Minister of Education of Denmark (, ), is a Danish minister office currently held by Mattias Tesfaye in the second cabinet of Mette Frederksen.
The office was created in 1916 when the post Kultus Minister was split up into the posts of Minister of Education and Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs. Upon the accession of the first cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt on 3 October 2011 the title was changed from Minister of Education to Minister of Children and Education and on 9 August 2013 the title was changed back to Minister of Education.
List of officeholders
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan=2|
! rowspan=2| Portrait
! rowspan=2| Name<br />
! colspan=3| Term of office
! colspan=2 rowspan=2| Political party
! rowspan=2| Government
! rowspan=2|
|-
! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
|-
! colspan=10| Minister of Education<br>
|-
| 1
| frameless|upright=0.3
| <br />
| 28 April 1916
| 30 March 1920
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Liberal
| Zahle II
|
|-
| 2
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Niels Thorkild Rovsing<br />
| 30 March 1920
| 5 April 1920
|
! style="background:;" |
| Independent
| Liebe
|
|-
| 3
| frameless|upright=0.3
| <br />
| 5 April 1920
| 5 May 1920
|
! style="background:;" |
| Independent
| Friis
|
|-
| 4
| frameless|upright=0.3
| <br />
| 5 May 1920
| 23 April 1924
|
! style="background:;" |
| Venstre
| Neergaard II–III
|
|-
| 5
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Nina Bang<br />
| 23 April 1924
| 14 December 1926
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Democrats
| Stauning I
|
|-
| 6
| frameless|upright=0.3
| <br />
| 14 December 1926
| 30 April 1929
|
! style="background:;" |
| Venstre
| Madsen-Mygdal
|
|-
| 7
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Frederik Borgbjerg<br />
| 30 April 1929
| 4 November 1935
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Democrats
| Stauning II
|
|-
| 8
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Jørgen Jørgensen<br />
| 4 November 1935
| 9 November 1942
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Liberal
| Stauning III–IV–V–VI<br />Buhl I
| <br /><br />
|-
| 9
| frameless|upright=0.3
| <br />
| 9 November 1942
| 29 August 1943
|
! style="background:;" |
| Independent
| Scavenius
|
|-
| colspan=10|No Danish government (29 August 1943 – 5 May 1945). Office is assumed by the permanent secretary.
|-
| 10
| frameless|upright=0.3
| <br />
| 5 May 1945
| 7 November 1945
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Liberal
| Buhl II
|
|-
| 11
| frameless|upright=0.3
| <br />
| 7 November 1945
| 13 November 1947
|
! style="background:;" |
| Venstre
| Kristensen
|
|-
| 12
| frameless|upright=0.3
| <br />
| 13 November 1947
| 11 February 1950
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Democrats
| Hedtoft I
|
|-
| 13
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Julius Bomholt<br />
| 22 February 1950
| 30 October 1950
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Democrats
| Hedtoft I–II
|
|-
| 14
| frameless|upright=0.3
| <br />
| 30 October 1950
| 30 September 1953
|
! style="background:;" |
| Conservative People's Party
| Eriksen
|
|-
| (13)
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Julius Bomholt<br />
| 30 September 1953
| 28 May 1957
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Democrats
| Hedtoft III<br />Hansen I
|
|-
| (8)
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Jørgen Jørgensen<br />
| 28 May 1957
| 7 September 1961
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Democrats
| Hansen II<br />Kampmann I–II
| <br />
|-
| 15
| frameless|upright=0.3
| <br />
| 7 September 1961
| 26 September 1964
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Liberal
| Kampmann II<br />Krag I
|
|-
| 16
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Knud Børge Andersen<br />
| 26 September 1964
| 2 February 1968
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Democrats
| Krag II
|
|-
| 17
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Helge Larsen<br />
| 2 February 1968
| 11 October 1971
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Liberal
| Baunsgaard
|
|-
| 18
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Knud Heinesen<br />
| 11 October 1971
| 27 September 1973
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Democrats
| Krag III<br />Jørgensen I
|
|-
| 19
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Ritt Bjerregaard<br />
| 27 September 1973
| 19 December 1973
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Democrats
| Jørgensen I
|
|-
| (19)
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Ritt Bjerregaard<br />
| 13 February 1975
| 22 December 1978
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Democrats
| Jørgensen II–III
|
|-
| 21
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Dorte Bennedsen<br />
| 5 January 1979
| 10 September 1982
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Democrats
| Jørgensen III–IV–V
| <br />
|-
| 22
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Bertel Haarder<br />
| 10 September 1982
| 10 September 1987
|
! style="background:;" |
| Venstre
| Schlüter I
|
|-
! colspan=10| Minister of Education and Science<br />
|-
| (22)
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Bertel Haarder<br />
| 10 September 1987
| 25 January 1993
|
! style="background:;" |
| Venstre
| Schlüter II–III–IV
| <br />
|-
! colspan=10| Minister of Education<br />
|-
| 23
| frameless|upright=0.3
| <br />
| 25 January 1993
| 23 March 1998
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Liberal
| P. N. Rasmussen I–II–III
| <br />
|-
| 24
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Margrethe Vestager<br />
| 23 March 1998
| 27 November 2001
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Liberal
| P. N. Rasmussen IV
|
|-
| 25
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Ulla Tørnæs<br />
| 27 November 2001
| 18 February 2005
|
! style="background:;" |
| Venstre
| A. F. Rasmussen I
|
|-
| (22)
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Bertel Haarder<br />
| 18 February 2005
| 23 February 2010
|
! style="background:;" |
| Venstre
| A. F. Rasmussen II–III<br />L. L. Rasmussen I
| <br />
|-
| 26
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Tina Nedergaard<br />
| 23 February 2010
| 8 March 2011
|
! style="background:;" |
| Venstre
| L. L. Rasmussen I
|
|-
! colspan=10| Minister of Education<br />
|-
| 28
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Christine Antorini<br />
| 9 August 2013
| 28 June 2015
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Democrats
| Thorning-Schmidt I–II
|
|-
! colspan=10| Minister for Children, Education and Gender Equality<br>
|-
| 29
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Ellen Trane Nørby<br />
| 28 June 2015
| 28 November 2016
|
! style="background:;" |
| Venstre
| L. L. Rasmussen II
|
|-
! colspan=10| Minister of Education<br />
|-
| 30
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Merete Riisager<br />
| 28 November 2016
| 27 June 2019
|
! style="background:;" |
| Liberal Alliance
| L. L. Rasmussen III
|
|-
! colspan=10| Minister of Children and Education<br>
|-
| 31
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil<br />
| 27 June 2019
| 15 December 2022
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Democrats
| Frederiksen I
|
|-
| 32
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Mattias Tesfaye<br />
| 15 December 2022
| Incumbent
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Democrats
| Frederiksen II
|
|}
Notes
References
- 50 Education Ministers – From the Danish Ministry of Education.