| 1. |
Jean-Charles Chapais |
July 1, 1867 - November 15, 1869 |
under Prime Minister John A. Macdonald |
| 2. |
Christopher Dunkin |
November 16, 1869 - October 24, 1871 |
| 3. |
John Henry Pope |
October 25, 1871 - November 5, 1873 |
| 4. |
Luc Letellier de St-Just |
November 7, 1873-December 14, 1876 |
under Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie |
| * |
Isaac Burpee (Acting) |
December 15, 1876 - January 25, 1877 |
| 5. |
Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier |
January 25, 1877 - October 8, 1878 |
|
John Henry Pope (2nd time) |
October 17, 1878 - September 25, 1885 |
under Prime Minister John A. Macdonald |
| 6. |
John Carling |
September 25, 1885 - June 6, 1891 |
| June 16, 1891 - November 24, 1892 |
under Prime Minister John Joseph Caldwell Abbott |
| 7. |
Auguste Réal Angers |
December 7, 1892 - December 12, 1894 |
under Prime Minister John Sparrow David Thompson |
| December 21, 1894 - July 12, 1895 |
under Prime Minister Mackenzie Bowell |
| 8. |
Joseph Aldéric Ouimet |
July 13, 1895 - December 20, 1895 |
| 9. |
Walter Humphries Montague |
December 21, 1895 - January 5, 1896 |
| * |
Donald Ferguson (Acting) |
January 6, 1896 - January 4, 1896 |
|
Walter Humphries Montague (2nd time) |
January 15, 1896 - April 27, 1896 |
| May 1, 1896 - July 8, 1896 |
under Prime Minister Charles Tupper |
| 10. |
Sydney Arthur Fisher |
July 13, 1896 - October 6, 1911 |
under Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier |
| 11. |
Martin Burrell |
October 16, 1911 - October 12, 1917 |
under Prime Minister Robert Borden |
| 12. |
Thomas Alexander Crerar |
October 12, 1917 - June 11, 1919 |
| * |
James Alexander Calder (Acting) |
June 18, 1919 - August 11, 1919 |
| 13. |
Simon Fraser Tolmie |
August 12, 1919 - July 10, 1920 |
| July 10, 1920 - December 29, 1921 |
under Prime Minister Arthur Meighen |
| 14. |
William Richard Motherwell |
December 29, 1921 - June 28, 1926 |
under Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King |
| * |
Henry Herbert Stevens (Acting) |
June 29, 1926 - July 12, 1926 |
under Prime Minister Arthur Meighen |
|
Simon Fraser Tolmie (2nd time) |
July 13, 1926 - September 25, 1926 |
| 15. |
William Richard Motherwell |
September 25, 1926 - August 7, 1930 |
under Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King |
| 16. |
Robert Weir |
August 8, 1930 - October 23, 1935 |
under Prime Minister R.B. Bennett |
| * |
Thomas Alexander Crerar (2nd time) (Acting) |
October 25, 1935 - November 3, 1935 |
under Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King |
| 17. |
James G. Gardiner |
November 4, 1935-November 15, 1948 |
| November 15, 1948 - June 21, 1957 |
under Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent |
| 18. |
Douglas Harkness |
June 21, 1957 - October 10, 1960 |
under Prime Minister John George Diefenbaker |
| 19. |
Francis Alvin George Hamilton |
October 11, 1960 - April 22, 1963 |
| 20. |
Harry William Hays |
April 22, 1963 - December 17, 1965 |
under Prime Minister Lester Pearson |
| 21. |
John James Greene |
December 18, 1965 - April 20, 1968 |
| April 20, 1968 - July 5, 1968 |
under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau |
| 22. |
Bud Olson |
July 6, 1968 - November 26, 1972 |
| 23. |
Eugene Whelan |
November 27, 1972 - June 3, 1979 |
| 24. |
John Wise |
June 4, 1979 - March 2, 1980 |
under Prime Minister Joe Clark |
|
Eugene Whelan (2nd time) |
March 3, 1980 - June 29, 1984 |
under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau |
| 25. |
Ralph Ferguson |
June 30, 1984 - September 16, 1984 |
under Prime Minister John Turner |
| 26. |
John Wise |
September 17, 1984 - September 14, 1988 |
under Prime Minister Brian Mulroney |
| 27. |
Don Mazankowski |
September 15, 1988 - April 20, 1991 |
| 28. |
Bill McKnight |
April 21, 1991 - January 3, 1993 |
| 29. |
Charlie Mayer |
January 4, 1993 - June 24, 1993 |
| June 24, 1993 - November 3, 1993 |
under Prime Minister Kim Campbell |
| 30. |
Ralph Goodale |
November 4, 1993 - January 11, 1995 |
under Prime Minister Jean Chrétien |
The portfolio was renamed from "Agriculture" to "Agriculture and Agri-Food" in 1995.
