| Minister of the Navy | |
|---|---|
| Marineminister | |
| Flag of the Minister for the Navy | |
| Ministry for the Navy | |
| Type | Minister |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | the Prime minister |
| Seat | Slotsholmen |
| Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
| Precursor | Admiralty |
| Formation | 24 March 1848 |
| First holder | Adam Wilhelm Moltke |
| Final holder | Jens Christian Christensen |
| Abolished | 5 August 1905 |
| Superseded by | Minister of Defence |
| Succession | depending on the order in the State Council |
| Deputy | Permanent Secretary |
The Minister for the Navy (Danish : Marineministeren) was the Danish minister responsible for the administration of the Royal Danish Navy. [1]
The position of Minister for the Navy was created following the end of the absolute monarchy, when the Admiralty (Danish : Admiralitetet) was disbanded, and power transferred to elected officials. [1] While the Minister of War and the Minister for the Navy's positions were merged in 1905, the ministries continued to exist separately until 1950. [1]
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) | Term of office | Cabinet | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | | Count Adam Wilhelm Moltke (1785–1864) | 24 March 1848 | 4 April 1848 | 11 days | Moltke I | [2] |
| 2 | | Commander-captain Christian Christopher Zahrtmann (1793–1853) | 6 April 1848 | 10 August 1850 | 2 years, 126 days | Moltke I–II | [2] [3] [4] |
| – | | Captain Carl Irminger (1802–1888) acting | 10 August 1850 | 25 November 1850 | 76 days | Moltke II | [2] [4] |
| 3 | | Captain Carl van Dockum (1804–1893) | 25 November 1850 | 27 January 1852 | 1 year, 94 days | Moltke II–III–IV | [2] [4] [5] [6] |
| 4 | | Commander Steen Andersen Bille (1797–1883) | 27 January 1852 | 12 December 1854 | 2 years, 319 days | Bluhme I Ørsted | [2] [7] [8] |
| 5 | | Commander Ove Wilhelm Michelsen (1800–1880) | 12 December 1854 | 2 December 1859 | 4 years, 355 days | Bang Andræ Hall I | [2] [9] [10] [11] |
| – | | Major General Hans Nicolai Thestrup (1794–1879) acting [a] | 2 December 1859 | 24 February 1860 | 84 days | Rotwitt | [2] [12] |
| 4 | | Counter Admiral Steen Andersen Bille (1797–1883) | 24 February 1860 | 31 December 1863 | 2 years, 319 days | Hall II | [2] [13] |
| 6 | | Ship-of-the-Line Captain Otto Hans Lütken (1813–1883) | 31 December 1863 | 6 November 1865 | 1 year, 310 days | Monrad Bluhme II | [2] [14] [15] |
| 7 | | Ship-of-the-Line Captain Hans Herman Grove (1814–1866) | 6 November 1865 | 29 July 1866 | 265 days | Frijs | [2] [16] |
| – | | Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup (1825–1913) acting | 29 July 1866 | 17 September 1866 | 50 days | Frijs | [2] [16] |
| 3 | | Counter Admiral Carl van Dockum (1804–1893) | 17 September 1866 | 1 November 1867 | 1 year, 45 days | Frijs | [2] [16] |
| 8 | | Otto Fredrik Suenson (1810–1888) | 1 November 1867 | 22 September 1869 | 1 year, 325 days | Frijs | [2] [16] |
| – | | Major General Valdemar Rudolph von Raasløff (1815–1883) acting [a] | 22 September 1869 | 19 April 1870 | 209 days | Frijs | [2] [16] |
| – | | Count Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs (1817–1896) acting | 19 April 1870 | 28 May 1870 | 39 days | Frijs | [2] [16] |
| – | | Colonel Wolfgang von Haffner (1810–1887) acting [a] | 28 May 1870 | 23 December 1870 | 209 days | Holstein-Holsteinborg | [2] [17] |
| – | | Colonel C.A.F. Thomsen (1827–1896) acting [a] | 23 December 1870 | 21 May 1873 | 2 years, 149 days | Holstein-Holsteinborg | [2] [17] |
| 9 | | Captain Niels Frederik Ravn (1826–1910) | 21 May 1873 | 11 June 1875 | 2 years, 21 days | Holstein-Holsteinborg Fonnesbech | [2] [17] [18] |
| 10 | | General Wolfgang von Haffner (1810–1887) | 11 July 1875 | 28 July 1877 | 2 years, 17 days | Estrup | [2] [19] |
| 11 | | General Frederik Dreyer (1814–1898) | 28 July 1877 | 4 January 1879 | 1 year, 160 days | Estrup | [2] [19] |
| 9 | | Vice Admiral Niels Frederik Ravn (1826–1910) | 4 January 1879 | 27 April 1900 | 2 years, 21 days | Estrup Reedtz-Thott Hørring | [2] [19] [20] [21] |
| 12 | | Commander Christian Giørtz Middelboe (1852–1920) | 27 April 1900 | 24 July 1901 | 1 year, 88 days | Sehested | [2] [22] |
| 13 | | Vice Admiral Ferdinand Henrik Jøhnke (1837–1908) | 24 July 1901 | 14 January 1905 | 3 years, 174 days | Deuntzer | [2] [23] |
| 14 | | Jens Christian Christensen (1856–1930) | 14 January 1905 | 5 August 1905 | 234 days | Christensen I | [2] |