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Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (Germany)

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FMFACP
Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz
Agency overview
Formed22 November 2005
JurisdictionGovernment of Germany
HauptsitzRochusstr. 1, 53123 Bonn
Minister responsible
  • Horst Seehofer, Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
Child agencies
  • Department 1: Central department
  • Department L: Head office, basic affairs, renewable primary products
  • Department 2: Consumer protection, food, bio- and genetic engineering
  • Department 3: Food protection, veterinary affairs
  • Department 4: Agricultural market, basic planning, social order
  • Department 5: Rural environment, plant engineering, forest-based sector
  • Department 6: EU-Affairs, internationale affairs, fishing
Websitehttp://www.bmelv.de

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

Federal 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 for Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture (2001 - 2005)

Federal Ministers for Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture
Nm. Name (Dates) Assumption of Office End of Service Party
1 Renate Künast

(1955-)

January 12, 2001 October 4, 2005 Alliance '90/The Greens
2 Jürgen Trittin (transitional)

(1954-)

October 4, 2005 October 18, 2005 Alliance '90/The Greens

Federal Ministers for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (since 2005)

Federal Ministers for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
Nm. Name (Dates) Assumption of Office End of Service Party
1 Horst Seehofer

(1949-)

November 22, 2005 October 27, 2008 CSU

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