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Ministry of Business (Denmark)

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The Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs (Danish: Erhvervsministeriet, lit. 'Ministry of Business') is a Danish ministry focused on business policy and economic growth.[1] As of 2022, Morten Bødskov is its minister.[2]

Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs
Ministry overview
Formed12 October 1908; 116 years ago (1908-10-12)
JurisdictionGovernment of Denmark
Headquarters10-12 Slotsholmsgade, Copenhagen, Denmark
Minister responsible
Ministry executive
Child agencies
Websitehttps://eng.em.dk/

Within the Danish government, the ministry serving this function and occupying this position has changed names several times. Its current name was officially instated by Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen in 2016.[3]

History

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The Ministry of Commerce (Danish: Handelsministeriet) was first established in 1848 with the first cabinet of Denmark which effectively ended the nation's absolute monarchy.[4] Christian Albrecht Bluhme served as the first minister of commerce from 22 March until 15 November, when the office was abolished within the second cabinet of Denmark.[5]

A ministry of trade was not reestablished until 12 October 1908, when the Ministry of Commerce and Seafare (Danish: Ministeriet for Handel og Søfart) was formed. During this period, the ministry oversaw areas of trade and international shipping.[6] In 1979, its name was changed to the Ministry of Industry (Danish: Industriministeriet).[7] The ministry was briefly known as the Ministry of Industry and Business Co-ordination(Danish: Industri- og Samordningsministeriet) during the 1990s, before being renamed as the Ministry of Business in 1994.

In 2001, the ministry was merged with the Ministry of the Economy (Danish: Økonomiministeriet) and jointly became known as the Ministry of the Economy and Business (Danish: Økonomi- og Erhvervsministeriet).[3] In 2011, the economic branch of the ministry was again split off as part of the independent Ministry of the Economy and Interior (Danish: Økonomi- og Indenrigsministeriet), and the trade ministry was reformed as the Ministry of Business and Growth (Danish: Erhvervs- og Vækstministeriet).[3][8] In November of 2016, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen again renamed the ministry.[3] Today, it is known as the Ministry of Business (Danish: Erhvervesministeriet), though in English it is officially referred to as the Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs.

Organisation

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The Ministry's headquarters at 10–12 Slotsholmsgade in Copenhagen.

The ministry is led by the Minister of Business, as well as the head of the department and the Permanent Secretary. As of 2023, the Ministry of Business oversees seven agencies as well as several state-owned enterprises, including The Danish Growth Fund and VisitDenmark. Its corresponding agencies are:[9]

