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Ministry of Social Affairs (Denmark)

{{Short description|Government ministry of Denmark}}

The Danish Ministry of Social Affairs was re-created in 2010 as a split of the Social Welfare ministry created after the 2007 Folketing elections. The split moved the section that had to do with the Ministry of the Interior off into the Ministry of the Interior and Health. The current minister is Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil.

List of ministers

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rowspan=2| {{abbr|No.|Number}}

! rowspan=2| Portrait

! rowspan=2| Name
(Born-Died)

! colspan=3| Term

! rowspan=2| Political Party

! rowspan=2| Government

Took office

! Left office

! Duration

style="text-align:center;"

! colspan=8| Minister for Social Affairs
{{small|(Socialminister)}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 1

| image = Jensjensen.jpg

| officeholder = Jens Jensen

| born_year = 1859

| died_year = 1928

| term_start = 5 April 1920

| term_end = 5 May 1920

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1920|04|05|1920|05|05}}

| alt_party = Social Democrats (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Friis

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 2

| image = Frederik Borgbjerg 02.jpg

| officeholder = Frederik Borgbjerg

| born_year = 1866

| died_year = 1936

| term_start = 23 April 1924

| term_end = 14 December 1926

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1924|04|23|1926|12|14}}

| alt_party = Social Democrats (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Stauning I

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 3

| image = Karl Kristian Steincke.jpg

| officeholder = Karl Kristian Steincke

| officeholder_sort = Steincke, Karl Kristian

| officeholder_note =

| born_year = 1880

| died_year = 1962

| term_start = 30 April 1929

| term_end = 5 November 1935

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1929|04|30|1935|11|05}}

| alt_party = Social Democrats (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Stauning II

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 4

| image = blank.png

| officeholder = {{ill|Ludvig Christensen|da}}

| officeholder_note =

| born_year = 1878

| died_year = 1956

| term_start = 5 November 1935

| term_end = 8 July 1940

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1935|11|05|1940|07|08}}

| alt_party = Social Democrats (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Stauning III

| cabinet4 = Stauning IV

| cabinet5 = Stauning V

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 5

| image = blank.png

| officeholder = Johannes Kjærbøl

| officeholder_note =

| born_year = 1885

| died_year = 1973

| term_start = 8 July 1940

| term_end = 9 November 1942

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1940|07|08|1942|11|09}}

| alt_party = Social Democrats (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Stauning VI

}}

| cabinet2 = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Buhl I

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 6

| image = blank.png

| officeholder = Laurits Hansen

| born_year = 1894

| died_year = 1965

| term_start = 9 November 1942

| term_end = 5 May 1945

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1942|11|09|1945|05|05}}

| alt_party = Social Democrats (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Scavenius

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 7

| image = Hans Hedtoft achter zijn bureau op het ministerie, Bestanddeelnr 252-8965 (cropped).jpg

| officeholder = Hans Hedtoft

| born_year = 1903

| died_year = 1955

| term_start = 5 May 1945

| term_end = 7 November 1945

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1945|05|05|1945|11|07}}

| alt_party = Social Democrats (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Buhl II

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 8

| image = blank.png

| officeholder = {{ill|Søren Peter Larsen|da}}

| born_year = 1888

| died_year = 1948

| term_start = 7 November 1945

| term_end = 24 April 1947

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1945|11|07|1947|04|24}}

| alt_party = Venstre (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Kristensen

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 9

| image = Jens Sønderup.jpg

| officeholder = Jens Sønderup

| born_year = 1894

| died_year = 1978

| term_start = 24 April 1947

| term_end = 13 November 1947

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1947|04|24|1947|11|13}}

| alt_party = Venstre (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Kristensen

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 10

| image = blank.png

| officeholder = {{ill|Johan Strøm|da}}

| born_year = 1898

| died_year = 1958

| term_start = 13 November 1947

| term_end = 30 October 1950

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1947|11|13|1950|10|30}}

| alt_party = Social Democrats (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Hedtoft I

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 11

| image = blank.png

| officeholder = Poul Sørensen

| born_year = 1904

| died_year = 1969

| term_start = 30 October 1950

| term_end = 30 September 1953

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1950|10|30|1953|09|30}}

| alt_party = Conservative People's Party (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Eriksen

