Robert Goodwill

The Right Honourable Sir Robert Goodwill
Official Portrait, 2020
Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee
In office 25 May 2022 – 30 May 2024
Preceded by	Geraint Davies (interim)
Succeeded by	TBC
Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries & Food
In office 5 March 2019 – 25 July 2019
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	George Eustice
Succeeded by	George Eustice
Minister of State for Children and Families
In office 12 June 2017 – 9 January 2018
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Edward Timpson
Succeeded by	Nadhim Zahawi
Minister of State for Immigration
In office 16 July 2016 – 11 June 2017
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	James Brokenshire
Succeeded by	Brandon Lewis
Minister of State for Transport
In office 9 December 2015 – 16 July 2016
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	John Hayes
Succeeded by	John Hayes
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport
In office 7 October 2013 – 9 December 2015
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Norman Baker
Succeeded by	The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
In office 4 September 2012 – 7 October 2013
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	James Duddridge
Succeeded by	Karen Bradley
Member of Parliament for Scarborough and Whitby
In office 5 May 2005 – 30 May 2024
Preceded by	Lawrie Quinn
Succeeded by	TBC
Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber
In office 15 July 1999 – 1 May 2004
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Godfrey Bloom
Personal details
Born	(1956-12-31) 31 December 1956 (age 67) Terrington, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Maureen Short
Children	3
Education	Newcastle University
Website	Official website

Sir Robert Goodwill (born 31 December 1956) is a British Conservative Party politician and farmer who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Scarborough and Whitby from 2005 to 2024. He was previously a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Yorkshire and the Humber. Goodwill served in Theresa May's government as Minister of State at the Home Office, the Department for Education, and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.^[1]

Goodwill is a member of the Cornerstone Group of Conservative MPs. He describes himself as a "staunch Eurosceptic"^[2] but supported Remain in the EU referendum.^[3]