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 Commerce
(Handelsminister)
1Christian Albrecht Bluhme
(1794–1866)		22 March 184815 November 1848238 daysHøjreMoltke I Cabinet
Minister for Commerce and Seafare
(Minister for Handel og Søfart)
2Johan Hansen [da]
(1861–1943)		12 October 190828 October 19091 year, 16 daysVenstre ReformNeergaard I Cabinet
Holstein-Ledreborg Cabinet
3Wilhelm Weimann [da]
(1868–1942)		28 October 19095 July 1910250 daysSocial LiberalsZahle I Cabinet
4Oscar B. Muus [da]
(1847–1918)		5 July 191021 June 19132 years, 351 daysVenstreBerntsen Cabinet
–Jens Hassing-Jørgensen [da]
(1872–1952)
Acting		21 June 191328 April 1914311 daysSocial LiberalsZahle II Cabinet
5Christopher Hage [da]
(1848–1930)		28 April 191430 March 19205 years, 337 daysSocial LiberalsZahle II Cabinet
Minister for Commerce
(Minister for Handel)
6Magnus Suenson [da]
(1875–1955)		30 March 19205 April 19206 daysIndependentLiebe Cabinet
7Hans Peter Prior
(1866–1936)		5 April 19205 May 192030 daysIndependentFriis Cabinet
8Tyge J. Rothe [da]
(1877–1970)		5 May 19209 October 19222 years, 157 daysVenstreNeergaard II Cabinet
–Oluf Krag [da]
(1870–1942)
Acting		9 October 192210 October 19221 dayVenstreNeergaard III Cabinet
9Jørgen Christensen [da]
(1871–1937)		10 October 192223 April 19241 year, 196 daysVenstreNeergaard III Cabinet
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Seafare
(Minister for industri handel og søfart)
10Thorvald Stauning
(1873–1942)		23 April 192414 December 19262 years, 235 daysSocial DemocratsStauning I Cabinet
11Marius Slebsager [da]
(1874–1962)		14 December 19263 October 19281 year, 294 daysVenstreMadsen-Mygdal Cabinet
–Thomas Madsen-Mygdal
(1876–1943)
Acting		3 October 19286 October 19283 daysVenstreMadsen-Mygdal Cabinet
–Johannes Stensballe [da]
(1874–1956)
Acting		6 October 192830 April 1929206 daysVenstreMadsen-Mygdal Cabinet
12Christen Nielsen Hauge [da]
(1870–1940)		30 April 19294 November 19356 years, 188 daysSocial DemocratsStauning II Cabinet
13Johannes Kjærbøl
(1885–1973)		4 November 19358 July 19404 years, 247 daysSocial DemocratsStauning III Cabinet–IV–V
14John Christmas Møller
(1894–1948)		8 July 19403 October 194087 daysConservativesStauning V Cabinet
15Halfdan Hendriksen [da]
(1881–1962)		3 October 19405 May 19454 years, 214 daysConservativesStauning VI Cabinet
Buhl I Cabinet
Scavenius Cabinet
16Vilhelm Fibiger [da]
(1886–1978)		5 May 19457 November 1945186 daysConservativesBuhl II Cabinet
17Jens Villemoes [da]
(1880–1956)		7 November 19456 September 19471 year, 303 daysVenstreKristensen Cabinet
18Axel Kristensen [da]
(1895–1971)		6 September 194713 November 194768 daysVenstreKristensen Cabinet
19Jens Otto Krag
(1914–1978)		13 November 194716 September 19502 years, 307 daysSocial DemocratsHedtoft I Cabinet
20Hans Christian Hansen
(1906–1960)		16 September 195030 October 195044 daysSocial DemocratsHedtoft II Cabinet
21Ove Weikop [da]
(1897–1986)		30 October 195013 September 1951318 daysConservativesEriksen Cabinet
22Aage L. Rytter [da]
(1900–1961)		13 September 195130 September 19532 years, 17 daysConservativesEriksen Cabinet
23Lis Groes
(1910–1974)		30 September 195328 May 19573 years, 240 daysSocial DemocratsHedtoft III Cabinet
Hansen I Cabinet
Minister of Commerce
(Handelsminister)
24Kjeld Philip
(1912–1989)		28 May 195731 March 19602 years, 308 daysSocial LiberalsHansen II Cabinet
Kampmann I Cabinet
25Lars P. Jensen [da]
(1909–1986)		31 March 19607 September 19611 year, 160 daysSocial DemocratsKampmann I Cabinet–II
27Hilmar Baunsgaard
(1920–1989)		7 September 196126 September 19643 years, 19 daysSocial LiberalsKampmann II Cabinet
Krag I Cabinet
(25)Lars P. Jensen [da]
(1909–1986)		21 September 19661 October 19671 year, 10 daysSocial DemocratsKrag II Cabinet
28Ove Hansen [da]
(1909–1997)		1 October 19672 February 1968124 daysSocial DemocratsKrag II Cabinet
29Knud Thomsen [da]
(1908–1996)		2 February 196811 October 19713 years, 251 daysConservativesBaunsgaard Cabinet
30Erling Jensen [da]
(1919–2000)		11 October 19716 December 19732 years, 56 daysSocial DemocratsKrag III Cabinet
Jørgensen I Cabinet
31Poul Nyboe Andersen [da]
(1913–2004)		6 December 197329 January 19751 year, 54 daysVenstreHartling Cabinet
(30)Erling Jensen [da]
(1919–2000)		29 January 19758 September 19761 year, 223 daysSocial DemocratsJørgensen II Cabinet
32Per Hækkerup
(1915–1979)		8 September 197626 February 1977171 daysSocial DemocratsJørgensen II Cabinet
33Ivar Nørgaard
(1922–2011)		26 February 197730 August 19781 year, 185 daysSocial DemocratsJørgensen II Cabinet
