# List of ministers for food, agriculture and fisheries (Denmark)

This is a list of ministers for food, agriculture and fisheries of Denmark since the establishment of the minister for agriculture in 1896.

## List of ministers
### Food

| No. | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) | Term | Term | Term | Political party | Government |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) | Took office | Left office | Duration | Political party | Government |
| Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries (Fødevareminister) ||||||||
| 1 | | Henrik Dam Kristensen (born 1957) | 30 December 1996 | 23 February 2000 | 3 years, 55 days | Social Democrats | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III Cabinet |
| 2 | | Ritt Bjerregaard (1941–2023) | 23 February 2000 | 27 November 2001 | 1 year, 277 days | Social Democrats | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV Cabinet |
| 3 | | Mariann Fischer Boel (born 1943) | 27 November 2001 | 2 August 2004 | 2 years, 249 days | Venstre | Anders Fogh Rasmussen I Cabinet |
| 4 | | Hans Christian Schmidt (born 1953) | 2 August 2004 | 12 September 2007 | 3 years, 41 days | Venstre | Anders Fogh Rasmussen I Cabinet–II |
| 5 | | Eva Kjer Hansen (born 1964) | 12 September 2007 | 23 February 2010 | 2 years, 164 days | Venstre | Anders Fogh Rasmussen II Cabinet–III Lars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet |
| 6 | | Henrik Høegh [da] (born 1952) | 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | 1 year, 222 days | Venstre | Lars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet |
| 7 | | Mette Gjerskov (1966–2023) | 3 October 2011 | 9 August 2013 | 1 year, 310 days | Social Democrats | Thorning-Schmidt I Cabinet |
| 8 | | Karen Hækkerup (born 1974) | 9 August 2013 | 12 December 2013 | 125 days | Social Democrats | Thorning-Schmidt I Cabinet |
| 9 | | Dan Jørgensen (born 1975) | 12 December 2013 | 28 June 2015 | 1 year, 198 days | Social Democrats | Thorning-Schmidt I Cabinet–II |
| Minister for Environment and Food (Miljø- og fødevareminister) ||||||||
| (5) | | Eva Kjer Hansen (born 1964) | 28 June 2015 | 29 February 2016 | 246 days | Venstre | Lars Løkke Rasmussen II Cabinet |
| 6 | | Esben Lunde Larsen (born 1978) | 29 February 2016 | 2 May 2018 | 2 years, 63 days | Venstre | Lars Løkke Rasmussen II Cabinet–III |
| 7 | | Jakob Ellemann-Jensen (born 1973) | 2 May 2018 | 27 June 2019 | 1 year, 56 days | Venstre | Lars Løkke Rasmussen III Cabinet |
| Minister for Food, Fishery and Gender Equality (Minister for fødevarer, fiskeri og ligestilling) ||||||||
| 8 | | Mogens Jensen (born 1963) | 27 June 2019 | 18 November 2020 | 1 year, 144 days | Social Democrats | Frederiksen I Cabinet |
| Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fishery (Minister for Landbrug-, Fødevare- og Fiskeri) ||||||||
| 9 | | Rasmus Prehn (born 1973) | 19 November 2020 | 15 December 2022 | 2 years, 26 days | Social Democrats | Frederiksen I Cabinet |
| 10 | | Jacob Jensen (born 1973) | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 300 days | Venstre | Frederiksen II Cabinet |

