In that election, he received 64% of the vote. In 2006, following the leadership race for the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, newly elected Premier Ed Stelmach appointed Groeneveld as Minister of Agriculture and Food.
During his successful election campaign, he won 64% of the votes. Subsequently, in 2006, after a leadership change within the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, Premier Ed Stelmach appointed Groeneveld to be the new Minister of Agriculture and Food.