Minister of Health (Denmark)

Minister of Health
Sundhedsminister
State coat of arms of the Kingdom of Denmark
Incumbent
Sophie Løhde
since 15 December 2022
Ministry of Health
TypeMinister
Member of
Reports tothe Prime minister
SeatSlotsholmen
Nominatorthe Prime minister
AppointerThe Monarch
(on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Formation14 December 1926 (1926-12-14)
First holderViktor Rubow
Successiondepending on the order in the State Council
DeputyPermanent Secretary
Salary1.400.192,97 DKK
(€187,839), in 2024[1]

The Danish Minister of Health (Danish: Sundhedsminister), is a minister in the government of Denmark, with overall responsibility for strategy and policy across the Ministry of Health.

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 Services
(Minister for Sundhedsvæsenet)
1 Viktor Rubow
(1871–1929) 		14 December 1926 30 April 1929 2 years, 137 days Venstre Madsen-Mygdal [2]
Minister of Building and Health Services
(Minister for byggeri og sundhedsvæsen)
2 Johannes Kjærbøl
(1885–1973) 		13 November 1947 23 November 1947 10 days Social Democrats Hedtoft I [3]
Minister of Health
(Sundhedsminister)
3 Agnete Laustsen
(1935–2018) 		10 September 1987 3 June 1988 267 days Conservative People's Party Schlüter II [4]
4 Elsebeth Kock-Petersen
(born 1949) 		3 June 1988 7 December 1989 1 year, 187 days Venstre Schlüter III [5]
5 Ester Larsen
(1936–2025) 		7 December 1989 25 January 1993 3 years, 49 days Venstre Schlüter III–IV [5][6]
6 Torben Lund
(born 1950) 		25 January 1993 27 September 1994 1 year, 245 days Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen I [7]
7 Yvonne Herløv Andersen
(born 1942) 		27 September 1994 30 December 1996 2 years, 94 days Centre Democrats P. N. Rasmussen II [8]
8 Birte Weiss
(1941–2026) 		30 December 1996 23 March 1998 1 year, 83 days Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen III [9]
9 Carsten Koch
(born 1945) 		23 March 1998 23 February 2000 1 year, 337 days Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen IV [10]
10 Sonja Mikkelsen
(born 1955) 		23 February 2000 21 December 2000 302 days Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen IV [10]
11 Arne Rolighed
(born 1947) 		21 December 2000 27 November 2001 341 days Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen IV [10]
Minister of the Interior and Health
(Indenrigs- og sundhedsminister)
12 Lars Løkke Rasmussen
(born 1964) 		27 November 2001 23 November 2007 5 years, 361 days Venstre A. F. Rasmussen I–II [11][12]
Minister of Health and Prevention
(Minister for sundhed og forebyggelse)
13 Jakob Axel Nielsen
(born 1967) 		23 November 2007 23 February 2010 2 years, 92 days Conservative People's Party A. F. Rasmussen III
L. L. Rasmussen I 		[13][14]
Minister of the Interior and Health
(Indenrigs- og sundhedsminister)
14 Bertel Haarder
(born 1944) 		23 February 2010 3 October 2011 1 year, 222 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen I [14]
Minister of Health and Prevention
(Minister for sundhed og forebyggelse)
15 Astrid Krag
(born 1982) 		3 October 2011 30 January 2014 2 years, 119 days Socialist People's Party Thorning-Schmidt I [15]
16 Nick Hækkerup
(born 1968) 		3 February 2014 28 June 2015 1 year, 145 days Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt II [16]
Minister of Health and Elderly Affairs
(Sundheds- og ældreminister)
17 Sophie Løhde
(born 1983) 		28 June 2015 28 November 2016 1 year, 153 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen II [17]
Minister of Health
(Sundhedsminister)
18 Ellen Trane Nørby
(born 1980) 		28 November 2016 27 June 2019 2 years, 211 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen III [18]
Minister of Health and Elderly Affairs
(Sundheds- og ældreminister)
19 Magnus Heunicke
(born 1975) 		27 June 2019 15 December 2022 3 years, 171 days Social Democrats Frederiksen I [19]
Minister of the Interior and Health
(Indenrigs- og sundhedsminister)
17 Sophie Løhde
(born 1983) 		15 December 2022 Incumbent 3 years, 100 days Venstre Frederiksen II [20]

References

  1. ^ "Hvad tjener en minister?". Regeringen (in Danish). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Regeringen Madsen-Mygdal". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Johannes Kjærbøl (S)". Folketinget (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Regeringen Poul Schlüter II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Regeringen Poul Schlüter III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Regeringen Poul Schlüter IV". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  8. ^ "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  9. ^ "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  10. ^ a b c "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  11. ^ "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  12. ^ "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  13. ^ "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  14. ^ a b "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  15. ^ "Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  16. ^ "Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  17. ^ "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  18. ^ "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  19. ^ "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  20. ^ "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
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