Mariann Fischer Boel

Mariann Fischer Boel (Danish pronunciation: [mɑʁiˈæn ˈfiɕɐ ˈpoˀl]; born 15 April 1943, in Åsum) 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.

Mariann Fischer Boel
European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development
In office
22 November 2004 – 9 February 2010
PresidentJosé Manuel Barroso
Preceded byFranz Fischler
Sandra Kalniete (Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries)
Succeeded byDacian Cioloş
Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries
In office
27 November 2001 – 2 August 2004
Prime MinisterAnders Fogh Rasmussen
Preceded byRitt Bjerregaard
Succeeded byHans Christian Schmidt
Personal details
Born (1943-04-15) 15 April 1943
Åsum, Denmark
Political partyVenstre

In Office

EU Commissioner for Agriculture (2004-2010)

In 2004 Fischer Boel became EU Commissioner for Agriculture. During her tenure, preparations were made to thoroughly reform the Common Market Organization for Sugar or EU sugar quotas system. This consisted of a restructuring of the sector, which would make it competitive enough to stand its ground on a liberalized market.

In 2008, she was given the European Taxpayers' Award from the Taxpayers' Association of Europe for her decision to abolish export refunds for exports of live cattle from the EU, and for her ongoing efforts to improve the transparency of agricultural payments.

In 2008, she was presented with the Danish European Movement's price for "European of the Year".

In 2008, she was awarded the Wine Personality of the Year 2008 award by the International Wine Challenge, which said, about her efforts to drag the European wine industry into the 21st century, that "family vineyards might have been pulled up and the family winemaking tradition lost had it not been for the intrepid heroine from the north".

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