Minister of Seafaring (Denmark)

Minister of Seafaring
Minister for søfart
State coat of arms of the Kingdom of Denmark
Longest serving
Thorvald Stauning
23 April 1924–14 December 1926
30 April 1929–31 May 1933
TypeMinister
Member of
Reports tothe Prime minister
SeatSlotsholmen
AppointerThe Monarch
(on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Formation12 October 1908 (1908-10-12)
First holderJohan Hansen
Final holderArne Christiansen
Abolished26 October 1979 (1979-10-26)
Successiondepending on the order in the State Council
DeputyPermanent Secretary

Minister of Seafaring (Danish: Minister for søfart) was a Danish Government ministerial office. The office was introduced with the first cabinet of Niels Neergaard on 12 October 1908. The position was connected with the Minister of Commerce throughout its history, apart from 1929 to 1935, where it was connected with Minister of Fisheries.[1][2]

List of ministers

No. Portrait Name
(born–died) 		Term of office Political party Cabinet Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Minister for Commerce and Seafaring
(Minister for Handel og Søfart)
1 Johan Hansen
(1861–1943) 		12 October 1908 28 October 1909 1 year, 16 days Venstre Reform Party Neergaard I
Holstein-Ledreborg 		[3][4]
2 Wilhelm Weimann
(1868–1942) 		28 October 1909 5 July 1910 250 days Social Liberal Zahle I [5]
3 Oscar B. Muus
(1847–1918) 		5 July 1910 21 June 1913 2 years, 351 days Venstre Berntsen [6]
4 Jens Hassing-Jørgensen
(1872–1952) 		21 June 1913 1 April 1914 311 days Social Liberal Zahle II [7]
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Seafaring
(Minister for industri, handel og søfart)
5 Thorvald Stauning
(1873–1942) 		23 April 1924 14 December 1926 2 years, 235 days Social Democrats Stauning I [8]
6 Marius Slebsager
(1874–1962) 		14 December 1926 3 October 1928 1 year, 294 days Venstre Madsen-Mygdal [9]
– Thomas Madsen-Mygdal
(1876–1943)
acting 		3 October 1928 6 October 1928 3 days Venstre Madsen-Mygdal [9]
– Johannes Stensballe
(1874–1956)
acting 		6 October 1928 30 April 1929 206 days Venstre Madsen-Mygdal [9]
Minister for Seafaring and Fisheries
(Minister for søfart og fiskeri)
(5) Thorvald Stauning
(1873–1942) 		30 April 1929 31 May 1933 4 years, 31 days Social Democrats Stauning II [10]
– Christen Nielsen Hauge
(1870–1940)
acting 		31 May 1933 4 November 1935 2 years, 157 days Social Democrats Stauning II [10]
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Seafaring
(Minister for industri, handel og søfart)
7 Johannes Kjærbøl
(1885–1973) 		4 November 1935 8 July 1940 4 years, 247 days Social Democrats Stauning III–IV–V [11][12]
[13]
8 John Christmas Møller
(1894–1948) 		8 July 1940 3 October 1940 87 days Conservative People's Party Stauning VI [14]
9 Halfdan Hendriksen
(1881–1962) 		3 October 1940 5 May 1945 4 years, 214 days Conservative People's Party Stauning VI
Buhl I
Scavenius 		[14][15]
[16]
10 Vilhelm Fibiger
(1886–1978) 		5 May 1945 7 November 1945 186 days Conservative People's Party Buhl II [17]
11 Jens Villemoes
(1880–1956) 		7 November 1945 6 September 1947 1 year, 303 days Venstre Kristensen [18]
12 Axel Kristensen
(1895–1971) 		6 September 1947 13 November 1947 68 days Venstre Kristensen [18]
13 Jens Otto Krag
(1914–1978) 		13 November 1947 16 September 1950 2 years, 307 days Social Democrats Hedtoft I [19]
14 Hans Christian Hansen
(1906–1960) 		16 September 1950 30 October 1950 44 days Social Democrats Hedtoft I–II [19][20]
15 Ove Weikop
(1897–1986) 		30 October 1950 13 September 1951 318 days Conservative People's Party Eriksen [21]
16 Aage L. Rytter
(1900–1961) 		13 September 1951 30 September 1953 2 years, 17 days Conservative People's Party Eriksen [21]
17 Lis Groes
(1910–1974) 		30 September 1953 28 May 1957 3 years, 240 days Social Democrats Hedtoft III
Hansen I 		[22][23]
Minister for Commerce, Crafts, Industry and Seafaring
(Minister for handel, håndværk, industri og søfart)[1]
18 Kjeld Philip
(1912–1989) 		28 May 1957 31 March 1960 2 years, 308 days Social Liberal Hansen II
Kampmann I 		[24][25]
19 Lars P. Jensen
(1909–1986) 		31 March 1960 7 September 1961 1 year, 160 days Social Democrats Kampmann I–II [25][26]
20 Hilmar Baunsgaard
(1920–1989) 		7 September 1961 26 September 1964 3 years, 19 days Social Liberal Kampmann II
Krag I 		[26][27]
(19) Lars P. Jensen
(1909–1986) 		26 September 1964 21 September 1966 1 year, 360 days Social Democrats Krag II [28]
21 Tyge Dahlgaard
(1921–1985) 		21 September 1966 1 Oktober 1967 1 year, 10 days Social Democrats Krag II [28]
22 Ove Hansen
(1909–1997) 		1 October 1967 2 February 1968 124 days Social Democrats Krag II [28]
23 Knud Thomsen
(1908–1996) 		2 February 1968 11 October 1971 3 years, 251 days Conservative People's Party Baunsgaard [29]
24 Erling Jensen
(1919–2000) 		11 October 1971 6 December 1973 2 years, 56 days Social Democrats Krag III
Jørgensen I 		[30][31]
25 Poul Nyboe Andersen
(1913–2004) 		6 December 1973 29 January 1975 1 year, 54 days Venstre Hartling [32]
(24) Erling Jensen
(1919–2000) 		29 January 1975 8 September 1976 1 year, 223 days Social Democrats Jørgensen II [33]
26 Per Hækkerup
(1915–1979) 		8 September 1976 26 February 1977 171 days Social Democrats Jørgensen II [33]
27 Ivar Nørgaard
(1922–2011) 		26 February 1977 30 August 1978 1 year, 185 days Social Democrats Jørgensen II [33]
28 Arne Christiansen
(1925–2007) 		26 February 1977 26 October 1979 2 years, 242 days Venstre Jørgensen III [34]

