# List of ministers for ecclesiastical affairs of Denmark

This is a list of ministers of ecclesiastical affairs of Denmark since the establishment of the Ministry for Ecclesiastical Affairs in 1916.

## List of ministers since 1916

| No. | Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Cabinet |
| 1 | Povlsen, ThorvaldThorvald Povlsen [da] (1868–1942) | 28 April 1916 | 30 March 1920 | 3 years, 337 days | Social Liberals | Zahle II Cabinet |
| 2 | Hass, HeinrichH. Edvard Hass [da] (1866–1946) | 30 March 1920 | 5 April 1920 | 6 days | Independent | Liebe Cabinet |
| 3 | Ammentorp, EmilEmil Ammentorp [da] (1862–1947) | 5 April 1920 | 5 May 1920 | 30 days | Independent | Friis Cabinet |
| 4 | Christensen, Jens ChristianJens Christian Christensen (1856–1930) | 5 May 1920 | 15 August 1922 | 2 years, 102 days | Venstre | Neergaard II Cabinet |
| 5 | Appel, JacobJacob Appel [da] (1866–1931) | 15 August 1922 | 23 April 1924 | 1 year, 252 days | Venstre | Neergaard II Cabinet–III |
| 6 | Dahl, NielsNiels Peter Lorentsen Dahl [da] (1869–1936) | 23 April 1924 | 14 December 1926 | 2 years, 235 days | Social Democrats | Stauning I Cabinet |
| 7 | Bruun, FritzFritz Bruun-Rasmussen [da] (1870–1964) | 14 December 1926 | 30 April 1929 | 2 years, 137 days | Venstre | Madsen-Mygdal Cabinet |
| (6) | Dahl, NielsNiels Peter Lorentsen Dahl [da] (1869–1936) | 30 April 1929 | 4 November 1935 | 6 years, 188 days | Social Democrats | Stauning II Cabinet |
| 8 | Hansen, JohannesJohannes Hansen [da] (1881–1953) | 4 November 1935 | 8 July 1940 | 4 years, 247 days | Social Democrats | Stauning III Cabinet–IV–V |
| 9 | Fibiger, VilhelmVilhelm Fibiger [da] (1886–1978) | 8 July 1940 | 9 November 1942 | 2 years, 124 days | Conservatives | Stauning VI Cabinet Buhl I Cabinet |
| 10 | Holbøll, ValdemarValdemar Holbøll [da] (1871–1954) | 9 November 1942 | 29 August 1943 | 293 days | Independent | Scavenius Cabinet |
| No Danish government in between 29 August 1943 (1943-08-29) and 5 May 1945 (1945-05-05). Office is assumed by the permanent secretary. ||||||||
| 11 | Sørensen, ArneArne Sørensen (1906–1978) | 5 May 1945 | 7 November 1945 | 186 days | Danish Unity | Buhl II Cabinet |
| – | Hartling, MadsMads Rasmussen Hartling [da] (1885–1960) Acting | 7 November 1945 | 12 November 1945 | 5 days | Venstre | Kristensen Cabinet |
| 12 | Hermansen, CarlCarl Martin Hermansen [da] (1897–1976) | 12 November 1945 | 13 November 1947 | 2 years, 1 day | Venstre | Kristensen Cabinet |
| 13 | Nielsen, FredeFrede Nielsen [da] (1891–1954) | 13 November 1947 | 16 September 1950 | 2 years, 307 days | Social Democrats | Hedtoft I Cabinet |
| 14 | Koch, BodilBodil Koch (1903–1972) | 16 September 1950 | 30 October 1950 | 44 days | Social Democrats | Hedtoft I Cabinet |
| 15 | Sønderup, JensJens Sønderup (1897–1976) | 30 October 1950 | 13 September 1951 | 318 days | Venstre | Eriksen Cabinet |
| (12) | Hermansen, CarlCarl Martin Hermansen [da] (1897–1976) | 13 September 1951 | 30 September 1953 | 2 years, 17 days | Venstre | Eriksen Cabinet |
| (14) | Koch, BodilBodil Koch (1903–1972) | 30 September 1953 | 28 November 1966 | 13 years, 59 days | Social Democrats | Hedtoft II Cabinet Hansen I Cabinet–II Kampmann I Cabinet–II Krag I Cabinet |
| 16 | Møller, OrlaOrla Møller (1916–1979) | 28 November 1966 | 2 February 1968 | 1 year, 66 days | Social Democrats | Krag II Cabinet |
| 17 | Pedersen, ArneArne Fog Pedersen [da] (1911–1984) | 2 February 1968 | 11 October 1971 | 3 years, 251 days | Venstre | Baunsgaard Cabinet |
| 18 | Bennedsen, DorteDorte Bennedsen (1938–2016) | 11 October 1971 | 19 December 1973 | 2 years, 69 days | Social Democrats | Krag III Cabinet Jørgensen I Cabinet |
| 19 | Damsgaard, KrestenKresten Damsgaard [da] (1903–1992) | 19 December 1973 | 13 February 1975 | 1 year, 56 days | Venstre | Hartling Cabinet |
