14 Facts About Noble Villeneuve

Noble Alfred Villeneuve was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

Noble Villeneuve was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1983 to 1999, and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Frank Miller and Mike Harris.

Noble Villeneuve was a strong advocate for farmers across Ontario.

Noble Villeneuve served as First Vice-President of the Ontario Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers.

Noble Villeneuve was elected to the Ontario legislature in a by-election held on December 15,1983, called after the death of Osie Noble Villeneuve no relation.

Noble Villeneuve was re-elected by about the same margin in the 1985 provincial election.

Noble Villeneuve endorsed Dennis Timbrell for the party leadership in 1985.

Noble Villeneuve was appointed to cabinet as a minister without portfolio on May 17,1985.

Noble Villeneuve was re-elected by a greater margin in the 1990 election, and won a landslide victory in the 1995 election as his party returned to power with a majority government.

Noble Villeneuve was appointed Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs with responsibility for Francophone Affairs on June 26,1995.

Noble Villeneuve was not regarded as one of the more right-wing figures in the Harris cabinet, though his government presided over considerable funding cutbacks in the agriculture department and the elimination of local representatives.

However, Noble Villeneuve made his mark during the 1998 Eastern Ontario Ice Storm where he provided farmers with funding to purchase necessary generators to keep their farms afloat and most importantly, to enable farmers to continue milking their cows during the lengthy power outage.

In 2000, Noble Villeneuve was appointed a Justice of the Peace.

Noble Villeneuve resided at home with his wife Elaine as his caregiver for approximately 16yrs, then moved to the Maxville Manor where he resided for 2yrs prior to his death on Feb 28,2018.