Ministry of Transport (Denmark)

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Danish Ministry of Transport
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Department overview
Formed1892
Preceding Department
JurisdictionFlag of Denmark (state).svg  Kingdom of Denmark
Headquarters Copenhagen
Employees135 [1]
Annual budget€18.77 million (current) [2]
Department executives
Website www.trm.dk/en.aspx

The Danish Ministry of Transport (Danish : Transportministeriet) is the Danish ministry in charge of coordinating and realizing the transport politics of Denmark.

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The Ministry is headed by a Permanent Secretary. The Ministry of Transport employs approximately 140 staff. The daily administration and handling of tasks and assignments on transport are carried out by a number of institutions, executive agencies, corporations, councils and boards. Counting every institution and every corporation the Ministry employs around 40.000 people

History

The Ministry of Transport was founded in 1892 under the name Ministry for Public Works ("Ministeriet for offentlige Arbejder"). In 1987 it changed name to Ministry of Traffic ("Trafikministeriet"), though briefly known as Ministry of Traffic and Communication ("Trafik- og Kommunikationsministeriet") during 1988 to 1989. In 2005 the energy sector was detached from Ministry of the Environment and attached to the Ministry of Traffic. In turn, the name was changed to Ministry of Transport and Energy; the energy department was transferred to what is now known as the Danish Ministry of Climate and Energy in 2007.

