Kultus Minister (Denmark)

Kultus Minister
Kultusminister
State Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Denmark
Longest serving Jacob Scavenius 24 August 1880 – 6 July 1891
Type	Minister
Member of	Cabinet State Council
Reports to	the prime minister
Seat	Slotsholmen
Appointer	The Monarch (on the advice of the prime minister)
Formation	22 March 1848 (1848-03-22)
First holder	Ditlev Gothard Monrad
Final holder	Søren Keiser-Nielsen  [ da ]
Abolished	28 April 1916 (1916-04-28)
Superseded by	Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs Minister of Education
Deputy	Permanent Secretary

The Kultus Minister of Denmark (Danish : Kultusminister) was a Danish minister office. The responsibilities of the minister was the church, culture and education. The word kultus comes from cultus, Latin for adoration from which the words culture and cult are derived.

In 1916, the office was split up into an Education Minister and a Church Minister. The new Church Minister had responsibility for culture, a task transferred to the Minister for Cultural Affairs in 1961.

List of Kultus Ministers

Kultus ministers under Frederick VII (1848–1863)

No.	Portrait	Name (born-died)	Term of office			Political party		Government	Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Monrad, Ditlev Gothard Ditlev Gothard Monrad (1811–1887)	22 March 1848	15 November 1848	238 days		National Liberal	Moltke I
2		Madvig, Johan Nicolai Johan Nicolai Madvig (1804–1886)	16 November 1848	7 December 1851	3 years, 22 days		National Liberal	Moltke II–III–IV
3		Bang, Peter Georg Peter Georg Bang (1797–1861)	7 December 1851	3 June 1852	179 days		Independent	Moltke IV Bluhme I
4		Simony, Carl Frederik Carl Frederik Simony  [ da ] (1806–1872)	3 June 1852	21 April 1853	322 days		National Liberal	Bluhme I
5		Ørsted, Anders Sandøe Anders Sandøe Ørsted (1778–1860)	21 April 1853	12 December 1854	1 year, 235 days		Independent	Ørsted
6		Hall, Carl Christian Carl Christian Hall (1812–1888)	12 December 1854	6 May 1859	4 years, 145 days		National Liberal	Bang Andræ Hall I
(1)		Monrad, Ditlev Gothard Ditlev Gothard Monrad (1811–1887)	6 May 1859	2 December 1859	210 days		National Liberal	Hall I
7		Borgen, Vilhelm August Vilhelm August Borgen  [ da ] (1801–1884)	2 December 1859	24 February 1860	84 days		Bondevennerne	Rotwitt
(1)		Monrad, Ditlev Gothard Ditlev Gothard Monrad (1811–1887)	24 February 1860	31 December 1863	3 years, 310 days		National Liberal	Hall II

Kultus ministers under Christian IX (1863–1906)

