Rulers: Denmark
Ministries, etc.
Party abbreviations: DF=Danish People's Party, DR=Danmarks Retsforbund (Georgists), KF=Conservative People's Party, LA=Liberal Alliance, RV=Radikale Venstre (Left Liberals), S=Social Democracy, SF=Socialist People's Party, V=Venstre (Right Liberals)
Key ministries
Foreign Affairs
Ministers
22 Mar 1848 - 16 Nov 1848 Frederik Marcus Knuth (b. 1813 - d. 1856)
16 Nov 1848 - 6 Aug 1850 Adam Wilhelm Moltke (b. 1785 - d. 1864)
6 Aug 1850 - 18 Oct 1851 Holger Reedtz (b. 1800 - d. 1857)
18 Oct 1851 - 12 Dec 1854 Christian Albrecht Bluhme
(1st time) (b. 1794 - d. 1866)
12 Dec 1854 - 15 Jan 1855 Wulff Scheel-Plessen (b. 1809 - d. 1876)
15 Jan 1855 - 17 Apr 1857 Ludvig Nicolaus von Scheele (b. 1796 - d. 1874)
17 Apr 1857 - 10 Jul 1858 Ove Wilhelm Michelsen (b. 1800 - d. 1880)
10 Jul 1858 - 2 Dec 1859 Carl Christian Hall (1st time) (b. 1812 - d. 1888)
2 Dec 1859 - 24 Feb 1860 Carl Axel Bror Blixen-Finecke (b. 1822 - d. 1873)
24 Feb 1860 - 31 Dec 1863 Carl Christian Hall (2nd time) (s.a.)
31 Dec 1863 - 8 Jan 1864 Ditlev Gothard Monrad (1st time) (b. 1811 - d. 1887)
8 Jan 1864 - 3 Apr 1864 George Joachim Quaade (b. 1813 - d. 1889)
3 Apr 1864 - 11 Jul 1864 Ditlev Gothard Monrad (2nd time) (s.a.)
11 Jul 1864 - 6 Nov 1865 Christian Albrecht Bluhme
(2nd time) (s.a.)
6 Nov 1865 - 28 May 1870 Christian Emil
Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs (b. 1817 - d. 1896)
28 May 1870 - 11 Jun 1875 Otto Rosenørn-Lehn (1st time) (b. 1821 - d. 1892)
11 Jun 1875 - 1 Oct 1875 Frederik Moltke (b. 1825 - d. 1875)
1 Oct 1875 - 11 Oct 1875 Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup (b. 1825 - d. 1913)
11 Oct 1875 - 21 May 1892 Otto Rosenørn-Lehn (2nd time) (s.a.)
21 May 1892 - 3 Jun 1892 Johannes Nellemann (b. 1831 - d. 1906)
3 Jun 1892 - 23 May 1897 Tage Reedtz-Thott (b. 1839 - d. 1923)
23 May 1897 - 27 Apr 1900 Niels F. Ravn (b. 1826 - d. 1910)
27 Apr 1900 - 24 Jul 1901 Hannibal Sehested (b. 1842 - d. 1924)
24 Jul 1901 - 14 Jan 1905 Johan Henrik Deuntzer (b. 1845 - d. 1918)
14 Jan 1905 - 12 Oct 1908 Frederik Raben-Levetzau (b. 1850 - d. 1933)
12 Oct 1908 - 28 Oct 1909 Carl William Ahlefeldt-Laurvig
(1st time) (b. 1860 - d. 1923)
28 Oct 1909 - 5 Jul 1910 Erik Scavenius (1st time) (b. 1877 - d. 1962)
5 Jul 1910 - 21 Jun 1913 Carl William Ahlefeldt-Laurvig
(2nd time) (s.a.)
