List of Danish Defense Ministers
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 |
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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
- Forsvarsministeriet: Former Danish ministers of defense .
Individual evidence
- ^ Forsvarsministeriet: Forsvarsministeriets historie , accessed on December 17, 2011 (Danish)