List of ministers for taxation (Denmark)

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This is a list of tax ministers of Denmark since 1975. The collection of taxes was originally assumed by the Finance Ministry. The Finance Ministry's Department of Taxes and Customs (Skatte- og Tolddepartementet) was elevated to the rank of an independent ministry on 13 February 1975. It has officially been referred to as the Tax Ministry (Skatteministeriet) since 10 September 1987.

List of ministers

No.PortraitName
(born–died)		Term of officePolitical partyGovernmentRef.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Minister for Taxation and Duties
(Minister for skatter og afgifter)
1 No image.png Svend Jakobsen
(1935–2022)		13 February 197526 February 19772 years, 13 days Social Democrats Jørgensen II [1]
2 No image.png Jens Kampmann  [ da ]
(born 1937)		26 February 197730 August 19781 year, 185 days Social Democrats Jørgensen II [1]
3 No image.png Anders Ejnar Andersen
(1912–2006)		30 August 197826 October 19791 year, 57 days Venstre Jørgensen III [2]
4 No image.png Karl Hjortnæs  [ da ]
(born 1934)		26 October 197920 January 19811 year, 86 days Social Democrats Jørgensen IV [3]
5 Mogens Lykketoft-2011-09-03.jpg Mogens Lykketoft
(born 1946)		20 January 198110 September 19821 year, 233 days Social Democrats Jørgensen IV–V [3] [4]
6 No image.png Isi Foighel  [ da ]
(1927–2007)		10 September 198210 September 19875 years, 0 days Conservatives Schlüter I [5]
Minister for Taxation
(Skatteminister)
7 Defense.gov News Photo 030508-D-9880W-016 (cropped).jpg Anders Fogh Rasmussen
(born 1953)		10 September 198719 November 19925 years, 70 days Venstre Schlüter II–III–IV [6] [7] [8]
8 Peter-brixtofte-2000.jpg Peter Brixtofte
(1949–2016)		19 November 199225 January 199367 days Venstre Schlüter IV [8]
9 Ole Stavad, Nordiska radets president 2006.jpg Ole Stavad
(born 1949)		25 January 19931 November 19941 year, 280 days Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen I [9]
10 No image.png Carsten Koch
(born 1945)		1 November 199423 March 19983 years, 142 days Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen II–III [10] [11]
9 Ole Stavad, Nordiska radets president 2006.jpg Ole Stavad
(born 1949)		23 March 199821 December 20002 years, 273 days Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen IV [12]
11 Frode Sorensen (S) medlem av Nordiska radets naringsutskott.jpg Frode Sørensen
(born 1946)		21 December 200027 November 2001341 days Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen IV [12]
12 Svend Erik Hovmand, skatteminister, Danmark (Bilden ar tagen vid Nordiska radets session i Oslo, 2003).jpg Svend Erik Hovmand
(born 1945)		27 November 20012 August 20042 years, 249 days Venstre A. F. Rasmussen I [13]
13 Danmarks skatteminister Kristian Jensen talte pa debatmoede om skatteflugt pa Nordisk Ministerrad.jpg Kristian Jensen
(born 1971)		2 August 200424 February 20105 years, 206 days Venstre A. F. Rasmussen I–II–III
L. L. Rasmussen I 		[13] [14]
[15] [16]
14 Troels Lund Poulsen - 2016 (cropped).jpg Troels Lund Poulsen
(born 1974)		24 February 20108 March 20111 year, 12 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen I [16]
15 Peter Christensen.jpg Peter Christensen
(born 1975)		8 March 20113 October 2011209 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen I [16]
16 Thor Moger Pedersen 20120501.jpg Thor Möger Pedersen  [ da ]
(born 1985)		3 October 201116 October 20121 year, 222 days Green Left Thorning-Schmidt I [17]
17 Holger Kirkholm Nielsen.jpg Holger K. Nielsen
(born 1950)		16 October 201212 December 20131 year, 57 days Green Left Thorning-Schmidt I [17]
18 Jonas Dahl 1. maj 2010.jpg Jonas Dahl
(born 1978)		12 December 201330 January 201449 days Green Left Thorning-Schmidt I [17]
19 Den danske uddannelsesminister Morten Oestergaard. Mote i ministerradet for utbildning och forskning i forbindelse med Nordiska radets 64-e session i Helsingfors. Wednesday 31. October 2012.jpg Morten Østergaard
(born 1976)		3 February 20142 September 2014215 days Social Liberals Thorning-Schmidt II [18]
20 Benny Engelbrecht.jpg Benny Engelbrecht
(born 1970)		2 September 201428 June 2015299 days Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt II [18]
21 Karsten Lauritzen (V).jpg Karsten Lauritzen
(born 1983)		28 June 201527 June 20193 years, 364 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen II–III [19] [20]
22 220317-D-TT977-0385 - Lloyd J. Austin and Morten Bodskov (51944467844) (cropped).jpg Morten Bødskov
(born 1970)		27 June 20194 February 20222 years, 222 days Social Democrats Frederiksen I [21]
23 20230512 Danmarks skatteminister Jeppe Bruus Sveriges ambassadors residens Kopenhamn 0064 (52893148343) (cropped).jpg Jeppe Bruus
(born 1978)		4 February 202229 August 20242 years, 207 days Social Democrats Frederiksen I–II [21] [22]
24 Rasmus Stoklund Presented as Part of Changes Made in the Danish Government August 2024 (cropped).tif Rasmus Stoklund
(born 1984)		29 August 2024Incumbent120 days Social Democrats Frederiksen II [22]

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  2. ↑ "Regeringen Anker Jørgensen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 September 2024.
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  13. 1 2 "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 September 2024.
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  15. ↑ "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 September 2024.
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