### Agriculture

| No. | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) | Term | Term | Term | Political party | Government |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) | Took office | Left office | Duration | Political party | Government |
| Minister for Agriculture (Landbrugsminister) ||||||||
| 1 | | Knud Sehested [da] (1850–1909) | 22 May 1896 | 23 May 1897 | 1 year, 1 day | Højre | Reedtz-Thott Cabinet |
| 2 | | Alfred Hage [da] (1843–1922) | 23 May 1897 | 27 April 1900 | 2 years, 339 days | Højre | Hørring Cabinet |
| 3 | | Frederik Friis | 27 April 1900 | 24 July 1901 | 1 year, 88 days | Højre | Sehested Cabinet |
| 4 | | Ole Hansen (1855–1928) | 24 July 1901 | 24 July 1908 | 7 years, 0 days | Venstre Reform | Deuntzer Cabinet Christensen I Cabinet |
| 5 | | Anders Nielsen (1862–1914) | 24 July 1908 | 28 October 1909 | 1 year, 96 days | Venstre Reform | Christensen II Cabinet Neergaard I Cabinet |
| 6 | | Poul Christensen [da] (1854–1935) | 28 October 1909 | 5 July 1910 | 250 days | Venstre Reform | Zahle I Cabinet |
| (5) | | Anders Nielsen (1862–1914) | 5 July 1910 | 21 June 1913 | 2 years, 351 days | Venstre | Holstein-Ledreborg Cabinet Berntsen Cabinet |
| 7 | | Kristjan Pedersen | 21 June 1913 | 30 March 1920 | 6 years, 283 days | Social Liberals | Zahle II Cabinet |
| 8 | | Waldemar Oxholm [da] (1868–1945) | 30 March 1920 | 5 April 1920 | 6 days | Independent | Liebe Cabinet |
| 9 | | Christian Sonne (1859–1941) | 5 April 1920 | 5 May 1920 | 30 days | Free Conservatives | Friis Cabinet |
| 10 | | Thomas Madsen-Mygdal (1876–1943) | 5 May 1920 | 23 April 1924 | 3 years, 354 days | Venstre | Neergaard II Cabinet–III |
| 11 | | Kristen Bording [da] (1876–1967) | 23 April 1924 | 14 December 1926 | 2 years, 235 days | Social Democrats | Stauning I Cabinet |
| (10) | | Thomas Madsen-Mygdal (1876–1943) | 14 December 1926 | 30 April 1929 | 2 years, 137 days | Venstre | Madsen-Mygdal Cabinet |
| (11) | | Kristen Bording [da] (1876–1967) | 30 April 1929 | 9 November 1935 | 6 years, 193 days | Social Democrats | Stauning II Cabinet–III |
| Minister for Agriculture and Fishing (Landbrug og fiskerisminister) ||||||||
| (11) | | Kristen Bording [da] (1876–1967) | 9 November 1935 | 29 August 1943 | 7 years, 293 days | Social Democrats | Stauning III Cabinet–IV–V–VI Buhl I Cabinet Scavenius Cabinet |
| 12 | | Erik Eriksen (1902–1972) | 5 May 1945 | 13 November 1947 | 2 years, 192 days | Venstre | Buhl II Cabinet Kristensen Cabinet |
| Minister for Agriculture (Landbrugsminister) ||||||||
| (11) | | Kristen Bording [da] (1876–1967) | 13 November 1947 | 16 September 1950 | 2 years, 307 days | Social Democrats | Hedtoft I Cabinet |
| 13 | | Carl Petersen (1894–1984) | 16 September 1950 | 30 October 1950 | 44 days | Social Democrats | Hedtoft I Cabinet |
| 14 | | Henrik Hauch [da] (1876–1957) | 30 October 1950 | 13 September 1951 | 318 days | Venstre | Eriksen Cabinet |
| 15 | | Jens Sønderup (1894–1978) | 13 September 1951 | 30 September 1953 | 2 years, 17 days | Venstre | Eriksen Cabinet |
| 16 | | Jens Smørum [da] (1891–1976) | 30 September 1953 | 28 May 1957 | 3 years, 240 days | Social Democrats | Hedtoft II Cabinet Hansen I Cabinet |
| 17 | | Karl Skytte (1908–1986) | 28 May 1957 | 26 September 1964 | 7 years, 121 days | Social Liberals | Hansen II Cabinet Kampmann I Cabinet–II Krag I Cabinet |
| 18 | | Christian Thomsen [da] (1909–2003) | 26 September 1964 | 2 February 1968 | 3 years, 129 days | Social Democrats | Krag II Cabinet |
| 19 | | Peter Larsen [da] (1924–1970) | 2 February 1968 | 7 July 1970 | 2 years, 155 days | Venstre | Baunsgaard Cabinet |
| 20 | | Henry Christensen [da] (1922–1972) | 14 July 1970 | 11 October 1971 | 1 year, 89 days | Venstre | Baunsgaard Cabinet |
| 21 | | Ib Frederiksen [da] (1927–2018) | 11 October 1971 | 19 December 1973 | 2 years, 69 days | Social Democrats | Krag III Cabinet Jørgensen I Cabinet |
| 22 | | Niels Anker Kofoed [da] (1929–2018) | 19 December 1973 | 13 February 1975 | 1 year, 56 days | Venstre | Hartling Cabinet |
| 23 | | Poul Dalsager (1929–2001) | 13 February 1975 | 30 August 1978 | 3 years, 198 days | Social Democrats | Jørgensen II Cabinet |
| (22) | | Niels Anker Kofoed [da] (1929–2018) | 30 August 1978 | 26 October 1979 | 1 year, 57 days | Venstre | Jørgensen III Cabinet |
| (23) | | Poul Dalsager (1929–2001) | 26 October 1979 | 20 January 1981 | 1 year, 86 days | Social Democrats | Jørgensen IV Cabinet |
| 24 | | Bjørn Westh (born 1944) | 20 January 1981 | 10 September 1982 | 1 year, 233 days | Social Democrats | Jørgensen V Cabinet |
| (22) | | Niels Anker Kofoed [da] (1929–2018) | 10 September 1982 | 12 March 1986 | 3 years, 183 days | Venstre | Schlüter I Cabinet |
| 25 | | Britta Schall Holberg (1941–2022) | 12 March 1986 | 10 September 1987 | 1 year, 182 days | Venstre | Schlüter I Cabinet |
| 26 | | Laurits Tørnæs [da] (born 1936) | 10 September 1987 | 25 January 1993 | 5 years, 137 days | Venstre | Schlüter II Cabinet–III–IV |
| (24) | | Bjørn Westh (born 1944) | 25 January 1993 | 27 September 1994 | 1 year, 245 days | Social Democrats | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I Cabinet |
| Minister for Agriculture and Fishing (Landbrug og fiskerisminister) ||||||||
| 27 | | Henrik Dam Kristensen (born 1957) | 27 September 1994 | 30 December 1996 | 2 years, 94 days | Social Democrats | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II Cabinet |
| Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fishery (Minister for Landbrug-, Fødevare- og Fiskeri) ||||||||
| 28 | | Rasmus Prehn (born 1973) | 19 November 2020 | 15 December 2022 | 2 years, 26 days | Social Democrats | Frederiksen I Cabinet |
| 29 | | Jacob Jensen (born 1973) | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 300 days | Venstre | Frederiksen II Cabinet |

### Fisheries

| No. | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) | Term | Term | Term | Political party | Government |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) | Took office | Left office | Duration | Political party | Government |
| Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries (Landbrug og fiskerisminister) ||||||||
| 1 | | Kristen Bording [da] (1876–1967) | 4 November 1935 | 29 August 1943 | 7 years, 298 days | Social Democrats | Stauning IV Cabinet–V–VI Buhl I Cabinet Scavenius Cabinet |
| 2 | | Erik Eriksen (1902–1972) | 5 May 1945 | 13 November 1947 | 2 years, 192 days | Venstre | Buhl II Cabinet Kristensen Cabinet |
| Minister for Fisheries (Fiskerisminister) ||||||||
| 3 | | Christian Christiansen [da] (1895–1963) | 13 November 1947 | 30 October 1950 | 2 years, 351 days | Social Democrats | Hedtoft I Cabinet |
| 4 | | Knud Rée [da] (1895–1972) | 30 October 1950 | 30 September 1953 | 2 years, 335 days | Venstre | Eriksen Cabinet |
| (3) | | Christian Christiansen [da] (1895–1963) | 30 September 1953 | 28 May 1957 | 3 years, 240 days | Social Democrats | Hedtoft II Cabinet Hansen I Cabinet |
| 5 | | Oluf Pedersen (1891–1970) | 28 May 1957 | 21 February 1960 | 2 years, 269 days | Justice | Hansen II Cabinet Kampmann I Cabinet |
| 6 | | Arnold Chr. Normann [da] (1904–1978) | 21 February 1960 | 26 September 1964 | 4 years, 218 days | Social Liberals | Kampmann II Cabinet Krag I Cabinet |
| 7 | | Hans Larsen-Bjerre [da] (1910–1999) | 26 September 1964 | 8 October 1964 | 12 days | Social Democrats | Krag II Cabinet |
| 8 | | Jens Risgaard Knudsen [da] (1925–1997) | 8 October 1964 | 2 February 1968 | 3 years, 117 days | Social Democrats | Krag II Cabinet |
| (6) | | Arnold Chr. Normann [da] (1904–1978) | 2 February 1968 | 11 October 1971 | 3 years, 251 days | Social Liberals | Baunsgaard Cabinet |
| 9 | | Christian Thomsen [da] (1909–2003) | 11 October 1971 | 27 September 1973 | 1 year, 351 days | Social Democrats | Krag III Cabinet Jørgensen I Cabinet |
| Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries (Landbrug og fiskerisminister) ||||||||
| 10 | | Ib Frederiksen [da] (1927–2018) | 27 September 1973 | 19 December 1973 | 83 days | Social Democrats | Jørgensen I Cabinet |
| 11 | | Niels Anker Kofoed [da] (1929–2018) | 19 December 1973 | 13 February 1975 | 1 year, 56 days | Venstre | Hartling Cabinet |
| Minister for Fisheries (Fiskerisminister) ||||||||
| 12 | | Poul Dalsager (1929–2001) | 13 February 1975 | 26 February 1977 | 2 years, 13 days | Social Democrats | Jørgensen II Cabinet |
| 13 | | Svend Jakobsen (1935–2022) | 26 February 1977 | 26 October 1979 | 2 years, 242 days | Social Democrats | Jørgensen II Cabinet–III |
| (12) | | Poul Dalsager (1929–2001) | 26 October 1979 | 20 January 1981 | 1 year, 86 days | Social Democrats | Jørgensen IV Cabinet |
| Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries (Landbrug og fiskerisminister) ||||||||
| 18 | | Bjørn Westh (born 1944) | 25 January 1993 | 27 September 1994 | 1 year, 245 days | Social Democrats | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I Cabinet |
| 19 | | Henrik Dam Kristensen (born 1957) | 27 September 1994 | 30 December 1996 | 2 years, 94 days | Social Democrats | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II Cabinet |
| Minister for Fisheries and Gender Equality (Minister for fiskeri og ligestilling) ||||||||
| 20 | | Karen Ellemann (born 1969) | 28 November 2016 | 2 May 2018 | 1 year, 155 days | Venstre | Lars Løkke Rasmussen III Cabinet |
| 21 | | Eva Kjer Hansen (born 1964) | 2 May 2018 | 27 June 2019 | 1 year, 56 days | Venstre | Lars Løkke Rasmussen III Cabinet |
| Minister for Food, Fisheries and Gender Equality (Minister for fødevarer, fiskeri og ligestilling) ||||||||
| 22 | | Mogens Jensen (born 1963) | 27 June 2019 | 18 November 2020 | 1 year, 144 days | Social Democrats | Frederiksen I Cabinet |
| Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fishery (Minister for Landbrug-, Fødevare- og Fiskeri) ||||||||
| 23 | | Rasmus Prehn (born 1973) | 19 November 2020 | 15 December 2022 | 2 years, 26 days | Social Democrats | Frederiksen I Cabinet |
| 24 | | Jacob Jensen (born 1973) | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 300 days | Venstre | Frederiksen II Cabinet |