Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs (Denmark)

Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs of Denmark (Danish: Kirkeminister, lit.'Minister of the Church') is a Danish political minister office. The main responsibility of the minister is the Church of Denmark. The minister is politically appointed without any requirements being a member of the state church.^[2]

The office was created in 1916 when the post Kultus Minister was split up into the posts of Minister of Education and Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs. The new Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs also took over the responsibility for culture from the Kultus Minister. In 1961 responsibility of culture was transferred to the Minister of Cultural Affairs.

Since 3 June 2026, Ida Auken from the Social Democrats, holds the post in the third Frederiksen cabinet.

List of ministers

Notes

↑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.

References

↑"Hvad tjener en minister?". Regeringen (in Danish). 6 January 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
↑"Kan alle blive minister?" (in Danish). Folketinget. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2022. Det er altså ingen betingelse, at f.eks. justitsministeren skal være jurist, eller at kirkeministeren skal være medlem af folkekirken.
↑"Regeringen Zahle II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
↑"Regeringen Liebe". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
↑"Regeringen Friis". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
1 2"Regeringen Neergaard II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
↑"Regeringen Neergaard III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
↑"Regeringen Stauning I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
↑"Regeringen Madsen-Mygdal". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
↑"Regeringen Stauning II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
↑"Regeringen Stauning III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
↑"Regeringen Stauning IV". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
↑"Regeringen Stauning V". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
↑"Regeringen Stauning VI". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
↑"Regeringen Buhl I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
↑"Regeringen Scavenius". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
↑"Regeringen Buhl II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
1 2"Regeringen Knud Kristensen". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
↑"Regeringen Hedtoft I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.
↑"Regeringen Hedtoft II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.
1 2"Regeringen Erik Eriksen". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.
↑"Regeringen Hedtoft III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.
↑"Regeringen H.C. Hansen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.
↑"Regeringen H.C. Hansen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.
↑"Regeringen Viggo Kampmann I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.
↑"Regeringen Viggo Kampmann II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.
↑"Regeringen Jens Otto Krag I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.
1 2"Regeringen Jens Otto Krag II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.
↑"Regeringen Hilmar Baunsgaard". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.
↑"Regeringen Jens Otto Krag III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.
↑"Regeringen Anker Jørgensen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.
↑"Regeringen Poul Hartling". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
↑"Regeringen Anker Jørgensen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.
↑"Regeringen Anker Jørgensen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.
1 2"Regeringen Anker Jørgensen IV". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.
↑"Regeringen Anker Jørgensen V". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.
1 2"Regeringen Poul Schlüter I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.
↑"Regeringen Poul Schlüter II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.
↑"Regeringen Poul Schlüter III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.
↑"Regeringen Poul Schlüter IV". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.
↑"Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.
↑"Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.
↑"Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
1 2"Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
↑"Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen I" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
↑"Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen II" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
↑"Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen III" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
1 2"Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen I" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
1 2"Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
↑"Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
↑"Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
↑"Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
1 2"Regeringen Mette Frederiksen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 September 2024.
1 2"Regeringen Mette Frederiksen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.
↑"Regeringen Mette Frederiksen III"(PDF). Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 3 June 2026.

List of Church Ministers - From the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs.
Danske Regeringsledere - Danish cabinets from 1848 to today.
Danish Governments - From Folketinget.

External links

The Danish Church Minister - From the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs.

[17] 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.

[1] "Hvad tjener en minister?". Regeringen (in Danish). 6 January 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2026.

[2] "Kan alle blive minister?" (in Danish). Folketinget. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2022. Det er altså ingen betingelse, at f.eks. justitsministeren skal være jurist, eller at kirkeministeren skal være medlem af folkekirken.

[ZahleII-3] "Regeringen Zahle II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.

[4] "Regeringen Liebe". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.

[5] "Regeringen Friis". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.

[NeergaardII-6] 1 2"Regeringen Neergaard II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.

[7] "Regeringen Neergaard III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.

[8] "Regeringen Stauning I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.

[9] "Regeringen Madsen-Mygdal". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.

[StauningII-10] "Regeringen Stauning II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.

[11] "Regeringen Stauning III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 8 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] "Regeringen Stauning VI". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.

[15] "Regeringen Buhl I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.

[16] "Regeringen Scavenius". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.

[18] "Regeringen Buhl II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.

[Kristensen-19] 1 2"Regeringen Knud Kristensen". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.

[HedtoftI-20] "Regeringen Hedtoft I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.

[21] "Regeringen Hedtoft II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.

[Eriksen-22] 1 2"Regeringen Erik Eriksen". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.

[23] "Regeringen Hedtoft III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.

[24] "Regeringen H.C. Hansen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.

[25] "Regeringen H.C. Hansen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.

[26] "Regeringen Viggo Kampmann I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.

[27] "Regeringen Viggo Kampmann II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.

[28] "Regeringen Jens Otto Krag I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.

[KragII-29] 1 2"Regeringen Jens Otto Krag II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.

[30] "Regeringen Hilmar Baunsgaard". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.

[31] "Regeringen Jens Otto Krag III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.

[JørgensenI-32] "Regeringen Anker Jørgensen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.

[33] "Regeringen Poul Hartling". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.

[JørgensenII-34] "Regeringen Anker Jørgensen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.

[35] "Regeringen Anker Jørgensen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.

[JørgensenIV-36] 1 2"Regeringen Anker Jørgensen IV". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.

[37] "Regeringen Anker Jørgensen V". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.

[SchlüterI-38] 1 2"Regeringen Poul Schlüter I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.

[39] "Regeringen Poul Schlüter II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.

[SchlüterIII-40] "Regeringen Poul Schlüter III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.

[41] "Regeringen Poul Schlüter IV". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.

[42] "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.

[43] "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.

[44] "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.

[PNRasmussenIV-45] 1 2"Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.

[46] "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen I" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 13 December 2025.

[47] "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen II" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 13 December 2025.

[AFRasmussenIII-48] "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen III" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 13 December 2025.

[Løkke_I-49] 1 2"Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen I" (in Danish). Statsministeriet. Retrieved 13 December 2025.

[Thorning-SchmidtI-50] 1 2"Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.

[51] "Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.

[52] "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.

[LLRasmussenIII-53] "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 13 November 2025.

[Frederiksen_I-54] 1 2"Regeringen Mette Frederiksen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 September 2024.

[FrederiksenII-55] 1 2"Regeringen Mette Frederiksen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.

[56] "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen III"(PDF). Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 3 June 2026.

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List of ministers

Notes

References

External links

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