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European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food
Member of the EU Commission
Member of the EU Commission
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| post | European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food |
| native_name | |
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| image | Hansen EC Portrait 2024.jpg |
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| incumbent | Christophe Hansen |
| incumbentsince | |
| department | Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development |
| style | |
| member_of | |
| reports_to | Ursula von der Leyen |
| residence | |
| seat | Berlaymont building, Brussels, Belgium |
| appointer | President of the European Commission |
| termlength | 5 years |
| termlength_qualified | |
| constituting_instrument | Treaties of the European Union |
| precursor | European Commissioner for Agriculture |
| formation | |
| first | Sicco Mansholt |
| last | |
| abolished | |
| succession | |
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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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