No.	Portrait	Name (born-died)	Term of office			Political party		Government	Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
8		Engelstoft, Christian Thorning Christian Thorning Engelstoft  [ da ] (1805–1889)	31 December 1863	11 July 1864	193 days		Nonpartisan	Monrad
9		Heltzen, Eugenius Sophus Ernst Eugenius Sophus Ernst Heltzen  [ da ] (1818–1898)	11 July 1864	30 March 1865	262 days		Højre	Bluhme II
–		Quaade, George George Quaade  [ da ] (1813–1889) Acting	30 March 1865	7 April 1865	8 days		Nonpartisan	Bluhme II
10		Bræstrup, Cosmus Cosmus Bræstrup  [ da ] (1789–1870)	7 April 1865	6 November 1865	213 days		Højre	Bluhme II
11		Rosenørn-Teilmann, Christian Peter Theodor Theodor Rosenørn-Teilmann  [ da ] (1817–1879)	6 November 1865	4 September 1867	1 year, 302 days		Nonpartisan	Frijs
12		Kierkegaard, Peter Peter Kierkegaard (1805–1888)	4 September 1867	6 March 1868	184 days		Nonpartisan	Frijs
–		Fonnesbech, Christen Andreas Christen Andreas Fonnesbech (1817–1880) Acting	6 March 1868	15 March 1868	9 days		National Landowners	Frijs
13		Hansen, Aleth Sophus Aleth Sophus Hansen  [ da ] (1817–1889)	15 March 1868	22 September 1869	1 year, 191 days		Nonpartisan	Frijs
14		Rosenørn, Ernst Emil Ernst Emil Rosenørn  [ da ] (1810–1894)	22 September 1869	28 May 1870	248 days		Nonpartisan	Frijs
15		Hall, Carl Christian Carl Christian Hall (1812–1888)	28 May 1870	14 July 1874	4 years, 47 days		National Liberal	Holstein-Holsteinborg
16		Worsaae, Jens Jacob Asmussen Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae (1821–1885)	14 July 1874	11 June 1875	332 days		Nonpartisan	Fonnesbech
17		Fischer, Johan Christian Henrik Johan Christian Henrik Fischer  [ da ] (1814–1885)	11 June 1875	24 August 1880	5 years, 74 days		Højre	Estrup
18		Scavenius, Jacob Frederik Jacob Frederik Scavenius (1833–1915)	24 August 1880	6 July 1891	10 years, 316 days		Højre	Estrup
–		Nellemann, Johannes Johannes Nellemann (1831–1906) Acting	6 July 1891	10 July 1891	4 days		Højre	Estrup
19		Goos, August Hermann Ferdinand Carl August Hermann Ferdinand Carl Goos (1835–1917)	10 July 1891	7 August 1894	3 years, 28 days		Højre	Estrup
20		Vilhelm Bardenfleth  [ da ] (1850–1933)	7 August 1894	23 May 1897	2 years, 289 days		Højre	Reedtz-Thott	[1]
21		Hans Valdemar Sthyr  [ da ] (1838–1905)	23 May 1897	27 April 1900	2 years, 339 days		Højre	Hørring	[2]
22		Jens Jacobsen Kokholm Bjerre  [ da ] (1847–1901)	27 April 1900	24 July 1901	1 year, 88 days		Højre	Sehested	[3]
23		Jens Christian Christensen (1856–1930)	24 July 1901	14 January 1905	3 years, 174 days		Venstre Reform Party	Deuntzer	[4]
24		Enevold Sørensen (1850–1920)	14 January 1905	28 October 1909	4 years, 287 days		Venstre Reform Party	Christensen I–II Neergaard I Holstein-Ledreborg	[5] [6] [7] [8]

Kultus ministers under Frederik VIII (1906–1912)

No.	Portrait	Name (born-died)	Term of office			Political party		Government	Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
25		M. C. B. Nielsen  [ da ] (1847–1930)	28 October 1909	5 July 1910	250 days		Social Liberal	Zahle I	[9]
25		Jakob Lindberg Appel  [ da ] (1866–1931)	5 July 1910	21 June 1913	2 years, 351 days		Venstre	Berntsen	[10]

Kultus ministers under Christian X (1912–1947)

No.	Portrait	Name (born–died)	Term of office			Political party		Government	Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
27		Søren Keiser-Nielsen  [ da ] (1856–1926)	21 June 1913	28 April 1916	2 years, 312 days		Social Liberal	Zahle II	[11]

References

1. "Regeringen Reedtz-Thott". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
2. "Regeringen Hørring". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 3 November 2025.
3. "Regeringen Sehested". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 3 November 2025.
4. "Regeringen Deuntzer". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 3 November 2025.
5. "Regeringen Christensen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 3 November 2025.
6. "Regeringen Christensen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 3 November 2025.
7. "Regeringen Neergaard I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
8. "Regeringen Holstein-Ledreborg". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
9. "Regeringen Zahle I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
10. "Regeringen Berntsen". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
11. "Regeringen Zahle II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.

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