Minister of Industry and Trade (Denmark)

The Danish Minister of Industry and Trade (), was a minister in the government of Denmark, with overall responsibility for strategy and policy across industry and trade, often combined with other areas.

In 1994, the position was abolished, and its tasks were transferred to the minister of business affairs. During Helle Thorning-Schmidt's leadership, the position was shortly revived. It was abolished again by the second Lars Løkke cabinet.

List of ministers Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Took office Left office Time in office Minister of Trade 1 Christian Albrecht Bluhme 22 March 1848 15 November 1848 Højre Moltke I Minister of Trade and Seafaring 2 12 October 1908 28 October 1909 Venstre Reform Party Neergaard IHolstein-Ledreborg 3 28 October 1909 5 July 1910 Social Liberal Zahle I 4 5 July 1910 21 June 1913 Venstre Berntsen – 21 June 1913 1 April 1914 Social Liberal Zahle II Minister of Trade – 1 April 1914 28 April 1914 Social Liberal Zahle II 5 28 April 1914 30 March 1920 Social Liberal Zahle II 6 30 March 1920 5 April 1920 Independent Liebe 7 Hans Peter Prior 5 April 1920 5 May 1920 Independent Friis 8 5 May 1920 9 October 1922 Venstre Neergaard II – 9 October 1922 10 October 1922 Venstre Neergaard III 9 10 October 1922 23 April 1924 Venstre Neergaard III Minister of Industry, Trade and Seafaring 10 Thorvald Stauning 23 April 1924 14 December 1926 Social Democrats Stauning I 11 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 of Industry and Trade 12 30 April 1929 4 November 1935 Social Democrats Stauning II Minister of Industry, Trade and Seafaring 13 Johannes Kjærbøl 4 November 1935 8 July 1940 Social Democrats Stauning III–IV–V 14 John Christmas Møller 8 July 1940 3 October 1940 Conservative People's Party Stauning VI 15 3 October 1940 5 May 1945 Conservative People's Party Stauning VIBuhl IScavenius 16 5 May 1945 7 November 1945 Conservative People's Party Buhl II 17 7 November 1945 6 September 1947 Venstre Kristensen 18 6 September 1947 13 November 1947 Venstre Kristensen 19 Jens Otto Krag 13 November 1947 16 September 1950 Social Democrats Hedtoft I 20 Hans Christian Hansen 16 September 1950 30 October 1950 Social Democrats Hedtoft I–II 21 30 October 1950 13 September 1951 Conservative People's Party Eriksen 22 13 September 1951 30 September 1953 Conservative People's Party Eriksen 23 Lis Groes 30 September 1953 28 May 1957 Social Democrats Hedtoft IIIHansen I Minister of Trade, Crafts, Industry and Seafaring 24 Kjeld Philip 28 May 1957 31 March 1960 Social Liberal Hansen IIKampmann I 25 31 March 1960 7 September 1961 Social Democrats Kampmann I–II 26 Hilmar Baunsgaard 7 September 1961 26 September 1964 Social Liberal Kampmann IIKrag I (25) 26 September 1964 21 September 1966 Social Democrats Krag II 27 21 September 1966 1 Oktober 1967 Social Democrats Krag II 28 1 October 1967 2 February 1968 Social Democrats Krag II 29 2 February 1968 11 October 1971 Conservative People's Party Baunsgaard 30 11 October 1971 19 December 1973 Social Democrats Krag IIIJørgensen I 31 19 December 1973 29 January 1975 Venstre Hartling (30) 29 January 1975 8 September 1976 Social Democrats Jørgensen II 32 Per Hækkerup 8 September 1976 26 February 1977 Social Democrats Jørgensen II 33 Ivar Nørgaard 26 February 1977 30 August 1978 Social Democrats Jørgensen II 34 26 February 1977 26 October 1979 Venstre Jørgensen III Minister of Industry (30) 26 October 1979 10 September 1982 Social Democrats Jørgensen IV–V 35 10 September 1982 12 March 1986 Conservative People's Party Schlüter I 36 12 March 1986 2 December 1989 Conservative People's Party Schlüter I–II–III 37 Anne Birgitte Lundholt 2 December 1989 25 January 1993 Conservative People's Party Schlüter III–IV 38 Jan Trøjborg 25 January 1993 28 January 1994 Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen I 39 Mimi Jakobsen 28 January 1994 8 February 1994 Centre Democrats P. N. Rasmussen I Minister of Industry and Business Coordination (39) Mimi Jakobsen 8 February 1994 27 September 1994 Centre Democrats P. N. Rasmussen I None (task assumed by the minister of business affairs)27 September 1994 – 3 October 2011 Minister of Trade and Investment 40 Pia Olsen Dyhr 3 October 2011 9 August 2013 Green Left Thorning-Schmidt I Minister of Trade and European Affairs 41 Nick Hækkerup 9 August 2013 3 February 2014 Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt I Minister of Trade and Development Cooperation 42 Mogens Jensen 3 February 2014 28 June 2015 Social Democrats Thorning-Schmidt II None (task assumed by the minister of business affairs)28 June 2015 – present

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