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Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries (Denmark)

Danish Ministry

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name	Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries
native_name	Ministeriet for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri
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headquarters	Holbergsgade 6
1057 København K
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employees	3,000 (2025)
minister1_name	Jacob Jensen
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chief1_name	Henrik Kjærgaard
chief1_position	Permanent Secretary
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child2_agency	Fisheries Agency
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1057 København K

The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries () is a Danish governmental ministry responsible for policy related to food production in Denmark. It oversees matters related to consumer protection, animal welfare, agricultural exportation, and investments in sustainable food production. The ministry is composed of one governing department and three agencies: the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (Fødevarestyrelsen), The Danish Agricultural Agency (Landbrugsstyrelsen), and The Danish Fisheries Agency (Fiskeristyrelsen).

As of 2025, the ministry employs approximately 3000 people. Its politically appointed head serves as a member of the Cabinet. Since 15 December 2022, Jacob Jensen has served as Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries in the Frederiksen II Cabinet.

History

The ministry was created on 22 May 1896 and originally named the Ministry of Agriculture. Up until that point, agricultural and fishing policy was overseen by the Ministry of the Interior.

In 1929 the Directorate of Fishing was spun off into the separate Ministry of Shipping and Fishing, but was reabsorbed in 1935, and the name of the ministry was changed to Ministry of Agriculture and Fishing. In 1947 the Ministry of Fishing was created again, and the name of the ministry changed back to the Ministry of Agriculture, which lasted until 1994 when 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 referred to simply as the Ministry of Food.

In 2015, the ministry was merged by the Lars Løkke Rasmussen II Cabinet with the Ministry of Environment to form the Ministry of Environment and Food. This merger was short-lived and the two ministries were again made independent on 19 November 2020.

List of ministers

Food

Main article: Minister of Food (Denmark)

Agriculture

Main article: Minister of Agriculture (Denmark)

Fisheries

Main article: Minister of Fisheries (Denmark)

References

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