Minister for Public Utilities (Denmark)
Short lived and independent ministerial title
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The Minister for Public Utilities (Danish: Forsyningsminister) was originally a short lived, independent ministerial title, following a split from the Minister for Commerce, Industry, and Seafaring. It has since been revived by the Second cabinet of Lars Løkke Rasmussen.
| Minister for Public Utilities | |
|---|---|
| Forsyningsminister (Danish) | |
| |
| Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities | |
| Type | Minister |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | the Prime minister |
| Seat | Slotsholmen |
| Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
| Formation | 24 April 1947 |
| First holder | Axel Kristensen |
| Succession | depending on the order in the State Council |
| Deputy | Permanent Secretary |
| Salary | 1.400.192,97 DKK (€187,839), in 2024[1] |
| Website | Official website |
List of ministers
| No. | Portrait | Name (born-died) |
Term of office | Political party | Government | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| Minister for Public Utilities (Forsyningsminister) | |||||||||
| 1 | .jpg) |
Axel Kristensen (1895–1971) |
24 April 1947 | 13 November 1947 | 203 days | Venstre | Kristensen | [2] | |
| Minister for Energy, Utilities and Climate (Energi-, forsynings- og klimaminister) | |||||||||
| 2 | .jpg) |
Lars Christian Lilleholt (born 1965) |
28 June 2015 | 27 June 2019 | 3 years, 364 days | Venstre | L. L. Rasmussen II–III | [3][4] | |
| Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities (Klima-, energi- og forsyningsminister) | |||||||||
| 3 |  |
Dan Jørgensen (born 1975) |
27 June 2019 | 15 December 2022 | 3 years, 171 days | Social Democrats | Frederiksen I | [5] | |
| 4 | _17-03-2025_(cropped).jpg){kind=spacer} |
Lars Aagaard (born 1967) |
15 December 2022 | Incumbent | 3 years, 136 days | Moderates | Frederiksen II | [6] | |