Minister for the Navy (Denmark)
Former political position in Danish government
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The Minister for the Navy (Danish: Marineministeren) was the Danish minister responsible for the administration of the Royal Danish Navy.[1]
| Minister of the Navy | |
|---|---|
| Marineminister | |
Flag of the Minister for the Navy | |
| Ministry for the Navy | |
| Type | Minister |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | the Prime minister |
| Seat | Slotsholmen |
| Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
| Precursor | Admiralty |
| Formation | 24 March 1848 |
| First holder | Adam Wilhelm Moltke |
| Final holder | Jens Christian Christensen |
| Abolished | 5 August 1905 |
| Superseded by | Minister of Defence |
| Succession | depending on the order in the State Council |
| Deputy | Permanent Secretary |
History
The position of Minister for the Navy was created following the end of the absolute monarchy, when the Admiralty (Danish: Admiralitetet) was disbanded, and power transferred to elected officials.[1] While the Minister of War and the Minister for the Navy's positions were merged in 1905, the ministries continued to exist separately until 1950.[1]
List of ministers
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Cabinet | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 |  |
Count Adam Wilhelm Moltke (1785–1864) |
24 March 1848 | 4 April 1848 | 11 days | Moltke I | [2] |
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Commander-captain Christian Christopher Zahrtmann (1793–1853) |
6 April 1848 | 10 August 1850 | 2 years, 126 days | Moltke I–II | [2][3] [4] |
| – |  |
Captain Carl Irminger (1802–1888) acting |
10 August 1850 | 25 November 1850 | 76 days | Moltke II | [2][4] |
| 3 |  |
Captain Carl van Dockum (1804–1893) |
25 November 1850 | 27 January 1852 | 1 year, 94 days | Moltke II–III–IV | [2][4] [5][6] |
| 4 |  |
Commander Steen Andersen Bille (1797–1883) |
27 January 1852 | 12 December 1854 | 2 years, 319 days | Bluhme I Ørsted |
[2][7] [8] |
| 5 |  |
Commander Ove Wilhelm Michelsen (1800–1880) |
12 December 1854 | 2 December 1859 | 4 years, 355 days | Bang Andræ Hall I |
[2][9] [10][11] |
| – |  |
Major General Hans Nicolai Thestrup (1794–1879) acting[a] |
2 December 1859 | 24 February 1860 | 84 days | Rotwitt | [2][12] |
| 4 | |
Counter Admiral Steen Andersen Bille (1797–1883) |
24 February 1860 | 31 December 1863 | 2 years, 319 days | Hall II | [2][13] |
| 6 |  |
Ship-of-the-Line Captain Otto Hans Lütken (1813–1883) |
31 December 1863 | 6 November 1865 | 1 year, 310 days | Monrad Bluhme II |
[2][14] [15] |
| 7 |  |
Ship-of-the-Line Captain Hans Herman Grove (1814–1866) |
6 November 1865 | 29 July 1866 | 265 days | Frijs | [2][16] |
| – |  |
Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup (1825–1913) acting |
29 July 1866 | 17 September 1866 | 50 days | Frijs | [2][16] |
| 3 | |
Counter Admiral Carl van Dockum (1804–1893) |
17 September 1866 | 1 November 1867 | 1 year, 45 days | Frijs | [2][16] |
| 8 |  |
Otto Fredrik Suenson (1810–1888) |
1 November 1867 | 22 September 1869 | 1 year, 325 days | Frijs | [2][16] |
| – |  |
Major General Valdemar Rudolph von Raasløff (1815–1883) acting[a] |
22 September 1869 | 19 April 1870 | 209 days | Frijs | [2][16] |
| – |  |
Count Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs (1817–1896) acting |
19 April 1870 | 28 May 1870 | 39 days | Frijs | [2][16] |
| – |  |
Colonel Wolfgang von Haffner (1810–1887) acting[a] |
28 May 1870 | 23 December 1870 | 209 days | Holstein-Holsteinborg | [2][17] |
| – |  |
Colonel C.A.F. Thomsen (1827–1896) acting[a] |
23 December 1870 | 21 May 1873 | 2 years, 149 days | Holstein-Holsteinborg | [2][17] |
| 9 |  |
Captain Niels Frederik Ravn (1826–1910) |
21 May 1873 | 11 June 1875 | 2 years, 21 days | Holstein-Holsteinborg Fonnesbech |
[2][17] [18] |
| 10 | |
General Wolfgang von Haffner (1810–1887) |
11 July 1875 | 28 July 1877 | 2 years, 17 days | Estrup | [2][19] |
| 11 |  |
General Frederik Dreyer (1814–1898) |
28 July 1877 | 4 January 1879 | 1 year, 160 days | Estrup | [2][19] |
| 9 | |
Vice Admiral Niels Frederik Ravn (1826–1910) |
4 January 1879 | 27 April 1900 | 2 years, 21 days | Estrup Reedtz-Thott Hørring |
[2][19] [20][21] |
| 12 |  |
Commander Christian Giørtz Middelboe (1852–1920) |
27 April 1900 | 24 July 1901 | 1 year, 88 days | Sehested | [2][22] |
| 13 |  |
Vice Admiral Ferdinand Henrik Jøhnke (1837–1908) |
24 July 1901 | 14 January 1905 | 3 years, 174 days | Deuntzer | [2][23] |
| 14 |  |
Jens Christian Christensen (1856–1930) |
14 January 1905 | 5 August 1905 | 234 days | Christensen I | [2] |
Notes
- While serving as Minister of War.