Minister for Employment (Denmark)

The Minister for Employment (Danish: Beskæftigelsesminister) is a Danish minister office. The minister is the labour minister of Denmark and is the political head of the Ministry of Employment of Denmark.

Minister for Employment
Beskæftigelsesminister
State Coat of Arms
Incumbent
Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen
since 15 December 2022
Ministry of Employment
Member ofthe cabinet
AppointerPrime Minister
Term length4 years
Formation9 November 1942 (1942-11-09)
First holderJohannes Kjærbøl
WebsiteOfficial website

The office was introduced with the Scavenius Cabinet on 9 November 1942. It was called Minister for Labour (Danish: Arbejdsminister) until 2001.[1]

List of ministers

Source:[1]

No. Portrait Name
(Born-Died)		 Term Political Party Government
Took office Left office Duration
Minister for Labor and Social Affairs
(Arbejds- og socialminister)
1
Johannes Kjærbøl [da]
Johannes Kjærbøl
(1885–1973)		8 July 19409 November 19422 years, 124 daysSocial DemocratsStauning VI Cabinet
Buhl I Cabinet
Minister for Labor
(Arbejdsminister)
(1)
Johannes Kjærbøl [da]
Johannes Kjærbøl
(1885–1973)		9 November 19425 May 19452 years, 177 daysSocial DemocratsScavenius Cabinet
Minister for Labor and Social Affairs
(Arbejds- og socialminister)
2
Hans Hedtoft
Hans Hedtoft
(1903–1955)		5 May 19457 November 1945186 daysSocial DemocratsBuhl II Cabinet
3
Søren Peter Larsen [da]
Søren Peter Larsen
(1888–1948)		7 November 194524 April 19471 year, 168 daysVenstreKristensen Cabinet
4
Jens Sønderup
Jens Sønderup
(1894–1978)		24 April 194713 November 1947203 daysVenstreKristensen Cabinet
Minister for Labor
(Arbejdsminister)
5
Marius Sørensen [da]
Marius Sørensen
(1891–1964)		13 November 194723 November 19492 years, 10 daysSocial DemocratsHedtoft I Cabinet
Minister for Labor and Housing
(Arbejds- og boligminister)
(1)
Johannes Kjærbøl [da]
Johannes Kjærbøl
(1885–1973)		23 November 194930 October 1950341 daysSocial DemocratsHedtoft II Cabinet
Minister for Labor and Social Affairs
(Arbejds- og socialminister)
6
Poul Sørensen [da]
Poul Sørensen
(1885–1973)		30 October 195030 September 19532 years, 335 daysConservativesEriksen Cabinet
Minister for Labor
(Arbejdsminister)
7
Johan Strøm [da]
Johan Strøm
(1898–1958)		30 September 19531 November 195332 daysSocial DemocratsHedtoft III Cabinet
Minister for Economic Affairs and Labor
(Økonomi- og arbejdsminister)
8
Jens Otto Krag
Jens Otto Krag
(1914–1978)		1 November 195328 May 19573 years, 208 daysSocial DemocratsHedtoft III Cabinet
Hansen I Cabinet
Minister for Labor and Housing
(Arbejds- og boligminister)
9
Kaj Bundvad [da]
Kaj Bundvad
(1904–1976)		28 May 195721 February 19602 years, 269 daysSocial DemocratsHansen II Cabinet
Minister for Labor
(Arbejdsminister)
(9)
Kaj Bundvad [da]
Kaj Bundvad
(1904–1976)		21 February 196027 August 19633 years, 187 daysSocial DemocratsKampmann I Cabinet–II
Krag I Cabinet
10
Erling Dinesen [da]
Erling Dinesen
(1910–1986)		27 August 19632 February 19684 years, 159 daysSocial DemocratsKrag I Cabinet–II
11
Lauge Dahlgaard [da]
Lauge Dahlgaard
(1919–1996)		2 February 196811 October 19713 years, 251 daysSocial LiberalsBaunsgaard Cabinet
(10)
Erling Dinesen [da]
Erling Dinesen
(1910–1986)		11 October 197119 December 19732 years, 69 daysSocial DemocratsKrag III Cabinet
Jørgensen I Cabinet
Minister for Labor and Housing
(Arbejds- og boligminister)
12
Johan Philipsen [da]
Johan Philipsen
(1911–1992)		19 December 197313 February 19751 year, 56 daysVenstreHartling Cabinet
Minister for Labor
(Arbejdsminister)
(10)
Erling Dinesen [da]
Erling Dinesen
(1910–1986)		13 February 19758 September 19761 year, 208 daysSocial DemocratsJørgensen II Cabinet
13
Erling Jensen [da]
Erling Jensen
(1919–2000)		8 September 19761 October 19771 year, 23 daysSocial DemocratsJørgensen II Cabinet
14
Svend Auken
Svend Auken
(1943–2009)		1 October 197710 September 19824 years, 344 daysSocial DemocratsJørgensen II Cabinet–III–IV–V
15
Grethe Fenger Møller
Grethe Fenger Møller
(born 1941)		10 September 198212 March 19863 years, 183 daysConservativesSchlüter I Cabinet
16
Henning Dyremose [da]
Henning Dyremose
(born 1945)		12 March 198630 October 19893 years, 232 daysConservativesSchlüter I Cabinet–II–III
17
Knud Erik Kirkegaard [da]
Knud Erik Kirkegaard
(born 1942)		30 October 198925 January 19933 years, 87 daysConservativesSchlüter III Cabinet–IV
18
Jytte Andersen
Jytte Andersen
(born 1942)		25 January 199323 March 19985 years, 57 daysSocial DemocratsPoul Nyrup Rasmussen I Cabinet–II–III
19
Ove Hygum [da]
Ove Hygum
(born 1956)		23 March 199827 November 20013 years, 249 daysSocial DemocratsPoul Nyrup Rasmussen IV Cabinet
Minister for Employment
(Beskæftigelsesminister)
20
Claus Hjort Frederiksen
Frederiksen, Claus HjortClaus Hjort Frederiksen
(born 1947)		27 November 20017 April 20097 years, 131 daysVenstreAnders Fogh Rasmussen I Cabinet–II–III
21
Inger Støjberg
Inger Støjberg
(born 1973)		7 April 20093 October 20112 years, 179 daysVenstreLars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet
22
Mette Frederiksen
Mette Frederiksen
(born 1977)		3 October 201110 October 20143 years, 7 daysSocial DemocratsThorning-Schmidt I Cabinet–II
23
Henrik Dam Kristensen
Henrik Dam Kristensen
(born 1957)		10 October 201428 June 2015261 daysSocial DemocratsThorning-Schmidt II Cabinet
24
Jørn Neergaard Larsen [da]
Jørn Neergaard Larsen
(born 1949)		28 June 201528 November 20161 year, 153 daysVenstreLars Løkke Rasmussen II Cabinet
25
Troels Lund Poulsen
Troels Lund Poulsen
(born 1976)		28 November 201627 June 20192 years, 211 daysVenstreLars Løkke Rasmussen III Cabinet
26
Peter Hummelgaard
Peter Hummelgaard
(born 1983)		27 June 201915 December 20223 years, 171 daysSocial DemocratsFrederiksen I Cabinet
27
Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen
Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen
(born 1983)		15 December 2022Incumbent314 daysSocial DemocratsFrederiksen II Cabinet

References
  1. "Beskæftigelsesministre gennem tiden". bm.dk (in Danish). Ministry of Employment. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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