Minister of War (Denmark)
Minister of War | |
---|---|
Krigsminister | |
Ministry for War | |
Member of | the Cabinet |
Reports to | the Prime minister |
Precursor | Generalty and Commissariat College |
Formation | 25 March 1848 |
First holder | Anton Frederik Tscherning |
Final holder | Herman Madsen |
Abolished | 14 January 1905 |
Succession | Minister of Defence |
The Minister of War was the Danish minister responsible for the administration of the Royal Danish Army.[1]
History
The position of Minister of War was created following the end of the Absolute monarchy, when the Generalty and Commissariat College (Danish: Generalitets- og Kommisariatskollegiet) was disbanded, and power transferred to elected officials.[1] While the Minister of War and the Minister for the Navy's positions were merged in 1905, the Ministries continued to exists separately until 1950.[1]
List of ministers
No. | Portrait | Minister of War | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Cabinet | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | [2] | ||||||
2 | [3] | ||||||
3 | Jacob Scavenius Fibiger (1793–1861) | 13 July 1851 | 18 October 1851 | 97 days | Moltke III Cabinet | [4] | |
4 | Carl Julius Flensborg (1804–1852) | 18 October 1851 | 27 January 1852 | 101 days | Moltke IV Cabinet | [5] | |
(2) | Christian Frederik von Hansen (1788–1873) | 27 January 1852 | 12 December 1854 | 2 years, 319 days | Bluhme I Cabinet Ørsted Cabinet | [6][7] | |
5 | Mathias Lüttichau (1795–1870) | 12 December 1854 | 25 May 1856 | 1 year, 165 days | Bang Cabinet | [8] | |
6 | Carl Lundbye (1812–1873) | 25 May 1856 | 2 December 1859 | 3 years, 191 days | Bang Cabinet Andræ Cabinet Hall I Cabinet | [8][9] [10] | |
7 | Hans Nicolai Thestrup (1794–1879) | 2 December 1859 | 13 August 1863 | 3 years, 254 days | Rotwitt Cabinet Hall II Cabinet | [11][12] | |
(6) | [12][13] | ||||||
8 | [13] | ||||||
(2) | Christian Frederik von Hansen (1788–1873) | 11 July 1864 | 6 November 1865 | 1 year, 118 days | Bluhme II Cabinet | [14] | |
9 | Johan Waldemar Neergaard (1810–1879) | 6 November 1865 | 1 October 1866 | 329 days | Frijs Cabinet | [15] | |
10 | Valdemar Rudolph von Raasløff (1815–1883) | 1 October 1866 | 19 April 1870 | 3 years, 200 days | Frijs Cabinet | [15] | |
– | Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs (1817–1896) Acting | 19 April 1870 | 28 May 1870 | 39 days | Frijs Cabinet | ||
11 | Wolfgang von Haffner (1810–1887) | 28 May 1870 | 23 December 1872 | 2 years, 209 days | Holstein-Holsteinborg Cabinet | [16] | |
12 | C.A.F. Thomsen (1827–1896) | 23 December 1872 | 14 July 1874 | 1 year, 203 days | Holstein-Holsteinborg Cabinet | [16] | |
13 | Niels Frederik Ravn (1826–1910) | 14 July 1874 | 26 July 1874 | 12 days | Fonnesbech Cabinet | [17] | |
14 | Peter Frederik Steinmann (1812–1894) | 26 July 1874 | 11 June 1875 | 320 days | Fonnesbech Cabinet | [17] | |
(11) | [18] | ||||||
15 | [18] | ||||||
16 | [18] | ||||||
(13) | [18] | ||||||
17 | [18] | ||||||
(12) | [19] | ||||||
18 | [19] | ||||||
19 | [20] | ||||||
(18) | [20][21] | ||||||
20 | 24 July 1901 | 14 January 1905 | 3 years, 174 days | Deuntzer Cabinet | [22] |
References
- ^ a b c "History of the Ministry". fmn.dk. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Moltke I" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Moltke II" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Moltke III" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Moltke IV" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Bluhme I" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Ørsted" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ a b Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Bang" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Andræ" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Hall I" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Rotwitt" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ a b Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Hall II" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ a b Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Monrad" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Bluhme II" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ a b Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ a b Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Holstein-Holsteinborg" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ a b Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Fonnesbech" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Estrup" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ a b Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Reedtz-Thott" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ a b Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Hørring" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Sehested" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Deuntzer" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.