Cabinet Positions

OAC alumni have served as Ministers of Agriculture and been inducted into Agricultural Halls of Fame at both the federal and provincial levels.

William R. Motherwell, Minister of Agriculture (Canada) 1921 — 1931
Graduated from OAC in 1881

Fletcher S. Thomas, Minister of Agriculture (Ontario) 1953 — 1956
Graduated from OAC in 1922

William Newman, Minister of Agriculture (Ontario) 1975 — 1979
Graduated from OAC in 1951

John Wise, Minister of Agriculture (Canada) 1979 — 1980 and 1984 — 1988
Graduated from OAC in 1956

Philip Andrewes, Minister of Agriculture (Ontario) 1985
Graduated from OAC in 1965

Ross Stevenson, Minister of Agriculture (Ontario) 1985
Graduated from OAC in 1965

Jack Riddell, Minister of Agriculture (Ontario) 1985 — 1990
Graduated from OAC in 1965

Lyle VanClief, Minister of Agriculture (Canada) 1997 — 2003
Graduated from OAC in 1966