# List of ministers for taxation (Denmark)

This is a list of tax ministers of Denmark since 1975. The collection of taxes was originally assumed by the Finance Ministry. The Finance Ministry's Department of Taxes and Customs (Skatte- og Tolddepartementet) was elevated to the rank of an independent ministry on 13 February 1975. It has officially been referred to as the Tax Ministry (Skatteministeriet) since 10 September 1987.

## List of ministers

| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Political party | Government | Ref. |
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | Political party | Government | Ref. |
| Minister for Taxation and Duties (Minister for skatter og afgifter) ||||||||||
| 1 | | Svend Jakobsen (1935–2022) | 13 February 1975 | 26 February 1977 | 2 years, 13 days | | Social Democrats | Jørgensen II | |
| 2 | | Jens Kampmann [da] (born 1937) | 26 February 1977 | 30 August 1978 | 1 year, 185 days | | Social Democrats | Jørgensen II | |
| 3 | | Anders Ejnar Andersen (1912–2006) | 30 August 1978 | 26 October 1979 | 1 year, 57 days | | Venstre | Jørgensen III | |
| 4 | | Karl Hjortnæs [da] (born 1934) | 26 October 1979 | 20 January 1981 | 1 year, 86 days | | Social Democrats | Jørgensen IV | |
| 5 | | Mogens Lykketoft (born 1946) | 20 January 1981 | 10 September 1982 | 1 year, 233 days | | Social Democrats | Jørgensen IV–V | |
| 6 | | Isi Foighel [da] (1927–2007) | 10 September 1982 | 10 September 1987 | 5 years, 0 days | | Conservatives | Schlüter I | |
| Minister for Taxation (Skatteminister) ||||||||||
| 7 | | Anders Fogh Rasmussen (born 1953) | 10 September 1987 | 19 November 1992 | 5 years, 70 days | | Venstre | Schlüter II–III–IV | |
| 8 | | Peter Brixtofte (1949–2016) | 19 November 1992 | 25 January 1993 | 67 days | | Venstre | Schlüter IV | |
| 9 | | Ole Stavad (born 1949) | 25 January 1993 | 1 November 1994 | 1 year, 280 days | | Social Democrats | P. N. Rasmussen I | |
| 10 | | Carsten Koch (born 1945) | 1 November 1994 | 23 March 1998 | 3 years, 142 days | | Social Democrats | P. N. Rasmussen II–III | |
| 9 | | Ole Stavad (born 1949) | 23 March 1998 | 21 December 2000 | 2 years, 273 days | | Social Democrats | P. N. Rasmussen IV | |
| 11 | | Frode Sørensen (born 1946) | 21 December 2000 | 27 November 2001 | 341 days | | Social Democrats | P. N. Rasmussen IV | |
| 12 | | Svend Erik Hovmand (born 1945) | 27 November 2001 | 2 August 2004 | 2 years, 249 days | | Venstre | A. F. Rasmussen I | |
| 13 | | Kristian Jensen (born 1971) | 2 August 2004 | 24 February 2010 | 5 years, 206 days | | Venstre | A. F. Rasmussen I–II–III L. L. Rasmussen I | [13][14] [15][16] |
| 14 | | Troels Lund Poulsen (born 1974) | 24 February 2010 | 8 March 2011 | 1 year, 12 days | | Venstre | L. L. Rasmussen I | |
| 15 | | Peter Christensen (1975–2025) | 8 March 2011 | 3 October 2011 | 209 days | | Venstre | L. L. Rasmussen I | |
| 16 | | Thor Möger Pedersen [da] (born 1985) | 3 October 2011 | 16 October 2012 | 1 year, 222 days | | Green Left | Thorning-Schmidt I | |
| 17 | | Holger K. Nielsen (born 1950) | 16 October 2012 | 12 December 2013 | 1 year, 57 days | | Green Left | Thorning-Schmidt I | |
| 18 | | Jonas Dahl (born 1978) | 12 December 2013 | 30 January 2014 | 49 days | | Green Left | Thorning-Schmidt I | |
| 19 | | Morten Østergaard (born 1976) | 3 February 2014 | 2 September 2014 | 215 days | | Social Liberals | Thorning-Schmidt II | |
| 20 | | Benny Engelbrecht (born 1970) | 2 September 2014 | 28 June 2015 | 299 days | | Social Democrats | Thorning-Schmidt II | |
| 21 | | Karsten Lauritzen (born 1983) | 28 June 2015 | 27 June 2019 | 3 years, 364 days | | Venstre | L. L. Rasmussen II–III | |
| 22 | | Morten Bødskov (born 1970) | 27 June 2019 | 4 February 2022 | 2 years, 222 days | | Social Democrats | Frederiksen I | |
| 23 | | Jeppe Bruus (born 1978) | 4 February 2022 | 29 August 2024 | 2 years, 207 days | | Social Democrats | Frederiksen I–II | |
| 24 | | Rasmus Stoklund (born 1984) | 29 August 2024 | Incumbent | 161 days | | Social Democrats | Frederiksen II | |