Minister of European Affairs (Denmark) explained

Post:Minister
Body:European Affairs
Native Name:Danish: Europaminister
Insignia:National Coat of arms of Denmark.svg
Insigniasize:75px
Insigniacaption:State coat of arms of the Kingdom of Denmark
Incumbent:Marie Bjerre
Incumbentsince:29 August 2024
Department:Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Type:Minister
Reports To:the Prime minister
Seat:Slotsholmen
Appointer:The Monarch
Succession:depending on the order in the State Council
Deputy:State Secretary for European Affairs and the Arctic

The Minister of European Affairs (da|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

PortraitName
(born-died)
Term of officePolitical partyGovernment
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Minister of Minister for Nordic Cooperation and European Affairs
1
21 September 19661 October 1967Social DemocratsKrag II[2]
Minister of European Market Affairs
2Ivar Nørgaard
1 October 19672 February 1968Social DemocratsKrag II
Minister of Minister for Nordic Affairs and European Market Affairs
3
2 February 196811 October 1971VenstreBaunsgaard[3]
Minister of Foreign Economy, European Market Affairs and Nordic Affairs
(2)Ivar Nørgaard
11 October 197119 December 1973Social DemocratsKrag III
Jørgensen I
[4] [5]
Minister without Portfolio (Minister of European Affairs)
4Bertel Haarder
27 November 200118 February 2005VenstreA. F. Rasmussen I[6]
Minister of European Affairs
5Nicolai Wammen
3 October 20119 August 2013Social DemocratsThorning-Schmidt I[7]
Minister of Commerce and European Affairs
6Nick Hækkerup
9 August 20133 February 2014Social DemocratsThorning-Schmidt I
Minister of European Affairs
7Marie Bjerre
29 August 2024IncumbentVenstreFrederiksen II

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Crenzien . Kirstine Erika . For første gang i ti år ser Danmark ud til at få en europaminister. Men er det nødvendigt? . Altinget . 28 August 2024 . da . subscription . 27 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Regeringen Jens Otto Krag II . Statsministeriet . 4 July 2019 . da.
  3. Web site: Regeringen Hilmar Baunsgaard . Statsministeriet . 4 July 2019 . da.
  4. Web site: Regeringen Jens Otto Krag III . Statsministeriet . 4 July 2019 . da.
  5. Web site: Regeringen Anker Jørgensen I . Statsministeriet . 4 July 2019 . da.
  6. Web site: Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen I. Statsministeriet . 4 July 2019 . da.
  7. Web site: Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt I . Statsministeriet . 3 July 2019 . da.