Department of Agriculture and Aquaculture (New Brunswick)
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The Department of Agriculture and Aquaculture in the Canadian Province of New Brunswick was formed when Shawn Graham became Premier on October 3, 2006. He split the departments, appointing a Minister of Agriculture and Aquaculture and a Minister of Fisheries. On March 2, 2007, a bill disbanding the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture (New Brunswick) and creating a the Department of Agriculture and Aquaculture, New Brunswick plus a separate Department of Fisheries received royal assent, the bill was retroactive to October 3, 2006.
The first Department of Agriculture was created in 1882 by the government of then Premier Daniel Hanington.
[edit] Ministers
| # | Minister | Term | Administration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | George J. Colter | May 5, 1882 - February 26, 1883 | under Daniel Lionel Hanington |
| 2. | William Elder | 1883 - 1883 | under Andrew George Blair |
| 3. | James Mitchell | February, 1890 - 1897 | under Andrew George Blair |
| 4. | Charles H. LaBillois | July 1897 - 1900 | under Henry Emmerson |
| 5. | Lauchlin P. Farris | September 1, 1900 - March 20, 1908 | under Tweedie/ Pugsley/Robinson |
| 6. | David V. Landry | 1908 - 1914 | under J. D. Hazen/J. K. Flemming |
| 7. | James A. Murray | January 22, 1914 - 1917 | under George J. Clarke |
| 8. | J. F. Tweedale | April 4, 1917 - December 21, 1920 | under Walter Foster |
| 9. | D. W. Mersereau | December 21, 1920 - September 20, 1925 | under Foster/Veniot |
| 10. | Lewis Smith | September 20, 1925 - 12 July 12, 1935 | under Baxter/Richards/Tilley |
| 11. | Austin C. Taylor | July 16, 1935 - October 8, 1952 | under A. Dysart/J. B. McNair |
| 12. | Cyril B. Sherwood | October 8, 1952 - July 12, 1960 | under Hugh John Flemming |
| 13. | J. Adrien Levesque | July 12, 1960 - November 12, 1970 | under Louis Robichaud |
| 14. | A. Edison Stairs | November 12, 1970 - July 18, 1972 | under Richard Hatfield |
| 15. | J. Stewart Brooks | July 18, 1972 - February 21, 1973 | under Richard Hatfield |
| 16. | George E. Horton | February 21, 1973 - December 3, 1974 | under Richard Hatfield |
| 17. | Malcolm MacLeod | December 3, 1974 - February 13, 1985 | under Richard Hatfield |
| 18. | Hazen Myers | Octobwer 3, 1985 - October 27, 1987 | under Richard Hatfield |
| 19. | Alan R. Graham | October 27, 1987 - October 9, 1991 | under Frank McKenna |
| 20. | Gerald Clavette | October 9, 1991 - April 25, 1994 | under Frank McKenna |
| 21. | Doug Tyler | April 28, 1994 - May 14, 1998 | under Ray Frenette |
| 22. | Stuart Jamieson | May 14, 1998 - June 21, 1999 | under Camille Thériault |
| 23. | Milton Sherwood | June 21, 1999 - March 23, 2000 | under Bernard Lord |
| 24. | Paul Robichaud | March 23, 2000 - October 9, 2001 | under Bernard Lord |
| 25. | Rodney Weston | October 9, 2001 - June 27, 2003 | under Bernard Lord |
| 26. | David Alward | June 27, 2003 - September 18, 2006 | under Bernard Lord |
| 27. | Ronald Ouellette | October 3, 2006 - to present | under Shawn Graham |
