The Kultus Minister of Denmark () was a Danish minister office. The responsibilities of the minister was the church, culture and education. The word kultus comes from cultus, Latin for adoration from which the words culture and cult are derived.
In 1916, the office was split up into an Education Minister and a Church Minister. The new Church Minister had responsibility for culture, a task transferred to the Minister for Cultural Affairs in 1961.
List of ministers
Ministers under Frederick VII (1848–1863)
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| 1
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| Ditlev Gothard Monrad<br />
| 22 March 1848
| 16 November 1848
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| National Liberal
| Moltke I
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| 2
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| Johan Nicolai Madvig<br />
| 16 November 1848
| 7 December 1851
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| National Liberal
| Moltke II–III–IV
| <br />
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| 3
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| Peter Georg Bang<br />
| 7 December 1851
| 3 June 1852
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| Independent
| Moltke IV<br />Bluhme I
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| 4
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| <br />
| 3 June 1852
| 21 April 1853
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| National Liberal
| Bluhme I
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| 6
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| Carl Christian Hall<br />
| 12 December 1854
| 6 May 1859
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| National Liberal
| Bang<br />Andræ<br />Hall I
| <br />
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| (1)
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| Ditlev Gothard Monrad<br />
| 6 May 1859
| 2 December 1859
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| National Liberal
| Hall I
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| (1)
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| Ditlev Gothard Monrad<br />
| 24 February 1860
| 31 December 1863
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| National Liberal
| Hall II
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Ministers under Christian IX (1863–1906)
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| 8
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| <br />
| 31 December 1863
| 11 July 1864
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| Independent
| Monrad
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| 9
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| <br />
| 11 July 1864
| 30 March 1865
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| Højre
| Bluhme II
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| –
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| <br />
| 30 March 1865
| 7 April 1865
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| Independent
| Bluhme II
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| 12
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| Peter Kierkegaard <br />
| 4 September 1867
| 6 March 1868
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| Independent
| Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs
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| 16
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| Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae<br />
| 14 July 1874
| 11 June 1875
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| Independent
| Fonnesbech
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| 17
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| <br />
| 11 June 1875
| 24 August 1880
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| National Landowners
| Estrup
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| 18
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| Jacob Frederik Scavenius<br />
| 24 August 1880
| 6 July 1891
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| Højre
| Estrup
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| 21
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| <br />
| 23 May 1897
| 27 April 1900
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| Højre
| Hørring
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| 22
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| <br />
| 27 April 1900
| 24 July 1901
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| Højre
| Sehested
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| 23
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| Jens Christian Christensen<br />
| 24 July 1901
| 14 January 1905
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| Venstre Reform Party
| Deuntzer
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| 24
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| Enevold Sørensen<br />
| 14 January 1905
| 28 October 1909
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| Venstre Reform Party
| Christensen I–II<br />Neergaard I<br />Holstein-Ledreborg
| <br />
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Ministers under Frederik VIII (1906–1912)
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! Took office
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| 25
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| <br />
| 28 October 1909
| 5 July 1910
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| Social Liberal
| Zahle I
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| 25
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| <br />
| 5 July 1910
| 21 June 1913
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| Venstre
| Berntsen
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Ministers under Christian X (1912–1947)
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! Took office
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| 27
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| <br />
| 21 June 1913
| 28 April 1916
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| Social Liberal
| Zahle II
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References
- 50 Ministers of Education - From the Danish Ministry of Education.