List of Ministers for Ecclesiastical Affairs of Denmark
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This is a list of Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs of Denmark
Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs of Denmark
Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs of Denmark is a Danish political minister office. The main responsibility of the minister is the Danish People's Church....

since the establishment of the Ministry for Ecclesiastical Affairs in 1916.

List of Ministers for Ecclesiastical Affairs (1916-present)

Name Political party From to Years of living
Thorvald. V. Povlsen  Social Liberal Party  28 April 1916 30 March 1920 1868-1942
H. Edvard Hass  No party 30 March 1920 5 April 1920 1866-1946
C. E. A. Ammentorp  No party 5 April 1920 5 May 1920 1862-1947
I. C. Christensen  Liberal Party  5 May 1920 15 August 1922 1856-1930
J. Christian Lindberg Appel  Liberal Party  15 August 1922 23 April 1924 1866-1931
Niels Peter Lorentsen Dahl  Social Democrats
Social Democrats (Denmark)
The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...

 
23 April 1924 14 December 1926 1869-1936
Fritz Charles Bruun-Rasmussen  Liberal Party  14 December 1926 30 April 1929 1870-1964
Niels Peter Lorentsen Dahl  Social Democrats
Social Democrats (Denmark)
The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...

 
30 April 1929 4 November 1935 1869-1936
Johannes Hansen  Social Democrats
Social Democrats (Denmark)
The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...

 
04 November 1935 08 July 1940 1881-1953
Vilhelm Fibiger  Conservative People's Party
Conservative People's Party (Denmark)
The Conservative People's Party , also known as Conservatives is a Danish political party.-History:The party was founded 1915 based mostly on its predecessor, Højre , but also on the Free Conservatives and a moderate faction of Venstre , the liberals.The party has participated in several coalition...

 
08 July 1940 09 November 1942 1886-1978
Valdemar Holbøll  No party 09 November 1942 29 August 1943 1871-1954
None German occupation of Denmark  29 August 1943 05 May 1945
Arne K. Sørensen  Dansk Samling 05 May 1945 07 November 1945 1906-1978
Mads Rasmussen Hartling  Liberal Party  07 November 1945 12 November 1945 1885-1960
Carl Martin Hermansen  Liberal Party  12 November 1945 13 November 1947 1897-1976
Frede Nielsen  Social Democrats
Social Democrats (Denmark)
The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...

 
13 November 1947 16 September 1950 1891-1954
Bodil Koch
Bodil Koch
Bodil Koch was the wife of a prominent professor, a Social Democrat, and a minister. She was married to professor Hal Koch, an advocate of democracy as a continuing deliberation instead of the majority's rights over the minorities...

 
Social Democrats
Social Democrats (Denmark)
The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...

 
16 September 1950 30 October 1950 1903-1972
Jens Sønderup  Liberal Party  30 October 1950 13 September 1951 1894-1978
Carl Martin Hermansen  Liberal Party  13 September 1951 30 September 1953 1897-1976
Bodil Koch
Bodil Koch
Bodil Koch was the wife of a prominent professor, a Social Democrat, and a minister. She was married to professor Hal Koch, an advocate of democracy as a continuing deliberation instead of the majority's rights over the minorities...

 
Social Democrats
Social Democrats (Denmark)
The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...

 
30 September 1953 28 November 1966 1903-1972
Orla Møller  Social Democrats
Social Democrats (Denmark)
The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...

 
28 November 1966 2 February 1968 1916-1979
Arne Fog Pedersen  Liberal Party  2 February 1968 11 October 1971 1911-1984
Dorte Bennedsen  Social Democrats
Social Democrats (Denmark)
The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...

 
11 October 1971 19 December 1973 b. 1938
Kresten Damsgaard  Liberal Party  19 December 1973 13 February 1975 1903-1992
Jørgen Peder Hansen
Jørgen Peder Hansen
Jørgen Peder Hansen was a Danish politician and minister. He represented the Socialdemokraterne.In his spare time he was a painter and designer, and worked as a toll operator from 1964.-Ministerial career:...

 
Social Democrats
Social Democrats (Denmark)
The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...

