Gerry Ritz
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| Hon. Gerry Ritz | |
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Member of Parliament
for Battlefords—Lloydminster |
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| Assumed office 1997 Federal Election |
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| Preceded by | New riding |
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| Born | August 19, 1951  Delisle, Saskatchewan |
| Political party | CPC |
| Spouse | Judy Fleury [1] |
| Profession | businessman, farmer |
| Cabinet | Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food |
Gerry Ritz, PC, MP (born August 19, 1951) is Canada's Agriculture minister and a Canadian Member of Parliament for Battlefords—Lloydminster, a largely rural riding in Saskatchewan. Born in Delisle, Saskatchewan, he was elected as the Reform Party candidate in 1997, and then re-elected with the Canadian Alliance in 2000 and the Conservative Party of Canada in 2004. Ritz has been the vice-chair of the House of Commons Agriculture Committee since 2002. He was appointed Secretary of State for small business and tourism in the Harper government on January 4, 2006. On August 14, 2007, Ritz was promoted to the Cabinet as Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food replacing Chuck Strahl [2].
Prior to his political career, Ritz worked as a farmer at the family farm for over 20 years and owned a contracting business company.
Ritz is married since 1975 and has two children.
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| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Chuck Strahl | Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food (from 14-Aug-2007) |
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| Predecessor | Title | Successor |
| NEW POSITION | Secretary of State (Small Business & Tourism) (from 4-Jan-2007) |
Diane Ablonczy |
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| Preceded by The electoral district was created in 1996. |
Member of Parliament for Battlefords—Lloydminster 1997– |
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