List of Danish Foreign Ministers

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This list of Danish Foreign Ministers lists all Danish Foreign Ministers since 1848.

Until 1848 (selection)

Since 1848

Commencement Exit Foreign minister Life Political party government
March 22, 1848 November 16, 1848 Frederik Markus Knuth 1813-1856 Moltke I government
November 16, 1848 August 6, 1850 Adam Wilhelm Moltke 1785-1864 Moltke II government
August 6, 1850 October 18, 1851 Holger Reedtz 1800-1857 Government Moltke II & III
October 18, 1851 December 12, 1854 Christian Albrecht Bluhme 1794-1866 Government Moltke IV , Bluhme I , Ørsted
December 12, 1854 January 15, 1855 Wulff Scheel-Plessen 1809-1876 Government bang
January 15, 1855 April 17, 1857 Ludvig Nicolaus von Scheele 1796-1874 Government of Bang , Andræ
April 17, 1857 July 10, 1858 Ove Wilhelm Michelsen 1800-1880 Andræ Government , Hall I
July 10, 1858 December 2, 1859 Carl Christian Hall 1812-1888 De Nationalliberale Government Hall I.
December 2, 1859 February 24, 1860 Carl Frederik von Blixen-Finecke 1822-1873 Rotwitt government
February 24, 1860 December 31, 1863 Carl Christian Hall 1812-1888 De Nationalliberale Government Hall II
December 31, 1863 January 8, 1864 Ditlev Gothard Monrad 1811-1887 De Nationalliberale Monrad government
January 8, 1864 July 11, 1864 George Quaade 1813-1889 Monrad government
July 11, 1864 November 6, 1865 Christian Albrecht Bluhme 1794-1866 Government of Bluhme II
November 6, 1865 May 28, 1870 Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs 1817-1896 National Godsejere Government of Frijs
May 28, 1870 June 11, 1875 Otto Rosenørn-Lehn 1821-1892 National Godsejere Holstein-Holsteinborg Government , Fonnesbech
June 11, 1875 October 1, 1875 † Frederik Moltke 1825-1875 National Godsejere Estrup government
November 10, 1875 May 21, 1892 † Otto Rosenørn-Lehn 1821-1892 National Godsejere , Højre Estrup government
June 3, 1892 May 23, 1897 Days Reedtz-Thott 1839-1923 Højre Government Estrup , government Reedtz-Thott
May 23, 1897 April 27, 1900 Niels Frederik Ravn 1826-1910 Højre Government of Hørring
April 27, 1900 July 24, 1901 Hannibal Sehested 1842-1924 Højre Sehested government
July 24, 1901 January 14, 1905 Johan Henrik Deuntzer 1845-1918 Venstre Deuntzer government
January 14, 1905 October 12, 1908 Frederik Raben-Levetzau 1850-1933 Venstre Christensen government
October 12, 1908 October 28, 1909 William Ahlefeldt-Laurvig 1860-1923 Venstre Government of Neergaard I , Holstein-Ledreborg
October 28, 1909 July 5, 1910 Erik Scavenius 1877-1962 Det Radical Venstre Government Pay I
July 5, 1910 June 21, 1913 William Ahlefeldt-Laurvig 1860-1923 Venstre Berntsen's government
June 21, 1913 June 24, 1913 Edvard Brandes 1847-1931 Det Radical Venstre Government Pay II
June 24, 1913 March 30, 1920 Erik Scavenius 1877-1962 Det Radical Venstre Government Pay II
March 30, 1920 April 5, 1920 Henri Konow 1862-1939 Government love
April 5, 1920 May 5, 1920 Otto Christian Scavenius 1875-1945 Friis government
May 5, 1920 October 9, 1922 Harald Scavenius 1873-1939 Government of Neergaard II
October 9, 1922 April 23, 1924 Christian Magdalus Thestrup Cold 1863-1934 Government of Neergaard III
April 23, 1924 December 14, 1926 Carl Poul Oscar Count Moltke 1869-1935 Non-party Stauning I government
