Ministry of Social Affairs (Denmark)

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The Danish Ministry of Social Affairs was re-created in 2010 as a split of the Social Welfare ministry created after the 2007 Folketing elections. The split moved the section that had to do with the Ministry of the Interior off into the Ministry of the Interior and Health. The current minister is Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil.

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List of ministers

No.PortraitName
(Born-Died)		TermPolitical PartyGovernment
Took officeLeft officeDuration
Minister for Social Affairs
(Socialminister)
1
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Jens Jensen
(1859–1928)		5 April 19205 May 192030 days Social Democrats Friis Cabinet
2
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Frederik Borgbjerg  [ da ]
(1866–1936)		23 April 192414 December 19262 years, 235 days Social Democrats Stauning I Cabinet
3
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Steincke, Karl Kristian Karl Kristian Steincke
(1880–1962)		30 April 19295 November 19356 years, 189 days Social Democrats Stauning II Cabinet
4
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Ludvig Christensen  [ da ]
(1878–1956)		5 November 19358 July 19404 years, 246 days Social Democrats Stauning III Cabinet–IV–V
5
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Johannes Kjærbøl
(1885–1973)		8 July 19409 November 19422 years, 124 days Social Democrats Stauning VI Cabinet
Buhl I Cabinet
6
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Laurits Hansen
(1894–1965)		9 November 19425 May 19452 years, 177 days Social Democrats Scavenius Cabinet
7
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Hans Hedtoft
(1903–1955)		5 May 19457 November 1945186 days Social Democrats Buhl II Cabinet
8
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Søren Peter Larsen  [ da ]
(1888–1948)		7 November 194524 April 19471 year, 168 days Venstre Kristensen Cabinet
9
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Jens Sønderup
(1894–1978)		24 April 194713 November 1947203 days Venstre Kristensen Cabinet
10
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Johan Strøm  [ da ]
(1898–1958)		13 November 194730 October 19502 years, 351 days Social Democrats Hedtoft I Cabinet
11
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Poul Sørensen
(1904–1969)		30 October 195030 September 19532 years, 335 days Conservatives Eriksen Cabinet
(10)
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Johan Strøm  [ da ]
(1898–1958)		30 September 195328 May 19573 years, 240 days Social Democrats Hedtoft II Cabinet
Hansen I Cabinet
12
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Julius Bomholt
(1896–1969)		28 May 19577 September 19614 years, 102 days Social Democrats Hansen II Cabinet
Kampmann I Cabinet–II
13
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Kaj Bundvad  [ da ]
(1904–1976)		7 September 19612 February 19686 years, 148 days Social Democrats Kampmann II Cabinet
Krag I Cabinet–II
14
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Nathalie Lind
(1918–1999)		2 February 196811 October 19713 years, 251 days Venstre Baunsgaard Cabinet
15
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Eva Gredal
(1927–1995)		11 October 197119 December 19732 years, 69 days Social Democrats Krag III Cabinet
Jørgensen I Cabinet
16
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Jacob Sørensen  [ da ]
(1915–1990)		19 December 197313 February 19751 year, 56 days Venstre Hartling Cabinet
(15)
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Eva Gredal
(1927–1995)		13 February 197530 August 19783 years, 198 days Social Democrats Jørgensen II Cabinet
17
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Erling Jensen  [ da ]
(1919–2000)		30 August 197826 October 19791 year, 57 days Social Democrats Jørgensen III Cabinet
18
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Ritt Bjerregaard
(1941–2023)		26 October 197930 December 19812 years, 65 days Social Democrats Jørgensen IV Cabinet
19
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Bent Hansen  [ da ]
(1931–2000)		30 December 198127 April 1982118 days Social Democrats Jørgensen V Cabinet
20
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Bent Rold Andersen  [ da ]
(1929–2015)		27 April 198210 September 1982136 days Social Democrats Jørgensen V Cabinet
21
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Palle Simonsen  [ da ]
(1933–2014)		10 September 198223 July 19841 year, 317 days Conservatives Schlüter I Cabinet
22
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Elsebeth Kock-Petersen
(born 1949)		23 July 198412 March 19861 year, 232 days Venstre Schlüter I Cabinet
23
