Minister of Education of Denmark (Danish: Undervisningsminister, pronounced [ˈɔnɐˌviˀsne̝ŋsmiˌnistɐ]), is a Danish minister office currently held by Mattias Tesfaye in the second cabinet of Mette Frederksen.
| Minister of Education | |
|---|---|
| Undervisningsminister | |
Incumbent since 15 December 2022Mattias Tesfaye | |
| Ministry of Education | |
| Type | Minister |
| Member of |
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| Reports to | the Prime minister |
| Seat | Slotsholmen |
| Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
| Precursor | Kultus Minister |
| Formation | 28 April 1916 |
| First holder | Søren Keiser-Nielsen |
| Succession | depending on the order in the State Council |
| Deputy | Permanent Secretary |
| Salary | 1.400.192,97 DKK (€187,839), in 2024 |
| Website | Official website |
The office was created in 1916 when the post Kultus Minister was split up into the posts of Minister of Education and Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs. Upon the accession of the first cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt 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 officeholders
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) | Term of office | Political party | Government | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 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 (1932–2025) | 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 | |||
| 22 | Bertel Haarder (born 1944) | 10 September 1982 | 10 September 1987 | 5 years, 0 days | Venstre | Schlüter I | |||
| Minister of Education and Science (Undervisnings- og forskningsminister) | |||||||||
| (22) | Bertel Haarder (born 1944) | 10 September 1987 | 25 January 1993 | 5 years, 137 days | Venstre | Schlüter II–III–IV | |||
| Minister of Education (Undervisningsminister) | |||||||||
| 23 | Ole Vig Jensen (1936–2016) | 25 January 1993 | 30 December 1996 | 3 years, 340 days | Social Liberals | P. N. Rasmussen I–II | |||
| Minister of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs (Undervisnings- og kirkeminister) | |||||||||
| (23) | Ole Vig Jensen (1936–2016) | 30 December 1996 | 23 March 1998 | 1 year, 83 days | Social Liberals | P. N. Rasmussen III | |||
| 24 | Margrethe Vestager (born 1968) | 23 March 1998 | 27 November 2001 | 3 years, 249 days | Social Liberals | P. N. Rasmussen IV | |||
| Minister of Education (Undervisningsminister) | |||||||||
| 25 | Ulla Tørnæs (born 1962) | 27 November 2001 | 18 February 2005 | 3 years, 83 days | Venstre | A. F. Rasmussen I | |||
| (22) | Bertel Haarder (born 1944) | 18 February 2005 | 23 February 2010 | 5 years, 5 days | Venstre | A. F. Rasmussen II–III L. L. Rasmussen I | |||
| 26 | Tina Nedergaard (born 1969) | 23 February 2010 | 8 March 2011 | 1 year, 13 days | Venstre | L. L. Rasmussen I | |||
| 27 | Troels Lund Poulsen (born 1974) | 8 March 2011 | 3 October 2011 | 209 days | Venstre | L. L. Rasmussen I | |||
| Minister of Children and Education (Børne og undervisningsminister) | |||||||||
| 28 | Christine Antorini (born 1965) | 3 October 2011 | 3 February 2014 | 2 years, 123 days | Social Democrats | Thorning-Schmidt I | |||
| Minister of Education (Undervisningsminister) | |||||||||
| (28) | Christine Antorini (born 1965) | 3 February 2014 | 28 June 2015 | 1 year, 145 days | Social Democrats | Thorning-Schmidt II | |||
| Minister for Children, Education and Gender Equality (Minister for børn, undervisning og ligestilling) | |||||||||
| 29 | Ellen Trane Nørby (born 1980) | 28 June 2015 | 28 November 2016 | 1 year, 153 days | Venstre | L. L. Rasmussen II | |||
| Minister of Education (Undervisningsminister) | |||||||||
| 30 | Merete Riisager (born 1976) | 28 November 2016 | 27 June 2019 | 2 years, 211 days | Liberal Alliance | L. L. Rasmussen III | |||
| Minister of Children and Education (Børne- og undervisningsminister) | |||||||||
| 31 | Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil (born 1977) | 27 June 2019 | 15 December 2022 | 3 years, 171 days | Social Democrats | Frederiksen I | |||
| 32 | Mattias Tesfaye (born 1981) | 15 December 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 364 days | Social Democrats | Frederiksen II | |||
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