List of ministers of defence (Denmark)
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This is a list of all Danish ministers of defence.
The current office was established in 1905, merging the two previous positions of War Minister (for army matters) and Navy Minister.
List of ministers of defence (1905–present)
[edit]Christian IX (1863–1906)
[edit]No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) |
Term of office | Political party | Cabinet | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1 | Jens Christian Christensen (1856–1930) | 14 January 1905 | 12 October 1908 | 3 years, 272 days | Venstre Reform | Christensen I–II |
Frederick VIII (1906–1912)
[edit]No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) |
Term of office | Political party | Cabinet | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
2 | Niels Thomasius Neergaard (1854–1936) | 12 October 1908 | 16 September 1909 | 339 days | Moderate Venstre | Neergaard | ||
(1) | Jens Christian Christensen (1856–1930) | 16 September 1909 | 18 October 1909 | 32 days | Venstre Reform | Holstein-Ledreborg | ||
3 | Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg (1839–1912) | 18 October 1909 | 28 October 1909 | 10 days | Independent | Holstein-Ledreborg |
Christian X (1912–1947)
[edit]No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) |
Term of office | Political party | Cabinet | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
4 | Christopher Krabbe (1833–1913) | 28 October 1909 | 5 July 1910 | 250 days | Social Liberals | Zahle I | ||
5 | Klaus Berntsen (1844–1927) | 5 July 1910 | 21 June 1913 | 2 years, 351 days | Moderate Venstre | Berntsen | ||
6 | Peter Rochegune Munch (1870–1948) | 21 June 1913 | 30 March 1920 | 6 years, 283 days | Social Liberals | Zahle II | ||
7 | Henri Konow (1862–1939) | 30 March 1920 | 5 April 1920 | 6 days | Independent | Liebe | ||
8 | Michael Pedersen Friis (1857–1944) | 5 April 1920 | 5 May 1920 | 30 days | Independent | Friis | ||
9 | Klaus Berntsen (1844–1927) | 5 May 1920 | 9 October 1922 | 2 years, 157 days | Venstre | Neergaard II | ||
10 | Søren Brorsen (1875–1961) | 9 October 1922 | 23 April 1924 | 1 year, 197 days | Venstre | Neergaard III | ||
11 | Laust Rasmussen (1862–1941) | 23 April 1924 | 14 December 1926 | 2 years, 235 days | Social Democrats | Stauning I | ||
(10) | Søren Brorsen (1875–1961) | 14 December 1926 | 30 April 1929 | 5 years, 7 days | Venstre | Madsen-Mygdal | ||
(11) | Laust Rasmussen (1862–1941) | 30 April 1929 | 24 November 1932 | 3 years, 208 days | Social Democrats | Stauning II | ||
12 | Hans Peter Hansen (politician) (1872–1953) | 24 November 1932 | 31 May 1933 | 188 days | Social Democrats | Stauning II | ||
13 | Thorvald Stauning (1873–1942) | 31 May 1933 | 4 November 1935 | 2 years, 157 days | Social Democrats | Stauning II | ||
14 | Alsing Andersen (1893–1962) | 4 November 1935 | 10 April 1940 | 4 years, 158 days | Social Democrats | Stauning III–IV–V | ||
None (10 April 1940 – 8 July 1940) (Alsing Emanuel Andersen) | ||||||||
None (8 July 1940 – 4 May 1942) (Søren Brorsen) | ||||||||
(10) | Søren Brorsen (1875–1961) | 4 May 1942 | 29 August 1943 | 1 year, 117 days | Venstre | Stauning VI Buhl I Scavenius | ||
None (29 August 1943 – 5 May 1945) (Søren Brorsen) | ||||||||
15 | Ole Bjørn Kraft (1893–1980) | 5 May 1945 | 7 November 1945 | 186 days | Conservatives | Buhl II | ||
16 | Harald Petersen (1893–1970) | 7 November 1945 | 13 November 1947 | 2 years, 6 days | Venstre | Kristensen |
Frederick IX (1947–1972)
[edit]No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) |
Term of office | Political party | Cabinet | Ref. | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
17 | Hans Rasmus Hansen (1896–1971) | 13 November 1947 | 30 October 1950 | 3 years, 17 days | Social Democrats | Hedtoft I–II | ||
(16) | Harald Petersen (1893–1970) | 30 October 1950 | 30 September 1953 | 2 years, 335 days | Venstre | Eriksen | ||
(17) | (1896–1971) | Hans Rasmus Hansen30 September 1953 | 25 May 1956 | 2 years, 238 days | Social Democrats | Hedtoft III Hansen I | ||
