| Office: | Finance Minister |
| Term Start: | November 1942 |
| Term End: | 5 May 1945 |
| Primeminister: | Erik Scavenius |
| Predecessor: | Alsing Andersen |
| Successor: | H. C. Hansen |
| Nationality: | Danish |
| Party: | Danish Social Liberal Party |
| Birth Date: | 11 March 1879 |
Kristian Hansen Kofoed, known as KH Kofoed, (1879–1951) was a Danish civil servant and politician who served as the finance minister in the period 1942–1945.
Kofoed was born on 11 March 1879.[1] He received a degree in biology.
He was a member of the Danish Parliament for the Danish Social Liberal Party between 1913 and 1920.[1] [2] From 1916 he served in the commissions for the salary negotiations with the central union.[3] In 1924 he was appointed permanent secretary of the Ministry of Finance led by Carl Valdemar Bramsnæs.[2] [4] Kofoed's appointment led to some controversy in that this post had been assumed by non-political figures who had a degree in law.[3]
During the occupation of Denmark by Nazi Germany the Germans demanded the appointment of a new finance minister.[1] Upon this request in November 1942 Kofoed was named minister of finance to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Erik Scavenius, replacing Alsing Andersen in the post. Kofoed remained in office until 5 May 1945 when H. C. Hansen was appointed finance minister.[5]
He died on 14 May 1951.[1]