This is a list of finance ministers of Denmark since Denmark's first unified finance ministry was established in 1848.
List of finance ministers (1848–present) Ministers under Frederick VII (1848–1863) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Took office Left office Time in office 1 Adam Wilhelm Moltke 22 March 1848 16 November 1848 Independent Moltke I 2 Wilhelm Sponneck 16 November 1848 12 December 1854 Independent Moltke II–III–IVBluhme IØrsted 3 Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ 12 December 1854 10 July 1858 Society of the Friends of Peasants BangAndræHall I 4 Andreas Frederik Krieger 10 July 1858 6 May 1859 National Liberal Hall I 5 6 May 1859 2 December 1859 Independent Hall I 6 2 December 1859 24 February 1860 Independent Rotwitt 5 24 February 1860 31 December 1863 Independent Hall II
Ministers under Christian IX (1863–1906) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Took office Left office Time in office 7 Ditlev Gothard Monrad 31 December 1863 11 July 1864 National Liberal Monrad 8 11 July 1864 6 November 1865 Independent Bluhme II 9 Christen Andreas Fonnesbech 6 November 1865 28 May 1870 Independent Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs (5) 28 May 1870 25 March 1872 Independent Holstein-Holsteinborg – Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg 25 March 18721 July 1872 Centre Holstein-Holsteinborg (4) Andreas Frederik Krieger 1 July 1872 20 June 1874 National Liberal Holstein-Holsteinborg – Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg 20 June 1874 14 July 1874 Centre Holstein-Holsteinborg (9) Christen Andreas Fonnesbech 14 July 1874 11 June 1875 Independent Fonnesbech 10 Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup 11 June 1875 7 August 1894 National Landowners Estrup Højre 11 7 August 1894 23 May 1897 Højre Reedtz-Thott 12 Hugo Egmont Hørring 23 May 1897 27 April 1900 Højre Hørring 13 27 April 1900 24 July 1901 Højre Sehested 14 24 July 1901 14 January 1905 Venstre Reform Party Deuntzer 15 14 January 1905 6 April 1908 Venstre Reform Party Christensen I – Jens Christian Christensen 6 April 1908 24 July 1908 Venstre Reform Party Christensen I
Ministers under Frederik VIII (1906–1912) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Took office Left office Time in office 16 Niels Neergaard 24 July 1908 12 October 1908 Moderate Venstre Christensen II 17 Charles Brun 12 October 1908 16 September 1909 Venstre Reform Party Neergaard I (16) Niels Neergaard 16 August 1909 28 October 1909 Venstre Holstein-Ledreborg 18 Edvard Brandes 28 October 1909 5 July 1910 Social Liberal Zahle I (16) Niels Neergaard 5 July 1910 21 June 1913 Venstre Berntsen
Ministers under Christian X (1912–1947) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Took office Left office Time in office (18) Edvard Brandes 21 June 1913 30 March 1920 Social Liberal Zahle II 19 30 March 1920 5 April 1920 Independent Liebe 20 5 April 1920 5 May 1920 Independent Friis (16) Niels Neergaard 5 May 1920 23 April 1924 Venstre Neergaard II–III 21 23 April 1924 14 December 1926 Social Democrats Stauning I (16) Niels Neergaard 14 December 1926 30 April 1929 Venstre Madsen-Mygdal (21) 30 April 1929 31 May 1933 Social Democrats Stauning II 22 Hans Peter Hansen 31 May 1933 20 July 1937 Social Democrats Stauning II–III 23 Vilhelm Buhl 20 July 1937 16 July 1942 Social Democrats Stauning III–IV–V–VIBuhl I 24 Alsing Andersen 16 July 1942 9 November 1942 Social Democrats Buhl I 25 Kristian Hansen Kofoed 9 November 1942 29 August 1943 Social Liberal Scavenius No Danish government (29 August 1943 – 5 May 1945). Office is assumed by the permanent secretary. 26 Hans Christian Hansen 5 May 1945 7 November 1945 Social Democrats Buhl II 27 Thorkil Kristensen 7 November 1945 13 November 1947 Venstre Kristensen
Ministers under Frederik IX (1947–1972) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Took office Left office Time in office (26) Hans Christian Hansen 13 November 1947 16 September 1950 Social Democrats Hedtoft I 28 Viggo Kampmann 16 September 1950 30 October 1950 Social Democrats Hedtoft I–II (27) Thorkil Kristensen 30 October 1950 30 September 1953 Venstre Eriksen 28 Viggo Kampmann 30 September 1953 31 March 1960 Social Democrats Hedtoft IIIHansen I–IIKampmann I 29 Kjeld Philip 31 March 1960 7 September 1961 Social Liberal Kampmann I–II 30 7 September 1961 4 November 1962 Social Democrats Kampmann IIKrag I 31 Poul Hansen 15 November 1962 24 August 1965 Social Democrats Krag I–II 32 24 August 1965 2 February 1968 Social Democrats Krag II 33 Poul Møller 2 February 1968 17 March 1971 Conservative People's Party Baunsgaard 34 Erik Ninn-Hansen 17 March 1971 11 October 1971 Conservative People's Party Baunsgaard (32) 11 October 1971 19 December 1973 Social Democrats Krag IIIJørgensen I
Ministers under Margrethe II (1972–2024) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Took office Left office Time in office 35 Anders Ejnar Andersen 19 December 1973 13 February 1975 Venstre Hartling 36 Knud Heinesen 13 February 1975 26 October 1979 Social Democrats Jørgensen II–III 37 Svend Jakobsen 26 October 1979 30 December 1981 Social Democrats Jørgensen IV (36) Knud Heinesen 30 December 1981 10 September 1982 Social Democrats Jørgensen V 38 Henning Christophersen 10 September 1982 23 July 1984 Venstre Schlüter I 39 23 July 1984 31 October 1989 Conservative People's Party Schlüter I–II–III 40 31 October 1989 25 January 1993 Conservative People's Party Schlüter III–IV 41 Mogens Lykketoft 25 January 1993 21 December 2000 Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen I–II–III–IV 42 Pia Gjellerup 21 December 2000 27 November 2001 Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen IV 43 Thor Pedersen 27 November 2001 23 February 2007 Venstre A. F. Rasmussen I–II 44 Lars Løkke Rasmussen 23 November 2007 7 April 2009 Venstre A. F. Rasmussen III 45 Claus Hjort Frederiksen 7 April 2009 3 October 2011 Venstre L. L. Rasmussen I 46 Bjarne Corydon 3 October 2011 28 June 2015 Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt I–II (45) Claus Hjort Frederiksen 28 June 2015 28 November 2016 Venstre L. L. Rasmussen II 47 Kristian Jensen 28 November 2016 27 June 2019 Venstre L. L. Rasmussen III 48 Nicolai Wammen 27 June 2019 3 June 2026 Social Democrats Frederiksen I–II
Ministers under Frederik X (2024–present) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Took office Left office Time in office 49 Peter Hummelgaard 3 June 2026 Incumbent Social Democrats Frederiksen III
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References
Bibliography The Danish Finance Ministry danmark.dk - regarding the minister that died in office Lists of Danish governments since 1848 Skou, Kaare R. (2005). Dansk politik A-Å . Aschehoug. .