List of ministers

No.PortraitName
(Born-Died)
TermPolitical PartyGovernment
Took officeLeft officeDuration
Minister for Public Works
(Minister for offentlige arbejder)
1
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Hans Peter Ingerslev
(1831–1896)
15 January 189420 April 1896 2 years, 96 days Højre Estrup Cabinet
Reedtz-Thott Cabinet
2
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Hugo Egmont Hørring
(1842–1909)
20 April 189623 May 18971 year, 33 days Højre Reedtz-Thott Cabinet
3
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Christian Juul-Rysensteen  [ da ]
(1838–1907)
24 April 190024 July 19011 year, 88 days Højre Sehested Cabinet
4
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Viggo Hørup
(1841–1902)
24 July 190115 February 1902 206 days Venstre Reform Deuntzer Cabinet
5
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Christopher Hage  [ da ]
(1848–1930)
15 February 190214 January 19052 years, 334 days Venstre Reform Deuntzer Cabinet
6
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Svend Høgsbro  [ da ]
(1855–1910)
14 January 190524 July 19083 years, 192 days Venstre Christensen I Cabinet
7
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Jens Jensen-Sønderup  [ da ]
(1862–1949)
24 July 190816 August 19091 year, 23 days Venstre Christensen II Cabinet
Neergaard I Cabinet
8
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Thomas C. Larsen  [ da ]
(1854–1944)
16 August 190928 October 190973 days Venstre Holstein-Ledreborg Cabinet
9
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Jens Jørgen Jensen-Onsted  [ da ]
(1860–1933)
28 October 19092 February 191097 days Social Liberals Zahle I Cabinet
10
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Wilhelm Weimann  [ da ]
(1868–1942)
2 February 19105 July 1910153 days Venstre Zahle I Cabinet
(8)
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Thomas C. Larsen  [ da ]
(1854–1944)
5 July 191021 June 19132 years, 351 days Venstre Berntsen Cabinet
11
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Jens Hassing-Jørgensen  [ da ]
(1872–1952)
21 June 191329 March 19206 years, 282 days Social Liberals Zahle II Cabinet
12
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N.C. Monberg  [ da ]
(1856–1930)
29 March 19205 April 19207 days Independent Liebe Cabinet
13
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K. Riis-Hansen  [ da ]
(1876–1937)
5 April 19205 May 192030 days Independent Friis Cabinet
14
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Marius Abel Nielsen Slebsager  [ da ]
(1874–1962)
5 May 192023 April 19243 years, 354 days Venstre Neergaard II CabinetIII
15
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Johannes Friis-Skotte
(1874–1946)
23 April 192414 December 19262 years, 235 days Social Democrats Stauning I Cabinet
16
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Johannes Stensballe  [ da ]
(1874–1956)
14 December 192630 April 19292 years, 137 days Venstre Madsen-Mygdal Cabinet
(15)
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Johannes Friis-Skotte
(1874–1946)
30 April 19294 November 19356 years, 188 days Social Democrats Stauning II Cabinet
17
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Niels Peter Fisker  [ da ]
(1886–1939)
4 November 193515 September 19393 years, 315 days Social Democrats Stauning III Cabinet
18
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Axel I. Sørensen  [ da ]
(1882–1947)
15 September 19398 July 1940297 days Social Democrats Stauning IV CabinetV
19
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Gunnar Larsen
(1902–1973)
8 July 194029 August 19433 years, 46 days Independent Stauning VI Cabinet
Buhl I Cabinet
Scavenius Cabinet
No Danish government (29 August 1943 [lower-alpha 1] – 5 May 1945). Office is assumed by the permanent secretary.
20
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Carl Petersen
(1894–1984)
5 May 19457 November 1945186 days Social Democrats Buhl II Cabinet
Minister for Traffic
(Trafikminister)
21
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Alfred Jensen
(1903–1988)
5 May 19457 November 1945186 days Communists Buhl II Cabinet
Minister for Public Works
(Minister for offentlige arbejder)
22
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Niels Elgaard  [ da ]
(1879–1963)
7 November 194513 November 19472 years, 6 days Venstre Kristensen Cabinet
(20)
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Carl Petersen
(1894–1984)
13 November 194717 September 19502 years, 308 days Social Democrats Hedtoft I Cabinet
23
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Frede Nielsen  [ da ]
(1891–1954)
17 September 195030 October 195043 days Social Democrats Hedtoft II Cabinet
24
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Victor Larsen  [ da ]
(1890–1952)
30 October 195025 April 19521 year, 178 days Conservatives Eriksen Cabinet
25
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Jørgen Jørgensen (da)
(1891–1963)
25 April 195230 September 19531 year, 158 days Conservatives Eriksen Cabinet
(20)
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Carl Petersen
(1894–1984)
30 September 19531 September 19551 year, 336 days Social Democrats Hedtoft III Cabinet
Hansen I Cabinet
26
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Kai Lindberg
(1899–1985)
1 September 195528 November 196611 years, 88 days Social Democrats Hansen I CabinetII
Kampmann I CabinetII
Krag I CabinetII
27
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Svend Horn  [ da ]
(1906–1992)
28 November 19662 February 19681 year, 66 days Social Democrats Krag II Cabinet
28
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Ove Guldberg
(1918–2008)
2 February 196811 October 19713 years, 251 days Venstre Baunsgaard Cabinet
29
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Jens Kampmann  [ da ]
(born 1937)
11 October 197119 December 19732 years, 69 days Social Democrats Krag III Cabinet
Jørgensen I Cabinet
30
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Kresten Damsgaard  [ da ]
(1903–1992)
19 December 197313 February 19751 year, 56 days Venstre Hartling Cabinet
31
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Niels Matthiasen  [ da ]
