Hans Christian Schmidt
Hans Christian Schmidt (born 25 August 1953) is a Danish politician and former Minister of Transport. A teacher by profession, he was the Danish Minister of Food from 2004 to 2007. Before that, he was the Minister for the Environment from 2001. He is a member of Venstre (the Danish Liberal Party), and has been a member of the Folketinget (parliament) since the Danish parliamentary elections of 1994.
Schmidt is the son of Holger and Ingrid Schmidt, who lived and worked on a farm. He was a school teacher in Vojens until 1984 before entering government. He is a longtime resident of the town of Vojens in Jutland (South Denmark).
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Svend Auken |
Minister for the Environment 27 November 2001 – 2 August 2004 |
Succeeded by Connie Hedegaard |
| Preceded by Mariann Fischer Boel |
Minister of Food 2 August 2004 – 12 September 2007 |
Succeeded by Eva Kjer Hansen |
| Preceded by Lars Barfoed |
Minister of Transport 23 February 2010– 3 October 2011 |
Succeeded by Henrik Dam Kristensen |
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