Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Office of the Minister

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Office of the Minister

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Office of the Minister

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1972-1994

      History

      The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food was established on April 1, 1972, replacing the Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food. The title of the senior official, however, remained that of Minister of Agriculture and Food. Between 1972 and 1994, the Office of the Minister generally consisted of a Secretary to the Minister, an Executive Assistant, several Special Assistants, as well as a Parliamentary Assistant. In 1994, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food was replaced by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

      The position of Minister was held by William A. Stewart (1972-1976), William G. Newman (1976-1979), Lorne C. Henderson (1979-1981), Dennis R. Timbrell (1981-1985), Philip Andrewes (1985), Jack Riddel (1985-1989), David Ramsey (1989-1990) and Elmer Buchanan (1990-1994).

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Minister held the senior office within the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, and was ultimately accountable to the Legislature for the Ministry's activities. The Office of the Minister provided administrative and political support for the Minister's duties and activities.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food (1972-1994)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA68

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food controls Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Office of the Minister

      Dates of relationship

      1972-1994

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food. Office of the Minister (1966-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA70

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food. Office of the Minister is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Office of the Minister

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Office of the Minister (1994-)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA182

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Office of the Minister is the successor of Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Office of the Minister

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA181

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

      Status

      Approved

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

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          Sources

          KWIC Indexes, 1975-1990

          Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1976-1991

          Maintenance notes

          Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24

          Archivist(s):
          R. Anger