| Minister of Finance | |
|---|---|
| Finansminister | |
| | |
| Ministry of Finance | |
| Type | Minister |
| Member of |
|
| Reports to | the Prime minister |
| Seat | Slotsholmen |
| Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
| Formation | 22 March 1848 |
| First holder | Adam Wilhelm Moltke |
| Succession | depending on the order in the State Council |
| Deputy | Permanent Secretary |
| Salary | 1.540.212,27 DKK (€206,623), in 2024 [1] |
This is a list of finance ministers of Denmark since Denmark's first unified finance ministry was established in 1848. [2]
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) | Term of office | Political party | Government | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 | | Adam Wilhelm Moltke (1785–1864) | 22 March 1848 | 16 November 1848 | 239 days | Independent | Moltke I | [3] | |
| 2 | | Wilhelm Sponneck (1815–1888) | 16 November 1848 | 12 December 1854 | 6 years, 26 days | Independent | Moltke II–III–IV Bluhme I Ørsted | [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |
| 3 | | Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ (1812–1893) | 12 December 1854 | 10 July 1858 | 3 years, 210 days | Society of the Friends of Peasants | Bang Andræ Hall I | [9] [10] [11] | |
| 4 | | Andreas Frederik Krieger (1817–1893) | 10 July 1858 | 6 May 1859 | 300 days | National Liberal | Hall I | [11] | |
| 5 | | Carl Emil Fenger (1814–1884) | 6 May 1859 | 2 December 1859 | 210 days | Independent | Hall I | [11] | |
| 6 | | Regnar Westenholz (1815–1866) | 2 December 1859 | 24 February 1860 | 84 days | Independent | Rotwitt | [12] | |
| 5 | | Carl Emil Fenger (1814–1884) | 24 February 1860 | 31 December 1863 | 3 years, 310 days | Independent | Hall II | [13] | |
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) | Term of office | Political party | Government | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 7 | | Ditlev Gothard Monrad (1811–1887) | 31 December 1863 | 11 July 1864 | 193 days | National Liberal | Monrad | [14] | |
| 8 | | Christian Nathan David (1793–1874) | 11 July 1864 | 6 November 1865 | 1 year, 118 days | Independent | Bluhme II | [15] | |
| 9 | | Christen Andreas Fonnesbech (1817–1880) | 6 November 1865 | 28 May 1870 | 4 years, 203 days | Independent | Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs | [16] | |
| (5) | | Carl Emil Fenger (1814–1884) | 28 May 1870 | 25 March 1872 | 1 year, 302 days | Independent | Holstein-Holsteinborg | [17] | |
| – | | Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg (1815–1892) acting | 25 March 1872 | 1 July 1872 | 98 days | Centre | Holstein-Holsteinborg | [17] | |
| (4) | | Andreas Frederik Krieger (1817–1893) | 1 July 1872 | 20 June 1874 | 1 year, 354 days | National Liberal | Holstein-Holsteinborg | [17] | |
| – | | Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg (1815–1892) acting | 20 June 1874 | 14 July 1874 | 24 days | Centre | Holstein-Holsteinborg | [17] | |
| (9) | | Christen Andreas Fonnesbech (1817–1880) | 14 July 1874 | 11 June 1875 | 332 days | Independent | Fonnesbech | [18] | |
| 10 | | Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup (1825–1913) | 11 June 1875 | 7 August 1894 | 19 years, 57 days | National Landowners | Estrup | [19] | |
| Højre | |||||||||
| 11 | | Christian Lüttichau (1832–1915) | 7 August 1894 | 23 May 1897 | 2 years, 289 days | Højre | Reedtz-Thott | [20] | |
| 12 | | Hugo Egmont Hørring (1842–1909) | 23 May 1897 | 27 April 1900 | 2 years, 339 days | Højre | Hørring | [21] | |
| 13 | | William Scharling (1837–1911) | 27 April 1900 | 24 July 1901 | 1 year, 88 days | Højre | Sehested | [22] | |
