List of Interior Ministers (Denmark)

Last updated August 09, 2019

This is a list of Interior Ministers of Denmark since the establishment of the Danish Ministry of the Interior in 1848. The Ministry was abolished in 2007 with most of the portfolio becoming part of a new Ministry of Welfare. It was reestablished in 2009.

List of Interior Ministers (1848–present)
Interior ministers under Frederick VII (1848–1863)
Interior ministers under Christian IX (1863–1906)
Interior ministers under Frederik VIII (1906–1912)
Interior ministers under Christian X (1912–1947)
Interior ministers under Frederik IX (1947–1972)
Interior ministers under Margrethe II (1972–present)
Notes
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List of Interior Ministers (1848–present)

Interior ministers under Frederick VII (1848–1863)

№	Minister of the Interior	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Cabinet
1	Bang, Peter Georg Peter Georg Bang (1797–1861)	16 November 1848	21 September 1849	309 days	Independent	Moltke I Moltke II
2	Bang, Peter Georg Mathias Hans Rosenørn [ da ] (1814–1902)	21 September 1849	13 July 1851	1 year, 295 days	Independent	Moltke II
3	Tillisch, rederik Ferdinand Frederik Ferdinand von Tillisch [ da ] (1801–1889)	13 July 1851	27 January 1852	198 days	Independent	Moltke IV
(1)	Bang, Peter Georg Peter Georg Bang (1797–1861)	27 January 1852	21 April 1853	1 year, 84 days	Independent	Bluhme I
4	Ørsted, Anders Sandøe Anders Sandøe Ørsted (1778–1860)	21 April 1853	29 April 1854	1 year, 8 days	Independent	Ørsted
(3)	Tillisch, rederik Ferdinand Frederik Ferdinand von Tillisch [ da ] (1801–1889)	29 April 1854	12 December 1854	227 days	Independent	Ørsted
(1)	Bang, Peter Georg Peter Georg Bang (1797–1861)	12 December 1854	18 February 1856	4 years, 68 days	Independent	Bang
5	Simony, Carl Frederik Carl Frederik Simony [ da ] (1806–1872)	18 February 1856	4 June 1856	107 days	National Liberal	Bang
6	Unsgaard, Iver Johannes Iver Johannes Unsgaard [ da ] (1798–1872)	4 June 1856	18 October 1856	136 days	Independent	Bang
7	Krieger, Andreas Frederik Andreas Frederik Krieger (1817–1893)	18 October 1856	1 August 1858	1 year, 287 days	National Liberal	Andræ Hall I
(6)	Unsgaard, Iver Johannes Iver Johannes Unsgaard [ da ] (1798–1872)	1 August 1858	6 May 1859	278 days	Independent	Hall I
(7)	Krieger, Andreas Frederik Andreas Frederik Krieger (1817–1893)	6 May 1859	2 December 1859	210 days	National Liberal	Hall I
8	Krieger, Andreas Frederik Johan Christian von Jessen [ da ] (1817–1884)	2 December 1859	24 February 1860	84 days	National Liberal	Rotwitt
9	Monrad, Ditlev Gothard Ditlev Gothard Monrad (1811–1887)	24 February 1860	15 September 1861	1 year, 172 days	National Liberal	Hall II
10	Lehmann, Peter Martin Peter Martin Orla Lehmann (1810–1870)	15 September 1861	31 December 1863	2 years, 138 days	Bondevennerne	Hall II

Interior ministers under Christian IX (1863–1906)

