Minister of Fisheries () is a Danish ministerial office. The responsibilities were originally placed with the minister of agriculture, before becoming an independent post in 1929.
List of ministers Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Took office Left office Time in office Minister for Seafaring and Fisheries 1 Thorvald Stauning 30 April 1929 31 May 1933 Social Democrats Stauning II – 31 May 1933 4 November 1935 Social Democrats Stauning II Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries 2 9 November 1935 29 August 1943 Social Democrats Stauning III–IV–V–VIBuhl IScavenius No Danish government (29 August 1943 – 5 May 1945). Office is assumed by the permanent secretary. 3 Erik Eriksen 5 May 1945 13 November 1947 Venstre Buhl IIKristensen Minister for Fisheries 4 13 November 1947 30 October 1950 Social Democrats Hedtoft I–II 5 30 October 1950 30 September 1953 Venstre Eriksen (4) 30 September 1953 28 May 1957 Social Democrats Hedtoft IIIHansen I 6 Oluf Pedersen 28 May 1957 21 February 1960 Justice Party Hansen IIKampmann I 7 21 February 1960 26 September 1964 Social Liberal Kampmann IIKrag I 8 26 September 1964 8 October 1964 Social Democrats Krag II 9 8 October 1964 2 February 1968 Social Democrats Krag II (7) 2 February 1968 11 October 1971 Social Liberal Baunsgaard 10 11 October 1971 27 September 1973 Social Democrats Krag IIIJørgensen I Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries 11 27 September 1973 19 December 1973 Social Democrats Jørgensen I 12 19 December 1973 13 February 1975 Venstre Hartling Minister for Fisheries 13 Poul Dalsager 13 February 1975 26 February 1977 Social Democrats Jørgensen II 14 Svend Jakobsen 26 February 1977 26 October 1979 Social Democrats Jørgensen II–III (13) Poul Dalsager 26 October 1979 20 January 1981 Social Democrats Jørgensen IV 15 20 January 1981 10 September 1982 Social Democrats Jørgensen IV–V 16 10 September 1982 12 March 1986 Conservative People's Party Schlüter I 17 12 March 1986 5 October 1989 Conservative People's Party Schlüter I–II–III 18 Kent Kirk 5 October 1989 25 January 1993 Conservative People's Party Schlüter III–IV Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries 19 Bjørn Westh 25 January 1993 27 September 1994 Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen I 20 Henrik Dam Kristensen 27 September 1994 30 December 1996 Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen II Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries 21 Eva Kjer Hansen 23 November 2007 23 February 2010 Venstre A. F. Rasmussen IIIL. L. Rasmussen I 22 23 February 2010 3 October 2011 Venstre L. L. Rasmussen I 23 Mette Gjerskov 3 October 2011 9 August 2013 Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt I 24 Karen Hækkerup 9 August 2013 12 December 2013 Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt I 25 Dan Jørgensen 12 December 2013 28 June 2015 Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt I–II Minister for Fisheries and Gender Equality 26 Karen Ellemann 28 November 2016 2 May 2018 Venstre L. L. Rasmussen III (21) Eva Kjer Hansen 2 May 2018 27 June 2019 Venstre L. L. Rasmussen III Minister for Food, Fishery and Gender Equality 27 Mogens Jensen 27 June 2019 18 November 2020 Social Democrats Frederiksen I Minister for Food, Agriculture, Fishery 28 Rasmus Prehn 19 November 2020 15 December 2022 Social Democrats Frederiksen I 29 Jacob Jensen 15 December 2022 3 June 2026 Venstre Frederiksen II
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