The Minister of Nordic Cooperation (; prev. Minister of Nordic Affairs ()) 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 Monika Rubin, appointed on 3 June 2026.
List of ministers Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Took office Left office Time in office Minister of Nordic Affairs 1 Bertel Dahlgaard 28 May 1957 18 November 1960 Social Liberal Hansen II 2 8 October 1964 15 July 1965 Social Democrats Krag II 3 15 July 1965 21 September 1966 Social Democrats Krag II 4 21 September 1966 1 October 1967 Social Democrats Krag II 5 1 October 1967 2 February 1968 Social Democrats Krag II 6 2 February 1968 11 October 1971 Venstre Baunsgaard 7 Ivar Nørgaard 11 October 1971 19 December 1973 Social Democrats Krag IIIJørgensen I Minister of Foreign Economic and Nordic Affairs (7) Ivar Nørgaard 29 January 1975 26 February 1977 Social Democrats Jørgensen II Minister of Nordic Affairs 8 Lise Østergaard 28 February 1980 10 September 1982 Social Democrats Jørgensen IV–V 9 10 September 1982 10 September 1987 Christian Democrats Schlüter I Minister of Nordic Cooperation 10 10 September 1987 3 June 1988 Conservative People's Party Schlüter II 11 Thor Pedersen 3 June 1988 19 December 1992 Venstre Schlüter III–IV 12 Knud Enggaard 19 December 1992 25 January 1993 Venstre Schlüter IV 13 Flemming Kofod-Svendsen 25 January 1993 27 September 1994 Christian Democrats P. N. Rasmussen I 14 Marianne Jelved 27 September 1994 27 November 2001 Social Liberal P. N. Rasmussen II–III–IV 15 Bendt Bendtsen 27 November 2001 18 June 2002 Conservative People's Party A. F. Rasmussen I 16 Flemming Hansen 18 June 2002 18 February 2005 Conservative People's Party A. F. Rasmussen I 17 Connie Hedegaard 18 February 2005 23 November 2007 Conservative People's Party A. F. Rasmussen II 18 Bertel Haarder 23 November 2007 23 February 2010 Venstre A. F. Rasmussen IIIL. L. Rasmussen I 19 Karen Ellemann 23 February 2010 3 October 2011 Venstre L. L. Rasmussen I 20 Manu Sareen 3 October 2011 3 February 2014 Social Liberal Thorning-Schmidt I 21 Carsten Hansen 3 February 2014 28 June 2015 Social Democrat Thorning-Schmidt II 22 Carl Holst 28 June 2015 30 September 2015 Venstre L. L. Rasmussen II 23 Peter Christensen 30 September 2015 28 November 2016 Venstre L. L. Rasmussen II (19) Karen Ellemann 28 November 2016 2 May 2018 Venstre L. L. Rasmussen III 24 Eva Kjer Hansen 2 May 2018 27 June 2019 Venstre L. L. Rasmussen III 25 Mogens Jensen 27 June 2019 18 November 2020 Social Democrats Frederiksen I 26 Flemming Møller Mortensen 19 November 2020 15 December 2022 Social Democrats Frederiksen I 27 Louise Schack Elholm 15 December 2022 23 November 2023 Venstre Frederiksen II 28 Morten Dahlin 23 November 2023 3 June 2026 Venstre Frederiksen II 29 Monika Rubin 3 June 2026 Incumbent Moderates Frederiksen III
See also Minister for Nordic Cooperation (Finland) Minister for Nordic Cooperation (Iceland) Minister for Nordic Cooperation (Sweden)
References
External links Official website