List of ministers for finance (Denmark)

Minister of Finance
Minister of Finance
Finansminister
	State coat of arms of the Kingdom of Denmark
	Incumbent; Nicolai Wammen; since 27 June 2019
	Ministry of Finance
Type	Minister
Member of	Cabinet; State Council; Government's Coordination Committee; Government's Economic Committee; Government's Security Committee [da]; Government's Employment Committee;
Reports to	the Prime minister
Seat	Slotsholmen
Appointer	The Monarch; (on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Formation	22 March 1848; 176 years ago
First holder	Adam Wilhelm Moltke
Succession	depending on the order in the State Council
Deputy	Permanent Secretary
Salary	1.540.212,27 DKK; (€206,623), in 2024

This is a list of finance ministers of Denmark since Denmark's first unified finance ministry was established in 1848.^[2]

List of finance ministers (1848–present)

Ministers under Frederick VII (1848–1863)

No.	Minister for Finance	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Cabinet
1	Moltke, AdamAdam Wilhelm Moltke (1785–1864)	22 March 1848	16 November 1848	239 days	Independent	Moltke I Cabinet
2	Sponneck, WilhelmWilhelm Sponneck (1815–1888)	16 November 1848	12 December 1854	6 years, 26 days	Independent	Moltke II Cabinet–III–IV Bluhme I Cabinet Ørsted Cabinet
3	Andræ, CarlCarl Christoffer Georg Andræ (1812–1893)	12 December 1854	10 July 1858	3 years, 210 days	Bondevennerne	Bang Cabinet Andræ Cabinet Hall I Cabinet
4	Krieger, Andreas FrederikAndreas Frederik Krieger (1817–1893)	10 July 1858	6 May 1859	300 days	National Liberal	Hall I Cabinet
5	Fenger, CarlCarl Emil Fenger [da] (1814–1884)	6 May 1859	2 December 1859	210 days	Independent	Hall I Cabinet
6	Westenholz, RegnarRegnar Westenholz [da] (1815–1866)	2 December 1859	24 February 1860	84 days	Independent	Rotwitt Cabinet
(5)	Fenger, CarlCarl Emil Fenger [da] (1814–1884)	24 February 1860	31 December 1863	3 years, 310 days	Independent	Hall II Cabinet

Ministers under Christian IX (1863–1906)

No.	Minister for Finance	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Cabinet
7	Monrad, Ditlev GothardDitlev Gothard Monrad (1811–1887)	31 December 1863	11 July 1864	193 days	National Liberal	Monrad Cabinet
8	David, ChristianChristian Nathan David [da] (1793–1874)	11 July 1864	6 November 1865	1 year, 148 days	Independent	Bluhme II Cabinet
9	Fonnesbech, Christen AndreasChristen Andreas Fonnesbech (1817–1880)	6 November 1865	28 May 1870	4 years, 203 days	Independent	Frijs Cabinet
(5)	Fenger, CarlCarl Emil Fenger [da] (1814–1884)	28 May 1870	25 March 1872	1 year, 302 days	Independent	Holstein-Holsteinborg Cabinet
(4)	Krieger, Andreas FrederikAndreas Frederik Krieger (1817–1893)	1 July 1872	20 June 1874	1 year, 354 days	National Liberal	Holstein-Holsteinborg Cabinet
(9)	Fonnesbech, Christen AndreasChristen Andreas Fonnesbech (1817–1880)	14 July 1874	11 June 1875	332 days	Independent	Fonnesbech Cabinet
10	Estrup, JacobJacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup (1825–1913)	11 June 1875	7 August 1894	19 years, 57 days	National Landowners Højre	Estrup Cabinet
11	Lüttichau, ChristianChristian Lüttichau [da] (1832–1915)	7 August 1894	23 May 1897	2 years, 289 days	Højre	Reedtz-Thott Cabinet
12	Hørring, Hugo EgmontHugo Egmont Hørring (1842–1909)	23 May 1897	27 April 1900	2 years, 339 days	Højre	Hørring Cabinet
13	Scharling, WilliamWilliam Scharling [da] (1837–1911)	27 April 1900	24 July 1901	1 year, 88 days	Højre	Sehested Cabinet
14	Hage, ChristopherChristopher Hage [da] (1848–1930)	24 July 1901	14 January 1905	3 years, 174 days	Venstre Reform	Deuntzer Cabinet
15	Lassen, VilhelmVilhelm Lassen [da] (1861–1908) ^[3]	14 January 1905	4 June 1908 †	5 years, 337 days	Venstre Reform	Christensen I Cabinet
–	Christensen, Jens ChristianJens Christian Christensen (1856–1930) Acting	4 June 1908	24 July 1908	50 days	Venstre Reform	Christensen I Cabinet

Ministers under Frederik VIII (1906–1912)