21 Jun 1913 - 24 Jun 1913 Edvard Brandes (acting) (b. 1847 - d. 1931)
24 Jun 1913 - 30 Mar 1920 Erik Scavenius (2nd time) (s.a.)
30 Mar 1920 - 5 Apr 1920 Henri Konow (b. 1862 - d. 1939)
5 Apr 1920 - 5 May 1920 Otto Christian Scavenius (b. 1875 - d. 1945)
5 May 1920 - 9 Oct 1922 Harald Scavenius (b. 1873 - d. 1939)
9 Oct 1922 - 23 Apr 1924 Christian Cold (b. 1863 - d. 1934)
23 Apr 1924 - 14 Dec 1926 Carl Moltke (b. 1869 - d. 1935)
14 Dec 1926 - 30 Apr 1929 Laust Moltesen (b. 1865 - d. 1950)
30 Apr 1929 - 8 Jul 1940 Peter Munch (b. 1870 - d. 1948)
8 Jul 1940 - 5 May 1945 Erik Scavenius (3rd time) (s.a.)
29 Aug 1943 - 5 May 1945 Nils Svenningsen (acting) (b. 1894 - d. 1985)
5 May 1945 - 7 May 1945 Vilhelm Buhl S (b. 1881 - d. 1954)
7 May 1945 - 7 Nov 1945 John Christmas Møller KF (b. 1894 - d. 1948)
7 Nov 1945 - 30 Oct 1950 Gustav Rasmussen - (b. 1895 - d. 1953)
30 Oct 1950 - 30 Sep 1953 Ole Bjørn Kraft KF (b. 1893 - d. 1980)
30 Sep 1953 - 8 Oct 1958 Hans Christian Hansen S (b. 1906 - d. 1960)
8 Oct 1958 - 3 Sep 1962 Jens Otto Krag (1st time) S (b. 1914 - d. 1978)
3 Sep 1962 - 28 Nov 1966 Per Hækkerup S (b. 1915 - d. 1979)
28 Nov 1966 - 1 Oct 1967 Jens Otto Krag (2nd time) S (s.a.)
1 Oct 1967 - 2 Feb 1968 Hans Tabor S (b. 1922 - d. 2003)
2 Feb 1968 - 11 Oct 1971 Poul Hartling V (b. 1914 - d. 2000)
11 Oct 1971 - 19 Dec 1973 Knud Børge Andersen (1st time) S (b. 1914 - d. 1984)
19 Dec 1973 - 13 Feb 1975 Ove Guldberg V (b. 1918 - d. 2008)
13 Feb 1975 - 1 Jul 1978 Knud Børge Andersen (2nd time) S (s.a.)
1 Jul 1978 - 30 Aug 1978 Anker Jørgensen S (b. 1922 - d. 2016)
30 Aug 1978 - 26 Oct 1979 Henning Christophersen V (b. 1939 - d. 2016)
26 Oct 1979 - 10 Sep 1982 Kjeld Olesen S (b. 1932)
10 Sep 1982 - 25 Jan 1993 Uffe Ellemann-Jensen V (b. 1941 - d. 2022)
25 Jan 1993 - 21 Dec 2000 Niels Helveg Petersen RV (b. 1939 - d. 2017)
21 Dec 2000 - 27 Nov 2001 Mogens Lykketoft S (b. 1946)
27 Nov 2001 - 23 Feb 2010 Per Stig Møller KF (b. 1942)
23 Feb 2010 - 3 Oct 2011 Lene Espersen (f) KF (b. 1965)
3 Oct 2011 - 12 Dec 2013 Villy Søvndal SF (b. 1952)
12 Dec 2013 - 3 Feb 2014 Holger K. Nielsen SF (b. 1950)
3 Feb 2014 - 28 Jun 2015 Martin Lidegaard RV (b. 1966)
28 Jun 2015 - 28 Nov 2016 Kristian Jensen V (b. 1971)
28 Nov 2016 - 27 Jun 2019 Anders Samuelsen LA (b. 1967)
27 Jun 2019 - 15 Dec 2022 Jeppe Kofod S (b. 1974)
15 Dec 2022 - Lars Løkke Rasmussen V (b. 1964)
Defense
Ministers
- War -
22 Mar 1848 - 16 Nov 1848 Anton Frederik Tscherning (b. 1795 - d. 1874)
16 Nov 1848 - 13 Jul 1851 Christian Frederik Hansen
(1st time) (b. 1788 - d. 1873)
13 Jul 1851 - 18 Oct 1851 Jakob Scavenius Fibiger (b. 1793 - d. 1861)
18 Oct 1851 - 27 Jan 1852 Carl Julius Flensborg (b. 1804 - d. 1852)
27 Jan 1852 - 12 Dec 1854 Christian Frederik Hansen
(2nd time) (s.a.)
12 Dec 1854 - 25 May 1856 Mathias Lüttichau (b. 1795 - d. 1870)
25 May 1856 - 2 Dec 1859 Christian Carl Lundbye (1st time) (b. 1812 - d. 1873)
2 Dec 1859 - 13 Aug 1863 Hans Nicolai Thestrup (b. 1794 - d. 1879)
13 Aug 1863 - 18 May 1864 Christian Carl Lundbye (2nd time) (s.a.)
18 May 1864 - 11 Jul 1864 Christian E. Reich (b. 1822 - d. 1865)
11 Jul 1864 - 6 Nov 1865 Christian Frederik Hansen
(3rd time) (s.a.)
6 Nov 1865 - 29 Sep 1866 Johan Valdemar Neergaard (b. 1810 - d. 1879)
29 Sep 1866 - 19 Apr 1870 Waldemar Rudolph Raasløff (b. 1815 - d. 1883)
19 Apr 1870 - 28 May 1870 none
28 May 1870 - 23 Dec 1872 Wolfgang von Haffner (1st time) (b. 1810 - d. 1887)
23 Dec 1872 - 14 Jul 1874 Christian Albert Frederik Thomsen
(1st time) (b. 1827 - d. 1896)
14 Jul 1874 - 26 Aug 1874 Niels F. Ravn (1st time) (b. 1826 - d. 1910)
26 Aug 1874 - 11 Jun 1875 Peter Frederik Steinmann (b. 1812 - d. 1894)
11 Jun 1875 - 28 Jul 1877 Wolfgang von Haffner (2nd time) (s.a.)
28 Jul 1877 - 4 Jan 1879 Johan Christopher Frederik Dreyer (b. 1814 - d. 1898)
4 Jan 1879 - 1 Apr 1881 Wilhelm Frederik Ludvig Kauffmann (b. 1821 - d. 1892)
1 Apr 1881 - 12 Sep 1884 Niels F. Ravn (2nd time) (s.a.)
12 Sep 1884 - 7 Aug 1894 Jesper J. Bahnson (b. 1827 - d. 1909)
7 Aug 1894 - 25 Apr 1896 Christian Albert Frederik Thomsen
(2nd time) (s.a.)
25 Apr 1896 - 23 May 1897 Johan Gustav Frederik Schnack
(1st time) (b. 1839 - d. 1920)
23 May 1897 - 28 Aug 1899 Christian Frederik Tuxen (b. 1837 - d. 1903)
28 Aug 1899 - 24 Jul 1901 Johan Gustav Frederik Schnack
(2nd time) (s.a.)
