Minister for Children (Denmark)

Minister of Children
Børneminister
State coat of arms of the Kingdom of Denmark
since 15 December 2022
Ministry of Education
TypeMinister
Member of
Reports tothe Prime minister
SeatSlotsholmen
AppointerThe Monarch
(on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Formation3 October 2011; 13 years ago (2011-10-03)
First holderChristine Antorini
Successiondepending on the order in the State Council
DeputyPermanent Secretary

The Minister of Children (Danish: Børneminister), was first established during the first cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt. The ministerial title has alternatively been assigned to the Minister of Education and the Minister of Social Affairs.

List of ministers

No. Portrait Name
(born-died) 		Term of office Political party Government Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Minister of Children and Education
(Børne og undervisningsminister)
1 Christine Antorini
(born 1965) 		3 October 2011 3 February 2014 2 years, 123 days Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt I [1]
Minister for Social Affairs, Children and Integration
(Social-, børne- og integrationsminister)
2 Annette Vilhelmsen
(born 1959) 		9 August 2013 3 February 2014 178 days Green Left Thorning-Schmidt I [1]
Minister for Children Gender Equality, Integration and Social Affairs
(Minister for Børn, Ligestilling, Integration og Sociale forhold)
3 Manu Sareen
(born 1967) 		3 October 2011 28 June 2015 3 years, 268 days Social Liberals Thorning-Schmidt II [2]
Minister for Children, Education and Gender Equality
(Minister for børn, undervisning og ligestilling)
4 Ellen Trane Nørby
(born 1980) 		28 June 2015 28 November 2016 1 year, 153 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen II [3]
Minister for Children and Social Affairs
(Børne- og socialminister)
5 Mai Mercado
(born 1980) 		28 November 2016 27 June 2019 2 years, 211 days Conservatives L. L. Rasmussen III [4]
Minister of Children and Education
(Børne- og undervisningsminister)
6 Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil
(born 1977) 		27 June 2019 15 December 2022 3 years, 171 days Social Democrats Frederiksen I [5]
7 Mattias Tesfaye
(born 1981) 		15 December 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 349 days Social Democrats Frederiksen II [6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  7. ^ Bohr, Jakob Kjøgx (2022-12-15). "Her er SVM-regeringens ministre - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-12-15.