 
13 February 1975 30 August 1978 1923-1994
Egon Carlo Larsen Jensen  Social Democrats
Social Democrats (Denmark)
The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...

 
30 August 1978 26 October 1979 1922-1984
Jørgen Peder Hansen
Jørgen Peder Hansen
Jørgen Peder Hansen was a Danish politician and minister. He represented the Socialdemokraterne.In his spare time he was a painter and designer, and worked as a toll operator from 1964.-Ministerial career:...

 
Social Democrats
Social Democrats (Denmark)
The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...

 
26 October 1979 20 January 1981 1923-1994
Tove Lindbo Larsen  Social Democrats
Social Democrats (Denmark)
The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...

 
20 January 1981 10 September 1982 b. 1928
Elsebeth Koch-Petersen  Liberal Party  10 September 1982 23 July 1984 b. 1949
Mette Madsen  Liberal Party  23 July 1984 3 June 1988 b. 1924
Torben Rechendorff  Conservative People's Party
Conservative People's Party (Denmark)
The Conservative People's Party , also known as Conservatives is a Danish political party.-History:The party was founded 1915 based mostly on its predecessor, Højre , but also on the Free Conservatives and a moderate faction of Venstre , the liberals.The party has participated in several coalition...

 
3 June 1988 25 January 1993 b. 1937
Arne O. Andersen  Centre Democrats  25 January 1993 27 September 1994 b. 1939
Birte Weiss  Social Democrats
Social Democrats (Denmark)
The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...

 
27 September 1994 30 December 1996 b. 1941
Ole Vig Jensen  Social Liberal Party  30 December 1996 23 March 1998 b. 1936
Margrethe Vestager
Margrethe Vestager
Margrethe Vestager is a Danish politician representing Det Radikale Venstre. She has been a Member of Parliament since 20 November 2001. On 15 June 2007 she was appointed parliamentary group leader of her party, replacing Marianne Jelved....

 
Social Liberal Party  23 March 1998 21 December 2000 b. 1968
Johannes Lebech
Johannes Lebech
Niels Johannes Lebech is a Danish politician and member of the European Parliament and former Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs for the Danish Social Liberal Party...

 
Social Liberal Party  21 December 2000 27 November 2001 b. 1948
Tove Fergo
Tove Fergo
Tove Fergo is a Danish vicar and politician representing the liberal party Venstre. She was a member of the Danish parliament from 21 September 1994 until 8 February 2005 when she was not re-elected....

 
Liberal Party  27 November 2001 18 February 2005 b. 1946
Bertel Haarder
Bertel Haarder
Bertel Geismar Haarder is a Danish politician. He represents Venstre, the Danish liberal party. From November 2001 to February 2005 he was Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I, and enacted a policy of tough measures designed to limit the...

 
Liberal Party  18 February 2005 23 November 2007 b. 1944
Birthe Rønn Hornbech
Birthe Rønn Hornbech
Birthe Johanne Sparrevohn Rønn Hornbech is a Danish politician, member of the Folketing for Venstre, the liberal party, elected in the constituency of Køge, and former Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration and for Ecclesiastical Affairs.Hornbech graduated as cand.jur. from the...

 
Liberal Party  23 November 2007 8 March 2011 b. 1943
Per Stig Møller
Per Stig Møller
Per Stig Møller was Culture Minister of Denmark. He has been a member of Folketinget for the Conservative People's Party since 1984, and was Minister for the Environment from December 18, 1990 to January 24, 1993 as part of the Cabinet of Poul Schlüter IV and Foreign Minister from November 27,...

 
Conservative People's Party
Conservative People's Party (Denmark)
The Conservative People's Party , also known as Conservatives is a Danish political party.-History:The party was founded 1915 based mostly on its predecessor, Højre , but also on the Free Conservatives and a moderate faction of Venstre , the liberals.The party has participated in several coalition...

 
8 March 2011 3 October 2011 b. 1942
Manu Sareen
Manu Sareen
Manu Sareen is the Minister for Equality and Church and Nordic Cooperation, in the Cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt and former statsrevisor and member of the Copenhagen City Council, elected for the Danish Social Liberal Party....

 
Danish Social Liberal Party 3 October 2011 Incumbent b. 1967
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