Alumni in Cabinet Positions
OAC alumni have served as Ministers of Agriculture at both the federal and provincial levels.
William R. Motherwell Class of 1881
Minister of Agriculture (Canada) 1921 — 1931
Fletcher S. Thomas Class of '22
Minister of Agriculture (Ontario) 1953 — 1956
William Newman Class of '51
Minister of Agriculture (Ontario) 1975 — 1979
John Wise Class of '56
Minister of Agriculture (Canada) 1979 — 1980 and 1984 — 1988
Philip Andrewes Class of '65
Minister of Agriculture (Ontario) 1985
Ross Stevenson Class of '65
Minister of Agriculture (Ontario) 1985
Jack Riddel Class of '65
Minister of Agriculture (Ontario) 1985 — 1990
Lyle VanClief Class of '66
Minister of Agriculture (Canada) 1997 — 2003