24 Jul 1901 - 14 Jan 1905 Vilhelm Herman Oluf Madsen (b. 1844 - d. 1917)
- Defense -
14 Jan 1905 - 12 Oct 1908 Jens Christian Christensen
(1st time) (b. 1856 - d. 1930)
12 Oct 1908 - 16 Aug 1909 Niels Neergaard (b. 1854 - d. 1936)
16 Aug 1909 - 18 Oct 1909 Jens Christian Christensen
(2nd time) (s.a.)
18 Oct 1909 - 28 Oct 1909 Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg (b. 1839 - d. 1912)
28 Oct 1909 - 22 Nov 1909 Carl Theodor Zahle (b. 1866 - d. 1946)
22 Nov 1909 - 5 Jul 1910 Christopher Krabbe (b. 1833 - d. 1913)
5 Jul 1910 - 21 Jun 1913 Klaus Berntsen (1st time) (b. 1844 - d. 1927)
21 Jun 1913 - 30 Mar 1920 Peter Munch (b. 1870 - d. 1948)
30 Mar 1920 - 5 Apr 1920 Henri Konow (b. 1862 - d. 1939)
5 Apr 1920 - 5 May 1920 Michael Petersen Friis (b. 1857 - d. 1944)
5 May 1920 - 9 Oct 1922 Klaus Berntsen (2nd time) (s.a.)
9 Oct 1922 - 23 Apr 1924 Søren Brorsen (1st time) (b. 1875 - d. 1961)
23 Apr 1924 - 14 Dec 1926 Laust Rasmussen (1st time) (b. 1862 - d. 1941)
14 Dec 1926 - 30 Apr 1929 Søren Brorsen (2nd time) (s.a.)
30 Apr 1929 - 24 Nov 1932 Laust Rasmussen (2nd time) (s.a.)
24 Nov 1932 - 31 May 1933 Hans Peter Hansen (b. 1872 - d. 1953)
31 May 1933 - 4 Nov 1935 Thorvald Stauning (b. 1873 - d. 1942)
4 Nov 1935 - 8 Jul 1940 Alsing Andersen (b. 1893 - d. 1962)
8 Jul 1940 - 5 May 1945 Søren Brorsen (3rd time) (s.a.)
29 Aug 1943 - 5 May 1945 Johan Daniel von Stemann (b. 1887 - d. 1982)
(acting)
5 May 1945 - 7 Nov 1945 Ole Bjørn Kraft KF (b. 1893 - d. 1980)
7 Nov 1945 - 13 Nov 1947 Harald Petersen (1st time) V (b. 1893 - d. 1970)
13 Nov 1947 - 30 Oct 1950 Rasmus Hansen (1st time) S (b. 1896 - d. 1971)
30 Oct 1950 - 30 Sep 1953 Harald Petersen (2nd time) V (s.a.)
30 Sep 1953 - 25 May 1956 Rasmus Hansen (2nd time) S (s.a.)
25 May 1956 - 15 Nov 1962 Poul Hansen S (b. 1913 - d. 1966)
15 Nov 1962 - 2 Feb 1968 Victor Gram S (b. 1910 - d. 1969)
2 Feb 1968 - 17 Mar 1971 Erik Ninn-Hansen KF (b. 1922 - d. 2014)
17 Mar 1971 - 11 Oct 1971 Knud Østergaard KF (b. 1922 - d. 1993)
11 Oct 1971 - 27 Sep 1973 Kjeld Olesen S (b. 1932)
27 Sep 1973 - 19 Dec 1973 Orla Møller (1st time) S (b. 1916 - d. 1979)
19 Dec 1973 - 13 Feb 1975 Erling Brøndum V (b. 1930 - d. 2017)
13 Feb 1975 - 1 Oct 1977 Orla Møller (2nd time) S (s.a.)
1 Oct 1977 - 10 Sep 1982 Poul Søgaard S (b. 1923 - d. 2016)
10 Sep 1982 - 10 Sep 1987 Hans Engell KF (b. 1948)
10 Sep 1987 - 3 Jun 1988 Bernt Johan Collet KF (b. 1941)
3 Jun 1988 - 25 Jan 1993 Knud Enggaard V (b. 1929)
25 Jan 1993 - 21 Dec 2000 Hans Hækkerup S (b. 1945 - d. 2013)
21 Dec 2000 - 27 Nov 2001 Jan Trøjborg S (b. 1955 - d. 2012)
27 Nov 2001 - 24 Apr 2004 Svend Aage Jensby V (b. 1940)
24 Apr 2004 - 23 Feb 2010 Søren Gade V (b. 1963)
23 Feb 2010 - 3 Oct 2011 Gitte Lillelund Bech (f) V (b. 1969)
3 Oct 2011 - 9 Aug 2013 Nick Hækkerup S (b. 1968)
9 Aug 2013 - 28 Jun 2015 Nicolai Wammen S (b. 1971)
28 Jun 2015 - 30 Sep 2015 Carl Holst V (b. 1970)
30 Sep 2015 - 28 Nov 2016 Peter Christensen V (b. 1975)
28 Nov 2016 - 27 Jun 2019 Claus Hjort Frederiksen V (b. 1947)
27 Jun 2019 - 4 Feb 2022 Trine Bramsen (f) S (b. 1981)
4 Feb 2022 - 15 Dec 2022 Morten Bødskov S (b. 1970)
15 Dec 2022 - 22 Aug 2023 Jakob Ellemann-Jensen V (b. 1973)
6 Feb 2023 - 31 Jul 2023 Troels Lund Poulsen V (b. 1976)
(acting for Ellemann-Jensen)
22 Aug 2023 - Troels Lund Poulsen V (s.a.)
Interior
23 Nov 2007 - 7 Apr 2009 abolished
Ministers
16 Nov 1848 - 21 Sep 1849 Peter Georg Bang (1st time) (b. 1797 - d. 1861)
21 Sep 1849 - 13 Jul 1851 Mathias Hans Rosenørn (b. 1814 - d. 1902)
13 Jul 1851 - 27 Jan 1852 Frederik Ferdinand Tillisch
(1st time) (b. 1801 - d. 1889)
27 Jan 1852 - 21 Apr 1853 Peter Georg Bang (2nd time) (s.a.)
21 Apr 1853 - 29 Apr 1854 Anders Sandøe Ørsted (b. 1778 - d. 1860)
29 Apr 1854 - 12 Dec 1854 Frederik Ferdinand Tillisch
(2nd time) (s.a.)
