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Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Minister in the Cabinet of Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food | |
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Ministre de l'Agriculture et de l'Agroalimentaire | |
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 |
Precursor | Minister of Agriculture |
Inaugural holder | Ralph Goodale |
Formation | 12 January 1995 |
Salary | CA$269,800 (2019)[5] |
Website | agr |
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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.