Minister for the Environment (Denmark)

Minister for the Environment of Denmark (Danish: Miljøminister) is the politically appointed head of the Danish Ministry of the Environment, and a member of the Cabinet. The current Minister for the Environment in the Cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt is Ida Auken from the Socialist People's Party.

The ministry and the minister post was created in 1971; the ministry was named Ministry of Pollution Combating until 1973.

List of Ministers for the Environment

• Jens Kampmann (b. 1937) (Social Democrats): 11 October 1971 – 27 September 1973 (As Minister for pollution combating, he was also Minister for Public Works)
• Helge Nielsen (1918-1991) (Social Democrats): 27 September 1973 – 19 December 1973
• Holger Hansen (b. 1929) (Venstre): 19 December 1973 – 13 February 1975 (Also Minister for Greenland)
• Helge Nielsen (1918-1991) (Social Democrats): 13 February 1975 – 26 January. 1977
• Svend Jakobsen (b. 1935) (Social Democrats): 26 January. 1977 – 26 February 1977
• Niels Matthiasen (1924-1980) (Social Democrats): 26 February 1977 – 30 August 1978
• Ivar Nørgaard (b. 1922) (Social Democrats): 30 August 1978 – 28 February 1980
• Erik Holst (b. 1922) (Social Democrats): 28 February 1980 – 10 September 1982
• Christian Christensen (1925-1988) (Christian Democrats): 10 September 1982 – 3 June 1988 (Also Minister for Nordic Affairs until 10 September 1987 )
• Lone Dybkjær (b. 1940) (Danish Social Liberal Party): 3 June 1988 – 18 December 1990
• Per Stig Møller (b. 1942) (Conservative People's Party): 18 December 1990 – 25 January 1993
• Svend Auken (b. 1943) (Social Democrats) 25 January 1993 – 27 November 2001 (Also Energy Minister from 27 September 1994)
• Hans Christian Schmidt (b. 1953) (Venstre): 27 November 2001 – 2 August 2004
• Connie Hedegaard (b. 1960) (Conservative People's Party): 2 August 2004 – 23 November 2007
• Troels Lund Poulsen (b. 1976) (Venstre): 23 November 2007 – 23 February 2010
• Karen Ellemann (Venstre): 23 February 2010 – 03 October 2011
• Ida Auken (Socialist People's Party) :03 October 2011 –

References

• Danish Governments - From Folketinget.

External links

• Danish Ministry of the Environment - Official webpage.