Lyle Vanclief, PC (born 19 September 1943) is a former politician who served as Canada's Minister of Agriculture from 1997 to 2003.
[citation needed] He graduated in the class of 1967 from the University of Guelph with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree.
[1] Vanclief was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal Member of Parliament representing the rural Ontario riding of Prince Edward—Hastings in 1988.
[citation needed] In October 1993, Vanclief was re-elected to the 36th Canadian Parliament.
[1] Paul Martin became prime minister in 2003 and did not include Vanclief in Cabinet.