Minister for Nordic Cooperation (Denmark)

Minister for Nordic Cooperation
Minister for Nordisk Samarbejde
Incumbent
Morten Dahlin
since 23 November 2023
Member ofDanish Government
AppointerThe Prime Minister
Formation1957
First holderBertel Dahlgaard
WebsiteOfficial website

The Minister for Nordic Cooperation (Danish: Minister for Nordisk Samarbejde; prev. Minister for Nordic Affairs (Danish: Minister for Nordiske Anliggender) is a cabinet minister within the Danish Government appointed by the Prime Minister of Denmark.

The minister is responsible for issues regarding Nordic affairs, trade and development. The current Minister for Nordic Cooperation is Louise Schack Elholm, appointed on 15 December 2022.

List of ministers

No. Portrait Name
(born-died)
Term of office Political party Government Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Minister for Nordic Affairs
(Danish: Minister for nordiske anliggender)
1
Bertel Dahlgaard
Bertel Dahlgaard
(1887–1972)
28 May 195718 November 19603 years, 174 daysSocial LiberalsHansen II
2
Henry Grünbaum [da]
Henry Grünbaum [da]
(1911–2006)
8 October 196415 July 1965280 daysSocial DemocratsKrag II[1]
3
Lars P. Jensen [da]
Lars P. Jensen [da]
(1909–1986)
15 July 196521 September 19661 year, 68 daysSocial DemocratsKrag II[1]
4
Tyge Dahlgaard [da]
Tyge Dahlgaard [da]
(1921–1985)
21 September 19661 October 19671 year, 10 daysSocial DemocratsKrag II[1]
5
Ove Hansen [da]
Ove Hansen [da]
(1909–1997)
1 October 19672 February 1968124 daysSocial DemocratsKrag II[1]
6
Poul Nyboe Andersen [da]
Poul Nyboe Andersen [da]
(1913–2004)
2 February 196811 October 19713 years, 251 daysVenstreBaunsgaard
7
Ivar Nørgaard
Ivar Nørgaard
(1922–2011)
11 October 197119 December 19732 years, 69 daysSocial DemocratsKrag III
Jørgensen I
(7)
Ivar Nørgaard
Ivar Nørgaard
(1922–2011)
29 January 197526 February 19772 years, 28 daysSocial DemocratsJørgensen II
8
Lise Østergaard
Lise Østergaard
(1924–1996)
28 February 198030 December 19811 year, 305 daysSocial DemocratsJørgensen II
9
Christian Christensen [da]
Christian Christensen [da]
(1925–1988)
10 September 198210 September 19875 years, 0 daysChristian DemocratsSchlüter I
Minister for Nordic Cooperation
(Minister for nordiske samarbejde)
10
Lars P. Gammelgaard [da]
Lars P. Gammelgaard [da]
(1945–1994)
10 September 19873 June 1988267 daysConservativesSchlüter II
11
Thor Pedersen
Thor Pedersen
(born 1945)
3 June 198818 December 19902 years, 198 daysVenstreSchlüter III
12
Knud Enggaard
Knud Enggaard
(1929–2024)
18 December 199025 January 19932 years, 38 daysVenstreSchlüter IV
13
Flemming Kofod-Svendsen
Flemming Kofod-Svendsen
(born 1944)
25 January 199327 September 19941 year, 245 daysChristian DemocratsP. N. Rasmussen I
14
Marianne Jelved
Marianne Jelved
(born 1943)
27 September 199427 November 20017 years, 61 daysSocial LiberalsP. N. Rasmussen IIIIIIV
15
Bendt Bendtsen
Bendt Bendtsen
(born 1954)
27 November 200118 June 2002203 daysConservativesA. F. Rasmussen I
16
Flemming Hansen
Flemming Hansen
(1939–2021)
18 June 200218 February 20052 years, 245 daysConservativesA. F. Rasmussen I
17
Connie Hedegaard
Connie Hedegaard
(born 1960)
18 February 200523 November 20072 years, 278 daysConservativesA. F. Rasmussen II
18
Bertel Haarder
Bertel Haarder
(born 1944)
23 November 200723 February 20102 years, 92 daysVenstreA. F. Rasmussen IIIII
L. L. Rasmussen I
19
Karen Ellemann
Karen Ellemann
(born 1969)
23 February 20103 October 20111 year, 222 daysVenstreL. L. Rasmussen I
20
Manu Sareen
Manu Sareen
(born 1952)
3 October 20113 February 20142 years, 123 daysSocial LiberalsThorning-Schmidt I
21
Carsten Hansen
Carsten Hansen
(born 1957)
3 February 201428 June 20151 year, 145 daysSocial DemocratsThorning-Schmidt II
22
Carl Holst
Carl Holst
(born 1970)
28 June 201530 September 201594 daysVenstreL. L. Rasmussen II
23
Peter Christensen
Peter Christensen
(born 1975)
30 September 201528 November 20161 year, 59 daysVenstreL. L. Rasmussen II
(19)
Karen Ellemann
Karen Ellemann
(born 1969)
28 November 20162 May 20181 year, 155 daysVenstreL. L. Rasmussen IIIII
24
Eva Kjer Hansen
Eva Kjer Hansen
(born 1964)
2 May 201827 June 20191 year, 56 daysVenstreL. L. Rasmussen III
22
Mogens Jensen
Mogens Jensen
(born 1963)
27 June 201919 November 20201 year, 145 daysSocial DemocratsFrederiksen I
26
Flemming Møller Mortensen
Flemming Møller Mortensen
(born 1963)
19 November 202015 December 20222 years, 26 daysSocial DemocratsFrederiksen I
24
Louise Schack Elholm
Louise Schack Elholm
(born 1977)
15 December 202223 November 2023343 daysVenstreFrederiksen II
25
Morten Dahlin
Morten Dahlin
(born 1989)
23 November 2023Incumbent1 year, 35 daysVenstreFrederiksen II

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Regeringen Jens Otto Krag II". stm.dk (in Danish). Ministry of the State (Denmark). Retrieved 11 February 2023.