| 14 | | Christopher Hage (1848–1930) | 24 July 1901 | 14 January 1905 | 3 years, 174 days | Venstre Reform Party | Deuntzer | [23] | |
| 15 | | Vilhelm Lassen (1861–1908) | 14 January 1905 | 6 April 1908 # | 3 years, 83 days | Venstre Reform Party | Christensen I | [24] | |
| – | | Jens Christian Christensen (1856–1930) acting | 6 April 1908 | 24 July 1908 | 109 days | Venstre Reform Party | Christensen I | [24] | |
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) | Term of office | Political party | Government | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 16 | | Niels Neergaard (1854–1936) | 24 July 1908 | 12 October 1908 | 80 days | Moderate Venstre | Christensen II | [25] | |
| 17 | | Charles Brun (1866–1919) | 12 October 1908 | 16 September 1909 | 339 days | Venstre Reform Party | Neergaard I | [26] | |
| (16) | | Niels Neergaard (1854–1936) | 16 August 1909 | 28 October 1909 | 73 days | Venstre | Holstein-Ledreborg | [27] | |
| 18 | | Edvard Brandes (1847–1931) | 28 October 1909 | 5 July 1910 | 250 days | Social Liberal | Zahle I | [28] | |
| (16) | | Niels Neergaard (1854–1936) | 5 July 1910 | 21 June 1913 | 2 years, 351 days | Venstre | Berntsen | [29] | |
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) | Term of office | Political party | Government | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| (18) | | Edvard Brandes (1847–1931) | 21 June 1913 | 30 March 1920 | 6 years, 283 days | Social Liberal | Zahle II | [30] | |
| 19 | | Hans Peter Hjerl Hansen (1870–1946) | 30 March 1920 | 5 April 1920 | 6 days | Independent | Liebe | [31] | |
| 20 | | Michael Koefoed (1870–1946) | 5 April 1920 | 5 May 1920 | 30 days | Independent | Friis | [32] | |
| (16) | | Niels Neergaard (1854–1936) | 5 May 1920 | 23 April 1924 | 3 years, 354 days | Venstre | Neergaard II–III | [33] [34] | |
| 21 | | Carl Valdemar Bramsnæs (1879–1965) | 23 April 1924 | 14 December 1926 | 2 years, 235 days | Social Democrats | Stauning I | [35] | |
| (16) | | Niels Neergaard (1854–1936) | 14 December 1926 | 30 April 1929 | 2 years, 137 days | Venstre | Madsen-Mygdal | [36] | |
| (21) | | Carl Valdemar Bramsnæs (1879–1965) | 30 April 1929 | 31 May 1933 | 4 years, 31 days | Social Democrats | Stauning II | [37] | |
| 22 | | Hans Peter Hansen (1872–1953) | 31 May 1933 | 20 July 1937 | 4 years, 50 days | Social Democrats | Stauning II–III | [37] [38] | |
| 23 | | Vilhelm Buhl (1881–1954) | 20 July 1937 | 16 July 1942 | 4 years, 361 days | Social Democrats | Stauning III–IV–V–VI Buhl I | [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] | |
| 24 | | Alsing Andersen (1893–1962) | 16 July 1942 | 9 November 1942 | 116 days | Social Democrats | Buhl I | [42] | |
| 25 | | Kristian Hansen Kofoed (1879–1951) | 9 November 1942 | 29 August 1943 | 293 days | Social Liberal | Scavenius | [43] | |
| No Danish government (29 August 1943 [a] – 5 May 1945). Office is assumed by the permanent secretary. | |||||||||
| 26 | | Hans Christian Hansen (1906–1960) | 5 May 1945 | 7 November 1945 | 186 days | Social Democrats | Buhl II | [44] | |
| 27 | | Thorkil Kristensen (1899–1989) | 7 November 1945 | 13 November 1947 | 2 years, 6 days | Venstre | Kristensen | [45] | |
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) | Term of office | Political party | Government | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| (26) | | Hans Christian Hansen (1906–1960) | 13 November 1947 | 16 September 1950 | 2 years, 307 days | Social Democrats | Hedtoft I | [46] | |
| 28 | | Viggo Kampmann (1910–1976) | 16 September 1950 | 30 October 1950 | 44 days | Social Democrats | Hedtoft I–II | [46] [47] | |
| (27) | | Thorkil Kristensen (1899–1989) | 30 October 1950 | 30 September 1953 | 2 years, 335 days | Venstre | Eriksen | [48] | |