December 14, 1926 April 30, 1929 Laust Moltesen 1865-1950 Venstre Madsen-Mygdal government
April 30, 1929 July 8, 1940 Peter Rochegune Munch 1870-1948 Det Radical Venstre Stauning II government
July 8, 1940 August 29, 1943 Erik Scavenius 1877-1962 Non-party , Det Radikal Venstre Government Stauning III , Buhl I , Scavenius
August 29, 1943 May 5, 1945 No Danish government, see also: Denmark under German occupation
May 5, 1945 May 7, 1945 Vilhelm Buhl 1881-1954 Social democrats Buhl II government
May 7, 1945 November 7, 1945 John Christmas Møller 1894-1948 De Frie Danske , Det Conservative Folkeparti Buhl II government
November 7, 1945 October 30, 1950 Gustav Rasmussen 1895-1953 Non-party Kristensen Government , Hedtoft I
October 30, 1950 September 30, 1953 Ole Bjørn Kraft 1893-1980 Det conservative folk party Eriksen government
September 30, 1953 October 8, 1958 Hans Christian Svane Hansen 1906-1960 Social democrats Government Hedtoft II , Hansen I & II
October 8, 1958 3rd September 1962 Jens Otto Krag 1914-1978 Social democrats Government Hansen II , Kampmann I & II
3rd September 1962 November 28, 1966 Per Hækkerup 1915-1979 Social democrats Government of Krag I & II
November 28, 1966 October 1, 1967 Jens Otto Krag 1914-1978 Social democrats Government of Krag II
October 1, 1967 2nd February 1968 Hans Tabor 1922-2003 Social democrats Government of Krag II
2nd February 1968 October 11, 1971 Poul Hartling 1914-2000 Venstre Baunsgaard government
October 11, 1971 19th December 1973 Knud Børge Andersen 1914-1984 Social democrats Government of Krag III , Jørgensen I
19th December 1973 February 13, 1975 Ove Guldberg 1918-2008 Venstre Hartling government
February 13, 1975 July 1, 1978 Knud Børge Andersen 1914-1984 Social democrats Jørgensen II government
July 1, 1978 August 30, 1978 Anchor Jørgensen 1922-2016 Social democrats Jørgensen II government
August 30, 1978 October 26, 1979 Henning Christophersen 1939-2016 Venstre Government of Jørgensen III
October 26, 1979 September 10, 1982 Kjeld Olesen * 1932 Social democrats Government Jørgensen IV & V
September 10, 1982 January 25, 1993 Uffe Ellemann-Jensen * 1941 Venstre Government Poul Schlueter I , II , III & IV
January 25, 1993 December 21, 2000 Niels Helveg Petersen 1939-2017 Det Radical Venstre Government of Nyrup Rasmussen I , II , III & IV
December 21, 2000 November 27, 2001 Mogens Lykketoft * 1946 Social democrats Government of Nyrup Rasmussen IV
November 27, 2001 February 23, 2010 Per Stig Møller * 1942 Det conservative folk party Fogh Rasmussen government I , II & III , Løkke Rasmussen government I
February 23, 2010 October 3, 2011 Lene Espersen * 1965 Det conservative folk party Government of Løkke Rasmussen I
October 3, 2011 December 12th 2013 Villy Søvndal * 1952 Socialistisk Folkeparti Thorning-Schmidt I government
December 12th 2013 January 30, 2014 Holger K. Nielsen * 1950 Socialistisk Folkeparti Thorning-Schmidt I government
3rd February 2014 June 28, 2015 Martin Lidegaard * 1966 Det Radical Venstre Thorning-Schmidt II government
June 28, 2015 November 28, 2016 Kristian Jensen * 1971 Venstre Government of Løkke Rasmussen II
November 28, 2016 June 27, 2019 Samuelsen is different * 1967 Liberal Alliance Government of Løkke Rasmussen III
June 27, 2019 officiating Jeppe Kofod * 1974 Social democrats Frederiksen government