List of ministers of justice (Denmark)
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)This is a list of
justice ministers of Denmark
, 1848–present.
List of justice ministers (1848–present)
Justice ministers under Frederick VII (1848–1863)
No. | Portrait | Justice minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Cabinet |
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2 | Moltke III Moltke IV Bluhme I Ørsted Bang | ||||||
3 | Carl Frederik Simony (1806–1872) | 15 January 1855 | 2 December 1859 | 4 years, 321 days | National Liberal | Bang Andræ Hall I | |
4 | Rotwitt | ||||||
5 | Andreas Lorenz Casse (1803–1886) | 24 February 1860 | 11 July 1864 | 4 years, 138 days | National Liberal | Hall II |
Justice ministers under Christian IX (1863–1906)
No. | Portrait | Justice minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Cabinet |
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6 | Eugenius Sophus Ernst Heltzen (1818–1898) | 11 July 1864 | 13 March 1865 | 245 days | Højre | Hall II | |
7 | Cosmus Bræstrup (1789–1870) | 7 April 1865 | 6 November 1865 | 213 days | Højre | Bluhme II | |
8 | Carl Peter Gram Leuning (1820–1867) [b] | 6 November 1865 | 21 July 1867 † | 1 year, 257 days | National Liberal | Frijs | |
9 | Frijs | ||||||
10 | Frijs | ||||||
11 | Andreas Frederik Krieger (1817–1893) | 28 May 1870 | 1 July 1872 | 1 year, 309 days | National Liberal | Holstein-Holsteinborg | |
12 | Christian Sophus Klein (1824–1900) | 1 July 1872 | 11 June 1875 | 3 years, 71 days | National Liberal | Holstein-Holsteinborg Fonnesbech | |
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Justice ministers under Frederik VIII (1906–1912)
No. | Portrait | Justice minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Cabinet |
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18 | Christensen Neergaard I Holstein-Ledreborg | ||||||
19 | Carl Theodor Zahle (1866–1946) | 28 October 1909 | 5 July 1910 | 273 days | Social Liberals | Zahle I | |
20 | Frits Bülow (1872–1955) | 5 July 1910 | 21 June 1913 | 2 years, 351 days | Venstre | Berntsen |
Justice ministers under Christian X (1912–1947)
No. | Portrait | Justice minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Cabinet |
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(19) | Carl Theodor Zahle (1866–1946) | 21 June 1913 | 30 March 1920 | 6 years, 283 days | Social Liberals | Zahle II | |
21 | Liebe Caretaker Government | ||||||
22 | Liebe Caretaker Government | ||||||
23 | Friis Caretaker Government | ||||||
24 | Svenning Rytter (1875–1957) | 5 May 1920 | 23 April 1924 | 3 years, 354 days | Venstre | Neergaard II Cabinet–III | |
25 | Karl Kristian Steincke (1880–1962) | 23 April 1924 | 14 December 1926 | 2 years, 235 days | Social Democrats | Stauning I Cabinet | |
(24) | Svenning Rytter (1875–1957) | 14 December 1926 | 30 April 1929 | 2 years, 137 days | Venstre | Madsen-Mygdal Cabinet | |
(19) | Carl Theodor Zahle (1866–1946) | 30 April 1929 | 4 November 1935 | 6 years, 188 days | Social Liberals | Stauning II Cabinet | |
(25) | Karl Kristian Steincke (1880–1962) | 4 November 1935 | 15 September 1939 | 3 years, 315 days | Social Democrats | Stauning II Cabinet–III | |
26 | Svend Unmack Larsen (1893–1965) | 15 September 1939 | 8 July 1940 | 297 days | Social Democrats | Stauning IV Cabinet–V | |
27 | Stauning VI Cabinet | ||||||
28 | Stauning VI Cabinet Buhl I Scavenius | ||||||
No Danish government. Office is assumed by the permanent secretary.[c] | |||||||
29 | Niels Busch-Jensen (1886–1987) | 5 May 1945 | 7 November 1945 | 186 days | Social Democrats | Buhl II | |
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Justice ministers under Frederik IX (1947–1972)
No. | Portrait | Justice minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Cabinet |
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(29) | Niels Busch-Jensen (1886–1987) | 13 November 1947 | 25 February 1950 | 2 years, 104 days | Social Democrats | Hedtoft I | |
31 | Vilhelm Buhl (1881–1954) | 25 February 1950 | 4 March 1950 | 7 days | Social Democrats | Hedtoft I | |
(25) | Karl Kristian Steincke (1880–1962) | 4 March 1950 | 30 October 1950 | 240 days | Social Democrats | Hedtoft I | |
32 | Helga Pedersen (1911–1980) | 30 October 1950 | 1 October 1953 | 2 years, 336 days | Venstre | Eriksen | |
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34 | Knud Axel Nielsen (1904–1994) | 26 September 1964 | 2 February 1968 | 3 years, 129 days | Social Democrats | Krag II | |
35 | Knud Thestrup (1900–1980) | 2 February 1968 | 11 October 1971 | 3 years, 251 days | Conservatives | Baunsgaard | |
