- Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (Manitoba)
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The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives is a cabinet minister in the province of Manitoba, Canada. The minister oversees Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, a department is often referred to as MAFRI. 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).
Prior to 1999, the minister was styled as the Minister of Agriculture. During the early 21st century executive responsibilities for Agriculture and Immigration were merged into one portfolio.
The current Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives is Stan Struthers.
Ministers of Agriculture in Manitoba
Note: This list has some omissions.
Name Party Took Office Left Office Thomas Howard January 13, 1871 January 23, 1871 Alfred Boyd January 23, 1871 December 14, 1871 John Norquay December 14, 1871 July 8, 1874 Edward Hay Liberal July 8, 1874 December 2, 1874 James McKay December 16, 1875 October 16, 1878 Pierre Delorme Conservative January 14, 1979 June 4, 1879 Maxime Goulet Conservative January 7, 1880 November 16, 1881 Marc-Amable Girard Conservative November 16, 1881 January 1883 Alphonse La Riviere Conservative September 6, 1883 August 27, 1886 David Howard Harrison Conservative August 27, 1886 December 24, 1887 Thomas Greenway Liberal January 19, 1888 January 6, 1990 John Andrew Davidson Conservative January 10, 1900 December 22, 1900 Rodmond Palen 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 Liberal-Progressive May 27, 1932 April 28, 1936 John Bracken Liberal-Progressive April 28, 1936 September 21, 1936 Francis Bell Liberal-Progressive December 21, 1936 December 14, 1948 Douglas Campbell Liberal-Progressive December 14, 1948 November 7, 1952 Ronald Robertson Liberal-Progressive November 7, 1952 July 6, 1956 Charles Shuttleworth Liberal-Progressive July 6, 1956 June 30, 1958 Errick Willis Progressive Conservative June 30, 1958 August 7, 1959 George Hutton Progressive Conservative August 7, 1959 June 30, 1966 Harry Enns Progressive Conservative July 30, 1966 September 24, 1968 James Douglas Watt Progressive Conservative September 24, 1968 July 15, 1969 Sam Uskiw New Democratic Party July 15, 1969 October 24, 1977 James Downey Progressive Conservative October 24, 1977 November 30, 1981 Bill Uruski New Democratic Party November 30, 1981 September 21, 1987 Leonard Harapiak New Democratic Party September 21, 1987 May 9, 1988 Glen Findlay Progressive Conservative May 9, 1988 September 10, 1993 Harry Enns Progressive Conservative September 10, 1993 October 5, 1999 Rosann Wowchuk New Democratic Party October 5, 1999 November 3, 2009 Stan Struthers New Democratic Party November 3, 2009 incumbent External links
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