Minister of Education (Denmark)

Education Minister of Denmark (Danish: Undervisningsminister, pronounced [ˈɔnɐˌviˀsne̝ŋsmiˌnistɐ]), or Minister of Education in Denmark, is a Danish minister office currently held by Mattias Tesfaye in the Frederiksen II Cabinet.

Minister of Education of Denmark
Undervisningsminister
National coat of arms of Denmark
Incumbent Mattias Tesfaye since 15 December 2022
Ministry of Education
Member of	Danish Government
Appointer	The Prime Minister
Formation	28 April 1916
First holder	Søren Keiser-Nielsen
Website	Official website

The office was created in 1916 when the post Kultus Minister was split up into the posts of Education Minister and Church Minister. The new Church Minister also took over the responsibility for culture from the Culture Minister, a task later transferred to the Minister for Cultural Affairs in 1961. Upon the accession of the Thorning-Schmidt I Cabinet on 3 October 2011 the title was changed from Minister of Education to Minister of Children and Education and on 9 August 2013 the title was changed back to Minister of Education.

List of Ministers

No.	Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Term			Political Party	Government
			Took office	Left office	Duration
Minister of Education (Undervisningsminister)
1		Søren Keiser-Nielsen (1856–1926)	28 April 1916	30 March 1920	3 years, 337 days	Social Liberals	Zahle II Cabinet
2		Niels Thorkild Rovsing (1862–1927)	30 March 1920	5 April 1920	6 days	Independent	Liebe Cabinet
3		Peder Jørgen Pedersen (1870–1962)	5 April 1920	5 May 1920	30 days	Independent	Friis Cabinet
4		Jacob Appel (1866–1931)	5 May 1920	23 April 1924	3 years, 354 days	Venstre	Neergaard II Cabinet–III
5		Nina Bang (1866–1928)	23 April 1924	14 December 1926	2 years, 235 days	Social Democrats	Stauning I Cabinet
6		Jens Byskov (1867–1955)	14 December 1926	29 April 1929	2 years, 136 days	Venstre	Madsen-Mygdal Cabinet
7		Frederik Borgbjerg (1866–1936)	30 April 1929	4 November 1935	6 years, 189 days	Social Democrats	Stauning II Cabinet
8		Jørgen Jørgensen (1888–1974)	4 November 1935	9 November 1942	7 years, 5 days	Social Liberals	Stauning III Cabinet–IV–V–VI Buhl I Cabinet
9		A.C. Højberg Christensen (1888–1972)	9 November 1942	5 May 1945	2 years, 177 days	Independent	Scavenius Cabinet
10		Axel Hansen (1877–1960)	5 May 1945	7 November 1945	186 days	Social Liberals	Buhl II Cabinet
11		Mads R. Hartling (1885–1960)	7 November 1945	13 November 1947	2 years, 6 days	Venstre	Kristensen Cabinet
12		Hartvig Frisch (1893–1950)	13 November 1947	11 February 1950	2 years, 90 days	Social Democrats	Hedtoft I Cabinet
13		Julius Bomholt (1896–1969)	22 February 1950	30 October 1950	250 days	Social Democrats	Hedtoft I Cabinet
14		Flemming Hvidbjerg (1897–1959)	30 October 1950	30 September 1953	2 years, 335 days	Conservatives	Eriksen Cabinet
(13)		Julius Bomholt (1896–1969)	30 September 1953	28 May 1957	3 years, 240 days	Social Democrats	Hedtoft II Cabinet Hansen I Cabinet
(8)		Jørgen Jørgensen (1888–1974)	28 May 1957	7 September 1961	4 years, 102 days	Social Liberals	Hansen II Cabinet Kampmann I Cabinet–II
15		Kristen Helveg Petersen (1909–1997)	7 September 1961	26 September 1964	3 years, 19 days	Social Liberals	Kampmann II Cabinet Krag I Cabinet
16		Knud Børge Andersen (1914–1984)	26 September 1964	2 February 1968	3 years, 129 days	Social Democrats	Krag II Cabinet
