Hans Christian Schmidt (born 25 August 1953) is a danish politician and has been the Minister for transportation. 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 the Liberal Party, and has been a member of the Folketinget (parliament) since the 1994 Danish parliamentary election.
Schmidt was born to 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 long time resident of the town of Vojens in southern Denmark (Jutland).
| 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 for Transportation 23 February 2010– 03 October 2011 |
Succeeded by Henrik Dam Kristensen |