Lyle Vanclief
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =The Honourable
| name=Lyle Vanclief
| honorific-suffix = PC
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| birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1943|09|19}}
| birth_place=Ameliasburg, Ontario
| death_date=
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|parliament=Canadian
| riding=Prince Edward—Hastings
| term_start=21 November 1988
| term_end=28 June 2004
| predecessor=Jack Ellis
| successor=Daryl Kramp
| office2= Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
| alongside2=
| term_start2= 11 June 1997
| term_end2= 12 December 2003
| predecessor2= Ralph Goodale
| successor2= Bob Speller
| party= Liberal Party of Canada
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| profession= Agrologist
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Lyle Vanclief, {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|PC}} (born 19 September 1943) is a former politician who served as Canada's Minister of Agriculture from 1997 to 2003.
Early life
Vanclief was born in Ameliasburg, Ontario.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}} He graduated in the class of 1967 from the University of Guelph with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree.
Political career
Vanclief was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal Member of Parliament representing the rural Ontario riding of Prince Edward—Hastings in 1988.{{fact|date=November 2023}}
In October 1993, Vanclief was re-elected to the 36th Canadian Parliament.
In June 1997, Vanclief was named Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food after his election to the 36th Canadian Parliament.
Paul Martin became prime minister in 2003 and did not include Vanclief in Cabinet.
Vanclief did not run for re-election in the 2004 election.
Vanclief supported Stéphane Dion for the leadership of the Liberal Party.{{Cite web |url=http://stephanedion.ca/?q=en%2FNews-061020Team |title=Liberal Party of Canada |access-date=2011-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719225512/http://stephanedion.ca/?q=en%2FNews-061020Team |archive-date=2011-07-19 |url-status=dead }}
Family
Vanclief married Sharon, with whom he has two children.{{cite news |title=Grad News |url=https://issuu.com/uofguelph/docs/1997october |issue=28 |publisher=University of Guelph Alumnus Magazine |date=Fall 1997}}
References
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External links
- {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=9221}}
{{Chrétien Ministry}}
{{CA-Ministers of Agriculture}}
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Category:Members of the 26th Canadian Ministry
Category:Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Category:Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Category:Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada
Category:University of Guelph alumni
Category:People from Prince Edward County, Ontario
Category:20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
Category:21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada