Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries of Denmark () is the politically appointed head of the
Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and a member of the
Cabinet. Since 19 November 2020,
Rasmus Prehn, from the social democratic party
Socialdemokratiet
The Social Democrats ( , , S) is a Social democracy, social democratic list of political parties in Denmark, political party in Denmark. A member of the Party of European Socialists, the Social Democrats have 50 out of 179 members of the Danish p ...
, has served as Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries in the
Mette Frederiksen I cabinet.
The ministry and the minister post was created in 1896; the ministry was originally named the Ministry of Agriculture. In 1929 the Directorate of Fishing was spun off into the separate
Ministry of Shipping and Fishing, but that ministry was reabsorbed in 1935, and the name changed to Ministry of Agriculture and Fishing. In 1947 the
Ministry of Fishing was created again, and the name changed to the Ministry of Agriculture, and this time it lasted until 1994 where it was again folded into the Ministry of Agriculture and Fishing. On 30 December 1996 the name of the ministry was changed to the current Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, often just called the Ministry of Food.
List of ministers
Food
Agriculture
Fisheries
References
External links
Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries- Official webpage.
History of the Ministry- From the
Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries (In Danish).
Lists of Danish governments since 1848
- From Folketinget
The Folketing ( , ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral List of legislatures by country, national legislature (parliament) of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark — Denmark proper to ...
.
Food, Agriculture and Fisheries
Agriculture in Denmark
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