List of ministers of justice (Denmark)
This is a list of Justice Ministers of Denmark, 1848–present.
List of Justice ministers (1848–present)
Justice ministers under Frederick VII (1848–1863)
| № | Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Party | Took Office | Left Office | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Emil Bardenfleth (1807–1857) |
|
None | 22 March 1848 | 13 July 1851 | Moltke I Cabinet, Moltke II Cabinet |
| 2 | Anton Wilhelm Scheel (1799–1879) |
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None | 13 July 1851 | 15 January 1855 | Moltke III Cabinet, Moltke IV Cabinet, Bluhme I Cabinet, Ørsted Cabinet, Bang Cabinet |
| style="background:Template:National Liberal Party (Denmark)/meta/color"|3 | Carl Frederik Simony (1806–1872) |
|
National Liberal Party | 15 January 1855 | 2 December 1859 | Bang Cabinet, Andræ Cabinet, Hall I Cabinet |
| 4 | Carl Edvard Rotwitt (1812–1860) |
|
None | 2 December 1859 | 8 February 1860†[1] | Rotwitt Cabinet |
| style="background:Template:National Liberal Party (Denmark)/meta/color"|5 | Andreas Lorenz Casse (1803–1886) |
|
National Liberal Party | 24 February 1860 | 11 July 1864 | Hall II Cabinet |
Justice ministers under Christian IX (1863–1906)
Justice ministers under Frederik VIII (1906–1912)
| № | Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Party | Took Office | Left Office | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:Template:Venstre (Denmark)/meta/color; color:white;"|18 | Svend Høgsbro (1855–1910) |
|
Venstre Reform Party | 24 July 1908 | 28 October 1909 | J.C. Christensen Cabinet, Neergaard I Cabinet, Holstein-Ledreborg Cabinet |
| style="background:Template:Danish Social Liberal Party/meta/color; color:white"|19 | Carl Theodor Zahle (1866–1946) |
|
Social Liberal Party | 28 October 1909 | 5 July 1910 | Zahle I Cabinet |
| style="background:Template:Venstre (Denmark)/meta/color; color:white;"|20 | Frits Bülow (1872–1955) |
|
Venstre | 5 July 1910 | 21 June 1913 | Klaus Berntsen Cabinet |
Justice ministers under Christian X (1912–1947)
| № | Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Party | Took Office | Left Office | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:Template:Danish Social Liberal Party/meta/color; color:white"|(19) | Carl Theodor Zahle (1866–1946) |
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Social Liberal Party | 21 June 1913 | 30 March 1920 | Zahle II Cabinet |
| 21 | Carl Julius Otto Liebe (1860–1929) |
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None | 30 March 1920 | 2 April 1920 | Otto Liebe Cabinet Caretaker Government |
| 22 | Kristian Sindballe (1884–1953) |
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None | 2 April 1920 | 5 April 1920 | Otto Liebe Cabinet Caretaker Government |
| 23 | F. C. G. Schrøder (1866–1936) |
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None | 5 April 1920 | 5 May 1920 | M.P. Friis Cabinet Caretaker Government |
| style="background:Template:Venstre (Denmark)/meta/color; color:white;"|24 | Svenning Rytter (1875–1957) |
|
Venstre | 5 May 1920 | 23 April 1924 | Neergaard II Cabinet, Neergaard III Cabinet |
| style="background:Template:Social Democrats (Denmark)/meta/color; color:white;"|25 | Karl Kristian Steincke (1880–1962) |
|
Social Democrat | 23 April 1924 | 14 December 1926 | Thorvald Stauning I Cabinet |
| style="background:Template:Venstre (Denmark)/meta/color; color:white;"|(24) | Svenning Rytter (1875–1957) |
|
Venstre | 14 December 1926 | 30 April 1929 | Madsen-Mygdal Cabinet |
| style="background:Template:Danish Social Liberal Party/meta/color; color:white"|(19) | Carl Theodor Zahle (1866–1946) |
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Social Liberal Party | 30 April 1929 | 4 November 1935 | Thorvald Stauning II Cabinet |
| style="background:Template:Social Democrats (Denmark)/meta/color; color:white;"|(25) | Karl Kristian Steincke (1880–1962) |
|
Social Democrat | 4 November 1935 | 15 September 1939 | Thorvald Stauning II Cabinet |
| style="background:Template:Social Democrats (Denmark)/meta/color; color:white;"|26 | Svend Unmack Larsen (1893–1965) |
|
Social Democrat | 15 September 1939 | 8 July 1940 | Thorvald Stauning II Cabinet |
| 27 | Harald Petersen (1895–1977) |
|
None | 8 July 1940 | 9 July 1941 | Thorvald Stauning III Cabinet |
| 28 | Eigil Thune Jacobsen (1880–1949) |
|
None | 9 July 1941 | 29 August 1943[3] | Thorvald Stauning III Cabinet, Vilhelm Buhl I Cabinet, Scavenius Cabinet |
| - | No Danish government. Office is assumed by the permanent secretary. |
29 August 1943[3] | 5 May 1945 | |||
| style="background:Template:Social Democrats (Denmark)/meta/color; color:white;"|29 | Niels Busch-Jensen (1886–1987) |
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Social Democrat | 5 May 1945 | 7 November 1945 | Vilhelm Buhl II Cabinet |
| style="background:Template:Venstre (Denmark)/meta/color; color:white;"|30 | Aage Ludvig Holberg Elmquist (1888–1962) |
|
Venstre | 7 November 1945 | 13 November 1947 | Knud Kristensen Cabinet |
Justice ministers under Frederik IX (1947–1972)
Justice ministers under Margrethe II (1972–present)
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Notes
- ^ Carl Edvard Rottwitt died in office 8 February 1860 while also serving the position of Council President (i.e. Prime Minister). A successor was not nominated until 24 February
- ^ Carl Peter Gram Leuning died in office 21 July 1867. A successor was not nominated until 4 September
- ^ a b On 29 August 1943, the Danish government resigned, refusing to grant further concessions to Nazi Germany. All government operations were assumed by the permanent secretaries of the individual departments, and this arrangement lasted until the Liberation of Denmark on 5 May 1945. Since King Christian X never accepted the resignation of the government, it existed de jure until a new cabinet was formed on 5 May 1945.