Mariann Fischer Boel
Mariann Fischer Boel | |
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Fischer Boel in 2005 | |
| European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development | |
| In office 22 November 2004 – 9 February 2010 | |
| President | José Manuel Barroso |
| Preceded by | Franz Fischler Sandra Kalniete (Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries) |
| Succeeded by | Dacian Cioloş |
| Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries | |
| In office 27 November 2001 – 2 August 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Anders Fogh Rasmussen |
| Preceded by | Ritt Bjerregaard |
| Succeeded by | Hans Christian Schmidt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 April 1943 Åsum, Denmark |
| Political party | Venstre |
Mariann Fischer Boel (Danish pronunciation: [mɑʁiˈæn ˈfiɕɐ ˈpoˀl]; born 15 April 1943) is a Danish politician, serving as European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development from 2004 to 2009. A member of the party Venstre, she had previously been minister of agriculture and foods since 2002, in the government of Anders Fogh Rasmussen.