Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food

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.

Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Ministre de l'Agriculture et de l'Agroalimentaire
Incumbent
Lawrence MacAulay
since 26 July 2023
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports to
AppointerMonarch (represented by the governor general);[3]
on the advice of the prime minister[4]
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
PrecursorMinister of Agriculture
Inaugural holderRalph Goodale
Formation12 January 1995
SalaryCA$269,800 (2019)[5]
Websiteagr.gc.ca

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

Key:

Minister of Agriculture
No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party Ministry
1 Jean-Charles Chapais July 1, 1867November 15, 1869 Conservative (historical) 1 (Macdonald)
2 Christopher Dunkin November 16, 1869October 24, 1871 Conservative (historical)
3 John Henry Pope
(1st time)
October 25, 1871November 5, 1873 Liberal-Conservative
4 Luc Letellier de St-Just November 7, 1873December 14, 1876 Liberal 2 (Mackenzie)
Isaac Burpee
(Acting)
December 15, 1876January 25, 1877 Liberal
5 Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier January 25, 1877October 8, 1878 Liberal
(3) John Henry Pope
(2nd time)
October 17, 1878September 25, 1885 Liberal-Conservative 3 (Macdonald)
6 John Carling September 25, 1885June 6, 1891 Conservative (historical)
June 16, 1891November 24, 1892 4 (Abbott)
7 Auguste-Réal Angers December 7, 1892December 12, 1894 Conservative (historical) 5 (Thompson)
December 21, 1894July 12, 1895 6 (Bowell)
8 Joseph-Aldric Ouimet
(Acting)
July 13, 1895December 20, 1895 Liberal-Conservative
9 Walter Humphries Montague
(1st time)
December 21, 1895January 5, 1896 Conservative (historical)
Donald Ferguson
(Acting)
January 6, 1896January 14, 1896 Conservative (historical)
(9) Walter Humphries Montague
(2nd time)
January 15, 1896April 27, 1896 Conservative (historical)
May 1, 1896July 8, 1896 7 (Tupper)
10 Sydney Arthur Fisher July 13, 1896October 6, 1911 Liberal 8 (Laurier)
11 Martin Burrell October 16, 1911October 12, 1917 Conservative (historical) 9 (Borden)
12 Thomas Crerar
(1st time)
October 12, 1917June 11, 1919 Unionist 10 (Borden)
James Alexander Calder
(Acting)
June 18, 1919August 11, 1919 Unionist
13 Simon Fraser Tolmie
(1st time)
August 12, 1919July 10, 1920 Conservative (historical)
July 10, 1920December 29, 1921 11 (Meighen)
14 William Richard Motherwell
(1st time)
December 29, 1921June 28, 1926 Liberal 12 (King)
Henry Herbert Stevens
(Acting)
June 29, 1926July 12, 1926 Conservative (historical) 13 (Meighen)
(13) Simon Fraser Tolmie
(2nd time)
July 13, 1926September 25, 1926 Conservative (historical)
(14) William Richard Motherwell
(2nd time)
September 25, 1926August 7, 1930 Liberal 14 (King)
15 Robert Weir August 8, 1930October 23, 1935 Conservative (historical) 15 (Bennett)
Thomas Crerar
(2nd time; Acting)
October 25, 1935November 3, 1935 Liberal 16 (King)
16 James Garfield Gardiner November 4, 1935November 15, 1948 Liberal
November 15, 1948June 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, 1960April 22, 1963 Progressive Conservative
19 Harry Hays April 22, 1963December 17, 1965 Liberal 19 (Pearson)
20 John James Greene December 18, 1965April 20, 1968 Liberal
April 20, 1968July 5, 1968 20 (P. E. Trudeau)
21 Bud Olson July 6, 1968November 26, 1972 Liberal
22 Eugene Whelan
(1st time)
November 27, 1972June 3, 1979 Liberal
23 John Wise
(1st time)
June 4, 1979March 2, 1980 Progressive Conservative 21 (Clark)
(22) Eugene Whelan
(2nd time)
March 3, 1980June 29, 1984 Liberal 22 (P. E. Trudeau)
24 Ralph Ferguson June 30, 1984September 16, 1984 Liberal 23 (Turner)
(23) John Wise
(2nd time)
September 17, 1984September 14, 1988 Progressive Conservative 24 (Mulroney)
25 Don Mazankowski September 15, 1988April 20, 1991 Progressive Conservative
26 Bill McKnight April 21, 1991January 3, 1993 Progressive Conservative
27 Charles Mayer January 4, 1993June 24, 1993 Progressive Conservative
June 24, 1993November 3, 1993 25 (Campbell)
28 Ralph Goodale November 4, 1993January 11, 1995 Liberal 26 (Chrétien)
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
28 Ralph Goodale January 12, 1995June 10, 1997 Liberal 26 (Chrétien)
29 Lyle Vanclief June 11, 1997December 11, 2003 Liberal
30 Bob Speller December 12, 2003July 19, 2004 Liberal 27 (Martin)
31 Andy Mitchell July 20, 2004February 5, 2006 Liberal
32 Chuck Strahl February 6, 2006August 14, 2007 Conservative 28 (Harper)
33 Gerry Ritz August 14, 2007November 4, 2015 Conservative
34 Lawrence MacAulay
(1st time)
November 4, 2015March 1, 2019 Liberal 29 (J. Trudeau)
35 Marie-Claude Bibeau March 1, 2019July 26, 2023 Liberal
(34) Lawrence MacAulay
(2nd time)
July 26, 2023Incumbent Liberal

See also

References

  1. "The Canadian Parliamentary system - Our Procedure - House of Commons". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  2. "Review of the Responsibilities and Accountabilities of Ministers and Senior Officials" (PDF).
  3. "Constitutional Duties". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  4. "House of Commons Procedure and Practice - 1. Parliamentary Institutions - Canadian Parliamentary Institutions". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  5. "Indemnities, Salaries and Allowances". Library of Parliament. April 11, 2018. Archived from the original on June 1, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
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