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = (10)

| image = blank.png

| officeholder = {{ill|Johan Strøm|da}}

| born_year = 1898

| died_year = 1958

| term_start = 30 September 1953

| term_end = 28 May 1957

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1953|09|30|1957|05|28}}

| alt_party = Social Democrats (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Hedtoft II

}}

| cabinet2 = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Hansen I

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 12

| image = Julius Bomholt 21-08-1966.jpg

| officeholder = Julius Bomholt

| born_year = 1896

| died_year = 1969

| term_start = 28 May 1957

| term_end = 7 September 1961

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1957|05|28|1961|09|07}}

| alt_party = Social Democrats (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Hansen II

}}

| cabinet2 = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Kampmann I

| cabinet2 = Kampmann II

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 13

| image = blank.png

| officeholder = {{ill|Kaj Bundvad|da}}

| born_year = 1904

| died_year = 1976

| term_start = 7 September 1961

| term_end = 2 February 1968

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1961|09|07|1968|02|02}}

| alt_party = Social Democrats (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Kampmann II

}}

| cabinet2 = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Krag I

| cabinet2 = Krag II

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 14

| image = blank.png

| officeholder = Nathalie Lind

| born_year = 1918

| died_year = 1999

| term_start = 2 February 1968

| term_end = 11 October 1971

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1968|02|02|1971|10|11}}

| alt_party = Venstre (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Baunsgaard

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 15

| image = blank.png

| officeholder = Eva Gredal

| born_year = 1927

| died_year = 1995

| term_start = 11 October 1971

| term_end = 19 December 1973

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1971|10|11|1973|12|19}}

| alt_party = Social Democrats (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Krag III

}}

| cabinet2 = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Jørgensen I

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 16

| image = blank.png

| officeholder = {{ill|Jacob Sørensen (politician)|da|Jacob Sørensen|lt=Jacob Sørensen}}

| born_year = 1915

| died_year = 1990

| term_start = 19 December 1973

| term_end = 13 February 1975

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1973|12|19|1975|02|13}}

| alt_party = Venstre (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Hartling

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = (15)

| image = blank.png

| officeholder = Eva Gredal

| born_year = 1927

| died_year = 1995

| term_start = 13 February 1975

| term_end = 30 August 1978

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1975|02|13|1978|08|30}}

| alt_party = Social Democrats (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Jørgensen II

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 17

| image = blank.png

| officeholder = {{ill|Erling Jensen (politician)|da|Erling Jensen|lt=Erling Jensen}}

| born_year = 1919

| died_year = 2000

| term_start = 30 August 1978

| term_end = 26 October 1979

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1978|08|30|1979|10|26}}

| alt_party = Social Democrats (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Jørgensen III

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 18

| image = Ritt Bjerregaard portrait.JPG

| officeholder = Ritt Bjerregaard

| born_year = 1941

| died_year = 2023

| term_start = 26 October 1979

| term_end = 30 December 1981

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1979|10|26|1981|12|30}}

| alt_party = Social Democrats (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Jørgensen IV

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 19

| image = blank.png

| officeholder = {{ill|Bent Hansen (politician)|da|Bent Hansen (redaktør)|lt=Bent Hansen}}

| born_year = 1931

| died_year = 2000

| term_start = 30 December 1981

| term_end = 27 April 1982

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1981|12|30|1982|04|27}}

| alt_party = Social Democrats (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Jørgensen V

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 20

| image = blank.png

| officeholder = {{ill|Bent Rold Andersen|da}}

| born_year = 1929

| died_year = 2015

| term_start = 27 April 1982

| term_end = 10 September 1982

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1982|04|27|1982|09|10}}

| alt_party = Social Democrats (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Jørgensen V

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 21

| image = Palle Simonsen.jpg

| officeholder = {{ill|Palle Simonsen|da}}

| born_year = 1933

| died_year = 2014

| term_start = 10 September 1982

| term_end = 23 July 1984

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1982|09|10|1984|07|23}}

| alt_party = Conservative People's Party (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Schlüter I

