The Rt Hon Lord Benyon was appointed Minister of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 14 November 2023.

He was previously Minister of State (Minister for Biosecurity, Marine and Rural Affairs) at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs between 30 October 2022 and 14 November 2023.

He was also Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 13 May 2021 to 30 October 2022.

Lord Benyon was raised to the Peerage in January 2021.