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List of Justice Ministers of Denmark

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This is a list of Justice Ministers of Denmark, 1848-present.

[edit] List of Justice ministers (1848-present)

From To Justice Minister
22 March 1848 13 July 1851 Carl Emil Bardenfleth
13 July 1851 15 January 1855 Anton Wilhelm Scheel
15 January 1855 2 December 1859 Carl Frederik Simony
2 December 1859 8 February 1860 Carl Edvard Rotwitt
24 February 1860 11 July 1864 Andreas Lorenz Casse
11 July 1864 13 March 1865 Eugenius Sophus Ernst Heltzen (Højre)
7 April 1865 6 November 1865 Cosmus Bræstrup
6 November 1865 21 July 1867 Carl Peter Gram Leuning
21 July 1867 17 August 1868 Christian Peter Theodor Rosenørn-Teilmann
17 August 1868 28 May 1870 Carl Ludvig Vilhelm Rømer von Nutzhorn
28 May 1870 1 July 1872 Andreas Frederik Krieger
1 July 1872 11 June 1875 Christian Sophus Klein (National Liberal)
11 June 1875 13 June 1896 Johannes Magnus Valdemar Nellemann
13 June 1896 28 August 1899 Nicolai Reimer Rump
28 August 1899 27 April 1900 Hugo Egmont Hørring (Højre)
27 April 1900 24 July 1901 August Hermann Ferdinand Carl Goos
24 July 1901 24 July 1908 Peter Adler Alberti (Venstre Reform Party)
24 July 1908 28 October 1909 Svend Høgsbro (Venstre Reform Party)
28 October 1909 5 July 1910 Carl Theodor Zahle (Social Liberal Party)
5 July 1910 21 June 1913 Frits Bülow (Venstre)
21 June 1913 30 March 1920 Carl Theodor Zahle (Social Liberal Party)
30 March 1920 2 April 1920 Carl Julius Otto Liebe (no party)
2 April 1920 5 April 1920 Kristian Sindballe (no party)
5 April 1920 5 May 1920 Frits Schrøder (no party)
5 May 1920 23 April 1924 Svenning Rytter (Venstre)
23 April 1924 14 December 1926 Karl Kristian Steincke (Social Democrat)
14 December 1926 30 April 1929 Svenning Rytter (Venstre)
30 April 1929 4 November 1935 Carl Theodor Zahle (Social Liberal Party)
4 November 1935 15 September 1939 Karl Kristian Steincke (Social Democrat)
15 September 1939 8 July 1940 Svend Unmack Larsen (Social Democrat)
8 July 1940 9 July 1941 Harald Petersen (no party)
9 July 1941 29 August 1943* Eigil Thune Jacobsen (no party)
29 August 1943* 5 May 1945 No Danish government. Office
is assumed by the permanent secretary.
5 May 1945 7 November 1945 Niels Busch-Jensen (Social Democrat)
7 November 1945 13 November 1947 Aage Ludvig Holberg Elmquist (Venstre)
13 November 1947 25 February 1950 Niels Busch-Jensen (Social Democrat)
25 February 1950 4 March 1950 Vilhelm Buhl (Social Democrat)
4 March 1950 30 October 1950 Karl Kristian Steincke (Social Democrat)
30 October 1950 1 October 1953 Helga Pedersen (Venstre)
1 October 1953 26 September 1964 Hans Erling Hækkerup (Social Democrat)
26 September 1964 2 February 1968 Knud Axel Nielsen (Social Democrat)
2 February 1968 11 October 1971 Knud Thestrup (Conservative)
11 October 1971 27 September 1973 Knud Axel Nielsen (Social Democrat)
27 September 1973 19 December 1973 Karl Hjortnæs (Social Democrat)
19 December 1973 13 February 1975 Nathalie Lind (Venstre)
13 February 1975 1 October 1977 Orla Møller (Social Democrat)
1 October 1977 30 August 1978 Erling Jensen (Social Democrat)
30 August 1978 26 October 1979 Nathalie Lind (Venstre)
26 October 1979 20 January 1981 Henning Rasmussen (Social Democrat)
20 January 1981 10 September 1982 Ole Espersen (Social Democrat)
10 September 1982 10 January 1989 Erik Ninn-Hansen (Conservative)
10 January 1989 3 October 1989 Hans Peter Clausen (Conservative)
3 October 1989 5 October 1989 Poul Schlüter (Conservative)
5 October 1989 25 January 1993 Hans Engell (Conservative)
25 January 1993 29 March 1993 Pia Gjellerup (Social Democrat)
29 March 1993 27 September 1994 Erling Olsen (Social Democrat)
27 September 1994 30 December 1996 Bjørn Westh (Social Democrat)
30 December 1996 27 November 2001 Frank Jensen (Social Democrat)
27 November 2001 Current incumbent Lene Espersen (Conservative)

[edit] Notes

  • Carl Edvard Rottwitt died in office 8 February 1860 while also serving the position of Council President (i.e. Prime Minister). A successor was not nominated until 24 February
  • On 29 August 1943, the Danish govenment 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.

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