Minister of Food (Denmark)

Minister of Food
Fødevareminister
State coat of arms of the Kingdom of Denmark
Incumbent
Jacob Jensen
since 15 December 2022
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries
TypeMinister
Member of
Reports tothe Prime minister
SeatSlotsholmen
AppointerThe Monarch
(on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Precursor
Formation30 December 1996 (1996-12-30)
First holderHenrik Dam Kristensen
Successiondepending on the order in the State Council
DeputyPermanent Secretary
Salary1.400.192,97 DKK
(€187,839), in 2024[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

Minister of Food (Danish: Fødevareminister) is a Danish ministerial office. The responsibilities were originally placed with the Minister of Agriculture and Minister for Fisheries, first becoming collected in 1996.[2]

List of ministers

No. Portrait Name
(born–died) 		Term of office Political party Government Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Minister for Food
(Fødevareminister)
1 Henrik Dam Kristensen
(born 1957) 		30 December 1996 23 February 2000 3 years, 55 days Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen III [3]
2 Ritt Bjerregaard
(1941–2023) 		23 February 2000 27 November 2001 1 year, 277 days Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen IV [4]
3 Mariann Fischer Boel
(born 1943) 		27 November 2001 2 August 2004 2 years, 249 days Venstre A. F. Rasmussen I [5]
4 Hans Christian Schmidt
(born 1953) 		2 August 2004 12 September 2007 3 years, 41 days Venstre A. F. Rasmussen I–II [5][6]
5 Eva Kjer Hansen
(born 1964) 		12 September 2007 23 February 2010 2 years, 164 days Venstre A. F. Rasmussen II–III
L. L. Rasmussen I 		[6][7]
[8]
6 Henrik Høegh
(born 1952) 		23 February 2010 3 October 2011 1 year, 222 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen I [8]
7 Mette Gjerskov
(1966–2023) 		3 October 2011 9 August 2013 1 year, 310 days Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt I [9]
8 Karen Hækkerup
(born 1974) 		9 August 2013 12 December 2013 125 days Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt I [9]
9 Dan Jørgensen
(born 1975) 		12 December 2013 28 June 2015 1 year, 198 days Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt I–II [9][10]
Minister for the Environment and Food
(Miljø- og fødevareminister)
(5) Eva Kjer Hansen
(born 1964) 		28 June 2015 29 February 2016 246 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen II [11]
10 Esben Lunde Larsen
(born 1978) 		29 February 2016 2 May 2018 2 years, 63 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen II–III [11][12]
[13]
11 Jakob Ellemann-Jensen
(born 1973) 		2 May 2018 27 June 2019 1 year, 56 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen III [12]
Minister for Food, Fishery and Gender Equality
(Minister for fødevarer, fiskeri og ligestilling)
12 Mogens Jensen
(born 1963) 		27 June 2019 18 November 2020 1 year, 144 days Social Democrats Frederiksen I [14]
Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fishery
(Minister for Landbrug-, Fødevare- og Fiskeri)
13 Rasmus Prehn
(born 1973) 		19 November 2020 15 December 2022 2 years, 26 days Social Democrats Frederiksen I [14]
14 Jacob Jensen
(born 1973) 		15 December 2022 Incumbent 3 years, 95 days Venstre Frederiksen II [15]

References

  1. ^ "Hvad tjener en minister?". Regeringen (in Danish). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. ^ Hertz, Michael; Rasmussen, Uffe (21 May 2025). "Fødevareministeriet". Lex – Danmarks Nationalleksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  9. ^ a b c "Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  10. ^ "Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  12. ^ a b "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  13. ^ "Esben Lunde Larsen stopper som minister". tv2.dk (in Danish). 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  14. ^ a b "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  15. ^ "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
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