Minister of Science (Denmark)
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| Minister of Science | |
|---|---|
| Forskningsminister | |
 | |
| Ministry of Higher Education and Science | |
| Type | Minister |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | the Prime minister |
| Seat | Slotsholmen |
| Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
| Formation | 10 September 1987; 38 years ago (1987-09-10) |
| First holder | Bertel Haarder |
| Succession | depending on the order in the State Council |
| Deputy | Permanent Secretary |
| Salary | 1.400.192,97 DKK (€187,839), in 2024[1] |
The Danish Minister of Science (Danish: Forskningsminister, lit. 'Minister of Research'), is a minister in the government of Denmark, with overall responsibility for strategy and policy related to higher education and science, often combined with other areas.
| No. | Portrait | Name (born-died) |
Term of office | Political Party | Government | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| Minister of Education and Science (Undervisnings- og forskningsminister) | |||||||||
| 1 | .jpg) |
Bertel Haarder (born 1944) |
10 September 1987 | 25 January 1993 | 5 years, 137 days | Venstre | Schlüter II–III–IV | [2][3] [4] | |
| Minister of Science and Technology (Forsknings- og teknologiminister) | |||||||||
| 2 |  |
Svend Bergstein (1941–2014) |
25 January 1993 | 28 January 1994 | 1 year, 3 days | Centre Democrats | P. N. Rasmussen I | [5] | |
| Minister of Science (Forskningsminister) | |||||||||
| 3 | |
Arne Oluf Andersen [da] (born 1939) |
28 January 1994 | 27 September 1994 | 242 days | Centre Democrats | P. N. Rasmussen I | [5] | |
| 4 | _(cropped).jpg) |
Frank Jensen (born 1961) |
27 September 1994 | 30 December 1996 | 2 years, 94 days | Social Democrats | P. N. Rasmussen II | [6] | |
| 5 |  |
Jytte Hilden (born 1942) |
30 December 1996 | 23 March 1998 | 1 year, 83 days | Social Democrats | P. N. Rasmussen III | [7] | |
| 6 | |
Jan Trøjborg (1955–2012) |
23 March 1998 | 10 July 1999 | 1 year, 109 days | Social Democrats | P. N. Rasmussen IV | [8] | |
| 7 | |
Birte Weiss (1941–2026) |
10 July 1999 | 21 December 2000 | 1 year, 164 days | Social Democrats | P. N. Rasmussen IV | [8] | |
| Minister of IT and Science (IT- og forskningsminister) | |||||||||
| 7 | |
Birte Weiss (born 1941) |
21 December 2000 | 27 November 2001 | 341 days | Social Democrats | P. N. Rasmussen IV | [8] | |
| Minister of Science, Technology and Development (Minister for videnskab, teknologi og udvikling) | |||||||||
| 8 |  |
Helge Sander (born 1950) |
27 November 2001 | 23 February 2010 | 8 years, 88 days | Venstre | A. F. Rasmussen I–II–III L. L. Rasmussen I |
[9][10] [11][12] | |
| 9 | .jpg) |
Charlotte Sahl-Madsen (born 1964) |
23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | 1 year, 222 days | Conservative People's Party | L. L. Rasmussen I | [12] | |
| Minister of Science, Innovation and Higher Education (Minister for forskning, innovation og videregående uddannelser) | |||||||||
| 10 | _(cropped).jpg) |
Morten Østergaard (born 1976) |
3 October 2011 | 3 February 2014 | 2 years, 123 days | Social Liberal Party | Thorning-Schmidt I | [13] | |
| Minister of Higher Education and Science (Uddannelses- og forskningsminister) | |||||||||
| 11 | _(cropped).jpg) |
Sofie Carsten Nielsen (born 1975) |
3 February 2014 | 28 June 2015 | 2 years, 123 days | Social Liberal Party | Thorning-Schmidt II | [14] | |
| 12 |  |
Esben Lunde Larsen (born 1978) |
28 June 2015 | 29 February 2016 | 246 days | Venstre | L. L. Rasmussen II | [15] | |
| 13 |  |
Ulla Tørnæs (born 1962) |
29 February 2016 | 28 November 2016 | 273 days | Venstre | L. L. Rasmussen II | [15] | |
| 14 | .jpg) |
Søren Pind (born 1969) |
28 November 2016 | 2 May 2018 | 1 year, 155 days | Venstre | L. L. Rasmussen III | [16] | |
| 15 | |
Tommy Ahlers (born 1975) |
2 May 2018 | 27 June 2019 | 1 year, 56 days | Venstre | L. L. Rasmussen III | [16] | |
| 16 | .jpg) |
Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen (born 1983) |
27 June 2019 | 16 August 2021 | 2 years, 50 days | Social Democrats | Frederiksen I | [17] | |
| 17 | _(cropped).jpg) |
Jesper Petersen (born 1981) |
16 August 2021 | 15 December 2022 | 1 year, 121 days | Social Democrats | Frederiksen I | [17] | |
| 18 | _(cropped).jpg) |
Christina Egelund (born 1977) |
15 December 2022 | Incumbent | 3 years, 93 days | Moderates | Frederiksen II | [18] | |
References
- ↑ "Hvad tjener en minister?". Regeringen (in Danish). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ↑ "Regeringen Poul Schlüter II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ↑ "Regeringen Poul Schlüter III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ↑ "Regeringen Poul Schlüter IV". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- 1 2 "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ↑ "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ↑ "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ↑ "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ↑ "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ↑ "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- 1 2 "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ↑ "Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ↑ "Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- 1 2 "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- 1 2 "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- 1 2 "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ↑ "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