(1924–1980)
13 February 197526 February 19772 years, 13 days Social Democrats Jørgensen II Cabinet
32
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Kjeld Olesen
(1932–2024)
26 February 197730 August 19781 year, 185 days Social Democrats Jørgensen II Cabinet
33
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Ivar Hansen
(1938–2003)
30 August 197826 October 19791 year, 57 days Venstre Jørgensen III Cabinet
34
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Jens Risgaard Knudsen  [ da ]
(1925–1997)
26 October 197915 October 19811 year, 354 days Social Democrats Jørgensen IV Cabinet
35
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Knud Heinesen
(born 1932)
15 October 198130 December 198176 days Social Democrats Jørgensen V Cabinet
36
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J.K. Hansen  [ da ]
(1926–2023)
30 December 198110 September 1982254 days Social Democrats Jørgensen V Cabinet
37
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Arne Melchior
(1924–2016)
10 September 198214 August 19863 years, 338 days Centre Democrats Schlüter I Cabinet
Minister for Traffic
(Trafikminister)
38
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Frode Nør Christensen  [ da ]
(born 1948)
14 August 19863 June 19881 year, 294 days Centre Democrats Schlüter I CabinetII
39
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H.P. Clausen  [ da ]
(1928–1998)
3 June 198810 January 1989221 days Conservatives Schlüter III Cabinet
40
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Knud Østergaard  [ da ]
(1922–1993)
10 January 198918 December 19901 year, 342 days Conservatives Schlüter III Cabinet
41
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Kaj Ikast
(1935–2020)
18 December 199025 January 19932 years, 38 days Conservatives Schlüter IV Cabinet
42
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Helge Mortensen  [ da ]
(born 1941)
25 January 199328 January 19941 year, 3 days Social Democrats Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I Cabinet
43
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Jan Trøjborg
(1955–2012)
28 January 199430 December 19962 years, 337 days Social Democrats Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I CabinetII
44
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Bjørn Westh
(born 1944)
30 December 199623 March 19981 year, 83 days Social Democrats Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III Cabinet
45
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Sonja Mikkelsen
(born 1955)
23 March 199823 February 20001 year, 337 days Social Democrats Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV Cabinet
46
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Jacob Buksti
(1947–2016)
23 February 200027 November 20011 year, 277 days Social Democrats Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV Cabinet
47
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Flemming Hansen
(1939–2021)
27 November 200118 February 20053 years, 83 days Conservatives Anders Fogh Rasmussen I Cabinet
Minister for Transport
(Transportminister)
(47)
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Flemming Hansen
(1939–2021)
18 February 200512 September 20072 years, 206 days Conservatives Anders Fogh Rasmussen II Cabinet
48
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Jakob Axel Nielsen
(born 1967)
12 September 200723 November 200772 days Conservatives Anders Fogh Rasmussen II Cabinet
49
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Carina Christensen
(born 1972)
23 November 200710 September 2008292 days Conservatives Anders Fogh Rasmussen III Cabinet
50
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Lars Barfoed
(born 1957)
10 September 200823 February 20101 year, 166 days Conservatives Anders Fogh Rasmussen III Cabinet
Lars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet
51
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Hans Christian Schmidt
(born 1953)
23 February 20103 October 20111 year, 222 days Venstre Lars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet
52
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Henrik Dam Kristensen
(born 1957)
3 October 20119 August 20131 year, 310 days Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt I Cabinet
53
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Pia Olsen Dyhr
(born 1971)
9 August 20133 February 2014178 days SF Thorning-Schmidt I Cabinet
54
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Magnus Heunicke
(born 1975)
3 February 201428 June 20151 year, 145 days Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt II Cabinet
Minister for Transport, and Building
(Transport- og bygningsminister)
(51)
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Hans Christian Schmidt
(born 1953)
28 June 201528 November 20161 year, 153 days Venstre Lars Løkke Rasmussen II Cabinet
Minister for Transport, Building, and Housing
(Transport-, bygnings- og boligminister)
55
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Ole Birk Olesen
(born 1972)
28 November 201627 June 20192 years, 211 days Liberal Alliance Lars Løkke Rasmussen III Cabinet
Minister for Transport
(Transportminister)
56
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Benny Engelbrecht
(born 1970)
27 June 20194 February 20222 years, 222 days Social Democrats Frederiksen I Cabinet
57
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Trine Bramsen
(born 1981)
4 February 202215 December 2022314 days Social Democrats Frederiksen I Cabinet
58
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Thomas Danielsen
(born 1983)
15 December 20221 year, 259 days Venstre Frederiksen II Cabinet

See also

Notes

  1. On 29 August 1943, the Danish government resigned, refusing to grant further concessions to Nazi Germany. All government operations were assumed by the permanent secretaries of the individual departments, and this arrangement lasted until the Liberation of Denmark on 5 May 1945. Since King Christian X never accepted the resignation of the government, it existed de jure until a new cabinet was formed on 5 May 1945.

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