Minister for Nordic Cooperation (Denmark)

Minister of Nordic Cooperation
Minister for Nordisk Samarbejde
State coat of arms of the Kingdom of Denmark
Incumbent
Morten Dahlin
since 23 November 2023
TypeMinister
Member of
Reports tothe Prime minister
SeatSlotsholmen
AppointerThe Monarch
(on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Formation28 May 1957 (1957-05-28)
First holderBertel Dahlgaard
Successiondepending on the order in the State Council
DeputyPermanent Secretary
Salary1.400.192,97 DKK
(€187,839), in 2024[1]

The Minister of Nordic Cooperation (Danish: Minister for Nordisk Samarbejde; prev. Minister of Nordic Affairs (Danish: Minister for Nordiske Anliggender)) is a cabinet minister within the Danish Government appointed by the Prime Minister of Denmark.

The minister is responsible for issues regarding Nordic affairs, trade and development. The current Minister for Nordic Cooperation is Morten Dahlin, appointed on 23 November 2023.

List of ministers

No. Portrait Name
(born-died) 		Term of office Political party Government Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Minister of Nordic Affairs
(Danish: Minister for nordiske anliggender)
1 Bertel Dahlgaard
(1887–1972) 		28 May 1957 18 November 1960 3 years, 174 days Social Liberal Hansen II [2]
2 Henry Grünbaum
(1911–2006) 		8 October 1964 15 July 1965 280 days Social Democrats Krag II [3]
3 Lars P. Jensen
(1909–1986) 		15 July 1965 21 September 1966 1 year, 68 days Social Democrats Krag II [3]
4 Tyge Dahlgaard
(1921–1985) 		21 September 1966 1 October 1967 1 year, 10 days Social Democrats Krag II [3]
5 Ove Hansen
(1909–1997) 		1 October 1967 2 February 1968 124 days Social Democrats Krag II [3]
6 Poul Nyboe Andersen
(1913–2004) 		2 February 1968 11 October 1971 3 years, 251 days Venstre Baunsgaard [4]
7 Ivar Nørgaard
(1922–2011) 		11 October 1971 19 December 1973 1 year, 351 days Social Democrats Krag III
Jørgensen I 		[5][6]
Minister of Foreign Economic and Nordic Affairs
(Minister for udenrigsøkonomi og for nordiske anliggender)
(7) Ivar Nørgaard
(1922–2011) 		29 January 1975 26 February 1977 2 years, 28 days Social Democrats Jørgensen II [7]
Minister of Nordic Affairs
(Minister for nordiske anliggender)
8 Lise Østergaard
(1924–1996) 		28 February 1980 10 September 1982 2 years, 194 days Social Democrats Jørgensen IV–V [8][9]
9 Christian Christensen
(1925–1988) 		10 September 1982 10 September 1987 5 years, 0 days Christian Democrats Schlüter I [10]
Minister of Nordic Cooperation
(Minister for nordiske samarbejde)
10 Lars P. Gammelgaard
(1945–1994) 		10 September 1987 3 June 1988 267 days Conservative People's Party Schlüter II [11]
11 Thor Pedersen
(born 1945) 		3 June 1988 19 December 1992 4 years, 199 days Venstre Schlüter III–IV [12][13]
12 Knud Enggaard
(1929–2024) 		19 December 1992 25 January 1993 37 days Venstre Schlüter IV [13]
13 Flemming Kofod-Svendsen
(born 1944) 		25 January 1993 27 September 1994 1 year, 245 days Christian Democrats P. N. Rasmussen I [14]
14 Marianne Jelved
(born 1943) 		27 September 1994 27 November 2001 7 years, 61 days Social Liberal P. N. Rasmussen II–III–IV [15][16]
[17]
15 Bendt Bendtsen
(born 1954) 		27 November 2001 18 June 2002 203 days Conservative People's Party A. F. Rasmussen I [18]
16 Flemming Hansen
(1939–2021) 		18 June 2002 18 February 2005 2 years, 245 days Conservative People's Party A. F. Rasmussen I [19]
17 Connie Hedegaard
(born 1960) 		18 February 2005 23 November 2007 2 years, 278 days Conservative People's Party A. F. Rasmussen II [20]
18 Bertel Haarder
(born 1944) 		23 November 2007 23 February 2010 2 years, 92 days Venstre A. F. Rasmussen III
L. L. Rasmussen I 		[21][22]
19 Karen Ellemann
(born 1969) 		23 February 2010 3 October 2011 1 year, 222 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen I [22]
20 Manu Sareen
(born 1967) 		3 October 2011 3 February 2014 2 years, 123 days Social Liberal Thorning-Schmidt I [23]
21 Carsten Hansen
(born 1957) 		3 February 2014 28 June 2015 1 year, 145 days Social Democrat Thorning-Schmidt II [24]
22 Carl Holst
(born 1970) 		28 June 2015 30 September 2015 94 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen II [25]
23 Peter Christensen
(1975–2025) 		30 September 2015 28 November 2016 1 year, 59 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen II [25]
(19) Karen Ellemann
(born 1969) 		28 November 2016 2 May 2018 1 year, 155 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen III [26]
24 Eva Kjer Hansen
(born 1964) 		2 May 2018 27 June 2019 1 year, 56 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen III [26]
25 Mogens Jensen
(born 1963) 		27 June 2019 18 November 2020 1 year, 144 days Social Democrats Frederiksen I [27]
26 Flemming Møller Mortensen
(born 1963) 		19 November 2020 15 December 2022 2 years, 26 days Social Democrats Frederiksen I [27]
27 Louise Schack Elholm
(born 1977) 		15 December 2022 23 November 2023 343 days Venstre Frederiksen II [28]
28 Mette Madsen
(born 1989) 		23 November 2023 Incumbent 2 years, 119 days Venstre Frederiksen II [28]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hvad tjener en minister?". Regeringen (in Danish). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Regeringen H.C. Hansen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d "Regeringen Jens Otto Krag II". stm.dk (in Danish). Ministry of the State (Denmark). Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Regeringen Hilmar Baunsgaard". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Regeringen Jens Otto Krag III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Regeringen Anker Jørgensen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Regeringen Anker Jørgensen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  8. ^ "Regeringen Anker Jørgensen IV". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  9. ^ "Regeringen Anker Jørgensen V". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  10. ^ "Regeringen Poul Schlüter I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.
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  13. ^ a b "Regeringen Poul Schlüter IV". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  14. ^ "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  15. ^ "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  16. ^ "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  17. ^ "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  18. ^ "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen I" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  19. ^ "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  20. ^ "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  21. ^ "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen III" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  22. ^ a b "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen I" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  23. ^ "Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  24. ^ "Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  25. ^ a b "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  26. ^ a b "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  27. ^ a b "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  28. ^ a b "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.
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