The Minister for Foreign Affairs (, , ) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. The officeholder is in charge of Danish (Denmark proper, the Faroe Islands and Greenland) foreign policy and international relations.
The current Minister for Foreign Affairs is former Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen.
List of Danish foreign ministers
Ministers under Frederick VII (1848–1863)
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! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
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| 1
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| Frederik Marcus Knuth<br />
| 22 March 1848
| 16 November 1848
|
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| Independent
| Moltke I
|
|-
| 2
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| Adam Wilhelm Moltke<br />
| 16 November 1848
| 6 August 1850
|
! style="background:;" |
| Independent
| Moltke II
|
|-
| 3
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| Holger Christian Reedtz<br />
| 6 August 1850
| 18 October 1851
|
! style="background:;" |
| Independent
| Moltke II–III
|
|-
| 4
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| Christian Albrecht Bluhme<br />
| 18 October 1851
| 12 December 1854
|
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| Independent
| Moltke IV<br />Bluhme I<br />Ørsted
| <br />
|-
| 5
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| <br />
| 12 December 1854
| 15 January 1855
|
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| Independent
| Bang
|
|-
| 6
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| Ludvig Nicolaus von Scheele<br />
| 15 January 1855
| 13 Maj 1857
|
! style="background:;" |
| Independent
| Bang<br />Andræ
|
|-
| 7
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| <br />
| 13 Maj 1857
| 10 July 1858
|
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| Independent
| Hall I
|
|-
| 8
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| Carl Christian Hall<br />
| 10 July 1858
| 2 December 1859
|
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| National Liberal
| Hall I
|
|-
| (8)
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| Carl Christian Hall<br />
| 24 February 1860
| 31 December 1863
|
! style="background:;" |
| National Liberal
| Hall II
|
|}
Ministers under Christian IX (1863–1906)
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! 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
|-
| 10
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| Ditlev Gothard Monrad<br />
| 31 December 1863
| 8 January 1864
|
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| National Liberal
| Monrad
|
|-
| 11
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| <br />
| 8 January 1864
| 11 July 1864
|
! style="background:;" |
| Independent
| Monrad
|
|-
| 12
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| Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs<br />
| 6 November 1865
| 28 May 1870
|
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| National Landowners
| Frijs
|
|-
| 13
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| <br />
| 28 May 1870
| 11 June 1875
|
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| National Landowners
| Holstein-Holsteinborg<br />Fonnesbech
|
|-
| 14
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| Frederik Moltke<br />
| 11 June 1875
| 1 October 1875
|
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| National Landowners
| Estrup
|
|-
| (13)
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| <br />
| 10 November 1875
| 21 May 1892
|
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| National Landowners
| Estrup
|
|-
| 16
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| Niels Frederik Ravn<br />
| 23 May 1897
| 27 April 1900
|
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| Højre
| Hørring
|
|-
| 17
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| Hannibal Sehested<br />
| 27 April 1900
| 24 July 1901
|
! style="background:;" |
| Højre
| Sehested
|
|-
| 18
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| Johan Henrik Deuntzer<br />
| 24 July 1901
| 14 January 1905
|
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| Venstre Reform Party
| Deuntzer
|
|-
| 19
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| Frederik Raben-Levetzau<br />
| 14 January 1905
| 12 October 1908
|
! style="background:;" |
| Venstre Reform Party
| Christensen I–II
|
|}
Ministers under Frederik VIII (1906–1912)
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! 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
|-
| 20
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| William Ahlefeldt-Laurvig<br />
| 12 October 1908
| 28 October 1909
|
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| Venstre Reform Party
| Neergaard I<br />Holstein-Ledreborg
|
|-
| 21
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| Erik Scavenius<br />
| 28 October 1909
| 5 July 1910
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Liberal
| Zahle I
|
|-
| (20)
| frameless|upright=0.3
| William Ahlefeldt-Laurvig<br />
| 5 July 1910
| 21 June 1913
|
! style="background:;" |
| Venstre
| Berntsen
|
|}
Ministers under Christian X (1912–1947)
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! 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
|-style="background:#e6e6aa;"
| –
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| Edvard Brandes<br />
| 21 June 1913
| 24 June 1913
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Liberal
| Zahle II
|
|-
| (21)
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Erik Scavenius<br />
| 24 June 1913
| 30 March 1920
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Liberal
| Zahle II
|
|-
| 23
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| Otto Scavenius<br />
| 5 April 1920
| 5 May 1920
|
! style="background:;" |
| Independent
| Friis
|
|-
| 24
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| Harald Scavenius<br />
| 5 May 1920
| 9 October 1922
|
! style="background:;" |
| Independent
| Neergaard II
|
|-
| 25
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Christian Cold<br />
| 9 October 1922
| 23 April 1924
|
! style="background:;" |
| Independent
| Neergaard III
|
|-
| 26
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| Carl Moltke<br />
| 23 April 1924
| 14 December 1926
|
! style="background:;" |
| Independent
| Stauning I
|
|-
| 27
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| Laust Jevsen Moltesen<br />
| 14 December 1926
| 30 April 1929
|
! style="background:;" |
| Venstre
| Madsen-Mygdal
|
|-
| 28
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| Peter Rochegune Munch<br />
| 30 April 1929
| 8 July 1940
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Liberal
| Stauning II–III–IV–V
| <br />
|-
| (21)
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Erik Scavenius<br />
| 8 July 1940
| 29 August 1943
|
! style="background:;" |
| Independent
| Stauning VI<br />Buhl I<br />Scavenius
| <br />
|-
! colspan=10| No Danish government in between and . Office is assumed by the permanent secretary.