18 | Poul Hansen (1913–1966) | 25 May 1956 | 15 November 1962 | 6 years, 174 days | Social Democrats | Hansen I Kampmann I Krag I | ||
19 | Victor Gram (1910–1969) | 15 November 1962 | 2 February 1968 | 5 years, 79 days | Social Democrats | Krag I–II | ||
20 | Erik Ninn-Hansen (1922–2014) | 2 February 1968 | 17 March 1971 | 3 years, 43 days | Conservatives | Baunsgaard | ||
21 | Knud Østergaard (1922–1993) | 17 March 1971 | 11 October 1971 | 208 days | Conservatives | Baunsgaard | ||
22 | Kjeld Olesen (1932–2024) | 11 October 1971 | 27 September 1973 | 1 year, 351 days | Social Democrats | Krag I Jørgensen I |
Margrethe II (1972–present)
[edit]No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) |
Term of office | Political party | Cabinet | Ref. | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
23 | Orla Møller (1916–1979) | 27 September 1973 | 19 December 1973 | 83 days | Social Democrats | Jørgensen I | ||
24 | Erling Brøndum (1930–2017) | 19 December 1973 | 13 February 1975 | 1 year, 56 days | Venstre | Hartling | ||
(23) | Orla Møller (1916–1979) | 13 February 1975 | 1 October 1977 | 2 years, 230 days | Social Democrats | Jørgensen II | ||
25 | Poul Søgaard (1923–2016) | 1 October 1977 | 10 September 1982 | 4 years, 344 days | Social Democrats | Jørgensen II–III–IV–V | ||
26 | Hans Engell (born 1948) | 10 September 1982 | 10 September 1987 | 5 years, 0 days | Conservatives | Schlüter I | ||
27 | Bernt Johan Collet (born 1941) | 10 September 1987 | 3 June 1988 | 267 days | Conservatives | Schlüter II | ||
28 | Knud Enggaard (1929–2024) | 3 June 1988 | 25 January 1993 | 4 years, 236 days | Venstre | Schlüter III–Schlüter IV | ||
29 | Hans Hækkerup (1945–2013) | 25 January 1993 | 21 December 2000 | 7 years, 331 days | Social Democrats | P. N. Rasmussen I–II–III–IV | ||
30 | Jan Trøjborg (1955–2012) | 21 December 2000 | 27 November 2001 | 341 days | Social Democrats | P. N. Rasmussen IV | ||
31 | Svend Aage Jensby (born 1940) | 27 November 2001 | 24 April 2004 | 2 years, 149 days | Venstre | A. F. Rasmussen I | ||
32 | Søren Gade (born 1963) | 24 April 2004 | 23 February 2010 | 5 years, 305 days | Venstre | A. F. Rasmussen I–II–III L. L. Rasmussen I | ||
33 | Gitte Lillelund Bech (born 1969) | 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | 1 year, 222 days | Venstre | L. L. Rasmussen I | ||
34 | Nick Hækkerup (born 1968) | 3 October 2011 | 9 August 2013 | 1 year, 310 days | Social Democrats | Thorning-Schmidt I | ||
35 | Nicolai Wammen (born 1971) | 9 August 2013 | 28 June 2015 | 1 year, 323 days | Social Democrats | Thorning-Schmidt I–II | ||
36 | Carl Holst (born 1970) | 28 June 2015 | 30 September 2015 | 94 days | Venstre | L. L. Rasmussen II | ||
37 | Peter Christensen (born 1975) | 30 September 2015 | 28 November 2016 | 1 year, 59 days | Venstre | L. L. Rasmussen II | ||
38 | Claus Hjort Frederiksen (born 1947) | 28 November 2016 | 27 June 2019 | 2 years, 211 days | Venstre | L. L. Rasmussen III | ||
39 | Trine Bramsen (born 1981) | 27 June 2019 | 4 February 2022 | 2 years, 222 days | Social Democrats | Frederiksen I | ||
40 | Morten Bødskov (born 1970) | 4 February 2022 | 15 December 2022 | 314 days | Social Democrats | Frederiksen I | ||
41 | Jakob Ellemann-Jensen (born 1973) | 15 December 2022 | 6 February 2023 | 53 days | Venstre | Frederiksen II | [1] | |
– | Troels Lund Poulsen (born 1976) Acting | 6 February 2023 | 1 August 2023 | 176 days | Venstre | Frederiksen II | [1] | |
41 | Jakob Ellemann-Jensen (born 1973) | 1 august 2022 | 22 August 2023 | 21 days | Venstre | Frederiksen II | [1] | |
42 | Troels Lund Poulsen (born 1976) | 22 August 2023 | Incumbent | 358 days | Venstre | Frederiksen II | [2] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Bohr, Jakob Kjøgx (6 February 2023). "Jakob Ellemann-Jensen sygemeldt på ubestemt tid". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ Haugaard, Mie (22 August 2023). "Jakob Ellemann og Troels Lund Poulsen bytter roller i regeringen". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 22 August 2023.