Ralph Edward Goodale is a Canadian diplomat and retired politician, born 5 October 1949, who served as Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2021 to 2025. First elected in 1974 as the Liberal MP for Assiniboia, defeated in 1979, and leader of the Saskatchewan Liberals from 1981 to 1988, he returned to federal politics in 1993 as MP for Regina-Wascana and served in the governments of Jean Chretien, Paul Martin and Justin Trudeau in several roles including Minister of Finance and Minister of Public Safety. He served as Minister of Agriculture from 4 November 1993, continuing under the office's new title of Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food after its 12 January 1995 renaming, until 10 June 1997. He was defeated in 2019 and retired from politics.
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