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 22

| image = blank.png

| officeholder = Elsebeth Kock-Petersen

| born_year = 1949

| died_year =

| term_start = 23 July 1984

| term_end = 12 March 1986

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1984|07|23|1986|03|12}}

| alt_party = Venstre (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Schlüter I

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 23

| image = blank.png

| officeholder = Mimi Jakobsen

| born_year = 1948

| died_year =

| term_start = 12 March 1986

| term_end = 3 June 1988

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1986|03|12|1988|06|03}}

| alt_party = Centre Democrats (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Schlüter I

| cabinet2 = Schlüter II

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 24

| image = blank.png

| officeholder = Aase Olesen

| born_year = 1934

| died_year = 2013

| term_start = 3 June 1988

| term_end = 18 December 1990

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1988|06|03|1990|12|18}}

| alt_party = Danish Social Liberal Party

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Schlüter III

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 25

| image = blank.png

| officeholder = Else Winther Andersen

| born_year = 1941

| died_year =

| term_start = 18 December 1990

| term_end = 25 January 1993

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1990|12|18|1993|01|25}}

| alt_party = Venstre (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Schlüter IV

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 26

| image = blank.png

| officeholder = Karen Jespersen

| born_year = 1947

| died_year =

| term_start = 25 January 1993

| term_end = 28 January 1994

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1993|01|25|1994|01|28}}

| alt_party = Social Democrats (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 27

| image = blank.png

| officeholder = {{ill|Bente Juncker|da}}

| born_year = 1944

| died_year =

| term_start = 28 January 1994

| term_end = 11 February 1994

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1994|01|28|1994|02|11}}

| alt_party = Centre Democrats (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 28

| image = blank.png

| officeholder = Yvonne Herløv Andersen

| born_year = 1942

| died_year =

| term_start = 11 February 1994

| term_end = 27 September 1994

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1994|02|11|1994|09|27}}

| alt_party = Centre Democrats (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = (26)

| image = blank.png

| officeholder = Karen Jespersen

| born_year = 1947

| died_year =

| term_start = 27 September 1994

| term_end = 23 February 2000

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1994|09|27|2000|02|23}}

| alt_party = Social Democrats (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II

| cabinet3 = Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III

| cabinet4 = Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 29

| image = Henrik Dam Kristensen (S) Danmarks delegation till Nordiska radet.jpg

| officeholder = Henrik Dam Kristensen

| born_year = 1957

| died_year =

| term_start = 23 February 2000

| term_end = 27 November 2001

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2000|02|23|2001|11|27}}

| alt_party = Social Democrats (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 30

| image = blank.png

| officeholder = Henriette Kjær

| born_year = 1966

| died_year =

| term_start = 27 November 2001

| term_end = 2 August 2004

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2001|11|27|2004|08|02}}

| alt_party = Conservative People's Party (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Anders Fogh Rasmussen I

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 31

| image = 20181204 Eva Kjer Hansen Granshindermote Folketinget Greater Copenhagen OresundDirekt 0041 (45332844785) (cropped).jpg

| officeholder = Eva Kjer Hansen

| born_year = 1964

| died_year =

| term_start = 2 August 2004

| term_end = 12 September 2007

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2004|08|02|2007|09|12}}

| alt_party = Venstre (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Anders Fogh Rasmussen I

| cabinet2 = Anders Fogh Rasmussen II

}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = (26)

| image = blank.png

| officeholder = Karen Jespersen

| born_year = 1947

| died_year =

| term_start = 12 September 2007

| term_end = 23 November 2007

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2007|09|12|2007|11|23}}

| alt_party = Venstre (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Anders Fogh Rasmussen II

}}

}}

style="text-align:center;"

| colspan=8| Office abolished
(23 November 2007 – 7 April 2009)

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! colspan=8| Minister for the Interior and Social Affairs
{{small|(Indenrigs- og socialminister)}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 32

| image = Karen Ellemann miljominister, minister for nordisk samarbejde Danmark (1).jpg

| officeholder = Karen Ellemann

| born_year = 1969

| died_year =

| term_start = 7 April 2009

| term_end = 23 February 2010

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2009|04|07|2010|02|23}}

| alt_party = Venstre (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Lars Løkke Rasmussen I

}}

}}

style="text-align:center;"

