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Lyle Vanclief

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Preceded by
  
Jack Ellis

Education
  
University of Guelph

Preceded by
  
Ralph Goodale

Party
  
Liberal Party of Canada

Profession
  
Agrologist

Succeeded by
  
Daryl Kramp

Name
  
Lyle Vanclief


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Born
  
September 19, 1943 (age 80) Ameliasburg, Ontario (
1943-09-19
)

Political party
  
Liberal Party of Canada

Role
  
Canadian member of Parliament

Lyle Vanclief, PC (born September 19, 1943) was Canada's Minister of Agriculture from 1997-2003.

Born in Ameliasburg, Ontario, he was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal Member of Parliament representing the rural Ontario riding of Prince Edward—Hastings in 1988. He was considered a strong supporter of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, and was removed from the Canadian Cabinet when Paul Martin succeeded Chrétien as Liberal leader and prime minister in 2003.

He did not run for re-election in the 2004 election, and today works as a lobbyist.

He supported Stéphane Dion for the leadership of the Liberal Party.

References

Lyle Vanclief Wikipedia