Ministry of Transport (Denmark)

Danish Ministry of Transport
Department overview
Formed	1892
Preceding Department	Ministry of Interior;
Jurisdiction	Kingdom of Denmark
Headquarters	Copenhagen
Employees	135
Annual budget	€18.77 million (current)
Department executives	Benny Engelbrecht MP, Minister for Transport; Jakob Heinsen, Permanent Secretary;
Website	www.trm.dk/en.aspx

The Danish Ministry of Transport (Danish: Transportministeriet) is the Danish ministry in charge of coordinating and realizing the transport politics of Denmark.

The Ministry is headed by a Permanent Secretary. The Ministry of Transport employs approximately 140 staff. The daily administration and handling of tasks and assignments on transport are carried out by a number of institutions, executive agencies, corporations, councils and boards. Counting every institution and every corporation the Ministry employs around 40.000 people

History[]

The Ministry of Transport was founded in 1892 under the name Ministry for Public Works ("Ministeriet for offentlige Arbejder"). In 1987 it changed name to Ministry of Traffic ("Trafikministeriet"), though briefly known as Ministry of Traffic and Communication ("Trafik- og Kommunikationsministeriet") during 1988 to 1989. In 2005 the energy sector was detached from Ministry of the Environment and attached to the Ministry of Traffic. In turn, the name was changed to Ministry of Transport and Energy; the energy department was transferred to what is now known as the Danish Ministry of Climate and Energy in 2007.

List of ministers[]