№	Minister of the Interior	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Cabinet
11	Nutzhorn, Carl Carl von Nutzhorn [ da ] (1828–1899)	31 December 1863	10 May 1864	131 days	Independent	Monrad
12	Carlsen, Hans Rasmussen Hans Rasmussen Carlsen [ da ] (1810–1887)	10 May 1864	11 July 1864	62 days	Independent	Monrad
(3)	Tillisch, rederik Ferdinand Frederik Ferdinand von Tillisch [ da ] (1801–1889)	11 July 1864	6 November 1865	1 year, 118 days	Independent	Bluhme II
13	Estrup, Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup (1825–1913)	6 November 1865	22 September 1869	3 years, 320 days	National Landowners	Frijs
14	Haffner, Wolfgang Wolfgang von Haffner (1810–1887)	22 September 1869	28 May 1870	248 days	National Landowners	Frijs
15	Fonnesbech, Christen Andreas Christen Andreas Fonnesbech (1817–1880)	28 May 1870	14 July 1874	4 years, 47 days	National Landowners	Holstein-Holsteinborg
16	Tobiesen, Fritz Fritz Tobiesen [ da ] (1829–1908)	14 July 1874	11 June 1875	332 days	Independent	Fonnesbech
17	Skeel, Erik Erik Skeel [ da ] (1818–1884)	11 June 1875	29 August 1884	9 years, 79 days	Højre	Estrup
18	Finsen, Hilmar Hilmar Finsen [ da ] (1824–1886)	29 August 1884	8 August 1885	344 days	Højre	Estrup
19	Finsen, Hilmar Hans Peter Ingerslev (1831–1896)	8 August 1885	15 January 1894	8 years, 160 days	Højre	Estrup
20	Hørring, Hugo Egmont Hugo Egmont Hørring (1842–1909)	15 January 1894	23 May 1897	3 years, 128 days	Højre	Reedtz-Thott
21	Bardenfleth, Vilhelm Vilhelm Bardenfleth [ da ] (1850–1933)	23 May 1897	28 August 1899	2 years, 97 days	Højre	Hørring
22	Bramsen, Ludvig Ernst Ludvig Ernst Bramsen [ da ] (1847–1914)	28 August 1899	24 July 1901	1 year, 330 days	Højre	Sehested
23	Sørensen, Enevold Enevold Sørensen (1850–1920)	24 July 1901	14 January 1905	6 years, 174 days	Venstre Reform	Deuntzer
24	Berg, Sigurd Sigurd Berg [ da ] (1868–1921)	14 January 1905	12 October 1908	6 years, 174 days	Venstre Reform	Christensen

Interior ministers under Frederik VIII (1906–1912)

№	Minister of the Interior	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Cabinet
25	Berntsen, Klaus Klaus Berntsen (1866–1946)	12 October 1908	28 October 1909	1 year, 16 days	Venstre Reform	Holstein-Ledreborg
26	Munch, Peter Rochegune Peter Rochegune Munch (1870–1948)	28 October 1909	5 July 1910	250 days	Social Liberals	Zahle I
27	Jensen-Sønderup, Jens Jens Jensen-Sønderup [ da ] (1862–1949)	5 July 1910	21 June 1913	2 years, 351 days	Venstre	Berntsen

Interior ministers under Christian X (1912–1947)

№	Minister of the Interior	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Cabinet
28	Rode, Ove Ove Rode (1867–1933)	21 June 1913	30 March 1920	6 years, 283 days	Social Liberals	Zahle II
29	Rode, Ove Waldemar Oxholm [ da ] (1868–1945)	30 March 1920	5 April 1920	6 days	Nonpartisan	Liebe
30	Vedel, Henrik Henrik Vedel [ da ] (1867–1932)	5 April 1920	5 May 1920	30 days	Nonpartisan	Friis
(24)	Berg, Sigurd Sigurd Berg [ da ] (1868–1921)	5 May 1920	11 July 1921 †	1 year, 67 days	Venstre	Neergaard II
31	Krag, Oluf Christian Oluf Christian Krag [ da ] (1870–1942)	18 July 1921	23 April 1924	2 years, 287 days	Venstre	Neergaard II Neergaard III
32	Hauge, Christen Nielsen Christen Nielsen Hauge [ da ] (1870–1940)	23 April 1924	14 December 1926	2 years, 235 days	Social Democrats	Stauning I
(31)	Krag, Oluf Christian Oluf Christian Krag [ da ] (1870–1942)	14 December 1926	30 April 1929	2 years, 137 days	Nonpartisan	Madsen-Mygdal
33	Dahlgaard, Bertel Bertel Dahlgaard (1887–1972)	30 April 1929	8 July 1940	11 years, 69 days	Social Liberals	Stauning II–II–III–IV
34	Kristensen, Knud Knud Kristensen (1880–1962)	8 July 1940	9 November 1942	2 years, 93 days	Venstre	Stauning VI Buhl I
35	Jørgensen, Jørgen Jørgen Jørgensen (1888–1974)	9 November 1942	29 August 1943	324 days	Social Liberals	Scavenius
No Danish government in between 29 August 1943 (1943-08-29) and 5 May 1945 (1945-05-05). Office is assumed by the permanent secretary.
(34)	Kristensen, Knud Knud Kristensen (1880–1962)	5 May 1945	7 November 1945	186 days	Venstre	Buhl II
36	Kjær, Ejnar Martin Ejnar Martin Kjær [ da ] (1893–1947)	7 November 1945	18 June 1947 †	1 year, 223 days	Venstre	Kristensen

