Defence Minister of Denmark
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The Defence Minister of Denmark (Danish: Forsvarsminister) is the Danish political minister who has responsibility for the Danish military and as such is head of the Danish Ministry of Defence. His areas of responsibility are keeping Denmark defended against external threads, waging war on behalf of Denmark (for example the Danish contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq), and the surveillance of the Danish sea and airspace. The current Defence Minister in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II is Søren Gade.
The highest non-political Danish defence post is the Danish Chief of Defence, who reports directly to the Defence Minister. In theory the Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is the supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Danish Defence, but this is not observed in practice. In practice the Defence Minister is obliged to the Prime Minister of Denmark, and the decisions of the Folketing.
Historically there have existed two minister posts covering the tasks of the current office, the offices of Navy Minister and War Minister. The offices were merged in 1905, creating the current office of Defence Minister.
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