Minister of European Affairs (Denmark)

Minister of European Affairs
Europaminister
State coat of arms of the Kingdom of Denmark
Incumbent Marie Bjerre since 29 August 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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	21 September 1966;59 years ago (1966-09-21)
First holder	Tyge Dahlgaard  [ da ]
Succession	depending on the order in the State Council
Deputy	State Secretary for European Affairs and the Arctic

The Danish Minister of European Affairs (Danish : Europaminister), is a minister in the government of Denmark, with overall responsibility for strategy and policy related to European Affairs, placed within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since Bertel Haarder, the position has been a temporary post related to the planning and execution of Denmark's Presidency of the Council of the European Union. ^[1]

List of ministers

No.	Portrait	Name (born-died)	Term of office			Political party		Government	Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
Minister of Nordic Cooperation and European Affairs (Minister for nordiske anliggender samt europæiske anliggender)
1		Tyge Dahlgaard  [ da ] (1921–1985)	21 September 1966	1 October 1967	1 year, 10 days		Social Democrats	Krag II	[2]
Minister of European Market Affairs (Minister for europæiske markedsanliggender)
2		Ivar Nørgaard (1922–2011)	1 October 1967	2 February 1968	124 days		Social Democrats	Krag II	[2]
Minister of Nordic Affairs and European Market Affairs (Minister for nordiske anliggender samt europæiske markedsanliggender)
3		Poul Nyboe Andersen  [ da ] (1913–2004)	2 February 1968	11 October 1971	3 years, 251 days		Venstre	Baunsgaard	[3]
Minister of Foreign Economy, European Market Affairs and Nordic Affairs (Minister for udenrigsøkonomi, europæiske markedsanliggender samt nordiske anliggender)
(2)		Ivar Nørgaard (1922–2011)	11 October 1971	19 December 1973	2 years, 49 days		Social Democrats	Krag III Jørgensen I	[4] [5]
Minister without Portfolio (Minister of European Affairs) (Minister uden portefølje (Europaminister))
4		Bertel Haarder (born 1944)	27 November 2001	18 February 2005	3 years, 83 days		Venstre	A. F. Rasmussen I	[6]
Minister of European Affairs (Europaminister)
5		Nicolai Wammen (born 1971)	3 October 2011	9 August 2013	1 year, 310 days		Social Democrats	Thorning-Schmidt I	[7]
Minister of Trade and European Affairs (Handels- og europaminister)
6		Nick Hækkerup (born 1968)	9 August 2013	3 February 2014	178 days		Social Democrats	Thorning-Schmidt I	[7]
Minister of European Affairs (Europaminister)
7		Marie Bjerre (born 1986)	29 August 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 125 days		Venstre	Frederiksen II	[8]

References

1. Crenzien, Kirstine Erika (27 August 2024). "For første gang i ti år ser Danmark ud til at få en europaminister. Men er det nødvendigt?" . Altinget (in Danish). Retrieved 28 August 2024.
2. "Regeringen Jens Otto Krag II" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
3. "Regeringen Hilmar Baunsgaard" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
4. "Regeringen Jens Otto Krag III" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
5. "Regeringen Anker Jørgensen I" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
6. "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen I" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
7. "Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt I" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
8. Crenzien, Kirstine Erika; Nielsen, Peter Ingemann (29 August 2024). "Marie Bjerre er ny europaminister: "Det skal ses som et permanent ministerium og som en styrkelse af europapolitikken i Danmark"" . Altinget (in Danish). Retrieved 31 December 2025.