|-style="background:#e6e6aa;"
| –
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| Vilhelm Buhl<br />
| 5 May 1945
| 7 May 1945
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Democrats
| Buhl II
|
|-
| 29
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| John Christmas Møller<br />
| 7 May 1945
| 7 November 1945
|
! style="background:;" |
| Conservative
| Buhl II
| <br />
|-
! style="background:;" |
| Social Democrats
|}
Ministers under Frederik IX (1947–1972)
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! rowspan=2| Government
! rowspan=2|
|-
! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
|-
| 31
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| Ole Bjørn Kraft<br />
| 30 October 1950
| 30 September 1953
|
! style="background:;" |
| Conservative
| Eriksen
|
|-
| 32
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| Hans Christian Hansen<br />
| 30 September 1953
| 8 October 1958
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Democrats
| Hedtoft III<br />Hansen I–II
| <br />
|-
| 33
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Jens Otto Krag<br />
| 8 October 1958
| 3 September 1962
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Democrats
| Hansen II<br />Kampmann I–II
| <br />
|-
| 34
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Per Hækkerup<br />
| 3 September 1962
| 28 November 1966
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Democrats
| Krag I–II
|
|-
| (33)
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Jens Otto Krag<br />
| 28 November 1966
| 1 October 1967
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Democrats
| Krag II
|
|-
| 37
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Knud Børge Andersen<br />
| 11 October 1971
| 19 December 1973
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Democrats
| Krag III<br />Jørgensen I
|
|}
Ministers under Margrethe II (1972–2024)
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! 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
|-
| 38
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Ove Guldberg<br />
| 19 December 1973
| 13 February 1975
|
! style="background:;" |
| Venstre
| Hartling
|
|-
| (37)
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Knud Børge Andersen<br />
| 13 February 1975
| 1 July 1978
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Democrats
| Jørgensen II
|
|-
| 39
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Anker Jørgensen<br />
| 1 July 1978
| 30 August 1978
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Democrats
| Jørgensen II
|
|-
| 41
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Kjeld Olesen<br />
| 26 October 1979
| 10 September 1982
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Democrats
| Jørgensen IV–V
|
|-
| 42
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Uffe Ellemann-Jensen<br />
| 10 September 1982
| 25 January 1993
|
! style="background:;" |
| Venstre
| Schlüter I–II–III–IV
| <br />
|-
| 43
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Niels Helveg Petersen<br />
| 25 January 1993
| 21 December 2000
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Liberal
| P. N. Rasmussen I–II–III–IV
| <br />
|-
| 44
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Mogens Lykketoft<br />
| 21 December 2000
| 27 November 2001
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Democrats
| P. N. Rasmussen IV
| <br />
|-
| 46
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Lene Espersen<br />
| 23 February 2010
| 3 October 2011
|
! style="background:;" |
| Conservative
| L. L. Rasmussen I
|
|-
| 48
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Holger K. Nielsen<br />
| 12 December 2013
| 30 January 2014
|
! style="background:;" |
| Green Left
| Thorning-Schmidt I
|
|-
| 50
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Kristian Jensen<br />
| 28 June 2015
| 28 November 2016
|
! style="background:;" |
| Venstre
| L. L. Rasmussen II
|
|-
| 51
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Anders Samuelsen<br />
| 28 November 2016
| 27 June 2019
|
! style="background:;" |
| Liberal Alliance
| L. L. Rasmussen III
|
|-
| 52
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Jeppe Kofod<br />
| 27 June 2019
| 15 December 2022
|
! style="background:;" |
| Social Democrats
| Frederiksen I
|
|-
| 53
| frameless|upright=0.3
| Lars Løkke Rasmussen<br />
| 15 December 2022
| Incumbent
|
! style="background:;" |
| Moderates
| Frederiksen II
|
|}
Notes
References
External links
- The Minister for Foreign Affair's homepage at the website of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs