John Wise (Canadian politician)

The Honourable John Wise PC
Minister of Agriculture
In office September 17, 1984 – September 14, 1988
Prime Minister	Brian Mulroney
Preceded by	Ralph Ferguson
Succeeded by	Don Mazankowski
In office June 4, 1979 – March 2, 1980
Prime Minister	Joe Clark
Preceded by	Eugene Whelan
Succeeded by	Eugene Whelan
Member of Parliament for Elgin
In office October 30, 1972 – November 21, 1988
Preceded by	Harold Edwin Stafford
Succeeded by	Ken Monteith
Personal details
Born	December 12, 1935 St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Died	January 9, 2013(2013-01-09) (aged 77) London, Ontario, Canada
Party	Progressive Conservative
Profession	Dairy farmer

John Wise PC (December 12, 1935 – January 9, 2013) was a Canadian politician from Ontario.

Early years

Born in St. Thomas, Ontario, Wise was a dairy farmer and a local politician in St. Thomas - Elgin:

• Township councillor and deputy reeve of Yarmouth Township 1966-1967
• Reeve of Yarmouth Township 1967-1968
• Warden for Elgin County 1969

Federal politics

Wise was first elected as a Progressive Conservative to the House of Commons of Canada representing the riding of Elgin in 1972. He was re-elected in 1974, 1979, 1980 and 1984. He was the Minister of Agriculture in both Joe Clark's cabinet (June 4, 1979 – March 2, 1980) and Brian Mulroney's cabinet (September 17, 1984 – September 14, 1988).

Retirement

In 1988, Wise retired from Parliament to his farm (dairy operations sold in the 1970s). After leaving politics, he served on various agriculture related boards:

• Board member for Amtelcom
• Chairman of the board, Canadian Livestock Exporters Association and Canadian Embryo Exporters Association

Wise was honorary founder and President of Soil Conservation Canada and cattle judge in Elgin County.

Death

Wise died on January 9, 2013, at the age of 77 in London, Ontario.

External links

• John Wise – Parliament of Canada biography
• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada biography Archived 4 February 2005 at the Wayback Machine