Minister of European Affairs (Denmark)

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Minister of European Affairs
Europaminister
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Longest serving
Poul Nyboe Andersen  [ da ]
2 February 1968 – 11 October 1971
Member ofthe cabinet
Appointer Prime Minister
Term length 4 years
Formation21 September 1966 (1966-09-21)
First holder Tyge Dahlgaard  [ da ]
Final holder Nick Hækkerup
Abolished3 February 2014 (2014-02-03)

The Minister of European Affairs (Danish : Europaminister) was a ministerial title related to European Affairs.

Danish language North Germanic language spoken in Denmark

Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in Denmark and in the region of Southern Schleswig in northern Germany, where it has minority language status. Also, minor Danish-speaking communities are found in Norway, Sweden, Spain, the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Argentina. Due to immigration and language shift in urban areas, around 15–20% of the population of Greenland speak Danish as their first language.

List of ministers

№PortraitName
(Born-Died)		TermPolitical PartyGovernmentRef.
Took officeLeft officeDuration
Minister of Minister for Nordic Cooperation and European Affairs
(Minister for nordiske anliggender samt europæiske anliggender)
1
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Tyge Dahlgaard  [ da ]
(1921–1985)		21 September 19661 October 19671 year, 10 days Social Democrats Krag II [1]
Minister of European Market Affairs
(Minister for europæiske markedsanliggender)
2
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Ivar Nørgaard
(1922–2011)		1 October 19672 February 1968124 days Social Democrats Krag II [1]
Minister of Minister for Nordic Affairs and European Market Affairs
(Minister for nordiske anliggender samt europæiske markedsanliggender)
3
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Poul Nyboe Andersen  [ da ]
(1913–2004)		2 February 196811 October 19713 years, 251 days Venstre Baunsgaard [2]
Minister of Foreign Economy, European Market Affairs and Nordic Affairs
(Minister for udenrigsøkonomi, europæiske markedsanliggender samt nordiske anliggender)
(2)
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Ivar Nørgaard
(1922–2011)		11 October 197119 December 19732 years, 49 days Social Democrats Krag III
Jørgensen I 		[3] [4]
Minister without Portfolio (Minister of European Affairs)
(Minister uden portefølje (Europaminister))
4
Bertel Haarder, undervisningsminister och nordisk samarbetsminister Danmark.jpg
Bertel Haarder
(born 1944)		27 November 200118 February 20053 years, 83 days Venstre A.F. Rasmussen I [5]
Minister of European Affairs
(Europaminister)
5
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Wammen, Nicolai Nicolai Wammen
(born 1971)		3 October 20119 August 20131 year, 310 days Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt I [6]
Minister of Commerce and European Affairs
(Handels- og europaminister)
6
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Hækkerup, Nick Nick Hækkerup
(born 1968)		9 August 20133 February 2014178 days Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt I [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Regeringen Jens Otto Krag II" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Regeringen Hilmar Baunsgaard" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Regeringen Jens Otto Krag III" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "Regeringen Anker Jørgensen I" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen I" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt I" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
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