Minister of Food (Denmark)

Minister of Food
Fødevareminister
State coat of arms of the Kingdom of Denmark
Longest serving
Jacob Jensen
15 December 2022 – 3 June 2026
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
Final holderJacob Jensen
Abolished3 June 2026 (2026-06-03)
Superseded byMinister of Nature and Animal Welfare
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 3 June 2026 3 years, 170 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. 1 2 "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  6. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  12. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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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