List of Interior Ministers of Denmark
This is a list of Interior Ministers of Denmark since the establishment of the Danish Ministry of the Interior in 1848. The Ministry was abolished in 2007 with most of the portfolio becoming part of a new Ministry of Welfare. It was reestablished in 2009.
List of Interior Ministers (1848–present)
| From | To | Interior Minister | Years of living |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 November 1848 | 21 September 1849 | Peter Georg Bang | 1797–1861 |
| 21 September 1849 | 13 July 1851 | Mathias Hans Rosenørn | 1814–1902 |
| 13 July 1851 | 27 January 1852 | Frederik Ferdinand von Tillisch | 1801–1889 |
| 27 January 1852 | 21 April 1853 | Peter Georg Bang | 1797–1861 |
| 21 April 1853 | 29 April 1854 | Anders Sandøe Ørsted (Højre) | 1778–1860 |
| 29 April 1854 | 12 December 1854 | Frederik Ferdinand von Tillisch | 1801–1889 |
| 12 December 1854 | 18 February 1856 | Peter Georg Bang | 1797–1861 |
| 18 February 1856 | 4 June 1856 | Carl Frederik Simony | 1806–1872 |
| 4 June 1856 | 18 October 1856 | Iver Johannes Unsgaard | 1798–1872 |
| 18 October 1856 | 1 August 1858 | Andreas Frederik Krieger (National Liberal) | 1817–1893 |
| 1 August 1858 | 6 May 1859 | Iver Johannes Unsgaard | 1798–1872 |
| 6 May 1859 | 2 December 1859 | Andreas Frederik Krieger (National Liberal) | 1817–1893 |
| 2 December 1859 | 24 February 1860 | Johan Christian von Jessen | 1817–1884 |
| 24 February 1860 | 15 September 1861 | Ditlev Gothard Monrad | 1811–1887 |
| 15 September 1861 | 31 December 1863 | Peter Martin Orla Lehmann (National Liberal) | 1810–1870 |
| 31 December 1863 | 10 May 1864 | Carl Ludvig Vilhelm Rømer von Nutzhorn | 1828–1899 |
| 10 May 1864 | 11 July 1864 | Hans Rasmussen Carlsen | 1810–1887 |
| 11 July 1864 | 6 November 1865 | Frederik Ferdinand von Tillisch | 1801–1889 |
| 6 November 1865 | 22 September 1869 | Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup (Højre) | 1825–1913 |
| 22 September 1869 | 28 May 1870 | Wolfgang von Haffner | 1810–1887 |
| 28 May 1870 | 14 July 1874 | Christen Andreas Fonnesbech | 1817–1880 |
| 14 July 1874 | 11 June 1875 | Frederik Christian Heinrich Emil Tobiesen | 1829–1908 |
| 11 June 1875 | 29 August 1884 | Erik Vilhelm Robert Skeel (Højre) | 1818–1884 |
| 29 August 1884 | 8 August 1885 | Søren Hilmar Steindór Finsen (Højre)? | 1824–1886 |
| 8 August 1885 | 15 January 1894 | Hans Peter Ingerslev (Højre) | 1831–1896 |
| 15 January 1894 | 23 May 1897 | Hugo Egmont Hørring (Højre) | 1842–1909 |
| 23 May 1897 | 28 August 1899 | Vilhelm Bardenfleth (Højre) | 1850–1933 |
| 28 August 1899 | 24 July 1901 | Ludvig Ernst Bramsen (Højre) | 1847–1914 |
| 24 July 1901 | 14 January 1905 | Enevold Frederik Adolf Sørensen (Venstre Reform Party) | 1850–1920 |
| 14 January 1905 | 12 October 1908 | Sigurd Berg (Venstre Reform Party) | 1868–1921 |
| 12 October 1908 | 28 October 1909 | Klaus Berntsen (Venstre Reform Party) | 1844–1927 |
| 28 October 1909 | 5 July 1910 | Peter Rochegune Munch (Social Liberal Party) | 1870–1948 |
| 5 July 1910 | 21 June 1913 | Jens Jensen-Sønderup (Venstre) | 1962–1949 |
| 21 June 1913 | 30 March 1920 | Ove Rode (Social Liberal Party) | 1867–1933 |
| 30 March 1920 | 5 April 1920 | Waldemar Henry Theodor Oxholm (no party) | 1868–1945 |
| 5 April 1920 | 5 May 1920 | Severin Henrik August Vedel (no party) | 1867–1932 |
| 5 May 1920 | 11 July 1921 † | Sigurd Berg (Venstre) | 1868–1921 |
| 18 July 1921 | 23 April 1924 | Oluf Christian Krag (Venstre) | 1870–1942 |
| 23 April 1924 | 14 December 1926 | Christen Nielsen Hauge (Social Democrat) | 1870–1940 |
| 14 December 1926 | 30 April 1929 | Oluf Christian Krag (Venstre) | 1870–1942 |
| 30 April 1929 | 8 July 1940 | Bertel Dahlgaard (Social Liberal Party) | 1887–1972 |
| 8 July 1940 | 9 November 1942 | Knud Kristensen (Venstre) | 1880–1962 |
| 9 November 1942 | 29 August 1943* | Jørgen Jørgensen (Social Liberal Party) | 1888–1974 |
