List of Foreign ministers of Denmark
List of Danish Foreign Ministers (1848-present)

List of Foreign ministers of Denmark

Section Title: List of Danish Foreign Ministers (1848-present)
Table Section Text: None

№	Foreign Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Cabinet

1	Frederik Markus Knuth	Frederik Markus Knuth (1813–1856)	March 22, 1848	November 16, 1848	239 days	Independent	Moltke I

2	Adam Wilhelm Moltke	Adam Wilhelm Moltke (1785–1864)	November 16, 1848	August 6, 1850	1 year, 263 days	Independent	Moltke II

3	Holger Reedtz	Holger Reedtz (1800–1857)	August 6, 1850	October 18, 1851	1 year, 73 days	Independent	Moltke II Moltke III

4	Christian Albrecht Bluhme	Christian Albrecht Bluhme (1794–1866)	October 18, 1851	December 12, 1854	3 years, 55 days	Independent	Moltke IV Bluhme I Ørsted

5	Wulff Scheel-Plessen	Wulff Scheel-Plessen (1809–1876)	December 12, 1854	January 15, 1855	34 days	Independent	Bang

6	Ludvig Nicolaus von Scheele	Ludvig Nicolaus von Scheele (1796–1874)	January 15, 1855	April 17, 1857	2 years, 92 days	Independent	Bang Andræ

7	Ove Wilhelm Michelsen	Ove Wilhelm Michelsen (1800–1880)	April 17, 1857	July 10, 1858	1 year, 84 days	Independent	Andræ Hall I

8	Carl Christian Hall	Carl Christian Hall (1812–1888)	July 10, 1858	December 2, 1859	1 year, 145 days	National Liberal	Hall I

9	Carl Frederik Blixen-Finecke	Carl Frederik Blixen-Finecke (1822–1873)	December 2, 1859	February 24, 1860	84 days	Independent	Rotwitt

(8)	Carl Christian Hall	Carl Christian Hall (1812–1888)	February 24, 1860	December 31, 1863	3 years, 310 days	National Liberal	Hall II

10	Ditlev Gothard Monrad	Ditlev Gothard Monrad (1811–1887)	December 31, 1863	January 8, 1864	8 days	National Liberal	Monrad

11	George Quaade	George Quaade (1813–1889)	January 8, 1864	July 11, 1864	185 days	Independent	Monrad

(4)	Christian Albrecht Bluhme	Christian Albrecht Bluhme (1794–1866)	July 11, 1864	November 6, 1865	1 year, 118 days	Independent	Bluhme II

12	Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs	Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs (1817–1896)	November 6, 1865	May 28, 1870	4 years, 203 days	National Landowners	Frijs

13	Otto Rosenørn-Lehn	Otto Rosenørn-Lehn (1821–1892)	May 28, 1870	June 11, 1875	5 years, 14 days	National Landowners	Holstein-Holsteinborg Fonnesbech

14	Frederik Moltke [da]	Frederik Moltke [da] (1825–1875)	June 11, 1875	October 1, 1875	112 days	National Landowners	Estrup

(13)	Otto Rosenørn-Lehn	Otto Rosenørn-Lehn (1821–1892)	November 10, 1875	May 21, 1892	16 years, 193 days	National Landowners	Estrup

15	Tage Reedtz-Thott	Tage Reedtz-Thott (1839–1923)	June 3, 1892	May 23, 1897	4 years, 354 days	Højre	Estrup Reedtz-Thott

16	Niels F. Ravn	Niels F. Ravn (1826–1910)	May 23, 1897	April 27, 1900	2 years, 339 days	Højre	Hørring

17	Hannibal Sehested	Hannibal Sehested (1842–1924)	April 27, 1900	July 24, 1901	1 year, 88 days	Højre	Sehested

18	Johan Henrik Deuntzer	Johan Henrik Deuntzer (1845–1918)	July 24, 1901	January 14, 1905	3 years, 174 days	Venstre	Deuntzer

19	Frederik Raben-Levetzau	Frederik Raben-Levetzau (1850–1933)	January 14, 1905	October 12, 1908	3 years, 272 days	Venstre	Christensen

20	William Ahlefeldt-Laurvig	William Ahlefeldt-Laurvig (1860–1923)	October 12, 1908	October 28, 1909	1 year, 16 days	Venstre	Neergaard I Holstein-Ledreborg

21	Erik Scavenius	Erik Scavenius (1877–1962)	October 28, 1909	July 5, 1910	250 days	Social Liberals	Zahle I

(20)	William Ahlefeldt-Laurvig	William Ahlefeldt-Laurvig (1860–1923)	July 5, 1910	June 21, 1913	2 years, 351 days	Venstre	Berntsen

22	Edvard Brandes	Edvard Brandes (1847–1931)	June 21, 1913	June 24, 1913	3 days	Social Liberals	Zahle II

(21)	Erik Scavenius	Erik Scavenius (1877–1962)	June 24, 1913	March 30, 1920	6 years, 280 days	Social Liberals	Zahle II

23	Henri Konow	Henri Konow (1862–1939)	March 30, 1920	April 5, 1920	6 days	Independent	Liebe

24	Otto Scavenius	Otto Scavenius (1875–1945)	April 5, 1920	May 5, 1920	30 days	Independent	Friis

25	Harald Scavenius	Harald Scavenius (1873–1939)	May 5, 1920	October 9, 1922	2 years, 157 days	Venstre	Neergaard II

26	Christian Cold	Christian Cold (1863–1934)	October 9, 1922	April 23, 1924	1 year, 197 days	Venstre	Neergaard III

27	Carl Moltke	Carl Moltke (1869–1935)	April 23, 1924	December 14, 1926	2 years, 235 days	Independent	Stauning I

28	Laust Jevsen Moltesen	Laust Jevsen Moltesen (1865–1950)	December 14, 1926	April 30, 1929	2 years, 137 days	Venstre	Madsen-Mygdal

29	Peter Rochegune Munch	Peter Rochegune Munch (1870–1948)	April 30, 1929	July 8, 1940	11 years, 69 days	Social Liberals	Stauning II Cabinet

(21)	Erik Scavenius	Erik Scavenius (1877–1962)	July 8, 1940	August 29, 1943	3 years, 52 days	Independent	Stauning III Buhl I Scavenius

No Danish government in between August 29, 1943 and May 5, 1945. Office is assumed by the permanent secretary.