34Arne Christiansen [da]
(1925–2007)		26 February 197730 August 19781 year, 185 daysVenstreJørgensen III Cabinet
Minister of Industry
(Industriminister)
35Ib Stetter [da]
(1917–1997)		30 August 197812 March 19867 years, 194 daysConservativesSchlüter I Cabinet
36Nils Wilhjelm [da]
(1936–2018)		12 March 19862 December 19893 years, 265 daysConservativesSchlüter I Cabinet–II
37Anne Birgitte Lundholt
(born 1952)		2 December 198925 January 19933 years, 54 daysConservativesSchlüter III Cabinet–IV
38Jan Trøjborg
(1955–2012)		25 January 199328 January 19941 year, 3 daysSocial DemocratsPoul Nyrup Rasmussen I Cabinet
39Mimi Jakobsen
(born 1948)		28 January 19948 February 199411 daysCentre DemocratsPoul Nyrup Rasmussen I Cabinet
Minister for Industry and Business Coordination
(Industri- og samordningsminister)
(39)Mimi Jakobsen
(born 1948)		8 February 199427 September 1994231 daysCentre DemocratsPoul Nyrup Rasmussen I Cabinet
Minister of Business Affairs
(Erhvervsminister)
(39)Mimi Jakobsen
(born 1948)		27 September 199430 December 19969 years, 120 daysCentre DemocratsPoul Nyrup Rasmussen II Cabinet
(38)Jan Trøjborg
(1955–2012)		28 January 199423 March 19984 years, 54 daysSocial DemocratsPoul Nyrup Rasmussen III Cabinet
40Pia Gjellerup
(born 1959)		23 March 199829 December 20002 years, 281 daysSocial DemocratsPoul Nyrup Rasmussen IV Cabinet
41Ole Stavad
(born 1949)		21 December 200027 November 2001333 daysSocial DemocratsPoul Nyrup Rasmussen IV Cabinet
Minister of Economic and Business Affairs
(Økonomi- og Erhvervsminister)
42Bendt Bendtsen
(born 1954)		27 November 200110 September 20086 years, 288 daysConservativesAnders Fogh Rasmussen I Cabinet–II–III
Minister of Business Affairs and Growth
(Erhvervs- og Vækstminister)
43Lene Espersen
(born 1965)		10 September 200823 February 20101 year, 166 daysConservativesLars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet
44Brian Mikkelsen
(born 1966)		23 February 20103 October 20111 year, 222 daysConservativesLars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet
45Ole Sohn
(born 1954)		3 October 201116 October 20121 year, 13 daysSFThorning-Schmidt I Cabinet
46Annette Vilhelmsen
(born 1959)		16 October 20129 August 2013297 daysSFThorning-Schmidt I Cabinet
47Henrik Sass Larsen
(born 1966)		9 August 201328 June 20151 year, 323 daysSocial DemocratsThorning-Schmidt I Cabinet–II
48Troels Lund Poulsen
(born 1976)		28 June 201528 November 20161 year, 153 daysVenstreLars Løkke Rasmussen II Cabinet
Minister of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs
(Erhvervsminister)
(44)Brian Mikkelsen
(born 1966)		28 November 201620 June 20181 year, 204 daysConservativesLars Løkke Rasmussen III Cabinet
49Rasmus Jarlov
(born 1977)		20 June 201827 June 20191 year, 7 daysConservativesLars Løkke Rasmussen III Cabinet
50Simon Kollerup
(born 1986)		27 June 201915 December 20223 years, 171 daysSocial DemocratsFrederiksen I Cabinet
51Morten Bødskov
(born 1970)		15 December 2022Incumbent1 year, 344 daysSocial DemocratsFrederiksen II Cabinet

References

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  1. ^ "About us". Erhvervsministeriet. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  2. ^ "Erhvervsminister Morten Bødskov". Erhvervsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  3. ^ a b c d "Erhvervs- og Vækstministeriet". Den Store Danske (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  4. ^ Skou, Kaare R. (2005). Dansk Politic A-Å (in Danish). Aschehoug. p. 10. ISBN 8711116528.
  5. ^ Bille, C.S.A. (1888). "Bluhme, Christian Albrecht". In Bricka, Carl Frederik (ed.). Dansk Biografisk Lexikon (in Danish). Vol. II: Beccau–Brandis. Copenhagen: Gyldendal. pp. 433–434. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Erhvervsministeriet: Hvem er de og hvad er deres opgave?". Arbejdsmarkedsstof (in Danish). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  7. ^ Hertz, Michael. "Erhvervsministeriet". Den Store Danske (in Danish). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Danish governance and policy context for regional strategies". OECD Reviews of Regional Innovation: Central and Southern Denmark 2012. OECD Reviews of Regional Innovation. OECD. 10 August 2012. p. 124. doi:10.1787/9789264178748-en. ISBN 9789264178748. OCLC 844310709. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  9. ^ "Organisation". Erhvervsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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