12 Dec 1854 - 18 Feb 1856 Peter Georg Bang (3rd time) (s.a.)
18 Feb 1856 - 4 Jun 1856 Carl Frederik Simony (b. 1806 - d. 1872)
4 Jun 1856 - 18 Oct 1856 Iver Johan Unsgaard (1st time) (b. 1798 - d. 1872)
18 Oct 1856 - 26 Jul 1858 Andreas Frederik Krieger
(1st time) (b. 1817 - d. 1893)
26 Jul 1858 - 6 May 1859 Iver Johan Unsgaard (2nd time) (s.a.)
6 May 1859 - 2 Dec 1859 Andreas Frederik Krieger
(2nd time) (s.a.)
2 Dec 1859 - 24 Feb 1860 Johan Christian Jessen (b. 1817 - d. 1884)
24 Feb 1860 - 15 Sep 1861 Ditlev Gothard Monrad (b. 1811 - d. 1887)
15 Sep 1861 - 31 Dec 1863 Orla Lehmann (b. 1810 - d. 1870)
31 Dec 1863 - 10 May 1864 Carl von Nutzhorn (b. 1828 - d. 1899)
10 May 1864 - 11 Jul 1864 Hans Rasmussen Carlsen (b. 1810 - d. 1887)
11 Jul 1864 - 6 Nov 1865 Frederik Ferdinand Tillisch
(3rd time) (s.a.)
6 Nov 1865 - 22 Sep 1869 Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup (b. 1825 - d. 1913)
22 Sep 1869 - 28 May 1870 Wolfgang von Haffner (b. 1810 - d. 1887)
28 May 1870 - 14 Jul 1874 Christen Andreas Fonnesbech (b. 1817 - d. 1880)
14 Jul 1874 - 11 Jun 1875 Frederik Christian Heinrich Emil
Tobiesen (b. 1829 - d. 1908)
