| Post: | Minister |
| Body: | Justice |
| Native Name: | Justitsministeren |
| Insignia: | National Coat of arms of Denmark.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 75px |
| Insigniacaption: | State Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Denmark |
| Incumbent: | Peter Hummelgaard Thomsen |
| Incumbentsince: | 15 December 2022 |
| Department: | Ministry of Justice |
| Member Of: | Folketing |
| Reports To: | Prime Minister |
| Appointer: | Prime Minister |
| Termlength: | Four years |
| First: | Carl Emil Bardenfleth |
The Danish Minister for Justice (Danish: Justitsministeren) is the head of the Ministry of Justice and a cabinet member.
As of 2024, the Minister of Justice is Peter Hummelgaard.[1]
The Ministry of Justice is responsible for the enforcement of safety, security, law and justice in Denmark. In criminal proceedings, it has oversight over the Police of Denmark, the Danish Security and Intelligence Service, the Courts of Denmark, and the Danish Prison and Probation Service.[2] [3]
In 2023, the Justice Minister announced that the Danish government would ban public desecration of religious scriptures such as the Quran.[4]
In 2024, the Justice Minister announced that the Danish government would require parental consent for children under the age of 15 to create profiles on social media platforms such as TikTok.