| Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food | |
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| Incumbent: Gerry Ritz | |
| Style: | The Honourable |
| Appointed by: | Michaëlle Jean as Governor General of Canada |
| First : | Ralph Goodale |
| Formation: | January 12 1995 |
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The Minister of Agriculture (French: Ministre de l’Agriculture) is a Minister of the Crown in the Cabinet of Canada, who is responsible for overseeing several organizations including Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canadian Dairy Commission, Farm Credit Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, National Farm Products Council and the Canadian Grain Commission. The current Minister of Agriculture is Gerry Ritz. Since 1995, the post has been more formally termed the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food (French: Ministre de l’Agriculture et de l’Agroalimentaire).
Ministers of Agriculture
Canadian Ministers of Agriculture and Agri-Food
| Ralph Goodale (cont'd) | January 12 1995 -June 10 1997 | Cabinet of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien | |
| 31. | Lyle Vanclief | June 11 1997 - December 11 2003 | |
| 32. | Bob Speller | December 12 2003 - July 19 2004 | Cabinet of Prime Minister Paul Martin |
| 33. | Andy Mitchell | July 20 2004 - February 5 2006 | |
| 34. | Chuck Strahl | February 6 2006 - August 14 2007 | Cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper |
| 35. | Gerry Ritz | August 14 2007 - present |
The portfolio was renamed from "Agriculture" to "Agriculture and Agri-Food" in 1995.
