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 Democrats.[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 |
---|---|---|---|
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
- ^ "About Manitoba Agriculture". Government of Manitoba - Agriculture. Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Agriculture | Province of Manitoba". Province of Manitoba - Agriculture. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ a b c d "MLA Biographies - Living". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ a b Communications, Farm Business. "AGCanada". AGCanada. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Economic Development and Jobs | Province of Manitoba". www.gov.mb.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Retrieved 23 July 2017.