Neeve McGinty

NFU external affairs manager

In her role as External Affairs Manager Neeve, coordinates the NFU's lobbying of politicians, civil servants and stakeholders in Westminster. 

Alongside elected officeholders, she meets MPs and Ministers, leads the NFU Food and Farming Fellowship Scheme, and organises regular events throughout the year to keep food and farming on the political agenda, including at the political party conferences.  

Neeve joined the NFU in 2021 as a Public Affairs and Communications Graduate working on public facing campaigns and political lobbying. She took up the role of External Affairs Adviser role for the NFU's team in Westminster in 2022, and progressed to her current role in January 2025.