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European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food

Member of the EU Commission

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post	European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food
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image	Hansen EC Portrait 2024.jpg
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incumbent	Christophe Hansen
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department	Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
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reports_to	Ursula von der Leyen
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seat	Berlaymont building, Brussels, Belgium
appointer	President of the European Commission
termlength	5 years
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constituting_instrument	Treaties of the European Union
precursor	European Commissioner for Agriculture
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first	Sicco Mansholt
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The European Commissioner for Agriculture is a member of the European Commission. The post is currently held by Commissioner Christophe Hansen. The post is in charge of rural issues, including most notably the controversial Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) which represents 44% of the EU budget. They also participate in meetings of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council (Agrifish) configuration of the Council of the European Union.

List of commissioners

#	Name	Country	Period	Commission
1	[[File:Sicco Mansholt 1962.jpg	70px]]	Sicco Mansholt	Netherlands	1958–1972
2	[[File:Carlo Scarascia Mugnozzi.jpg	70px]]	Carlo Scarascia-Mugnozza	Italy	1972–1973
3	[[File:Pierre Lardinois 1974 (1).jpg	70px]]	Pierre Lardinois	Netherlands	1973–1977
4	[[File:Gundelach 1980 (cropped).jpg	70px]]	Finn Olav Gundelach	Denmark	1977–1981
5	[[File:Poul Dalsager, Member of the CEC (P-004833 02-10A) (cropped).jpg	70px]]	Poul Dalsager	Denmark	1981–1985
6	[[File:Frans Andriessen 1987 (1).jpg	70px]]	Frans Andriessen	Netherlands	1985–1989
7	[[File:Ray MacSharry, May 1980 (cropped).jpg	70px]]	Ray MacSharry	Ireland	1989–1992
8	[[File:René Steichen 1994 (cropped).jpg	70px]]	René Steichen	Luxembourg	1992–1995
9	[[File:Franz Fischler 1999.jpg	70px]]	Franz Fischler	Austria	1995–2004
10	[[File:Flickr - Saeima - 9.Saeimas deputāte Sandra Kalniete (cropped).jpg	70px]]	Sandra Kalniete	Latvia	2004
11	[[File:Mariann Fischer Boel, Member of the EC in charge of Agriculture and Rural Development - 2005 (cropped).jpg	70px]]	Mariann Fischer Boel	Denmark	2004–2010
12	[[File:2019-07-03 Dacian Cioloș MEP-by Olaf Kosinsky-8138 (cropped).jpg	70px]]	Dacian Cioloş	Romania	2010–2014
13	[[File:(Phil Hogan) 160531 Informal Meeting Ministers of Agriculture Informal Meeting of EU Ministers of Agriculture (26766297963) (cropped).jpg	70px]]	Phil Hogan	Ireland	2014–2019
14	[[File:Official portrait of Janusz Wojciechowski.jpg	70px]]	Janusz Wojciechowski	Poland	2019–2024
15	[[File:Hansen EC Portrait 2024 (cropped).jpg	70px]]	Christophe Hansen	Luxembourg	2024–present

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