| 20 | Hansen, JørgenJørgen Peder Hansen (1923–1994) | 13 February 1975 | 30 August 1978 | 3 years, 198 days | Social Democrats | Jørgensen II Cabinet |
| 21 | Jensen, EgonEgon Jensen (1922–1985) | 30 August 1978 | 26 October 1979 | 1 year, 57 days | Social Democrats | Jørgensen III Cabinet |
| (20) | Hansen, JørgenJørgen Peder Hansen (1923–1994) | 26 October 1979 | 20 January 1981 | 1 year, 86 days | Social Democrats | Jørgensen IV Cabinet |
| 22 | Larsen, ToveTove Lindbo Larsen (1928–2018) | 20 January 1981 | 10 September 1982 | 1 year, 233 days | Social Democrats | Jørgensen IV Cabinet–V |
| 23 | Koch, ElsebethElsebeth Kock-Petersen (born 1949) | 10 September 1982 | 23 July 1984 | 1 year, 317 days | Venstre | Schlüter I Cabinet |
| 24 | Madsen, MetteMette Madsen (1924–2015) | 23 July 1984 | 3 June 1988 | 3 years, 316 days | Venstre | Schlüter I Cabinet–II |
| 25 | Rechendorff, TorbenTorben Rechendorff (1937–2022) | 3 June 1988 | 25 January 1993 | 4 years, 236 days | Conservatives | Schlüter III Cabinet–IV |
| 26 | Andersen, ArneArne O. Andersen [da] (born 1939) | 25 January 1993 | 27 September 1994 | 1 year, 245 days | Centre Democrats | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I Cabinet |
| 27 | Weiss, BirteBirte Weiss (born 1941) | 27 September 1994 | 30 December 1996 | 2 years, 94 days | Social Democrats | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II Cabinet |
| 28 | Jensen, OleOle Vig Jensen [da] (1936–2016) | 30 December 1996 | 23 March 1998 | 1 year, 83 days | Social Liberals | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III Cabinet |
| 29 | Vestager, MargretheMargrethe Vestager (born 1968) | 23 March 1998 | 21 December 2000 | 2 years, 273 days | Social Liberals | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV Cabinet |
| 30 | Lebech, JohannesJohannes Lebech (born 1967) | 21 December 2000 | 27 November 2001 | 341 days | Social Liberals | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV Cabinet |
| 31 | Tove Fergo (1946–2015) | 27 November 2001 | 18 February 2005 | 3 years, 83 days | Venstre | Anders Fogh Rasmussen I Cabinet |
| 32 | Bertel Haarder (born 1944) | 18 February 2005 | 23 November 2007 | 2 years, 278 days | Venstre | Anders Fogh Rasmussen II Cabinet |
| 33 | Birthe Rønn Hornbech (born 1943) | 23 November 2007 | 8 March 2011 | 3 years, 105 days | Venstre | Anders Fogh Rasmussen III Cabinet Lars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet |
| 34 | Per Stig Møller (born 1942) | 23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | 1 year, 222 days | Conservatives | Lars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet |
| 35 | Manu Sareen (born 1967) | 3 October 2011 | 6 December 2012 | 1 year, 64 days | Social Liberals | Thorning-Schmidt I Cabinet |
| 36 | Marianne Jelved (born 1943) | 6 December 2012 | 28 June 2015 | 2 years, 204 days | Social Liberals | Thorning-Schmidt I Cabinet–II |
| (32) | Bertel Haarder (born 1944) | 28 June 2015 | 28 November 2016 | 1 year, 153 days | Venstre | Lars Løkke Rasmussen II Cabinet |
| 37 | Mette Bock (born 1957) | 28 November 2016 | 27 June 2019 | 2 years, 211 days | Liberal Alliance | Lars Løkke Rasmussen III Cabinet |
| 38 | Mogensen, JoyJoy Mogensen (born 1980) | 27 June 2019 | 16 August 2021 | 2 years, 50 days | Social Democrats | Frederiksen I Cabinet |
| 39 | Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen (born 1983) | 16 August 2021 | 15 December 2022 | 1 year, 121 days | Social Democrats | Frederiksen I Cabinet |
| 40 | Louise Schack Elholm (born 1977) | 15 December 2022 | 23 November 2023 | 343 days | Venstre | Frederiksen II Cabinet |
| 41 | Morten Dahlin (born 1989) | 23 November 2023 | Incumbent | 322 days | Venstre | Frederiksen II Cabinet |