Christian Schmidt (born 26 August 1957 in Obernzenn) is a German politician of the centre-right Christian Social Union (CSU).
Schmidt served as Minister of Food and Agriculture from 2014 until 2018.
He was Parliamentary State Secretary in the German Federal Ministry of Defence from 2005 to 2013 and Parliamentary State Secretary in the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development from December 2013 until February 2014.