Minister of Social Affairs (Denmark)

The Danish Minister of Social Affairs (), is a minister in the government of Denmark, with overall responsibility for strategy and policy related to disadvantaged children, disability policies, family law often combined with other areas.

List of ministers Portrait Name(born-died) Term of office Political party Government Took office Left office Time in office Minister of Social Affairs 1 Thorvald Stauning 18 November 1918 5 April 1920 Social Democrats Zahle II 2 Jens Jensen 5 April 1920 5 May 1920 Social Democrats Friis 3 Frederik Borgbjerg 23 April 1924 14 December 1926 Social Democrats Stauning I 4 Karl Kristian Steincke 30 April 1929 4 November 1935 Social Democrats Stauning II 5 5 November 1935 8 July 1940 Social Democrats Stauning III–IV–V Minister of Labour and Social Affairs 6 Johannes Kjærbøl 8 July 1940 9 November 1942 Social Democrats Stauning VIBuhl I Minister of Social Affairs 7 Laurits Hansen 9 November 1942 29 August 1943 Social Democrats Scavenius No Danish government (29 August 1943 – 5 May 1945). Office is assumed by the permanent secretary. Minister of Labour and Social Affairs 8 Hans Hedtoft 5 May 1945 7 November 1945 Social Democrats Buhl II 9 7 November 1945 24 April 1947 Venstre Kristensen 10 Jens Sønderup 24 April 1947 13 November 1947 Venstre Kristensen Minister of Social Affairs 11 13 November 1947 30 October 1950 Social Democrats Hedtoft I–II Minister of Labour and Social Affairs 12 Poul Sørensen 30 October 1950 30 September 1953 Conservative People's Party Eriksen (11) 30 September 1953 1 November 1953 Social Democrats Hedtoft III Minister of Social Affairs (11) 1 November 1953 28 May 1957 Social Democrats Hedtoft IIIHansen I 13 Julius Bomholt 28 May 1957 7 September 1961 Social Democrats Hansen IIKampmann I–II 14 7 September 1961 3 September 1962 Social Democrats Kampmann II Minister of Labour and Social Affairs (14) 3 September 1962 27 August 1963 Social Democrats Krag I Minister of Social Affairs (14) 27 August 1963 2 February 1968 Social Democrats Krag I–II 15 Nathalie Lind 2 February 1968 11 October 1971 Venstre Baunsgaard 16 Eva Gredal 11 October 1971 19 December 1973 Social Democrats Krag IIIJørgensen I 17 19 December 1973 13 February 1975 Venstre Hartling (16) Eva Gredal 13 February 1975 30 August 1978 Social Democrats Jørgensen II 18 30 August 1978 26 October 1979 Venstre Jørgensen III 19 Ritt Bjerregaard 26 October 1979 30 December 1981 Social Democrats Jørgensen IV 20 30 December 1981 27 April 1982 Social Democrats Jørgensen V 21 27 April 1982 10 September 1982 Social Democrats Jørgensen V 22 10 September 1982 23 July 1984 Conservative People's Party Schlüter I 23 Elsebeth Kock-Petersen 23 July 1984 12 March 1986 Venstre Schlüter I 24 Mimi Jakobsen 12 March 1986 3 June 1988 Centre Democrats Schlüter I–II 25 Aase Olesen 3 June 1988 18 December 1990 Social Liberal Schlüter III 26 Else Winther Andersen 18 December 1990 25 January 1993 Venstre Schlüter IV 27 Karen Jespersen 25 January 1993 28 January 1994 Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen I 28 Bente Juncker 28 January 1994 11 February 1994 Centre Democrats P. N. Rasmussen I 29 Yvonne Herløv Andersen 11 February 1994 27 September 1994 Centre Democrats P. N. Rasmussen I (27) Karen Jespersen 27 September 1994 23 February 2000 Centre Democrats P. N. Rasmussen II–III–IV 30 Henrik Dam Kristensen 23 February 2000 27 November 2001 Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen IV 31 Henriette Kjær 27 November 2001 2 August 2004 Conservative People's Party A. F. Rasmussen I 32 Eva Kjer Hansen 2 August 2004 12 September 2007 Venstre A. F. Rasmussen I–II (27) Karen Jespersen 12 September 2007 23 November 2007 Venstre A. F. Rasmussen II Minister of Welfare (27) Karen Jespersen 23 November 2007 7 April 2009 Venstre A. F. Rasmussen III Minister of the Interior and Social Affairs 33 Karen Ellemann 7 April 2009 23 February 2010 Venstre L. L. Rasmussen I Minister of Social Affairs 34 Benedikte Kiær 23 February 2010 3 October 2011 Conservative People's Party L. L. Rasmussen I Minister of Social Affairs and Integration 35 Karen Hækkerup 3 October 2011 9 August 2013 Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt I Minister of Social Affairs, Children and Integration 36 Annette Vilhelmsen 9 August 2013 3 February 2014 Green Left Thorning-Schmidt I Minister of Children, Gender Equality, Integration and Social Affairs 37 Manu Sareen 3 februar 2014 28 June 2015 Social Liberals Thorning-Schmidt II Minister of the Interior and Social Affairs (33) Karen Ellemann 28 June 2015 28 November 2016 Venstre L. L. Rasmussen II Minister of Children and Social Affairs 38 Mai Mercado 28 November 2016 27 June 2019 Conservatives L. L. Rasmussen III Minister of Social Affairs and the Interior 39 Astrid Krag 27 June 2019 21 January 2021 Social Democrats Frederiksen I Minister of Social and Elderly Affairs (39) Astrid Krag 21 January 2021 15 December 2022 Social Democrats Frederiksen I Minister of Social Affairs and Housing 40 Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil 15 December 2022 29 August 2024 Social Democrats Frederiksen II 41 Sophie Hæstorp Andersen 29 August 2024 3 June 2026 Social Democrat Frederiksen II Minister of Social Affairs 42 Monika Rubin 3 June 2026 Incumbent Moderates Frederiksen III

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