List of Defence Ministers of Denmark

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This is a list of all Danish Defence Ministers.

The current office was established in 1905, merging the two previous positions of War Minister (for army matters) and Navy Minister.

[edit] List of War Ministers (1848-1905)

From	To	War Minister
22 March 1848	16 November 1848	Anton Frederik Tscherning
16 November 1848	13 July 1851	Johan Nicolai Madvig
13 July 1851	18 October 1851	Jacob Scavenius Fibiger
18 October 1851	27 January 1852	Carl Julius Flensborg
27 January 1852	12 December 1854	Christian Frederik von Hansen
12 December 1854	25 May 1856	Matthias Lüttichau
25 May 1856	2 December 1859	Carl Christian Lundbye
2 December 1859	13 August 1863	Hans Nicolai Thestrup
13 August 1863	18 May 1864	Carl Christian Lundbye
18 May 1864	11 July 1864	Christian Emilius Reich
11 July 1864	6 November 1865	Christian Frederik von Hansen
6 November 1865	1 October 1866	Johan Waldemar Neergaard
1 October 1866	19 April 1870	Valdemar Rudolph von Raasløff
19 April 1870	28 May 1870	None (Christian Emil greve Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs)
28 May 1870	23 December 1872	Wolfgang von Haffner
23 December 1872	14 July 1874	Christian Albert Frederik Thomsen
14 July 1874	26 July 1874	Niels Frederik Ravn
14 July 1874	11 June 1875	Peter Frederik Steinmann
11 June 1875	11 July 1875	None
11 July 1875	28 July 1877	Wolfgang von Haffner
28 July 1877	4 January 1879	Johan Christopher Frederik Dreyer
4 January 1879	1 April 1881	Vilhelm Frederik Ludvig Kauffmann
1 April 1881	12 September 1884	Niels Frederik Ravn
12 September 1884	7 August 1894	Jesper Jespersen von Bahnson
7 August 1894	25 April 1896	Christian Albert Frederik Thomsen
25 April 1896	23 May 1897	Johan Gustav Frederik Schnack
23 May 1897	28 August 1899	Christian Frederik Frands Elias Tuxen
28 August 1899	24 July 1901	Johan Gustav Frederik Schnack
24 July 1901	14 January 1905	Vilhelm Herman Oluf Madsen

[edit] List of Navy Ministers (1848-1905)

From	To	Navy Minister
22 March 1848	6 April 1848	Adam Wilhelm Moltke
6 April 1848	10 August 1850	Christian Christopher Zahrtmann
10 August 1850	25 November 1850	Carl Ludvig Christian Irminger
25 November 1850	27 January 1852	Carl Edvard van Dockum
27 January 1854	12 December 1854	Steen Andersen Bille
12 December 1854	2 December 1859	Ole Wilhelm Michelsen
2 December 1859	24 February 1860	Hans Nicolai Thestrup
24 February 1860	31 December 1863	Steen Andersen Bille
31 December 1863	6 November 1865	Otto Hans Lütken
6 November 1865	17 August 1866	Hans Herman Grove
17 August 1866	1 November 1867	Carl Edvard van Dockum
1 November 1867	22 September 1869	Otto Fredrik Suenson
22 September 1869	19 April 1870	Waldemar Raasløff
19 April 1870	28 May 1870	None
28 May 1870	23 December 1873	Wolfgang von Haffner
23 December 1870	21 May 1873	Christian Albert Frederik Thomsen
21 May 1873	11 June 1875	Niels Frederik Ravn
11 June 1875	11 July 1875	None
11 July 1875	28 July 1877	Wolfgang von Haffner
28 July 1877	4 January 1879	Johan Christopher Frederik Dreyer
4 January 1879	27 April 1900	Niels Frederik Ravn
27 April 1900	24 July 1901	Christian Giørtz Middelboe
24 July 1901	14 January 1905	Ferdinand Henrik Jøhnke

[edit] List of Defence Ministers (1905-present)

From	To	Defence Minister
14 January 1905	12 October 1908	Jens Christian Christensen
12 October 1908	16 September 1909	Niels Thomasius Neergaard
16 September 1909	18 October 1909	Jens Christian Christensen
18 October 1909	28 October 1909	Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg
28 October 1909	5 July 1910	Christopher Krabbe
5 July 1910	21 June 1913	Klaus Berntsen
21 June 1913	30 March 1920	Peter Rochegune Munch
30 March 1920	5 April 1920	Henri Konow
5 April 1920	5 May 1920	Michael Pedersen Friis
5 May 1920	9 October 1922	Klaus Berntsen
9 October 1922	23 April 1924	Søren Brorsen
23 April 1924	14 December 1926	Laust Rasmussen
14 December 1926	30 April 1929	Søren Brorsen
30 April 1929	24 November 1932	Laust Rasmussen
24 November 1932	31 May 1933	Hans Pieter Hansen
31 May 1933	4 November 1935	Thorvald August Marinus Stauning
4 November 1935	10 April 1940	Alsing Emanuel Andersen
10 April 1940	8 July 1940	None (Alsing Emanuel Andersen)
8 July 1940	4 May 1942	None (Søren Brorsen)
4 May 1942	29 August 1943	Søren Brorsen
29 August 1943	5 May 1945	None (Søren Brorsen)
5 May 1945	7 November 1945	Ole Bjørn Kraft
7 November 1945	13 November 1947	Harald Petersen
13 November 1947	30 October 1950	Rasmus Hansen
30 October 1950	30 September 1953	Harald Petersen
30 September 1953	25 May 1956	Rasmus Hansen
25 May 1956	15 November 1962	Poul Hansen
15 November 1962	2 February 1968	Victor Gram
2 February 1968	17 March 1971	Erik Ninn-Hansen
17 March 1971	11 October 1971	Knud Østergaard
11 October 1971	27 September 1973	Kjeld Olesen
27 September 1973	19 December 1973	Orla Møller
19 December 1973	13 February 1975	Erling Brøndum
13 February 1975	1 October 1977	Orla Møller
1 October 1977	10 September 1982	Poul Søgaard
10 September 1982	10 September 1987	Hans Engell
10 September 1987	3 June 1988	Bernt Johan Collet
3 June 1988	25 January 1993	Knud Enggaard
25 January 1993	31 December 2000	Hans Hækkerup
21 December 2000	27 November 2001	Jan Trøjborg
27 November 2001	24 April 2004	Svend Aage Jensby
24 April 2004	Incumbent	Søren Gade