List of Danish interior ministers
The list of Danish interior ministers has included the interior ministers of the state of Denmark since the establishment of the interior ministry (Indenrigsministeriet) in 1848.
The Ministry of the Interior became part of the newly created Ministry of Welfare (Velfærdsministeriet) in 2007 . In 2009 the name was changed to the Ministry of the Interior and Social Affairs (Indenrigs- og Socialministeriet) . In 2010 the interior department was reunited with the health sector to form the interior and health ministry (Indenrigs- og Sundhedsministeriet) . In 2011, the social-liberal government merged the Ministry of Economics and the Interior (Økonomi- og Indenrigsministeriet) . The formation of the cabinet in 2019 brought about the reorganization of the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Interior (Social- og Indenrigsministeriet) .
List of interior ministers since 1848
Commencement | Exit | Surname | Political party | Life dates |
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November 16, 1848 | September 21, 1849 | Peter Georg Bang | Non-party | 1797-1861 |
September 21, 1849 | July 13, 1851 | Mathias Hans Rosenørn | Non-party | 1814-1902 |
July 13, 1851 | January 27, 1852 | Frederik Ferdinand von Tillisch | De Nationalliberale | 1801-1889 |
January 27, 1852 | April 21, 1853 | Peter Georg Bang | Non-party | 1797-1861 |
April 21, 1853 | April 29, 1854 | Sandøe Ørsted is different | Non-party | 1778-1860 |
April 29, 1854 | December 12, 1854 | Frederik Ferdinand von Tillisch | Non-party | 1801-1889 |
December 12, 1854 | February 18, 1856 | Peter Georg Bang | Non-party | 1797-1861 |
February 18, 1856 | June 4, 1856 | Carl Frederik Simony | De Nationalliberale | 1806-1872 |
June 4, 1856 | October 18, 1856 | Iver Johannes Unsgaard | Non-party | 1798-1872 |
October 18, 1856 | August 1, 1858 | Andreas Frederik Krieger | De Nationalliberale | 1817-1893 |
August 1, 1858 | May 6, 1859 | Iver Johannes Unsgaard | Non-party | 1798-1872 |
May 6, 1859 | December 2, 1859 | Andreas Frederik Krieger | De Nationalliberale | 1817-1893 |
December 2, 1859 | February 24, 1860 | Johan Christian from Jessen | De Nationalliberale | 1817-1884 |
February 24, 1860 | September 15, 1861 | Ditlev Gothard Monrad | De Nationalliberale | 1811-1887 |
September 15, 1861 | December 31, 1863 | Peter Martin Orla Lehmann | De Nationalliberale | 1810-1870 |
December 31, 1863 | May 10, 1864 | Carl Ludvig Vilhelm Rømer from Nutzhorn | Non-party | 1828-1899 |
May 10, 1864 | July 11, 1864 | Hans Rasmussen Carlsen | Non-party | 1810-1887 |
July 11, 1864 | November 6, 1865 | Frederik Ferdinand von Tillisch | Non-party | 1801-1889 |
November 6, 1865 | September 22, 1869 | Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup | Højre | 1825-1913 |
September 22, 1869 | May 28, 1870 | Wolfgang von Haffner | Højre | 1810-1887 |
May 28, 1870 | July 14, 1874 | Christians Andreas Fonnesbech | Non-party | 1817-1880 |
July 14, 1874 | June 11, 1875 | Frederik Christian Heinrich Emil Tobiesen | Non-party | 1829-1908 |
June 11, 1875 | August 29, 1884 | Erik Vilhelm Robert Skeel | Højre | 1818-1884 |
August 29, 1884 | August 8, 1885 | Søren Hilmar Steindór Finsen | Højre | 1824-1886 |
August 8, 1885 | January 15, 1894 | Hans Peter Ingerslev | Højre | 1831-1896 |
January 15, 1894 | May 23, 1897 | Hugo Egmont Hørring | Højre | 1842-1909 |
May 23, 1897 | August 28, 1899 | Vilhelm Bardenfleth | Højre | 1850-1933 |
August 28, 1899 | July 24, 1901 | Ludvig Ernst Bramsen | Højre | 1847-1914 |
July 24, 1901 | January 14, 1905 | Enevold Frederik Adolf Sørensen | Venstre | 1850-1920 |
January 14, 1905 | October 12, 1908 | Sigurd Mountain | Venstre | 1868-1921 |
October 12, 1908 | October 28, 1909 | Klaus Berntsen | Venstre | 1844-1927 |
October 28, 1909 | July 5, 1910 | Peter Rochegune Munch | Det Radical Venstre | 1870-1948 |
July 5, 1910 | June 21, 1913 | Jens Jensen-Sønderup | Venstre | 1962-1949 |