11 Jun 1875 - 29 Aug 1884 Erik Vilhelm Robert Skeel (b. 1818 - d. 1884)
29 Aug 1884 - 7 Aug 1885 Hilmar Finsen (b. 1824 - d. 1886)
7 Aug 1885 - 15 Jan 1894 Hans Peter Ingerslev (b. 1831 - d. 1896)
15 Jan 1894 - 23 May 1897 Hugo Egmont Hørring (b. 1842 - d. 1909)
23 May 1897 - 28 Aug 1899 Vilhelm Bardenfleth (b. 1850 - d. 1933)
28 Aug 1899 - 24 Jul 1901 Ludvig Bramsen (b. 1847 - d. 1914)
24 Jul 1901 - 14 Jan 1905 Enevold Sørensen (b. 1850 - d. 1920)
14 Jan 1905 - 12 Oct 1908 Sigurd Berg (1st time) (b. 1868 - d. 1921)
12 Oct 1908 - 28 Oct 1909 Klaus Berntsen (b. 1844 - d. 1927)
28 Oct 1909 - 5 Jul 1910 Peter Munch (b. 1870 - d. 1948)
5 Jul 1910 - 21 Jun 1913 Jens Jensen-Sønderup (b. 1862 - d. 1949)
21 Jun 1913 - 30 Mar 1920 Ove Rode (b. 1867 - d. 1933)
30 Mar 1920 - 5 Apr 1920 Waldemar Henry Theodor Oxholm (b. 1868 - d. 1945)
5 Apr 1920 - 5 May 1920 Henrik Vedel (b. 1867 - d. 1932)
5 May 1920 - 11 Jul 1921 Sigurd Berg (2nd time) (s.a.)
18 Jul 1921 - 23 Apr 1924 Oluf Krag (1st time) (b. 1870 - d. 1942)
23 Apr 1924 - 14 Dec 1926 Christen Nielsen Hauge (b. 1870 - d. 1940)
14 Dec 1926 - 30 Apr 1929 Oluf Krag (2nd time) (s.a.)
30 Apr 1929 - 8 Jul 1940 Bertel Dahlgaard (b. 1887 - d. 1972)
8 Jul 1940 - 9 Nov 1942 Knud Kristensen (1st time) (b. 1880 - d. 1962)
9 Nov 1942 - 5 May 1945 Jørgen Jørgensen (b. 1888 - d. 1974)
29 Aug 1943 - 5 May 1945 Justus Lannes Saurbrey (acting) (b. 1894 - d. 1987)
5 May 1945 - 7 Nov 1945 Knud Kristensen (2nd time) V (s.a.)
7 Nov 1945 - 18 Jun 1947 Ejnar Martin Kjær V (b. 1893 - d. 1947)
30 Jun 1947 - 13 Nov 1947 Niels Ejlert Arnth-Jensen V (b. 1883 - d. 1966)
13 Nov 1947 - 23 Nov 1947 Alsing Andersen S (b. 1893 - d. 1962)
23 Nov 1947 - 30 Oct 1950 Jens Smørum S (b. 1891 - d. 1976)
30 Oct 1950 - 30 Sep 1953 Aksel Møller KF (b. 1906 - d. 1958)
30 Sep 1953 - 30 Aug 1955 Johannes Kjærbøl S (b. 1885 - d. 1973)
30 Aug 1955 - 28 May 1957 Carl Petersen S (b. 1894 - d. 1984)
28 May 1957 - 18 Nov 1960 Søren Olesen DR (b. 1891 - d. 1973)
18 Nov 1960 - 7 Sep 1961 Hans R. Knudsen S (b. 1903 - d. 1962)
7 Sep 1961 - 26 Sep 1964 Lars P. Jensen S (b. 1909 - d. 1986)
26 Sep 1964 - 2 Feb 1968 Hans Hækkerup S (b. 1907 - d. 1974)
2 Feb 1968 - 29 Jun 1969 Poul Sørensen KF (b. 1904 - d. 1969)
29 Jun 1969 - 11 Oct 1971 Hans Carl Toft KF (b. 1914 - d. 2001)
11 Oct 1971 - 19 Dec 1973 Egon Jensen (1st time) S (b. 1922 - d. 1985)
19 Dec 1973 - 13 Feb 1975 Jacob Sørensen V (b. 1915 - d. 1990)
13 Feb 1975 - 30 Aug 1978 Egon Jensen (2nd time) S (s.a.)
30 Aug 1978 - 26 Oct 1979 Knud Enggaard (1st time) V (b. 1929)
26 Oct 1979 - 10 Sep 1982 Henning Rasmussen S (b. 1926 - d. 1997)
10 Sep 1982 - 12 Mar 1986 Britta Schall Holberg (f) V (b. 1941 - d. 2022)
12 Mar 1986 - 10 Sep 1987 Knud Enggaard (2nd time) V (s.a.)
10 Sep 1987 - 25 Jan 1993 Thor Pedersen V (b. 1945)
25 Jan 1993 - 20 Oct 1997 Birte Weiss (f) S (b. 1941)
20 Oct 1997 - 23 Feb 2000 Thorkild Simonsen S (b. 1926 - d. 2022)
23 Feb 2000 - 27 Nov 2001 Karen Jespersen (f) S (b. 1947)
27 Nov 2001 - 23 Nov 2007 Lars Løkke Rasmussen V (b. 1964)
7 Apr 2009 - 23 Feb 2010 Karen Ellemann (f) (1st time) V (b. 1969)
23 Feb 2010 - 3 Oct 2011 Bertel Haarder V (b. 1944)
3 Oct 2011 - 2 Sep 2014 Margrethe Vestager (f) RV (b. 1968)
2 Sep 2014 - 28 Jun 2015 Morten Østergaard RV (b. 1976)
28 Jun 2015 - 28 Nov 2016 Karen Ellemann (f) (2nd time) V (s.a.)
28 Nov 2016 - 27 Jun 2019 Simon Emil Ammitzbøll (from
18 Nov 2017, Simon Emil
Ammitzbøll-Bille) LA (b. 1977)
27 Jun 2019 - 21 Jan 2021 Astrid Krag (f) S (b. 1982)
21 Jan 2021 - 2 May 2022 Kaare Dybvad S (b. 1984)
2 May 2022 - 15 Dec 2022 Christian Rabjerg Madsen S (b. 1986)
15 Dec 2022 - Sophie Løhde (f) V (b. 1983)
Finance
Ministers
22 Mar 1848 - 16 Nov 1848 Adam Wilhelm Moltke (b. 1785 - d. 1864)
16 Nov 1848 - 12 Dec 1854 Wilhelm Carl Eppingen Sponneck (b. 1815 - d. 1888)
12 Dec 1854 - 10 Jul 1858 Carl Christopher Georg Andræ (b. 1812 - d. 1893)
10 Jul 1858 - 6 May 1859 Andreas Frederik Krieger
(1st time) (b. 1817 - d. 1893)
6 May 1859 - 2 Dec 1859 Carl Emil Fenger (1st time) (b. 1814 - d. 1884)
2 Dec 1859 - 24 Feb 1860 Regnar Westenholz (b. 1815 - d. 1866)
24 Feb 1860 - 31 Dec 1863 Carl Emil Fenger (2nd time) (s.a.)
31 Dec 1863 - 11 Jul 1864 Ditlev Gothard Monrad (b. 1811 - d. 1887)
11 Jul 1864 - 6 Nov 1865 Christian Georg Nathan David (b. 1793 - d. 1874)
6 Nov 1865 - 28 May 1870 Christen Andreas Fonnesbech
(1st time) (b. 1817 - d. 1886)
28 May 1870 - 25 Mar 1872 Carl Emil Fenger (3rd time) (s.a.)
25 Mar 1872 - 1 Jul 1872 Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg (b. 1815 - d. 1892)
1 Jul 1872 - 20 Jun 1874 Andreas Frederik Krieger
(2nd time) (s.a.)
14 Jul 1874 - 11 Jun 1875 Christen Andreas Fonnesbech
(2nd time) (s.a.)
