Minister for Development Cooperation (Denmark)

Former government ministerial office
  • Cabinet
  • State Council
Reports tothe Prime ministerSeatSlotsholmenAppointerThe Monarch
(on the advice of the Prime Minister)Formation25 January 1993; 31 years ago (1993-01-25)First holderHelle DegnFinal holderDan JørgensenAbolished29 August 2024; 14 days ago (2024-08-29)Successiondepending on the order in the State CouncilDeputyState secretary for Development PolicySalary1.400.192,97 DKK
(€187,839), in 2024[1]

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.

List of ministers

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 Helle Degn
(born 1946) 		25 January 1993 27 September 1994 1 year, 245 days Social Democrats P. N. Rasmussen I [2]
2 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 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 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]
7 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)
10 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 Ulla Tørnæs
(born 1962) 		28 November 2016 27 June 2019 2 years, 211 days Venstre L. L. Rasmussen III [12]
11 Rasmus Prehn
(born 1973) 		27 June 2019 18 November 2020 1 year, 144 days Social Democrats Frederiksen I [13]
12 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 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

  1. ^ "Hvad tjener en minister?". Regeringen (in Danish). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen III". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen I". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen II". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
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