The Minister for Economic Affairs () is a Danish ministerial title, following a split from the Minister for Finance. The position was at a point joined with the Minister of Business Affairs.
List of ministers Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Took office Left office Time in office Minister without Portfolio with focus on economic policies 1 Vilhelm Buhl 13 November 1947 30 October 1950 Social Democrats Hedtoft I–II Minister of Economic Affairs and Labour 2 Jens Otto Krag 30 September 1953 28 May 1957 Social Democrats Hedtoft IIIHansen I Minister of Economic Affairs 3 Bertel Dahlgaard 28 May 1957 7 September 1961 Social Liberal Hansen IIKampmann I–II 4 Kjeld Philip 7 September 1961 26 September 1964 Social Liberal Kampmann IIKrag I 5 Poul Hansen 26 September 1964 8 October 1964 Social Democrats Krag II 6 8 October 1964 24 August 1965 Social Democrats Krag II 7 Ivar Nørgaard 24 August 1965 2 February 1968 Social Democrats Krag II 8 2 February 1968 11 October 1971 Venstre Baunsgaard Minister of Economic and Budgetary Affairs 9 Per Hækkerup 11 October 1971 27 September 1973 Social Democrats Krag IIIJørgensen I Minister of Economic Affairs (9) Per Hækkerup 27 September 1973 19 December 1973 Social Democrats Jørgensen I Minister of Economic Affairs and Trade 10 19 December 1973 29 January 1975 Venstre Hartling Minister of Economic Affairs (9) Per Hækkerup 29 January 1975 30 August 1978 Social Democrats Jørgensen II 11 Anders Andersen 30 August 1978 26 October 1979 Venstre Jørgensen III (7) Ivar Nørgaard 26 October 1979 10 September 1982 Social Democrats Jørgensen IV–V (11) Anders Andersen 10 September 1982 10 September 1987 Venstre Schlüter I 12 Knud Enggaard 10 September 1987 3 June 1988 Venstre Schlüter II 13 Niels Helveg Petersen 3 June 1988 18 December 1990 Social Liberal Schlüter III 14 Anders Fogh Rasmussen 18 December 1990 19 November 1992 Venstre Schlüter IV 15 Thor Pedersen 19 November 1992 25 January 1993 Venstre Schlüter IV 16 Marianne Jelved 25 January 1993 27 November 2001 Social Liberal P. N. Rasmussen I–II–III–IV Minister of Economic and Business Affairs 17 Bendt Bendtsen 27 November 2001 10 September 2008 Conservative People's Party A. F. Rasmussen I–II–III 18 Lene Espersen 10 September 2008 23 February 2010 Conservative People's Party A. F. Rasmussen IIIL. L. Rasmussen I 19 Brian Mikkelsen 23 February 2010 3 October 2011 Conservative People's Party L. L. Rasmussen I Minister of Economic and Interior Affairs 20 Margrethe Vestager 3 October 2011 2 September 2014 Social Liberal Thorning-Schmidt I–II 21 Morten Østergaard 2 September 2014 28 June 2015 Social Liberal Thorning-Schmidt II 22 Simon Emil Ammitzbøll-Bille 28 November 2016 27 June 2019 Liberal Alliance L.L. Rasmussen III Minister of Economic Affairs 23 Troels Lund Poulsen 15 December 2022 22 August 2023 Venstre Frederiksen II 24 Jakob Ellemann-Jensen 22 August 2023 23 October 2023 Venstre Frederiksen II (23) Troels Lund Poulsen 23 October 2023 23 November 2023 Venstre Frederiksen II 25 Stephanie Lose 23 November 2023 3 June 2026 Venstre Frederiksen II Minister of Economic Affairs and the Interior 26 Pia Olsen Dyhr 3 June 2026 Incumbent Green Left Frederiksen III
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