Steve Barclay

**Stephen Paul Barclay** (born 3 May 1972) is a British politician who was the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 2023 to 2024. He was previously the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care from 25 October 2022 until 13 November 2023 in the Rishi Sunak government.

Barclay was Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union from 2018 to 2020, Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2020 to 2021, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 2021 to 2022, and Downing Street Chief of Staff from 5 February 2022 until 5 July 2022. He was the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care from 7 July 2022 until 6 September 2022.

He is a member of the Conservative Party. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Cambridgeshire since 2010.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **embed**: yes
- **office7**: Minister of State for Health (UK), Minister of State for Health
- **primeminister7**: Theresa May
- **term start7**: 9 January 2018
- **term end7**: 16 November 2018
- **predecessor7**: Philip Dunne (Ludlow MP), Philip Dunne
- **successor7**: Stephen Hammond
- **office8**: Economic Secretary to the Treasury
- **primeminister8**: Theresa May
- **term start8**: 14 June 2017
- **term end8**: 9 January 2018
- **predecessor8**: Simon Kirby
- **successor8**: John Glen (politician), John Glen
- **office9**: Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
- **primeminister9**: Theresa May
- **term start9**: 17 July 2016
- **term end9**: 14 June 2017
- **predecessor9**: George Hollingbery
- **successor9**: David Rutley


## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: The Right Honourable
- **name**: Steve Barclay
- **image**: Steve Barclay Official Cabinet Portrait, November 2023 (cropped).jpg
- **office1**: Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- **primeminister1**: Rishi Sunak
- **term start1**: 13 November 2023
- **term end1**: 5 July 2024
- **predecessor1**: Thérèse Coffey
- **successor1**: Steve Reed (politician), Steve Reed
- **office2**: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
- **primeminister2**: Rishi Sunak
- **term start2**: 25 October 2022
- **term end2**: 13 November 2023
- **predecessor2**: Thérèse Coffey
- **successor2**: Victoria Atkins
- **primeminister3**: Boris Johnson
- **term start3**: 5 July 2022
- **term end3**: 6 September 2022
- **predecessor3**: Sajid Javid
- **successor3**: Thérèse Coffey
- **office4**: Downing Street Chief of Staff
- **primeminister4**: Boris Johnson
- **term start4**: 5 February 2022
- **term end4**: 5 July 2022
- **predecessor4**: Dan Rosenfield
- **successor4**: Mark Fullbrook
- **office5**: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- **primeminister5**: Boris Johnson
- **term start5**: 15 September 2021
- **term end5**: 5 July 2022
- **predecessor5**: Michael Gove
- **successor5**: Kit Malthouse
- **office6**: Minister for the Cabinet Office
- **primeminister6**: Boris Johnson
- **term start6**: 15 September 2021
- **term end6**: 8 February 2022
- **predecessor6**: Michael Gove
- **successor6**: Michael Ellis (British politician), Michael Ellis
- **office7**: Chief Secretary to the Treasury
- **primeminister7**: Boris Johnson
- **term start7**: 13 February 2020
- **term end7**: 15 September 2021
- **predecessor7**: Rishi Sunak
- **successor7**: Simon Clarke (politician), Simon Clarke
- **office8**: Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
- **primeminister8**: Theresa May
Boris Johnson
- **term start8**: 16 November 2018
- **term end8**: 31 January 2020
- **predecessor8**: Dominic Raab
- **successor8**: _Office abolished_
- **office10**: Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament
for North East Cambridgeshire
- **term start10**: 6 May 2010
- **predecessor10**: Malcolm Moss
- **majority10**: 7,189 (18.4%)
- **birth name**: Stephen Paul Barclay
- **birth place**: Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England
- **party**: Conservative Party (UK), Conservative
- **education**: King Edward VII School, Lytham
- **alma mater**: Peterhouse, Cambridge
- **spouse**: Karen Barclay
- **children**: 2
- **allegiance**: United Kingdom
- **branch**: British Army
- **serviceyears**: 1991
- **rank**: Second lieutenant
- **unit**: Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
- **caption**: Official portrait, 2023
- **predecessor**: Steve Reed (politician), Steve Reed
- **office**: Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- **term start**: 8 July 2024
- **leader**: Rishi Sunak
- **term end**: 5 November 2024
- **successor**: Victoria Atkins