Minister of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)

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Minister of Foreign Affairs
Udenrigsminister
State Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Denmark
Incumbent
Jeppe Kofod
since 27 June 2019
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Member ofCabinet of Denmark
AppointerPrime Minister
Formally the Monarch
Term length4 years
Formation22 March 1848; 176 years ago (1848-03-22)
First holderFrederik Marcus Knuth
WebsiteOfficial website

The Minister for Foreign Affairs (Danish: Udenrigsminister, Faroese: Uttanríkisráðharra, Greenlandic: Nunanut Allanut Ministeri) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. The officeholder is in charge of Danish (Denmark proper,[a] the Faroe Islands and Greenland) foreign policy and international relations.

The current Minister for Foreign Affairs is Jeppe Kofod.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Kingdom of Denmark's territory in continental Europe is referred to as "Denmark proper" (Danish: egentlig Danmark), "metropolitan Denmark",[1] or simply Denmark. In this article, usage of "Denmark" excludes Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

References

  1. ^ Administrative divisions – Denmark The World Factbook. Access date: 14 April 2012
  2. ^ Deleuran Müller, Thea (27 June 2019). "Danmarks nye regering er nu på plads: Se hele Mette Frederiksens ministerhold her" [Denmark's new government is in place: See all of Mette Frederiksen's new ministers]. dr.dk (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

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