Minister of Seafaring () 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.
List of ministers Portrait Name Term of office Political party Cabinet Took office Left office Time in office Minister for Commerce and Seafaring 1 12 October 1908 28 October 1909 Venstre Reform Party Neergaard IHolstein-Ledreborg 2 28 October 1909 5 July 1910 Social Liberal Zahle I 3 5 July 1910 21 June 1913 Venstre Berntsen 4 21 June 1913 1 April 1914 Social Liberal Zahle II Minister for Industry, Commerce and Seafaring 5 Thorvald Stauning 23 April 1924 14 December 1926 Social Democrats Stauning I 6 14 December 1926 3 October 1928 Venstre Madsen-Mygdal – Thomas Madsen-Mygdal 3 October 1928 6 October 1928 Venstre Madsen-Mygdal – 6 October 1928 30 April 1929 Venstre Madsen-Mygdal Minister for Seafaring and Fisheries (5) Thorvald Stauning 30 April 1929 31 May 1933 Social Democrats Stauning II – 31 May 1933 4 November 1935 Social Democrats Stauning II Minister for Industry, Commerce and Seafaring 7 Johannes Kjærbøl 4 November 1935 8 July 1940 Social Democrats Stauning III–IV–V 8 John Christmas Møller 8 July 1940 3 October 1940 Conservative People's Party Stauning VI 9 3 October 1940 5 May 1945 Conservative People's Party Stauning VIBuhl IScavenius 10 5 May 1945 7 November 1945 Conservative People's Party Buhl II 11 7 November 1945 6 September 1947 Venstre Kristensen 12 6 September 1947 13 November 1947 Venstre Kristensen 13 Jens Otto Krag 13 November 1947 16 September 1950 Social Democrats Hedtoft I 14 Hans Christian Hansen 16 September 1950 30 October 1950 Social Democrats Hedtoft I–II 15 30 October 1950 13 September 1951 Conservative People's Party Eriksen 16 13 September 1951 30 September 1953 Conservative People's Party Eriksen 17 Lis Groes 30 September 1953 28 May 1957 Social Democrats Hedtoft IIIHansen I Minister for Commerce, Crafts, Industry and Seafaring 18 Kjeld Philip 28 May 1957 31 March 1960 Social Liberal Hansen IIKampmann I 19 31 March 1960 7 September 1961 Social Democrats Kampmann I–II 20 Hilmar Baunsgaard 7 September 1961 26 September 1964 Social Liberal Kampmann IIKrag I (19) 26 September 1964 21 September 1966 Social Democrats Krag II 21 21 September 1966 1 Oktober 1967 Social Democrats Krag II 22 1 October 1967 2 February 1968 Social Democrats Krag II 23 2 February 1968 11 October 1971 Conservative People's Party Baunsgaard 24 11 October 1971 6 December 1973 Social Democrats Krag IIIJørgensen I 25 6 December 1973 29 January 1975 Venstre Hartling (24) 29 January 1975 8 September 1976 Social Democrats Jørgensen II 26 Per Hækkerup 8 September 1976 26 February 1977 Social Democrats Jørgensen II 27 Ivar Nørgaard 26 February 1977 30 August 1978 Social Democrats Jørgensen II 28 26 February 1977 26 October 1979 Venstre Jørgensen III
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