No.	Minister for Finance	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Cabinet
16	Neergaard, NielsNiels Neergaard (1854–1936)	24 July 1908	12 October 1908	80 days	Venstre Reform	Christensen II Cabinet
17	Brun, CharlesCharles Brun (1866–1919)	12 October 1908	16 August 1909	308 days	Venstre Reform	Neergaard I Cabinet
(16)	Neergaard, NielsNiels Neergaard (1854–1936)	16 August 1909	28 October 1909	73 days	Venstre Reform	Holstein-Ledreborg Cabinet
18	Brandes, EdvardEdvard Brandes (1847–1931)	28 October 1909	5 July 1910	250 days	Social Liberals	Zahle I Cabinet
(16)	Neergaard, NielsNiels Neergaard (1854–1936)	5 July 1910	21 June 1913	2 years, 351 days	Venstre	Berntsen Cabinet

Ministers under Christian X (1912–1947)

No.	Minister for Finance	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Cabinet
(18)	Brandes, EdvardEdvard Brandes (1847–1931)	21 June 1913	30 March 1920	6 years, 283 days	Social Liberals	Zahle II Cabinet
19	Hansen, HansHans Peter Hjerl Hansen [da] (1870–1946)	30 March 1920	5 April 1920	6 days	Independent	Liebe Cabinet
20	Koefoed, MichaelMichael Koefoed [da] (1870–1946)	5 April 1920	5 May 1920	30 days	Independent	Friis Cabinet
(16)	Neergaard, NielsNiels Neergaard (1854–1936)	5 May 1920	23 April 1924	3 years, 354 days	Venstre	Neergaard II Cabinet
21	Bramsnæs, CarlCarl Valdemar Bramsnæs [da] (1879–1965)	23 April 1924	14 December 1926	2 years, 235 days	Social Democrats	Stauning I Cabinet
(16)	Neergaard, NielsNiels Neergaard (1854–1936)	14 December 1926	30 April 1929	2 years, 137 days	Venstre	Madsen-Mygdal Cabinet
(21)	Bramsnæs, CarlCarl Valdemar Bramsnæs [da] (1879–1965)	30 April 1929	31 May 1933	4 years, 31 days	Social Democrats	Stauning II Cabinet
22	Hansen, HansHans Peter Hansen (1872–1953)	31 May 1933	20 July 1937	4 years, 50 days	Social Democrats	Stauning II Cabinet–III
23	Buhl, VilhelmVilhelm Buhl (1881–1954)	20 July 1937	16 July 1942	4 years, 361 days	Social Democrats	Stauning III Cabinet–IV–V–VI Buhl I Cabinet
24	Andersen, AlsingAlsing Andersen (1893–1962)	16 July 1942	9 November 1942	116 days	Social Democrats	Buhl I Cabinet
25	Kofoed, KristianKristian Hansen Kofoed (1879–1951) ^[4]	9 November 1942	29 August 1943	293 days	Social Liberals	Scavenius Cabinet
29 August 1943^[4] – 5 May 1945
26	Hansen, HansHans Christian Hansen (1906–1960)	5 May 1945	7 November 1945	186 days	Social Democrats	Buhl II Cabinet
27	Kristensen, ThorkilThorkil Kristensen (1899–1989)	7 November 1945	13 November 1947	2 years, 6 days	Venstre	Kristensen Cabinet

Ministers under Frederik IX (1947–1972)

No.	Minister for Finance	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Cabinet
(26)	Hansen, HansHans Christian Hansen (1906–1960)	13 November 1947	16 September 1950	2 years, 307 days	Social Democrats	Hedtoft I Cabinet
28	Kampmann, ViggoViggo Kampmann (1910–1976)	16 September 1950	30 October 1950	44 days	Social Democrats	Hedtoft I Cabinet
(27)	Kristensen, ThorkilThorkil Kristensen (1899–1989)	30 October 1950	30 September 1953	2 years, 335 days	Venstre	Eriksen Cabinet
(28)	Kampmann, ViggoViggo Kampmann (1910–1976)	30 September 1953	31 March 1960	6 years, 183 days	Social Democrats	Hedtoft II Cabinet Hansen I Cabinet–II Kampmann I Cabinet
29	Philip, KjeldKjeld Philip (1912–1989)	31 March 1960	7 September 1961	1 year, 160 days	Social Liberals	Kampmann I Cabinet–II
30	Knudsen, HansHans R. Knudsen [da] (1903–1962) ^[5]	7 September 1961	4 November 1962 †	1 year, 160 days	Social Democrats	Kampmann II Cabinet Krag I Cabinet
31	Hansen, PoulPoul Hansen (1913–1966)	15 November 1962	24 August 1965	2 years, 282 days	Social Democrats	Krag I Cabinet–II
32	Grünbaum, HenryHenry Grünbaum [da] (1911–2006)	24 August 1965	2 February 1968	2 years, 162 days	Social Democrats	Krag II Cabinet
33	Møller, PoulPoul Møller (1919–1997)	2 February 1968	17 March 1971	3 years, 43 days	Conservatives	Baunsgaard Cabinet
34	Ninn, ErikErik Ninn-Hansen (1922–2014)	17 March 1971	11 October 1971	208 days	Conservatives	Baunsgaard Cabinet
(32)	Grünbaum, HenryHenry Grünbaum [da] (1911–2006)	11 October 1971	19 December 1973	2 years, 69 days	Social Democrats	Krag III Cabinet Jørgensen I Cabinet

