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 Rural Development.
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. In March 2008, he was reappointed as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.