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 Derek Johnson of the Progressive Conservatives.[2][3]

## 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 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 Pallister government 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] Like, 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

## 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". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. 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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