Minister of Social Affairs (Denmark)

Minister of Social Affairs
Socialminister
State coat of arms of the Kingdom of Denmark
since 29 August 2024
Ministry of Social Affairs
TypeMinister
Member of
Reports tothe Prime minister
SeatSlotsholmen
AppointerThe Monarch
(on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Formation18 November 1918 (1918-11-18)
First holderThorvald Stauning
Successiondepending on the order in the State Council
DeputyPermanent Secretary
Salary1,334.377.79 DKK
(€187,839), in 2024[1]

The Danish Minister of Social Affairs (Danish: Socialminister), is a minister in the government of Denmark, with overall responsibility for strategy and policy related to disadvantaged children, disability policies, family law often combined with other areas.

List of ministers

No. Portrait Name
(born-died) 		Term of office Political party Government Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Minister of Social Affairs
(Socialminister)
1 Thorvald Stauning
(1873–1942) 		18 November 1918 5 April 1920 1 year, 139 days Social Democrats Zahle II [2]
2 Jens Jensen
(1859–1928) 		5 April 1920 5 May 1920 30 days Social Democrats Friis [3]
3 Frederik Borgbjerg
(1866–1936) 		23 April 1924 14 December 1926 2 years, 235 days Social Democrats Stauning I [4]
4 Karl Kristian Steincke
(1880–1962) 		30 April 1929 4 November 1935 6 years, 188 days Social Democrats Stauning II [5]
5 Ludvig Christensen
(1878–1956) 		5 November 1935 8 July 1940 4 years, 246 days Social Democrats Stauning III–IV–V [6][7]
[8]
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
(Arbejds- og socialminister)
6 Johannes Kjærbøl
(1885–1973) 		8 July 1940 9 November 1942 2 years, 124 days Social Democrats Stauning VI
Buhl I 		[9][10]
Minister of Social Affairs
(Socialminister)
7 Laurits Hansen
(1894–1965) 		9 November 1942 29 August 1943 287 days Social Democrats Scavenius [11]
No Danish government (29 August 1943[a] – 5 May 1945). Office is assumed by the permanent secretary.
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
(Arbejds- og socialminister)
8 Hans Hedtoft
(1903–1955) 		5 May 1945 7 November 1945 186 days Social Democrats Buhl II [12]
9 Søren Peter Larsen
(1888–1948) 		7 November 1945 24 April 1947 1 year, 168 days Venstre Kristensen [13]
10 Jens Sønderup
(1894–1978) 		24 April 1947 13 November 1947 203 days Venstre Kristensen [13]
Minister of Social Affairs
(Socialminister)
11 Johan Strøm
(1898–1958) 		13 November 1947 30 October 1950 2 years, 351 days Social Democrats Hedtoft I–II [14][15]
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
(Arbejds- og socialminister)
12 Poul Sørensen
(1904–1969) 		30 October 1950 30 September 1953 2 years, 335 days Conservative People's Party Eriksen [16]
(11) Johan Strøm
(1898–1958) 		30 September 1953 1 November 1953 32 days Social Democrats Hedtoft III [17]
Minister of Social Affairs
(Socialminister)
(11) Johan Strøm
(1898–1958) 		1 November 1953 28 May 1957 3 years, 208 days Social Democrats Hedtoft III
Hansen I 		[17][18]
13 Julius Bomholt
(1896–1969) 		28 May 1957 7 September 1961 4 years, 102 days Social Democrats Hansen II
Kampmann I–II 		[19][20]
[21]
14 Kaj Bundvad
(1904–1976) 		7 September 1961 3 September 1962 361 days Social Democrats Kampmann II [21]
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
(Arbejds- og socialminister)
(14) Kaj Bundvad
(1904–1976) 		3 September 1962 27 August 1963 358 days Social Democrats Krag I [22]
Minister of Social Affairs
(Socialminister)
(14) Kaj Bundvad
(1904–1976) 		27 August 1963 2 February 1968 5 years, 152 days Social Democrats Krag I–II [22][23]
15 Nathalie Lind
(1918–1999) 		2 February 1968 11 October 1971 3 years, 251 days Venstre Baunsgaard [24]
16 Eva Gredal
(1927–1995) 		11 October 1971 19 December 1973 2 years, 69 days Social Democrats Krag III
Jørgensen I 		[25][26]
17 Jacob Sørensen
(1915–1990) 		19 December 1973 13 February 1975 1 year, 56 days Venstre Hartling [27]
(16) Eva Gredal
(1927–1995) 		13 February 1975 30 August 1978 3 years, 198 days Social Democrats Jørgensen II [28]
18 Erling Jensen
(1919–2000) 		30 August 1978 26 October 1979 1 year, 57 days Venstre Jørgensen III [29]
19 Ritt Bjerregaard
(1941–2023) 		26 October 1979 30 December 1981 2 years, 65 days Social Democrats Jørgensen IV [30]
