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The Minister for Housing (Danish: Boligminister) is a Danish minister.

TypeMinister
Memberof
Reportstothe prime minister
SeatSlotsholmen
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Minister for Housing
Boligminister (Danish)
State coat of arms of the Kingdom of Denmark
Incumbent
Jacob Mark
since 3 June 2026
Ministry of Social Affairs and Housing [da]
TypeMinister
Member of
Reports tothe prime minister
SeatSlotsholmen
Appointer
Formation23 November 1947; 78 years ago (1947-11-23)
First holderJohannes Kjærbøl
Successiondepending on the order in the State Council
DeputyPermanent Secretary
Salary1.624.503,02 DKK
(€217,931), in 2026[1]
WebsiteOfficial website
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List of ministers

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No. Portrait Name
(born-died)		 Term of office Political party Government Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Minister of Housing
(Boligminister)
1 Johannes Kjærbøl
(1885–1973)		 23 November 1947 23 November 1949 2 years, 0 days Social Democrat Hedtoft I [2]
Minister of Labor and Housing
(Arbejds- og boligminister)
(1) Johannes Kjærbøl
(1885–1973)		 23 November 1949 30 October 1950 341 days Social Democrat Hedtoft II [3]
Minister of the Interior and Housing
(Indenrigs- og boligminister)
2 Aksel Møller
(1906–1958)		 30 October 1950 30 September 1953 2 years, 304 days Conservative Eriksen [4]
(1) Johannes Kjærbøl
(1885–1973)		 30 September 1953 30 August 1955 2 years, 0 days Social Democrat Hedtoft III
Hansen I		 [5][6]
Minister of Housing
(Boligminister)
(1) Johannes Kjærbøl
(1885–1973)		 30 August 1955 28 May 1957 1 year, 271 days Social Democrat Hansen I [6]
Minister of Labor and Housing
(Arbejds- og boligminister)
3 Kaj Bundvad [da]
(1904–1976)		 28 May 1957 31 March 1960 2 years, 308 days Social Democrat Hansen II
Kampmann I		 [7][8]
Minister of Housing
(Boligminister)
4 Carl P. Jensen [da]
(1906–1987)		 31 March 1960 26 September 1964 4 years, 179 days Social Democrat Kampmann I–II
Krag I		 [8][9]
[10]
5 Kaj Andresen [da]
(1907–1998)		 26 September 1964 2 February 1968 3 years, 129 days Social Democrat Krag II [11]
6 Aage Hastrup [da]
(1919–1993)		 2 February 1968 11 October 1971 3 years, 251 days Conservative Baunsgaard [12]
7 Helge Nielsen [da]
(1918–1991)		 11 October 1971 27 September 1973 1 year, 351 days Social Democrat Krag III
Jørgensen I		 [13]
8 Svend Jakobsen
(1935–2022)		 27 September 1973 19 November 1973 83 days Social Democrat Jørgensen I [13]
Minister of Labor and Housing
(Arbejds- og boligminister)
9 Johan Philipsen [da]
(1911–1992)		 19 November 1973 13 February 1975 1 year, 86 days Venstre Hartling [14]
Minister of Housing
(Boligminister)
(7) Helge Nielsen [da]
(1918–1991)		 13 February 1975 26 January 1977 1 year, 348 days Social Democrat Jørgensen II [15]
(8) Svend Jakobsen
(1935–2022)		 26 January 1977 26 February 1977 31 days Social Democrat Jørgensen II [15]
10 Ove Hove [da]
(1914–1993)		 26 February 1977 30 August 1978 1 year, 185 days Social Democrat Jørgensen II [15]
11 Erling Olsen
(1927–2011)		 30 August 1978 10 September 1982 4 years, 11 days Social Democrat Jørgensen III–IV–V [16][17]
[18]
12 Niels Bollmann [da]
(1939–1989)		 10 September 1982 12 March 1986 3 years, 183 days Centre Democrat Schlüter I [19]
13 Thor Pedersen
(born 1945)		 12 March 1986 10 September 1987 1 year, 182 days Venstre Schlüter I [19]
14 Flemming Kofod-Svendsen
(born 1944)		 10 September 1987 3 June 1988 267 days Christian Democrat Schlüter II [20]
15 Agnete Laustsen
(1935–2018)		 3 June 1988 18 December 1990 2 years, 198 days Conservative Schlüter III [21]
16 Svend Erik Hovmand
(born 1945)		 18 December 1990 25 January 1993 2 years, 38 days Venstre Schlüter IV [22]
(14) Flemming Kofod-Svendsen
(born 1944)		 25 January 1993 27 September 1994 1 year, 245 days Christian Democrat P.N. Rasmussen I [23]
17 Ole Løvig Simonsen [da]
(born 1935)		 27 September 1994 23 February 1998 3 years, 149 days Social Democrat P.N. Rasmussen II–III [24][25]
Minister of Cities and Housing
(By- og boligminister)
18 Jytte Andersen
(born 1942)		 23 March 1998 21 December 2000 2 years, 302 days Social Democrat P.N. Rasmussen IV [26]
19 Lotte Bundsgaard
(born 1973)		 21 December 2000 27 November 2001 341 days Social Democrat P.N. Rasmussen IV [26]
Minister of the City, Housing and Rural Affairs
(Minister for by, bolig og landdistrikter)
20 Carsten Hansen
(born 1957)		 3 October 2011 28 June 2015 3 years, 268 days Social Democrat Thorning-Schmidt I–II [27][28]
Minister of Foreigners, Integration and Housing
(Udlændinge-, integrations- og boligminister)
21 Inger Støjberg
(born 1973)		 28 June 2015 28 November 2016 1 year, 153 days Venstre L.L. Rasmussen II [29]
Minister of Transport, Construction and Housing
(Transport-, bygnings- og boligminister)
22 Ole Birk Olesen
(born 1972)		 28 November 2016 27 June 2019 2 years, 211 days Liberal Alliance L.L. Rasmussen III [30]
Minister of Housing
(Boligminister)
23 Kaare Dybvad
(born 1984)		 27 June 2019 21 January 2021 1 year, 208 days Social Democrats Frederiksen I [31]
Minister of the Interior and Housing
(Indenrigs- og boligminister)
(23) Kaare Dybvad
(born 1984)		 21 January 2021 2 May 2022 1 year, 101 days Social Democrats Frederiksen I [31]
24 Christian Rabjerg Madsen
(born 1986)		 2 May 2022 15 December 2022 227 days Social Democrats Frederiksen I [31]
Minister of Social Affairs and Housing
(Social- og boligminister)
25 Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil
(born 1977)		 15 December 2022 29 August 2024 1 year, 258 days Social Democrats Frederiksen II [32]
26 Sophie Hæstorp Andersen
(born 1974)		 29 August 2024 3 June 2026 1 year, 278 days Social Democrat Frederiksen II [32]
Minister of Children, Elderly Affairs and Housing
(Børne-, ældre- og boligminister)
27 Jacob Mark
(born 1991)		 3 June 2026 Incumbent 126 days Green Left Frederiksen III [33]
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