! colspan=8| Minister for Social Affairs
{{small|(Socialminister)}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 33

| image = KF-Kiær.jpg

| officeholder = Benedikte Kiær

| born_year = 1969

| died_year =

| term_start = 23 February 2010

| term_end = 3 October 2011

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2010|02|23|2011|10|03}}

| alt_party = Conservative People's Party (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Lars Løkke Rasmussen I

}}

}}

style="text-align:center;"

! colspan=8| Minister for Social Affairs and Integration
{{small|(Social- og integrationsminister)}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 34

| image = Karen Hækkerup, pressefoto.jpg

| officeholder = Karen Hækkerup

| born_year = 1974

| died_year =

| term_start = 3 October 2011

| term_end = 9 August 2013

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2011|10|03|2013|08|09}}

| alt_party = Social Democrats (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Thorning-Schmidt I

}}

}}

style="text-align:center;"

! colspan=8| Minister for Social Affairs, Children and Integration
{{small|(Social-, børne- og integrationsminister)}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 35

| image = Statsminister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Annette Vilhelmsen og Holger K. Nielsen (cropped to Annette Vilhelmsen).jpg

| officeholder = Annette Vilhelmsen

| born_year = 1959

| died_year =

| term_start = 9 August 2013

| term_end = 3 February 2014

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2013|08|09|2014|02|03}}

| alt_party = Socialist People's Party (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Thorning-Schmidt I

}}

}}

style="text-align:center;"

! colspan=8| Minister for Children, Gender Equality, Integration and Social Affairs
{{small|(Minister for Børn, Ligestilling, Integration og Sociale forhold)}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 36

| image = Manu Sareen.jpg

| officeholder = Manu Sareen

| born_year = 1967

| died_year =

| term_start = 3 October 2011

| term_end = 28 June 2015

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2011|10|03|2015|06|28}}

| alt_party = Danish Social Liberal Party

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Thorning-Schmidt II

}}

}}

style="text-align:center;"

! colspan=8| Minister for the Interior and Social Affairs
{{small|(Indenrigs- og socialminister)}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = (32)

| image = Karen Ellemann miljominister, minister for nordisk samarbejde Danmark (1).jpg

| officeholder = Karen Ellemann

| born_year = 1969

| died_year =

| term_start = 28 June 2015

| term_end = 28 November 2016

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2015|06|28|2016|11|28}}

| alt_party = Venstre (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Lars Løkke Rasmussen II

}}

}}

style="text-align:center;"

! colspan=8| Minister for Children and Social Affairs
{{small|(Børne- og socialminister)}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 37

| image = blank.png

| officeholder = Mai Mercado

| born_year = 1980

| died_year =

| term_start = 28 November 2016

| term_end = 27 June 2019

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2016|11|28|2019|06|27}}

| alt_party = Conservative People's Party (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Lars Løkke Rasmussen III

}}

}}

style="text-align:center;"

! colspan=8| Minister for Social Affairs and the Interior
{{small|(Social- og indenrigsminister)}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 38

| image = Astrid Krag.jpg

| officeholder = Astrid Krag

| born_year = 1982

| died_year =

| term_start = 27 June 2019

| term_end = 21 January 2021

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2019|06|27|2021|01|21}}

| alt_party = Social Democrats (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Frederiksen I

}}

}}

style="text-align:center;"

! colspan=8| Minister for Social Affairs and Elderly Affairs
{{small|(Social- og Ældreminister)}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = (38)

| image = Astrid Krag.jpg

| officeholder = Astrid Krag

| born_year = 1982

| died_year =

| term_start = 21 January 2021

| term_end = 15 December 2022

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2021|01|21|2022|12|15}}

| alt_party = Social Democrats (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Frederiksen I

}}

}}

style="text-align:center;"

! colspan=8| Minister for Social Affairs and Housing
{{small|(Social- og boligminister)}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 39

| image =

| officeholder = Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil

| born_year = 1977

| died_year =

| term_start = 15 December 2022

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2022|12|15}}

| alt_party = Social Democrats (Denmark)

| cabinet = {{Officeholder table cabinet

| cabinet = Frederiksen II

}}

}}

References

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External links

  • [https://english.sm.dk/ Official website]

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