Ministry of Business (Denmark)

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    The Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs (Danish: Erhvervsministeriet, lit. 'Ministry of Business') is a Danish ministry focused on business policy and economic growth.[1] As of 2022, Morten Bødskov is its minister.[2]

    Within the Danish government, the ministry serving this function and occupying this position has changed names several times. Its current name was officially instated by Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen in 2016.[3]

    History

    The Ministry of Commerce (Danish: Handelsministeriet) was first established in 1848 with the first cabinet of Denmark which effectively ended the nation's absolute monarchy.[4] Christian Albrecht Bluhme served as the first minister of commerce from 22 March until 15 November, when the office was abolished within the second cabinet of Denmark.[5]

    A ministry of trade was not reestablished until 12 October 1908, when the Ministry of Commerce and Seafare (Danish: Ministeriet for Handel og Søfart) was formed. During this period, the ministry oversaw areas of trade and international shipping.[6] In 1979, its name was changed to the Ministry of Industry (Danish: Industriministeriet).[7] The ministry was briefly known as the Ministry of Industry and Business Co-ordination(Danish: Industri- og Samordningsministeriet) during the 1990s, before being renamed as the Ministry of Business in 1994.

    In 2001, the ministry was merged with the Ministry of the Economy (Danish: Økonomiministeriet) and jointly became known as the Ministry of the Economy and Business (Danish: Økonomi- og Erhvervsministeriet).[3] In 2011, the economic branch of the ministry was again split off as part of the independent Ministry of the Economy and Interior (Danish: Økonomi- og Indenrigsministeriet), and the trade ministry was reformed as the Ministry of Business and Growth (Danish: Erhvervs- og Vækstministeriet).[3][8] In November of 2016, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen again renamed the ministry.[3] Today, it is known as the Ministry of Business (Danish: Erhvervesministeriet), though in English it is officially referred to as the Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs.

    Organisation

    The Ministry's headquarters at 10–12 Stockholmsgade in Copenhagen.

    The ministry is led by the Minister of Business, as well as the head of the department and the Permanent Secretary. As of 2023, the Ministry of Business oversees seven agencies as well as several state-owned enterprises, including The Danish Growth Fund and VisitDenmark. Its corresponding agencies are:[9]