17		Helge Larsen (1915–2000)	2 February 1968	11 October 1971	3 years, 251 days	Social Liberals	Baunsgaard Cabinet
18		Knud Heinesen (born 1932)	11 October 1971	27 September 1973	1 year, 351 days	Social Democrats	Krag III Cabinet Jørgensen I Cabinet
19		Ritt Bjerregaard (1941–2023)	27 September 1973	19 December 1973	83 days	Social Democrats	Jørgensen I Cabinet
20		Tove Nielsen (born 1941)	19 December 1973	13 February 1975	1 year, 56 days	Venstre	Hartling Cabinet
(19)		Ritt Bjerregaard (1941–2023)	13 February 1975	5 January 1979	3 years, 326 days	Social Democrats	Jørgensen II Cabinet–III
21		Dorte Bennedsen (1938–2016)	5 January 1979	10 September 1982	3 years, 248 days	Social Democrats	Jørgensen II Cabinet–III–IV
Minister of Education and Science (Undervisnings- og forskningsminister)
22		Bertel Haarder (born 1944)	10 September 1982	25 January 1993	10 years, 137 days	Venstre	Schlüter I Cabinet–II–III–IV
Minister of Education (Undervisningsminister)
22		Ole Vig Jensen (1936–2016)	25 January 1993	30 December 1996	3 years, 340 days	Social Liberals	Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I Cabinet–II
Minister of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs (Undervisnings- og kirkeminister)
22		Ole Vig Jensen (1936–2016)	30 December 1996	23 March 1998	1 year, 83 days	Social Liberals	Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III Cabinet
23		Margrethe Vestager (born 1968)	23 March 1998	27 November 2001	3 years, 249 days	Social Liberals	Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV Cabinet
Minister of Education (Undervisningsminister)
24		Ulla Tørnæs (born 1962)	27 November 2001	18 February 2005	3 years, 83 days	Venstre	Anders Fogh Rasmussen I Cabinet
(22)		Bertel Haarder (born 1944)	18 February 2005	23 February 2010	5 years, 5 days	Venstre	Anders Fogh Rasmussen II Cabinet–III Lars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet
25		Tina Nedergaard (born 1969)	23 February 2010	8 March 2011	1 year, 13 days	Venstre	Lars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet
26		Troels Lund Poulsen (born 1974)	8 March 2011	3 October 2011	209 days	Venstre	Lars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet
Minister of Children and Education (Børne og undervisningsminister)
27		Christine Antorini (born 1965)	3 October 2011	3 February 2014	2 years, 123 days	Social Democrats	Thorning-Schmidt I Cabinet
Minister of Education (Undervisningsminister)
27		Christine Antorini (born 1965)	3 February 2014	28 June 2015	1 year, 145 days	Social Democrats	Thorning-Schmidt II Cabinet
Minister of Children, Education and Equality (Børne-, undervisnings- og ligestillingsminister)
28		Ellen Trane Nørby (born 1980)	28 June 2015	28 November 2016	1 year, 153 days	Venstre	Lars Løkke Rasmussen II Cabinet
Minister of Education (Undervisningsminister)
29		Merete Riisager (born 1976)	28 November 2016	27 June 2019	2 years, 211 days	Liberal Alliance	Lars Løkke Rasmussen III Cabinet
Minister of Children and Education (Børne- og undervisningsminister)
30		Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil (born 1977)	27 June 2019	15 December 2022	3 years, 171 days	Social Democrats	Frederiksen I Cabinet
31		Mattias Tesfaye (born 1981)	15 December 2022	Incumbent	1 year, 331 days	Social Democrats	Frederiksen II Cabinet

References

• 50 Education Ministers – From the Danish Ministry of Education.

External links

• Official website