Minister of Education (Denmark)

Minister of Education
Undervisningsminister
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)
PrecursorKultus Minister
Formation28 April 1916; 109 years ago (1916-04-28)
First holderSøren Keiser-Nielsen [da]
Successiondepending on the order in the State Council
DeputyPermanent Secretary
Salary1.400.192,97 DKK
(€187,839), in 2024[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

Minister of Education of Denmark (Danish: Undervisningsminister, pronounced [ˈɔnɐˌviˀsne̝ŋsmiˌnistɐ]), is a Danish minister office currently held by Mattias Tesfaye in the second cabinet of Mette Frederksen.

The office was created in 1916 when the post Kultus Minister was split up into the posts of Minister of Education and Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs. Upon the accession of the first cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt on 3 October 2011 the title was changed from Minister of Education to Minister of Children and Education and on 9 August 2013 the title was changed back to Minister of Education.

List of officeholders

No. Portrait Name
(born–died) 		Term of office Political party Government Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Minister of Education
(Undervisningsminister)
1 Søren Keiser-Nielsen [da]
(1856–1926) 		28 April 1916 30 March 1920 3 years, 337 days Social Liberal Zahle II [2]
2 Niels Thorkild Rovsing
(1862–1927) 		30 March 1920 5 April 1920 6 days Independent Liebe [3]
3 Peder Jørgen Pedersen [da]
(1870–1962) 		5 April 1920 5 May 1920 30 days Independent Friis [4]
4 Jacob Appel [da]
(1866–1931) 		5 May 1920 23 April 1924 3 years, 354 days Venstre Neergaard II–III [5][6]
5 Nina Bang
(1866–1928) 		23 April 1924 14 December 1926 2 years, 235 days Social Democrats Stauning I [7]
6 Jens Byskov [da]
(1867–1955) 		14 December 1926 30 April 1929 2 years, 137 days Venstre Madsen-Mygdal [8]
7 Frederik Borgbjerg
(1866–1936) 		30 April 1929 4 November 1935 6 years, 189 days Social Democrats Stauning II [9]
8 Jørgen Jørgensen
(1888–1974) 		4 November 1935 9 November 1942 7 years, 5 days Social Liberal Stauning III–IV–V–VI
Buhl I 		[10][11]
[12][13]
[14]
9 A.C. Højberg Christensen [da]
(1888–1972) 		9 November 1942 29 August 1943 293 days Independent Scavenius [15]
No Danish government (29 August 1943[a] – 5 May 1945). Office is assumed by the permanent secretary.
10 Axel Hansen [da]
(1877–1960) 		5 May 1945 7 November 1945 186 days Social Liberal Buhl II [16]
11 Mads R. Hartling [da]
(1885–1960) 		7 November 1945 13 November 1947 2 years, 6 days Venstre Kristensen [17]
12 Hartvig Frisch [da]
(1893–1950) 		13 November 1947 11 February 1950 2 years, 90 days Social Democrats Hedtoft I [18]
13 Julius Bomholt
(1896–1969) 		22 February 1950 30 October 1950 250 days Social Democrats Hedtoft I–II [18][19]
14 Flemming Hvidbjerg [da]
(1897–1959) 		30 October 1950 30 September 1953 2 years, 335 days Conservative People's Party Eriksen [20]
(13) Julius Bomholt
(1896–1969) 		30 September 1953 28 May 1957 3 years, 240 days Social Democrats Hedtoft III
Hansen I 		[21][22]
(8) Jørgen Jørgensen
(1888–1974) 		28 May 1957 7 September 1961 4 years, 102 days Social Democrats Hansen II
Kampmann I–II 		[23][24]
[25]
15 Kristen Helveg Petersen [da]
(1909–1997) 		7 September 1961 26 September 1964 3 years, 19 days Social Liberal Kampmann II
Krag I 		[25][26]
16 Knud Børge Andersen
(1914–1984) 		26 September 1964 2 February 1968 3 years, 129 days Social Democrats Krag II [27]
17 Helge Larsen
