The Minister of the Interior () is a member of the Danish cabinet and the head of the Ministry of the Interior.

After the 2007 Folketing elections, the ministry was disbanded, and its areas of responsibility divided between two newly created ministries, the Ministry of Welfare and the Ministry of Health and Prevention. With the announcement of the first Lars Løkke Rasmussen cabinet in 2009, the Ministry of Welfare was abolished and replaced by the Ministry of the Interior and Social Affairs, a de facto re-establishment of two old ministries. Only emancipation affairs were moved to the Ministry of Employment.

List of interior ministers Ministers under Frederick VII (1848–1863) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Took office Left office Time in office 1 Peter Georg Bang 16 November 1848 21 September 1849 Independent Moltke I–II 2 21 September 1849 13 July 1851 Independent Moltke II 3 13 July 1851 27 January 1852 Independent Moltke III–IV (1) Peter Georg Bang 27 January 1852 21 April 1853 Højre Bluhme I 4 Anders Sandøe Ørsted 21 April 1853 29 April 1854 Højre Ørsted (3) 29 April 1854 12 December 1854 National Liberal Ørsted (1) Peter Georg Bang 12 December 1854 18 February 1856 Independent Bang 5 18 February 1856 4 June 1856 National Liberal Bang 6 4 June 1856 18 October 1856 Independent Bang 7 Andreas Frederik Krieger 18 October 1856 1 August 1858 National Liberal AndræHall I (6) 1 August 1858 6 May 1859 Independent Hall I (7) Andreas Frederik Krieger 6 May 1859 2 December 1859 National Liberal Hall I 8 2 December 1859 24 February 1860 National Liberal Rotwitt 9 Ditlev Gothard Monrad 24 February 1860 15 September 1861 National Liberal Hall II 10 Orla Lehmann 15 September 1861 31 December 1863 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 11 31 December 1863 10 May 1864 Independent Monrad 12 10 May 1864 11 July 1864 Independent Monrad (3) 11 July 1864 6 November 1865 Independent Bluhme II 13 Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup 6 November 1865 22 September 1869 National Landowners Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs 14 Wolfgang von Haffner 22 September 1869 28 May 1870 National Landowners Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs 15 Christen Andreas Fonnesbech 28 May 1870 14 July 1874 National Landowners Holstein-Holsteinborg 16 14 July 1874 11 June 1875 Independent Fonnesbech 17 11 June 1875 29 August 1884 National Landowners Estrup Højre 18 Hilmar Finsen 29 August 1884 8 August 1885 Højre Estrup 19 Hans Peter Ingerslev 8 August 1885 15 January 1894 Højre Estrup 20 Hugo Egmont Hørring 15 January 1894 23 May 1897 Højre Reedtz-Thott 21 23 May 1897 28 August 1899 Højre Hørring 22 28 August 1899 24 July 1901 Højre HørringSehested 23 Enevold Sørensen 24 July 1901 14 January 1905 Venstre Reform Party Deuntzer 24 14 January 1905 12 October 1908 Venstre Reform Party Christensen I–II

Ministers under Frederik VIII (1906–1912) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Took office Left office Time in office 25 Klaus Berntsen 12 October 1908 28 October 1909 Venstre Reform Party Neergaard IHolstein-Ledreborg 26 Peter Rochegune Munch 28 October 1909 5 July 1910 Social Liberal Zahle I 27 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 28 Ove Rode 21 June 1913 30 March 1920 Social Liberal Zahle II 29 30 March 1920 5 April 1920 Independent Liebe 30 5 April 1920 5 May 1920 Independent Friis (24) 5 May 1920 11 July 1921 Venstre Neergaard II 31 18 July 1921 23 April 1924 Venstre Neergaard II–III 32 23 April 1924 14 December 1926 Social Democrats Stauning I (31) 14 December 1926 30 April 1929 Venstre Madsen-Mygdal 33 Bertel Dahlgaard 30 April 1929 8 July 1940 Social Liberal Stauning II–III–IV–V 34 Knud Kristensen 8 July 1940 29 August 1943 Venstre Stauning VIBuhl I 35 Jørgen Jørgensen 9 November 1942 29 August 1943 Social Liberal Scavenius No Danish government in between and . Office is assumed by the permanent secretary. (34) Knud Kristensen 5 May 1945 7 November 1945 Venstre Buhl II 36 Ejnar Martin Kjær 7 November 1945 18 June 1947 Venstre Kristensen

