| Minister for the Navy | |
|---|---|
| Marineminister | |
 Flag of the Minister for the Navy | |
| Ministry for the Navy | |
| Member of | the Cabinet |
| Reports to | the Prime minister |
| Precursor | Admiralty |
| Formation | 6 April 1848 |
| First holder | Christian Christopher Zahrtmann |
| Final holder | Ferdinand Henrik Jøhnke |
| Abolished | 14 January 1905 |
| Succession | Minister of Defence |
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 exists separately until 1950. [1]
| No. | Portrait | Minister for the Navy | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Cabinet | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Christopher Zahrtmann (1793–1853) | 6 April 1848 | 10 August 1850 | 2 years, 126 days | Moltke I–II | [2] [3] | |
| 2 | Carl Irminger (1802–1888) | 10 August 1850 | 25 November 1850 | 76 days | Moltke II | [3] | |
| 3 | Carl Edvard van Dockum (1804–1893) | 25 November 1850 | 27 January 1852 | 1 year, 94 days | Moltke II–III–IV | [3] [4] [5] | |
| 4 | Steen Andersen Bille (1797–1883) | 27 January 1852 | 12 December 1854 | 2 years, 319 days | Bluhme I Cabinet Ørsted Cabinet | [6] [7] | |
| 5 | Ove Wilhelm Michelsen (1800–1880) | 12 December 1854 | 2 December 1859 | 4 years, 355 days | Bang Cabinet Andræ Cabinet Hall I Cabinet | [8] [9] [10] | |
| 6 | Hans Nicolai Thestrup (1794–1879) | 2 December 1859 | 24 February 1860 | 84 days | Rotwitt Cabinet | [11] | |
| (4) | Steen Andersen Bille (1797–1883) | 24 February 1860 | 31 December 1863 | 3 years, 310 days | Hall II Cabinet | [12] | |
| 7 | Otto Hans Lütken (1813–1883) | 31 December 1863 | 6 November 1865 | 1 year, 310 days | Monrad Cabinet Bluhme II Cabinet | [13] [14] | |
| 8 | Hans Herman Grove (1814–1866) | 6 November 1865 | 17 August 1866 † | 284 days | Frijs Cabinet | [15] | |
| – | Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup (1825–1913) Acting | 17 August 1866 | 17 September 1866 | 31 days | Frijs Cabinet | [15] | |
| (3) | Carl Edvard van Dockum (1804–1893) | 17 September 1866 | 1 November 1867 | 1 year, 45 days | Frijs Cabinet | [15] | |
| 9 | Otto Fredrik Suenson (1810–1888) | 1 November 1867 | 22 September 1869 | 1 year, 325 days | Frijs Cabinet | [15] | |
| 10 | Valdemar Rudolph von Raasløff (1815–1883) | 22 September 1869 | 19 April 1870 | 209 days | Frijs Cabinet | [15] | |
| – | Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs (1817–1896) Acting | 19 April 1870 | 28 May 1870 | 39 days | Frijs Cabinet | – | |
| 11 | Wolfgang von Haffner (1810–1887) | 28 May 1870 | 23 December 1870 | 209 days | Holstein-Holsteinborg | [16] | |
| 12 | C.A.F. Thomsen (1827–1896) | 23 December 1870 | 21 May 1873 | 2 years, 149 days | Holstein-Holsteinborg | [16] | |
| 13 | Niels Frederik Ravn (1826–1910) | 21 May 1873 | 11 June 1875 | 2 years, 21 days | Holstein-Holsteinborg Fonnesbech Cabinet | [16] [17] | |
| (11) | Wolfgang von Haffner (1810–1887) | 11 July 1875 | 28 July 1877 | 2 years, 17 days | Estrup Cabinet | [18] | |
| 14 | Frederik Dreyer (1814–1898) | 28 July 1877 | 4 January 1879 | 1 year, 160 days | Estrup Cabinet | [18] | |
| (13) | Niels Frederik Ravn (1826–1910) | 4 January 1879 | 27 April 1900 | 21 years, 113 days | Estrup Cabinet Reedtz-Thott Cabinet Hørring Cabinet | [18] [19] [20] | |
| 15 | Christian Giørtz Middelboe (1852–1920) | 27 April 1900 | 24 July 1901 | 1 year, 88 days | Sehested | [21] | |
| 16 | Ferdinand Henrik Jøhnke (1837–1908) | 24 July 1901 | 14 January 1905 | 3 years, 174 days | Deuntzer | [22] |
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