Minister for Elderly Affairs (Denmark)
| Minister of Elderly Affairs | |
|---|---|
| Ældreminister | |
since 3 February 2026 | |
| Ministry of Elderly Affairs | |
| Type | Minister |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | the Prime minister |
| Seat | Slotsholmen |
| Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
| Formation | 28 June 2015 |
| First holder | Sophie Løhde |
| Succession | depending on the order in the State Council |
| Deputy | Permanent Secretary |
| Salary | 1.400.192,97 DKK (€187,839), in 2024[1] |
The Minister for Elderly Affairs (Danish: Ældreminister) is a Danish minister that works on improving elderly affairs.
List of ministers
| No. | Portrait | Name (born-died) |
Term of office | Political party | Government | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| Minister of Health and Elderly Affairs (Sundheds- og ældreminister) | |||||||||
| 1 | Sophie Løhde (born 1983) |
28 June 2015 | 28 November 2016 | 1 year, 153 days | Venstre | L. L. Rasmussen II | [2] | ||
| Minister of Elderly Affairs (Ældreminister) | |||||||||
| 2 | Thyra Frank (born 1952) |
28 November 2016 | 27 June 2019 | 2 years, 211 days | Liberal Alliance | L. L. Rasmussen III | [3] | ||
| Minister of Health and Elderly Affairs (Sundheds- og ældreminister) | |||||||||
| 3 | Magnus Heunicke (born 1981) |
27 June 2019 | 21 January 2021 | 1 year, 208 days | Social Democrats | Frederiksen I | [4] | ||
| Minister of Social and Elderly Affairs (Social- og ældreminister) | |||||||||
| 4 | Astrid Krag (born 1982) |
21 January 2021 | 15 December 2022 | 1 year, 328 days | Social Democrats | Frederiksen I | [4] | ||
| Minister of Elderly Affairs (Ældreminister) | |||||||||
| 5 | Mette Kierkgaard (born 1972) |
15 December 2022 | 3 February 2026 | 3 years, 50 days | Moderates | Frederiksen II | [5] | ||
| 6 | Henrik Frandsen (born 1961) |
3 February 2026 | Incumbent | 44 days | Moderates | Frederiksen II | [6] | ||
References
- ^ "Hvad tjener en minister?". Regeringen (in Danish). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Mauricio, Martin (3 February 2026). "Mette Kierkgaard trækker sig fra regeringen". Altinget (in Danish). Retrieved 6 February 2026.