11 Jun 1875 - 7 Aug 1894 Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup (b. 1825 - d. 1913)
7 Aug 1894 - 23 May 1897 Christian Ditlev Lüttichau (b. 1832 - d. 1915)
23 May 1897 - 27 Apr 1900 Hugo Egmont Hørring (b. 1842 - d. 1909)
27 Apr 1900 - 24 Jul 1901 Hans William Scharling (b. 1837 - d. 1911)
24 Jul 1901 - 14 Jan 1905 Christopher F. Hage (b. 1848 - d. 1930)
14 Jan 1905 - 6 Apr 1908 Vilhelm Herman Lassen (b. 1861 - d. 1908)
6 Apr 1908 - 24 Jul 1908 Jens Christian Christensen (b. 1856 - d. 1930)
24 Jul 1908 - 12 Oct 1908 Niels Neergaard (1st time) (b. 1854 - d. 1936)
12 Oct 1908 - 16 Aug 1909 Charles Brun (b. 1866 - d. 1919)
16 Aug 1909 - 28 Oct 1909 Niels Neergaard (2nd time) (s.a.)
28 Oct 1909 - 5 Jul 1910 Edvard Brandes (1st time) (b. 1847 - d. 1931)
5 Jul 1910 - 21 Jun 1913 Niels Neergaard (3rd time) (s.a.)
21 Jun 1913 - 30 Mar 1920 Edvard Brandes (2nd time) (s.a.)
30 Mar 1920 - 5 Apr 1920 Hans Peter Hjerl Hansen (b. 1870 - d. 1946)
5 Apr 1920 - 5 May 1920 Andreas Michael Koefoed (b. 1867 - d. 1940)
5 May 1920 - 23 Apr 1924 Niels Neergaard (4th time) (s.a.)
23 Apr 1924 - 14 Dec 1926 Carl Valdemar Bramsnæs (1st time) (b. 1879 - d. 1965)
14 Dec 1926 - 30 Apr 1929 Niels Neergaard (5th time) (s.a.)
30 Apr 1929 - 31 May 1933 Carl Valdemar Bramsnæs (2nd time) (s.a.)
31 May 1933 - 20 Jul 1937 Hans Peter Hansen (b. 1872 - d. 1953)
20 Jul 1937 - 16 Jul 1942 Vilhelm Buhl (b. 1881 - d. 1954)
16 Jul 1942 - 9 Nov 1942 Alsing Andersen (b. 1893 - d. 1962)
9 Nov 1942 - 5 May 1945 Kristian Hansen Kofoed (b. 1879 - d. 1951)
29 Aug 1943 - 5 May 1945 Ejnar Dige (acting) (b. 1899 - d. 1981)
5 May 1945 - 7 Nov 1945 Hans Christian Hansen
(1st time) S (b. 1906 - d. 1960)
7 Nov 1945 - 13 Nov 1947 Thorkil Kristensen (1st time) V (b. 1899 - d. 1989)
13 Nov 1947 - 16 Sep 1950 Hans Christian Hansen
(2nd time) S (s.a.)
16 Sep 1950 - 30 Oct 1950 Viggo Kampmann (1st time) S (b. 1910 - d. 1976)
30 Oct 1950 - 30 Sep 1953 Thorkil Kristensen (2nd time) V (s.a.)
30 Sep 1953 - 31 Mar 1960 Viggo Kampmann (2nd time) S (s.a.)
31 Mar 1960 - 7 Sep 1961 Kjeld Philip RV (b. 1912 - d. 1989)
7 Sep 1961 - 4 Nov 1962 Hans R. Knudsen S (b. 1903 - d. 1962)
15 Nov 1962 - 24 Aug 1965 Poul Hansen S (b. 1913 - d. 1966)
24 Aug 1965 - 2 Feb 1968 Henry Grünbaum (1st time) S (b. 1911 - d. 2006)
2 Feb 1968 - 17 Mar 1971 Poul Møller KF (b. 1919 - d. 1997)
17 Mar 1971 - 11 Oct 1971 Erik Ninn-Hansen KF (b. 1922 - d. 2014)
11 Oct 1971 - 19 Dec 1973 Henry Grünbaum (2nd time) S (s.a.)
19 Dec 1973 - 13 Feb 1975 Anders Andersen V (b. 1912 - d. 2006)
13 Feb 1975 - 26 Oct 1979 Knud Heinesen (1st time) S (b. 1932)
26 Oct 1979 - 30 Dec 1981 Svend Jakobsen S (b. 1935 - d. 2022)
30 Dec 1981 - 10 Sep 1982 Knud Heinesen (2nd time) S (s.a.)
10 Sep 1982 - 23 Jul 1984 Henning Christophersen V (b. 1939 - d. 2016)
23 Jul 1984 - 30 Oct 1989 Palle Simonsen KF (b. 1933 - d. 2014)
30 Oct 1989 - 25 Jan 1993 Henning Dyremose KF (b. 1945)
25 Jan 1993 - 21 Dec 2000 Mogens Lykketoft S (b. 1946)
21 Dec 2000 - 27 Nov 2001 Pia Gjellerup (f) S (b. 1959)
27 Nov 2001 - 23 Nov 2007 Thor Pedersen V (b. 1945)
23 Nov 2007 - 7 Apr 2009 Lars Løkke Rasmussen V (b. 1964)
7 Apr 2009 - 3 Oct 2011 Claus Hjort Frederiksen
(1st time) V (b. 1947)
3 Oct 2011 - 28 Jun 2015 Bjarne Corydon S (b. 1973)
28 Jun 2015 - 28 Nov 2016 Claus Hjort Frederiksen
(2nd time) V (s.a.)
