Minister of Economic and Business Affairs (Denmark)

The Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs is a ministry in the current Danish government.

Lene Espersen has held the ministry since the 10th of September 2008.

The ministry was created in 2001 as a merger between the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Since its creation the Minister of Economic and Business Affairs has also been the Deputy Prime Minister of Denmark, and the leader of the Conservative Party of Denmark, however this is not a requirement. Since 3 October 2011 Ole Sohn (Socialist People's Party (Denmark)|Socialist People's Party )is minister.