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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.
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 |
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 |
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 |
No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) |
Term of office | Political party | Cabinet | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 (born 1932) |
11 October 1971 | 27 September 1973 | 1 year, 351 days | Social Democrats |
Krag I Jørgensen I |
No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) |
Term of office | Political party | Cabinet | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 251 days | Venstre | Frederiksen II | [2] |