No.	Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Term			Political Party	Government
No.	Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Political Party	Government
Minister for Public Works (Minister for offentlige arbejder)
1		Hans Peter Ingerslev (1831–1896)	15 January 1894	20 April 1896 †	2 years, 96 days	Højre	Estrup Reedtz-Thott
2		Hugo Egmont Hørring (1842–1909)	20 April 1896	23 May 1897	1 year, 33 days	Højre	Reedtz-Thott
3		[da] (1838–1907)	24 April 1900	24 July 1901	1 year, 88 days	Højre	Sehested
4		Viggo Hørup (1841–1902)	24 July 1901	15 February 1902 †	206 days	Venstre Reform	Deuntzer
5		[da] (1848–1930)	15 February 1902	14 January 1905	2 years, 334 days	Venstre Reform	Deuntzer
6		[da] (1855–1910)	14 January 1905	24 July 1908	3 years, 192 days	Venstre
7		[da] (1862–1949)	24 July 1908	16 August 1909	1 year, 23 days	Venstre	Christensen II
8		[da] (1854–1944)	16 August 1909	28 October 1909	73 days	Venstre
9		[da] (1860–1933)	28 October 1909	2 February 1910	97 days	Social Liberals
10		[da] (1868–1942)	2 February 1910	5 July 1910	153 days	Venstre
(8)		[da] (1854–1944)	5 July 1910	21 June 1913	2 years, 351 days	Venstre
11		[da] (1872–1952)	21 June 1913	29 March 1920	6 years, 282 days	Social Liberals	Zahle II
12		[da] (1856–1930)	29 March 1920	5 April 1920	7 days	Independent	Liebe
13		[da] (1876–1937)	5 April 1920	5 May 1920	30 days	Independent	Friis
14		[da] (1874–1962)	5 May 1920	23 April 1924	3 years, 354 days	Venstre	–
15		Johannes Friis-Skotte (1874–1946)	23 April 1924	14 December 1926	2 years, 235 days	Social Democrats	Stauning I
16		[da] (1874–1956)	14 December 1926	30 April 1929	2 years, 137 days	Venstre
(15)		Johannes Friis-Skotte (1874–1946)	30 April 1929	4 November 1935	6 years, 188 days	Social Democrats	Stauning II
17		[da] (1886–1939)	4 November 1935	15 September 1939	3 years, 315 days	Social Democrats	Stauning III
18		[da] (1882–1947)	15 September 1939	8 July 1940	297 days	Social Democrats	–
19		[da] (1902–1973)	8 July 1940	29 August 1943	3 years, 46 days	Independent	Stauning VI Buhl I Scavenius
No Danish government (29 August 1943^[a] – 5 May 1945). Office is assumed by the permanent secretary.
20		Carl Petersen (1894–1984)	5 May 1945	7 November 1945	186 days	Social Democrats	Buhl II
Minister for Traffic (Trafikminister)
21		Alfred Jensen (1903–1988)	5 May 1945	7 November 1945	186 days	Communists	Buhl II
Minister for Public Works (Minister for offentlige arbejder)
22		[da] (1879–1963)	7 November 1945	13 November 1947	2 years, 6 days	Venstre	Kristensen
(20)		Carl Petersen (1894–1984)	13 November 1947	17 September 1950	2 years, 308 days	Social Democrats
23		[da] (1891–1954)	17 September 1950	30 October 1950	43 days	Social Democrats
24		[da] (1890–1952)	30 October 1950	25 April 1952	1 year, 178 days	Conservative
25		(da) (1891–1963)	25 April 1952	30 September 1953	1 year, 158 days	Conservative
(20)		Carl Petersen (1894–1984)	30 September 1953	1 September 1955	1 year, 336 days	Social Democrats
26		Kai Lindberg (1899–1985)	1 September 1955	28 November 1966	11 years, 88 days	Social Democrats	– – –
27		[da] (1906–1992)	28 November 1966	2 February 1968	1 year, 66 days	Social Democrats
28		[da] (1918–2008)	2 February 1968	11 October 1971	3 years, 251 days	Venstre
29		[da] (born 1937)	11 October 1971	19 December 1973	2 years, 69 days	Social Democrats
30		[da] (1903–1992)	19 December 1973	13 February 1975	1 year, 56 days	Venstre
31		[da] (1924–1980)	13 February 1975	26 February 1977	2 years, 13 days	Social Democrats
32		Kjeld Olesen (born 1932)	26 February 1977	30 August 1978	1 year, 185 days	Social Democrats
33		Ivar Hansen (1938–2003)	30 August 1978	26 October 1979	1 year, 57 days	Venstre
34		[da] (1925–1997)	26 October 1979	15 October 1981	1 year, 354 days	Social Democrats
35		[da] (born 1932)	15 October 1981	30 December 1981	76 days	Social Democrats
36		[da] (born 1926)	30 December 1981	10 September 1982	254 days	Social Democrats
37		Arne Melchior (1924–2016)	10 September 1982	14 August 1986	3 years, 338 days	Centre Democrats
Minister for Traffic (Trafikminister)
38		[da] (born 1948)	14 August 1986	3 June 1988	1 year, 294 days	Centre Democrats	–
39		[da] (1928–1998)	3 June 1988	10 January 1989	221 days	Conservative
40		[da] (1922–1993)	10 January 1989	18 December 1990	1 year, 342 days	Conservative
41		Kaj Ikast (born 1935)	18 December 1990	25 January 1993	2 years, 38 days	Conservative
42		[da] (born 1941)	25 January 1993	28 January 1994	1 year, 3 days	Social Democrats	P.N. Rasmussen I
43		Jan Trøjborg (1955–2012)	28 January 1994	30 December 1996	2 years, 337 days	Social Democrats	P.N. Rasmussen I–II
44		[da] (born 1944)	30 December 1996	23 March 1998	1 year, 83 days	Social Democrats	P.N. Rasmussen III
45		Sonja Mikkelsen (born 1955)	23 March 1998	23 February 2000	1 year, 337 days	Social Democrats	P.N. Rasmussen IV
46		Jacob Buksti (1947–2016)	23 February 2000	27 November 2001	1 year, 277 days	Social Democrats	P.N. Rasmussen IV
47		Flemming Hansen (1939–2021)	27 November 2001	18 February 2005	3 years, 83 days	Conservative	A.F. Rasmussen I
Minister for Transport (Transportminister)
(47)		Flemming Hansen (1939–2021)	18 February 2005	12 September 2007	2 years, 206 days	Conservative	A.F. Rasmussen II
48		Jakob Axel Nielsen (born 1967)	12 September 2007	23 November 2007	72 days	Conservative	A.F. Rasmussen II
49		Carina Christensen (born 1972)	23 November 2007	10 September 2008	292 days	Conservative	A.F. Rasmussen III
50		Lars Barfoed (born 1957)	10 September 2008	23 February 2010	1 year, 166 days	Conservative	A.F. Rasmussen III L.L. Rasmussen I
51		Hans Christian Schmidt (born 1953)	23 February 2010	3 October 2011	1 year, 222 days	Venstre	L.L. Rasmussen I
52		Henrik Dam Kristensen (born 1957)	3 October 2011	9 August 2013	1 year, 310 days	Social Democrats	Thorning-Schmidt I
53		Pia Olsen Dyhr (born 1971)	9 August 2013	3 February 2014	178 days	SF	Thorning-Schmidt I
54		Magnus Heunicke (born 1975)	3 February 2014	28 June 2015	1 year, 145 days	Social Democrats	Thorning-Schmidt II
Minister for Transport, and Building (Transport- og bygningsminister)
(51)		Hans Christian Schmidt (born 1953)	28 June 2015	28 November 2016	1 year, 153 days	Venstre	L.L. Rasmussen II
Minister for Transport, Building, and Housing (Transport-, bygnings- og boligminister)
55		Ole Birk Olesen (born 1972)	28 November 2016	27 June 2019	2 years, 211 days	Liberal Alliance	L.L. Rasmussen III
Minister for Transport (Transportminister)
56		Benny Engelbrecht (born 1970)	27 June 2019	Incumbent	2 years, 67 days	Social Democrats	Frederiksen

Notes[]

^ On 29 August 1943, the Danish government resigned, refusing to grant further concessions to Nazi Germany. All government operations were assumed by the permanent secretaries of the individual departments, and this arrangement lasted until the Liberation of Denmark on 5 May 1945. Since King Christian X never accepted the resignation of the government, it existed de jure until a new cabinet was formed on 5 May 1945.