List of Danish Defense Ministers

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The list of Danish defense ministers includes the war ministers from 1848 to 1905 and the defense ministers from 1905. In 1905, the posts of war minister and naval minister were replaced by a joint defense minister - who until now was almost always a civilian politician. He headed the War Ministry ( krigsministeriet ) for the Danish Army and the Navy Ministry ( marineministeriet ) for the Royal Navy . In 1950 the unified Ministry of Defense was formed. The naval ministers are listed in the article on the naval ministry, the war ministers in the article on the war ministry.

List of Defense Ministers (since 1905)

Commencement Exit Surname Political party Life dates
January 14, 1905 October 12, 1908 Jens Christian Christensen Venstrereformpartiet 1856-1930
October 12, 1908 September 16, 1909 Niels Thomasius Neergaard Moderate venstre 1854-1936
September 16, 1909 October 18, 1909 Jens Christian Christensen Venstrereformpartiet 1856-1930
October 18, 1909 October 28, 1909 Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg Venstre / non-party 1839-1912
October 28, 1909 July 5, 1910 Christopher Krabbe Det Radical Venstre 1833-1913
July 5, 1910 June 21, 1913 Klaus Berntsen Moderate venstre 1844-1927
June 21, 1913 March 30, 1920 Peter Rochegune Munch Det Radical Venstre 1870-1948
March 30, 1920 April 5, 1920 Henri Konow Non-party 1862-1939
April 5, 1920 May 5, 1920 Michael Pedersen Friis Non-party 1857-1944
May 5, 1920 October 9, 1922 Klaus Berntsen Venstre 1844-1927
October 9, 1922 April 23, 1924 Søren Brorsen Venstre 1875-1961
April 23, 1924 December 14, 1926 Laust Rasmussen Social democrats 1862-1941
December 14, 1926 April 30, 1929 Søren Brorsen Venstre 1875-1961
April 30, 1929 November 24, 1932 Laust Rasmussen Social democrats 1862-1941
November 24, 1932 May 31, 1933 Hans Pieter Hansen Social democrats 1872-1953
May 31, 1933 November 4, 1935 Thorvald August Marinus Stauning Social democrats 1873-1942
November 4, 1935 April 10, 1940 Alsing Emanuel Andersen Social democrats 1893-1962
July 8, 1940 May 5, 1945 Søren Brorsen Venstre 1875-1961
May 5, 1945 November 7, 1945 Ole Bjørn Kraft Det conservative folk party 1893-1980
November 7, 1945 November 13, 1947 Harald Petersen Venstre 1893-1970
November 13, 1947 October 30, 1950 Rasmus Hansen Social democrats 1896-1971
October 30, 1950 September 30, 1953 Harald Petersen Venstre 1893-1970
September 30, 1953 May 25, 1956 Rasmus Hansen Social democrats 1896-1971
May 25, 1956 November 15, 1962 Poul Hansen Social democrats 1913-1966
November 15, 1962 2nd February 1968 Victor Gram Social democrats 1910-1969
2nd February 1968 17th March 1971 Erik Ninn-Hansen Det conservative folk party * 1922
17th March 1971 October 11, 1971 Knud Østergaard Det conservative folk party 1922-1993
October 11, 1971 September 27, 1973 Kjeld Olesen Social democrats * 1932
September 27, 1973 19th December 1973 Orla Møller Social democrats 1916-1979
19th December 1973 February 13, 1975 Erling Brøndum Venstre * 1930
February 13, 1975 1st October 1977 Orla Møller Social democrats 1916-1979
1st October 1977 September 10, 1982 Poul Søgaard Social democrats * 1923
September 10, 1982 September 10, 1987 Hans Engell Det conservative folk party * 1948
September 10, 1987 3rd June 1988 Bernt Johan Collet Det conservative folk party * 1941
3rd June 1988 January 25, 1993 Knud Enggaard Venstre * 1929
January 25, 1993 December 21, 2000 Hans Hækkerup Social democrats 1945-2013
December 21, 2000 November 27, 2001 Jan Trøjborg Social democrats * 1955
November 27, 2001 April 24, 2004 Svend Aage Jensby Venstre * 1940
April 24, 2004 February 23, 2010 Søren Gade Venstre * 1963
February 23, 2010 October 3, 2011 Gitte Lillelund Bech Venstre * 1969
October 3, 2011 August 9, 2013 Nick Haekkerup Social democrats * 1968
August 9, 2013 June 28, 2015 Nicolai dewlaps Social democrats * 1971
June 28, 2015 September 30, 2015 Carl Holst Venstre * 1970
September 30, 2015 November 28, 2016 Peter Christensen Venstre * 1975
November 28, 2016 June 27, 2019 Claus Hjort Frederiksen Venstre * 1947
June 27, 2019 officiating Trine Bramsen Social democrats * 1981

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Forsvarsministeriet: Forsvarsministeriets historie , accessed on December 17, 2011 (Danish)