(34) | Knud Axel Nielsen (1904–1994) | 11 October 1971 | 27 September 1973 | 1 year, 351 days | Social Democrats | Krag III Jørgensen I |
Justice ministers under Margrethe II (1972–2024)
No. | Portrait | Justice minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Cabinet |
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36 | Karl Hjortnæs (born 1934) | 27 September 1973 | 19 December 1973 | 83 days | Social Democrats | Jørgensen I Cabinet | |
37 | Nathalie Lind (1918–1999) | 19 December 1973 | 13 February 1975 | 1 year, 56 days | Venstre | Hartling Cabinet | |
38 | Orla Møller (1916–1979) | 13 February 1975 | 1 October 1977 | 2 years, 230 days | Social Democrats | Jørgensen II Cabinet | |
39 | Erling Johannes Jensen (1919–2000) | 1 October 1977 | 30 August 1978 | 333 days | Social Democrats | Jørgensen II Cabinet | |
(37) | Nathalie Lind (1918–1999) | 30 August 1978 | 26 October 1979 | 1 year, 57 days | Venstre | Jørgensen III Cabinet | |
40 | Henning Rasmussen (1926–1997) | 26 October 1979 | 20 January 1981 | 1 year, 86 days | Social Democrats | Jørgensen IV Cabinet | |
41 | Ole Espersen (1934–2020) | 20 January 1981 | 10 September 1982 | 1 year, 233 days | Social Democrats | Jørgensen IV Cabinet–V | |
42 | Erik Ninn-Hansen (1922–2014) | 10 September 1982 | 10 January 1989 | 6 years, 122 days | Conservatives | Schlüter I Cabinet–II–III | |
43 | Hans Peter Clausen (1928–1998) | 10 January 1989 | 3 October 1989 | 266 days | Conservatives | Schlüter III Cabinet | |
44 | Poul Schlüter (1929–2021) | 3 October 1989 | 5 October 1989 | 2 days | Conservatives | Schlüter III Cabinet | |
45 | Hans Engell (born 1948) | 5 October 1989 | 25 January 1993 | 3 years, 112 days | Conservatives | Schlüter III Cabinet–IV | |
46 | Pia Gjellerup (born 1959) | 25 January 1993 | 29 March 1993 | 63 days | Social Democrats | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I Cabinet | |
47 | Erling Olsen (1927–2011) | 29 March 1993 | 27 September 1994 | 1 year, 182 days | Social Democrats | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I Cabinet | |
48 | Bjørn Westh (born 1944) | 27 September 1994 | 30 December 1996 | 2 years, 94 days | Social Democrats | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II Cabinet | |
49 | Frank Jensen (born 1961) | 30 December 1996 | 27 November 2001 | 4 years, 332 days | Social Democrats | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III Cabinet–IV | |
50 | Lene Espersen (born 1965) | 27 November 2001 | 10 September 2008 | 6 years, 288 days | Conservatives | Anders Fogh Rasmussen I Cabinet–II–III | |
51 | Brian Mikkelsen (born 1966) | 10 September 2008 | 23 February 2010 | 1 year, 166 days | Conservatives | A.F. Rasmussen III L.L. Rasmussen I | |
52 | Lars Barfoed (born 1957) | 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | 1 year, 222 days | Conservatives | L.L. Rasmussen I | |
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54 | Karen Hækkerup (born 1974) | 12 December 2013 | 10 October 2014 | 302 days | Social Democrats | Thorning-Schmidt I Cabinet–II | |
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56 | Søren Pind (born 1969) | 28 June 2015 | 28 November 2016 | 1 year, 153 days | Venstre | L.L. Rasmussen II | |
57 | Søren Pape Poulsen (1971–2024) | 28 November 2016 | 27 June 2019 | 2 years, 211 days | Conservatives | L.L. Rasmussen III | |
58 | Nick Hækkerup (born 1968) | 27 June 2019 | 2 May 2022 | 2 years, 309 days | Social Democrats | Frederiksen I | |
59 | Mattias Tesfaye (born 1981) | 2 May 2022 | 15 December 2022 | 227 days | Social Democrats | Frederiksen I | |
60 | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 105 days | Social Democrats | Frederiksen II |
Justice ministers under Frederik X (2024–present)
No. | Portrait | Justice minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Cabinet |
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60 | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 105 days | Social Democrats | Frederiksen II |
- According to the data provided above, Helga Pedersen was the first female to serve as the Minister of Justice in Denmark.[1]
See also
- Justice ministry
- Politics of Denmark
Notes
- ^ Carl Edvard Rottwitt died in office 8 February 1860 while also serving the position of Council President (i.e. Prime Minister). A successor was not nominated until 24 February.
- ^ Carl Peter Gram Leuning died in office 21 July 1867. A successor was not nominated until 4 September.
- ^ 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.
References
- ISBN 9788702067903.