Minister of Transport (Denmark)

Minister of Transport
Transportminister
State coat of arms of the Kingdom of Denmark
since 15 December 2022
Ministry of Transport
TypeMinister
Member of
Reports tothe Prime minister
SeatSlotsholmen
AppointerThe Monarch
(on the advice of the Prime Minister)
PrecursorMinister of Public Works
Formation9 November 1942 (1942-11-09)
as Minister for Traffic
First holderNiels Elgaard
Successiondepending on the order in the State Council
DeputyPermanent Secretary
Salary1.400.192,97 DKK
(€187,839), in 2024[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

The Minister of Transport (Danish: Transportminister) is the Danish minister responsible for the Ministry of Transport.

List of ministers

No. Portrait Name
(born-died) 		Term of office Political party Government Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Minister for Traffic
(Trafikminister)
1 Niels Elgaard
(1879–1963) 		9 November 1942 29 August 1943 293 days Venstre Scavenius [2]
No Danish government (29 August 1943[a] – 5 May 1945). Office is assumed by the permanent secretary.
2 Alfred Jensen
(1903–1988) 		5 May 1945 7 November 1945 186 days Communist Party of Denmark Buhl II [3]
None (task assumed by the Minister of Public Works)
7 November 1945 – 14 August 1986
3 Frode Nør Christensen
(born 1948) 		14 August 1986 3 June 1988 1 year, 294 days Centre Democrats Schlüter I–II [4][5]
4 Hans Peter Clausen
(1928–1998) 		3 June 1988 10 January 1989 221 days Conservative People's Party Schlüter III [6]
5 Knud Østergaard
(1922–1993) 		10 January 1989 18 December 1990 1 year, 342 days Conservative People's Party Schlüter III [6]
6 Kaj Ikast
(1935–2020) 		18 December 1990 25 January 1993 2 years, 38 days Conservative People's Party Schlüter IV [7]
7 Helge Mortensen
(born 1941) 		25 January 1993 28 January 1994 1 year, 3 days Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen I [8]
8 Jan Trøjborg
(1955–2012) 		28 January 1994 30 December 1996 2 years, 337 days Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen I–II [8][9]
9 Bjørn Westh
(born 1944) 		30 December 1996 23 March 1998 1 year, 83 days Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen III [10]
10 Sonja Mikkelsen
(born 1955) 		23 March 1998 23 February 2000 1 year, 337 days Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen IV [11]
11 Jacob Buksti
(1947–2016) 		23 February 2000 27 November 2001 1 year, 277 days Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen IV [11]
12 Flemming Hansen
(1939–2021) 		27 November 2001 18 February 2005 3 years, 83 days Conservative People's Party A. F. Rasmussen I [12]
Minister for Transport and Energy
(Transport- og energiminister)
12 Flemming Hansen
(1939–2021) 		18 February 2005 12 September 2007 2 years, 206 days Conservative People's Party A. F. Rasmussen II [13]
13 Jakob Axel Nielsen
(born 1967) 		12 September 2007 23 November 2007 72 days Conservative People's Party A. F. Rasmussen II [13]
Minister for Transport
(Transportminister)
14 Carina Christensen
(born 1972) 		23 November 2007 10 September 2008 292 days Conservative People's Party A. F. Rasmussen III [14]
15 Lars Barfoed
(born 1957) 		10 September 2008 23 February 2010 1 year, 166 days Conservative People's Party A. F. Rasmussen III
L. L. Rasmussen III 		[14][15]
16 Hans Christian Schmidt
(born 1953) 		23 February 2010 3 October 2011 1 year, 222 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen I [15]
17 Henrik Dam Kristensen
(born 1957) 		3 October 2011 9 August 2013 1 year, 310 days Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt I [16]
18 Pia Olsen Dyhr
(born 1971) 		9 August 2013 3 February 2014 178 days Socialist People's Party Thorning-Schmidt I [16]
19 Magnus Heunicke
(born 1975) 		3 February 2014 28 June 2015 1 year, 145 days Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt II [17]
Minister for Transport and Building
(Transport- og bygningsminister)
16 Hans Christian Schmidt
(born 1953) 		28 June 2015 28 November 2016 1 year, 153 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen II [18]
Minister for Transport, Building, and Housing
(Transport-, bygnings- og boligminister)
20 Ole Birk Olesen
(born 1972) 		28 November 2016 27 June 2019 2 years, 211 days Liberal Alliance L. L. Rasmussen III [19]
Minister for Transport
(Transportminister)
21 Benny Engelbrecht
(born 1970) 		27 June 2019 4 February 2022 2 years, 222 days Social Democrats Frederiksen I [20]
22 Trine Bramsen
(born 1981) 		4 February 2022 15 December 2022 314 days Social Democrats Frederiksen I [20]
23 Thomas Danielsen
(born 1983) 		15 December 2022 Incumbent 3 years, 99 days Venstre Frederiksen II [21]

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

  1. ^ "Hvad tjener en minister?". Regeringen (in Danish). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Regeringen Scavenius". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Regeringen Buhl II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Regeringen Poul Schlüter I" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Regeringen Poul Schlüter II" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Regeringen Poul Schlüter III" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Regeringen Poul Schlüter IV" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  10. ^ "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  12. ^ "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen I" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  13. ^ a b "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen II" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  14. ^ a b "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen III" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  15. ^ a b "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen I" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  16. ^ a b "Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt I" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  17. ^ "Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt II" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  18. ^ "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen II" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  19. ^ "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen III" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  20. ^ a b "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  21. ^ "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 30 August 2025.
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