Ministers under Margrethe II (1972–present)

No.	Minister for Finance	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Cabinet
35	Andersen, AndersAnders Ejnar Andersen (1912–2006)	19 December 1973	13 February 1975	1 year, 56 days	Venstre	Hartling Cabinet
36	Heinesen, KnudKnud Heinesen (born 1932)	13 February 1975	26 October 1979	4 years, 255 days	Social Democrats	Jørgensen II Cabinet–III
37	Jakobsen, SvendSvend Jakobsen (1935–2022)	26 October 1979	30 December 1981	2 years, 65 days	Social Democrats	Jørgensen IV Cabinet
(36)	Heinesen, KnudKnud Heinesen (born 1932)	30 December 1981	10 September 1982	254 days	Social Democrats	Jørgensen V Cabinet
38	Christophersen, HenningHenning Christophersen (1939–2016)	10 September 1982	23 July 1984	1 year, 317 days	Venstre	Schlüter I Cabinet
39	Simonsen, PallePalle Simonsen [da] (1933–2014)	23 July 1984	31 October 1989	5 years, 100 days	Conservatives	Schlüter I Cabinet–II–III
40	Dyremose, HenningHenning Dyremose [da] (born 1945)	31 October 1989	25 January 1993	3 years, 86 days	Conservatives	Schlüter III Cabinet–IV
41	Mogens Lykketoft (born 1946)	25 January 1993	21 December 2000	7 years, 331 days	Social Democrats	Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I Cabinet–II–III–IV
42	Gjellerup, PiaPia Gjellerup (born 1959)	21 December 2000	27 November 2001	341 days	Social Democrats	Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV Cabinet
43	Pedersen, ThorThor Pedersen (born 1945)	27 November 2001	23 November 2007	5 years, 361 days	Venstre	Anders Fogh Rasmussen I Cabinet–II
44	Rasmussen, Lars LøkkeLars Løkke Rasmussen (born 1964)	23 November 2007	7 April 2009	1 year, 135 days	Venstre	Anders Fogh Rasmussen III Cabinet
45	Frederiksen, Claus HjortClaus Hjort Frederiksen (born 1947)	7 April 2009	3 October 2011	2 years, 179 days	Venstre	Lars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet
46	Corydon, BjarneBjarne Corydon (born 1973)	3 October 2011	28 June 2015	3 years, 268 days	Social Democrats	Thorning-Schmidt I Cabinet–II
(45)	Frederiksen, Claus HjortClaus Hjort Frederiksen (born 1947)	28 June 2015	28 November 2016	1 year, 153 days	Venstre	Lars Løkke Rasmussen II Cabinet
47	Jensen, KristianKristian Jensen (born 1971)	28 November 2016	27 June 2019	2 years, 211 days	Venstre	Lars Løkke Rasmussen III Cabinet
48	Wammen, NicolaiNicolai Wammen (born 1971)	27 June 2019	Incumbent	5 years, 136 days	Social Democrats	Frederiksen I Cabinet–II

References

^ "Hvad tjener en minister?". Regeringen (in Danish). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
^ Resumé: At tjene og forme den nye tid, Finansministeriet 1848-1998 (PDF) (in Danish). Finansministeriet. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
^ Vilhelm Lassen died in office on 4 June 1908. A successor was not appointed until 24 July.
^ ^a ^b On 29 August 1943, the Danish government resigned, refusing to grant further concessions to Nazi Germany. All government operations were assumed by the permanent secretaries of the individual departments, and this arrangement lasted until the Liberation of Denmark on 5 May 1945. Since King Christian X never accepted the resignation of the government, it existed de jure until a new cabinet was formed on 5 May 1945.
^ Hans R. Knudsen died in office on 4 November 1962. A successor was not appointed until 15 November.

Bibliography

The Danish Finance Ministry
danmark.dk - regarding the minister that died in office^{[permanent dead link]}
Lists of Danish governments since 1848
Skou, Kaare R. (2005). Dansk politik A-Å (in Danish). Aschehoug. ISBN 87-11-11652-8.

[1] "Hvad tjener en minister?". Regeringen (in Danish). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

[2] Resumé: At tjene og forme den nye tid, Finansministeriet 1848-1998 (PDF) (in Danish). Finansministeriet. Retrieved 23 August 2023.

[Lassen-3] Vilhelm Lassen died in office on 4 June 1908. A successor was not appointed until 24 July.

[August43-4] On 29 August 1943, the Danish government resigned, refusing to grant further concessions to Nazi Germany. All government operations were assumed by the permanent secretaries of the individual departments, and this arrangement lasted until the Liberation of Denmark on 5 May 1945. Since King Christian X never accepted the resignation of the government, it existed de jure until a new cabinet was formed on 5 May 1945.

[Knudsen-5] Hans R. Knudsen died in office on 4 November 1962. A successor was not appointed until 15 November.

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