June 21, 1913 | March 30, 1920 | Ove Rode | Det Radical Venstre | 1867-1933 |
March 30, 1920 | April 5, 1920 | Waldemar Henry Theodor Oxholm | Non-party | 1868-1945 |
April 5, 1920 | May 5, 1920 | Severin Henrik August Vedel | Non-party | 1867-1932 |
May 5, 1920 | † July 11, 1921 | Sigurd Mountain | Venstre | 1868-1921 |
July 18, 1921 | April 23, 1924 | Oluf Christian Krag | Venstre | 1870-1942 |
April 23, 1924 | December 14, 1926 | Christians Nielsen Hauge | Social democrats | 1870-1940 |
December 14, 1926 | April 30, 1929 | Oluf Christian Krag | Venstre | 1870-1942 |
April 30, 1929 | July 8, 1940 | Bertel Dahlgaard | Det Radical Venstre | 1887-1972 |
July 8, 1940 | November 9, 1942 | Knud Kristensen | Venstre | 1880-1962 |
November 9, 1942 | August 29, 1943 | Jørgen Peter Laurits Jørgensen | Det Radical Venstre | 1888-1974 |
August 29, 1943 | May 5, 1945 | No Danish government | ||
May 5, 1945 | November 7, 1945 | Knud Kristensen | Venstre | 1880-1962 |
November 7, 1945 | † June 18, 1947 | Ejnar Martin Kjær | Venstre | 1893-1947 |
June 30, 1947 | November 13, 1947 | Niels Ejlert Arnth Jensen | Venstre | 1883-1966 |
November 13, 1947 | November 23, 1947 | Alsing Emanuel Andersen | Social democrats | 1893-1962 |
November 23, 1947 | October 30, 1950 | Jens Laurits Oluf Sørensen Smørum | Social democrats | 1891-1976 |
October 30, 1950 | September 30, 1953 | Aksel Møller | Det conservative folk party | 1906-1958 |
September 30, 1953 | August 30, 1955 | Johannes Kjærbøl | Social democrats | 1885-1973 |
August 30, 1955 | May 28, 1957 | Carl Petersen | Social democrats | 1894-1984 |
May 28, 1957 | November 18, 1960 | Søren Olesen | Danmarks Retsforbund | 1891-1973 |
November 18, 1960 | September 7, 1961 | Hans Rynkeby Knudsen | Social democrats | 1903-1962 |
September 7, 1961 | September 26, 1964 | Alf Børge Lars Peter Jensen | Social democrats | 1909-1986 |
September 26, 1964 | 2nd February 1968 | Hans Erling Hækkerup | Social democrats | 1907-1974 |
2nd February 1968 | † June 29, 1969 | Poul Clorius Sørensen | Det conservative folk party | 1904-1969 |
July 11, 1969 | October 11, 1971 | Hans Carl Toft | Det conservative folk party | 1914-2001 |
October 11, 1971 | 19th December 1973 | Egon Carlo Larsen Jensen | Social democrats | 1922-1985 |
19th December 1973 | February 13, 1975 | Jacob Sørensen | Venstre | 1915-1990 |
February 13, 1975 | August 30, 1978 | Egon Carlo Larsen Jensen | Social democrats | 1922-1985 |
August 30, 1978 | October 26, 1979 | Knud Enggaard | Venstre | * 1929 |
October 26, 1979 | September 10, 1982 | Henning Rasmussen | Social democrats | 1926-1997 |
September 10, 1982 | March 12, 1986 | Britta Caroc Schall Holberg | Venstre | * 1941 |
March 12, 1986 | September 10, 1987 | Knud Enggaard | Venstre | * 1929 |
September 10, 1987 | January 25, 1993 | Thor Pedersen | Venstre | * 1945 |
January 25, 1993 | October 20, 1997 | Birte Weiss | Social democrats | * 1941 |
October 20, 1997 | February 23, 2000 | Thorkild Simonsen | Social democrats | * 1926 |
February 23, 2000 | November 27, 2001 | Karen Jespersen | Social democrats | * 1947 |
November 27, 2001 | November 23, 2007 | Lars Løkke Rasmussen | Venstre | * 1964 |
November 23, 2007 | April 7, 2009 | Karen Jespersen | Venstre | * 1947 |
April 7, 2009 | February 23, 2010 | Karen Ellemann | Venstre | * 1969 |
February 23, 2010 | October 3, 2011 | Bertel Haarder | Venstre | * 1944 |
October 3, 2011 | 2nd September 2014 | Margrethe Vestager | Det Radical Venstre | * 1968 |
2nd September 2014 | June 28, 2015 | Morten Østergaard | Det Radical Venstre | * 1976 |
June 28, 2015 | November 28, 2016 | Karen Ellemann | Venstre | * 1969 |
November 28, 2016 | June 27, 2019 | Simon Emil Ammitzbøll | Liberal Alliance | * 1977 |
June 27, 2019 | officiating | Astrid Krag | Social democrats | * 1982 |
Web links
- Social- og Indenrigsministeriet Official website (Danish, English)