The ministry was created on 22 May 1896 and originally named the
Ministry of Agriculture. Up until that point, agricultural and fishing policy was overseen by the
Ministry of the Interior. In 1929 the Directorate of Fishing was spun off into the separate
Ministry of Shipping and Fishing, but was reabsorbed in 1935, and the name of the ministry was changed to
Ministry of Agriculture and Fishing. In 1947 the
Ministry of Fishing was created again, and the name of the ministry changed back to the Ministry of Agriculture, which lasted until 1994 when it was again folded into the
Ministry of Agriculture and Fishing. On 30 December 1996 the name of the ministry was changed to the current
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, often referred to simply as the
Ministry of Food. In 2015, the ministry was merged by the
Lars Løkke Rasmussen II Cabinet with the
Ministry of Environment to form the
Ministry of Environment and Food. This merger was short-lived and the two ministries were again made independent on 19 November 2020. ==List of ministers==