Interior ministers under Frederik IX (1947–1972)

№	Minister of the Interior	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Cabinet
37	Arnth-Jensen, Niels Niels Arnth-Jensen [ da ] (1883–1966)	30 June 1947	13 November 1947	136 days	Venstre	Kristensen
38	Andersen, Alsing Emanuel Alsing Emanuel Andersen (1893–1962)	13 November 1947	23 November 1947	10 days	Social Democrats	Hedtoft I
39	Smørum, Jens Jens Smørum [ da ] (1891–1976)	23 November 1947	30 October 1950	2 years, 341 days	Social Democrats	Hedtoft I
40	Møller, Aksel Aksel Møller [ da ] (1906–1958)	30 October 1950	30 September 1953	2 years, 335 days	Conservative	Eriksen
41	Kjærbøl, Johannes Johannes Kjærbøl [ da ] (1885–1973)	30 September 1953	30 August 1955	1 year, 334 days	Social Democrats	Hedtoft II Hansen I
42	Petersen, Carl Carl Petersen (1894–1984)	30 August 1955	28 May 1957	1 year, 271 days	Social Democrats	Hansen I
43	Olesen, Søren Søren Olesen [ da ] (1891–1973)	28 May 1957	18 November 1960	3 years, 174 days	Justice	Hansen II Kampmann I
44	Knudsen, Hans Rynkeby Hans Rynkeby Knudsen [ da ] (1903–1962)	18 November 1960	7 September 1961	293 days	Venstre	Kampmann II
45	Jensen, Lars Peter Lars P. Jensen [ da ] (1909–1986)	7 September 1961	26 September 1964	3 years, 19 days	Social Democrats	Kampmann II Krag I
46	Hækkerup, Hans Erling Hans Erling Hækkerup [ da ] (1907–1974)	26 September 1964	2 February 1968	3 years, 129 days	Social Democrats	Krag II
47	Sørensen, Poul Clorius Poul Clorius Sørensen [ da ] (1904–1969)	2 February 1968	29 June 1969 †	1 year, 147 days	Conservative	Baunsgaard
48	Toft, Hans Carl Hans Carl Toft [ da ] (1914–2001)	11 July 1969	11 October 1971	2 years, 92 days	Conservative	Baunsgaard
49	Jensen, Egon Egon Jensen [ da ] (1922–1985)	11 October 1971	19 December 1973	2 years, 69 days	Social Democrats	Krag III Jørgensen I

Interior ministers under Margrethe II (1972–present)

