The Minister for the Navy () was the Danish minister responsible for the administration of the Royal Danish Navy.
History The position of Minister for the Navy was created following the end of the absolute monarchy, when the Admiralty () was disbanded, and power transferred to elected officials. While the Minister of War and the Minister for the Navy's positions were merged in 1905, the ministries continued to exist separately until 1950.
List of ministers Portrait Name Term of office Cabinet Took office Left office Time in office 1 CountAdam Wilhelm Moltke 24 March 1848 4 April 1848 Moltke I 2 Commander-captain 6 April 1848 10 August 1850 Moltke I–II – Captain 10 August 1850 25 November 1850 Moltke II 3 CaptainCarl van Dockum 25 November 1850 27 January 1852 Moltke II–III–IV 4 CommanderSteen Andersen Bille 27 January 1852 12 December 1854 Bluhme IØrsted 5 Commander 12 December 1854 2 December 1859 BangAndræHall I – Major General 2 December 1859 24 February 1860 Rotwitt 4 Counter AdmiralSteen Andersen Bille 24 February 1860 31 December 1863 Hall II 6 Ship-of-the-Line Captain 31 December 1863 6 November 1865 MonradBluhme II 7 Ship-of-the-Line Captain 6 November 1865 29 July 1866 Frijs – Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup 29 July 1866 17 September 1866 Frijs 3 Counter AdmiralCarl van Dockum 17 September 1866 1 November 1867 Frijs 8 1 November 1867 22 September 1869 Frijs – Major GeneralValdemar Rudolph von Raasløff 22 September 1869 19 April 1870 Frijs – CountChristian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs 19 April 1870 28 May 1870 Frijs – ColonelWolfgang von Haffner 28 May 1870 23 December 1870 Holstein-Holsteinborg – Colonel 23 December 1870 21 May 1873 Holstein-Holsteinborg 9 CaptainNiels Frederik Ravn 21 May 1873 11 June 1875 Holstein-HolsteinborgFonnesbech 10 GeneralWolfgang von Haffner 11 July 1875 28 July 1877 Estrup 11 General 28 July 1877 4 January 1879 Estrup 9 Vice AdmiralNiels Frederik Ravn 4 January 1879 27 April 1900 EstrupReedtz-ThottHørring 12 Commander 27 April 1900 24 July 1901 Sehested 13 Vice Admiral 24 July 1901 14 January 1905 Deuntzer 14 Jens Christian Christensen 14 January 1905 5 August 1905 Christensen I
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