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Mimi Jakobsen
(born 1948)		12 March 19863 June 19882 years, 83 days Centre Democrats Schlüter I Cabinet–II
24
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Aase Olesen
(1934–2013)		3 June 198818 December 19902 years, 198 days Social Liberals Schlüter III Cabinet
25
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Else Winther Andersen
(born 1941)		18 December 199025 January 19932 years, 38 days Venstre Schlüter IV Cabinet
26
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Karen Jespersen
(born 1947)		25 January 199328 January 19941 year, 3 days Social Democrats Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I Cabinet
27
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Bente Juncker  [ da ]
(born 1944)		28 January 199411 February 199414 days Centre Democrats Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I Cabinet
28
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Yvonne Herløv Andersen
(born 1942)		11 February 199427 September 1994228 days Centre Democrats Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I Cabinet
(26)
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Karen Jespersen
(born 1947)		27 September 199423 February 20005 years, 149 days Social Democrats Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II Cabinet–III–IV
29
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Henrik Dam Kristensen
(born 1957)		23 February 200027 November 20011 year, 277 days Social Democrats Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV Cabinet
30
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Henriette Kjær
(born 1966)		27 November 20012 August 20042 years, 249 days Conservatives Anders Fogh Rasmussen I Cabinet
31
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Eva Kjer Hansen
(born 1964)		2 August 200412 September 20073 years, 41 days Venstre Anders Fogh Rasmussen I Cabinet–II
(26)
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Karen Jespersen
(born 1947)		12 September 200723 November 200772 days Venstre Anders Fogh Rasmussen II Cabinet
Office abolished
(23 November 2007 – 7 April 2009)
Minister for the Interior and Social Affairs
(Indenrigs- og socialminister)
32
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Karen Ellemann
(born 1969)		7 April 200923 February 2010322 days Venstre Lars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet
Minister for Social Affairs
(Socialminister)
33
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Benedikte Kiær
(born 1969)		23 February 20103 October 20111 year, 222 days Conservatives Lars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet
Minister for Social Affairs and Integration
(Social- og integrationsminister)
34
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Karen Hækkerup
(born 1974)		3 October 20119 August 20131 year, 310 days Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt I Cabinet
Minister for Social Affairs, Children and Integration
(Social-, børne- og integrationsminister)
35
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Annette Vilhelmsen
(born 1959)		9 August 20133 February 2014178 days SF Thorning-Schmidt I Cabinet
Minister for Children, Gender Equality, Integration and Social Affairs
(Minister for Børn, Ligestilling, Integration og Sociale forhold)
36
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Manu Sareen
(born 1967)		3 October 201128 June 20153 years, 268 days Social Liberals Thorning-Schmidt II Cabinet
Minister for the Interior and Social Affairs
(Indenrigs- og socialminister)
(32)
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Karen Ellemann
(born 1969)		28 June 201528 November 20161 year, 153 days Venstre Lars Løkke Rasmussen II Cabinet
Minister for Children and Social Affairs
(Børne- og socialminister)
37
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Mai Mercado
(born 1980)		28 November 201627 June 20192 years, 211 days Conservatives Lars Løkke Rasmussen III Cabinet
Minister for Social Affairs and the Interior
(Social- og indenrigsminister)
38
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Astrid Krag
(born 1982)		27 June 201921 January 20211 year, 208 days Social Democrats Frederiksen I Cabinet
Minister for Social Affairs and Elderly Affairs
(Social- og Ældreminister)
(38)
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Astrid Krag
(born 1982)		21 January 202115 December 20221 year, 328 days Social Democrats Frederiksen I Cabinet
Minister for Social Affairs and Housing
(Social- og boligminister)
39
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Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil
(born 1977)		15 December 2022Incumbent1 year, 99 days Social Democrats Frederiksen II Cabinet

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