Minister for Development Cooperation of Denmark (Danish: Udviklingsminister) was a Danish Government ministerial office. The office was introduced with the Cabinet of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I on 25 January 1993.
| Minister of Development Cooperation | |
|---|---|
| Minister for udviklingssamarbejde | |
 | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Type | Minister |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | the Prime minister |
| Seat | Slotsholmen |
| Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
| Formation | 25 January 1993 |
| First holder | Helle Degn |
| Final holder | Dan Jørgensen |
| Abolished | 29 August 2024 |
| Succession | depending on the order in the State Council |
| Deputy | State secretary for Development Policy |
| Salary | 1.400.192,97 DKK (€187,839), in 2024[1] |
List of ministers
edit| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Political party | Cabinet | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| Minister for Development Cooperation (Minister for udviklingsbistand) | |||||||||
| 1 | 
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Helle Degn (born 1946) |
25 January 1993 | 27 September 1994 | 1 year, 245 days | Social Democrats | P. N. Rasmussen I | [2] | |
| 2 | 
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Poul Nielson (born 1943) |
27 September 1994 | 10 July 1999 | 4 years, 286 days | Social Democrats | P. N. Rasmussen II–III–IV | [3][4][5] | |
| 3 | 
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Jan Trøjborg (1955–2012) |
10 July 1999 | 21 December 2000 | 1 year, 164 days | Social Democrats | P. N. Rasmussen IV | [5] | |
| 4 |
|
Anita Bay Bundegaard (born 1963) |
21 December 2000 | 27 November 2001 | 341 days | Social Liberals | P. N. Rasmussen IV | [5] | |
| None (task assumed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs) 27 November 2001 – 2 August 2004 | |||||||||
| 5 | 
|
Bertel Haarder (born 1944) |
2 August 2004 | 18 February 2005 | 200 days | Venstre | A. F. Rasmussen I | [6] | |
| 6 | 
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Ulla Tørnæs (born 1962) |
18 February 2005 | 23 February 2010 | 5 years, 5 days | Venstre | A. F. Rasmussen II–III L. L. Rasmussen I |
[7][8] [9] | |
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Søren Pind (born 1969) |
23 February 2010 | 3 October 2011 | 1 year, 222 days | Venstre | L. L. Rasmussen I | [9] | |
| 8 | 
|
Christian Friis Bach (born 1966) |
3 October 2011 | 21 November 2013 | 2 years, 49 days | Social Liberals | Thorning-Schmidt I | [10] | |
| Minister for Development Cooperation (Udviklingsminister) | |||||||||
| 9 | 
|
Rasmus Helveg Petersen (born 1968) |
21 November 2013 | 3 February 2014 | 74 days | Social Liberals | Thorning-Schmidt I | [10] | |
| Minister for Trade and Development Cooperation (Handels- og udviklingsminister) | |||||||||
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Mogens Jensen (born 1963) |
3 February 2014 | 28 June 2015 | 1 year, 145 days | Social Democrats | Thorning-Schmidt II | [11] | |
| None (task assumed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs) 28 June 2015 – 28 November 2016 | |||||||||
| Minister for Development Cooperation (Minister for udviklingssamarbejde) | |||||||||
| 6 | 
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Ulla Tørnæs (born 1962) |
28 November 2016 | 27 June 2019 | 2 years, 211 days | Venstre | L. L. Rasmussen III | [12] | |
| 11 | .jpg)
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Rasmus Prehn (born 1973) |
27 June 2019 | 18 November 2020 | 1 year, 144 days | Social Democrats | Frederiksen I | [13] | |
| 12 | _(cropped).jpg)
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Flemming Møller Mortensen (born 1963) |
19 November 2020 | 15 December 2022 | 2 years, 26 days | Social Democrats | Frederiksen I | [13] | |
| Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy (Minister for udviklingssamarbejde og global klimapolitik) | |||||||||
| 13 | .jpg)
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Dan Jørgensen (born 1975) |
15 December 2022 | 29 August 2024 | 1 year, 258 days | Social Democrats | Frederiksen II | [14] | |
| None (task assumed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs) 29 August 2024 – present | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Hvad tjener en minister?". Regeringen (in Danish). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
External links
edit- Official website - from the Foreign Ministry of Denmark.