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Minister for Gender Equality (Denmark)

FieldValue
postMinister
bodyGender Equality
native_nameLigestillingsminister
insigniaNational coat of arms of Denmark.svg
insigniasize75px
insigniacaptionState coat of arms of the Kingdom of Denmark
imageMagnus Heunicke, Informal meeting of gender equality ministers. 2025-04-16 (cropped).jpg
incumbentMagnus Heunicke
incumbentsince29 August 2024
departmentMinistry of Environment and Gender Equality
typeMinister
member_of
reports_tothe Prime minister
seatSlotsholmen
appointerThe Monarch
appointer_qualified(on the advice of the Prime Minister)
formation
firstJytte Andersen
successiondepending on the order in the State Council
deputyPermanent Secretary
salary1.400.192,97 DKK
(€), in 2024

(€), in 2024

The Minister for Gender Equality () is a Danish minister that works on improving equal gender rights. The first Minister for Gender Equality was appointed on 1 July 1999.

Every minister has held this title alongside another title. Jytte Andersen and Lotte Bundsgaard were also city and housing ministers. Henriette Kjær, Eva Kjer Hansen were social ministers. Karen Jespersen was also Social Minister, later welfare minister. Inger Støjberg was also employment minister and Lykke Friis was also climate minister. Manu Sareen, the first male Minister for Gender Equality, was also Church and Minister for Nordic Cooperation, and Ellen Trane Nørby were also Education minister. Marie Bjerre is also Minister for Digitalization.

List of ministers

No.PortraitName
(born-died)Term of officePolitical partyGovernmentRef.Took officeLeft officeTime in officeMinister for Gender Equality
(Minister for ligestilling)Social Democrats (Denmark)}};"Social Democrats (Denmark)}};"Conservative People's Party (Denmark)}};"Venstre (Denmark)}};"Venstre (Denmark)}};"Venstre (Denmark)}};"Venstre (Denmark)}};"Danish Social Liberal Party}};"Venstre (Denmark)}};"Minister for Fisheries, and Gender Equality
(Minister for fiskeri og ligestilling)Venstre (Denmark)}};"Venstre (Denmark)}};"Minister for Food, Fisheries, and Gender Equality
(Minister for fødevarer, fiskeri og ligestilling)Social Democrats (Denmark)}};"Minister for Gender Equality
(Minister for ligestilling)Social Democrats (Denmark)}};"Social Democrats (Denmark)}};"Venstre (Denmark)}};"Venstre (Denmark)}};"Venstre (Denmark)}};"Social Democrats (Denmark)}};"
1[[File:no image.pngframelessupright=0.3]]Jytte Andersen
(born 1942)27 September 199921 December 2000Social DemocratsP. N. Rasmussen III–IVtitle=Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IIIurl=https://www.stm.dk/regeringen/regeringer-siden-1848/regeringen-poul-nyrup-rasmussen-iii/website=Statsministerietaccess-date=14 November 2024language=da}}
2[[File:no image.pngframelessupright=0.3]]Lotte Bundsgaard
(born 1973)21 December 200027 November 2001Social DemocratsP. N. Rasmussen IV
3[[File:no image.pngframelessupright=0.3]]Henriette Kjær
(born 1966)27 November 20012 August 2004ConservativeA. F. Rasmussen Ititle=Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen Iurl=https://www.stm.dk/regeringen/regeringer-siden-1848/regeringen-anders-fogh-rasmussen-i/website=Statsministerietaccess-date=14 November 2024language=da}}
4[[File:20181204 Eva Kjer Hansen Granshindermote Folketinget Greater Copenhagen OresundDirekt 0041 (45332844785) (cropped).jpgframelessupright=0.3]]Eva Kjer Hansen
(born 1964)2 August 200412 September 2007VenstreA. F. Rasmussen I–IItitle=Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen IIurl=https://www.stm.dk/regeringen/regeringer-siden-1848/regeringen-anders-fogh-rasmussen-ii/website=Statsministerietaccess-date=14 November 2024language=da}}
5[[File:no image.pngframelessupright=0.3]]Karen Jespersen
(born 1947)12 September 20077 April 2009VenstreA. F. Rasmussen II–III
L. L. Rasmussen Ititle=Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen IIIurl=https://www.stm.dk/regeringen/regeringer-siden-1848/regeringen-anders-fogh-rasmussen-iii/website=Statsministerietaccess-date=14 November 2024language=da}}
6[[File:Inger Støjberg 2.jpgframelessupright=0.3]]Inger Støjberg
(born 1973)7 April 200923 February 2010VenstreL. L. Rasmussen I
7[[File:Lykke Friis (2010).jpgframelessupright=0.3]]Lykke Friis
(born 1969)23 February 20103 October 2011VenstreL. L. Rasmussen I
8[[File:Manu Sareen (2012).jpgframelessupright=0.3]]Manu Sareen
(born 1967)3 October 201128 June 2015Social LiberalsThorning-Schmidt I–IItitle=Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt Iurl=https://www.stm.dk/regeringen/regeringer-siden-1848/regeringen-helle-thorning-schmidt-i/website=Statsministerietaccess-date=14 November 2024language=da}}
9[[File:Informal meeting of health ministers (iEPSCO). Arrivals Ellen Trane Noerby (35909039651) cropped.jpgframelessupright=0.3]]Ellen Trane Nørby
(born 1980)28 June 201528 November 2016VenstreL. L. Rasmussen IItitle=Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen IIurl=https://www.stm.dk/regeringen/regeringer-siden-1848/regeringen-lars-loekke-rasmussen-ii/website=Statsministerietaccess-date=14 November 2024language=da}}
10[[File:Karen Ellemann miljominister, minister for nordisk samarbejde Danmark (1).jpgframelessupright=0.3]]Karen Ellemann
(born 1969)28 November 20162 May 2018VenstreL. L. Rasmussen IIItitle=Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen IIIurl=https://www.stm.dk/regeringen/regeringer-siden-1848/regeringen-lars-loekke-rasmussen-iii/website=Statsministerietaccess-date=14 November 2024language=da}}
(4)[[File:20181204 Eva Kjer Hansen Granshindermote Folketinget Greater Copenhagen OresundDirekt 0041 (45332844785) (cropped).jpgframelessupright=0.3]]Eva Kjer Hansen
(born 1964)2 May 201827 June 2019VenstreL. L. Rasmussen III
11[[File:Mogens Jensen (S) Danmark.jpgframelessupright=0.3]]Mogens Jensen
(born 1963)27 June 201918 November 2020Social DemocratsFrederiksen Ititle=Regeringen Mette Frederiksen Iurl=https://www.stm.dk/regeringen/regeringer-siden-1848/regeringen-mette-frederiksen-i/website=Statsministerietaccess-date=14 November 2024language=da}}
12[[File:Peter Hummelgaard, Denmark Minister of Justice at the United States Department of Homeland Security in Washington, D.C. on 5 March 2024 (cropped).jpgframelessupright=0.3]]Peter Hummelgaard Thomsen
(born 1983)18 November 20204 February 2022Social DemocratsFrederiksen I
13[[File:Trine_Bramsen.jpgframelessupright=0.3]]Trine Bramsen
(born 1981)4 February 202215 December 2022Social DemocratsFrederiksen I
14[[File:MarieBjerre.jpgframelessupright=0.3]]Marie Bjerre
(born 1986)15 December 202223 November 2023VenstreFrederiksen II
15[[File:Mia Wagner koncerndirektør Freeway cropped.jpgframelessupright=0.3]]Mia Wagner
(born 1977)23 November 20237 December 2023VenstreFrederiksen II
(14)[[File:MarieBjerre.jpgframelessupright=0.3]]Marie Bjerre
(born 1986)7 December 202329 August 2024VenstreFrederiksen II
16[[File:Magnus Heunicke, Informal meeting of gender equality ministers. 2025-04-16 (cropped).jpgframelessupright=0.3]]Magnus Heunicke
(born 1981)29 August 2024IncumbentSocial DemocratsFrederiksen IItitle=Regeringen Mette Frederiksen IIurl=https://www.stm.dk/regeringen/regeringer-siden-1848/regeringen-mette-frederiksen-ii/website=Statsministerietaccess-date=17 September 2024language=da}}

References

References

  1. (31 March 2023). "Hvad tjener en minister?".
  2. "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III".
  3. "Regeringen Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV".
  4. "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen I".
  5. "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen II".
  6. "Regeringen Anders Fogh Rasmussen III".
  7. "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen I".
  8. "Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt I".
  9. "Regeringen Helle Thorning-Schmidt II".
  10. "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen II".
  11. "Regeringen Lars Løkke Rasmussen III".
  12. "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen I".
  13. "Regeringen Mette Frederiksen II".
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