List of Minister of Defence of Denmark
List of Ministers of Defence (1905–present)

List of Minister of Defence of Denmark

Section Title: List of Ministers of Defence (1905–present)
Table Section Text: None

№	Minister of Defence	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Cabinet

1	Jens Christian Christensen	Jens Christian Christensen (1856–1930)	14 January 1905	12 October 1908	3 years, 272 days	Venstre Reform	Christensen

2	Niels Thomasius Neergaard	Niels Thomasius Neergaard (1854–1936)	12 October 1908	16 September 1909	339 days	Moderate Venstre	Neergaard I

(1)	Jens Christian Christensen	Jens Christian Christensen (1856–1930)	16 September 1909	18 October 1909	32 days	Venstre Reform	Holstein-Ledreborg

3	Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg	Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg (1839–1912)	18 October 1909	28 October 1909	10 days	Nonpartisan	Holstein-Ledreborg

4	Christopher Krabbe [da]	Christopher Krabbe [da] (1833–1913)	28 October 1909	5 July 1910	250 days	Social Liberals	Zahle I

5	Klaus Berntsen	Klaus Berntsen (1844–1927)	5 July 1910	21 June 1913	2 years, 351 days	Moderate Venstre	Berntsen

6	Peter Rochegune Munch	Peter Rochegune Munch (1870–1948)	21 June 1913	30 March 1920	6 years, 283 days	Social Liberals	Zahle II

7	Henri Konow	Henri Konow (1862–1939)	30 March 1920	5 April 1920	6 days	Nonpartisan	Liebe

8	Michael Pedersen Friis	Michael Pedersen Friis (1857–1944)	5 April 1920	5 May 1920	30 days	Nonpartisan	Friis

9	Klaus Berntsen	Klaus Berntsen (1844–1927)	5 May 1920	9 October 1922	2 years, 157 days	Venstre	Neergaard II

10	Søren Brorsen [da]	Søren Brorsen [da] (1875–1961)	9 October 1922	23 April 1924	1 year, 197 days	Venstre	Neergaard III

11	Laust Rasmussen [da]	Laust Rasmussen [da] (1862–1941)	23 April 1924	14 December 1926	2 years, 235 days	Social Democrats	Stauning I

(10)	Søren Brorsen [da]	Søren Brorsen [da] (1875–1961)	14 December 1926	30 April 1929	5 years, 7 days	Venstre	Madsen-Mygdal

(11)	Laust Rasmussen [da]	Laust Rasmussen [da] (1862–1941)	30 April 1929	24 November 1932	3 years, 208 days	Social Democrats	Stauning II

12	Hans Peter Hansen (Politician) [da]	Hans Peter Hansen (Politician) [da] (1872–1953)	24 November 1932	31 May 1933	188 days	Social Democrats	Stauning II

13	Thorvald Stauning	Thorvald Stauning (1873–1942)	31 May 1933	4 November 1935	2 years, 157 days	Social Democrats	Stauning II

14	Alsing Andersen	Alsing Andersen (1893–1962)	4 November 1935	10 April 1940	4 years, 158 days	Social Democrats	Stauning II

None (10 April 1940−8 July 1940) (Alsing Emanuel Andersen)

None (8 July 1940−4 May 1942) (Søren Brorsen)

(10)	Søren Brorsen [da]	Søren Brorsen [da] (1875–1961)	4 May 1942	29 August 1943	1 year, 117 days	Venstre	Stauning III Buhl I Scavenius

None (29 August 1943−5 May 1945) (Søren Brorsen)

15	Ole Bjørn Kraft [da]	Ole Bjørn Kraft [da] (1893–1980)	4 May 1942	29 August 1943	1 year, 117 days	Conservative	Buhl II

16	Harald Petersen [da]	Harald Petersen [da] (1893–1970)	4 May 1942	29 August 1943	1 year, 117 days	Venstre	Kristensen

17	Hans Rasmus Hansen [da]	Hans Rasmus Hansen [da] (1896–1971)	13 November 1947	30 October 1950	3 years, 17 days	Social Democrats	Hedtoft I

(16)	Harald Petersen [da]	Harald Petersen [da] (1893–1970)	30 October 1950	30 September 1953	2 years, 335 days	Venstre	Eriksen

