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 election campaign, he secured 64% of the votes. Two years later, in 2006, after a leadership election within the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, Premier Ed Stelmach chose Groeneveld to be the new Minister of Agriculture and Food.