    List of ministers

    No. Portrait Name
    (Born-Died)     		Term Political Party Government
    Took office Left office Time in office
    Minister for Commerce
    (Handelsminister)
    1
    Moltke I Cabinet
    Minister for Commerce and Seafare
    (Minister for Handel og Søfart)
    2
    Venstre Reform
    		Neergaard I Cabinet
    Holstein-Ledreborg Cabinet
    3
    Wilhelm Weimann [da]
    		Wilhelm Weimann [da]
    (1868–1942)    		28 October 19095 July 1910250 daysSocial LiberalsZahle I Cabinet
    4
    Oscar B. Muus [da]
    		Oscar B. Muus [da]
    (1847–1918)    		5 July 191021 June 19132 years, 351 daysVenstreBerntsen Cabinet
    –
    Jens Hassing-Jørgensen [da]
    		Jens Hassing-Jørgensen [da]
    (1872–1952)
    Acting    		21 June 191328 April 1914311 daysSocial LiberalsZahle II Cabinet
    5
    Christopher Hage [da]
    		Christopher Hage [da]
    (1848–1930)    		28 April 191430 March 19205 years, 337 daysSocial LiberalsZahle II Cabinet
    Minister for Commerce
    (Minister for Handel)
    6
    Magnus Suenson [da]
    		Magnus Suenson [da]
    (1875–1955)    		30 March 19205 April 19206 daysIndependentLiebe Cabinet
    7
    Hans Peter Prior
    		Hans Peter Prior
    (1866–1936)    		5 April 19205 May 192030 daysIndependentFriis Cabinet
    8
    Tyge J. Rothe [da]
    		Tyge J. Rothe [da]
    (1877–1970)    		5 May 19209 October 19222 years, 157 daysVenstreNeergaard II Cabinet
    –
    Oluf Krag [da]
    		Oluf Krag [da]
    (1870–1942)
    Acting    		9 October 192210 October 19221 dayVenstreNeergaard III Cabinet
    9
    Jørgen Christensen [da]
    		Jørgen Christensen [da]
    (1871–1937)    		10 October 192223 April 19241 year, 196 daysVenstreNeergaard III Cabinet
    Minister for Industry, Commerce and Seafare
    (Minister for industri handel og søfart)
    10
    Thorvald Stauning
    		Thorvald Stauning
    (1873–1942)    		23 April 192414 December 19262 years, 235 daysSocial DemocratsStauning I Cabinet
    11
    Marius Slebsager [da]
    		Marius Slebsager [da]
    (1874–1962)    		14 December 19263 October 19281 year, 294 daysVenstreMadsen-Mygdal Cabinet
    –
    Thomas Madsen-Mygdal
    		Thomas Madsen-Mygdal
    (1876–1943)
    Acting    		3 October 19286 October 19283 daysVenstreMadsen-Mygdal Cabinet
    –
    Johannes Stensballe [da]
    		Johannes Stensballe [da]
    (1874–1956)
    Acting    		6 October 192830 April 1929206 daysVenstreMadsen-Mygdal Cabinet
    12
    Christen Nielsen Hauge [da]
    		Christen Nielsen Hauge [da]
    (1870–1940)    		30 April 19294 November 19356 years, 188 daysSocial DemocratsStauning II Cabinet
    13
    Johannes Kjærbøl
    		Johannes Kjærbøl
    (1885–1973)    		4 November 19358 July 19404 years, 247 daysSocial DemocratsStauning III Cabinet–IV–V
    14
    John Christmas Møller
    		John Christmas Møller
    (1894–1948)    		8 July 19403 October 194087 daysConservativesStauning V Cabinet
    15
    Halfdan Hendriksen [da]
    		Halfdan Hendriksen [da]
    (1881–1962)    		3 October 19405 May 19454 years, 214 daysConservativesStauning VI Cabinet
    Buhl I Cabinet
    Scavenius Cabinet
    16
    Vilhelm Fibiger [da]
    		Vilhelm Fibiger [da]
    (1886–1978)    		5 May 19457 November 1945186 daysConservativesBuhl II Cabinet
    17
    Jens Villemoes [da]
    		Jens Villemoes [da]
    (1880–1956)    		7 November 19456 September 19471 year, 303 daysVenstreKristensen Cabinet
    18
    Axel Kristensen [da]
    		Axel Kristensen [da]
    (1895–1971)    		6 September 194713 November 194768 daysVenstreKristensen Cabinet
    19
    Jens Otto Krag
    		Jens Otto Krag
    (1914–1978)    		13 November 194716 September 19502 years, 307 daysSocial DemocratsHedtoft I Cabinet
    20
    Hans Christian Hansen
    (1906–1960)
    		16 September 195030 October 195044 daysSocial DemocratsHedtoft II Cabinet
    21
    Ove Weikop [da]
    		Ove Weikop [da]
    (1897–1986)    		30 October 195013 September 1951318 daysConservativesEriksen Cabinet
    22
    Aage L. Rytter [da]
    		Aage L. Rytter [da]
    (1900–1961)    		13 September 195130 September 19532 years, 17 daysConservativesEriksen Cabinet
    23
    Lis Groes
    		Lis Groes
    (1910–1974)    		30 September 195328 May 19573 years, 240 daysSocial DemocratsHedtoft III Cabinet
    Hansen I Cabinet
    Minister of Commerce
    (Handelsminister)
    24
    Kampmann I Cabinet
    25
    II
    27
    Krag I Cabinet
    (25)
    Lars P. Jensen [da]
    		Lars P. Jensen [da]
    (1909–1986)    		21 September 19661 October 19671 year, 10 daysSocial DemocratsKrag II Cabinet
    28
    Ove Hansen [da]
    		Ove Hansen [da]
    (1909–1997)    		1 October 19672 February 1968124 daysSocial DemocratsKrag II Cabinet
    29
    Knud Thomsen [da]
    		Knud Thomsen [da]
    (1908–1996)    		2 February 196811 October 19713 years, 251 daysConservativesBaunsgaard Cabinet
    30
    Erling Jensen [da]
    		Erling Jensen [da]
    (1919–2000)    		11 October 19716 December 19732 years, 56 daysSocial DemocratsKrag III Cabinet
    Jørgensen I Cabinet
    31
    Poul Nyboe Andersen [da]
    		Poul Nyboe Andersen [da]
    (1913–2004)    		6 December 197329 January 19751 year, 54 daysVenstreHartling Cabinet