| 29 August 1943* | 5 May 1945 | No Danish government. Office is assumed by the permanent secretary. | |
| 5 May 1945 | 7 November 1945 | Knud Kristensen (Venstre) | 1880–1962 |
| 7 November 1945 | 18 June 1947 † | Ejnar Martin Kjær (Venstre) | 1893–1947 |
| 30 June 1947 | 13 November 1947 | Niels Ejlert Arnth Jensen (Venstre) | 1883–1966 |
| 13 November 1947 | 23 November 1947 | Alsing Emanuel Andersen (Social Democrat) | 1893–1962 |
| 23 November 1947 | 30 October 1950 | Jens Laurits Oluf Sørensen Smørum (Social Democrat) | 1891–1976 |
| 30 October 1950 | 30 September 1953 | Aksel Møller (Conservative) | 1906–1958 |
| 30 September 1953 | 30 August 1955 | Johannes Kjærbøl (Social Democrat) | 1885–1973 |
| 30 August 1955 | 28 May 1957 | Carl Petersen (Social Democrat) | 1894–1984 |
| 28 May 1957 | 18 November 1960 | Søren Olesen (Justice Party) | 1891–1973 |
| 18 November 1960 | 7 September 1961 | Hans Rynkeby Knudsen (Social Democrat) | 1903–1962 |
| 7 September 1961 | 26 September 1964 | Alf Børge Lars Peter Jensen (Social Democrat) | 1909–1986 |
| 26 September 1964 | 2 February 1968 | Hans Erling Hækkerup (Social Democrat) | 1907–1974 |
| 2 February 1968 | 29 June 1969 † | Poul Clorius Sørensen (Conservative) | 1904–1969 |
| 11 July 1969 | 11 October 1971 | Hans Carl Toft (Conservative) | 1914–2001 |
| 11 October 1971 | 19 December 1973 | Egon Carlo Larsen Jensen (Social Democrat) | 1922–1985 |
| 19 December 1973 | 13 February 1975 | Jacob Sørensen (Venstre) | 1915–1990 |
| 13 February 1975 | 30 August 1978 | Egon Carlo Larsen Jensen (Social Democrat) | 1922–1985 |
| 30 August 1978 | 26 October 1979 | Knud Enggaard (Venstre) | b. 1929 |
| 26 October 1979 | 10 September 1982 | Henning Rasmussen (Social Democrat) | 1926–1997 |
| 10 September 1982 | 12 March 1986 | Britta Caroc Schall Holberg (Venstre) | b. 1941 |
| 12 March 1986 | 10 September 1987 | Knud Enggaard (Venstre) | b. 1929 |
| 10 September 1987 | 25 January 1993 | Thor Pedersen (Venstre) | b. 1945 |
| 25 January 1993 | 20 October 1997 | Birte Weiss (Social Democrat) | b. 1941 |
| 20 October 1997 | 23 February 2000 | Thorkild Simonsen (Social Democrat) | b. 1926 |
| 23 February 2000 | 27 November 2001 | Karen Jespersen (Social Democrat) | b. 1947 |
| 27 November 2001 | 23 November 2007 | Lars Løkke Rasmussen (Venstre) | b. 1964 |
| 23 November 2007 | 7 April 2009 | Part of the Ministry of Welfare | – |
| 7 April 2009 | 23 February 2010 | Karen Ellemann (Venstre) | b. 1969 |
| 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | Bertel Haarder (Venstre) | b. 1944 |
| 3 October 2011 | 2 September 2014 | Margrethe Vestager (Danish Social Liberal Party) | b. 1968 |
| 3 October 2011 | Current holder | Morten Østergaard (Danish Social Liberal Party) | b. 1976 |
Notes
- Frederik Tobiesen was often referred to by his nickname Frits Tobiesen.
- From November 1918 to March 1920, Thorvald Stauning (Minister without Portfolio) assumed the Interior Minister's duties regarding the so-called Interior Ministry's Social Department Regarding Worker's Relations. (), but he was not awarded the title of minister.
- On 29 August 1943, the Danish government resigned, refusing to grant further concessions to Nazi Germany. All government operations were assumed by the permanent secretaries of the individual departments, and this arrangement lasted until the Liberation of Denmark on 5 May 1945. Since King Christian X never accepted the resignation of the government, it existed de jure until a new cabinet was formed on 5 May 1945.
- A total of three ministers died in office. Their successors were not appointed immediately.
- Some tasks were transferred to the Ministry of Health in 1987.
- The Ministry of Health was shut down in 2001, and some tasks transferred to the Ministry of the Interior, which were then renamed to the Ministry of the Interior and Health.