Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (Germany)

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agency_name = Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
nativename = Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz
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headquarters = Rochusstr. 1, 53123 Bonn
formed = 22 November 2005
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jurisdiction = Government of Germany
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minister1_name = Horst Seehofer
minister1_pfo = Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
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child1_agency = Department 1: Central department
child2_agency = Department L: Head office, basic affairs, renewable primary products
child3_agency = Department 2: Consumer protection, food, bio- and genetic engineering
child4_agency = Department 3: Food protection, veterinary affairs
child5_agency = Department 4: Agricultural market, basic planning, social order
child6_agency = Department 5: Rural environment, plant engineering, forest-based sector
child7_agency = Department 6: EU-Affairs, internationale affairs, fishing
website = http://www.bmelv.de
footnotes =The Federal Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection 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)

See also

*List of Federal Ministers for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (Germany)