The Department of Agriculture was a department in the Government of New Brunswick, Canada. It was responsible for management of the Province's Agriculture industries. The member of the Executive Council responsible for the department was initially called the Commissioner of Agriculture, who issued annual reports.
The department would become known as the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in the late 1990s.
From 1882, the Department of Agriculture was also responsible for fisheries until 1963 when the government of Premier Louis Robichaud created a separate Department of Fisheries. This department would be renamed the Department of Fisheries & Aquaculture which in 2000 was merged with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to become the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture. This department lasted until October 3, 2006, when Premier Shawn Graham split the departments into the Department of Agriculture and Aquaculture and reestablished the separate Department of Fisheries.
Ministers #MinisterTermAdministration of:1.George J. ColterMay 5, 1882 - February 26, 1883Daniel Lionel Hanington2.William Elder1883 - 1883Andrew George Blair3.James MitchellFebruary, 1890–1897Andrew George Blair4.Charles H. LaBilloisJuly 1897 - 1900Henry Emmerson5.Lauchlin P. FarrisSeptember 1, 1900 - March 20, 1908Tweedie/ Pugsley/Robinson6.David V. Landry1908–1914J. D. Hazen/J. K. Flemming7.James A. MurrayJanuary 22, 1914 – 1917George J. Clarke8.J. F. TweedaleApril 4, 1917 - December 21, 1920Walter Foster9.D. W. MersereauDecember 21, 1920 - September 20, 1925Foster/Veniot10.Lewis SmithSeptember 20, 1925 - 12 July 1935Baxter/Richards/Tilley11.Austin C. TaylorJuly 16, 1935 - October 8, 1952A. Dysart/J. B. McNair12.Cyril B. SherwoodOctober 8, 1952 - July 12, 1960Hugh John Flemming13.J. Adrien LevesqueJuly 12, 1960 - November 12, 1970Louis Robichaud14.A. Edison StairsNovember 12, 1970 - July 18, 1972Richard Hatfield15.J. Stewart BrooksJuly 18, 1972 - February 21, 1973Richard Hatfield16.George E. HortonFebruary 21, 1973 - December 3, 1974Richard Hatfield17.Malcolm MacLeodDecember 3, 1974 - February 13, 1985Richard Hatfield18.Hazen MyersOctober 3, 1985 - October 27, 1987Richard Hatfield19.Alan R. GrahamOctober 27, 1987 - October 9, 1991Frank McKenna20.Gérald ClavetteOctober 9, 1991 - April 25, 1994Frank McKenna21.Doug TylerApril 28, 1994 - May 14, 1998Ray Frenette22.Stuart JamiesonMay 14, 1998 - June 21, 1999Camille Thériault23.Milton SherwoodJune 21, 1999 - March 23, 2000Bernard Lord
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