(1915–2000) 		2 February 1968 11 October 1971 3 years, 251 days Social Liberal Baunsgaard [28]
18 Knud Heinesen
(1932–2025) 		11 October 1971 27 September 1973 1 year, 351 days Social Democrats Krag III
Jørgensen I 		[29][30]
19 Ritt Bjerregaard
(1941–2023) 		27 September 1973 19 December 1973 83 days Social Democrats Jørgensen I [30]
20 Tove Nielsen
(born 1941) 		19 December 1973 13 February 1975 1 year, 56 days Venstre Hartling [31]
(19) Ritt Bjerregaard
(1941–2023) 		13 February 1975 22 December 1978 3 years, 312 days Social Democrats Jørgensen II–III [32][33]
21 Dorte Bennedsen
(1938–2016) 		5 January 1979 10 September 1982 3 years, 248 days Social Democrats Jørgensen III–IV–V [33][34]
[35]
22 Bertel Haarder
(born 1944) 		10 September 1982 10 September 1987 5 years, 0 days Venstre Schlüter I [36]
Minister of Education and Science
(Undervisnings- og forskningsminister)
(22) Bertel Haarder
(born 1944) 		10 September 1987 25 January 1993 5 years, 137 days Venstre Schlüter II–III–IV [37][38]
[39]
Minister of Education
(Undervisningsminister)
23 Ole Vig Jensen [da]
(1936–2016) 		25 January 1993 23 March 1998 5 years, 57 days Social Liberal P. N. Rasmussen I–II–III [40][41]
[42]
24 Margrethe Vestager
(born 1968) 		23 March 1998 27 November 2001 3 years, 249 days Social Liberal P. N. Rasmussen IV [43]
25 Ulla Tørnæs
(born 1962) 		27 November 2001 18 February 2005 3 years, 83 days Venstre A. F. Rasmussen I [44]
(22) Bertel Haarder
(born 1944) 		18 February 2005 23 February 2010 5 years, 5 days Venstre A. F. Rasmussen II–III
L. L. Rasmussen I 		[45][46]
[47]
26 Tina Nedergaard
(born 1969) 		23 February 2010 8 March 2011 1 year, 13 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen I [47]
27 Troels Lund Poulsen
(born 1974) 		8 March 2011 3 October 2011 209 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen I [47]
Minister of Children and Education
(Børne- og undervisningsminister)
28 Christine Antorini
(born 1965) 		3 October 2011 9 August 2013 1 year, 310 days Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt I [48]
Minister of Education
(Undervisningsminister)
28 Christine Antorini
(born 1965) 		9 August 2013 28 June 2015 1 year, 323 days Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt I–II [48][49]
Minister for Children, Education and Gender Equality
(Minister for børn, undervisning og ligestilling)
29 Ellen Trane Nørby
(born 1980) 		28 June 2015 28 November 2016 1 year, 153 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen II [50]
Minister of Education
(Undervisningsminister)
30 Merete Riisager
(born 1976) 		28 November 2016 27 June 2019 2 years, 211 days Liberal Alliance L. L. Rasmussen III [51]
Minister of Children and Education
(Børne- og undervisningsminister)
31 Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil
(born 1977) 		27 June 2019 15 December 2022 3 years, 171 days Social Democrats Frederiksen I [52]
32 Mattias Tesfaye
(born 1981) 		15 December 2022 Incumbent 3 years, 77 days Social Democrats Frederiksen II [53][54]

Notes

  1. ^ On 29 August 1943, the Danish government resigned, refusing to grant further concessions to Nazi Germany. All government operations were assumed by the permanent secretaries of the individual departments, and this arrangement lasted until the Liberation of Denmark on 5 May 1945. Since King Christian X never accepted the resignation of the government, it existed de jure until a new cabinet was formed on 5 May 1945.

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