| 28 | | Viggo Kampmann (1910–1976) | 30 September 1953 | 31 March 1960 | 6 years, 183 days | Social Democrats | Hedtoft III Hansen I–II Kampmann I | [49] [50] [51] [52] | |
| 29 | | Kjeld Philip (1912–1989) | 31 March 1960 | 7 September 1961 | 1 year, 160 days | Social Liberal | Kampmann I–II | [52] [53] | |
| 30 | | Hans R. Knudsen (1903–1962) | 7 September 1961 | 4 November 1962 # | 1 year, 160 days | Social Democrats | Kampmann II Krag I | [53] [54] | |
| 31 | | Poul Hansen (1913–1966) | 15 November 1962 | 24 August 1965 | 2 years, 282 days | Social Democrats | Krag I–II | [54] [55] | |
| 32 | | Henry Grünbaum (1911–2006) | 24 August 1965 | 2 February 1968 | 2 years, 162 days | Social Democrats | Krag II | [55] | |
| 33 | | Poul Møller (1919–1997) | 2 February 1968 | 17 March 1971 | 3 years, 43 days | Conservative People's Party | Baunsgaard | [56] | |
| 34 | | Erik Ninn-Hansen (1922–2014) | 17 March 1971 | 11 October 1971 | 208 days | Conservative People's Party | Baunsgaard | [56] | |
| (32) | | Henry Grünbaum (1911–2006) | 11 October 1971 | 19 December 1973 | 2 years, 69 days | Social Democrats | Krag III Jørgensen I | [57] [58] | |
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) | Term of office | Political party | Government | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 35 | | Anders Ejnar Andersen (1912–2006) | 19 December 1973 | 13 February 1975 | 1 year, 56 days | Venstre | Hartling | [59] | |
| 36 | | Knud Heinesen (1932–2025) | 13 February 1975 | 26 October 1979 | 4 years, 255 days | Social Democrats | Jørgensen II–III | [60] [61] | |
| 37 | | Svend Jakobsen (1935–2022) | 26 October 1979 | 30 December 1981 | 2 years, 65 days | Social Democrats | Jørgensen IV | [62] | |
| (36) | | Knud Heinesen (1932–2025) | 30 December 1981 | 10 September 1982 | 254 days | Social Democrats | Jørgensen V | [63] | |
| 38 | | Henning Christophersen (1939–2016) | 10 September 1982 | 23 July 1984 | 1 year, 317 days | Venstre | Schlüter I | [64] | |
| 39 | | Palle Simonsen (1933–2014) | 23 July 1984 | 31 October 1989 | 5 years, 100 days | Conservative People's Party | Schlüter I–II–III | [64] [65] [66] | |
| 40 | | Henning Dyremose (born 1945) | 31 October 1989 | 25 January 1993 | 3 years, 86 days | Conservative People's Party | Schlüter III–IV | [66] [67] | |
| 41 | | Mogens Lykketoft (born 1946) | 25 January 1993 | 21 December 2000 | 7 years, 331 days | Social Democrats | P. N. Rasmussen I–II–III–IV | [68] [69] [70] [71] | |
| 42 | | Pia Gjellerup (born 1959) | 21 December 2000 | 27 November 2001 | 341 days | Social Democrats | P. N. Rasmussen IV | [71] | |
| 43 | | Thor Pedersen (born 1945) | 27 November 2001 | 23 February 2007 | 5 years, 88 days | Venstre | A. F. Rasmussen I–II | [72] [73] | |
| 44 | | Lars Løkke Rasmussen (born 1964) | 23 November 2007 | 7 April 2009 | 1 year, 135 days | Venstre | A. F. Rasmussen III | [74] | |
| 45 | | Claus Hjort Frederiksen (born 1947) | 7 April 2009 | 3 October 2011 | 2 years, 179 days | Venstre | L. L. Rasmussen I | [75] | |
| 46 | | Bjarne Corydon (born 1973) | 3 October 2011 | 28 June 2015 | 3 years, 268 days | Social Democrats | Thorning-Schmidt II | [76] [77] | |
| (45) | | Claus Hjort Frederiksen (born 1947) | 28 June 2015 | 28 November 2016 | 1 year, 153 days | Venstre | L. L. Rasmussen II | [78] | |
| 47 | | Kristian Jensen (born 1971) | 28 November 2016 | 27 June 2019 | 2 years, 211 days | Venstre | L. L. Rasmussen III | [79] | |
| 48 | | Nicolai Wammen (born 1971) | 27 June 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 207 days | Social Democrats | Frederiksen I–II | [80] [81] | |