Minister for Agriculture (Georgeland)

In the Cabinet of Georgeland, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is the minister overseeing government agencies responsible for food production and security, agricultural subsidies, primary production, logging, fishing permits, and other areas connected to agriculture.

The office, and the Department of Agriculture, was created in 1950. The first minister was John Kirk, who represented a rural electorate and controlled a bloc of primary producer support inside the Conservative Party. Kirk died eight months later, and was replaced by Clive Billings, who held the job for twelve years over two periods and became synonymous with agricultural policy in Georgeland.

Unlike many Cabinet positions, the title and responsibilities of the Agriculture minister do not change often. The foresty responsibility was added in 1979 and the fisheries in 1995. The position has been unchanged since that time, although occasionally other responsibilites have been added without altering the name.

The current Minister for Agriculture is the Hon. Petra Stark MP, of Reform. While it is not a requirement for the position, most of the people appointed have been from rural constituencies or represented rural areas for political reasons.