The Minister for Foreign Affairs (, , ) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. The officeholder is in charge of Danish (Denmark proper, the Faroe Islands and Greenland) foreign policy and international relations.

The current Minister for Foreign Affairs is former Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen.

List of Danish foreign ministers Ministers under Frederick VII (1848–1863) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Took office Left office Time in office 1 Frederik Marcus Knuth 22 March 1848 16 November 1848 Independent Moltke I 2 Adam Wilhelm Moltke 16 November 1848 6 August 1850 Independent Moltke II 3 Holger Christian Reedtz 6 August 1850 18 October 1851 Independent Moltke II–III 4 Christian Albrecht Bluhme 18 October 1851 12 December 1854 Independent Moltke IVBluhme IØrsted 5 12 December 1854 15 January 1855 Independent Bang 6 Ludvig Nicolaus von Scheele 15 January 1855 13 Maj 1857 Independent BangAndræ 7 13 Maj 1857 10 July 1858 Independent Hall I 8 Carl Christian Hall 10 July 1858 2 December 1859 National Liberal Hall I 9 Carl Frederik Blixen-Finecke 2 December 1859 24 February 1860 Independent Rotwitt (8) Carl Christian Hall 24 February 1860 31 December 1863 National Liberal Hall II

Ministers under Christian IX (1863–1906) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Took office Left office Time in office 10 Ditlev Gothard Monrad 31 December 1863 8 January 1864 National Liberal Monrad 11 8 January 1864 11 July 1864 Independent Monrad (4) Christian Albrecht Bluhme 11 July 1864 6 November 1865 Independent Bluhme II 12 Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs 6 November 1865 28 May 1870 National Landowners Frijs 13 28 May 1870 11 June 1875 National Landowners Holstein-HolsteinborgFonnesbech 14 Frederik Moltke 11 June 1875 1 October 1875 National Landowners Estrup (13) 10 November 1875 21 May 1892 National Landowners Estrup 15 Tage Reedtz-Thott 21 May 1892 23 May 1897 Højre EstrupReedtz-Thott 16 Niels Frederik Ravn 23 May 1897 27 April 1900 Højre Hørring 17 Hannibal Sehested 27 April 1900 24 July 1901 Højre Sehested 18 Johan Henrik Deuntzer 24 July 1901 14 January 1905 Venstre Reform Party Deuntzer 19 Frederik Raben-Levetzau 14 January 1905 12 October 1908 Venstre Reform Party Christensen I–II

Ministers under Frederik VIII (1906–1912) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Took office Left office Time in office 20 William Ahlefeldt-Laurvig 12 October 1908 28 October 1909 Venstre Reform Party Neergaard IHolstein-Ledreborg 21 Erik Scavenius 28 October 1909 5 July 1910 Social Liberal Zahle I (20) William Ahlefeldt-Laurvig 5 July 1910 21 June 1913 Venstre Berntsen

Ministers under Christian X (1912–1947) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Took office Left office Time in office – Edvard Brandes 21 June 1913 24 June 1913 Social Liberal Zahle II (21) Erik Scavenius 24 June 1913 30 March 1920 Social Liberal Zahle II 22 Henri Konow 30 March 1920 5 April 1920 Independent Liebe 23 Otto Scavenius 5 April 1920 5 May 1920 Independent Friis 24 Harald Scavenius 5 May 1920 9 October 1922 Independent Neergaard II 25 Christian Cold 9 October 1922 23 April 1924 Independent Neergaard III 26 Carl Moltke 23 April 1924 14 December 1926 Independent Stauning I 27 Laust Jevsen Moltesen 14 December 1926 30 April 1929 Venstre Madsen-Mygdal 28 Peter Rochegune Munch 30 April 1929 8 July 1940 Social Liberal Stauning II–III–IV–V (21) Erik Scavenius 8 July 1940 29 August 1943 Independent Stauning VIBuhl IScavenius No Danish government in between and . Office is assumed by the permanent secretary. – Vilhelm Buhl 5 May 1945 7 May 1945 Social Democrats Buhl II 29 John Christmas Møller 7 May 1945 7 November 1945 Conservative Buhl II 30 Gustav Rasmussen 7 November 1945 30 October 1950 Independent KristensenHedtoft I–II Social Democrats

Ministers under Frederik IX (1947–1972) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Took office Left office Time in office 31 Ole Bjørn Kraft 30 October 1950 30 September 1953 Conservative Eriksen 32 Hans Christian Hansen 30 September 1953 8 October 1958 Social Democrats Hedtoft IIIHansen I–II 33 Jens Otto Krag 8 October 1958 3 September 1962 Social Democrats Hansen IIKampmann I–II 34 Per Hækkerup 3 September 1962 28 November 1966 Social Democrats Krag I–II (33) Jens Otto Krag 28 November 1966 1 October 1967 Social Democrats Krag II 35 Hans Tabor 1 October 1967 2 February 1968 Social Democrats Krag II 36 Poul Hartling 2 February 1968 11 October 1971 Venstre Baunsgaard 37 Knud Børge Andersen 11 October 1971 19 December 1973 Social Democrats Krag IIIJørgensen I

Ministers under Margrethe II (1972–2024) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Took office Left office Time in office 38 Ove Guldberg 19 December 1973 13 February 1975 Venstre Hartling (37) Knud Børge Andersen 13 February 1975 1 July 1978 Social Democrats Jørgensen II 39 Anker Jørgensen 1 July 1978 30 August 1978 Social Democrats Jørgensen II 40 Henning Christophersen 30 August 1978 26 October 1979 Venstre Jørgensen III 41 Kjeld Olesen 26 October 1979 10 September 1982 Social Democrats Jørgensen IV–V 42 Uffe Ellemann-Jensen 10 September 1982 25 January 1993 Venstre Schlüter I–II–III–IV 43 Niels Helveg Petersen 25 January 1993 21 December 2000 Social Liberal P. N. Rasmussen I–II–III–IV 44 Mogens Lykketoft 21 December 2000 27 November 2001 Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen IV 45 Per Stig Møller 27 November 2001 23 February 2010 Conservative A. F. Rasmussen I–II–IIIL. L. Rasmussen I 46 Lene Espersen 23 February 2010 3 October 2011 Conservative L. L. Rasmussen I 47 Villy Søvndal 3 October 2011 12 December 2013 Green Left Thorning-Schmidt I 48 Holger K. Nielsen 12 December 2013 30 January 2014 Green Left Thorning-Schmidt I 49 Martin Lidegaard 30 January 2014 28 June 2015 Social Liberal Thorning-Schmidt II 50 Kristian Jensen 28 June 2015 28 November 2016 Venstre L. L. Rasmussen II 51 Anders Samuelsen 28 November 2016 27 June 2019 Liberal Alliance L. L. Rasmussen III 52 Jeppe Kofod 27 June 2019 15 December 2022 Social Democrats Frederiksen I 53 Lars Løkke Rasmussen 15 December 2022 Incumbent Moderates Frederiksen II–III

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External links The Minister for Foreign Affair's homepage at the website of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs