Federal Ministry for Food, Consumer Protection, and Agriculture

The Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture is a ministry in Germany. Its headquarters are located in Bonn with a second major office in Berlin. It was created on January 22, 2001 from the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forests (Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten) through an orgaizational order by the Chancellor. Consumer protection was transferred from the Federal Ministry of Health (Bundesministerium für Gesundheit).

Ministers for Food, Agriculture and Forests (1949 - 2001)

Federal Ministers for Food, Agriculture and Forests
Nm.	Name (Dates)	Assumption of Office	End of Service	Party
1	Wilhelm Niklas (1887-1957)	September 20, 1949	October 20, 1953	CSU
2	Heinrich Lübke (1894-1972)	October 20, 1953	September 15, 1959	CDU
3	Werner Schwarz (1900-1982)	October 14, 1959	October 26, 1965	CDU
4	Hermann Höcherl (1912-1989)	October 26, 1965	October 21, 1969	CSU
5	Josef Ertl (1925-2000)	October 22, 1969	September 17, 1982	FDP
6	Björn Engholm (1939-)	September 17, 1982	October 1, 1982	SPD
7	Josef Ertl (1925-2000)	October 4, 1982	March 29, 1983	FDP
8	Ignaz Kiechle (1930-2003)	March 30, 1983	January 21, 1993	CSU
9	Jochen Borchert (1940-)	January 21, 1993	October 26, 1998	CDU
10	Karl-Heinz Funke (1946-)	October 27, 1998	January 12, 2001	SPD

Federal Ministers of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture since 2001

Federal Ministers of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture
Nm.	Name (Dates)	Assumption of Office	End of Service	Party
1	Renate Künast (1955-)	January 12, 2001		Alliance '90/The Greens