(17)	Hans Rasmus Hansen [da]	Hans Rasmus Hansen [da] (1896–1971)	30 September 1953	25 May 1956	2 years, 238 days	Social Democrats	Hedtoft II Hansen I

18	Poul Hansen	Poul Hansen (1913–1966)	25 May 1956	15 November 1962	6 years, 174 days	Social Democrats	Hansen I Kampmann I Krag I

19	Victor Gram [da]	Victor Gram [da] (1910–1969)	15 November 1962	2 February 1968	5 years, 79 days	Social Democrats	Krag I Krag II

20	Erik Ninn-Hansen	Erik Ninn-Hansen (1922–2014)	2 February 1968	17 March 1971	3 years, 43 days	Conservative	Baunsgaard

21	Knud Østergaard [da]	Knud Østergaard [da] (1922–1993)	17 March 1971	11 October 1971	208 days	Conservative	Baunsgaard

22	Kjeld Olesen	Kjeld Olesen (born 1932)	11 October 1971	27 September 1973	1 year, 351 days	Social Democrats	Krag III Jørgensen I

23	Orla Møller [da]	Orla Møller [da] (1916–1979)	27 September 1973	19 December 1973	83 days	Social Democrats	Jørgensen I

24	Erling Brøndum	Erling Brøndum (1930–2017)	19 December 1973	13 February 1975	1 year, 56 days	Venstre	Hartling

(23)	Orla Møller [da]	Orla Møller [da] (1916–1979)	13 February 1975	1 October 1977	2 years, 230 days	Social Democrats	Jørgensen II

25	Poul Søgaard	Poul Søgaard (1923–2016)	1 October 1977	10 September 1982	4 years, 344 days	Social Democrats	Jørgensen II Jørgensen III Jørgensen IV Jørgensen V

26	Hans Engell	Hans Engell (born 1948)	10 September 1982	10 September 1987	5 years, 0 days	Conservative	Schlüter I

27	Bernt Johan Collet	Bernt Johan Collet (born 1941)	10 September 1987	3 June 1988	267 days	Conservative	Schlüter II

28	Knud Enggaard	Knud Enggaard (born 1929)	3 June 1988	25 January 1993	4 years, 236 days	Venstre	Schlüter III Schlüter IV

29	Hans Hækkerup	Hans Hækkerup (1945–2013)	25 January 1993	21 December 2000	7 years, 331 days	Social Democrats	P.N. Rasmussen I–II–III–IV

30	Jan Trøjborg	Jan Trøjborg (1955–2012)	21 December 2000	27 November 2001	341 days	Social Democrats	P.N. Rasmussen IV

31	Svend Aage Jensby	Svend Aage Jensby (born 1940)	27 November 2001	24 April 2004	2 years, 149 days	Venstre	A.F. Rasmussen I

32	Søren Gade	Søren Gade (born 1963)	24 April 2004	23 February 2010	5 years, 305 days	Venstre	A.F. Rasmussen I–II–III L.L. Rasmussen I

33	Gitte Lillelund Bech	Gitte Lillelund Bech (born 1969)	23 February 2010	3 October 2011	1 year, 222 days	Venstre	L.L. Rasmussen I

34	Nick Hækkerup [da]	Nick Hækkerup [da] (born 1968)	3 October 2011	9 August 2013	1 year, 310 days	Social Democrats	Thorning-Schmidt I

35	Nicolai Wammen	Nicolai Wammen (born 1971)	9 August 2013	28 June 2015	1 year, 323 days	Social Democrats	Thorning-Schmidt I–II

36	Carl Holst	Carl Holst (born 1970)	28 June 2015	30 September 2015	94 days	Venstre	L.L. Rasmussen II

37	Peter Christensen	Peter Christensen (born 1975)	30 September 2015	28 November 2016	1 year, 28 days	Venstre	L.L. Rasmussen II

38	Claus Hjort Frederiksen	Claus Hjort Frederiksen (born 1947)	28 November 2016	Incumbent	2 years, 143 days	Venstre	L.L. Rasmussen III

Sentence(s)

From 5 May 1920 to 9 October 1922 Klaus Berntsen served as Defence Minister.

final_sentence: From 5 May 1920 to 9 October 1922 Klaus Berntsen served as Defence Minister.