Mariann Fischer Boel
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Mariann Fischer Boel (Script error: No such module "IPA".; born 15 April 1943) is a Danish politician, who served as European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development from 2004 to 2009. A member of the Venstre party, she had previously been minister of agriculture and foods since 2002, in the government of Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
In Office
EU Commissioner for Agriculture (2004-2010)
In 2004 Fischer Boel became EU Commissioner for Agriculture. During her tenure, preparations were made to reform the Common Market Organization for Sugar or EU sugar quotas system. This consisted of restructuring the sector to make it competitive in 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 prize for "European of the Year".
In 2008, she was awarded the Wine Personality of the Year by the International Wine Challenge, which said, about her efforts to modernize the European wine industry, "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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External links
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- Mariann Fischer Boel's blog
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