Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries (Denmark) explained

Post:Minister for food
Native Name:Fødevarerminister
Insignia:National Coat of arms of Denmark.svg
Insigniasize:75px
Insigniacaption:State Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Denmark
Incumbent:Rasmus Prehn
Incumbentsince:19 November 2020
Department:Ministry of Environment and Food of Denmark
Appointer:Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen
Termlength:4 years
Salary:1.259.498,26 DKK a year
Website:https://en.mfvm.dk/the-minister/

Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries of Denmark (Danish: Minister for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri) 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, has served as Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries in the Mette Frederiksen I cabinet.[1]

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

See main article: List of ministers for food, agriculture and fisheries (Denmark).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rasmus Prehn / The Danish Parliament . 6 July 2022.