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Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities (Denmark)

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The Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities (Danish: Klima-, Energi- og Forsyningsministeriet) is a governmental agency in Denmark. It is responsible for national climate policy and international cooperation on climate change, as well as energy issues, meteorology and national geological surveys in Denmark and Greenland.

Office building at Stormgade in Indre By in Copenhagen. It is a part of Energi-, Forsynings- og Klimaministeriet (Ministry of Climate, Energy and Building).

History

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The predecessor of the Ministry of Climate and Energy, the Ministry of Energy (Danish: Energiministeriet), was created in 1979, from the energy department of the Ministry of Trade. In 1994, it was merged with Ministry of the Environment and in 2005 it was detached from that ministry, to be merged with Ministry of Transport and Energy.

On 23 November 2007, the energy issues were de-merged from the Ministry of Transport and climate issues were de-merged from the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Climate and Energy was created.

List of ministers

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No. Portrait Name
(Born-Died) 		Term Political Party Government
Took office Left office Time in office
Minister for Energy
(Energiminister)
1Poul Nielson
(born 1943)		26 October 197910 September 19822 years, 319 daysSocial DemocratsJørgensen IV Cabinet–II
2Knud Enggaard
(1929–2024)		10 September 198212 March 19863 years, 183 daysVenstreSchlüter I Cabinet
3Svend Erik Hovmand
(born 1945)		12 March 19863 June 19882 years, 83 daysVenstreSchlüter II Cabinet
4Jens Bilgrav-Nielsen [da]
(born 1936)		3 June 198818 December 19902 years, 198 daysSocial LiberalsSchlüter III Cabinet
5Anne Birgitte Lundholt
(born 1952)		18 December 199025 January 19932 years, 38 daysConservativesSchlüter IV Cabinet
6Jann Sjursen
(born 1960)		25 January 199327 September 19941 year, 245 daysChristian DemocratsPoul Nyrup Rasmussen I Cabinet
Minister for the Environment and Energy
(Miljø- og energiminister)
7Svend Auken
(1943–2009)		25 January 199327 November 20018 years, 306 daysSocial DemocratsPoul Nyrup Rasmussen I Cabinet–II–III–IV
Minister of Transport and Energy
(Transport- og energiminister)
8Flemming Hansen
(1939–2021)		27 November 200112 September 20075 years, 289 daysConservativesAnders Fogh Rasmussen I Cabinet–II
9Jakob Axel Nielsen
(born 1967)		12 September 200723 November 200772 daysConservativesAnders Fogh Rasmussen II Cabinet
Minister for Climate and Energy
(Klima- og Energiminister)
10Connie Hedegaard
(born 1960)		23 November 200724 November 20092 years, 1 dayConservativesAnders Fogh Rasmussen III Cabinet
Lars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet
11Lykke Friis
(born 1969)		24 November 20093 October 20111 year, 313 daysVenstreLars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet
Minister for Climate, Energy and Building
(Klima-, Energi- og Bygningsminister)
12Martin Lidegaard
(born 1966)		3 October 20113 February 20142 years, 123 daysSocial LiberalsThorning-Schmidt I Cabinet
13Rasmus Helveg Petersen
(born 1968)		3 February 201428 June 20151 year, 145 daysSocial LiberalsThorning-Schmidt II Cabinet
Minister for Energy, Utilities and Climate
(Energi-, forsynings- og klimaminister)
14Lars Christian Lilleholt
(born 1965)		28 June 201527 June 20193 years, 364 daysVenstreLars Løkke Rasmussen II Cabinet–II
Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities
(Klima-, energi- og forsyningsminister)
15Dan Jørgensen
(born 1975)		27 June 201915 December 20223 years, 171 daysSocial DemocratsFrederiksen I Cabinet
16Lars Aagaard
(born 1967)		15 December 2022Incumbent1 year, 344 daysModeratesFrederiksen II Cabinet

Agencies

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A number of agencies belong to the ministry:

The Danish Electricity Saving Trust (Elsparefonden) is an independent trust under the auspices of the Danish Ministry of Climate and Energy. The Trust works to promote energy savings and a more efficient use of electricity.

See also

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References

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