Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
| Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food | |
|---|---|
| Ministre de l'Agriculture et de l'Agroalimentaire | |
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| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | |
| Appointer | Monarch (represented by the governor general);[3] on the advice of the prime minister[4] |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Precursor | Minister of Agriculture |
| Inaugural holder | Ralph Goodale |
| Formation | 12 January 1995 |
| Salary | CA$269,800 (2019)[5] |
| Website | agr |
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The minister of agriculture and agri-food (French: ministre de l'agriculture et de l'agroalimentaire) is a minister of the Crown in the Cabinet of Canada, who is responsible for overseeing several organizations including Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Canadian Dairy Commission, Farm Credit Canada, the National Farm Products Council and the Canadian Grain Commission.
The current minister of agriculture and agri-food is Lawrence MacAulay.
The post was established in 1995 as a successor to the minister of agriculture (French: ministre de l'agriculture), a position that existed since Canadian Confederation in 1867.
List of ministers
[edit]Key:
Historical conservative parties: Liberal-Conservative, Conservative (historical), Unionist, National Liberal and Conservative, Progressive Conservative
| Minister of Agriculture | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | |
| 1 | 
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Jean-Charles Chapais | July 1, 1867 | November 15, 1869 | Conservative (historical) | 1 (Macdonald) |
| 2 | 
|
Christopher Dunkin | November 16, 1869 | October 24, 1871 | Conservative (historical) | |
| 3 | 
|
John Henry Pope (1st time) |
October 25, 1871 | November 5, 1873 | Liberal-Conservative | |
| 4 | 
|
Luc Letellier de St-Just | November 7, 1873 | December 14, 1876 | Liberal | 2 (Mackenzie) |
| – | 
|
Isaac Burpee (Acting) |
December 15, 1876 | January 25, 1877 | Liberal | |
| 5 | 
|
Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier | January 25, 1877 | October 8, 1878 | Liberal | |
| (3) |
|
John Henry Pope (2nd time) |
October 17, 1878 | September 25, 1885 | Liberal-Conservative | 3 (Macdonald) |
| 6 | 
|
John Carling | September 25, 1885 | June 6, 1891 | Conservative (historical) | |
| June 16, 1891 | November 24, 1892 | 4 (Abbott) | ||||
| 7 | 
|
Auguste-Réal Angers | December 7, 1892 | December 12, 1894 | Conservative (historical) | 5 (Thompson) |
| December 21, 1894 | July 12, 1895 | 6 (Bowell) | ||||
| 8 | 
|
Joseph-Aldric Ouimet (Acting) |
July 13, 1895 | December 20, 1895 | Liberal-Conservative | |
| 9 | 
|
Walter Humphries Montague (1st time) |
December 21, 1895 | January 5, 1896 | Conservative (historical) | |
| – | 
|
Donald Ferguson (Acting) |
January 6, 1896 | January 14, 1896 | Conservative (historical) | |
| (9) |
|
Walter Humphries Montague (2nd time) |
January 15, 1896 | April 27, 1896 | Conservative (historical) | |
| May 1, 1896 | July 8, 1896 | 7 (Tupper) | ||||
| 10 | 
|
Sydney Arthur Fisher | July 13, 1896 | October 6, 1911 | Liberal | 8 (Laurier) |
| 11 | 
|
Martin Burrell | October 16, 1911 | October 12, 1917 | Conservative (historical) | 9 (Borden) |
| 12 | 
|
Thomas Crerar (1st time) |
October 12, 1917 | June 11, 1919 | Unionist | 10 (Borden) |
| – | 
|
James Alexander Calder (Acting) |
June 18, 1919 | August 11, 1919 | Unionist | |
| 13 | 
|
Simon Fraser Tolmie (1st time) |
August 12, 1919 | July 10, 1920 | Conservative (historical) | |
| July 10, 1920 | December 29, 1921 | 11 (Meighen) | ||||
| 14 | 
|
William Richard Motherwell (1st time) |
December 29, 1921 | June 28, 1926 | Liberal | 12 (King) |