20 Bent Hansen
(1931–2000) 		30 December 1981 27 April 1982 118 days Social Democrats Jørgensen V [31]
21 Bent Rold Andersen
(1929–2015) 		27 April 1982 10 September 1982 136 days Social Democrats Jørgensen V [31]
22 Palle Simonsen
(1933–2014) 		10 September 1982 23 July 1984 1 year, 317 days Conservative People's Party Schlüter I [32]
23 Elsebeth Kock-Petersen
(born 1949) 		23 July 1984 12 March 1986 1 year, 232 days Venstre Schlüter I [32]
24 Mimi Jakobsen
(born 1948) 		12 March 1986 3 June 1988 2 years, 83 days Centre Democrats Schlüter I–II [32][33]
25 Aase Olesen
(1934–2013) 		3 June 1988 18 December 1990 2 years, 198 days Social Liberal Schlüter III [34]
26 Else Winther Andersen
(born 1941) 		18 December 1990 25 January 1993 2 years, 38 days Venstre Schlüter IV [35]
27 Karen Jespersen
(born 1947) 		25 January 1993 28 January 1994 1 year, 3 days Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen I [36]
28 Bente Juncker
(born 1944) 		28 January 1994 11 February 1994 14 days Centre Democrats P. N. Rasmussen I [36]
29 Yvonne Herløv Andersen
(born 1942) 		11 February 1994 27 September 1994 228 days Centre Democrats P. N. Rasmussen I [36]
(27) Karen Jespersen
(born 1947) 		27 September 1994 23 February 2000 5 years, 149 days Centre Democrats P. N. Rasmussen II–III–IV [37][38]
[39]
30 Henrik Dam Kristensen
(born 1957) 		23 February 2000 27 November 2001 1 year, 277 days Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen IV [39]
31 Henriette Kjær
(born 1966) 		27 November 2001 2 August 2004 2 years, 249 days Conservative People's Party A. F. Rasmussen I [40]
32 Eva Kjer Hansen
(born 1964) 		2 August 2004 12 September 2007 3 years, 41 days Venstre A. F. Rasmussen I–II [40][41]
(27) Karen Jespersen
(born 1947) 		12 September 2007 23 November 2007 72 days Venstre A. F. Rasmussen II [41]
Minister of Welfare
(Velfærdsminister)
(27) Karen Jespersen
(born 1947) 		23 November 2007 7 April 2009 1 year, 135 days Venstre A. F. Rasmussen III [42]
Minister of the Interior and Social Affairs
(Indenrigs- og socialminister)
33 Karen Ellemann
(born 1969) 		7 April 2009 23 February 2010 322 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen I [43]
Minister of Social Affairs
(Socialminister)
34 Benedikte Kiær
(born 1969) 		23 February 2010 3 October 2011 1 year, 222 days Conservative People's Party L. L. Rasmussen I [43]
Minister of Social Affairs and Integration
(Social- og integrationsminister)
35 Karen Hækkerup
(born 1974) 		3 October 2011 9 August 2013 1 year, 310 days Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt I [44]
Minister of Social Affairs, Children and Integration
(Social-, børne- og integrationsminister)
36 Annette Vilhelmsen
(born 1959) 		9 August 2013 3 February 2014 178 days Green Left Thorning-Schmidt I [44]
Minister of Children, Gender Equality, Integration and Social Affairs
(Minister for Børn, Ligestilling, Integration og Sociale forhold)
37 Manu Sareen
(born 1967) 		3 October 2011 28 June 2015 3 years, 268 days Social Liberals Thorning-Schmidt II [45]
Minister of the Interior and Social Affairs
(Indenrigs- og socialminister)
(33) Karen Ellemann
(born 1969) 		28 June 2015 28 November 2016 1 year, 153 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen II [46]
Minister of Children and Social Affairs
(Børne- og socialminister)
38 Mai Mercado
(born 1980) 		28 November 2016 27 June 2019 2 years, 211 days Conservatives L. L. Rasmussen III [47]
Minister of Social Affairs and the Interior
(Social- og indenrigsminister)
39 Astrid Krag
(born 1982) 		27 June 2019 21 January 2021 1 year, 208 days Social Democrats Frederiksen I [48]
Minister of Social and Elderly Affairs
(Social- og ældreminister)
(39) Astrid Krag
(born 1982) 		21 January 2021 15 December 2022 1 year, 328 days Social Democrats Frederiksen I [48]
Minister of Social Affairs and Housing
(Social- og boligminister)
40 Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil
(born 1977) 		15 December 2022 29 August 2024 1 year, 258 days Social Democrats Frederiksen II [49]
41 Sophie Hæstorp Andersen
(born 1974) 		29 August 2024 Incumbent 1 year, 209 days Social Democrat Frederiksen II [49]

Notes

  1. ^ 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.

References

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