Minister of Agriculture (Manitoba)
The Minister of Agriculture is a cabinet minister in the province of Manitoba, Canada. The minister oversees government activity in agriculture, agri-food and the agri-product sector.[1]
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 November 4, 2003 when the department of Agriculture and Food was merged with Rural Initiatives and Cooperative Development (both from the Department of Intergovernmental Affairs). On May 3, 2016 the Pallister government renamed the cabinet position as the "Minister of Agriculture".
The current Minister of Agriculture is Ralph Eichler of the Progressive Conservatives.
History
| Party | Name | Took Office | Left Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministers of Agriculture (also as Ministers of Agriculture and Immigration and Agriculture, Statistics and Health) | ||||
| Conservative | Thomas Howard | January 13, 1871 | January 23, 1871 | |
| Government | Alfred Boyd | January 23, 1871 | December 14, 1871 | |
| Conservative | John Norquay | December 14, 1871 | July 8, 1874 | |
| Liberal | Edward Hay | July 8, 1874 | December 2, 1874 | |
| Government | James McKay | December 16, 1875 | October 16, 1878 | |
| Conservative | Pierre Delorme | January 14, 1879 | June 4, 1879 | |
| Government | Maxime Goulet | January 7, 1880 | November 16, 1881 | |
| Conservative | Marc-Amable Girard | November 16, 1881 | January 1883 | |
| Lib-Con | Alphonse Larivière | September 6, 1883 | August 27, 1886 | |
| Lib-Con | David Howard Harrison | August 27, 1886 | December 24, 1887 | |
| Liberal | Thomas Greenway | January 19, 1888 | January 6, 1900 | |
| Liberal | John Andrew Davidson | January 10, 1900 | December 22, 1900 | |
| Conservative | Rodmond Roblin | December 22, 1900 | October 11, 1911 | |
| Conservative | George Lawrence | October 11, 1911 | May 2, 1915 | |
| Liberal | Valentine Winkler | May 15, 1915 | June 7, 1920 | |
| Liberal | George Malcolm | September 30, 1920 | June 6, 1922 | |
| Liberal | John Williams | June 6, 1922 | August 8, 1922 | |
| Progressive | Neil Cameron | August 8, 1922 | December 3, 1923 | |
| Progressive | John Bracken | December 3, 1923 | January 12, 1925 | |
| Progressive | Albert Prefontaine | January 12, 1925 | May 29, 1932 | |
| Lib–Progressive | Donald Gordon McKenzie | May 27, 1932 | April 28, 1936 | |
| Lib–Progressive | John Bracken | April 28, 1936 | September 21, 1936 | |
| Lib–Progressive | Douglas Campbell | December 21, 1936 | December 14, 1948 | |
| Lib–Progressive | Francis Bell | December 14, 1948 | November 7, 1952 | |
| Lib–Progressive | Ronald Robertson | November 7, 1952 | July 6, 1956 | |
| Lib–Progressive | Charles Shuttleworth | July 6, 1956 | June 30, 1958 | |
| PC | Errick Willis | June 30, 1958 | August 7, 1959 | |
| Ministers of Agriculture and Conservation | ||||
| PC | George Hutton | August 7, 1959 | June 30, 1966 | |
| Ministers of Agriculture | ||||
| PC | Harry Enns | July 22, 1967 | September 24, 1968 | |
| PC | James Douglas Watt | September 24, 1968 | July 15, 1969 | |
| New Democratic | Sam Uskiw | July 15, 1969 | October 24, 1977 | |
| PC | James Downey | October 24, 1977 | November 30, 1981 | |
| New Democratic | Bill Uruski | November 30, 1981 | September 21, 1987 | |
| New Democratic | Leonard Harapiak | September 21, 1987 | May 9, 1988 | |
| PC | Glen Findlay | May 9, 1988 | September 10, 1993 | |
| PC | Harry Enns | September 10, 1993 | October 5, 1999 | |
| Ministers of Agriculture and Food | ||||
| New Democratic | Rosann Wowchuk | October 5, 1999 | November 4, 2003 | |
| Ministers of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives | ||||
| New Democratic | Rosann Wowchuk | November 4, 2003 | November 3, 2009 | |
| New Democratic | Stan Struthers | November 3, 2009 | January 13, 2012 | |
| New Democratic | Ron Kostyshyn | January 13, 2012 | October 18, 2013 | |
| Ministers of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development | ||||
| New Democratic | Ron Kostyshyn | October 18, 2013 | May 3, 2016 | |
| Ministers of Agriculture | ||||
| PC | Ralph Eichler | May 3, 2016 | Present | |
References
- "About Manitoba Agriculture". Government of Manitoba - Agriculture. Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- "MLA Biographies - Living". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
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