Ministers under Frederik IX (1947–1972) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Took office Left office Time in office 37 30 June 1947 13 November 1947 Venstre Kristensen 38 Alsing Emanuel Andersen 13 November 1947 23 November 1947 Social Democrats Hedtoft I 39 23 November 1947 30 October 1950 Social Democrats Hedtoft I–II Minister of the Interior and Housing 40 Aksel Møller 30 October 1950 30 September 1953 Conservative People's Party Eriksen 41 Johannes Kjærbøl 30 September 1953 30 August 1955 Social Democrats Hedtoft IIIHansen I Minister of the Interior 42 Carl Petersen 30 August 1955 28 May 1957 Social Democrats Hansen I 43 Søren Olesen 28 May 1957 18 November 1960 Justice Party Hansen IIKampmann I 44 18 November 1960 7 September 1961 Social Democrats Kampmann II 45 7 September 1961 26 September 1964 Social Democrat Kampmann IIKrag I 46 26 September 1964 2 February 1968 Social Democrats Krag II 47 Poul Sørensen 2 February 1968 29 June 1969 Conservative People's Party Baunsgaard 48 11 July 1969 11 October 1971 Conservative People's Party Baunsgaard 49 Egon Jensen 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 Minister of the Interior 50 19 December 1973 13 February 1975 Venstre Hartling (49) Egon Jensen 13 February 1975 30 August 1978 Social Democrats Jørgensen II 51 Knud Enggaard 30 August 1978 26 October 1979 Venstre Jørgensen III 52 26 October 1979 10 September 1982 Social Democrats Jørgensen IV–V 53 Britta Schall Holberg 10 September 1982 12 March 1986 Venstre Schlüter I (51) Knud Enggaard 12 March 1986 10 September 1987 Venstre Schlüter I 54 Thor Pedersen 10 September 1987 25 January 1993 Venstre Schlüter II–III–IV 55 Birte Weiss 25 January 1993 20 October 1997 Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen I–II–III 56 Thorkild Simonsen 20 October 1997 23 February 2000 Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen III–IV 57 Karen Jespersen 23 February 2000 27 November 2001 Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen IV Minister of the Interior and Health 58 Lars Løkke Rasmussen 27 November 2001 23 November 2007 Venstre A. F. Rasmussen I–II Dismantled, role placed within the Ministry of Social Affairs Minister of the Interior and Social Affairs 59 Karen Ellemann 7 April 2009 23 February 2010 Venstre L. L. Rasmussen I Minister of the Interior and Health 60 Bertel Haarder 23 February 2010 3 October 2011 Venstre L. L. Rasmussen I Ministry of Economy and the Interior 61 Margrethe Vestager 3 October 2011 2 September 2014 Social Liberal Thorning-Schmidt I–II 62 Morten Østergaard 2 September 2014 28 June 2015 Social Liberal Thorning-Schmidt II Ministry of Social Affairs and the Interior (59) Karen Ellemann 28 June 2015 28 November 2016 Venstre L. L. Rasmussen II Ministry of Economy and the Interior 63 Simon Emil Ammitzbøll-Bille 28 November 2016 27 June 2019 Liberal Alliance L.L. Rasmussen III Minister of Social Affairs and the Interior 64 Astrid Krag 27 June 2019 21 January 2021 Social Democrats Frederiksen I Minister for Housing and Interior 65 Kaare Dybvad 21 January 2021 2 May 2022 Social Democrats Frederiksen I 66 Christian Rabjerg Madsen 2 May 2022 15 December 2022 Social Democrats Frederiksen I Minister of the Interior and Health 67 Sophie Løhde 15 December 2022 3 June 2026 Venstre Frederiksen II

Ministers under Frederik X (2024–present) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Took office Left office Time in office Minister of Economic Affairs and the Interior 68 Pia Olsen Dyhr 3 June 2026 Incumbent Green Left Frederiksen III

Notes

References

The Danish Ministry of the Interior. A history of the ministry The Danish Ministry of the Interior. A list of ministers Lists of Danish governments since 1848

External links Official website of the Ministry of the Interior and Health