| – | 
|
Henry Herbert Stevens (Acting) |
June 29, 1926 | July 12, 1926 | Conservative (historical) | 13 (Meighen) |
| (13) |
|
Simon Fraser Tolmie (2nd time) |
July 13, 1926 | September 25, 1926 | Conservative (historical) | |
| (14) |
|
William Richard Motherwell (2nd time) |
September 25, 1926 | August 7, 1930 | Liberal | 14 (King) |
| 15 | 
|
Robert Weir | August 8, 1930 | October 23, 1935 | Conservative (historical) | 15 (Bennett) |
| – |
|
Thomas Crerar (2nd time; Acting) |
October 25, 1935 | November 3, 1935 | Liberal | 16 (King) |
| 16 | 
|
James Garfield Gardiner | November 4, 1935 | November 15, 1948 | Liberal | |
| November 15, 1948 | June 21, 1957 | 17 (St. Laurent) | ||||
| 17 |
|
Douglas Harkness | June 21, 1957 (Acting until Aug.7) |
October 10, 1960 | Progressive Conservative | 18 (Diefenbaker) |
| 18 | 
|
Alvin Hamilton | October 11, 1960 | April 22, 1963 | Progressive Conservative | |
| 19 |
|
Harry Hays | April 22, 1963 | December 17, 1965 | Liberal | 19 (Pearson) |
| 20 | John James Greene | December 18, 1965 | April 20, 1968 | Liberal | ||
| April 20, 1968 | July 5, 1968 | 20 (P. E. Trudeau) | ||||
| 21 |
|
Bud Olson | July 6, 1968 | November 26, 1972 | Liberal | |
| 22 |
|
Eugene Whelan (1st time) |
November 27, 1972 | June 3, 1979 | Liberal | |
| 23 |
|
John Wise (1st time) |
June 4, 1979 | March 2, 1980 | Progressive Conservative | 21 (Clark) |
| (22) |
|
Eugene Whelan (2nd time) |
March 3, 1980 | June 29, 1984 | Liberal | 22 (P. E. Trudeau) |
| 24 |
|
Ralph Ferguson | June 30, 1984 | September 16, 1984 | Liberal | 23 (Turner) |
| (23) |
|
John Wise (2nd time) |
September 17, 1984 | September 14, 1988 | Progressive Conservative | 24 (Mulroney) |
| 25 |
|
Don Mazankowski | September 15, 1988 | April 20, 1991 | Progressive Conservative | |
| 26 | 
|
Bill McKnight | April 21, 1991 | January 3, 1993 | Progressive Conservative | |
| 27 |
|
Charles Mayer | January 4, 1993 | June 24, 1993 | Progressive Conservative | |
| June 24, 1993 | November 3, 1993 | 25 (Campbell) | ||||
| 28 | 
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Ralph Goodale | November 4, 1993 | January 11, 1995 | Liberal | 26 (Chrétien) |
| Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food | ||||||
| 28 |
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Ralph Goodale | January 12, 1995 | June 10, 1997 | Liberal | 26 (Chrétien) |
| 29 |
|
Lyle Vanclief | June 11, 1997 | December 11, 2003 | Liberal | |
| 30 |
|
Bob Speller | December 12, 2003 | July 19, 2004 | Liberal | 27 (Martin) |
| 31 |
|
Andy Mitchell | July 20, 2004 | February 5, 2006 | Liberal | |
| 32 | 
|
Chuck Strahl | February 6, 2006 | August 14, 2007 | Conservative | 28 (Harper) |
| 33 | 
|
Gerry Ritz | August 14, 2007 | November 4, 2015 | Conservative | |
| 34 |
|
Lawrence MacAulay (1st time) |
November 4, 2015 | March 1, 2019 | Liberal | 29 (J. Trudeau) |
| 35 | _(cropped).jpg)
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Marie-Claude Bibeau | March 1, 2019 | July 26, 2023 | Liberal | |
| (34) |
|
Lawrence MacAulay (2nd time) |
July 26, 2023 | Incumbent | Liberal | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Canadian Parliamentary system - Our Procedure - House of Commons". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ "Review of the Responsibilities and Accountabilities of Ministers and Senior Officials" (PDF).
- ^ "Constitutional Duties". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ "House of Commons Procedure and Practice - 1. Parliamentary Institutions - Canadian Parliamentary Institutions". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ "Indemnities, Salaries and Allowances". Library of Parliament. April 11, 2018. Archived from the original on June 1, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.