Gerry Ritz

Gerry Ritz
Official Opposition Critic for International Trade
In office
November 20, 2015 – August 29, 2017
LeaderRona Ambrose
Andrew Scheer
Preceded byDon Davies
Succeeded byDean Allison
Member of Parliament
for Battlefords—Lloydminster
In office
June 2, 1997 – October 2, 2017
Preceded byLen Taylor[1]
Succeeded byRosemarie Falk
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
In office
August 14, 2007 – November 4, 2015
Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Preceded byChuck Strahl
Succeeded byLawrence MacAulay
Chair of the Standing Committee on
Agriculture
In office
May 4, 2006 – February 1, 2007
MinisterChuck Strahl
Preceded byPaul Steckle
Succeeded byJames Bezan
Personal details
Born (1951-08-19) August 19, 1951 (age 73)
Delisle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political partyConservative
Other political
affiliations
Saskatchewan United Party[2]
Reform (1997–2000)
Canadian Alliance (2000–2003)
SpouseJudy Fleury[3]
Residence(s)North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
ProfessionConstruction contractor, politician

Gerry Ritz PC (born August 19, 1951) is a former Canadian politician. He served as member of the House of Commons of Canada for Battlefords—Lloydminster from 1997 until his resignation in 2017. He served as Canada's agriculture minister from 2007 through 2015 under Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

  1. ^ The Battlefords—Meadow Lake
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference SUP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "About Gerry Ritz - Member of Parliament for the Battlefords and Lloydminster". Gerry Ritz. 2008. Archived from the original on 2015-06-09. Retrieved 2015-05-31.