Justice Minister (Denmark)

The Danish Minister of Justice () is the head of the Ministry of Justice and a cabinet member. As of 2026, the Minister of Justice is Nicolai Wammen.

Legislation In 2023, the Justice Minister announced that the Danish government would ban public desecration of religious scriptures such as the Quran.

In 2024, the Justice Minister announced that the Danish government would require parental consent for children under the age of 15 to create profiles on social media platforms such as TikTok.

List of justice 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 Carl Emil Bardenfleth 22 March 1848 13 July 1851 Independent Moltke I–II 2 13 July 1851 15 January 1855 Independent Moltke III–IVBluhme IØrstedBang 3 15 January 1855 2 December 1859 National Liberal BangAndræHall I 4 Carl Edvard Rotwitt 2 December 1859 8 February 1860 Society of the Friends of Peasants Rotwitt – 8 February 1860 24 February 1860 National Liberal Rotwitt 5 24 February 1860 11 July 1864 National Liberal Hall II

Ministers under Christian IX (1863–1906) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Took office Left office Time in office 6 11 July 1864 13 March 1865 Højre Hall II 7 7 April 1865 6 November 1865 Højre Bluhme II 8 6 November 1865 21 July 1867 National Liberal Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs 9 21 July 1867 17 August 1868 Independent Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs 10 17 August 1868 28 May 1870 Independent Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs 11 Andreas Frederik Krieger 28 May 1870 1 July 1872 National Liberal Holstein-Holsteinborg 12 Christian Sophus Klein 1 July 1872 11 June 1875 National Liberal Holstein-HolsteinborgFonnesbech 13 Johannes Nellemann 11 June 1875 13 June 1896 Højre EstrupReedtz-Thott 14 Nicolai Reimer Rump 13 June 1896 28 August 1899 Højre Reedtz-ThottHørring 15 Hugo Egmont Hørring 28 August 1899 27 April 1900 Højre Hørring 16 Carl Goos 27 April 1900 24 July 1901 Højre Sehested 17 Peter Adler Alberti 24 July 1901 24 July 1908 Venstre Reform DeuntzerChristensen I

Ministers under Frederik VIII (1906–1912) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Took office Left office Time in office 18 24 July 1908 28 October 1909 Venstre Reform Party Christensen IINeergaard IHolstein-Ledreborg 19 Carl Theodor Zahle 28 October 1909 5 July 1910 Social Liberal Zahle I 20 Frits Bülow 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 (19) Carl Theodor Zahle 21 June 1913 30 March 1920 Social Liberal Zahle II 21 Otto Liebe 30 March 1920 2 April 1920 Independent Liebe 22 2 April 1920 5 April 1920 Independent Liebe 23 Frederik Carl Gram Schrøder 5 April 1920 5 May 1920 Independent Friis 24 5 May 1920 23 April 1924 Venstre Neergaard II–III 25 Karl Kristian Steincke 23 April 1924 14 December 1926 Social Democrats Stauning I (24) 14 December 1926 30 April 1929 Venstre Madsen-Mygdal (19) Carl Theodor Zahle 30 April 1929 4 November 1935 Social Liberal Stauning II (25) Karl Kristian Steincke 4 November 1935 15 September 1939 Social Democrats Stauning III 26 Svend Unmack Larsen 15 September 1939 8 July 1940 Social Democrats Stauning IV–V 27 8 July 1940 9 July 1941 Independent Stauning VI 28 9 July 1941 29 August 1943 Independent Stauning VIBuhl IScavenius No Danish government in between and . Office is assumed by the permanent secretary. 29 5 May 1945 7 November 1945 Social Democrats Buhl II 30 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 (29) 13 November 1947 25 February 1950 Social Democrats Hedtoft I – Vilhelm Buhl 25 February 1950 4 March 1950 Social Democrats Hedtoft I (25) Karl Kristian Steincke 4 March 1950 30 October 1950 Social Democrats Hedtoft I–II 31 Helga Pedersen 30 October 1950 1 October 1953 Venstre Eriksen 32 1 October 1953 26 September 1964 Social Democrats Hedtoft IIIHansen I–IIKampmann I–IIKrag I 33 26 September 1964 2 February 1968 Social Democrats Krag II 34 2 February 1968 11 October 1971 Conservative People's Party Baunsgaard (32) 11 October 1971 27 September 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 27 September 1973 19 December 1973 Social Democrats Jørgensen I 36 Nathalie Lind 19 December 1973 13 February 1975 Venstre Hartling 37 Orla Møller 13 February 1975 1 October 1977 Social Democrats Jørgensen II 38 1 October 1977 30 August 1978 Social Democrats Jørgensen II (36) Nathalie Lind 30 August 1978 26 October 1979 Venstre Jørgensen III 39 26 October 1979 20 January 1981 Social Democrats Jørgensen IV 40 Ole Espersen 20 January 1981 10 September 1982 Social Democrats Jørgensen IV–V 41 Erik Ninn-Hansen 10 September 1982 10 January 1989 Conservative People's Party Schlüter I–II–III 42 10 January 1989 5 October 1989 Conservative People's Party Schlüter III 43 Hans Engell 5 October 1989 25 January 1993 Conservative People's Party Schlüter III–IV 44 Pia Gjellerup 25 January 1993 29 March 1993 Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen I 45 Erling Olsen 29 March 1993 27 September 1994 Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen I 46 Bjørn Westh 27 September 1994 30 December 1996 Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen II 47 Frank Jensen 30 December 1996 27 November 2001 Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen III–IV 48 Lene Espersen 27 November 2001 10 September 2008 Conservative People's Party A. F. Rasmussen I–II–III 49 Brian Mikkelsen 10 September 2008 23 February 2010 Conservative People's Party A. F. Rasmussen IIIL. L. Rasmussen I 50 Lars Barfoed 23 February 2010 3 October 2011 Conservative People's Party L. L. Rasmussen I 51 Morten Bødskov 3 October 2011 12 December 2013 Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt I 52 Karen Hækkerup 12 December 2013 10 October 2014 Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt I–II 53 Mette Frederiksen 10 October 2014 28 June 2015 Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt II 54 Søren Pind 28 June 2015 28 November 2016 Venstre L. L. Rasmussen II 55 Søren Pape Poulsen 28 November 2016 27 June 2019 Conservative People's Party L. L. Rasmussen III 56 Nick Hækkerup 27 June 2019 2 May 2022 Social Democrats Frederiksen I 57 Mattias Tesfaye 2 May 2022 15 December 2022 Social Democrats Frederiksen I 58 Peter Hummelgaard 15 December 2022 3 June 2026 Social Democrats Frederiksen II

Ministers under Frederik X (2024–present) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Took office Left office Time in office 59 Nicolai Wammen 3 June 2026 Incumbent Social Democrats Frederiksen III

According to the data provided above, Helga Pedersen was the first female to serve as the Minister of Justice in Denmark.

Justice Minister (Denmark)

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