The following table details the public appointments made by DEFRA to former Ministers since the Department was formed in 2001.
Body Former Minister Dates Water Services Regulation Authority Lord Whitty Appointed in March 2006 but resigned to take up post with Environment Agency as below Environment Agency Board Lord Whitty 18 September 2006 to 17 September 2009 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Baroness Hayman 1999 to July 2006 resigned due to election as Speaker for the House of Lords