28 Nov 2016 - 27 Jun 2019 Kristian Jensen V (b. 1971)
27 Jun 2019 - Nicolai Wammen S (b. 1971)
Justice
Ministers
22 Mar 1848 - 13 Jul 1851 Carl Emil Bardenfleth (b. 1807 - d. 1857)
13 Jul 1851 - 15 Jan 1855 Anton Wilhelm Scheel (b. 1799 - d. 1879)
10 May 1854 - 12 Dec 1854 Anders Sandøe Ørsted (b. 1778 - d. 1860)
(acting for Scheel)
15 Jan 1855 - 2 Dec 1859 Carl Frederik Simony (b. 1806 - d. 1872)
2 Dec 1859 - 8 Feb 1860 Carl Edvard Rotwitt (b. 1812 - d. 1860)
8 Feb 1860 - 24 Feb 1860 Johan Christian Jessen (b. 1817 - d. 1884)
24 Feb 1860 - 11 Jul 1864 Andreas Lorentz Casse (b. 1803 - d. 1886)
11 Jul 1864 - 30 Mar 1865 Eugenius Sophus Ernst Heltzen (b. 1818 - d. 1898)
30 Mar 1865 - 7 Apr 1865 George Joachim Quaade (b. 1815 - d. 1889)
7 Apr 1865 - 6 Nov 1865 Christian Jacob Cosmus Bræstrup (b. 1789 - d. 1870)
6 Nov 1865 - 21 Jul 1867 Carl Peter Gram Leuning (b. 1820 - d. 1867)
21 Jul 1867 - 10 Aug 1868 Christian Peder Theodor
Rosenørn-Teilmann (b. 1817 - d. 1879)
10 Aug 1868 - 28 May 1870 Carl von Nutzhorn (b. 1828 - d. 1899)
28 May 1870 - 26 Jun 1872 Andreas Frederik Krieger (b. 1817 - d. 1893)
26 Jun 1872 - 11 Jun 1875 Christian Sophus Klein (b. 1824 - d. 1900)
11 Jun 1875 - 13 Jun 1896 Johannes Nellemann (b. 1831 - d. 1906)
13 Jun 1896 - 28 Aug 1899 Nicolai Reimer Rump (b. 1834 - d. 1900)
28 Aug 1899 - 27 Apr 1900 Hugo Egmont Hørring (b. 1842 - d. 1909)
27 Apr 1900 - 24 Jul 1901 Carl Goos (b. 1835 - d. 1917)
24 Jul 1901 - 24 Jul 1908 Peter Adler Alberti (b. 1851 - d. 1932)
24 Jul 1908 - 28 Oct 1909 Svend Høgsbro (b. 1855 - d. 1910)
28 Oct 1909 - 5 Jul 1910 Carl Theodor Zahle (1st time) (b. 1866 - d. 1946)
5 Jul 1910 - 21 Jun 1913 Frits Bülow (b. 1872 - d. 1955)
21 Jun 1913 - 30 Mar 1920 Carl Theodor Zahle (2nd time) (s.a.)
30 Mar 1920 - 2 Apr 1920 Otto Liebe (b. 1860 - d. 1929)
2 Apr 1920 - 5 Apr 1920 Kristian Sindballe (b. 1884 - d. 1953)
5 Apr 1920 - 5 May 1920 Frits Schrøder (b. 1866 - d. 1936)
5 May 1920 - 23 Apr 1924 Svenning Rytter (1st time) (b. 1875 - d. 1957)
23 Apr 1924 - 14 Dec 1926 Karl Kristian Steincke (1st time) (b. 1880 - d. 1963)
14 Dec 1926 - 30 Apr 1929 Svenning Rytter (2nd time) (s.a.)
30 Apr 1929 - 4 Nov 1935 Carl Theodor Zahle (3rd time) (s.a.)
4 Nov 1935 - 15 Sep 1939 Karl Kristian Steincke (2nd time) (s.a.)
15 Sep 1939 - 8 Jul 1940 Svend Unmack Larsen (b. 1893 - d. 1965)
8 Jul 1940 - 9 Jul 1941 Harald Petersen (b. 1895 - d. 1977)
9 Jul 1941 - 5 May 1945 Eigil Thune Jacobsen (b. 1880 - d. 1949)
29 Aug 1943 - 5 May 1945 Aage Svendsen (acting)
5 May 1945 - 7 Nov 1945 Niels Busch-Jensen (1st time) S (b. 1886 - d. 1987)
7 Nov 1945 - 13 Nov 1947 Aage Elmquist V (b. 1889 - d. 1962)
13 Nov 1947 - 22 Feb 1950 Niels Busch-Jensen (2nd time) S (s.a.)
22 Feb 1950 - 4 Mar 1950 Vilhelm Buhl (acting) S (b. 1881 - d. 1954)
4 Mar 1950 - 30 Oct 1950 Karl Kristian Steincke
(3rd time) S (s.a.)
