Minister of Agriculture (Manitoba)

The Minister of Agriculture (formerly the Minister of Agriculture and Resource Development) is a cabinet minister in the province of Manitoba, Canada, responsible for Manitoba Agriculture. The ministry oversees provincial government activity in agriculture, agri-food, and the agri-product sector, as well as natural resource development.[1]

The current Minister of Agriculture is Ron Kostyshyn of the New Democratic Party.[2][3] He was appointed following the inauguration of the government led by Wab Kinew after the NDP's victory in the 2023 Manitoba general election.

## History

Some changes in the ministerial responsibilities have resulted in change to the name of the ministry. Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI) was created on 4 November 2003, under the NDP government led by Gary Doer, when the Department of Agriculture and Food was merged with Rural Initiatives and Cooperative Development (both from the Department of Intergovernmental Affairs). On 3 May 2016, the new Progressive Conservative government, led by Brian Pallister, renamed the cabinet position as the "Minister of Agriculture".[3]

In late 2019, oversight of the agriculture portfolio merged with that of natural resource development and sustainable development, thereby forming the new Ministry of Agriculture and Resource Development.[3][4] Likewise, the remaining economic development and business portfolios of Growth, Enterprise and Trade formed the new Ministry of Economic Development and Training.[4][5]

Name[3][6] | Party | Took office | Left office

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Minister of Agriculture
Thomas Howard  | Conservative  | January 13, 1871  | January 23, 1871
Alfred Boyd  | Government | January 23, 1871  | December 14, 1871
John Norquay  | Conservative  | December 14, 1871  | July 8, 1874
Edward Hay  | Liberal  | July 8, 1874  | December 2, 1874
James McKay  | Government | December 16, 1875  | October 16, 1878
Pierre Delorme  | Conservative  | January 14, 1879  | June 4, 1879
Maxime Goulet  | Government | January 7, 1880  | November 16, 1881
Marc-Amable Girard  | Conservative  | November 16, 1881  | January 1883
Alphonse Larivière  | Lib-Con  | September 6, 1883  | August 27, 1886
David Howard Harrison  | Lib-Con  | August 27, 1886  | December 24, 1887
Thomas Greenway  | Liberal  | January 19, 1888  | January 6, 1900
John Andrew Davidson  | Liberal  | January 10, 1900  | December 22, 1900
Rodmond Roblin  | Conservative  | December 22, 1900  | October 11, 1911
George Lawrence  | Conservative  | October 11, 1911  | May 2, 1915
Valentine Winkler  | Liberal  | May 15, 1915  | June 7, 1920
George Malcolm  | Liberal  | September 30, 1920  | June 6, 1922
John Williams  | Liberal  | June 6, 1922  | August 8, 1922
Neil Cameron  | Progressive  | August 8, 1922  | December 3, 1923
John Bracken  | Progressive  | December 3, 1923  | January 12, 1925
Albert Prefontaine  | Progressive  | January 12, 1925  | May 29, 1932
Donald Gordon McKenzie  | Lib–Progressive  | May 27, 1932  | April 28, 1936
John Bracken  | Lib–Progressive  | April 28, 1936  | September 21, 1936
Douglas Campbell  | Lib–Progressive  | December 21, 1936  | December 14, 1948
Francis Bell  | Lib–Progressive  | December 14, 1948  | November 7, 1952
Ronald Robertson  | Lib–Progressive  | November 7, 1952  | July 6, 1956
Charles Shuttleworth  | Lib–Progressive  | July 6, 1956  | June 30, 1958
Errick Willis  | PC  | June 30, 1958  | August 7, 1959
Minister of Agriculture and Conservation
George Hutton  | PC  | August 7, 1959  | June 30, 1966
Minister of Agriculture
Harry Enns  | PC  | July 22, 1967  | September 24, 1968
James Douglas Watt  | PC  | September 24, 1968  | July 15, 1969
Sam Uskiw  | New Democratic  | July 15, 1969  | October 24, 1977
James Downey  | PC  | October 24, 1977  | November 30, 1981
Bill Uruski  | New Democratic  | November 30, 1981  | September 21, 1987
Leonard Harapiak  | New Democratic  | September 21, 1987  | May 9, 1988
Glen Findlay  | PC  | May 9, 1988  | September 10, 1993
Harry Enns  | PC  | September 10, 1993  | October 5, 1999
Minister of Agriculture and Food
Rosann Wowchuk  | New Democratic  | October 5, 1999  | November 4, 2003
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
Rosann Wowchuk  | New Democratic  | November 4, 2003  | November 3, 2009
Stan Struthers  | New Democratic  | November 3, 2009  | January 13, 2012
Ron Kostyshyn  | New Democratic  | January 13, 2012  | October 18, 2013
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
Ron Kostyshyn  | New Democratic  | October 18, 2013  | May 3, 2016
Minister of Agriculture
Ralph Eichler  | PC  | May 3, 2016  | October 23, 2019
Minister of Agriculture and Resource Development
Blaine Pedersen  | PC  | October 23, 2019  | July 15, 2021
Ralph Eichler  | PC  | July 15, 2021  | January 18, 2022
Minister of Agriculture
Derek Johnson  | PC  | January 18, 2022  | present
Ron Kostyshyn  | New Democratic  | October 18, 2023  | present

## References

1. ↑ "About Manitoba Agriculture". Government of Manitoba. https://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/about/index.html. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
2. ↑ "Agriculture | Province of Manitoba" (in en). https://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "MLA Biographies - Living". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. https://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/members/mla_bio_living.html. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Communications, Farm Business. "AGCanada" (in en-US). https://www.agcanada.com/daily/manitoba-agriculture-merged-into-new-provincial-ministry.
5. ↑ "Economic Development and Jobs | Province of Manitoba" (in en). https://www.gov.mb.ca/jec/.
6. ↑ "MLA Biographies - Deceased". https://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/members/mla_bio_deceased.html. Retrieved 23 July 2017.

## External links

* Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives

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