–	Vilhelm Buhl	Vilhelm Buhl (1881–1954) Acting	May 5, 1945	May 7, 1945	2 days	Social Democrats	Buhl II

30	John Christmas Møller	John Christmas Møller (1894–1948)	May 7, 1945	November 7, 1945	184 days	Conservative People's	Buhl II

31	Gustav Rasmussen	Gustav Rasmussen (1895–1953)	November 7, 1945	October 30, 1950	4 years, 357 days	Independent	Kristensen Hedtoft I

32	Ole Bjørn Kraft	Ole Bjørn Kraft (1893–1980)	October 30, 1950	September 30, 1953	2 years, 335 days	Conservative People's	Eriksen

33	Hans Christian Hansen	Hans Christian Hansen (1906–1960)	September 30, 1953	October 8, 1958	5 years, 8 days	Social Democrats	Hedtoft II Hansen I Hansen II

34	Jens Otto Krag	Jens Otto Krag (1914–1978)	October 8, 1958	September 3, 1962	3 years, 330 days	Social Democrats	Hansen II Kampmann I Kampmann II

35	Per Hækkerup	Per Hækkerup (1915–1979)	September 3, 1962	November 28, 1966	4 years, 86 days	Social Democrats	Krag I Krag II

(34)	Jens Otto Krag	Jens Otto Krag (1914–1978)	November 28, 1966	October 1, 1967	307 days	Social Democrats	Krag II

36	Hans Tabor	Hans Tabor (1922–2003)	October 1, 1967	February 2, 1968	124 days	Social Democrats	Krag II

37	Poul Hartling	Poul Hartling (1914–2000)	February 2, 1968	October 11, 1971	3 years, 251 days	Venstre	Baunsgaard

38	Knud Børge Andersen	Knud Børge Andersen (1914–1984)	October 11, 1971	December 19, 1973	2 years, 69 days	Social Democrats	Krag III Jørgensen I

39	Ove Guldberg	Ove Guldberg (1918–2008)	December 19, 1973	February 13, 1975	1 year, 56 days	Venstre	Hartling

(38)	Knud Børge Andersen	Knud Børge Andersen (1914–1984)	February 13, 1975	July 1, 1978	3 years, 138 days	Social Democrats	Jørgensen II

40	Anker Jørgensen	Anker Jørgensen (1922–2016)	July 1, 1978	August 30, 1978	60 days	Social Democrats	Jørgensen II

41	Henning Christophersen	Henning Christophersen (1939–2016)	August 30, 1978	October 26, 1979	1 year, 57 days	Venstre	Jørgensen III

42	Kjeld Olesen	Kjeld Olesen (born 1932)	October 26, 1979	September 10, 1982	2 years, 319 days	Social Democrats	Jørgensen IV Jørgensen V

43	Uffe Ellemann-Jensen	Uffe Ellemann-Jensen (born 1941)	September 10, 1982	January 25, 1993	10 years, 137 days	Venstre	Schlüter I–II–III–IV

44	Niels Helveg Petersen	Niels Helveg Petersen (1939–2017)	January 25, 1993	December 21, 2000	7 years, 331 days	Social Liberals	P.N. Rasmussen I–II–III–IV

45	Mogens Lykketoft	Mogens Lykketoft (born 1946)	December 21, 2000	November 27, 2001	341 days	Social Democrats	P.N. Rasmussen IV

46	Per Stig Møller	Per Stig Møller (born 1942)	November 27, 2001	February 23, 2010	8 years, 88 days	Conservative People's	A.F. Rasmussen I–II–III V–K L.L. Rasmussen I V–K

47	Lene Espersen	Lene Espersen (born 1965)	February 23, 2010	October 3, 2011	1 year, 222 days	Conservative People's	L.L. Rasmussen I V–K

48	Villy Søvndal	Villy Søvndal (born 1952)	October 3, 2011	December 12, 2013	2 years, 70 days	Socialist People's	Thorning-Schmidt I S–R–SF

49	Holger K. Nielsen	Holger K. Nielsen (born 1950)	December 12, 2013	January 30, 2014	49 days	Socialist People's	Thorning-Schmidt I S–R–SF

50	Martin Lidegaard	Martin Lidegaard (born 1966)	January 30, 2014	June 28, 2015	1 year, 149 days	Social Liberals	Thorning-Schmidt II S–R

51	Kristian Jensen	Kristian Jensen (born 1971)	June 28, 2015	November 28, 2016	1 year, 153 days	Venstre	L.L. Rasmussen II V

52	Anders Samuelsen	Anders Samuelsen (born 1967)	November 28, 2016	Incumbent	2 years, 53 days	Liberal Alliance	L.L. Rasmussen III V–I–K

Sentence(s)

Holger K. Nielsen from Socialist People's Party, became the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Thorning-Schmidt I S–R–SF cabinet until 30 January 2014.

final_sentence: Holger K. Nielsen from Socialist People's Party, became the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Thorning-Schmidt I S–R–SF cabinet until 30 January 2014.