Minister of European Affairs (Denmark)

Minister of European Affairs
Europaminister
State coat of arms of the Kingdom of Denmark
Incumbent
Marie Bjerre
since 29 August 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
TypeMinister
Member of
Reports tothe Prime minister
SeatSlotsholmen
AppointerThe Monarch
(on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Formation21 September 1966; 58 years ago (1966-09-21)
First holderTyge Dahlgaard [da]
Successiondepending on the order in the State Council
DeputyState Secretary for European Affairs and the Arctic

The Minister of European Affairs (Danish: Europaminister) was a ministerial title related to European Affairs. Since Bertel Haarder, the position has been a temporary post related to the planning and execution of Denmark's Presidency of the Council of the European Union.[1]

List of ministers

No. Portrait Name
(born-died) 		Term of office Political party Government Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Minister of Minister for Nordic Cooperation and European Affairs
(Minister for nordiske anliggender samt europæiske anliggender)
1 Tyge Dahlgaard [da]
(1921–1985) 		21 September 1966 1 October 1967 1 year, 10 days Social Democrats Krag II [2]
Minister of European Market Affairs
(Minister for europæiske markedsanliggender)
2 Ivar Nørgaard
(1922–2011) 		1 October 1967 2 February 1968 124 days Social Democrats Krag II [2]
Minister of Minister for Nordic Affairs and European Market Affairs
(Minister for nordiske anliggender samt europæiske markedsanliggender)
3 Poul Nyboe Andersen [da]
(1913–2004) 		2 February 1968 11 October 1971 3 years, 251 days Venstre Baunsgaard [3]
Minister of Foreign Economy, European Market Affairs and Nordic Affairs
(Minister for udenrigsøkonomi, europæiske markedsanliggender samt nordiske anliggender)
(2) Ivar Nørgaard
(1922–2011) 		11 October 1971 19 December 1973 2 years, 49 days Social Democrats Krag III
Jørgensen I 		[4][5]
Minister without Portfolio (Minister of European Affairs)
(Minister uden portefølje (Europaminister))
4 Bertel Haarder
(born 1944) 		27 November 2001 18 February 2005 3 years, 83 days Venstre A. F. Rasmussen I [6]
Minister of European Affairs
(Europaminister)
5 Nicolai Wammen
(born 1971) 		3 October 2011 9 August 2013 1 year, 310 days Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt I [7]
Minister of Commerce and European Affairs
(Handels- og europaminister)
6 Nick Hækkerup
(born 1968) 		9 August 2013 3 February 2014 178 days Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt I [7]
Minister of European Affairs
(Europaminister)
7 Marie Bjerre
(born 1986) 		29 August 2024 Incumbent 121 days Venstre Frederiksen II

References

  1. ^ Crenzien, Kirstine Erika (27 August 2024). "For første gang i ti år ser Danmark ud til at få en europaminister. Men er det nødvendigt?". Altinget (in Danish). Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Regeringen Jens Otto Krag II" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Regeringen Hilmar Baunsgaard" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Regeringen Jens Otto Krag III" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Regeringen Anker Jørgensen I" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen I" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt I" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
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