Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food

Minister in the Cabinet of Canada

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
Style| The Honourable
Member of|

* House of Commons
* Privy Council
* Cabinet[1]

Reports to|

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* Prime Minister[2]

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.gc.ca

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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

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Key:

Liberal Party of Canada

Historical conservative parties: Liberal-Conservative, Conservative (historical), Unionist, National Liberal and Conservative, Progressive Conservative

Conservative Party of Canada

Minister of Agriculture

No.  | Portrait  | Name  | Term of office  | Political party  | Ministry
1  |  | 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  |  | Ralph Goodale | November 4, 1993 | January 11, 1995  | Liberal | 26 (Chrétien)
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
28  |  | 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  |  | Marie-Claude Bibeau | March 1, 2019 | July 26, 2023  | Liberal
(34) |  | Lawrence MacAulay
(2nd time) | July 26, 2023 | Incumbent | Liberal

## See also

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* Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (Canada)

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (Canada)

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