a central government cabinet post responsible for formulating and overseeing national policies on food supply, distribution, and agricultural development.
E. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries was a British government department responsible for overseeing farming, food production, and fisheries, particularly prominent during World War II for managing domestic food supplies.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of the United Kingdom
Target entity description: The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of the United Kingdom was a senior government post responsible for national policy on farming, fisheries, and food supply before its functions were absorbed into the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

A. Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is the UK government cabinet minister responsible for national policy on environmental protection, agriculture, food, and rural communities.
B. Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
The Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection is a senior German cabinet post responsible for national policy on agriculture, food safety, rural development, and consumer rights.
C. Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan
The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan is the cabinet-level government official responsible for overseeing the country’s policies on farming, rural development, fisheries, and forest management.
D. Minister of Food and Agriculture (India)
The Minister of Food and Agriculture (India) was a central government cabinet post responsible for formulating and overseeing national policies on food supply, distribution, and agricultural development.
E. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries was a British government department responsible for overseeing farming, food production, and fisheries, particularly prominent during World War II for managing domestic food supplies.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cabinet position ⓘ government ministerial office ⓘ
abolishedIn	2001 ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United Kingdom ⓘ
appointedBy	Monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: British monarch
appointedOnAdviceOf	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: Prime Minister
category	Agriculture ministries ⓘ Defunct ministerial offices in the United Kingdom ⓘ Fisheries ministries ⓘ Food safety in the United Kingdom ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
functionsTransferredTo	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ⓘ
inception	1955 ⓘ
jurisdiction	England ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ
memberOf	Cabinet of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: British Cabinet
notableEvent	handled policy response to the 2001 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth disease outbreak ⓘ handled policy response to the BSE crisis in the United Kingdom ⓘ
officeAbolishedAsPartOf	creation of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ⓘ
officeHeldByHeadOf	Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
officeType	senior ministerial post ⓘ
parentOrganization	Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
partOf	Cabinet of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: British Cabinet Government of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: UK government
portfolioIncludes	Common Agricultural Policy implementation in the United Kingdom ⓘ agricultural subsidies in the United Kingdom ⓘ animal health policy in the United Kingdom ⓘ fisheries management in United Kingdom waters ⓘ flood and coastal defence responsibilities related to farmland ⓘ food production policy in the United Kingdom ⓘ plant health policy in the United Kingdom ⓘ
precededBy	Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries ⓘ
replacedBy	Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ⓘ
reportsTo	Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: British Parliament Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ
residence	United Kingdom ⓘ
responsibleFor	agricultural policy in the United Kingdom ⓘ fisheries policy in the United Kingdom ⓘ food safety policy in the United Kingdom ⓘ food supply policy in the United Kingdom ⓘ rural affairs policy in the United Kingdom ⓘ
seat	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
style	The Right Honourable ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Joseph Godber → positionHeld → Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of the United Kingdom ⓘ

John MacGregor → positionHeld → Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of the United Kingdom ⓘ

Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax → heldPosition → Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries ⓘ

linked to: Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of the United Kingdom

President of the Board of Agriculture → hasSuccessorOffice → Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food ⓘ