Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food

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Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Ministre de l'Agriculture et de l'Agroalimentaire
Lawrence McAulay 01-14-2016.jpg
Incumbent
Lawrence MacAulay
since 26 July 2023
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
PrecursorMinister of Agriculture
Inaugural holder Ralph Goodale
Formation12 January 1995
Salary CA$269,800 (2019) [5]
Website agr.gc.ca

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.

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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:

   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.PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyMinistry
1 Jean-Charles Chapais.jpg Jean-Charles Chapais July 1, 1867November 15, 1869 Conservative (historical) 1 (Macdonald)
2 ChristopherDunkin23.jpg Christopher Dunkin November 16, 1869October 24, 1871Conservative (historical)
3 John Henry Pope.jpg John Henry Pope
(1st time)		October 25, 1871November 5, 1873 Liberal-Conservative
4 Luc Letellier de Saint-Just.jpg Luc Letellier de St-Just November 7, 1873December 14, 1876 Liberal 2 (Mackenzie)
– Isaac Burpee.jpg Isaac Burpee
(Acting)		December 15, 1876January 25, 1877Liberal
5 Charles Alphonse Pantaleon Pelletier.jpg Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier January 25, 1877October 8, 1878Liberal
(3) John Henry Pope.jpg John Henry Pope
(2nd time)		October 17, 1878September 25, 1885 Liberal-Conservative 3 (Macdonald)
6 JohnCarling23.jpg John Carling September 25, 1885June 6, 1891 Conservative (historical)
June 16, 1891November 24, 1892 4 (Abbott)
7 Auguste-Real Angers.jpg Auguste-Réal Angers December 7, 1892December 12, 1894Conservative (historical) 5 (Thompson)
December 21, 1894July 12, 1895 6 (Bowell)
8 No image.svg Joseph-Aldric Ouimet
(Acting)		July 13, 1895December 20, 1895 Liberal-Conservative
9 Walter Humphries Montague.jpg Walter Humphries Montague
(1st time)		December 21, 1895January 5, 1896 Conservative (historical)
– Donald Ferguson.jpg Donald Ferguson
(Acting)		January 6, 1896January 14, 1896Conservative (historical)
(9) Walter Humphries Montague.jpg Walter Humphries Montague
(2nd time)		January 15, 1896April 27, 1896Conservative (historical)
May 1, 1896July 8, 1896 7 (Tupper)
10 Sydney Arthur Fisher.jpg Sydney Arthur Fisher July 13, 1896October 6, 1911 Liberal 8 (Laurier)
11 Martin Burrell.jpg Martin Burrell October 16, 1911October 12, 1917 Conservative (historical) 9 (Borden)
12 CRERAR.jpg Thomas Crerar
(1st time)		October 12, 1917June 11, 1919 Unionist 10 (Borden)
– James A Calder.jpg James Alexander Calder
(Acting)		June 18, 1919August 11, 1919Unionist
13 Simon Fraser Tolmie.png Simon Fraser Tolmie
(1st time)		August 12, 1919July 10, 1920 Conservative (historical)
July 10, 1920December 29, 1921 11 (Meighen)
14 Motherwell 4408105215 de91213a94 o.jpg William Richard Motherwell
(1st time)		December 29, 1921June 28, 1926 Liberal 12 (King)
– Henry Herbert Stevens.jpg Henry Herbert Stevens
(Acting)		June 29, 1926July 12, 1926 Conservative (historical) 13 (Meighen)
(13) Simon Fraser Tolmie.png Simon Fraser Tolmie
(2nd time)		July 13, 1926September 25, 1926Conservative (historical)
(14) Motherwell 4408105215 de91213a94 o.jpg William Richard Motherwell
(2nd time)		September 25, 1926August 7, 1930 Liberal 14 (King)
15 Robert Weir.jpg Robert Weir August 8, 1930October 23, 1935 Conservative (historical) 15 (Bennett)
– CRERAR.jpg Thomas Crerar
(2nd time; Acting)		October 25, 1935November 3, 1935 Liberal 16 (King)
16 James Garfield Gardiner.jpg James Garfield Gardiner November 4, 1935November 15, 1948Liberal
November 15, 1948June 21, 1957 17 (St. Laurent)
17 No image.svg Douglas Harkness June 21, 1957
(Acting until Aug.7)		October 10, 1960 Progressive Conservative 18 (Diefenbaker)
18 Alvin Hamilton.jpg Alvin Hamilton October 11, 1960April 22, 1963Progressive Conservative
19 No image.svg Harry Hays April 22, 1963December 17, 1965 Liberal 19 (Pearson)
20 John James Greene December 18, 1965April 20, 1968Liberal
April 20, 1968July 5, 1968 20 (P. E. Trudeau)
21 No image.svg Bud Olson July 6, 1968November 26, 1972Liberal
22 No image.svg Eugene Whelan
(1st time)		November 27, 1972June 3, 1979Liberal
23 No image.svg John Wise
(1st time)		June 4, 1979March 2, 1980 Progressive Conservative 21 (Clark)
(22) No image.svg Eugene Whelan
(2nd time)		March 3, 1980June 29, 1984 Liberal 22 (P. E. Trudeau)
24 No image.svg Ralph Ferguson June 30, 1984September 16, 1984Liberal 23 (Turner)
(23) No image.svg John Wise
(2nd time)		September 17, 1984September 14, 1988 Progressive Conservative 24 (Mulroney)
25 No image.svg Don Mazankowski September 15, 1988April 20, 1991Progressive Conservative
26 Bill McKnight.jpg Bill McKnight April 21, 1991January 3, 1993Progressive Conservative
27 No image.svg Charles Mayer January 4, 1993June 24, 1993Progressive Conservative
June 24, 1993November 3, 1993 25 (Campbell)
28 Ralph Goodale free alternative.jpg Ralph Goodale November 4, 1993January 11, 1995 Liberal 26 (Chrétien)
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
28 Ralph Goodale free alternative.jpg Ralph Goodale January 12, 1995June 10, 1997 Liberal 26 (Chrétien)
29 No image.svg Lyle Vanclief June 11, 1997December 11, 2003Liberal
30 No image.svg Bob Speller December 12, 2003July 19, 2004Liberal 27 (Martin)
31 No image.svg Andy Mitchell July 20, 2004February 5, 2006Liberal
32 Chuck Strahl 2014.jpg Chuck Strahl February 6, 2006August 14, 2007 Conservative 28 (Harper)
33 Gerry Ritz 2013-04-09.jpg Gerry Ritz August 14, 2007November 4, 2015Conservative
34 Lawrence McAulay 01-14-2016.jpg Lawrence MacAulay
(1st time)		November 4, 2015March 1, 2019Liberal 29 (J. Trudeau)
35 Marie-Claude Bibeau in Ukraine - 2018 (MUS0119) (cropped).jpg Marie-Claude Bibeau March 1, 2019July 26, 2023Liberal
(34) Lawrence McAulay 01-14-2016.jpg Lawrence MacAulay
(2nd time)		July 26, 2023IncumbentLiberal

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