№	Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Term			Political Party	Government
№	Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Political Party	Government
Minister of the Interior (Indenrigsminister)
50		Sørensen, Jacob Jacob Sørensen (politician) [ da ] (1915–1990)	19 December 1973	13 February 1975	1 year, 56 days	Venstre	Hartling
(49)		Jensen, Egon Egon Jensen [ da ] (1922–1985)	13 February 1975	30 August 1978	3 years, 198 days	Social Democrats	Jørgensen II
51		Enggaard, Knud Knud Enggaard (born 1929)	30 August 1978	26 October 1979	1 year, 57 days	Venstre	Jørgensen III
52		Rasmussen, Henning Henning Rasmussen [ da ] (1926–1997)	26 October 1979	10 September 1982	2 years, 319 days	Social Democrats	Jørgensen IV
53		Holberg, Britta Caroc Britta Caroc Schall Holberg [ da ] (born 1941)	10 September 1982	12 March 1986	3 years, 183 days	Venstre	Schlüter I
(51)		Enggaard, Knud Knud Enggaard (born 1929)	12 March 1986	10 September 1987	1 year, 182 days	Conservative	Schlüter I
54		Pedersen, Thor Thor Pedersen (born 1945)	10 September 1987	25 January 1993	5 years, 137 days	Venstre	Schlüter II–II–III
55		Weiss, Birte Birte Weiss (born 1941)	25 January 1993	20 October 1997	4 years, 268 days	Social Democrats	P.N. Rasmussen I–II–III
56		Simonsen, Thorkild Thorkild Simonsen (born 1926)	20 October 1997	23 February 2000	2 years, 126 days	Social Democrats	P.N. Rasmussen III–II
57		Jespersen, Karen Karen Jespersen (born 1947)	23 February 2000	27 November 2001	1 year, 277 days	Social Democrats	P.N. Rasmussen IV
Minister of the Interior and Health (Indenrigs- og sundhedsminister)
58		Rasmussen, Lars Løkke Lars Løkke Rasmussen (born 1964)	27 November 2001	23 November 2007	5 years, 361 days	Venstre	A.F. Rasmussen I–II
Dismantled, role placed within the Ministry of Social Affairs
-		Jespersen, Karen Karen Jespersen (born 1947)	23 November 2007	7 April 2009	1 year, 135 days	Venstre	A.F. Rasmussen III
Ministry of the Interior and Social Affairs (Indenrigs- og Socialminister)
59		Ellemann, Karen Karen Ellemann (born 1969)	7 April 2009	23 February 2010	322 days	Venstre	L.L. Rasmussen I
Minister of the Interior and Health (Indenrigs- og sundhedsminister)
60		Haarder, Bertel Bertel Haarder (born 1944)	23 February 2010	3 October 2011	1 year, 222 days	Venstre	L.L. Rasmussen I
Ministry of Economy and the Interior (Økonomi- og Indenrigsministeriet)
61		Vestager, Margrethe Margrethe Vestager (born 1968)	3 October 2011	2 September 2014	2 years, 334 days	Social Liberals	Thorning-Schmidt I–II
62		Østergaard, Morten Morten Østergaard (born 1976)	2 September 2014	28 June 2015	299 days	Social Liberals	Thorning-Schmidt II
Ministry of Social Affairs and the Interior (Social- og Indenrigsministeriet)
(59)		Ellemann, Karen Karen Ellemann (born 1969)	28 June 2015	28 November 2016	1 year, 153 days	Venstre	L.L. Rasmussen II
Ministry of Economy and the Interior (Økonomi- og Indenrigsministeriet)
63		Ammitzbøll-Bille, Simon Emil Simon Emil Ammitzbøll-Bille (born 1977)	28 November 2016	Incumbent	2 years, 253 days	Liberal Alliance	L.L. Rasmussen III
Minister for Social Affairs and the Interior (Social- og indenrigsminister)
63		Astrid Krag (born 1982)	27 June 2019	Incumbent	42 days	Social Democrats	Frederiksen

Notes

Frederik Tobiesen was often referred to by his nickname Frits Tobiesen.
From November 1918 to March 1920, Thorvald Stauning (Minister without Portfolio) assumed the Interior Minister's duties regarding the so-called Interior Ministry's Social Department Regarding Worker's Relations. (), but he was not awarded the title of minister.
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.
A total of three ministers died in office. Their successors were not appointed immediately.
Some tasks were transferred to the Ministry of Health in 1987.
The Ministry of Health was shut down in 2001, and some tasks transferred to the Ministry of the Interior, which were then renamed to the Ministry of the Interior and Health.

Thorvald August Marinus Stauning was the first social democratic Prime Minister of Denmark. He served as Prime Minister from 1924 to 1926 and again from 1929 until his death in 1942.

Nazi Germany is the common English name for Germany between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party (NSDAP) controlled the country through a dictatorship. Under Hitler's rule, Germany was transformed into a totalitarian state where nearly all aspects of life were controlled by the government. The official name of the state was Deutsches Reich until 1943 and Großdeutsches Reich from 1943 to 1945. Nazi Germany is also known as the Third Reich, meaning "Third Realm" or "Third Empire", the first two being the Holy Roman Empire (800–1806) and the German Empire (1871–1918). The Nazi regime ended after the Allies defeated Germany in May 1945, ending World War II in Europe.

Christian X was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947, and the only King of Iceland between 1918 and 1944. He was a member of the House of Glücksburg and the first member of his family since king Frederick VII to have actually been born into the Danish royal family; both his father and his grandfather were born as princes of a German ducal family. Among his siblings was King Haakon VII of Norway.

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