30 Oct 1950 - 30 Sep 1953 Helga Pedersen (f) V (b. 1911 - d. 1980)
30 Sep 1953 - 26 Sep 1964 Hans Hækkerup S (b. 1907 - d. 1974)
26 Sep 1964 - 2 Feb 1968 K. Axel Nielsen (1st time) S (b. 1904 - d. 1994)
2 Feb 1968 - 11 Oct 1971 Knud Thestrup KF (b. 1900 - d. 1980)
11 Oct 1971 - 27 Sep 1973 K. Axel Nielsen (2nd time) S (s.a.)
27 Sep 1973 - 19 Dec 1973 Karl Hjortnæs S (b. 1934)
19 Dec 1973 - 13 Feb 1975 Nathalie Lind (f) (1st time) V (b. 1918 - d. 1999)
13 Feb 1975 - 1 Oct 1977 Orla Møller S (b. 1916 - d. 1979)
1 Oct 1977 - 30 Aug 1978 Erling Jensen S (b. 1919 - d. 2000)
30 Aug 1978 - 26 Oct 1979 Nathalie Lind (f) (2nd time) V (s.a.)
26 Oct 1979 - 20 Jan 1981 Henning Rasmussen S (b. 1926 - d. 1997)
20 Jan 1981 - 10 Sep 1982 Ole Espersen S (b. 1934 - d. 2020)
10 Sep 1982 - 10 Jan 1989 Erik Ninn-Hansen KF (b. 1922 - d. 2014)
10 Jan 1989 - 3 Oct 1989 H.P. Clausen KF (b. 1928 - d. 1998)
5 Oct 1989 - 25 Jan 1993 Hans Engell KF (b. 1948)
25 Jan 1993 - 29 Mar 1993 Pia Gjellerup (f) S (b. 1959)
29 Mar 1993 - 27 Sep 1994 Erling Olsen S (b. 1927 - d. 2011)
27 Sep 1994 - 30 Dec 1996 Bjørn Westh S (b. 1944)
30 Dec 1996 - 27 Nov 2001 Frank Jensen S (b. 1961)
27 Nov 2001 - 10 Sep 2008 Lene Espersen (f) KF (b. 1965)
10 Sep 2008 - 23 Feb 2010 Brian Mikkelsen KF (b. 1966)
23 Feb 2010 - 3 Oct 2011 Lars Barfoed KF (b. 1957)
3 Oct 2011 - 12 Dec 2013 Morten Bødskov S (b. 1970)
12 Dec 2013 - 10 Oct 2014 Karen Hækkerup (f) S (b. 1974)
10 Oct 2014 - 28 Jun 2015 Mette Frederiksen (f) S (b. 1977)
28 Jun 2015 - 28 Nov 2016 Søren Pind V (b. 1969)
28 Nov 2016 - 27 Jun 2019 Søren Pape Poulsen KF (b. 1971 - d. 2024)
27 Jun 2019 - 2 May 2022 Nick Hækkerup S (b. 1968)
2 May 2022 - 15 Dec 2022 Mattias Tesfaye S (b. 1981)
15 Dec 2022 - Peter Hummelgaard S (b. 1983)
Parliament
Folketing
Speakers
1850 - 1852 Carl Christopher Georg Andræ (b. 1812 - d. 1893)
1852 - 1853 Johan Nicolai Madvig (b. 1804 - d. 1886)
1853 - 1859 Carl Edvard Rotwitt (b. 1812 - d. 1860)
1859 - 1870 Laurids Nørgaard Bregendahl (b. 1811 - d. 1872)
1870 - 1883 Christopher Krabbe (b. 1833 - d. 1913)
1883 - 1887 Christen Berg (b. 1829 - d. 1891)
1887 - 1894 Sofus Høgsbro (1st time) (b. 1822 - d. 1902)
1894 - 1895 Rasmus Claussen (b. 1835 - d. 1905)
1895 - 1901 Sofus Høgsbro (2nd time) (s.a.)
1901 - 1905 Herman Trier (b. 1845 - d. 1925)
1905 - 1912 Anders Thomsen (b. 1842 - d. 1920)
1912 - 1913 Jens Christian Christensen (b. 1856 - d. 1930)
1913 - 1922 Niels Pedersen-Nyskov (b. 1850 - d. 1922)
1922 - 1924 Jørgen Jensen-Klejs (b. 1863 - d. 1947)
1924 - 1932 Hans Peter Hansen (b. 1872 - d. 1953)
1932 - 1933 Gerhard Nielsen (b. 1871 - d. 1933)
9 May 1933 - 30 Oct 1945 Hans Rasmussen S (b. 1873 - d. 1949)
22 Nov 1945 - 22 Feb 1950 Julius Bomholt (1st time) S (b. 1896 - d. 1969)
23 Feb 1950 - 22 Sep 1964 Gustav Pedersen S (b. 1893 - d. 1975)
6 Oct 1964 - 22 Jan 1968 Julius Bomholt (2nd time) S (s.a.)
6 Feb 1968 - 30 Sep 1978 Karl Skytte RV (b. 1908 - d. 1986)
3 Oct 1978 - 8 Dec 1981 Knud Børge Andersen S (b. 1914 - d. 1984)
22 Dec 1981 - 10 Jan 1989 Svend Jakobsen S (b. 1935 - d. 2022)
10 Jan 1989 - 3 Oct 1989 Erik Ninn-Hansen KF (b. 1922 - d. 2014)
3 Oct 1989 - 15 Jan 1993 H.P. Clausen KF (b. 1928 - d. 1998)
27 Jan 1993 - 5 Oct 1994 Henning Rasmussen S (b. 1926 - d. 1997)
5 Oct 1994 - 11 Mar 1998 Erling Olsen S (b. 1927 - d. 2011)
26 Mar 1998 - 11 Mar 2003 Ivar Hansen V (b. 1938 - d. 2003)
11 Mar 2003 - 18 Mar 2003 Svend Auken (acting) S (b. 1943 - d. 2009)
18 Mar 2003 - 28 Nov 2007 Christian Mejdahl V (b. 1939)
28 Nov 2007 - 30 Sep 2011 Thor Pedersen V (b. 1945)
30 Sep 2011 - 3 Jul 2015 Mogens Lykketoft S (b. 1946)
3 Jul 2015 - 21 Jun 2019 Pia Kjærsgaard (f) DF (b. 1947)
21 Jun 2019 - 1 Nov 2022 Henrik Dam Kristensen S (b. 1957)
16 Nov 2022 - Søren Gade V (b. 1963)