References

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  2. ^ "Ministeriet for Søfart og Fiskeri". Daisy (in Danish). Danish National Archives. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Regeringen Neergaard I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Regeringen Holstein-Ledreborg". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Regeringen Zahle I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Regeringen Berntsen". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Regeringen Zahle II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  8. ^ "Regeringen Stauning I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  9. ^ a b c "Regeringen Madsen-Mygdal". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Regeringen Stauning II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  11. ^ "Regeringen Stauning III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  12. ^ "Regeringen Stauning IV". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  13. ^ "Regeringen Stauning V". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  14. ^ a b "Regeringen Stauning VI". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  15. ^ "Regeringen Buhl I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  16. ^ "Regeringen Scavenius". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  17. ^ "Regeringen Buhl II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  18. ^ a b "Regeringen Knud Kristensen". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
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  20. ^ "Regeringen Hedtoft II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  21. ^ a b "Regeringen Erik Eriksen". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  22. ^ "Regeringen Hedtoft III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  23. ^ "Regeringen H.C. Hansen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
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  27. ^ "Regeringen Jens Otto Krag I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  28. ^ a b c "Regeringen Jens Otto Krag II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  29. ^ "Regeringen Hilmar Baunsgaard". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  30. ^ "Regeringen Jens Otto Krag III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  31. ^ "Regeringen Anker Jørgensen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  32. ^ "Regeringen Poul Hartling". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  33. ^ a b c "Regeringen Anker Jørgensen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  34. ^ "Regeringen Anker Jørgensen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
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