    (30)
    Erling Jensen [da]
    		Erling Jensen [da]
    (1919–2000)    		29 January 19758 September 19761 year, 223 daysSocial DemocratsJørgensen II Cabinet
    32
    Per Hækkerup
    		Per Hækkerup
    (1915–1979)    		8 September 197626 February 1977171 daysSocial DemocratsJørgensen II Cabinet
    33
    Ivar Nørgaard
    		Ivar Nørgaard
    (1922–2011)    		26 February 197730 August 19781 year, 185 daysSocial DemocratsJørgensen II Cabinet
    34
    Arne Christiansen [da]
    		Arne Christiansen [da]
    (1925–2007)    		26 February 197730 August 19781 year, 185 daysVenstreJørgensen III Cabinet
    Minister of Industry
    (Industriminister)
    35
    Ib Stetter [da]
    		Ib Stetter [da]
    (1917–1997)    		30 August 197812 March 19867 years, 194 daysConservativesSchlüter I Cabinet
    36
    Nils Wilhjelm [da]
    		Nils Wilhjelm [da]
    (1936–2018)    		12 March 19862 December 19893 years, 265 daysConservativesSchlüter I Cabinet–II
    37
    Anne Birgitte Lundholt
    		Anne Birgitte Lundholt
    (born 1952)    		2 December 198925 January 19933 years, 54 daysConservativesSchlüter III Cabinet–IV
    38
    Jan Trøjborg
    		Jan Trøjborg
    (1955–2012)    		25 January 199328 January 19941 year, 3 daysSocial DemocratsPoul Nyrup Rasmussen I Cabinet
    39
    Mimi Jakobsen
    		Mimi Jakobsen
    (born 1948)    		28 January 19948 February 199411 daysCentre DemocratsPoul Nyrup Rasmussen I Cabinet
    Minister for Industry and Business Coordination
    (Industri- og samordningsminister)
    (39)
    Mimi Jakobsen
    		Mimi Jakobsen
    (born 1948)    		8 February 199427 September 1994231 daysCentre DemocratsPoul Nyrup Rasmussen I Cabinet
    Minister of Business Affairs
    (Erhvervsminister)
    (39)
    Mimi Jakobsen
    		Mimi Jakobsen
    (born 1948)    		27 September 199430 December 19969 years, 120 daysCentre DemocratsPoul Nyrup Rasmussen II Cabinet
    (38)
    Jan Trøjborg
    		Jan Trøjborg
    (1955–2012)    		28 January 199423 March 19984 years, 54 daysSocial DemocratsPoul Nyrup Rasmussen III Cabinet
    40
    Pia Gjellerup
    		Pia Gjellerup
    (born 1959)    		23 March 199829 December 20002 years, 281 daysSocial DemocratsPoul Nyrup Rasmussen IV Cabinet
    41
    Ole Stavad
    		Ole Stavad
    (born 1949)    		21 December 200027 November 2001333 daysSocial DemocratsPoul Nyrup Rasmussen IV Cabinet
    Minister of Economic and Business Affairs
    (Økonomi- og Erhvervsminister)
    42
    Bendt Bendtsen
    		Bendt Bendtsen
    (born 1954)    		27 November 200110 September 20086 years, 288 daysConservativesAnders Fogh Rasmussen I Cabinet–II–III
    Minister of Business Affairs and Growth
    (Erhvervs- og Vækstminister)
    43
    Lene Espersen
    		Lene Espersen
    (born 1965)    		10 September 200823 February 20101 year, 166 daysConservativesLars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet
    44
    Brian Mikkelsen
    		Brian Mikkelsen
    (born 1966)    		23 February 20103 October 20111 year, 222 daysConservativesLars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet
    45
    SF
    		Thorning-Schmidt I Cabinet
    46
    SF
    		Thorning-Schmidt I Cabinet
    47
    Henrik Sass Larsen
    		Henrik Sass Larsen
    (born 1966)    		9 August 201328 June 20151 year, 323 daysSocial DemocratsThorning-Schmidt I Cabinet–II
    48
    Troels Lund Poulsen
    		Troels Lund Poulsen
    (born 1976)    		28 June 201528 November 20161 year, 153 daysVenstreLars Løkke Rasmussen II Cabinet
    Minister of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs
    (Erhvervsminister)
    (44)
    Brian Mikkelsen
    		Brian Mikkelsen
    (born 1966)    		28 November 201620 June 20181 year, 204 daysConservativesLars Løkke Rasmussen III Cabinet
    49
    Rasmus Jarlov
    		Rasmus Jarlov
    (born 1977)    		20 June 201827 June 20191 year, 7 daysConservativesLars Løkke Rasmussen III Cabinet
    50
    Simon Kollerup
    		Simon Kollerup
    (born 1986)    		27 June 201915 December 20223 years, 171 daysSocial DemocratsFrederiksen I Cabinet
    51
    Morten Bødskov
    		Morten Bødskov
    (born 1970)    		15 December 2022Incumbent1 year, 132 daysSocial DemocratsFrederiksen II Cabinet


    References

    1. ^ "About us". Erhvervsministeriet. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
    2. ^ "Erhvervsminister Morten Bødskov". Erhvervsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-04-16.
    3. ^
      Den Store Danske
      (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-04-16.
    4. ISBN 8711116528
      .
    5. Dansk Biografisk Lexikon (in Danish). Vol. II: Beccau–Brandis. Copenhagen: Gyldendal
      . pp. 433–434. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
    6. ^ "Erhvervsministeriet: Hvem er de og hvad er deres opgave?". Arbejdsmarkedsstof (in Danish). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
    7. Den Store Danske
      (in Danish). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
    8. OCLC 844310709
      . Retrieved 21 November 2014.
    9. ^ "Organisation". Erhvervsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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